Dec 25, 2016 - the Virgin Mary's Message to the world

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attacks the First Amendment rights of distributors of Homeopathic products.

Depending on who President-elect Donald Trump picks for key regulatory agencies including the Food and Drug Adm, the FTC and the Dept of Agriculture may determine whether first amendment rights of distributors of health foods and dietary supplements are restored or are further suppressed. The following article is reprinted from the FDA Law Blog:

"Our Question Has Been Answered; FTC (not FDA) Attempts to “Kill” OTC Homeopathic Products.

"Posted: 15 Nov 2016 07:45 PM PST

"By Riëtte van Laack – As we blogged previously, there have been activities both by FDA and the FTC foreboding a bleak future for homeopathic products. Both FDA and the FTC questioned the policies and standards applicable to homeopathic products. The FTC threatened to hold homeopathic products to the standard of modern science, i.e., substantiation by clinical studies, not by homeopathic proofing. The threat has become real.

"On November, 15, 2016, the FTC issued an enforcement policy for homeopathic products. Essentially, the FTC has decided to hold homeopathic over-the-counter (OTC) products to the same standard as any other OTC products bearing a health-related claim, i.e., the products’ claims must be supported by modern scientific (not homeopathic) evidence. The Policy Statement applies only to OTC products intended for self-limiting disease conditions amenable to self diagnosis of symptoms and treatment. It does not apply to the practice of medicine and it also does not apply to prescription homeopathic products. The FTC does not outright prohibit claims for homeopathic products that are not supported by scientific evidence.

"The Commission asserts that an effective disclaimer (e.g., a disclaimer clarifying that the product claims are based on theories of homeopathy not accepted by most modern medicine) that accompanies the efficacy claim may correct the misleading nature of the claim. At the same time, however, the FTC recognizes that there is an “inherent contradiction in asserting that a product is effective and also disclosing that there is no scientific evidence” for the claim and questions whether any disclaimer can be sufficient to prevent consumer deception.

"The FTC advises that companies develop evidence that their disclaimer is effective. The FTC claims that the approach outlined in its Policy Statement is consistent with the First Amendment, and “neither limits consumer access to OTC homeopathic products nor conflicts with the FDA’s regulatory scheme.” However, the question remains whether an alternative but truthful disclaimer informing consumers of the facts pertaining to homeopathy, a practice that is recognized by inclusion in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act), would survive an FTC challenge based on First Amendment grounds. Maybe homeopathics are not dead yet?

"For anyone interested in comments the FTC received and the Agency’s responses, the FTC staff has prepared a report discussing the comments and on the workshop, titled "Staff Report on the Homeopathic Medicine & Advertising Workshop." It remains to be seen what if anything FDA will do regarding prescription homeopathic drug products and if the FTC’s new policy and potential resulting enforcements actions will be challenged."

Update on U.S. v. LeBeau: After submitting my Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court last month (Oct 13, 2016), they returned the 10 copies to me and stated that I needed to amend my motion for leave of court to proceed in forma pauperis with a notarized affidavit in support or a Declaration of Indigency. I chose to to file an amended motion with a notarized affidavit in support and am now waiting their reply.

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November 1, 2016 - All Saints Day

The latest issue of the Journal of Immunity (v14n3) was printed and mailed out about one week ago. New articles include my Petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a Writ of Certiorari; also two separate articles on macrobiotics diets, one by john Kozinski and another by Dr Ron Peters MD. Enjoy. Short title summary is - Cannabis Testimonial on CBD Oil remedy for Insomnia. A local case report on the use of a slice of fresh aloe vera leaf to stop a toothache and heal a damaged tooth. The Zika virus - transmission and birth defects. Could Hydrogen Peroxide prevent and treat Zika infections? Hydrogen Peroxide - a simple path to self-immunization. Mary from Brooklyn update. HIV labs results improve with a five part Do-It-Yourself Protocol. Raw Foods and Macrobiotics by John Kozinski. Macrobiotics: The Ultimate Diet by Dr Ron Peters MD. My Petition for a Writ of Certiorari is filed with the U.S. Supreme Court - 4 questions are presented. The full text of this petition can be read here. Conrad LeBeau

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HIV lab results improve with a Do-It-Yourself Protocol

A Press Release from the Organic Consumers Assn.

Congress rammed through a bill that is anti-consumer and anti-states’ rights. And President Obama is expected to sign it very soon. Please help us flood the White House with calls today (202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414) asking Obama to veto S. 764. It’s also not too late to sign these two petitions asking Obama to veto the DARK Act. Please sign here.

We will deliver the petitions, signed so far by about 250,000 people, today, Friday July 15, at 1 p.m. If you’re in the D.C. area, please join our rally at the White House TODAY, Friday, July 15, at 1 p.m. in Lafayette Park Why would President Obama sign the DARK Act, a bill that will preempt Vermont’s GMO labeling law and is clearly intended to hide information from consumers? We can’t think of a single good reason.

This is the President who on the campaign trail promised to label GMOs. This is the President who soon after he was sworn in, issued an executive order advising Congress not to preempt state laws. The DARK Act would unnecessarily preempt more than 100 state laws, some of which have been in place for decades.

And yet, according to news reports, Obama plans to sign this bill that denies the 90 percent of Americans who want the right to know what’s in their food by hiding that information behind confusing QR codes that require expensive smartphones, reliable internet service—and a whole lot of extra time on their hands. Here’s what Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) has to say about the DARK Act: One-in-five Americans in the U.S. does not have smartphones. That includes 50 percent of Americans who are low-income and living in rural areas, and over 65 percent of elderly Americans. If we end up going down the route of a QR code, all of these people will be prevented from accessing the information that this bill is supposed to make available to all consumers.

And even if someone has a smartphone, they will have to scan every single item they purchase in order to obtain the desired information, and this is assuming they will have access to the internet in the grocery store. That’s anything but a quick response. It is a bad idea. It is a bad idea. It is an intentional measure to deny consumers information. Even House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway said in a statement the bill is "riddled with ambiguity." And then he voted for it anyway. Because Conaway answers to Monsanto and Big Food, not his constituents.

TAKE ACTION: Tell President Obama to veto the DARK Act! Sign here and here. Tweet Obama: @POTUS. 90% of Americans want GMO labels. Veto the DARK Act which allows confusing QR codes instead of labels. Call the White House 202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414 to leave your comment! The comment line is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Join the anti-DARK Act rally at the White House TODAY, Friday, July 15, 1 p.m., 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (Lafayette Park)

July 4th Update

“Mary’ from Brooklyn Update June 14, 2016
A new development – her HIV status converts from positive to negative

We reported on the experiences of Mary from Brooklyn on this website on Feb 1, 2016 and also with a detailed article in the September 2015 update. At the time we thought that her combination of the HIV drug Complera, along with Black Seed powder, beet juice and vitamin D had resulted in her CD4/CD8 ratio returning to a normal 1.46 reference range (normal is usually from 1.0 to about 2.0). Last year she used the saliva (Oraquick) test for HIV and the result was negative. However, we since have learned that this test is not reliable when you are using HIV drugs and your viral load for HIV is also non-detectable. - Her doctor ordered the p24 antigen test and it was positive for the presence of this viral protein.

Recent update May 2016 – Mary reports that a recent blood test for the Elisa - Western Blot is negative for antibodies to HIV. The test was not a repeat of the earlier saliva Oraquick that is unreliable for determining a person’s HIV status after they are infected. It was the finger prick test. The person who did the test remembered “Mary” and her earlier positive test result for HIV and said of the negative result “this is impossible.” Since he also has HIV, he retested himself to make sure the testing equipment was working properly; it was; he again tested positive on the Elisa/Western Blot.

After this test, Mary went back to her doctor for a second time to retest for the p24 antigen. It came back positive again. Normally this would indicate the presence of the HIV viral protein. However, Mary’s immune system should be making antibodies for the p24 antigen and it is not.

The question I have is whether or not the p24 antigen detected in her blood is from a live or dead virus? I should add her viral load by PCR is non detectable. She also has a normal CD4 count (over 800) and a normal CD4/CD8 ratio (normally unheard of). By the way, she stopped using the black seed in Dec. of 2015.

However, she has continued taking 10,000 i.u. of vitamin D3 daily, and her latest vitamin D serum level was 88 ng/ml. This is on a scale of 30 to 100 so her vitamin D levels are more than adequate. Did her high vitamin D levels have more to do with her sero-conversion than her previous use of black seed powder or had she already sero-converted by Dec. of 2015 and did not know it because no antibody test was taken in December?

She also told me her blood type is Rh negative, which she had not mentioned previously. She said she had to take an immunosuppressive drug to get pregnant as her doctor told her people with Rh-negative blood have an immune system that rejects everything that is “foreign,” including a fetus. Adding all these new developments together raises some interesting questions:

1. Is she cured or is she not cured of active HIV infection?

2. Does the continued presence of the p24 antigen indicate active or dead viral particles?

3. What role did her unique blood type (Rh negative) play in her sero-conversion?

A leap of faith: One way to find out if the P24 antigen represents active or dead viral particles is to stop all drugs and treatments for HIV and retest every 30 days for the presence of HIV antibodies. If there remains any active virus, then the antibodies should return.

The presence of HIV can also be found with PCR if the virus multiplies above a certain threshold. Since antigen presentation on the surface of an infected cell is believe to be the key to total viral eradication, I will be writing an updated article on this subject that we published in Positive Health News Report No 16 in 1998. In this article, I reported on the role of glutathione and ATP in improving antigen presentation. Stay tuned.

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June 2nd - News - Breaking

The World Health Organization view that the microcephaly outbreak in Brazil's impoverished northeast is caused by the Zika virus has, so far, received few challenges. Brazil's Health Minister, Marcelo Castro, has gone so far as to say that he has "100% certainty" that there is a link between Zika and microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with small heads.

The view is widely supported in the medical community worldwide, including by the US's influential Center for Disease Control. But there is no hard evidence of the link, rather a mixture of epidemiological indications and circumstantial evidence. One of the key scientific papers, by A S Oliveira Melo et al in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, found Zika virus in the amniotic fluids and other tissues of the affected babies and their mothers. But only two women were examined, far too small a number to establish a statistically significant link.

The New York Times also reported on 3rd February on the outcome of analyses by Brazil's Health Ministry: "Of the cases examined so far, 404 have been confirmed as having microcephaly. Only 17 of them tested positive for the Zika virus. But the government and many researchers say that number may be largely irrelevant, because their tests would find the presence of the virus in only a tiny percentage of cases." And last weekend, the most powerful indicator yet that the microcephaly may have another cause altogether was announced by Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, as reported by the Washington Post. Colombian public health officials, stated Santos, have so far diagnosed 3,177 pregnant women with the Zika virus- but in no case had microcephaly been observed in the foetus.

