Q: I have been reading about products that are supposed to be an improvement over the taking of "hydrogen peroxide by mouth. Do they have any advantage over hydrogen peroxide?—E.J.W., Colorado
A: I think all these "improved oxidation-enhancing" products are a waste of money and, if you are taking peroxide by mouth, you are just as well off with the drugstore variety. This is not meant to be a declamation or endorsement of peroxide by mouth, but just "shopping advice.”
Q: Many people are plagued with moles and in searching through medical books there is little mention of the cause or the cure. Do you have any suggestions?— M.B.F:, Wisconsin
A: A mole, also called a nevus, may have a number of causes. Most of them are benign, but are certainly not attractive. Before going to a surgeon to have a mole excised or burned off, try applying three percent hydrogen peroxide to the nevus with a cotton swab twice daily. You can get the H2O2 at your local drug or grocery store. As we get older our skin is subject to many strange blotches, stains, warts, and moles. I hate to say it, but these are signs of aging skin and, in my opinion, have nothing to do with sun exposure.
The exception to this is basal cell cancer, a locally growing form of cancer that is related to sun exposure over many years. These need excising. The problem is that you are not qualified to diagnose basal cell cancer or the more dangerous squamous cell cancer. So, if a lesion on your skin doesn't respond to the peroxide treatment within six weeks, I recommend that you see a dermatologist. He will almost always recommend an "excisional biopsy," which means: "We are going to biopsy it by completely removing it and then if it is malignant, it will be gone anyway and you will be cured."
This logic is a little hard for you to resist as you have no way of knowing whether the lesion has the appearance of cancer. I would ask him: "Doctor, do you think this thing looks at all suspicious? I mean, do you really think it is necessary to excise it? Would I be endangering my life if we waited?
Of course, if you want the "thing" off for cosmetic reasons, then go for it.
Q. My son has cystic fibrosis. Could he be helped with light therapy and hydrogen peroxide?—D.W.A., California.
A. I have been asked, at one time or another, if the use of intravenous hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet light (photox) will help almost every disease known to mankind. My answer, in most cases, is "I don't know." Unfortunately, I must give the same answer in this case. I would say that photox is probably ineffective for the basic disease of the pancreas. However, most patients with chronic diseases are subject to infections which photox will help, so the treatment might be useful for a better quality of life.
Q. On page 52, you mention that H2O2 therapy is good for hepatitis but you didn't say which kind: A, B, or C. Is it good for all three varieties?—T.E., Saudi Arabia
A. Yes, hydrogen peroxide therapy is good for all three types of hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).
Q. I'm interested in food-grade hydrogen peroxide. If peroxide is an oxidant, and we are supposed to take antioxidants, isn't there a conflict here?—C.J., California.
A. There is nothing foody about 35 percent hydrogen peroxide. It is powerful stuff and I think it is dangerously misleading to call it food, or imply that it is safe to take as you would food. The implication is that it is purer than other grades of peroxide, but analysis has proven that this is not so. If you are going to take peroxide at all, I would simply buy the three percent chemical at your local drug store. It is very cheap and no more contaminated than the "food grade." If you take ten drops of that, twice a day, you will get very little in the way of contaminants. Remember, I am not recommending that you take it at all because I have no scientific basis for doing so.
Not that I don't get "unscientific" at times. My greatgrandma Bell taught me a lot of unscientific medicine, but she dealt with natural remedies from the earth, not something from a chemical factory that you are told to drink.
Intravenous H2O2 in extremely minute doses is another matter. It is backed by excellent, exhaustive research. When the purveyors of peroxide "food" can come up with similar research proving effectiveness and safety of large doses of peroxide by mouth, then I will recommend it.
Q. We have a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease. Other than a low-fat diet, vitamin and mineral supplements, daily exercise, and EDTA chelation twice a week, can you suggest anything else?—name withheld on request.
A. Essentially, I have two more suggestions. First, make sure your loved one isn't suffering from hypothyroidism. Second, oxygenation is very important in these neurological diseases. The chelation is fine, but I would add oxygenation in the form of I.V. peroxide therapy. Contact the International Oxidative Medicine Association (P.O. Box 891954, Oklahoma City, OK 73189, 405-4784266) for a list of doctors competent in this field. The list is available for a $5 donation.
One more point in your letter deserves comment. I see no reason for restricting fats in the diet of a chronically ill person unless there are very compelling reasons. Animal fat is nutritious and gives energy to the patient, no matter what the age. Vegetable fat, especially the processed variety found in junk foods, should be avoided. And remember that cholesterol is absolutely essential for proper nerve function-a low cholesterol diet is the wrong thing to do in these neurological conditions.
Q. I was so impressed with your book on hydrogen peroxide that I have started taking the 35 percent food grade. Your book contains case after case of successful cures, but in your recent Newsletter you say you don't recommend it—has Kessler gotten to you?—R.D., Washington
A. People always want black or white answers. But even if you give them clear alternatives, where black or white is not possible and you are attempting to be honest with the reader, people will misinterpret what you say.
I use five pages in the book to explain the oral peroxide controversy. On page 36, I said: “I have good friends who use oral H2O2 in their practice. I have good friends who claim that it's dangerous to use it orally. All I can do is present both sides and let you make up your own mind as to whether it is safe."
