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Whooping Cough Vaccine Is Failing - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-14T15:01:13Z

Dr. Sircus' Blog
Posted by Mark Sircus - Director
May 11, 2012

Washington State is facing the worst whopping-cough epidemic in 70 years where more than 1,100 cases of whooping cough have already been diagnosed this year. It seems the vaccine against whooping cough is not as effective as public health officials would like us to believe.

Whooping cough took the life of a 9-week-old girl from Idaho this week so the media and medical officials are getting more concerned, though they defensively blame the increase in problems on parents refusing vaccination. “Pertussis is a very contagious disease. It’s a very debilitating, life-threatening disease also for little ones who can’t fight it off,” Portneuf Medical Center Infection Preventionist Joyce Olson said.

Worldwide, the disease infects 30-50 million people a year and kills about 300,000—mostly children in the developing world. Whooping cough provokes a profound fear in parents whose hearts are terrorized by the violent coughing fits as their children choke and gasp for air while making a whooping sound.

Adults and older children still get whooping cough, but they may not make the characteristic “whooping” noise when coughing and are often not diagnosed. It is babies, however, who are most at risk from the disease, as they can develop serious and sometimes fatal complications, such as pneumonia, seizures and brain damage.[1]

Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial disease of the nose, throat and lungs that causes long bursts of coughing. Whooping cough is caused by the bacterium “Bordetella Pertussis.”

]]> Last year almost 35,000 cases of the disease were reported in Australia alone, the highest number since records began in 1991 and twice as many as recorded in 2008. (And this number doesn’t include the many cases in the community that are not reported.)

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prior to the introduction of the pertussis vaccine, there were an average of 175,000 cases of whooping cough each year. This dropped off to fewer than 3,000 cases per year in the 1980s; however, in the U.S. alone, a total of 17,000 cases of pertussis were reported in 2009.

Whooping cough commonly affects infants and young children and until recently was thought to be prevented by immunization with the pertussis vaccine. Outbreaks of whooping cough were first described in the 16th century and now they are being described again despite all the children that are vaccinated today.

Whooping cough often starts like a cold, but turns into a cough that can last for longer than three months. You can catch whooping cough at any age, but like many diseases it is particularly bad for the very young and the very old. During a whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, immunized children between eight and 12 years old were more likely to catch the bacterial disease than kids of other ages.

“We have a real belief that the durability (of the vaccine) is not what was imagined,” said Dr. David Witt, an infectious disease specialist at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael, California, and senior author of the study.[2] In September 2010, the California Department of Health reported 4,017 cases of confirmed, suspected, and probable whopping cough, the largest number of cases since 1955.

Dr. Witt admitted that he had expected to see the illnesses center around unvaccinated kids, knowing they are more vulnerable to the disease. “We started dissecting the data. What was very surprising was the majority of cases were in fully vaccinated children. That’s what started catching our attention.”

What this means is that whooping cough vaccines cause an increase in the risk of being infected with whooping cough. That is the only conclusion we can come to when we see that more vaccinated children are coming down with the infection. Vaccines are not the truth of life or medicine and are administered by ignorant doctors who actually believe the absolute crap their medical superiors and medical officials say. The title of my book the Terror of Pediatric Medicine (free eBook) says it all in terms of the childhood vaccination program.

Whooping cough is everywhere and expanding again despite the vaccine. Why exactly that is no one is saying but some biological tipping point seems to be in the air with both radiation and chemical toxicities reaching ever higher and the bacteria mutating. Mainstream doctors are becoming totally lost amongst the tall lies and have no idea that intensifying toxicity is running smack into our increasing nutritional deficiencies.

Natural Allopathic Medicine

Modern medicine is not having luck in dealing with infectious diseases, which are threatening to get out of control across a broad spectrum of pathogens that have gained resistance to antibiotics. Dr. Marc Lipsitch of the Harvard School of Public Health said, “It may be some time before we really enter the predicted “post antibiotic era” in which common infections are frequently untreatable.”

Doctors may give courses of antibiotics when whooping cough patients first get sick thinking it makes them less contagious. If a person already has whooping cough, antibiotics don’t make much difference to how bad they feel with the illness or how long the whooping cough lasts.

My recommendations for treatment of whooping cough would not include antibiotics that in the end only weaken patients further. Instead, I recommend nebulized sodium bicarbonate, which, when combined with glutathione, offers one of the finest, safest and least expensive ways of treating the lungs, and iodine, that nutritional mineral medicine used for over 150 years that also, when nebulized, offers anti-pathogen firepower without equal because of its ability to take down viruses, bacteria and stubborn fungi.

Iodine is by far the best antibiotic,

antiviral and antiseptic of all time.

Dr. David Derry

Mainstream doctors have no idea that treatments with high oral dosages of iodine will also have a strong effect against pathogens. My Natural Allopathic Protocol leads doctors to utilize a three-pronged attack against infections including whooping cough. Like moving in three different Panzer divisions to face the enemy head on, we employ iodine, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and magnesium chloride in a non-pharmaceutical frontal assault on infections. These three can be backed up strongly with either IV administration of vitamin C or through the use of oral supplementation preferably with a whole-food form of C rather than ascorbic acid, which does not contain the full C complex.

Dr. Raul Vergini, a French Surgeon, uses magnesium chloride to fight infectious diseases. “Magnesium chloride has a unique healing power on acute viral and bacterial diseases. It cured polio and diphtheria and that was the main subject of my magnesium book. A few grams of magnesium chloride every few hours will clear nearly all acute illnesses, which can be beaten in a few hours.”

When children are very sick and we want to increase the effectiveness of magnesium administration, I strongly recommend Transdermal Magnesium Therapy and what I call magnesium massages. Magnesium massages will do wonders for anyone with respiratory distress. Magnesium and baking soda medicinal baths are also helpful as is the administration of organic sulfur, another name for high-grade MSM.

Regarding iodine dosage, one can take it up very high especially when infections become threatening. Some doctors use 50-100 mg of iodine in treating cancer. Dosages vary widely depending on the type of iodine used. One hundred years ago, doctors used iodine as an oral medicine all the time, I have heard stories where up to a gram was used safely. Personally I have tested very high dosages over and over again on my children and on myself with no ill effect.

Because nutritional deficiencies are behind so many medical difficulties and problems it is best to cover all the bases in this regard. For this I recommend spirulina and chlorella and super food formulas like Rejuvenate.

Other Issues

Barbara Loe Fisher said in 2010, “This summer, inaccurate and misleading information about B. pertussis whooping cough and the pertussis vaccine is being put out there by medical doctors, who should know better. Media campaigns designed to create fear about infectious disease are nothing new. This one appears to have three goals: first, to emphasize pertussis risks while ignoring vaccine risks; second, to place blame for whooping cough cases and deaths on the unvaccinated; and, third, to attack religious and conscientious belief exemptions, which serve as informed consent protections in U.S. vaccine laws.”

Children who get the whooping cough vaccine normally get it combined with diphtheria and tetanus vaccines. Dr. Mendelsohn said about the tetanus side of this triple vaccine. “You have every right to closely question me on the tetanus vaccine, since that was the last vaccine I abandoned. It wasn’t hard for me to give up vaccines for whooping cough, measles, and rubella because of their disabling and sometimes deadly side effects. The mumps vaccine, a high-risk, low-benefit product, struck me and plenty of other doctors as silly from the moment it was introduced. Arguments for the diphtheria vaccine were vitiated by epidemics during the past 15 years that showed the same death rate and the same severity of illness in those who were vaccinated vs. those who were not vaccinated. As for smallpox, even the government finally gave up that vaccine in 1970, and I gave up on the polio vaccine when Jonas Salk showed that the best way to catch polio in the United States was to be near a child who recently had taken the Sabin vaccine. But the tetanus vaccine exercised a hold on me for a much longer time.”

“As you point out, I gave up belief in this vaccine in stages. For a while, I still held onto the notion that farm families and people who work around stables should continue to take tetanus shots. But in spite of my early indoctrination with fear of ‘rusty nails,’ in recent years, I have developed a greater fear of the hypodermic needle,” continued Mendelsohn.

[1] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_122208.html

[2] Unexpectedly Limited Durability of Immunity Following Acellular Pertussis Vaccination in Pre-Adolescents in a North American Outbreak; David J. Witt, MD et al; Clin Infect Dis. (2012) doi: 10.1093/cid/cis287 First published online: March 15, 2012; http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/03/13/cid.cis287#aff-3

Bicarbonato di sodio e il cancro - Al via la sperimentazione in Arizona - La Leva di Archimede (IT)

2012-05-11T10:09:34Z

Posted by Mark Sircus - Director on 02 May 2012 | Filed under Medicine

Il Dr. Mark Pagel, membro dell’University of Arizona Cancer Center, riceverà 2 milioni di dollari come sovvenzione da parte del National Institutes of Health per studiare l'efficacia della terapia personalizzata con bicarbonato di sodio per il trattamento del cancro al seno. In altre parole, la sperimentazione clinica sull'uso di bicarbonato di sodio per via orale nei trattamenti contro il cancro al seno sta per cominciare! [1] Ovviamente ci sono studiosi che hanno capito che il bicarbonato di sodio (baking soda), che è la stessa cosa che può salvare la vita di una persona al pronto soccorso in un attimo, è una delle prime opzioni più sicure ed efficaci per la cura del cancro.

]]> Naturalmente mi sento ripagato per tutto ciò che ho scritto sul libro Sodium Bicarbonate – Rich Man’s Poor Man’s Cancer Treatment, che è considerato ancora come l'unica recensione medica completa in materia di utilizzo di semplice bicarbonato di sodio nella pratica della medicina. Quando assunto per via orale con acqua, specialmente in acqua con alto contenuto di magnesio, e quando assunto con sistema transdermico, il bicarbonato di sodio diventa una prima linea di cura per il trattamento del cancro, delle malattie renali, del diabete, dell’influenza e anche del raffreddore comune. E soprattutto, è anche uno scudo contro l'esposizione alle radiazioni, tanto che tutti dovrebbero farne uso il prima possibile. La salute di tutti è sotto pesante attacco nucleare da forti venti radioattivi che circondano l'emisfero settentrionale.

In realtà non è una sorpresa che un ricercatore dell'Università dell’Arizona abbia ricevuto questo contributo, perché proprio in Arizona la ricerca sul cancro va avanti da anni. Il Dr. Robert J. Gillies e i suoi colleghi hanno già dimostrato che il pre-trattamento dei topi con bicarbonato di sodio ha dato dei risultati di alcalinizzazione nella zona intorno ai tumori. Gli stessi ricercatori hanno riferito che il bicarbonato aumenta il pH tumorale e inibisce le metastasi spontanee nei topi con cancro al seno. [2] Riduce anche il tasso di coinvolgimento linfonodale.

Ho recentemente pubblicato uno studio sulle infezioni da funghi, è stato associato il cancro al seno all'incremento nella frequenza di consumo di formaggio fermentato. [3] I funghi producono dei metaboliti tossici chiamati micotossine [4] che possono provocare il cancro. L'aflatossina è una micotossina con potere cancerogeno che si trova nel burro di arachidi scadente e in altri prodotti lattiero-caseari. Alcuni ricercatori, nel 1993, hanno esaminato un campione di un tumore mammario umano e hanno trovato un quantitativo significativo di aflatossine cancerogene all'interno del tessuto stesso incriminando l’aflatossina e quindi il fungo come cause per il cancro al seno. [5]

Il livello di pH dei nostri fluidi interni influisce su ogni cellula del nostro corpo. L’eccesso cronico di acidità corrode i tessuti del corpo, e se lasciato senza controllo interromperà tutte le attività e le funzioni cellulari. In altre parole, l’eccesso di acidità interferisce con la vita stessa. Questo è alla base del cancro.

I trattamenti medici con bicarbonato di sodio, sono il miglior modo per "accelerare" il ritorno dei livelli di bicarbonato nel corpo alla normalità. Il bicarbonato di sodio sembra essere una delle sostanze medicinali più utili in quanto agisce sull'equilibrio acido-alcalino alla base della salute umana.

Il pH dei nostri tessuti e fluidi corporei è fondamentale perché influenza e rispecchia il nostro stato di salute o la nostra pulizia interna. Quanto più il pH è vicino a valori come 7,35-7,45, tanto più alto sarà il nostro livello di salute e benessere. Se si rimane all'interno di questi valori, si aumenta notevolmente la capacità di resistenza alle malattie acute come raffreddore e influenza, nonché l'insorgenza di cancro e altre malattie. Mentre l’assunzione di bicarbonato di sodio ci dà un aiuto immediato verso l'alcalinità, per portare il nostro pH in un range positivo e mantenerlo nel tempo, è necessario apportare cambiamenti alla dieta ed avere uno stile di vita sano.