Argentine doctors: it's the insecticide

Now a new report has been published by the Argentine doctors' organisation, Physicians in the Crop-Sprayed Towns (PCST), [1] which not only challenges the theory that the Zika virus epidemic in Brazil is the cause of the increase in microcephaly among newborns, but proposes an alternative explanation. According to PCST, the Ministry failed to recognise that in the area where most sick people live, a chemical larvicide that produces malformations in mosquitoes was introduced into the drinking water supply in 2014.

STOP PRESS - Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul bans Pyriproxyfen for use in controlling Zika virus mosquitos. This pesticide, Pyriproxyfen, is used in a state-controlled programme aimed at eradicating disease-carrying mosquitos. The Physicians added that the Pyriproxyfen is manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical, a Japanese 'strategic partner' of Monsanto. - a company they have learned to distrust due to the vast volume of the company's pesticides sprayed onto Argentina's cropland.

Pyriproxyfen is a growth inhibitor of mosquito larvae, which alters the development process from larva to pupa to adult, thus generating malformations in developing mosquitoes and killing or disabling them. It acts as an insect juvenile hormone or juvenoid, and has the effect of inhibiting the development of adult insect characteristics (for example, wings and mature external genitalia) and reproductive development.

The chemical has a relatively low risk profile as shown by its WHO listing, with low acute toxicity. Tests carried out in a variety of animals by Sumitomo found that it was not a teratogen (did not cause birth defects) in the mammals it was tested on. However this cannot be taken as a completely reliable indicator of its effects in humans - especially in the face of opposing evidence.

The PCST commented: "Malformations detected in thousands of children from pregnant women living in areas where the Brazilian state added Pyriproxyfen to drinking water are not a coincidence, even though the Ministry of Health places a direct blame on the Zika virus for this damage." They also noted that Zika has traditionally been held to be a relatively benign disease that has never before been associated with birth defects, even in areas where it infects 75% of the population.

Brazilian doctors also suspect pyriproxyfen

Pyriproxyfen is a relatively new introduction to the Brazilian environment; the microcephaly increase is a relatively new phenomenon. So the larvicide seems a plausible causative factor in microcephaly - far more so than GM mosquitos, which some have blamed for the Zika epidemic and thus for the birth defects.

The PCST report, which also addresses the Dengue fever epidemic in Brazil, concurs with the findings of a separate report on the Zika outbreak by the Brazilian doctors' and public health researchers' organisation, Abrasco. [2] Abrasco also names Pyriproxyfen as a possible cause of the microcephaly. It condemns the strategy of chemical control of Zika-carrying mosquitoes, which it says is contaminating the environment as well as people and is not decreasing the numbers of mosquitoes. Instead Abrasco suggests that this strategy is in fact driven by the commercial interests of the chemical industry, which it says is deeply integrated into the Latin American ministries of health, as well as the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organisation.

Abrasco names the British GM insect company Oxitec as part of the corporate lobby that is distorting the facts about Zika to suit its own profit-making agenda. Oxitec sells GM mosquitoes engineered for sterility and markets them as a disease-combatting product - a strategy condemned by the Argentine Physicians as "a total failure, except for the company supplying mosquitoes." Both the Brazilian and Argentine doctors' and researchers' associations agree that poverty is a key neglected factor in the Zika epidemic. Abrasco condemned the Brazilian government for its "deliberate concealment" of economic and social causes: "In Argentina and across America the poorest populations with the least access to sanitation and safe water suffer most from the outbreak."

PCST agrees, stating, "The basis of the progress of the disease lies in inequality and poverty." Abrasco adds that the disease is closely linked to environmental degradation: floods caused by logging and the massive use of herbicides on (GM) herbicide-tolerant soy crops - in short, tries "the impacts of extractive indus." The notion that environmental degradation may a factor in the spread of Zika finds backing in the view of Dino Martins, PhD, a Kenyan entomologist. Martins said that "the explosion of mosquitoes in urban areas, which is driving the Zika crisis" is caused by "a lack of natural diversity that would otherwise keep mosquito populations under control, and the proliferation of waste and lack of disposal in some areas which provide artificial habitat for breeding mosquitoes." Community-based actions The Argentine Physicians believe that the best defence against Zika is "community-based actions".

An example of such actions is featured in a BBC News report on the Dengue virus in El Salvador. A favourite breeding place for disease-carrying mosquitoes is storage containers of standing water. El Salvadorians have started keeping fish in the water containers, and the fish eat the mosquito larvae. Dengue has vanished along with the mosquitoes that transmit the disease. And so far, the locals don't have any Zika cases either. Simple yet effective programmes like this are in danger of being neglected in Brazil in favour of the corporate-backed programmes of pesticide spraying and releasing GM mosquitoes. The latter is completely unproven and the former may be causing far more serious harm than the mosquitoes that are being targeted.

Other News - Judge Charles Clevert's issues his Opinion

by Conrad LeBeau
In the case of U.S. v. LeBeau (10-CR-00253) Federal Judge Charles Clevert issued his long awaited decision on Feb 3, 2016. After a delay of 3 years, the Federal Judge finally published a 24 page decision that basically affirmed the opinions of Magistrate William Callahan in a case that now involves challenges to how the FDA interprets and enforces the FDC Act. His adverse decision was not unexpected.

A "Notice of Appeal" to the 7th Circuit in Chicago was filed on Feb 12. Standby Counsel is Attorney Daniel Stiller. Links to his decision and a brief that I will write and file with the 7th circuit will be posted simultaneously, possibly in late March or April this year. Earlier briefs are posted here that discuss the legal issues in this appeal, and can be read at the Forum link on this website.

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Feb 1st 2016 update

Case Reports (Vitamin D increases CD4 counts)

Cindy from lower Michigan. a female who has been hiv+ since 1986 and has tried many many drugs as well as alternative therapies over the many years called us in the past two weeks to share her latest results. In Oct 2015, she used the HIV drugs Isentress and Epzicom plus the following supplements: Vitamin D 5000 i.u daily, Brazil nuts - 6 per day (food source of selenium), Black seed capsules 3 twice daily, Naltrexone - 3 mg before bedtime once daily. Results - vitamin D levels in Oct were 53 ng/ml, PCR - non-detectable viral load. CD4 count 376. From Oct to January, dosage of vitamin D was increased to 10000 i.u. daily. In January 2016, new test results showed an increase in the CD4 count to 586, an increase of 210 from the October test. PCR for HIV remained undetectable.

Conclusion - since Cindy had been undetectable for HIV and had a CD4 count in the 300 range for the past several years, and the other components of her daily regimen were basically unchanged, the increase in the CD4 count is attributed to the higher daily dosage of vitamin D (10,000 i.u.) added in October through the Jan 2016 test period. Note: the name Cindy was used in place of her real name to protect her privacy although she is from lower Michigan and all the other information is accurate as was given to us.

Mary from Brooklyn. We reported on the experiences of Mary on this website with a detailed and lengthily article in the September 2015 update. (Scroll down to read it). At the time we thought that her combination of the HIV drug Complera, along with Black Seed powder, beet juice and vitamin D had resulted in her CD4/CD8 ratio returning to a normal 1.46 reference range (normal is usually from 1.0 to about 2.0). Last year she used the saliva (Oraquick) test for HIV and the result was negative. However, we since have learned that this test is not reliable when your viral load for HIV is non-detectable - her doctor ordered the p24 antigen test that would indicate the presence of active virus. The result came back positive for the presence of the p24 antigen for HIV which means that there was still the presence of an active virus somewhere in her body.

Her latest labs in January 2016 is that the CD4/CD8 ratio has increased to 2.1 and her blood test for vitamin D has increased to the upper quadrant. The upper quadrant is 75 to 100 ng.ml. The normal reference ranges for vitamin D are usually 30 to 100 ng/ml. Her latest vitamin D levels is now 88 ng/ml. This is first time report of someone with this high a vitamin D level who also has a normal CD4/CD8 ratio and is non detectable. To determine if this combination has resulted in total eradication of HIV from the her body will now require a second p24 antigen test for HIV - or in other words - can she now stop all HIV treatments without the virus coming out of hiding and starting replicating again? Stay tuned - we will report the results here when they come in.

Miraculous Water now available direct from San Damiano, Italy. We first reported on the Miraculous Water of San Damiano in Sept 1996 - some 20 years ago in Positive Health News Report No 12. The miraculous healing water from San Damiano has been flowing from a well dug in San Damiano, Italy, at the request of the Virgin Mary in 1966. It was dug in accordance to instructions given during an apparition with the Virgin Mary received by Rosa Quattrini. The message received by the visionary, Rosa Quattrini, was that this water would help purify the body and soul, and that many people who used this water would recover their health (especially those who used it with prayer and faith).

In 2002 we attempted to import the water from Italy but had extreme problems getting it shipped to us. Orders got lost, cash sent in envelopes got stolen; some bottles leaked in shipment and the list goes on. The local catholic church authorities whom I contacted that own the land on which the well is located would not ship out the water (fearing contamination by terrorists). In 2004, we finally made contact with Lauri Tiziana of San Damiano, who lives in San Damiano. She has shipped the water to us for the past 12 years. We are grateful for her continuing efforts. Many people who have used this water have been helped, some said they were cured of various illnesses. More than one person told me they would not be alive today were it not for this water.

Today Feb... 1st, 2016, one of her daughters, Amandine Confignal, has set up a website hortus-rosarum.net (garden of roses) for shipping the Miraculous Water to anyone in any country - worldwide. Orders are payable in Euros by email through paypal and may be placed through the hortus-rosarum website. A price list may be obtained by an email sent to amandine.confignal@gmail.com. Blessed cloths are also available now and later this year, possibly rose petals and other spiritual objects. The new website is set up in Wordpress format.

Note: If you live in the US or North America, it may cost you less to obtain small quantities direct from us at our Order page. Due to limited supplies, we restrict orders to 10 bottles per person. We will continue to import the water and repackage them in both regular and spray bottles for the foreseeable future.

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Jan 15 update - latest journal now online

The latest issue of the Journal of Immunity v13n4 was mailed out on Jan 11. Besides a reprint of the article on The Mineral Deficiency Theory of Obesity and Dr Ron Peters article on B12 for Nerve and Brain Health, there is an article on Selenium for AIDS and Cancer, Vitamin D sufficiency for immune restoration and a verbal statement from Federal Judge Charles Clevert that he is working on writing his decision in my 5 year legal saga with the U.S. Food and Drug Adm. The full journal article is posted here as a pdf document. Enjoy.

Sen. Bernie Sanders opposes Dr. Robert Califf for FDA commissioner

On Jan 12th, FDA nominee to be the new commissioner was approved by a voice vote of the Senate panel. However, the nominations may be blocked by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Sen. Murkowski will withhold her support until the FDA states that it will require the labeling of genetically modified salmon. Senator Murkowski stated: "If they are trying to get my support, they sure fumbled that ball."