In attempting to present the pros and cons on the subject I have apparently made some people angry. People say they want to take more responsibility for their health yet, when you give them two choices, they get nasty. They want a clear "Go" or "No Go" answer. For ethical and legal reasons, I simply cannot provide that in the case of hydrogen peroxide taken by mouth. And, no, Kessler hasn't gotten to me. I don't back down on my position because of pressure—not even to subscribers, much less a vainglorious medical enforcer like Kessler.
On pages 37 and 38, I said (emphasis in the original): "I don't think H2O2 is dangerous taken orally as long as the recommended dose is not exceeded (ten drops of three percent H2O2 three times a day). But a caveat Dr. Charles Farr, who probably knows the research literature better than anyone, does not agree. Recent research confirms Dr. Farr's doubts. Dr. Farr says that further evidence exists that H2O2 should not be taken by mouth, especially when there is food in the stomach. If you do take H2O2 orally (and this is not a recommendation that you do so), take it on an empty stomach."
I report on a few cases where peroxide was used with apparent success when taken orally. I also, to keep the report as balanced as possible, report on a few cases where peroxide was clearly not successful. All the other reports, indeed "case after case," as R.D. says, involved the use of intravenous H2O2 . Reread the book, R.D., and you will see that I have not endorsed peroxide by mouth and I have never endorsed the use of socalled food grade peroxide. When giving a dosage, I am merely trying to prevent people from killing themselves, as a friend of mine almost did with massive doses of "food grade" peroxide. Because it was labeled as food, he thought it must be safe—a logical, but erroneous, conclusion.
Q. You mentioned the use of H2O2 as nose drops to prevent bad breath from chronic sinus infection. But what concentration do you recommend—straight from the drug store undiluted?—Dr. B.W., California
A. My daughter, who is stronger than I, takes it straight from the bottle and snorts it. I tried that and I thought my sinuses were going to fall out in a smoking heap. I dilute the three percent drug store peroxide half and half with water and use five to ten drops (depending on whether I have cat breath or dog breath that particular day), once or twice daily.
Q. I was in excellent health until age 76, when I was diagnosed as having bronchial asthma and emphysema. I was put on Ventolin and Vanceril. After three years, I came down with polymyalgia rheumatica. I would like to get off the drugs and wondered if intravenous hydrogen peroxide might help.— E.V.B., Connecticut.
A. People don't usually develop bronchial asthma at the age of 76. I think your diagnosis is more likely to be adult respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS. We don't know what it is, just as we don't know what asthma is. Both induce a spasm of the bronchial tubes, and we have a lot to learn about both of these diseases.
Ventolin is a bronchial dilator and Vanceril is a form of cortisone. Although there is nothing that I can find in the literature that would indicate that you contracted polymyalgia rheumatica (PR) from these medications, one cannot help but wonder if three years of these medications might have induced the condition. We know less about PR than we do bronchial asthma or ARDS.
H2O2 , being a broad spectrum therapy (i.e., a supplier of oxygen to the tissues), may help in your case. It may not, but I consider it worth a try. I suggest that you contact the American College for the Advancement of Medicine, 23121 Verdugo Drive, #204, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, 1-800-532-3688, and ask them for the name of a doctor in your area that practices alternative medicine.
Once you've found such a doctor, ask him about these possibilities and see if he can't give you a more precise diagnosis than you've had in the past. Such a doctor should also be able to advise you specifically on peroxide therapy.
Q. Some are saying hydrogen peroxide is good as a cancer cure. Is the hydrogen peroxide "cure" a cruel hoax or is it helpful as a treatment for cancer?—N. V.W., Illinois
A. Hydrogen peroxide is not a cure for cancer, either by mouth or intravenously. It can be helpful in treatment because cancer is "anerobic," i.e., grows without oxygen. Hydrogen peroxide increases the oxygen content of the tissues and thus may slow the growth of cancer. Hydrogen peroxide combined with ultraviolet irradiation of the blood shows great promise—we are working on it.
Q: With regard to the use of hydrogen peroxide therapy, if an improvement is achieved in treating a given disease, how long will it last? Can the therapy be used to treat flu or pneumonia in place of an antibiotic? And finally, could peroxide therapy reduce the amount of drugs being taken for a given condition?
A: It's impossible to tell how long improvements from peroxide therapy will last. As with any therapy, it depends on the condition, the person, and a lot of unknown factors. You can't get a 50,000 mile, 5-year guarantee with any therapy. In any chronic condition, such as emphysema, therapy will undoubtedly have to be continued on an intermittent basis indefinitely.
H2O2 therapy is very effective on flu and pneumonia, especially if used in conjunction with ultraviolet blood irradiation (photoluminescence).
One of the major benefits of peroxide therapy is the elimination of the need for drugs. In fact, most or all drugs can be eliminated in the treatment of infectious diseases by using the combination of H2O2 and ultraviolet light therapy.
Q. I have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and am desperate for treatment. Can you help me?— G.W, North Dakota
A. A few patients with MS have been treated with intravenous H2O2 but not enough to come to any conclusions as to the efficacy of the treatment. I suggest that you contact IOMA (Send $5 and a written request for a list of doctors to P.O. Box 891954, Oklahoma City, OK 73189) and discuss your situation with a doctor familiar with this therapy. The treatment is quite safe.
I also suggest that you take "EWOT"—Exercise With Oxygen Therapy. This is accomplished by exercising on a stationary bicycle (or other exercise modality if the bike is too difficult), while breathing oxygen through a nasal cannula at six to eight liters a minute.