La scala del pH è come un termometro che mostra aumenti e diminuzioni del contenuto acido-alcalinico dei fluidi. Valori al di sopra o al di sotto di 7,35-7,45 di pH nel sangue possono segnalare sintomi potenzialmente gravi e pericolosi o patologie. Quando il corpo non riesce più in modo efficace a neutralizzare ed eliminare gli acidi, li trasferisce direttamente nei fluidi extracellulari e nelle cellule del tessuto connettivo compromettendo l'integrità cellulare. Viceversa, quando il corpo diventa troppo alcalino per troppo bicarbonato nel sangue, si verifica una alcalosi metabolica che può portare a gravi conseguenze se non corretta rapidamente [6].

Jon Barron presenta un modo di osservare il pH che ci illumina su uno dei principali vantaggi dell’acqua alcalina:

Gli ioni di idrogeno bloccano l'ossigeno. Ciò significa che più il liquido è acido, meno disponibile è l'ossigeno in esso. Ogni cellula del nostro corpo necessita di ossigeno per vivere e per mantenere la salute ottimale. Uniamo a questo ciò che conosciamo sugli ioni di idrogeno e vediamo che più il sangue è acido (minore è il suo pH), meno ossigeno è disponibile per essere usato dalle nostre cellule. Senza entrare in una discussione coinvolgendo la chimica, possiamo capire il meccanismo con l’esempio di un lago colpito da piogge acide. I pesci muoiono letteralmente soffocati in quanto l’acido delle piogge "lega" tutto l'ossigeno disponibile. Non è che l'ossigeno sia sparito, è semplicemente non disponibile. Quindi, se rialziamo il pH del lago (rendendolo più alcalino), l'ossigeno torna disponibile riportando il lago in vita. Per inciso, vale la pena notare che il cancro è legato ad un ambiente acido (mancanza di ossigeno), più alto è il pH (più ossigeno presente nelle cellule del corpo), più è difficile il proliferare della malattia.
Capire questo è importante per due motivi: (1) rivela uno dei benefici primari dell’acqua alcalina, più ossigeno "disponibile" nel sistema e (2) spiega quindi perchè l'acqua alcalina aiuta a combattere il cancro.

L’oceano, madre della vita, ha un pH medio di circa 8,1.
Il pH ideale per il sangue è circa 7,4, leggermente alcalino, non acido.
Jon Barron

Barron conclude:

Se stai mangiando bene e vivi in modo pulito, allora sì, puoi bere acqua comune con un pH leggermente al di sopra del neutro. Tuttavia, se stai mangiando la tipica dieta occidentale, ricca di carne, cereali, bibite e zuccheri che acidificano il corpo, allora è un'altra storia. Il tuo bilanciamento di pH è ormai così lontano dai livelli normali che per contrastarlo devi alcalinizzare l'acqua. La mia raccomandazione sul valore del pH per l’acqua da bere tutti i giorni è di circa 7,5-8, a seconda di quanto è “acida” la vostra dieta. Un consumo di acqua con pH più alto per periodi prolungati, dovrebbe essere riservato solo a circostanze particolari. Le acque di montagna più famose del mondo, le acque rinomate per le loro proprietà curative, sono altamente alcaline. Mi riferisco alle acque che scendono dall'Himalaya, e in particolare alle acque della Valle Hunza, che hanno un pH tra il 9 e l’11.

Non bisogna necessariamente essere un medico per praticare la cura del pH. Ogni praticante delle arti curative e ogni madre e padre hanno bisogno di capire come utilizzare il bicarbonato di sodio. La carenza di bicarbonato è un problema reale che peggiora con l'età, ecco perchè è importante capire e apprezzare tutta la ricchezza del bicarbonato di sodio.

[1] Il bicarbonato di sodio potrebbe avere un potenziale contro il cancro: http://digitaljournal.com/article/323645

[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19276390

[3] Uno studio arriva da Le, et al. (1986), in uno studio campione francese, su 1.010 casi di cancro al seno e 1.950 controlli su patologie non maligne, è stato rilevato che il cancro al seno è associato all'incremento della frequenza di consumo di formaggi fermentati con muffe.

[4] Going, et al. (1990) hanno trovato che cristalli di weddellite (ossalato di calcio) sono presenti nelle calcificazioni presenti nel tessuto mammario di pazienti con cancro al seno. I cristalli di ossalato di calcio si formano quando il calcio si lega con l’acido ossalico. L’acido ossalico è una micotossina che può essere prodotta da differenti specie fungine. Alcuni funghi producono quantità così alte di acido ossalico tanto da venire utilizzati per la produzione commerciale di agenti chimici. L’infezione fungina nei polmoni umani da Aspergillus niger produce grandi quantità di acido ossalico.

[5] I ricercatori hanno esaminato il DNA umano da una varietà di tessuti e organi per identificare e quantificare le aflatossine DNA-addotti. Tali addotti sono considerati prova della presenza di micotossine in un determinato tessuto. La loro scoperta? "I tessuti tumorali avevano livelli più alti di aflatossine addotti del tessuto normale della stessa persona."

[6] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001183.htm

Fonte: http://blog.imva.info/medicine/baking-soda-cancer-laugh

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Probiotics Destroy Toxic Chemicals In Our Gut For Us - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-10T08:30:21Z

GreenMedInfo.com
May 9th 2012
by Sayer Ji

It is an awesome fact of nature that we have trillions of organisms within our body – containing completely foreign DNA – some of which break down toxic chemicals that we humans have created to kill other things, but are now killing us, e.g. pesticides. Who are these strange helpers?

Bacteria!

Wait. Aren’t bacteria supposed to harm us? Aren’t they the enemy in the endless war against infection?

Well, when our immunity fails, some can grow out of bounds opportunistically. But they respond to the environment within which they are raised, not unlike most other creatures. Provide organic, wholesome vegetables, for instance, and you have a hotbed of positive activity in your gut. Provide sugar, processed foods and an increasing burden of chemicals and it can get ugly in there!

Also, believe it or not, ancient bacteria teamed up with our cellular ancestors eons ago to produce the energy-producing organelles within our cells called mitochondria. So, are we really that different from bacteria? No, on some level, we ARE bacteria, spurning some researchers to describe us as "meta-organisms," composed as we are of many different living systems working symbiotically.

So, let’s look at some of the amazing feats of these friendly bacteria….

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1. Bisphenol A Toxicity: Absorption/Excretion – Bisphenol A (BPA) is an increasingly omnipresent petrochemical derivative with endocrine-disrupting properties (i.e. it messes up your hormones!) and is found in thermal printer receipts, all world paper currency, plastics, and many other consumer goods.[1] Sadly, it is not a matter of whether or not you will be exposed, but to what degree. Enter the probiotics Bifodobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei. In rats exposed to BPA in their diet, blood concentrations of BPA dropped significantly and it was excreted in their feces 2.4 times more readily than the non-supplemented control group. The researchers concluded that the probiotics "…reduced the intestinal absorption by facilitating the excretion of BPA, and that these probiotics may suppress the adverse effects of BPA on human health."

2. Bisphenol A Toxicity: Degradation – Novel, bisphenol A-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from the traditional Korean fermented cabbage dish known as kimchi.[2] Three isolates of Bacillus pumilus were shown capable of degrading BPA. The researchers reported that these food-derived bacteria would make efficient and safer systems for the removal of BPA. Logically, the consumption of kimchi (or the probiotics extracted from kimchi) would enable a human’s gastrointestinal tract to break down this harmful chemical, as well.

3. Insecticide Toxicity – Here comes kimchi to the rescue again! In 2009, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry revealed that the rather nasty insecticide chlorpyrifos (CP), which has been linked to neurological effects, developmental disorders and autoimmune disorders, may be no match for the bacteria that make possible kimchi fermentation.[3] The researchers found the bacteria in kimchi turned CP into lunch (a source of carbon and phosphorous) and degraded it rapidly until day 3 (83.3% gone!) and degraded it completely by day 9! The superheroes in this story were identified as: Lactobacillus brevis WCP902, Lactobacillus plantarum WCP931, and Lactobacillus sakei WCP904. But then things got even more amazing…..

These toxin-muching superheroes were found to degrade four other insecticides:

1. Coumaphos - Insecticide

2. Diazinon

3. Parathion

4. Methylparathion

If you think the chemical-munching and degrading abilities of probiotics are amazing, then consider that probiotics perform thousands of vital functions within our body, and have been clinically researched to prevent and/or reduce the symptoms of close to 200 different diseases. You can view the first-hand research on the benefits of probiotics on GreenMedInfo.com's research page dedicated to the topic.

Healthy Bacteria Depend on the Health of the Soil, and the Health of the Soil Depends on YOU

When it comes to good bacteria, it is important to point out that humans do not live within a vacuum. The quality of the bacteria in our gut reflects the quality of the food we eat, which ultimately depends on the quality of the soil.

If you grow your vegetables in raw human sewage (from unhealthy folks), or factory-farmed animal waste, already preloaded with antibiotic resistant bacteria and chemicals, there is little hope that you will receive sufficient beneficial bacteria from that food.

What is more likely is that you will be exposed to highly pathogenic antibiotic resistant bacteria which have already survived decades worth of chemical and antibiotic exposure within the human gastrointestinal tract, or loads of zoological antibiotics used on the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), almost guaranteeing your own microflora will be continually challenged with unhealthy, disease-promoting strains of bacteria. This is one of the most disturbing and unspoken aspects of conventionally produced food, but there are others: gamma irradiation, bacteriophage-sprays, etc.

Moreover, new research indicates that our increasingly GMO-based global food production system which depends so heavily on broad-spectrum biocides like the active ingredient in Roundup "weedkiller," namely, glyphosate, is destroying the fertility of the soil. Essential, and culturally ancient, food-starter bacteria – as used in fermented foods like cheese and yogurt – are disappearing in certain regions of the world. The soils have become saturated with herbicides that are destroying the microbial biodiverisity, without which many of the foods that we consume would not be possible. When that lifeline to health which comes from the soil is cut off, our own health is compromised – perhaps irreversibly.

What does this mean? Planetary health and human health are no longer separable -- truth is, they never were. We need to move beyond the concept that we can hermetically seal ourselves off from the ecological destruction and mass poisoning occurring all around us by only consuming "organic." If things continue at the pace they are going, the word "organic" will have no meaning whatsoever – other than marketing spin. The case of perchlorate accumulation in organic food makes this problem blatantly clear. In other words, unless we become activists on this issue, we will lose everything.

I believe one good place to start is to support campaigns such as the California Right To Know Campaign which will place Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act on the Ballot for Nov. 6th. Learn more at Mercola.com.

[1] Effect of probiotics, Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus casei, on bisphenol A exposure in rats. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Jun;72(6):1409-15. Epub 2008 Jun 7. PMID: 18540113

[2] Degradation of bisphenol A by Bacillus pumilus isolated from kimchi, a traditionally fermented food. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2007 Jan;136(1):39-51. PMID: 17416976

[3] Biodegradation of chlorpyrifos by lactic acid bacteria during kimchi fermentation. J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Mar 11;57(5):1882-9. PMID: 19199784

Sayer Ji is the founder and chair of GreenMedInfo.com. His writings have been published in the Wellbeing Journal, the Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and have been featured on numerous websites, including Mercola.com, NaturalNews.com, Infowars.com, Care2.com. His critically acclaimed essay series The Dark Side of Wheat opens up a new perspective on the universal, human-species specific toxicity of wheat, and is now available for PDF download.

Baking Soda & Cancer (The Last Laugh) - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-09T14:55:18Z

Dr. Sircus' Blog

Posted by Mark Sircus - Director

May 2, 2012

University of Arizona Cancer Center member Dr. Mark Pagel will receive a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of personalized baking soda therapy to treat breast cancer. In other words, clinical trials on the use of oral sodium bicarbonate for breast cancer treatments are about to start![1] Obviously there are people in the know who have understood that sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), that same stuff that can save a person’s life in the emergency room in a heartbeat, is a primary cancer treatment option of the safest and most effective kind.