In addition, whio.com quoted Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders as opposing the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf as being too closely tied to big pharmaceutical interests. Sanders said the country need an FDA commissioner who sill stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and that Robert Califf "is not that person." Several other news sources said Sanders is considering a hold on the nomination. The whio.com article reports that Califf received "$29,000 in consulting fees, travel, meals and other payments from drug makers in 2014." An extensive article with links to Sen. Sanders press release opposing Califf's nomination can be found at madinamerica.com or directly at Bernie Sanders website.

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Jan 2, 2016
"The Mineral Deficiency Theory of Obesity"
by Conrad LeBeau

Along with our national debt, our national waistline grows by the year. The obesity epidemic started sometime in the 1980’s and is now widespread in many developed nations. According to healthyamericans.org, obesity in American adults has more than doubled from 15% in 1980 to 30% or higher. Childhood rates of obesity have tripled. Obesity is linked to more than 30 diseases. 34% of all adults over the age of 40 are obese. They have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30.

Healthypeople.gov states:

“Most Americans, however, do not eat a healthful diet and are not physically active at levels needed to maintain proper health. Fewer than 1 in 3 adults and an even lower proportion of adolescents eat the recommended amount of vegetables each day. Compounding this is the fact that a majority of adults (81.6%) and adolescents (81.8%) do not get the recommended amount of physical activity. “

Weight gain during the Holidays

Weight gain during the winter months and holidays can range from 1 to 10 lbs. Getting it off is not as easy as outing it on. Adults over 40 have a harder time losing weight, even with regular daily exercise, than for someone in their 20’s. When you are over 50 or 60, the weight comes off even slower, if at all. There is a long list of reasons for this, including lower DHEA levels, human growth hormone (HGH), and less restful restorative sleep. Excess consumption of salt and sugar leads to a decrease in insulin sensitivity. With an aging body, there is a loss of metabolic efficiency. Complex health conditions like obesity and cancer can have 101 contributing factors. There are also genetic and life style factors. There are no simple pills to take to cure obesity.

The Mineral Deficiency Theory of Obesity is linked to a loss of potassium and trace minerals in the diet Metabolic syndrome covers a whole range of modern health problems including insulin resistance, increased craving for sweets, and carbohydrates. The effect of this altered appetite in people is increased consumption of refined carbohydrates, which results in increased belly fat, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Potassium and magnesium are two critical minerals that have been depleted from the soil after decades of commercial farming. It could be said that the food brought to market as a result of these farming practices is also deficient in some 60 trace-minerals as well as lacking in flavor and taste.

This is all before the food processors touch it and processed it in way to make it even more deficient in potassium, magnesium, trace minerals and other essential nutrients. The public buys highly processed food that has too much sodium in it, too much sugar, and corn syrup – all the result of refining and over processing. Refined white flout is the culprit and enriched wheat flour is as bad or worse. Enriched wheat flour and breads made from it should be avoided.

Manufacturers add iron and a few synthetic B vitamins to the flour. The iron is made in a laboratory and causes oxidative stress and damages the intestines; the iron and B vitamins are not plant based. Synthetic B vitamins are not in sync with multiple co-factors only found in whole grains. Artificial B vitamins can increase your appetite for sweets and refined carbs. This sets the stage for a complete range of health problems from diabetes to obesity. The outer bran (such as wheat bran) and germ from the whole grains are the most nutritious part of the grain and have the highest fiber, mineral and vitamin content. By removing these, you create nutrient deficiencies and imbalances that negatively impacts how the body processes carbs, protein, sugar and creates energy.

The second problem is how grains are ground. Grains too finely ground produce breads and bakery with a high glycemic index and spike blood sugar. To keep blood sugar on the level, you need whole grains used for breads that are chopped, crushed, steel cut or cracked (not finely ground). At least half the grains in healthy breads and crackers should be coarsely ground as described in the preceding paragraph. Nearly all the breads I observe at the local food markets and bakeries are contaminated with “enriched wheat flour” and are made entirely from finely ground flour. Those are two good reasons not to buy them.

Other things to look for are to avoid breads with Carmel coloring or corn syrup added. However, molasses, honey and vinegar are healthy choices as ingredients. Also, buy bread that weighs 1.5 to 2 lbs. or more and is not squeezable. Unless you have celiac disease, gluten free breads are poor choices due to their lack of high fiber content, and coarsely ground grains. The presence of egg whites, a common allergen, is usually found in gluten free breads. Egg whites, but not the yolk, may induce inflammatory reactions in the gut and joints.

The role of dietary potassium in hypertension and diabetes.
J Physiol Biochem. 2015 Dec 3. by Ekmekcioglu C1 et al.

Abstract

Potassium is an essential mineral which plays major roles for the resting membrane potential and the intracellular osmolarity. In addition, for several years, it has been known that potassium also affects endothelial and vascular smooth muscle functions and it has been repeatedly shown that an increase in potassium intake shifts blood pressure to a more preferable level… Furthermore, accumulating epidemiological evidence from, especially, the last decade relates low dietary potassium intake or serum potassium levels to an increased risk for insulin resistance or diabetes….in addition to reduction of sodium intake, increasing dietary potassium intake may positively affect blood pressure and possibly also glucose metabolism in many populations.

1. Potassium and risk of Type 2 diabetes Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Sep; 6(5): 665–672. Ranee Chatterjee et al

2. Effects of potassium supplementation on insulin binding and insulin action in human obesity:……. by Norbiato G, et al Eur J Clin Invest. 1984 Dec;14(6):414-9.

Sugar – its negative effects

Sanjay Gupta MD reported on CNN today Jan 2 that in a 10-day study, the abstinence of sugar in the diet resulted in a significant decrease in triglycerides, blood pressure and insulin resistance. It is well established that reducing insulin resistance equates often with a reduction in appetite for sugar and refined carbohydrates and a reduction in abdominal fat.

Better Meals and Snack choices

Whole Grain Breads - characteristics of healthy bread – crushed whole wheat or cracked wheat or chopped rye whole grains should be the first ingredient listed. [Breads that list enrich flour should be avoided] Good choices: “Hunza Bread” by Bruno Bakeries in Chicago (1); Russian or Polish Rye bread; New England Brown Bread or Earth Friendly Wheat Bread. Also WASA rye, sourdough or multigrain crackers, AkMak crackers, and Crunch Master whole grain gluten free crackers. Wheat Bran blueberry muffins are usually high in fiber and minerals.

1. Bruno’s Bakery 3341 S Lituanica Ave Apt S, Chicago Ill 60608 773-254-6376. They also have bakeries in New York and N.J.

Meal Choices, Breakfast and Snacks

Whole grain breads, crackers and raw vegetables. Toast the whole grain bread and make a veggie sandwich (lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, sliced carrots, organic cucumbers, sliced carrots, and sprouts) other raw veggies like radishes and green onions may be eaten with whole grain crackers.

Beans and Legumes Lima beans, Great Northern Beans, peas, black beans, pinto bean paste and many other beans. Serve with WASA whole grain crackers and salsa or with a baked yam.

Lemonade Recipe – to 1 cup of freshly pressed lemon juice, add 7 cups of spring water, ½ cup of maple syrup and 1/4th cup of Xylitol. Drink a small glass 3 times daily to flush fat from the liver and belly. [I use an electric citrus juicer to make this drink – available in department stores]

Coconut Water – a superb source of potassium and some 60 trace minerals. Drink 6 to 8 ounces before or with meals. Coconut water lowers blood pressure and your waistline.

Organic Low Sodium Chicken broth and Wakame seaweed flakes. To one cup of chicken broth, add 1 spoonful of Wakame flakes. Simmer for 3 minutes. Increases energy and burns fat for hours. – has powerful anti-cancer effects also.

Organic Molasses tea and mint. A real appetite killer due of its high concentration of potassium and 60 trace minerals. Add 1 teaspoon Molasses to a cup of hot water and 1 bag of peppermint tea. Steep 10 minutes. Use one or more times daily.

Apple or Acai Whey protein shake Add 2 ozs of frozen Acai pulp or cut and core one small granny smith apple and add to a blender. Add one cup of homemade lemonade and 15 to 20 grams of Whey protein from grass fed cows plus 2 teaspoons of cold pressed flax oil. Blend and drink as a meal replacement once or twice daily.

Pot-roasted organic chicken or bison with a mix of vegetables (onions, celery, carrots, rutabagas, zucchini etc.). A slow cooker works best for this meal. Use Mrs. Dash or Spike Vegit herbal blends for seasoning. Serve once daily.

Greek Salad or Chef Salad with oil and vinegar dressing. Goes great with one slice of real whole grain bread or crackers.

Supplements

Nutritional Yeast or Brewer’s Yeast Powder (consider Solgar’s Brewers yeast powder). Fiber and Probiotic blends, Wheat grass powder (Kamut). Fiber-Probiotic blend – One tablespoon of Psyllium husk powder, one rounded teaspoon of Kamut (a heirloom wheatgrass) juice powder and ½ tsp. of a probiotic blend (e.g. Ojibwa Probiotic Blend). Use once in the AM or for more rapid weight loss, once before each meal.

Sweeteners – Good choices - Xylitol, chicory inulin, Malitol, maple syrup, and or honey. Foods to avoid or restrict– high fat cheese, all processed meats, nearly all processed foods, lunchmeats, sausages, eggs (use once or twice a week only), foods and pastries, most breads and pasta, candies, chocolate candy and ice cream. Avoid multiple vitamin tablets and high potency B vitamins. They stimulate the appetite.

Case Reports

#1. Milwaukee, WI. About 15 years ago, a middle-aged person was considerably overweight. As a result, he developed Type II Diabetes. In order to control his blood sugar, he began to eat 5 times each day. What he ate was vegetables, mostly steamed mixed vegetables. He said steamed green peas were his main source of protein. Within 6 months, as a result of this simple primitive diet, he not only balanced his blood sugar that returned to normal, he lost 50 lbs. and regained his health. His diet contained no meat, no milk products and no refined carbohydrates or sugar.

He said he avoided most fruit juice and opted to eat whole fruit when he ate fruit. He said that fruit juices would spike his blood sugar, especially grape juice. His diet was high in what is lacking in most diets today. It was high in fiber, both soluble and insoluble, high in potassium, calcium, magnesium and trace minerals. It was low in fat, low in sodium and low in refined carbohydrates including breads, candy and soda. He also took no vitamin supplements and used no drugs.

#2. This case is also from the Milwaukee area. This person drinks a quart of skim milk every day and never has a problem with any excess fat buildup and has no abdominal fat. He does not spend time a treadmill, does not jog, or lift weights, and yet remains an energy dynamo. He credits the drinking a glass of skim milk with each meal as his secret for staying slim. He also said he does not crave candy, refined carbs and eats little fat. His diet of meat, potatoes and veggies is not exceptionally different from an ordinary diet except for the amount of skim milk he drinks with each meal.