Of course I feel vindicated for everything I wrote in Sodium Bicarbonate – Rich Man’s Poor Man’s Cancer Treatment , which still stands as the only full medical review on the subject of using simple baking soda in the practice of medicine. When taken orally with water, especially water with high magnesium content, and when used transdermally in medicinal baths, sodium bicarbonate becomes a first-line medicinal for the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, influenza and even the common cold. And importantly, it is also a powerful buffer against radiation exposure, so everyone should be up to speed on its use. Everybody’s physiology is under heavy nuclear attack from strong radioactive winds that are circling the northern hemisphere.

]]> Actually it is no surprise that a University of Arizona researcher received this grant because there has been cancer research going on for years there. Dr. Robert J. Gillies and his colleagues have already demonstrated that pre-treatment of mice with sodium bicarbonate results in the alkalinization of the area around tumors. The same researchers reported that bicarbonate increases tumor pH and also inhibits spontaneous metastases in mice with breast cancer.[2] It also reduces the rate of lymph node involvement.

I recently published about fungal infections, and breast cancer has been found to be associated with increased frequency of mold-fermented cheese consumption.[3] Fungi produce toxic metabolites called mycotoxins[4] that can cause cancer. Aflatoxin is a mycotoxin with carcinogenic potency that is found in inferior peanut butter and other nut and dairy products. Researchers in 1993 examined human breast cancer tissue and found significant carcinogenic aflatoxin within the cancer tissue implicating aflatoxin and thus fungus as a cause of breast cancer.[5]

The pH level of our internal fluids affects every cell in our body.

Chronic over-acidity corrodes body tissue, and if left unchecked

will interrupt all cellular activities and functions. In other words,

over-acidity interferes with life itself. It is at the root of cancer.

Sodium bicarbonate medical treatments are the time honored method to “speed up” the return of the body’s bicarbonate levels to normal. Sodium bicarbonate happens to be one of our most useful medicines as it treats the basic acid-alkaline axis of human physiology.

The pH of our tissues and body fluids is crucial and central because it affects and mirrors the state of our health or our inner cleanliness. The closer the pH is to 7.35-7.45, the higher our level of health and wellbeing. Staying within this range dramatically increases our ability to resist acute illnesses like colds and flues as well as the onset of cancer and other diseases. Keeping our pH within a healthy range also involves necessary lifestyle and dietary changes that will protect us over the long term while the use of sodium bicarbonate gives us a jump-start toward increased alkalinity.

The pH scale is like a thermometer showing increases and decreases in the acid and alkaline content of fluids. Deviations above or below a 7.35-7.45 pH range in the tightly controlled blood can signal potentially serious and dangerous symptoms or states of disease. When the body can no longer effectively neutralize and eliminate the acids, it relocates them within the body’s extra-cellular fluids and connective tissue cells directly compromising cellular integrity. Conversely when the body becomes too alkaline from too much bicarbonate in the blood, metabolic alkalosis occurs, which can lead to severe consequences if not corrected quickly.[6]

Jon Barron presents a way of looking at pH that opens up one of the major benefits of alkaline water:

Hydrogen ions tie up oxygen. That means that the more acid a liquid is, the less available the oxygen in it. Every cell in our body requires oxygen for life and to maintain optimum health. Combine that with what we know about hydrogen ions and we see that the more acid the blood (the lower its pH), the less oxygen is available for use by the cells. Without going into a discussion of the chemistry involved, just understand that it’s the same mechanism involved when acid rain “kills” a lake. The fish literally suffocate to death because the acid in the lake “binds up” all of the available oxygen. It’s not that the oxygen has gone anywhere; it’s just no longer available. Conversely, if you raise the pH of the lake (make it more alkaline), oxygen is now available and the lake comes back to life. Incidentally, it’s worth noting that cancer is related to an acid environment (lack of oxygen)—the higher the pH (the more oxygen present in the cells of the body), the harder it is for cancer to thrive.

Understanding this is important for two reasons: (1) it reveals one of the primary benefits of alkaline water—more “available” oxygen in the system and (2) it explains why alkaline water helps fight cancer.

The ocean, the mother of all life, has an average pH of about 8.1.

The ideal pH for blood sits at about 7.4, slightly alkaline—not acidic.

Jon Barron

Barron concludes:

If you’re eating well and living cleanly, then yes, you want to drink water with a naturally occurring pH only slightly above neutral. However, if you are eating the typical Western diet, high in meat, grains, sodas, and sugars that acidify the body, then you have a different problem. Your pH balance is now so far out of normal that you must go beyond normal in the other direction to counter it. My recommendation for daily drinking water pH is about 7.5-8—depending on how acid forming your diet is. Long-term consumption of higher pH water should be reserved for special circumstances. The most famous mountain waters in the world, waters renowned for their healing properties, are highly alkaline. I’m referring to the waters coming down from the Himalayas, and specifically to the waters of the Hunza Valley, which have a pH that runs between 9 and 11.

One does not have to be a doctor to practice pH medicine. Every practitioner of the healing arts and every mother and father needs to understand how to use sodium bicarbonate. Bicarbonate deficiency is a real problem that deepens with age so it really does pay to understand and appreciate what baking soda is all about.

[1] Baking Soda Might Have Potential Against Cancer: http://digitaljournal.com/article/323645

[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19276390

[3] One sample study is by Le, et al. (1986), in a French case-control study of 1,010 breast cancer cases and 1,950 controls with nonmalignant diseases, found that breast cancer was found to be associated with increased frequency of mold fermented cheese consumption.

[4] Going, et al. (1990) found that weddellite (calcium oxalate) crystals are present in calcifications found in the breast tissue of patients with breast cancer. Calcium oxalate crystals are formed when calcium binds with oxalic acid. Oxalic acid is a mycotoxin that can be produced by a number of different fungal species. Some fungi produce such large amounts of oxalic acid that they are used for commercial production of chemicals. Aspergillus niger fungal infection in human lungs produces large amounts of oxalic acid.

[5] Researchers examined human DNA from a variety of tissues and organs to identify and quantify aflatoxin DNA-adducts. Such adducts are considered to be proof of the mycotoxin’s presence in a particular tissue.Their finding? “Tumor tissues had higher aflatoxin-adduct levels than did normal tissue from the same individual.”

[6] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001183.htm

American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-09T14:03:50Z

ProPublica
May 8, 2012
by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber

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A version of this story was published in The Washington Post.

As the U.S. Senate Finance Committee launched an investigation Tuesday into makers of narcotic painkillers and groups that champion them, a leading pain advocacy organization said it was dissolving "due to irreparable economic circumstances."

The American Pain Foundation, which described itself as the nation’s largest organization for pain patients, was the focus of a December investigation by ProPublica in the Washington Post that detailed its close ties to drugmakers.

The group received 90 percent of its $5 million in funding in 2010 from the drug and medical-device industry, ProPublica found, and its guides for patients, journalists and policymakers had played down the risks associated with opioid painkillers while exaggerating the benefits from the drugs.

]]> It is unclear whether the group's announcement Tuesday evening -- that it would "cease to exist, effective immediately" -- was related to letters sent earlier in the day from Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., the finance panel chairman, and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, to the foundation, drug companies and others.

In the letters, the senators cited an "an epidemic of accidental deaths and addiction resulting from the increased sale and use of powerful narcotic painkillers," including popular brand names like Oxycontin, Vicodin and Opana.

Growing evidence, they wrote, suggests that drug companies "may be responsible, at least in part, for this epidemic by promoting misleading information about the drugs' safety and effectiveness."

The American Pain Foundation's website carried a statement Tuesday night saying its board had voted May 3 to dissolve the organization because it couldn't stay "operational." The foundation did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.

The senators are targeting a who's who of the pain industry, seeking extensive records and correspondence documenting the links, financial and otherwise, between them and the makers of the top-prescribed narcotic painkillers.

Letters went to three pharmaceutical companies, Purdue Pharma, Endo Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson, as well as five groups that support pain patients, physicians or research: the American Pain Foundation, American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Pain Society, Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group, and the Center for Practical Bioethics.

The Federation of State Medical Boards, the trade group for agencies that license doctors, received a letter, as did The Joint Commission, an independent nonprofit that accredits hospitals nationwide and made pain management a national priority in 2001.

A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in 2003 noted that the commission partnered with Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, to distribute pain educational materials nationwide. The committee's letter to Purdue noted that the company pleaded guilty in 2007 to federal criminal charges that it misled regulators, physicians and consumers about Oxycontin's risk of addiction.

The senators requested payment information since 1997 to 10 groups and eight people, including two doctors featured in ProPublica's December report. They asked about any influence the companies had on a 2004 pain guide for physicians that was distributed by the Federation of State Medical Boards; on the American Pain Society's guidelines; and on the American Pain Foundation's Military/Veterans Pain Initiative.

In addition, to citing ProPublica's work, the letters also mention the reporting of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today.

Patients in serious pain need access to opioids, the senators wrote, but drugmakers and health-care groups "must distribute accurate information about these drugs in order to prevent improper use and diversion to drug abusers."

"The problem of opioid abuse is bad and getting worse," Sen. Grassley said in a statement. "Something has to change."

"When it comes to these highly addictive painkillers, improper relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the organizations that promote their drugs can put lives at risk," Baucus said in a prepared statement.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, chairman of psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, applauded the investigation.

"These groups, these pain organizations … helped usher in an epidemic that's killed 100,000 people by promoting aggressive use of opioids," Kolodny said. "What makes this especially disturbing is that despite overwhelming evidence that their effort created a public health crisis, they're continuing to minimize the risk of addiction."

Concerns about the overuse and abuse of painkillers have intensified in recent years. As sales of the powerful drugs have boomed — rising 300 percent since 1999 — so, too, have overdose deaths. Opioids were involved in 14,800 overdose deaths in 2008, more than cocaine and heroin combined, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2009, the use and misuse of the drugs were cited in more than 475,000 emergency department visits, nearly doubling the 2004 number, the CDC said.

Pain doctors and patient groups say that while drug overdoses are a legitimate concern, only a small percentage of deaths involves patients who receive them from their doctors. Most deaths involve illicitly obtained drugs, statistics show.

The groups also say that patients' risk is low if they do not have addictive personalities, and that any restrictions should not punish patients who suffer from serious pain.

In recent weeks, two articles in medical journals have documented different aspects of abuse.

According to a paper published online this week by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one in eight high school seniors surveyed said they had used prescription opioids for nonmedical reasons.

A paper released last month by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the rate of newborns diagnosed with drug withdrawal jumped threefold from 2000 to 2009. And the rate of mothers using opioids at the time of delivery was five times higher in 2009. (Not all babies born to mothers using the drugs exhibit signs of withdrawal.)

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that makes the painkiller Nucynta, said in a statement that it "is committed to the responsible prescribing and appropriate use of opioid pain medications" and has supported educational websites about safe use.

The company is reviewing the senators' letter and "will work with them to fulfill their request for information," spokesman Mark Wolfe said via e-mail.

Purdue Pharma acknowledged in a statement that it had received the letter, was reviewing it, and looked forward to "cooperating with the committee on this matter."

Endo did not return a request for comment. A spokeswoman for The Joint Commission said the group had just received the senators' letter and had no comment yet. The Federation of State Medical Boards responded but did not offer immediate comment.

Zucchero Tossico - La Leva di Archimede (IT)

2012-05-09T13:43:51Z

Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, April 24, 2012
Editorial by Robert G. Smith, PhD

(OMNS April 24, 2012) Un recente articolo della prestigiosa rivista Nature, spiega che lo zucchero, in particolare il fruttosio, ampiamente disponibile in bibite e altri prodotti alimentari trasformati è responsabile di molte gravi malattie, come malattie cardiache, cancro, diabete, obesità e insufficenza epatica acuta [1,2]. Uno dei motivi che contribuiscono a queste patologie, è che il fruttosio ed altre sostanze ad alto contenuto calorico, come l’alcool, non possono essere direttamente utilizzate dai tessuti del corpo e quindi devono essere metabolizzati dal fegato, dove generano tossine e portano il nostro organismo sulla via del diabete [3]. Inoltre, il fruttosio interferisce con il senso di sazietà e si tende ad ingerire un eccesso di calorie. Questo travolge il fegato, che deve poi convertire l'overdose di zucchero in grasso, il ché danneggia il fegato e potrebbe portare al diabete. Quindi gli zuccheri come il fruttosio, quando aggiunti agli alimenti trasformati, hanno gli stessi effetti tossici dell’alcool. Anche i non-obesi sono soggetti alla "sindrome metabolica", in cui il fruttosio induce ipertensione, malattie cardiovascolari, insulino-resistenza e danni alle molecole biologiche come le proteine e i lipidi [1-3].