Like case #1, the skim milk in his diet would be high in potassium, calcium, magnesium and trace minerals. Whole vegetables, especially dark green vegetables like broccoli, spinach and kale, are naturally low in sodium, high in potassium, calcium and other trace minerals and low in fat.

#3 was from Kenosha. A male in his 50’s who belonged to a University started by Alfred Lawson, who stated the federal government should print money to finance its deficits instead of borrowing credit from private bankers. He told me he was vegetarian and ate no meat. I attended a luncheon once and noticed he was considerably overweight, probably 50 to 70 lbs. I also remember what he chose to eat. He ate lots of cheese and bread although he also ate some vegetables. By the size of his waistline, I would consider this “vegetarian” diet a failure.

His diet would have a higher fat content since most commercial cheese contains 4% milk fat. A better choice would be low fat cheese or 1% or low fat milk or yogurt. The white bread would be deficient in fiber, and minerals including potassium, calcium, magnesium and trace minerals. He also drank fruit juices. A better choice would be green tea with honey and lemon. This case shows that simply following a meatless diet alone does not make you a true vegetarian or give you a slim waistline.

Fasting for health of body and soul

At Medjugorje, the Virgin Mary told the visionaries that the best fast is bread and water, although acknowledging that there are other kinds of beneficial fasts like watching less television, striving to overcome personal addictions like drugs, smoking and drinking alcohol. She recommended the bread and water fast on Weds and Friday. For its spiritual benefits, it should be combined with prayer. [In my opinion, the next best fast is toasted whole grain bread with raw vegetables.]

If you try one or more of the ideas presented here, write to me conradlebeau@gmail.com and let me know what works or does not work for you. Fasting is not a cake walk but it transforms us in a way that is good for us and the world.

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13 November, 2015

Pour France - nous partageons votre douleur en cette période de deuil. Nous ne les oublierons pas. (To France - we share your pain in this time of mourning. We shall not forget.)

The face of senseless terrorism reared its ugly head in Paris, France, slaughtering over 129 innocent civilians in the name of islamic jihad. While there is plenty of mental illness to go around in this crazy world, the leaders and members of ISIS show blatant disregard for human life, and exceptional brutality not seen since the middle ages. The law of Karma will yet come full circle - what they do unto others shall be done unto them.

"Democratize the Banks" plan sent to 6 Presidential candidates.

Information packets with reprints of the 1968 Milwaukee Sentinel front page article with a 5 page letter outlining solutions to the credit, debt and money issue were mailed in priority mail envelopes to six presidential candidates this past week - the packets were sent to Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Ted Cruz, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Dr. Ben Carson and Donald Trump. It now remains to be seen if any of the ideas proposed will surface in upcoming presidential debates in both major parties. Read the full text of the 5 page letter (double spaced) here. Conrad

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Nov 1st 2015 Report
Reprinted from the Milwaukee Sentinel July 9 1968

Conrad LeBeau
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont stated in the nationally televised Democratic debate (Oct 2015) that less than a fraction of 1% of the population owns over 90% of the wealth in this country. Today, more than 47 years after it was published in the Milwaukee Sentinel on July 9, 1968, the above reprint of the findings of the House Banking Committee in 1968 is photographic evidence that the Senator from Vermont is right.

I have retained possession of this newspaper with its explosive headline since 1968 and have chosen this month to republish this most informative of articles. The yellowing of original newspaper shows in the photographic reprint I made this past week. This photographic reprint and important proposals for monetary and banking reform are published in the Forum section of this website and offer several solutions on how to deal with the debt crisis, and keep interest rates low or near zero. Coming soon - a proposal to democratize the banks to redistribute their wealth.

On that historic July date in 1968, while President Lyndon Johnson was in the White House and the Vietnam war was raging, the headlines read - BIG-BANK PROBE URGED "Handful Controls Industry". The article quotes from a letter by the Chairman of the House Banking Committee, the Honorable Wright Patman of Texas, who wrote to then U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark asking for an antitrust investigation of a handful of banks which the committee found controlled more than half of the nation's trillion dollar investment industry.

Today, nearly half a century later, that figure may well be over10 trillion dollars. A copy of the headline page article (upper part photo and the lower half of the Sentinel article plus the balance of the article on page 3 is on the Forum link.) A written transcript of the Sentinel article is part of this report - it is easier to read than using a magnifying glass to read the Sentinel's front cover.

Debt and Credit - two side of the same coin

The sole reason why commercial banks have accumulated most of the wealth of the nation in the past 200 years is because of trade secrets that the bankers have closely held that have allowed them to make loans way beyond their customer's deposits. The collective effect is that banks, especially the biggest banks, have created trillions of dollars through book-keeping entries with the use of bank checks and credit cards. The interest collected on these trillions of dollars in loans of credit have created a mountain of debt for the Federal Gov't, State governments, private industry, farmers, small businesses, student loans, credit card holders, and individuals. The result is economic slavery. At the same time, the bankers have made $trillions in profits as stock holders of the banks and as major stockholders in private industry. [to better understand how banks create money, read the article in the right column under "Money Creation - from the Knight's Templars to Wall St."

What to do about it all?

I am calling on everyone who visits this website to not only read, but to reprint this article, the photographic images, and get copies of selected Forum articles on solutions to this growing debt crisis into the hands of all political leaders of both parties, but especially all the presidential candidates in both parties.

The Forum articles are divided into 11 sections. The most important articles to reprint are in the first 2 sections. In the first section is Banking 101 under the [Coin, Credit, Currency and Banking 101] section and the first two articles under the next section titled ["Mint those Platinum Coins"] and ["Congress can authorize low interest rate credit cards...."] for the American People. It is important to educate our leaders and to reprint and mail all this material together to one or more presidential candidates of your choice and to include a personal cover letter.

I highly recommend reprinting the 3 articles I highlighted here and mailing it using a USPS priority Mail envelope to a presidential candidate of your choice and to your Congressman.

Watching the presidential debates in both political parties shows how incredibly ignorant the moderators of these debates are as well as most of the candidates on the subject of money, banking and the Federal Reserve. The number one issue should be reduce the future growth of both the public and private debt of the nation through monetary reform that restores an honest money system that keeps interest rates near zero as a permanent policy, refinances all high interest debt to lower interest rates, and to level the playing field with the super rich.

The job of taking our country back from the Wall St bankers, and the billionaires who reside there, belongs to all of us. Click here for the 3 photographs and the Forum articles. If we don't take Washington back from the billionaires on Wall St, and reclaim control over our own government, who will?

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October 15, report

B-12 deficiency is widespread

Dr. Ronald Peters MD

A recent study done at Oxford University and published in the journal Neurology, suggested that up to 40% of the population may be deficient in vitamin B-12. Vitamin B-12 deficiency is especially common among vegetarians and vegans, but it's also surprisingly common in meat eaters as well. Again, this is likely due to common intestinal absorption problems.

Symptoms of B-12 deficiency

1. Chest pain or shortness of breath
2. Fatigue or unexplained weakness
3. Dizziness, trouble with balance, and fainting
4. Confusion, memory loss or dementia
5. Coldness, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet
6. Slow reflexes or diminished nervous system function
7. Pale skin or yellowing of the skin
8. Sore mouth and tongue

To read Dr Peters complete article on vitamin B12, click here.

Editor's note: B12 deficiency is common in people with cancer, diabetes, hiv/aids, cardiovascular disease, dementia, eye function, nerve damage, neuropathy, people over 50, elevated homocysteine, and people with chronic problems with digestion.

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October 1, report

The latest issue of the Journal of Immunity (Vol 13, No 3) is in the printers and focuses on the role of Vitamin D in regulating T cells and Natural Killer cells. NYC HIV Case reports on a case where Complera, Black Seed powder, raw beet juice and Vitamin D - caused the CD4/CD8 ratio to return to normal. However, the latest test results for the p24 antigen indicate the HIV virus is still present. Analysis and commentary on this unique case, and where do we go from here?. Scientific research on Vitamin D for allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Bronchitis and Asthma. Vitamin D regulates the expression of over 900 genes. Cancer Case reports with Vitamin D. My personal experience using 10,000 i.u vitamin D daily. A report on the use of Witch Hazel - scientific studies on its anti-inflammatory effects, antiviral and anti tumor. A case report from a reader who used Sunshine and Black Seed for HIV. Betulinic acid from White Birch bark kills Melanoma cancer cells. Chaga mushrooms for cancer. FDA vs. LeBeau update - new briefs are filed (Go to #18 for links) and a decision from the local federal judge may be near. Read the entire newsletter here.

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September 15th - A Case Report

Conrad LeBeau
This report is about a female from Harlem, NY. I will call her “Mary” not her real name. Here is a shortened version of her latest phone call to me on Sept 14, 2015. She is a married and her husband is HIV positive. Mary became infected in January 2015 after having had sex with her husband in an event that resulted in the breakage of a condom.

At the end of February, 2015, she tested positive on a standard HIV test for the virus. More testing found that her CD4 counts had dropped to around 340 while the CD8 count rose to 809 – the CD4/CD8 ratio being 0.42. The viral load for HIV was about 21000 in the February test.

In evaluating the effectiveness of any HIV treatment protocol, the usual lab numbers most of us look at are the viral load and the CD4 counts. Patient M’s original lab results from using a pharmaceutical HIV drug would be usual– CD4 counts increase and the viral load declines to a non-detectable level. No one would think these results are extra-ordinary if they missed this observation – after 3 months on this combination protocol, Patient M’s CD4/CD8 ratio returned to normal.

The significance of this is as remarkable as a bolt of lightning coming out of a clear blue sky. The immune system's initial response to the HIV virus is to flip or invert the CD4/ CD8 ratio. A typical example of a normal CD4/CD8 ratio before HIV is a CD4 count of 800 and a CD8 count of 500. If you divide 800 by 500, you get 1.6 and that would be a normal CD4/CD8 ratio. A few months ago, on May 15th I wrote why I thought we needed to pay more attention to the CD4/CD8 ratio; the main reason being that this ratio must return to normal before an evaluation of a possible cure for HIV/AIDS should be undertaken.

The usual reference range for a person who was never exposed to the HIV virus is between 1.0 and 2.0. However, after infection with HIV, the ratio flips and the CD8 counts increase while the CD4 counts drop until the ratio falls below 1.0. After HIV infection, you get the opposite – an example is a CD4 count of 400 and a CD8 count of 800. When you divide 400 by 800 it is 0.5 that is a typical ratio for someone who has active HIV infection. A CD4/CD8 ratio of less than 1.0 occurs when active HIV infection is present somewhere in the body.

The return of a normal CD4/CD8 ratio is important in HIV/AIDS because it likely indicates that, as the immune system sees it, the enemy is gone and the HIV virus can no longer be found. What I am saying is that a return of a normal CD4/CD8 ratio may be an indication that total eradication of the AIDS virus has occurred. In Dr. Onifade's et al studies in Nigeria, we were not given information on the CD4/CD8 ratios and how black seed therapy changed those ratios.

In my opinion, of the 7 reported cures of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, none of these cures would be possible without a return to a normal CD4/ CD8 ratio. This is because CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes are activated to control and suppress HIV activity. Except for a few rare cases, the immune response does not clear the virus from the body.

Timeline of events in the past 6 months

Around March 11, patient M's doctor prescribed the pharmaceutical drug Complera, a once a day complete HIV treatment regimen in one pill. Patient M started on it immediately. The ingredients in Complera, its benefits and side effects, can be found at complera.com. The website states that Complera is not a cure for AIDS. However, patient M's protocol involved more than using Complera.

On March 19, she used a coffee grinder to grind 4 teaspoons of whole black seeds into a powder which she mixed with water and took this twice a day for one month - then she reduced the dosage to two teaspoons twice a day.

She also blended 2 whole raw beets with a quart of water and made a smoothie. She drank ½ cup of the raw beet juice smoothie each day since March of 2015.

About 9 weeks later at the end of May, she had new lab results and they were – CD4 counts 560. PCR viral load for HIV now undetectable. The CD8 dropped to 383 and the CD4/CD8 ratio returned to a normal reference range at 1.46. At the time, neither Patient M nor her doctor realized the immunological significance of the CD4/CD8 ratio returning to a normal range.

In June after reading about the importance of vitamin D at Keep Hope Alive, she asked her doctor to test her vitamin D levels. He did and they were low. He then prescribed 50,000 i.u. of vitamin D which she has taken once a week since the middle of June.

On August 28, she had new lab results and they were – CD4 count 596. CD8 count was 310 and the CD4/CD8 ratio climbed to 1.92, yet, neither she nor her doctor understood the significance of these unprecedented lab results.

I told her my opinion that when the CD4/CD8 ratio returns to normal, it likely means she has been cured of HIV infection and that no active virus remains in her body. I asked her to get a standard HIV test for the Elisa/western blot to see if any antibodies remained.

In the first week of September, she went to CVS Pharmacy and paid $50 for the Oraquick HIV Test. It is a saliva test and it is reported to be 99% accurate. The results for HIV infection came back negative. Then, questioning those results, she went to a local hospital and had a blood test. There was an unexpected delay in the results getting back, and she was told the testing equipment had malfunctioned, and the test results were delayed 4 days. The results came back positive for HIV antibodies from this hospital blood test.

In the first week of September, Patient M called and told me what had happened. I told her that in more than 20 years, I never heard of anyone with HIV or AIDS having a normal CD4/CD8 ratio. I told her more testing needed to be done as two standard tests now contradicted each other. Her doctor told her the same thing and has now ordered a special PCR test to try to get to the bottom of her most unusual lab results. The test will seek to determine if she has or does not have any active HIV virions remaining in her body.

Her doctor said if the combination protocol she was on actually cleared the virus from her system, the HIV antibodies could still remain in her blood for up to one year. Her doctor also said that he has never heard of another case where the CD4/CD8 ratio in a person with HIV has returned to normal. We will follow this case closely as it develops.

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September 1st report

Editorial - Choose Peace- not War
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Deserves our Support

Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution reads, "The President ... shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur." The issue of whether or not the Iran Nuclear Agreement is a treaty or an Executive agreement may be a matter to be decided in the courts.

The agreement has the support of all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council that includes the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and the United States, plus Germany, and the European Union. Ninety two nations have now endorsed this agreement. The only real opposition in coming from right wing factions in Israel, particularly Benjamin Netanyahu, and also diehard right wing opponents in Congress who patronize the current foreign policy of Israel for domestic political support. In spite of Netanyahu's opposition, there is significant support inside Israel for this agreement, and this also includes both present and former Jewish members of Congress as noted below.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports that -
"President Barack Obama is leading efforts to keep Congress from killing the deal. Leading opposition to the deal, in addition to Republicans, are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Much of the focus has been on the 27 Jewish lawmakers caucusing with Democrats in both chambers. Of these, six have said they will oppose the deal, 13 say they support it and eight are undecided."

Wikipedia has an extensive article on Iran, the history of the country, and its nuclear energy program. Here are two excerpts-

"Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, wrote that "the only way to resolve the Iranian issue is to build trust...... it's about time now to understand that the Iranian issue is not going to be resolved except, until and unless we sit with the Iranians and try to find a fair and equitable solution."[361] "If this deal is followed up with a broader engagement of the IAEA and the international community, it can be a positive step.."

"Attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists. In a January 2012 article in Salon magazine, Glenn Greenwald noted the killing of at least five Iranian nuclear scientists during 2010 and 2011, by unknown attackers, with no apparent outcry in the Western media.[363] According to Iran, and privately confirmed by unnamed U.S. government officials, the attacks on the nuclear scientists and facilities are being carried out by an Iranian dissident group called the People's Mujahedin of Iran. According to the officials, the group is financed, trained, and armed by Mossad.[364]"

Iran is a nation of shiite muslims who have a history of peacefully co-existing with christians and other religions, unlike some extremist factions of the Sunni branch of Islam - the ISIS, who decapitate and murder Christians, Shiite muslims, members of all other religions, and engage in barbaric, unspeakable, and inhumane behavior not seen since the middle ages. We should remember that the 911 attackers were all from Saudi Arabia and were members of Al-Qaeda - an extremist Sunni Islamic group. It should be noted here that the vast majority of Sunni muslims are not violent extremists and do peacefully co-exist with other religions. Religious tolerance is something we must all practice.

We urge readers to support the Iran Nuclear agreement and choose peace, not war. We urge readers to call or write to members of Congress in both political parties and support this carefully structured agreement that has adequate safeguards built in to protect the best interests of all parties, including Israel.

Vitamin D Update

Conrad LeBeau.
My personal test results, after increasing my intake of Vitamin D3 to 10,000 i.u .daily from 5000 i.u. for the past 6 weeks is that my blood serum level has increased from 31 to 47 ng/ml. I also tan indoors 20 minutes a day 3 times a week. The florescent tubes in the sun bed I use emit both UVA and UVB rays that parallel the sun's radiation output. It is only the UVB rays that cause the production of vitamin D in the skin. It took six weeks (from around July 7th to August 20th) to accomplish this significant increase in serum levels of vitamin D. The result of these tests have convinced me that I have been deficient in vitamin D all my life and that this has had significant adverse consequences for my immune system and health in multiple ways.

Here are some of the benefits from increasing my intake of vitamin D that I have observed in the past 3 months.

1. 95% of the psoriasis I have had on my knees and elbows for the past 50 years is gone.

2. Periodic bouts of asthma have stopped.

3. Joint pain is gone. I no longer need to take Turmeric, Curcumin or Glucosamine Sulfate. A pain in my right foot that has periodically bothered me for the past five years has simply vanished.

4. Sleep interruptions have decreased from 3 times per night to just once per night and the quality of sleep has improved with the restoration of dreams, pleasant dreams at that.

5. Sinus infections have all but ended. (I still have to restrict my intake of milk and ice cream, but I tolerate cheese, yogurt and cooked milk much better than before vitamin D supplementation.)

6. Hay fever due to rag weed intolerance ( a life long problem) has been barely noticeable this year.

The next issue of the Journal of Immunity will focus on research about the role of vitamin D in immune activity, balance and restoration. There will also be updates on a few case reports with interesting results and there will be an update on my legal saga with the DOJ and the FDA that has been going on for the past 5 years. New briefs were filed by myself and the government in August. Judge Charles N. Clevert's decision in the case is now awaited.

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August 15 update

Witch Hazel – a traditional remedy used by American Indians has anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anti tumor effects based on scientific research as well as case reports

Conrad LeBeau
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a small tree that grows up to 15 ft in height and has elliptic leaves. The deciduous shrub has crooked branches. It blooms with yellow flowers in the fall when the leaves are falling. The seeds or pods ripen the following autumn. Its branches have been used as diving rods. The colonists obtained Witch Hazel from Native American Indians who used a decoction made from Witch Hazel bark or leaves for it many health properties.

Witch hazel was listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia from 1862 to 1916 as an astringent and anti-inflammatory. The bark and leaves are the usual part used for their medicinal properties. The effects of Witch Hazel are astringent, tonic, sedative, diuretic, demulcent, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic (1,2, 3. 4). Witch Hazel has been used both externally and internally. The alcoholic versions of Witch Hazel are often preferred for topical or skin application as it penetrates more effectively than water based versions. The non-alcoholic extract is usually preferred for oral use.

Thayer’s makes both versions - an alcoholic and a non-alcoholic one. The non-alcoholic Witch Hazel is in a base of aloe vera; Both types are sold in health food stores. Witch Hazel bark or leaves may also be used to make an herbal decoction for oral or topical use.

Scientific Research on Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

1. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1): e88062. Published online 2014 Jan 31. Tannins from Hamamelis virginiana bark extract: characterization and improvement of the antiviral efficacy against influenza A virus and human papilloma virus. Authors: Theisen LL(1), Erdelmeier CA(2), Spoden GA(3), Boukhallouk F(3), Sausy A(1), Florin L(3), Muller CP(1). Author information: (1)Institute of Immunology, Centre de Recherche Public de la San, Laboratoire National de San, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

2. J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Dec 24;56(24):11675-82. Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) fractions and the importance of gallate moieties--electron transfer capacities in their antitumoral properties. by Reyes-Zurita FJ, de Kok TM, van Delft JH, et al. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, unit associated with CSIC, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Biomedicine Institute of the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Excerpt:
“This study examines the response of human colon cancer cells to treatment with fractions obtained from a witch hazel polyphenolic extract. The results are compared with those obtained previously with homologous fractions from grape (less galloylated) and pine (nongalloylated). Witch hazel fractions were the most efficient in inhibiting cell proliferation in HT29 and HCT116 human colon cancer cell lines, which clearly shows that the more galloylated the fractions, the more effective they were at inhibiting proliferation of colon cancer cells.”

3. Planta Med. 2003 Jan;69(1):89-91. Polymeric proanthocyanidins from the bark of Hamamelis virginiana. by Dauer A, Rimpler H, Hensel A.

“Polymeric proanthocyanidins were isolated from the bark of Hamamelis virginiana L. in yields of about 5 %. Fractionation yielded fractions with similar structures but different molecular weights with DP between 17-29 (thiolysis) and 11-20 (GPC). Polymers were composed predominantly of epicatechin and epigallocatechin as chain extension units at ratio of about 1.3:1.”

4. Planta Med. 1996 Jun;62(3):241-5. Antiviral and antiphlogistic activities of Hamamelis virginiana bark. Erdelmeier CA(1), Cinatl J Jr, Rabenau H, Doerr HW, Biber A, Koch E. Author information: (1)Dr. Willmar Schwabe Arzneimittel, Research and Development, Karlsruhe, Germany.