]]> Le bibite che contengono principalmente zucchero, come ad esempio le bevande gassate e i succhi di frutta filtrati, non hanno abbastanza nutrienti per mantenere il corpo sano e privo di patologie. Essi forniscono calorie senza però i nutrienti essenziali che si trovano invece nel frutto intero. Queste calorie "vuote" quindi sostituiscono gli altri alimenti come i cereali integrali, la frutta e la verdura che sono la principale fonte di nutrienti essenziali. Ma l’aggiunta di zuccheri, non è limitata soltanto alle bevande analcoliche. L’aggiunta di fruttosio, come lo sciroppo di mais ad alto contenuto di fruttosio, o soltanto lo zucchero normale (saccarosio, che è 50% di glucosio e 50% fruttosio), si trova in una grande varietà di alimenti trasformati come i cereali per la colazione, succhi, gelatine e marmellate, caramelle, prodotti da forno, salse, dolci e persino nei cibi già pronti e nella carne lavorata. Il fruttosio ha un sapore dolce ma non soddisfa la fame come fanno i cibi più nutrienti.

L'alto contenuto di fruttosio aggiunto nei prodotti alimentari trasformati, porta dipendenza in modo simile all’alcool, soprattutto nei bambini piccoli. Questo ha causato un’epidemia di obesità nei bambini e negli adulti. Inoltre, la metabolizzazione del fruttosio nel fegato è simile a quella dell’alcool perché tende a sconvolgere il metabolismo del glucosio, generando grasso e causando resistenza all'insulina, che porta quindi all’infiammazione e alla degenerazione del fegato e a molti altri problemi [4]. Nel complesso, questo modello alimentare, che causa sovraccarico di fruttosio nel nostro corpo, è un circolo vizioso che porta a carenze diffuse di nutrienti come vitamine e minerali essenziali, insieme al danno e all’infiammazione in tutto il corpo. Questo circolo vizioso di dipendenza da zucchero, coerente con la "sindrome metabolica", è in gran parte responsabile dell’elevato tasso di mortalità portato dalla dieta moderna.

Se la dieta moderna potesse essere modificata in modo da soddisfare la fame senza calorie in eccesso, contenendo una percentuale maggiore di nutrienti essenziali, l'epidemia delle malattie provocate dai zuccheri aggiunti potrebbe essere evitata. Quando ingerito con la frutta, il fruttosio è meno dannoso perché viene assorbito lentamente dall'intestino e soprattutto è accompagnato da nutrienti essenziali. Integratori di nutrienti essenziali possono aiutare, ma solo se le informazioni in merito ai dosaggi adeguati e ai loro benefici vengono resi ampiamente disponibili. Alcuni esempi sono gli integratori di vitamina A, vitamine del gruppo B, vitamina C, vitamina E, magnesio, i grassi essenziali omega 3 e 6, che nelle forme e nelle dosi adeguate possono aiutare a prevenire carenze alimentari che causano malattie cardiache, cancro e diabete [5]. Altre scelte di vita possono aiutare, ad esempio, ridurre le calorie totali, aumentando l’assunzione di fibre e più esercizio fisico [3]. Ma i benefici di queste scelte sane non hanno convinto il consumatore moderno. La massiccia spinta commerciale di bibite contribuisce al problema.

Per risolvere il problema di sovraconsumo di zucchero, è stato proposto di applicare regole come per l’alcol e il tabacco [1]. L'obiettivo sarebbe quello di cambiare le abitudini per ridurre i consumi. Molte scuole hanno già vietato la vendita di bibite gassate, ma le hanno sostituite con succhi di frutta o bevande artificiali che contengono sempre zuccheri aggiunti. Secondo questa proposta, potrebbero essere limitate le vendite di bevande zuccherate e cibi elaborati con aggiunta di zucchero nei distributori automatici delle scuole o in altri posti durante l'orario scolastico. Porre dei limiti di età per la vendita di alimenti zuccherati nei negozi potrebbe essere d’aiuto. Un limite o divieto di pubblicità dei prodotti con aggiunta di zucchero negli spot televisivi potrebbe anche essere utile. Una tassa sullo zucchero, specialmente per lo sciroppo di mais ad alto contenuto di fruttosio, potrebbe essere utilizzata per finanziare la ricerca sulle sostanze nutritive essenziali e per pubblicizzare i loro benefici. L'idea alla base di tale regolamento sarebbe quella di convincere i consumatori, in particolare i bambini, a consumare meno zucchero e più nutrienti [1,2]. Questo porterebbe un grande beneficio alla salute pubblica.

Si è sostenuto che una simile regolamentazione sull’alcol sarebbe stata accettata perché avrebbe mantenuto il consumo di alcol sotto controllo [1]. Ad esempio, il cambiamento di ciò che veniva considerato un comportamento comunemente accettato, ha avuto successo in altri ambiti sociali, come il divieto di fumare nei luoghi pubblici, il guidatore prestabilito che non beve alcool e l'inserimento degli airbag nelle automobili. Per alcuni, un simile tipo di regolamentazione governativa sullo zucchero sembrerebbe giustificata dal fatto che al costo di una certa perdita di libertà personale si potrebbe migliorare la salute e dare un taglio all'epidemia di malattie non-infettive.

D'altra parte però, molte persone vedono questa tassazione sullo zucchero e sugli alimenti che contengono zuccheri aggiunti, come ripugnante e draconiana. Dopo tutto, anche se provoca dipendenza [4], lo zucchero non porta al pericolo di essere ubriaco in autostrada e non presenta un pericolo imminente per la salute paragonabile al fumo. E' più insidioso. Lo zucchero ha fatto a lungo parte delle abitudini alimentari di molte culture. Pertanto, qualsiasi regolamentazione governativa sul cibo si troverà davanti a molti critici che spiegheranno perchè tale regolamentazione sarebbe inefficace e, inoltre che dovremmo essere in grado di acquistare e mangiare qualsiasi cibo secondo le nostre preferenze.

Il problema di fondo in questo dibattito è il libero accesso del consumatore alle informazioni sulla nutrizione. Se i danni che ha provocato l'aggiunta di fruttosio alla nostra salute potessero essere resi noti, insieme alle informazioni sulle alternative sane a basso costo e facilmente disponibili, si potrebbero migliorare le condizioni di salute di milioni di persone. Porterebbe il consumatore a prendere in considerazione altre opzioni, come ad esempio succhi vegetali o un bicchiere d'acqua, insieme ad alimenti con nutrienti non lavorati e vitamine in dosi adeguate. Ciò che serve è una campagna che fornisca informazioni pratiche sulla dieta: quali sono i nutrienti di cui abbiamo bisogno, come determinare le dosi adeguate e i pericoli di una dieta fatta di cibi lavorati. Ciò potrebbe includere spot pubblicitari e programmi sulla salute, nonché programmi di studio che vanno dalla scuola elementare all’università. Si potrebbe anche includere un'etichettatura più informativa circa il contenuto nutrizionale degli alimenti, così come “cibo più sano e gustoso” servito nei ristoranti e nelle sale da pranzo. Le esigenze del mercato potrebbero quindi portare le aziende alimentari a vendere cibo più sano con dosi minime di zucchero aggiunto e un adeguato contenuto di nutrienti essenziali. La medicina ortomolecolare, la pratica per trattare la malattia fornendo sufficienti dosi di sostanze nutritive essenziali per evitare carenze, può contribuire a fornire queste informazioni [5-8]. Possiamo tutti diventare più sani rinunciando agli zuccheri in eccesso e ai prodotti alimentari trasformati che non dispongono di nutrienti essenziali. E quando questo è impossibile, dobbiamo essere comunque in grado di integrare la nostra alimentazione con nutrienti essenziali per prevenire epidemie di obesità, malattie cardiovascolari, diabete e cancro.

(Dr. Robert G. Smith è professore associato di ricerca presso il Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Pennsylvania. E' autore di numerose pubblicazioni scientifiche e di un prossimo libro, The Vitamin Cure for Eye Disease.)

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3. Bremer AA, Mietus-Snyder M, Lustig RH. (2012) Toward a Unifying Hypothesis of Metabolic Syndrome. Pediatrics. 129:557-570

4. Lustig RH. (2010) Fructose: metabolic, hedonic, and societal parallels with ethanol. J Am Diet Assoc. 110:1307-1321.

5. Brighthope IE (2012) The Vitamin Cure for Diabetes: Prevent and Treat Diabetes Using Nutrition and Vitamin Supplementation. Basic Health Publications. ISBN-13: 978-1591202905.

6. Roberts H, Hickey S (2011) The Vitamin Cure for Heart Disease: How to Prevent and Treat Heart Disease Using Nutrition and Vitamin Supplementation. Basic Health Publications. ISBN-13: 978-1591202646.

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Statin Drugs Linked To Arthritis, Heart Trouble And More - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-07T14:27:01Z

GreenMedInfo.com
April 30th 2012
by Sayer Ji

Research revealing the broad spectrum toxicity of statin drugs continues to accumulate unabated. A new study reveals that these cholesterol-lowering drugs may be contributing to an epidemic of arthritis and autoimmunity in exposed populations, adding to a growing body of clinical evidence that they may cause over 300 adverse health effects.

Published this month in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, and titled "Statins accelerate the onset of collagen type II-induced arthritis in mice," researchers found that 100% of the animals given statin drugs developed arthritis and markers of autoimmunity versus 58% in the control population who did not receive them.[1]

The study was performed in the wake of an observational study showing that statin drug use was associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.[2] The researchers hypothesized that statin drug use may eventually lead to dysregulation of immune responses, possibly resulting in autoimmunity. This finding does not come as a great surprise considering that statins have already been linked to lupus-like syndrome,[3] as well as immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.[4]

]]> Because atherosclerosis is known to have an autoimmune component, the emerging connection between statins and autoimmunity may undermine the justification for their continued use in the primary prevention of heart disease. Lesions form in an artery only after the body’s immune system snowballs out of control. White blood cells (macrophages and T-lymphoctyles) infiltrate the damaged area in an attempt to heal it, absorbing oxidized-LDL in the process, and eventually depositing in the artery wall as foam cells, triggering more white blood cells to infiltrate in a vicious cycle.

The blood work of heart disease patients has also shown elevations of a well-known marker of autoimmunity in the blood, namely, antinuclear antibodies.[5] What is more concerning is that statin drugs have been shown to induce elevations of these same antibodies,[6]not only calling into question their utility in preventing heart disease, but implicating them as potentially cardiotoxic agents.

Indeed, the cardiotoxicity of statin drugs was demonstrated back in 2009 when the journal of Clinical Cardiology showed that statin drugs actually weaken the heart muscle.[7] In addition, the GreenMedInfo.com statin drugs research page now contains 76 studies indicating the myotoxicity (muscle-damaging) effect of statins and 53 studies indicating their neurotoxicity (nerve-damaging). Since the heart is a highly innervated muscle, using them for "protecting" the heart is an insurmountable contradiction.

[1] Statins accelerate the onset of collagen type II-induced arthritis in mice. Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Apr 26 ;14(2):R90. Epub 2012 Apr 26. PMID: 22537858

[2] Use of statins is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2011 Oct 6. Epub 2011 Oct 6. PMID: 21979000

[3] Association Between Statin Use and Lupus-Like Syndrome Using Spontaneous Reports. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Aug 23. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PMID: 21868063

[4] Autoimmune myopathies: autoantibodies, phenotypes and pathogenesis.Nat Rev Neurol. 2011 Jun ;7(6):343-54. Epub 2011 Jun 8. PMID: 21654717

[5] More Evidence that Atherosclerosis Is An Autoimmune Disease? http://www.theheart.org/article/166113.do

[6] [Polymyositis induced or associated with lipid-lowering drugs: five cases].Rev Med Interne. 2004 Apr ;25(4):294-8. PMID: 15050796

[7] Statin therapy decreases myocardial function as evaluated via strain imaging. Clin Cardiol. 2009 Dec;32(12):684-9. PMID: 20027659

Le Statine causano morte in allenamento - Letteralmente! - La Leva di Archimede (IT)

2012-05-04T10:23:40Z

Le statine sono in conflitto con una delle più importanti e salutari abitudini per il cuore: l’attività fisica. Quanto più ci si allena assumendo statine, tanto più è probabile subirne gli effetti mortali.

statine ed esercizio fisico possono essere una combinazione letale

Una delle cose migliori che potete fare per diminuire il rischio di malattie cardiache è l'esercizio fisico. Tuttavia, per le persone che assumono statine, l'esercizio fisico può essere pericoloso. Le statine sono note per avere effetti citotossici. Tali effetti tossici sono moltiplicati con l'esercizio, e possono portare persino alla morte.

]]> Le statine sono indicative della tendenza della medicina moderna a curare le persone che non hanno alcuna malattia. Vengono prescritte statine a persone senza alcun sintomo di problemi al cuore semplicemente perché hanno raggiunto una certa età o perché è stato rilevato un marker di rischio cardiovascolare a dispetto del fatto che la maggior parte delle persone che hanno subito un attacco di cuore non hanno avuto alcun marker di rischio della malattia, rendendo il suggerimento di causa-effetto, ovviamente, una sciocchezza.

Un recente studio pubblicato sul Journal of Applied Physiology ha documentato che i ratti a cui sono state somministrate le statine sono meno resistenti all’esercizio fisico. Gli animali sotto statine sottoposti a corsa su tapis roulant si sono stancati molto più rapidamente. Lo stress ossidativo, un forte indicatore di danno cellulare, è risultato essere maggiore del 60% nei ratti in osservazione. Essi non erano in grado di immagazzinare abbastanza glicogeno e carboidrati nei muscoli, che ha fortemente influito sulla capacità di esercizio. La funzione dei mitocondri, che producono energia in ogni cellula, è stata danneggiata, portando ad una diminuzione della produzione di energia del 25%.

Un altro studio pubblicato in Lipids in Health and Disease discute il caso di un uomo sano che era un corridore su pista. In seguito ai risultati di un esame del sangue di routine, è stato messo in cura con le statine. Ben presto ha cominciato ad accusare dolori muscolari. Il suo numero di globuli bianchi è salito, cosa che indica un danno ai tessuti. Nel momento in cui ha avuto un'influenza, i dolori muscolari erano più forti del solito e il tempo di recupero è stato più lungo.

Un punto che va considerato è che il danno muscolare da statine non sempre guarisce dopo l'interruzione dei farmaci. Può essere permanente. Pertanto, non si deve presumere che si può semplicemente smettere di prenderli se si sviluppano i problemi, perché potrebbe essere troppo tardi.

Le statine oltretutto, possono stressare le funzioni renali, portando ad un’insufficienza renale che può concludersi anche con la morte. Anche il sito ufficiale Lipitor (atorvastatin) riconosce questo rischio:

• LIPITOR può causare seri problemi muscolari che possono portare a problemi renali, tra cui insufficienza renale.

Il rischio di danno muscolare aumenta notevolmente, fino al 75%, quando gli atleti prendono le statine. Così, la cosa migliore che potete fare per prevenire le malattie cardiache, cioè l'esercizio fisico, potrebbe essere controproducente se si assume il farmaco che i cosiddetti esperti consigliano a chiunque abbia superato i 50 anni. Essi hanno anche suggerito di usare il farmaco come condimento distribuendolo anche nei fast food!

La vostra scelta non del Dottore

Troppe persone pensano che tutto ciò che i loro medici dicono equivalga a un ordine. Ma il fatto è che i medici non sono gli esperti che dichiarano di essere. Tendono a seguire la moda nei loro trattamenti e consigli:

• L'uso massiccio e improprio di antibiotici è una moda, e porta a nuove e più virulente malattie. L’Escherichia coli non era una malattia fino al 1983. Prima, non è mai stato altro che un batterio benigno di cui abbiamo bisogno che vive nel nostro tratto intestinale. Questo abuso è sempre stato di moda, anche in presenza di disturbi minori, gli antibiotici vengono prescritti “per sicurezza”.
• La terapia ormonale sostitutiva è una moda che è stata imposta a quasi tutte le donne che si avvicinavano alla menopausa. Il numero di donne che sono state uccise da tale moda non è stato ancora calcolato.

• Il trattamento di routine sui bambini che entrano in un ospedale in stato di shock è dare loro fluidi per via endovenosa, nonostante il fatto che esso non fornisca alcun vantaggio in questi casi e ne uccide letteralmente 3 su 100. Tale trattamento che non è mai stato esaminato e presume soltanto di essere utile, può essere solo chiamato moda.

Le statine sono una moda, sostenute solo dalla scienza spazzatura e non dalla ricerca. Quindi, tocca a te decidere cosa è meglio.

Puoi decidere di andare avanti con ciò che il tuo medico ti ordina, oppure puoi scegliere una visione olistica della salute. Puoi prendere le statine, con tutti i rischi che esse comportano e la loro quasi completa mancanza di benefici, oppure puoi intraprendere uno stile di vita più sano. Esercizio fisico. Segui una dieta sana*. Impara a gestire lo stress. Ricorda che la salute non proviene da una pillola, anche se i medici e le aziende farmaceutiche ne traggono profitto.

Infine, ricorda che l'unica persona che vive dentro la tua pelle sei tu. Nessun altro subirà le conseguenze delle tue decisioni.

*Anche se sono stati istruiti sulla nutrizione, visti i loro trascorsi su tutto ciò che è correlato alla salute, è difficile immaginare come i medici possano essere una buona fonte di informazioni sulla dieta e sulla nutrizione. Segui i loro consigli nutrizionali a tuo rischio.

Fonte: http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2012-05-01/statins-cause-killer-workouts-literally/

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How Nestle Gerber Poison Babies With Genetically Modified Ingredients - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-04T09:06:42Z

PreventDisease.com

May 4, 2012

Parents who feed their newborn and young babies any of Nestle Gerber's product lines are risking their infant's health by exposure to an abundance of toxic genetically modified (GM) ingredients that the company claims are "safe."

I personally contacted Nestle about their GM ingredients and the representative told me that the GM ingredients were safe and that the FDA in the U.S. and Health Canada had both approved the ingredients in infant formulas for cereal based infant foods. The GM ingredients include:

]]> soy, corn, potatoes, canola oil, soy lecithin, plant proteins, maltodetrin, corn sugars(dextrose, fructose, dextri-maltose, etc.), and corn syrup

The representative stated that I could "switch to the gerber organic product lines if GM ingredients are a concern." She also stated that the organic lines were "slightly more expensive and geared toward a different demographic" which I found to be a very odd statement to make to a consumer (which is what I represented myself as). Since that conversation I regret not asking "what demographic would that be?"

None of their products require GM labeling, so most people have no clue about the toxic GM ingredients unless they're informed on the subject.

If we take a closer look at the product lines, you'll find GM ingredients in almost every baby cereal and formula they offer.

NESTLE Infant Formulas From Birth

Contain:

GM Soybean Oil

GM Soy Lecithin

GM Maltodextrin

A disturbing statement made on the "Good Start Probiotic" page is that the product is "our closest formula to breast milk." What an insult to breast milk. These products also have partially hydrolyzed reduced minerals whey protein concentrate (from conventional cow's milk) which has absolutely no nutritional value for a growing infant.

NESTLE Infant Formulas: Babies 6 months +

Contain:

GM Soybean Oil

GM Soy Lecithin

GM Maltodextrin

GM Soy Protein

GM Corn Syrup

Gerber Beginner Cereals For Growing Babies

Contain:

GM Canola Oil

GM Maltodextrin

Gerber Stage 2 Cereals For Growing Babies

Contain:

GM Corn

GM Canola Oil

GM Maltodextrin

Gerber Stage 3 Cereals For Growing Babies

Contain:

GM Corn

GM Corn Starch

GM Canola Oil

GM Maltodextrin

GM Soy Lecithin

My advice is to stay away from anything Nestle or Gerber--even their organics. Just like Kellogg and Kashi, their primary motive is profit and they will always sell out the health of your children to their shareholders. There are simply too many problems with this company with questionable ingredients in almost every product they sell. The organic product line should not be trusted. If they are willing to poison children with GM ingredients in there conventional line, they certainly will not have the good conscience to completely overhaul their business strategies in their organic line. Think about that.

Natasha Longo has a master's degree in nutrition and is a certified fitness and nutritional counselor. She has consulted on public health policy and procurement in Canada, Australia, Spain, Ireland, England and Germany.

LA FINE DEGLI ANTIDEPRESSIVI? - La Leva di Archimede (IT)

2012-05-03T13:29:23Z

Gli studi dimostrano che non sono più efficaci del placebo, ma comportano gravi rischi per la salute.

Healthcare Finance News –di Stephanie Bouchard, co-direttrice

"È come la storia del re nudo, e le persone stanno iniziando a vederlo" — Robert Hedaya, medico

Gli spettatori di una trasmissione di "60 Minutes" di febbraio sono rimasti scioccati nell’apprendere che alcuni studi dimostrano che gli antidepressivi, nel complesso, non sono più efficaci del placebo.

Questa rivelazione sugli antidepressivi – che sono tra i farmaci più venduti e maggiormente prescritti nel mondo occidentale – possono apparire nuove ad alcuni; ma gli studi condotti dal Dr. Irving Kirsch (Direttore associato del programma che si occupa degli studi sul placebo presso il Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center e la Harvard Medical School) e colleghi hanno fatto aprire gli occhi e attirato l'attenzione dal 1998. Il che solleva la domanda: gli studi di Kirsch hanno avuto un qualche impatto sulle vendite di antidepressivi e/o sui modelli di prescrizione dei medici?

]]> Quando queste domande sono state poste dalla Healthcare Finance News, l'industria farmaceutica ha risposto col silenzio. In compenso, la IMS Health, un'azienda di servizi e analisi professionale per il settore sanitario, tra cui l'industria farmaceutica, ha presentato i dati di mercato sugli antidepressivi tra il 2006 e il 2011.
Questi mostrano che il totale di dollari per la vendita di antidepressivi sono diminuiti dal 2006 e il numero di prescrizioni erogate è cresciuto. Lo scorso autunno, i centri per il controllo delle malattie e prevenzione hanno rilasciato numeri che mostrano che l’uso di antidepressivi è cresciuto del 400% dal 2005 al 2008: circa l'11% degli americani assumono antidepressivi. Sembra dunque che studi di Kirsch sugli antidepressivi e placebo abbiano avuto scarso impatto, se ne hanno avuto, sul mercato.

"Penso che parte del problema sia il fatto che, molti anni fa gli psichiatri usassero fare psicoterapia," ha detto Kirsch, direttore associato del programma di studi sul Placebo e dell'incontro terapeutico della Harvard Medical School. "Una delle cose accadute negli ultimi decenni è che l’uso della psicoterapia è diminuita sempre più, finchè la psichiatria è diventata unicamente la professione per la prescrizione di farmaci."

"A parte il farmaco, non c'è nessuna risposta per questi medici", dice l’ex farmacista Tim Dannehy, "Che cosa è cambiato? La vecchia abitudine di sedersi col paziente e parlare con lui per un'oretta cercando di capire qual è la fonte del loro problema di insonnia o la fonte della loro depressione, quella, non esiste più. Ora c’è soltanto una visita dai 10 ai 15 minuti in ufficio e un “Ti scriverò la prescrizione perché è l'unica risposta che c’è ora."

Le tendenze in psichiatria, come l’uso di antidepressivi per curare la depressione, sono cicliche, dice Robert Hedaya, medico, fondatore del Centro Nazionale per la Psichiatria Globale. Nonostante studi come quelli di Kirsch possano sembrare non avere un impatto, essi fanno parte di quel ciclo storico. "Ogni 50 anni circa si verifica lo sviluppo di nuove tecnologie sostenute da studi, di cui la gente si entusiasma sul serio quindi, circa a metà di questo ciclo, sorgono domande e verso la fine del ciclo tutti dicono "Oh, non funziona quasi mai” e circa a quel punto qualcun altro dice “Oh, abbiamo questa nuova cosa e gli studi al riguardo sono eccezionali”. E le persone ricominciano ad eccitarsi, ci si arricchiscono e andiamo attraverso tutto il ciclo di nuovo."

Aggiungete a questo ciclo i gravi rischi per la salute associati all'uso di antidepressivi ed è inevitabile che la mania per gli antidepressivi finirà. "È’ come il re che è nudo, e la gente inizia ad accorgersene".