“A crude hydroalcoholic extract from Hamamelis virginiana bark was subjected to ultrafiltration (UF) with a cut-off limit of 3 kDa to obtain a higher and a lower molecular weight fraction. Characterization of the fractions was attempted with TLC, HPLC, acidic hydrolysis, and chromatography over Sephadex LH-20. The UF-concentrate was shown to consist mainly of oligomeric to polymeric proanthocyanidins (PA). This fraction was found to exhibit significant antiviral activity against Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)."

[Note: Searches using the term “Witch Hazel” at the National Library of Medicine produced 110 links to scientific articles on 8/13/15] A search using the Latin term Hamamelis virginiana yielded 217 links.

Witch Hazel’s Historical Use as a Folk Remedy

Topical use: Alcohol based Witch Hazel may be used topically or as a mouth rinse for gum inflammation, hemorrhoids, and infections including yeast based athletes foot, vaginitis and jock itch. Witch Hazel may also be used for varicose veins, peripheral neuropathy, skin cancer, boils, internal bleeding, burning or tingling feet, inflamed nerves, numbness sensations in the skin, and inflamed skin conditions. Webmd reports that Witch Hazel has been used topically for – itching, inflammation, skin or muscle injury, insect bites, bruises, burns, varicose veins and hemorrhoids. Witch Hazel as an alcohol extract is available in drug stores and in health food stores.

Internal use: WebMd reports that witch hazel has taken by mouth and used for diarrhea, vomiting, coughing up blood, colitis, colds and fevers, tuberculosis, tumors and cancer. .Its effectiveness in rapidly shrinking hemorrhoids makes it a plausible candidate for shrinking internal tumors and cancers. The bark of Witch Hazel contains the anti-oxidant (proanthocyanidins found in French Maritime pine bark). Witch Hazel is reported by all available sources to be safe to use and well tolerated. Side effects: Witch Hazel like Thayer’s that is not distilled has natural tannins in it and may cause an allergic reaction in some people. To test your self for a possible allergy, apply some of this or other brand named Witch Hazel solutions to your hand or arm for a day or two and observe if any rash or allergic reactions occurs. If a reaction occurs, consult a health care professional for advice.

Case Reports: A local resident reported that he cured himself of hemorrhoids by soaking a cotton cloth in the extract and holding it against the hemorrhoids for about 3 minutes. This person reported the Witch Hazel he used had alcohol in it and burned for a few minutes, but that he was cured over 10 years ago with just one treatment.

Another person I talked to also reported similar results using Witch Hazel topically for hemorrhoids. In another local case, the use of Witch Hazel applied over the feet stopped a burning sensation caused by athlete’s foot.

In yet another case, nerve pain, thought to be neuropathy, was substantially alleviated with a few applications of Witch Hazel poured directly from the bottle over the affected area, then massaged in.

Additional case reports wanted on the use of oral Witch Hazel decoction for pain relief anywhere in the body, viral infections like HIV, HCV, HBV, EBV, tuberculosis, and any other chronic infection including influenza A virus. We are also very interested in learning about the effects of Witch Hazel on arthritis, cancers and tumors when it is applied topically to the diseased areas of household pets. Other conditions we would like to hear reports on are arthritis, rheumatism, back pain, both lower and upper, neck pain, and pain in any other areas of the body.

Indicate whether you got better results with the alcohol extract of Witch Hazel or the non-alcohol versions or got no results at all or if you made your own decoction. Your name will be keep strictly confidential unless you want to go public with your story and authorize us in writing to release personal information (name, phone or email?).

How to make a decoction using Witch Hazel bark

Witch Hazel decoction may be made from the bark by placing 2 tablespoons (about one ounce) in a pint of boiling water. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer with cover on pot for 10 minutes. Turn off heat and leave cover on pot for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Strain and drink in 3 or 4 divided portions throughout the day. Witch Hazel bark may be located at an herb shop, health food stores or found online using a search engine.

Sources: Witch Hazel bark cs (cut and sifted) is available at www.herbco.com. For purposes of making a water or alcohol based extract, I would avoid buying the powder as you could end up with a paste. The cut bark is preferred for ease of making an extract. The website is operated by Monterey Bay Spice Co. in Watsonville, CA. Ph 831-722-3400 You can also use a search engine to find other sources.

References: 1. Indian Herbology of North America by Alma R Hutchens 2. Today’s Herbal Health by Louise Tenny M.H. 3. The Herb Book by John Lust 4. WebMD. Com 5. Pubmed.com (National Library of Medicine)

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August 1 2015 update

CDC scientist alleges a coverup of research linking MMR vaccines to Autism in young black boys under 3 years of age.

Source of this report: Weston A Price Foundation forwarded by Rita Bradley

On July 29, 2015, US Congressman Bill Posey spoke on the floor of the US House quoting CDC whistleblower Dr. Bill Thompson. Dr. Thompson is quoted as stating that CDC destroyed documents to conceal their tracks when they covered up their own study's findings that MMR vaccine caused a huge risk of autism in black boys when given before 3 years of age. A link to the unofficial transcript of Rep. Posey’s speech as well as a link to the C-SPAN video can be found below.

Mr. Posey: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today on matters of research and scientific integrity. To begin with, I am absolutely, resolutely pro-vaccine. Advancements in medical immunization have saved countless lives and greatly benefitted public health. That being said, it's troubling to me that in a recent Senate hearing on childhood vaccinations, it was never mentioned that our government has paid out over three billion dollars through a vaccine injury compensation program for children who have been injured by vaccinations.

"Regardless of the subject matter, parents making decisions about their children's health deserve to have the best information available to them. They should be able to count on federal agencies to tell them the truth. For these reasons I bring the following matter to the House floor:

"In August 2014, Dr. William Thompson, a senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with a whistleblower attorney to provide my office with documents related to a 2004 CDC study that examined the possibility of a relationship between mumps, measles, rubella vaccines and autism.

In a statement released in August 2014, Dr. Thompson stated, "I regret that my co-authors and I omitted," OMITTED, "statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the Journal of Pediatrics." [end quote]

"Mr. Speaker, I respectfully request the following excerpts from the statement written by Dr. Thompson be entered into the record. Now quoting Dr. Thompson:

"My primary job duties while working in the immunization safety branch from 2000-06 were to lead or co-lead three major vaccine safety studies. The MADDSP MMR Autism Cases controlled study was being carried out in response to the Wakefield Lancet study that suggested an association between the MMR vaccine and an autism-like health outcome. There were several major concerns among scientists and consumers advocates outside the CDC in the fall of 2000 regarding the execution of the Verstraeten study. One of the important goals that was determined up front in the spring of '01 before any of these studies started was to have all three protocols vetted outside the CDC prior to start of the analyses so that consumer advocates could not claim that we were presenting analyses that suited our own goals and biases. We hypothesized that if we found statistically significant effects at either 18 or 36 month thresholds, we would conclude that vaccinating children early with MMR vaccine could lead to autism-like characteristics or features. "

"We all met and finalized the study protocol and analysis plan. The goal was to not deviate from the analysis plan to avoid the debacle that occurred with the Verstraeten thimerosal study published in Pediatrics in '03. At the September 5th meeting we discussed in detail how to code race for both the sample and the birth certificate sample. At the bottom of Table 7, it also shows that for the non-birth-certificate sample, the adjusted race effect statistical significance was huge.

"All the authors and I met and decided sometime between August and September '02 not to report any race effects for the paper. Some time soon after the meeting we decided to exclude reporting any race effects, the co-authors scheduled a meeting to destroy documents related to the study. The remaining four co-authors all met and brought a big garbage can into the meeting room and reviewed and went through all the hard-copy documents that we had thought we should discard and put them in a huge garbage can.

"However, because I assumed it was illegal and would violate both FOIA and DOJ requests, I kept hard copies of all documents in my office, and I retained all associated computer files. "I believe we intentionally withheld controversial findings from the final draft of the Pediatrics paper." [end of quote of the doctor]

Mr. Speaker, I believe it's our duty to insure that the documents Dr. Thompson provided are not ignored. Therefore, I will provide them to members of Congress and the House committees upon request. Considering the nature of the whistleblower's documents, as well as the involvement of the CDC, a hearing and a thorough investigation is warranted. So I ask, Mr. Speaker, I beg, I implore my colleagues on the appropriations committees to please, please take such action. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.

Below is the unofficial transcript of Rep. Posey's comments as well as a link to his speech from C-SPAN beginning at 1:02:25.

7/29/15 C-Span - Rep. Poseys statement to the House (5 minutes)

What can you do to get the word out?

Please ACT NOW to preserve our rights or they WILL be taken away. ACTION TO TAKE: Please send an email to Congressman Posey AND your own Congressperson. The email does not have to be long, just say: I support Rep. Bill Posey and thank him for his testimony today regarding the CDC's intentional destruction of documents. I am grateful William Thompson, MD retained hard copies documenting the truth and as a US citizen I am requesting a full investigation into this issue. Remember to include your name and address.

1) Email Congressman Posey: Send emails of support directly to Bill Posey’s assistant Patricia Febro at Email Patricia Febro

2) Email and callyour own Congressperson. Include the link to the C-SPAN video. Find your Representative here: Find your U.S. Representative here Emails become permanent records, unlike faxes or postal mail, which might become 'lost'.

Emails do not have to be long, just say "I support Bill Posey and thank him for his testimony today regarding the CDC's intentional destruction of documents. I am grateful William Thompson retained hard copies documenting the truth and as a parent of a vaccine injured child. I am requesting a full investigation into this issue." or something like this. Request that Congress subpoena Dr. Thompson to testify in front of Congress. Please ask your mom, your grandma, your uncle, and all of your friends to email today. Please take 2 minutes of your day.

Sunshine and black seed for HIV - a case report
(M.Z. a member of our email group shares results - name withheld)

Hello friends, I started my black seed (capsules) around beginning of May 2015. Initially I was taking 3 capsules twice daily but in June I increased to 5 capsules twice daily. I am also taking Neem Leaf and I just finished Transfer Factor. As I told you I also did biomagnetic sessions (9 of them, around one weekly). I am in Florida and I go out in the sun daily. As I promised my test results:

15 May 2015

1. viral load: 15,046 copies/ml
2. CD4: 593
3. CD8: 813
4. CD4/CD8 ratio : 0.73
5. White Blood Cells: 4,200
6. Platelets: 252

20 Jul 2015

1. viral load: 6,800 copies/ml
2. CD4: 691
3. CD8: 922
4. CD4/CD8 ratio: 0.75
5. While Blood Cells: 5,500
6. Platelets: 304

Let us keep our faith strong because the cure is close. I have not taken ARVs yet. I think under normal circumstances the viral load should have gone up. I have been very depressed because of personal issues and I think my results would have been far more better had I been calm and happy. I would like your feedback. Thank you. (M. Z.)