Il Comitato dei Cittadini per i Diritti Umani raccomanda di informarsi attentamente, di non accettare facili diagnosi psichiatriche sia per se stessi che per i propri figli, ma richiedere accurate analisi mediche e richiedere l'applicazione del consenso informato secondo il Codice di Deontologia Medica art. 33, 34 e 35.

Comitato dei Cittadini per i Diritti Umani onlus
Email info@ccdu.org
www.ccdu.org

Fonte Articolo:
http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/end-antidepressants

NaturalSociety Exclusive: Letter Shows Monsanto Planted GMOs Before USDA Approval - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-03T09:31:09Z

NaturalSociety
Cassandra Anderson & Anthony Gucciardi
May 2, 2012

Did Monsanto actually plant genetically modified alfalfa before it was deregulated by the USDA? There is some shocking evidence that, until recently, was withheld from the public showing that Monsanto’s genetically altered alfalfa may have been set free in 2003 — a full two years or more before it was deregulated in 2005. In a letter, obtained by NaturalSociety with permission to post for public viewing, it becomes clear that the USDA may have turned a blind eye to the entire situation, allowing widespread GMO contamination of GMO-free crops.

Amazingly, the letter actually proves that the USDA was fully aware of the situation. In order to fully understand the intricate details of this event, it is first important to understand a few key factors regarding alfalfa and its connection to the entire food supply.

]]> Alfalfa is a perennial plant that grows for more than 2 years and may not need to be replanted each year like annuals. Because it is a perennial plant, it is exceptionally vulnerable to contamination. Interestingly, the modified alfalfa — created by Monsanto in partner with a group known as Forage Genetics — was the first perennial plant to be deregulated for open planting by the USDA. But did Monsanto unleash the plant before this occurred?

This is very serious because it is only a matter of time before alfalfa across America could be corrupted with Monsanto’s patented genetically modified trait. Organic meat and dairy could be tainted when animals are fed the modified alfalfa as well, threatening the very integrity of the organic food supply. What’s more, the contamination of natural alfalfa could be nearly impossible — if not entirely impossible — to remedy, so it could actually fracture the genetic stability of the entire crop on a global scale.

Shocking Letter Reveals Monsanto’s Contamination Dates Back 2 Years Before Deregulation

A letter from Cal/West Seeds shows that evidence of contamination was withheld and the USDA turned a blind eye to proof of contamination in 2005 which shows it was planted at least two years before it was initially deregulated in 2005. As you can see for yourself, the official letter states:

We first discovered the unintended presence of the Roundup Ready gene in our conventional alfalfa seeds in 2005. It was identified in one of our foundation seed production lots grown in California. We tested the foundation seed lot priot to shipping it to a producer who intended to plant it for organic seed production.

In another telling segment, the author writes:

We detected the presence of the … Roundup Ready gene in both our foundation seed and certified seed prior to deregulation.

In order to protect the safety of the individual, some further contents cannot be divulged. Remember in the past, those who have stood up against Monsanto have received anonymous death threats — in one case, the threats were directed towards a mother and her children.

This video documents the timeline of events that led to the deregulation of Monsanto & Forage Genetics’ GMO alfalfa that is contaminating natural alfalfa. As the video explains, the lawyers representing the farmers against Monsanto failed to hold an evidentiary hearing so the injunction (ban) against planting GMO alfalfa was removed and the case was sent back to the lower district court. The lawyers pursued no further action on this case.

Contamination levels are still very low, but will undoubtedly increase over time with unexpected results (like superweeds), so stopping the further planting of GM plants like alfalfa is of high concern. Furthermore, it would set a precedent for banning other GMO perennial plants as well — a monumental move in the legislative fight against GMOs. This letter, compounded with the other evidence presented in this article, is paramount in displaying just how serious of an issue genetic contamination is. What’s more, the USDA appears to have known the entire time. It’s time to spread the word.

Additional sources:

Alfalfa Timeline of Events

2010 Final Environmental Impact Statement

If Your Doctor Insists That Vaccines Are Safe, Then Have Them Sign This Form - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-05-02T14:28:58Z

Prevent Disease.com
May 2, 2012

The average person that consents to a vaccine injection, either for themselves or for their children, genuinely believes it is for the betterment of health. What they are not aware of is that even their doctor is likely unfamiliar with the toxic ingredients contained in vaccines which can immediately begin to degrade both short- and long-term health. If your doctor insists that vaccines are safe, then they should have absolutely no problem in signing this form so that you may archive it for your own records on the event of an adverse reaction.

The reality of vaccines is that they are a far greater risk to human health than benefit and always have been. In fact, two centuries of official death statistics show conclusively and scientifically that modern medicine is not responsible for and played little part in substantially improving life expectancy and survival from diseases in developed nations.

In North America, Europe, and the South Pacific, major declines in life-threatening infectious diseases occurred historically either without, or far in advance vaccination efforts for specific diseases.

]]> Whenever I personally inform medical doctors of these realities, many of them are quite shocked with the data. That's not surprising considering the fact that medical students are still brainwashed that vaccines immunize which is a myth in itself, since natural or "real" immunity can never be artificially induced by a vaccine.

Other misinformed educators also still rely on the myth of herd immunity which is nothing short of medical fraud. It is a shame and embarrassment that brilliant students are deceptively led down the path of ignorance every single year at prestigious medical institutions in the hopes of obtaining an education. These students then become the physicians of a good percentage of the population.

One of the problems we have in a society filled with misinformation about health, is that people sit on the fence. They want to conform to the societal norms ingrained in our minds about conventional medicine, but they also want to stand up for their beliefs and conscience. These fence sitters are made up of those who understand that current vaccination practices are unsafe, yet somehow also believe you can make vaccines safer or more effective. That is where we have to shift the opinions of those who are on the fence and have them fall off on the side of natural health rather than conventional medicine. See my article When It Comes to Vaccines, Don't Sit On The Fence!

I have previously written that if your doctor cannot answer these 4 questions, don't vaccinate. Well, if your doctor does make an attempt to answer these questions and a verbal response and statement is not satisfactory for your own peace of mind, then your doctor should be at least willing to provide you with his or her personal declaration of the safety and efficacy of the vaccines he or she (or attending physician or nurse) is about to inject in your or your child's body. Effectively, this becomes your doctor's warranty that the risk factors he or she has identified justify the recommended vaccinations with the benefits exceeding the risks.

Physician’s Warranty of Vaccine Safety Form

The following form was adapted from Ken Anderson's original. Perhaps you can find a physician that will sign it because I have no record of that ever happening:

Download PDF English

Physician’s Warranty of Vaccine Safety

Download PDF Espanol

Garantia Medica para la Seguridad en las Vacunas

PHYSICIAN'S WARRANTY OF VACCINE SAFETY

I (Physician’s name, degree)_______________, _____ am a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State/Province of _________. My State/Provincial license number is ___________ , and my DEA number is ____________. My medical specialty is _______________

I have a thorough understanding of the risks and benefits of all the medications that I prescribe for or administer to my patients. In the case of (Patient’s name) ______________ , age _____ , whom I have examined, I find that certain risk factors exist that justify the recommended vaccinations. The following is a list of said risk factors and the vaccinations that will protect against them:

Risk Factor __________________________

Vaccination __________________________

Risk Factor __________________________

Vaccination __________________________

Risk Factor __________________________

Vaccination __________________________

I am aware that vaccines may contain many of the following chemicals, excipients, preservatives and fillers:

* aluminum hydroxide

* aluminum phosphate

* ammonium sulfate

* amphotericin B

* animal tissues: pig blood, horse blood, rabbit brain,

* arginine hydrochloride

* dog kidney, monkey kidney,

* dibasic potassium phosphate

* chick embryo, chicken egg, duck egg

* calf (bovine) serum

* betapropiolactone

* fetal bovine serum

* formaldehyde

* formalin

* gelatin

* gentamicin sulfate

* glycerol

* human diploid cells (originating from human aborted fetal tissue)

* hydrocortisone

* hydrolized gelatin

* mercury thimerosol (thimerosal, Merthiolate(r))

* monosodium glutamate (MSG)

* monobasic potassium phosphate

* neomycin

* neomycin sulfate

* nonylphenol ethoxylate

* octylphenol ethoxylate

* octoxynol 10

* phenol red indicator

* phenoxyethanol (antifreeze)

* potassium chloride

* potassium diphosphate

* potassium monophosphate

* polymyxin B

* polysorbate 20

* polysorbate 80

* porcine (pig) pancreatic hydrolysate of casein

* residual MRC5 proteins

* sodium deoxycholate

* sorbitol

* thimerosal

* tri(n)butylphosphate,

* VERO cells, a continuous line of monkey kidney cells, and

* washed sheep red blood

and, hereby, warrant that these ingredients are safe for injection into the body of my patient. I have researched reports to the contrary, such as reports that mercury thimerosal causes severe neurological and immunological damage, and find that they are not credible.

I am aware that some vaccines have been found to have been contaminated with Simian Virus 40 (SV 40) and that SV 40 is causally linked by some researchers to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and mesotheliomas in humans as well as in experimental animals. I hereby warrant that the vaccines I employ in my practice do not contain SV 40 or any other live viruses. (Alternately, I hereby warrant that said SV-40 virus or other viruses pose no substantive risk to my patient.)

I hereby warrant that the vaccines I am recommending for the care of (Patient’s name) _______________ do not contain any tissue from aborted human babies (also known as "fetuses").

In order to protect my patient’s well being, I have taken the following steps to guarantee that the vaccines I will use will contain no damaging contaminants.

STEPS TAKEN: _________________________

_______________________________________

I have personally investigated the reports made to the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) and state that it is my professional opinion that the vaccines I am recommending are safe for administration to a child under the age of 5 years.

The bases for my opinion are itemized on Exhibit A, attached hereto, -- "Physician’s Bases for Professional Opinion of Vaccine Safety." (Please itemize each recommended vaccine separately along with the bases for arriving at the conclusion that the vaccine is safe for administration to a child under the age of 5 years.)

The professional journal articles I have relied upon in the issuance of this Physician’s Warranty of Vaccine Safety are itemized on Exhibit B , attached hereto, -- "Scientific Articles in Support of Physician’s Warranty of Vaccine Safety."

The professional journal articles that I have read which contain opinions adverse to my opinion are itemized on Exhibit C , attached hereto, -- "Scientific Articles Contrary to Physician’s Opinion of Vaccine Safety"

The reasons for my determining that the articles in Exhibit C were invalid are delineated in Attachment D , attached hereto, -- "Physician’s Reasons for Determining the Invalidity of Adverse Scientific Opinions."

Hepatitis B

I understand that 60 percent of patients who are vaccinated for Hepatitis B will lose detectable antibodies to Hepatitis B within 12 years. I understand that in 1996 only 54 cases of Hepatitis B were reported to the CDC in the 0-1 year age group. I understand that in the VAERS, there were 1,080 total reports of adverse reactions from Hepatitis B vaccine in 1996 in the 0-1 year age group, with 47 deaths reported.

I understand that 50 percent of patients who contract Hepatitis B develop no symptoms after exposure. I understand that 30 percent will develop only flu-like symptoms and will have lifetime immunity. I understand that 20 percent will develop the symptoms of the disease, but that 95 percent will fully recover and have lifetime immunity.

I understand that 5 percent of the patients who are exposed to Hepatitis B will become chronic carriers of the disease. I understand that 75 percent of the chronic carriers will live with an asymptomatic infection and that only 25 percent of the chronic carriers will develop chronic liver disease or liver cancer, 10-30 years after the acute infection. The following scientific studies have been performed to demonstrate the safety of the Hepatitis B vaccine in children under the age of 5 years.

____________________________________

_____________________________________

In addition to the recommended vaccinations as protections against the above cited risk factors, I have recommended other non-vaccine measures to protect the health of my patient and have enumerated said non-vaccine measures on Exhibit D , attached hereto, "Non-vaccine Measures to Protect Against Risk Factors" I am issuing this Physician’s Warranty of Vaccine Safety in my professional capacity as the attending physician to (Patient’s name) ________________________________. Regardless of the legal entity under which I normally practice medicine, I am issuing this statement in both my business and individual capacities and hereby waive any statutory, Common Law, Constitutional, UCC, international treaty, and any other legal immunities from liability lawsuits in the instant case. I issue this document of my own free will after consultation with competent legal counsel whose name is _____________________________, an attorney admitted to the Bar in the State of __________________ .

_________________________ (Name of Attending Physician)

______________________ L.S. (Signature of Attending Physician)

Signed on this _______ day of ______________ A.D. ________

Witness: _________________ Date: _____________________

Notary Public: _____________Date: ______________________

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I'm really anxious to hear back from any readers whose doctor decides to sign this document in an effort to satisfy your peace of mind. I also have lengthy list of legal professionals who are very curious as well.

Dave Mihalovic is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in vaccine research, cancer prevention and a natural approach to treatment.

The Healthiest Children In The Future Will Be Unvaccinated

When It Comes to Vaccines, Don't Sit On The Fence!

Science Journal Exposes Gardasil and HPV Vaccinations as Unproven, Unjustified and Lacking Evidence-Based Medicine

- La Leva di Archimede (IT)

2012-05-02T13:04:39Z

pubblicata da Domenico D'Ambrosio il giorno venerdì 27 aprile 2012 alle ore 16.13

La Consulta ha dichiarato illegittimo l’articolo 1, comma 1, della legge 210/92, là dove limita il diritto di indennizzo solo a coloro che subivano danni irreversibili da vaccinazioni obbligatorie escludendolo, invece, quelle raccomandate come morbillo, parotite e rosolia. Il testo della sentenza.

26 APR - Vaccinazioni ancora sotto processo. A pronunciarsi, questa volta, è stata la Corte Costituzionale, che con la sentenza 107 del 16 aprile, depositata oggi, ha dichiarato “l’illegittimità costituzionale dell’articolo 1, comma 1, della legge 25 febbraio 1992, n. 210 (Indennizzo a favore dei soggetti danneggiati da complicanze di tipo irreversibile a causa di vaccinazioni obbligatorie, trasfusioni e somministrazione di emoderivati), nella parte in cui non prevede il diritto ad un indennizzo, alle condizioni e nei modi stabiliti dalla medesima legge, nei confronti di coloro i quali abbiano subìto le conseguenze previste dallo stesso articolo 1, comma 1, a seguito di vaccinazione contro il morbillo, la parotite e la rosolia”.

]]> A sollevare il caso di fronte alla Consulta era stato il Tribunale ordinario di Ancona rispetto al ricorso per ottenere l’indennizzo proposto dai genitori di una bambina la quale, a seguito della vaccinazione contro morbillo-parotite-rosolia (MPR), che, “ancorché non obbligatoria − e, dunque, non suscettibile di dar luogo, ove generatrice delle complicanze previste dalla normativa denunciata, all’indennizzo ivi previsto − si presentava, però, fortemente incentivata dalle pubbliche autorità, avendo essa formato oggetto di una intensa campagna di sensibilizzazione, attestata da numerosi atti emanati a tale riguardo dalla pubblica amministrazione”.

La sentenza sancisce l'indennizzo a favore dei soggetti danneggiati da complicanze di tipo irreversibile a causa di vaccinazioni obbligatorie, trasfusioni e somministrazione di emoderivati, nella parte in cui non prevede il diritto ad un indennizzo, alle condizioni e nei modi stabiliti dalla medesima legge, nei confronti di coloro i quali abbiano subìto le conseguenze previste dallo stesso articolo 1, comma 1, a seguito di vaccinazione contro il morbillo, la parotite e la rosolia". Giovanni D'Agata, invita tutti coloro che hanno diritto all'indennizzo per i danni irreversibili subiti in conseguenza di vaccinazioni anche non obbligatorie come morbillo, parotite e rosolia ad avvalersi del supporto degli esperti dello "Sportello dei Diritti", per avviare tutte le azioni a propria tutela.

Ecco il testo della sentenza della Corte Costituzionale

Fonte: Vaccini. La Corte Costituzionale: "Risarcimenti anche per quelli non obbligatori come morbillo, parotite e rosolia"

DOLCE E' LA VITA - REPORT: 29/04/2012 - La Leva di Archimede (IT)

2012-04-30T14:24:50Z

Ripubblichiamo la puntata di Report andata in onda il 29/04/2012. Un ottimo documentario sull'aspartame, dolcificante dannoso per la salute ma molto proficuo per le multinazionali, e non solo. Noi ne parliamo da anni, ora finalmente i media spargono la voce. Assolutamente da vedere!

L’inchiesta, attraverso la storia esemplare dell’additivo più utilizzato nell’alimentazione (l’aspartame, un dolcificante artificiale), mostra le debolezze di un sistema di controllo che non tutela adeguatamente la nostra salute.

Infatti le industrie, per inserire nell’alimentazione una nuova sostanza, devono dimostrare a loro spese la sicurezza del prodotto finanziando le ricerche.

Un sistema che, tra conflitti di interesse e corruzione, "addolcisce" la vita dell'industria a danno della salute dei consumatori.

Video:

Trascrizione integrale (PDF)

What could HIV do - Might the virus just be a normal part of human biology? - La Leva di Archimede (ENG)

2012-04-27T17:30:59Z

The more we research HIV, the less we seem to know about it.

After close to 30 years of research and billions spent, we have no cure, we have no vaccine, no proper prevention. We don't even have a clue about the mechanism HIV supposedly uses to cause degradation of the immune system.

Cal Crilly has gone down the rabbit hole again to put together some of that research. Apparently the 'virus' is found in situations that are part of normal human biology, of our defenses connected with heart disease and perhaps even cancer. Here are Cal's notes, in case you would like to follow this matter of HIV down to its - so far - illogical conclusion.

Caution: It's all speculative, although based on real research from the mainstream of medicine...

Cal says:

This may make some sense ... my brain notes, all speculation

I think I've gone down the rabbit hole far enough now

This is all just speculation but all HIV is just speculation, tuck it away for the brain to process along with all the other thousands and thousands of arguments about what HIV is and how can something so small cause so many deaths etc.
I'm just writing it down.
Regardless I think it points to the fact that if you eat well and avoid toxic things then all these things they measure will go away.
Many people have their negative test results from the doctor to prove it.
My 70 year old HIV+ friend said this about my email on 'what HIV could do' below.

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"Hi Cal- very interesting- why does HAART reduce p24 in blood but not in the GI Tract?
What is the role of Treg cells and the liver?
What is really measured with p24?
Does it measure DNA/RNA?
What if there was a simple test that measured DNA/RNA?
Why does RNA increase with infection?
Why do so many HIV people have CFS and co-infections?
What is the effect of aging?
The role of fat/TG's has been shown with HCV.
More people are now dying from HCV than HIV-1.
Statins reduce HCV.
The latest numbers show people on HAART are dying from liver failure.
I get my new blood numbers Monday-not that I pay a lot of attention to them.
I feel a simple test is needed for all chronic conditions-hopefully the same test, as I believe there is a common cause and it lies in a combination of chromosomal and epigenetic genes which affects methylation, lipids, hormones and immune function, which gets worse with age.
Therefore, aging and chronic disease should have the same cause-definitely lipids are part of it."

There are so many questions because the prevailing version of HIV/AIDS makes no sense.

and I replied... "and basically when it comes down to the simple things enough Vitamin C and Lysine will make your collagen and arteries.
Good fats make the T-cells function as well as lipid walls stay intact.
Oxidised fats wreck T-cells and lipid walls.
And paying attention to B12, Folate, B6, Copper and Vitamin C absorbs Iron and prevents anemia before it ever reaches the bugs creating infections.
Ensuring a balanced pH in the body is needed also to prevent Iron disorders which lead to AIDS, Cancer, Autoimmune and Heart disease.
All infections are a fight to get the iron we eat into hemoglobin so we can breathe before bacteria, fungus and parasites already on us and around us get it.
Proper methylation nutrients B12, Folate, B6, Choline and Selenium ensure genes stay methylated.
This stops retroviruses jumping out of the genome too much but they have purpose.
And adequate Retinoic acid or Vitamin A with Vitamin D or Sunlight ensures our cells get the signals to grow and differentiate.
Vitamin A and estrogen being the natural signalling molecules for both retroviruses and cell growth
That pretty much fixes up most underlying disease."

avoiding poisons too

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So this is what happens when researchers get obsessed with one thing and don't look at other research or at the world around them

We will start out with a description of heart disease.

Not a word about HIV...

"Cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of mortality worldwide, is caused mainly by atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of blood vessels. Lesions of atherosclerosis contain macrophages, T cells and other cells of the immune response, together with cholesterol that infiltrates from the blood. Targeted deletion of genes encoding costimulatory factors and proinflammatory cytokines results in less disease in mouse models, whereas interference with regulatory immunity accelerates it. Innate as well as adaptive immune responses have been identified in atherosclerosis, with components of cholesterol-carrying low-density lipoprotein triggering inflammation, T cell activation and antibody production during the course of disease. Studies are now under way to develop new therapies based on these concepts of the involvement of the immune system in atherosclerosis." (2011 from Nature.)
The immune system in atherosclerosis

"Lesions of atherosclerosis contain macrophages, T cells and other cells of the immune response, together with cholesterol that infiltrates from the blood."

HIV appears in "Lesions of atherosclerosis, macrophages and T cells" as everyone knows but it also synthesizes LDL cholesterol and transports it to the sites of lesions. So when they mutated "Nef became unable to transport newly synthesized cholesterol into lipid rafts"

"HIV buds from lipid rafts and requires cholesterol for its egress from and entry into cells. Viral accessory protein Nef plays a major role in this process. In this study, it not only increased the biosynthesis of lipid rafts and viral particles with newly synthesized cholesterol, but also enriched them. Furthermore, via the consensus cholesterol recognition motif at its C terminus, Nef bound cholesterol. When this sequence was mutated, Nef became unable to transport newly synthesized cholesterol into lipid rafts and viral particles. Interestingly, although its levels in lipid rafts were not affected, this mutant Nef protein was poorly incorporated into viral particles, and viral infectivity decreased dramatically. Thus, Nef also transports newly synthesized cholesterol to the site of viral budding. As such, it provides essential building blocks for the formation of viruses that replicate optimally in the host. 2003
Nef increases the synthesis of and transports cholesterol to lipid rafts and HIV-1 progeny virions

Nef induces multiple genes involved in cholesterol synthesis and uptake in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected T cells. 2005

But using Protease inhibitors just makes heart disease worse so why would stopping a retrovirus from working make a person sicker?

"The currently available data strongly suggest that HIV protease inhibitors negatively impact the cardiovascular system. As is often the case with complex diseases like atherosclerosis it appears that HIV protease inhibitors affect the cardiovascular system through several distinct mechanisms by affecting various components of the arterial wall directly or indirectly by influencing lipoprotein and glucose metabolism of the body." 2007
How HIV protease inhibitors promote atherosclerotic lesion formation. 2007

And why is HIV dumping synthesizing LDL cholesterol and leaving fat around the place???

"Macrophages play a central role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and are also a host for a number of viruses, most importantly, HIV. Many viruses, including HIV, require cholesterol for their replication and as a structural element. Cholesterol also plays a pivotal role in innate antiviral immune responses. Although impairing innate immune response by increasing cell cholesterol content may be a deliberate strategy used by a pathogen to improve its infectivity, enhancing the risk of atherosclerosis is likely a byproduct. Consistent association between HIV infection and elevated risk of atherosclerosis suggested a connection between virus-induced changes in cholesterol metabolism and atherogenesis, but the mechanisms of such connection have not been identified." 2006
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and macrophage cholesterol metabolism

I'll say HIV is possibly binding the fat together at the sites of wounds and also synthesizing and pumping LDL cholesterol into a wound to start repair.
And without the right type of good cholesterol that is not oxidised the entire arterial system goes wrong.
And AIDS scientists measure it with their machines while Heart disease scientists measure with different machines.

"We have shown that HIV budding occurs at cholesterol-rich membrane microdomains called lipid rafts. This observation prompted us to examine the role in HIV entry of cholesterol in the membrane of cells. We recently reported that host cell cholesterol is required for HIV infection."
"Our results show that removal of cholesterol from the membrane of HIV-infected cells dramatically lowered virus release and that virions released from cholesterol-depleted cells are minimally infectious. Exposure of infectious HIV particles to beta-cyclodextrin resulted in a dose-dependent inactivation of the virus. In both cases, the effect was attributable to loss of cholesterol and could be reversed by replenishing cholesterol."
"The results indicate that cholesterol in HIV particles is strictly required for fusion and infectivity. These observations in combination with those of past studies indicate beta-cyclodextrin to be an excellent candidate for use as a chemical barrier for AIDS prophylaxis." 2006
Lipid rafts and HIV pathogenesis: virion-associated cholesterol is required for fusion and infection of susceptible cells.