My comment to M.Z. and the email groiup: "The results you achieved are rare for someone not using prescribed HIV meds - your CD4 went up and your viral load went down. I wish I knew how the amount of time you spent outdoors in the sun increased your serum vitamin D levels. Any plans to test vitamin D levels in the near future? Your results support my theory that an effective black seed treatment for HIV also requires the component of adequate levels of vitamin D in the blood. We need to chart blood levels of vitamin D with the rise or fall of CD4 counts and viral loads. It is too early to draw general conclusions from your case but it keeps our hopes alive for a possible cure in the future. Conrad."

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July 15, 2015 Update

My personal Vitamin D test results were 31 ng/ml
(just above the low end of the reference range)

Conrad LeBeau
After taking 4000 i.u to 6000 i.u of vitamin D3 daily as a supplement combined with 20 minutes of sun tanning in a indoor salon 3 times a week for 5 weeks, my test results done on July 10 showed I was at the low end of the normal reference range at 31 ng/ml lifescript.com reports that blood serum levels less than 30 ng/ml (nanograms per milli-liter) are considered as deficient. Considering that I developed a nice tan from the use of the indoor tanning light machine plus I was taking an average of about 5000 i.u. of vitamin D each day for 5 weeks, I wonder now just how low my vitamin D levels were in May of 2015 when I had a very severe sinus infection that lasted nearly a month and required me to take antibiotics for 10 days to get rid of it. It would not have surprised me if the numbers were in the teens or less.

The benefits I have experienced from sun tanning and vitamin D supplements in the past 5 weeks is that my psoriasis of 50 years duration (on my knees and elbows) is 95% gone and my reoccurring sinus infections have vanished, although I still must avoid milk and most milk products to prevent excess mucus production. I sleep much better and have more energy during the day time than I had before. My vitamin D test was prescribed by a local immunologist and paid for by Medicare. The doctor listed hypertension as the reason for the test. With over 100 million Americans living with high blood pressure, and with research indicating that adequate Vitamin D3 levels helps keep HBP in a normal range, everyone with HBP should request a blood serum test for vitamin D levels.

At the same time, everyone with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, sinusitis, allergies, candidiasis, lyme disease, multiple sclerosis, HIV, HCV, TB and HBV and any other chronic infection also needs to get their vitamin D levels tested and find out what they are. It will take retesting every couple of months to determine the amount of sunshine, sun tanning in a salon or supplements needed to get their vitamin D numbers back into a normal reference range. Ideally, you want to be in the middle or the upper part of the reference ranges for vitamin D. What are the normal reference ranges?

30 to 100 ng/ml are normal reference ranges for serum levels of vitamin D

Based on published studies, the bottom of the reference range is 30 ng/ml. Published studies on the upper safe limit of vitamin D in the blood are 100 ng/ml according to Dr Michael Holick MD who stated that up to 100 ng/ml have been reported to be safe. Dr. Holick states an ideal target range for blood serum is 40 to 60 ng/ml. Dr. Holick discusses the role of vitamin D in a full text article on Pubmed titled - Vitamin D - a D-lightful Solution for Health. I urge everyone to read this article. Dr Holick is the author of two books on Vitamin D - "THE VITAMIN D SOLUTION" and "THE UV EFFECT."

Several published estimates are that over 50% of the world's population is deficient in vitamin D and most of the people with the health conditions listed above are in the tank with severely low levels of vitamin D, some even in the teens and single digits. The anti-sun propagandist with their scare tactics have damaged or diminished the health of millions of Americans for several decades. The only real beneficiaries are the big drug companies who will have a bigger market of sick people to sell drugs to.

Test Kits for Vitamin D are available from Life Extension Foundation

The Life Extension Foundation offers a home test kit for vitamin D. It is Item # LC081950 or the Vitamin D Hydroxy 25 Blood Test. The foundations website is lifeextension.com. The cost is $62.67. You can order a test kit by calling 1-800-208-3444. They provide instructions on where to go locally to have blood sample drawn for the test. The kits are not available in Maryland. Note: Life Extension Foundation recommends taking 5000 i.u. of vitamin D 3 daily for one month before taking the test. They state that 50 ng/ml for vitamin D blood serum levels is an ideal target goal.

Note: A few people are now taking 10,000 i.u daily of Vitamin D along with Black Seed powder for their health conditions including HIV. I am convinced that Black Seed powder alone [even with honey added] won't do its magic if Vitamin D levels are low (below 30 ng/ml). It will take some time for results of this combination protocol to trickle in, so keep your hopes alive and your powder dry.

Betulinic Acid from White Birch Bark kills Melanoma cancer cells

Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Jul;9(7):2866-75. Betulinic acid-induced programmed cell death in human melanoma cells involves mitogen-activated protein kinase activation. Tan Y1, Yu R, Pezzuto JM.

The following are excerpts from this Abstract -

"Abstract Betulinic acid, a naturally occurring triterpene found in the bark of the white birch tree, has been demonstrated to induce programmed cell death with melanoma and certain neuroectodermal tumor cells. We demonstrate currently that treatment of cultured UISO-Mel-1 (human melanoma cells) with betulinic acid leads to the activation of p38 and stress activated protein kinase/c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase [widely accepted proapoptotic mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs)] with no change in the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (antiapoptotic MAPK). Moreover, these results support a link between the MAPKs and reactive oxygen species (ROS). As demonstrated previously, cells treated with betulinic acid generate ROS. Preincubation of cells with antioxidants blocks the process of programmed cell death, and prevents the phosphorylation of p38 and stress activated protein kinase/c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase."

"These data suggest that ROS act upstream of the MAPKs in the signaling pathway of betulinic acid. In addition to mediating these responses, treatment of cells with betulinic acid resulted in a gradual depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential, a phenomenon established to contribute to the induction of programmed cell death. Interestingly, p38 was capable of partially modulating this perturbation, and investigations of mitochondria-associated apoptotic events indicate no involvement of known caspases. These data provide additional insight in regard to the mechanism by which betulinic acid induces programmed cell death in cultured human melanoma cells, and it likely that similar responses contribute to the antitumor effect mediated with human melanoma carried in athymic mice."

Supplement Sources - Betulinic acid comes from the Chaga mushroom that grows on wild white birch trees. It is becomming increasingly popular as an anticancer treatement for melanoma. A search on the internet will reveal several sources. North American Herb and Spice Co has wild crafted Chaga mushroom powder from White Birch trees. They state: "Chaga mushroom contains many beneficial active compounds such as sterols, polyphenols, betulin, and betulinic acid, the benefits of which are well published." A synergistic trio: Chaga mushrooms with betulinic cid, Vitamin D3 and Black Seed powder.

Note: Being that it is a natural product and is not patentable, it will never be approved by the FDA as the law requires a [synthetic] patentable compound. To treat a disease such as cancer with Chaga, see a health care professional knowledgeable in herbal medicine. Research shows that high doses of anti-oxidants (vitamin C etc) will cancel the benefits of Chaga and also conventional chemotherapy as these remedies release ROS (Radical Oxygen Species] to kill the cancer cells.

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July 1st 2015. The latest Journal of Immunity Vol 13, No 2, focuses on the role of sunlight and vitamin D in health and immune restoration

Article Summaries: Vitamin D from sunlight improves and restores immune function. Vitamin D as a co-factor with Black Seed to activate its benefits. Case reports - Black Seed improves blood cancer markers. Three case reports for Europe and the United States where Black Seed was used as a monotherapy for HIV for 6 months failed to duplicate the impressive Nigerian studies. Keep Hope Alive's analysis at this stage is that vitamin D levels in the Nigerian HIV patients was likely several times higher than in the US and European test cases and may account for the differences in results.

Five scientific studies have found a positive correlation between vitamin D and CD4 counts. Studies also found that most persons in the United States with HIV are severely depleted in vitamin D. The same researchers have found that the drugs AZT, efavirenz and tenofovir are linked to lower serum levels of vitamin D.

My personal experience with psoriasis, outdoor and indoor tanning and vitamin D supplements by Conrad LeBeau. How I dust mite proofed my bedroom. 18 health conditions listed that are linked to vitamin D deficiency. Why sun tan oil and sun screen lotion is bad for your health by blocking UVB rays from reaching your skin thus reducing vitamin D production. The role of vitamin D in hepatitis C. Books on vitamin D. The FDA v LeBeau update - oral arguments are now scheduled for July 21st. Enjoy the 8 page newsletter here.

June 30, 2015: San Diego, CA. A case report on Sun light exposure increasing CD4 counts over a 3 month period.

The name Rob is used to protect his identity. I have known Rob for over 20 years - talked with him hundreds of times although we never met in person. He has been HIV+ since 1993. As long as I can remember Rob had CD4 counts in the 250 to 300 range. He has been on the same drug combination for the past 10 years with a non-detectable viral load and no adverse effects. He had been living in Seattle, WA for several years but found the lack of sunshine depressing. He said he usually did not spend more than one hour outdoors daily due to the rainy and cloudy weather in Seattle.

Last fall he moved to San Diego and began to spend about 3 hours a day outdoors. Within 3 months of his moving to San Diego and spending time outdoors in sunny California, his CD4 count increased about 200 points from 300 to about 500. He said he did not use suntan oil or lotion. There were no changes in his diet or meds. We discussed the 1997 case of Chris Dafoe whose viral load became non-detectable after spending almost 3 months in the jungles of South America with friends. His case was reprinted from Report No 14 and emailed to the Black Seed users group within the past 2 weeks. In 1997 we thought at the time it was the coconut he ate daily that brought his viral load down from 600,000 to non-detectable levels in less than 3 months but now believe his all day exposure to the sun was equally or even more important than his daily consumption of coconuts. His comment to me that he had acquired a nice tan after spending nearly 3 months in the jungle was not printed at the time but I did recall it in the past month while analyzing why test cases did not duplicate the amazing results using Black Seed that was so effective in the Nigerian case studies. It is never too late to find the missing piece to a puzzle, even if it is a puzzle called AIDS, and the Sun in our bright blue sky is the missing piece.

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A six month Black Seed mono-therapy case report from Europe fails to duplicate the Nigerian case studies

Conrad LeBeau

A case report from Europe, (relayed by Denis of Croatia last month) where the HIV meds were stopped for 6 months to use Black seed as a mono-therapy failed to duplicate the results of the Nigerian studies by Dr. Onifade et al. After 6 months of using black seed powder mixed with honey (2 or more teaspoons three times a day) CD4 counts were lower than baseline while the viral load for HIV had increased. This occurred even though the person reported he was asymptomatic, had more energy, better lipid blood levels, than before using the black seed. Here is an excerpt -

May 26th from Denis of Croatia - orgonoitash@gmail.com

My friend has been taking black seed honey (made by Onifade's recipe) and his new results are worse than ones from the beginning. Somewhere about christmass: CD4 1100 and ViralLoad about 800 This is the time he stopped with meds and started using nigella powder honey New results from may 26: Cd4 300 and VL 150 000

According to his email, his friend has gone back to using the HIV meds. The disparities in results raises some questions including the following -

1. Did the Nigerian patients have HIV-1 or HIV-2 in Onifade's study? The HIV-2 strain is known to be disseminated in some parts of the world. Was the strain of HIV in the Nigerian studies HIV-2? [a weaker strain.] June 7th - A search of the medical literature today found both HIV-1 and 2 prevalent in Nigeria. One study found about 60% infected with type 1 and 40% with type 2. This does not answer the question of Onidfade's patients but it is unlikely all his patients had the type 2 HIV virus. Therefore, we need to look at other reasons as to why he got such amazing results with the Black Seed and honey remedy.