I wouldn't use beta-cyclodextrin, it will dissolve your fat and cause bleeding.

So HIV may be just a form of RNA to transport LDL cholesterol around via vesicle budding using lipid rafts.
Lipid rafts being a whole new bunch of cell transport discoveries this last decade or so.
They didn't have pictures of lipid rafts until recently, bear in mind HIV is attached to lipid rafts via caveolin in studies.

HIV even binds in particular via gp41 to caveolin which is attached to lipid rafts.

"Caveolin-1 is a scaffolding protein that organizes and concentrates specific ligands (sort of lock and key signal molecules) within the caveolae membranes."

"Caveolin 1 (Cav-1) is a major protein of a specific membrane lipid raft known as caveolae. Cav-1 interacts with the gp41 of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope, but the role of Cav-1 in HIV replication and pathogenesis is not known. In this report, we demonstrate that HIV infection in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages...and CD4 cells results in a dramatic upregulation of Cav-1 expression mediated by HIV Tat." 2010
HIV Infection Upregulates Caveolin 1 Expression To Restrict Virus Production 2010

Once you put more caveolin in to the mix though, HIV binds to it and stops replicating??? Why?

"Caveolin 1 (Cav-1), the scaffold protein of a specific membrane lipid raft called caveolae, has been reported to suppress HIV-1 replication." 2011
Caveolin 1 Inhibits HIV Replication by Transcriptional Repression Mediated through NF-κB

Roles of lipid rafts in membrane transport

Membrane lipids and vesicular traffic

All new - remember, they have just worked out that fat is needed for moving things around, what does this do for the anti-cholesterol campaign?

"the contribution of lipids to membrane trafficking has been neglected for too long. "In our model, the membrane lipids themselves are functionally involved in the sorting process. There are a few thousand genes involved in lipid synthesis, metabolism, and regulation in mammalian cells. The diversity of lipid species is there for a reason." 2009
Lipid rafts inflate at the trans-Golgi

And for the nervous system to work.

"Historically, the lion's share of the attention has been focused on the proteins that are involved in this cycle; but, in recent years, it has become clear that the previously unheralded plasma membrane and vesicle lipids are also key regulators of this cycle. This article reviews recent insights into the roles of lipid-modifying enzymes and lipids in the acute modulation of neurotransmission." 2005
Lipid regulation of the synaptic vesicle cycle

Vesicles are basically a description of what HIV does.

"The formation of vesicles by budding from cell membranes is essential to a variety of biological functions. Small vesicles are extruded from membranes to transport cargo from one compartment to another. Notable examples of this interplay between proteins and lipid membranes1 include exocytosis of enveloped viruses,2 transport in the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum,3 and signaling in neuron synapses.4" 2009
Vesicle Budding Induced by a Pore-Forming Peptide

HIV can get across cells.

"Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), such as the HIV TAT peptide, are able to translocate across cellular membranes efficiently."

It's bendy like a vesicle.
A vesicle being a bubble of fat that transports a protein or anything chemical required out of the cell.

"A plethora of mechanisms of action have been proposed for exogenous Tat to explain the pleiotropic, and sometimes controversial, extracellular effects reported for this molecule." 1998
HIV-1 Tat: a polypeptide for all seasons

Buds from a cell like a vesicle.

"The transactivator protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat has the unique property of mediating the delivery of large protein cargoes into the cells when present in the extracellular milieu. Here we show that Tat fusion proteins are internalized by the cells through a temperature-dependent endocytic pathway that originates from cell membrane lipid rafts and follows caveolar endocytosis." 2003
Cell membrane lipid rafts mediate caveolar endocytosis of HIV-1 Tat fusion proteins.

HIV appears in the same Golgi and Endoplasmic reticulum cell factories that vesicles do.

The assembly of HIV within the Golgi apparatus and Golgi-derived vesicles of JM cell syncytia 1991

Macrophage bridging conduit trafficking of HIV-1 through the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi network. 2011

And protease inhibitors supposedly great for stopping HIV just wreck the Endoplasmic Reticulum so are terrible for cells.

HIV protease inhibitors induce endoplasmic reticulum stress and disrupt barrier integrity in intestinal epithelial cells.

Has anyone ever wondered whether HIV budding from cells are just plain vesicles from the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus factories sending out a cholesterol 'retrovirus carrying packages'?
Or Vesicles of RNA?

Because that is where p24 proteins turn up too.
Is the HIV core p24 antigen that defines being 'infected with AIDS' a HIV p24 or vesicle p24????
"Please explain" is the term required here.

"The trafficking of proteins in the secretory pathway is mediated by vesicles. Proteins of the p24 family are present on the membranes of secretory pathway organelles (ER, Golgi, COPI and COPII vesicles). Evidence exists showing that p24 proteins play a role in the development of Alzheimer disease, making them an interesting research subject. Their presence in the secretory pathway and their tissue-dependent expression levels suggest that p24 proteins are involved in secretion. However, their molecular function is not clear. Several potential functions have been proposed for p24 proteins: (1) that they function as receptors for selected cargo; (2) that they regulate vesicle biogenesis; (3) that they perform structural and morphogenetic functions in the secretory pathway; (4) that they are responsible for quality control of transported proteins. In this article, we provide a critical review of the postulated functions of p24 proteins. 2010
The p24 family proteins--regulators of vesicular trafficking

So onto CD4 T-cells and heart disease. Does Oxidized LDL cause the T-cell and arterial cell death that HIV is blamed for???
End stage kidney patients: Here, yes, Oxidized LDL may kill CD4 T-cells.

"Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) are cytotoxic to vascular cells, but their possible toxic action on T cells from patients with ESRD has not been evaluated" 2006
Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins Activate CD4+ T Cell Apoptosis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease through Fas Engagement

Yes 'Oxidized LDL are cytotoxic to T-cells' again...

"Oxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDLs) and activated T lymphocytes are present in early atherosclerotic plaques.
It has been shown that oxLDLs are cytotoxic to cultured vascular cells but their possible toxic action on T lymphocytes
has not been described.
Peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy individuals were stimulated in vitro with the polyclonal activator phytohemagglutinin and treated
with various doses of native and mildly oxidized LDLs.
Lowdoses of oxLDLs inhibited cell growth and DNA synthesis after 48 h culture..." 1999
Oxidized low density lipoproteins induce apoptosis in PHA-activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells and in the Jurkat T-cell line

When trophoblast cells which guide new blood vessels and attach the fetus to the placenta in pregnancy were exposed to oxidized LDLs instead of good LDL they couldn't work.

"We demonstrated using this invasion assay that oxLDL, but not native LDL, inhibited cell invasion in a concentration-dependent manner."
Oxidized low-density lipoproteins inhibit trophoblastic cell invasion.

The cell invasion in trophoblasts has a placental retrovirus called HERV-W involved.
As I wrote here:

"Retroviruses kick into action when pregnant and are involved in creating the blood supply to the fetus so if they are not working properly the blood flow is less and the fetus can starve from lack of nutrients.
Around the year 2000 a few studies came online about a so called retrovirus called HERV-W.
HERV-W or Syncytin was found to be a part of the trophoblast cells that surround fetal cells in pregnancy. The trophoblast cells do amazing things where they remodel arterial walls and divert blood from the mother's spinal artery and feed the baby with the blood supply."
What Retoviruses Do When Pregnant?

So in my book, 'oxidized LDLs' or damaged rusting cholesterol are causing cell death - not retroviruses.

This is what happens with 'HIV' infection.

"A critical event in the early stages of atherosclerosis is the focal accumulation of lipid-laden foam cells derived from macrophages." 2001
Role of oxidized LDL in atherosclerosis.

Same.

"HIV-infected and Nef-transfected macrophages accumulated substantial amounts of lipids, thus resembling foam cells."
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Impairs Reverse Cholesterol Transport from Macrophages

So is HIV just there because heart disease is there?
HIV emerges from activated HLA-DR genes and in lesions as I first wrote down here and it is all speculation.
All of HIV/AIDS has been speculation for 28 years as it was never peer reviewed and no argument was allowed in public.
So I can speculate.

Aids and Arteries - The smooth muscle CD4 connection

"This study demonstrates that DR expressed on CD4+ T cells dramatically increases HIV-1 expression. Virus production in DR+ cells was > 10-fold higher than in DR- cells as measured by p24 production. Moreover, two T cell lines that were derived from the same parental cell, one DR+ and the other DR-, differentially expressed HIV-1 following transfection with full-length HIV-1 clone as determined by luciferase.
Viral expression in DR+ transfectants were up to 20-fold higher than the DR- counterparts."
HLA-DR on T cells enhances HIV-1 expression. (this study from NIH is now offline)

This study below just indicates lesions happen in sick people and so HLA-DR will be around in the lesions until the lesions either fix or get worse, of course AIDS drugs keep the lesions open so don't work, they just lower HIV measurements.

Incorporation of HLA-DR into the Envelope of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 In Vivo: Correlation with Stage of Disease and Presence of Opportunistic Infection

But studies are everywhere showing this that HIV can be coming out of our MHC antigens or the HLA-DR ones in particular and mostly when HLA-DR is activated in lesions.

More from me on this subject.

Retroviral Talk: Is HIV Just in Lesions?

So this could be what happens below, without the (MHC antigens or HLA-DR on Monocytes) working with 'HIV' in them "oxidised low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) induced a state of apoptosis in T lymphocytes cultured in the absence of monocytes."

T-cell death from rusting cholesterol to simplify.

And "The expression of the HLA-DR marker and the B7.2 protein were up-regulated in monocytes exposed to oxLDL" means HLA-DR activates monocytes with 'HIV' possibly appearing in them actually respond to the oxidised fat.
In other words 'HIV' has nothing to do with the T-cells dying, it's just bad fats and HIV or HERV-K or any of our retroviral bits may be binding via HLA-DR to let monocytes clear up the bad fat or even preparing new cell growth via cell to cell fusion.
We still don't know obviously and to me it all looks like it is about structural changes in blood vessels and lesions. Which can't be fixed with drugs or vaccines.

"Atherosclerosis has been implicated in myocardial infarction, stroke and a host of cardiovascular diseases. The presence of activated T lymphocytes and macrophages, and the increased expression of HLA-DR antigen are consistent with the notion of immune activity in the atherosclerotic plaque. The nature of the causative antigen has not been established although oxidised low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) that accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques could fulfil this role. Here, we report that monocytes play a key role in influencing the fate of purified peripheral human T lymphocytes from healthy donors when the cells are exposed to LDL oxidised under the controlled conditions of water radiolysis. Our data showed that oxLDL generated under these conditions were chemoattractants for T cells. However, they induced a state of apoptosis in T lymphocytes cultured in the absence of monocytes. The extent of apoptosis was related to the degree of oxidation of LDL and the time of T cell exposure to oxLDL. OxLDL-dependent apoptosis did not involve a scavenger-like receptor. CD4(+) cells were more sensitive to the apoptotic effect of oxLDL than CD8(+) cells."
"The expression of the HLA-DR marker and the B7.2 protein were up-regulated in monocytes exposed to oxLDL but not to natLDL. The levels of B7.1 were unchanged. Our data are consistent with the notion that monocytes are critical for T cell survival in the presence of oxLDL and MHC-restricted T cell proliferative response to oxLDL."
Monocytes influence the fate of T cells challenged with oxidised low density lipoproteins towards apoptosis or MHC-restricted proliferation.

But when HLA-DR genes didn't activate in dying patients they died so if HIV comes out of HLA-DR+ activated genes it is also needed for wound repair which is why AIDS drugs stop HIV but the lesions keep open.

Basically in the end HIV/AIDS is either about heart disease or cancer.
Plus Anemia and/or Iron overload leading to infections and inflammatory diseases.
The basic causes of heart disease, cancer or AIDS are Iron overload and inflammation and they can't be fixed with allopathic drugs.
And doctors are not always educated in the nutrients for treating Anemia and/or Iron overload.
Or balancing methylation of DNA which can be chapters worth to describe.
Or fixing collagen and our structure.
We know now how to guide all of these diseases to a better outcome and the studies are all being done so the fixes can be common knowledge and will be in the future.
There is just a monopoly on belief at the moment and for alternative health it's a case of picking up the pieces after chemo.
This will change.
So once you get past the long words, AIDS is all the diseases we die of - complicated by bizarre drugs.
Any thoughts welcome but you'll have to think about it yourselves.
I just describe what something looks like.

Cal Crilly
Helical Sun