2. Immune System priming with Treatment interruptions: When there are no drugs used, the person’s own immune system is challenged to defend the host. Treatment interruptions both test and challenge the immune system simultaneously to defend against germs, viruses and other pathogens. How many of these Nigerian patients had one or more drug treatment interruptions? How many never used any drugs at all since becomming infected with HIV - leaving the sole defense of their body to their own immune system?

3. Drug Virgins - There are a handful of cases in the United States where HIV+ persons have refused to take prescribed HIV drugs from the onset. When using the Black Seeds or the Black Seed powder as a mono-therapy, there are several who report rather amazing symptomatic relief like swollen lymph nodes returning to normal, and more energy, in fact, they report most symptoms vanish within 2 or 3 weeks. Is the hypothesis that Black Seed may work better when the immune system is under challenge (attack) a valid one? Do drug virgins respond to the black seed remedy more effectively because their immune system is under challenge?

4 The Sun – Does Black Seed therapy also require the person to have significant daily exposure to the sun to activate the benefits of using Black Seed? Could the sun have a significant role and be a co-factor in strengthening and balancing the immune response to HIV? In Nigeria, a country closer to the Equator than is either the United States or Europe, Dr. Onifade’s test patients probably received significantly more exposure to the sun than had they lived in either the United States or Europe. Was daily exposure to the sun a factor that helped produce the results reported in the scientific articles he co-authored? Would increasing the levels of vitamin D from exposure to more sunlight or supplementation with vitamin D3 help the immune system in its battle against HIV as it has against other diseases like hepatitis B?

Finally, did increased daily exposure to sunlight improve the immune response of Onifade's patients even from the onset of his studies where the base line of HIV was surprisingly low - usually less than 50,000 (as measured by pcr)?

The following abstract published earlier this year raises the possibility that daily sunlight exposure was a co-factor in the Nigerian patients that was missing in the random Black Seed test cases here in the United States and Europe. The following abstract is reprinted in its entirely. [We have not yet obtained the full text article of this study.]

Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2015 May;93(5):363-8. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0352. Epub 2015 Jan 26.

An update on the association of vitamin D deficiency with common infectious disease.

Authors - Watkins RR1, Lemonovich TL, Salata RA.

Abstract

"Vitamin D plays an important role in modulating the immune response to infections. Deficiency of vitamin D is a common condition, affecting both the general population and patients in health care facilities. Over the last decade, an increasing body of evidence has shown an association between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk for acquiring several infectious diseases, as well as poorer outcomes in vitamin D deficient patients with infections. This review details recent developments in understanding the role of vitamin D in immunity, the antibacterial actions of vitamin D, the association between vitamin D deficiency and common infections (like sepsis, pneumonia, influenza, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV)), potential therapeutic implications for vitamin D replacement, and future research directions."

Discussion:
All of the test cases in the Onifade Black Seed studies had unusually low level of HIV infection at the onset of using this remedy. Published studies on the prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 in Nigeria indicate they are about equal with slightly more HIV-1 in the general population. It is plausible to that some of the Nigerian patients had HIV-1 and others HIV-2 and a few may have had both. Considering how much closer to the Equator Nigeria is than Europe or the United States, the Nigerian patients daily exposure to sunlight was probably greater than the individual test cases here in the United States and Europe. Because the research on vitamin D is so exhaustive, and this research supports the need for more vitamin D in many subsets of illnesses, I refer you to this link at Pubmed to read to your hearts content on the association between vitamin D and immunity. It has links to 2292 scientific articles.

Update June 8th. I located the following article this morning on the status of vitamin D levels in Nigerian children. Although this article shows that Nigerian children spend an average of 8.3 hours a day outdoors, all have vitamin D levels in excess of 10 ng/ml.

Conclusion - inspite of their dark skin, African children in this study were not deficient in Vitamin D. This also provides proof that inspite of their pigmented skin, Nigerians who spend several hours day outdoors are making vitamin D that impacts their blood serum levels. While this article does not provide positive proof that Onifade's test patients spent 8 plus hours a day outdoors and also had adequate serum levels of vitamin D, this article does show that other Nigerians tested were converting sunlight into vitamin D at adequate levels. [The abstractbelow states that a calcium deficiency, not a vitamin D deficiency, is what contributes to rickets in Nigerian children]

Absence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children.

J Pediatr. 1998 Dec;133(6):740-4.

Pfitzner MA1, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Zoakah AI, Lawson JO, Isichei CO, Fischer PR. Author information Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children residing in an area where nutritional rickets is common.

STUDY DESIGN: A randomized cluster sample of children aged 6 to 35 months in Jos, Nigeria.

RESULTS: Of 218 children evaluated, no child in the study had a 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) concentration <10 ng/mL (the generally held definition of vitamin D deficiency). Children spent an average of 8.3 hours per day outside of the home. Twenty children (9.2%) had clinical findings of rickets. Children with clinical signs of rickets were more likely to be not currently breast fed and have significantly lower serum calcium concentrations than those without signs of rickets (9.1 vs 9.4 mg/dL, respectively, P =.01). Yet, 25-OHD levels were not significantly different between those children with clinical signs of rickets and those without such clinical signs.

CONCLUSION: Vitamin D deficiency was not found in this population of young children in whom clinical rickets is common. This is consistent with the hypothesis that dietary calcium insufficiency, without preexisting vitamin D deficiency, accounts for the development of clinical rickets in Nigerian children.

[Note: I am including this article because of an email I received this morning in response to yesterday's postings on this website on my theory that sunlight and adequate vitamin D levels in Onifade's test patients helped their immune system keep HIV viral loads under 50K and that vitamin D levels resulting from exposure to the sun was a co-factor withthe use of Black Seed in the experiments impressive results.

Now, here are a few things to consider doing now and taking notes on:

1. If you are under a doctor's case, ask for a blood serum test of vitamin D levels and while you are at it, ask for selenium levels as well. If you have AIDs or cancer, you want these numbers to be on the upper end of the reference range to maximize their immune enhancing and anti-inflammatory benefits.

2. If you cannot get 30 minutes or more of daily exposure to the sun from 11 am to 2 pm, then consider 15 to 20 minutes using a sun tanning bed 3 to 5 times a week, or, if you are allergic to sunlight, then take Vitamin D3 as a supplement at 5000 to 10,000 i.u daily while your doctor monitors your blood levels. Take adequate magnesium (500 to 1000 mg daily) to insure proper utilization of the Vitamin D.

3. Keep track to determine if a rise in blood levels of vitamin D3 (and selenium) correlate to an increase in CD4 counts and a decrease in the viral load while using Black Seed or prescribed meds as a remedy. Note - you can increase selenium levels by eating 4 to 8 Brazil nuts daily - they are the world's richest source of selenium.

I will have considerably more to say on the subject sunlight, sun tanning and immunity in future postings and in the next Journal of Immunity.

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Update on Patient D - local female with bone cancer I reported about on May 1st on this home page. She told me last week that her CA 27.29 test now indicates it has declined to 45 down from 47 last month. It was 103 last year and gradually declined to 62. When she added Black Seed capsules early in April, it dropped to 47 within 3 weeks. She also undergoes periodic treatments with low dose chemotherapy along with several other protocols. She also says she takes 10,000 i.u. daily of vitamin D3.

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May 15 2015 News and Updates

United States Dept of Agriculture (USDA) introduces a GMO-free certifcation program for non-GMO foods. The Non - GMO labeling program is voluntary.

Conrad LeBeau

The Associated Press (AP) reported in this mornings Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the "Agriculture Department has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients."

The certification by the USDA would be voluntary. - Companies that requested this service would have to pay for it. Foods approved for the Non-GMO label would carry a "USDA Process Verified" statement along along with the a label that says they are free of GMOs.

The Journal article stated that "Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined the new certification in a May 1 letter to USDA employees, saying it was being done at the request of a "leading global company," which he did not identify."

I have observed two marketing phenomena that are sweeping the country. Within the past two years, there is a growing nationwide movement for mainstream grocery stores to add and expand their list of organic foods. Increasingly, more companies are also placing GMO-free labels on foods they produce and market. Recently "Smart Balance" that makes a buttery spread that competes with margarine has added a "non-gmo"pledge to several of their products and "I Can't Believe it's not Butter" has just also added a non-gmo label to one of their products. Many private companies also use a label developed by a nonprofit organization called the Non-GMO Project. The organic label also verifies that the food is GMO free as GMO ingredients are prohibited from being used in foods that are certified as Organic.

The AP article in the Journal Sentinel also wrote that -

Gary Hirshberg, chairman of the Just Label It campaign and co-founder of the organic yogurt company Stonyfield Farm, said the labels were a small step in the right direction but more is needed. "Mandatory labeling of GMOs would allow consumers to vote with their dollars and have a say in the type of agriculture they would like to see in this country," Hirshberg said.

Phone Calls and Emails from the Black Seed Users Group

I receive emails from anxious readers who wonder if the dose they are taking is sufficient. At this juncture, every dose anyone uses is experimental. Based on 6 out of 6 cases, the only consensus so far is to not use the black seed oil as the results are disappointing. Doses being used range from 1.5 teaspoons of the powder which is about 3 grams in one case to 6000 mg (6 grams) in another case to 4 teaspoons (8 grams) of the powder twice a day in another case.

The person taking 6 grams daily takes 5 capsules of the Swanson Vitamin Black Seed powder capsules 3 times a day with meals. So far everyone reports that the use of Black Seed is well tolerated. Black seed users report their symptoms are going away and they feel better. However, lab results from persons using black seed powder as a mono-therapy for 3 months or longer are lacking. Two persons who are using black seed as a mono-therapy emailed their results after 30 days and the CD4 counts declined in both cases, which was not unexpected. We are waiting for follow up test results and in particular at the 3 month mark. In some cases in the African studies, the CD4 counts initially declined then rebounded a few month later.

My theory on why this is happening is that Black Seed is more effective as an immune modulator for HIV than as a strict anti-viral. By balancing the Th1/Th2 branches of the immune system and restoring normal immune function, Black Seed therapy may eventually enable the body to handle the virus without prescribed drugs. The anti-AIDS and anti-cancer effects of Black Seed are most likely due to its ability to correct deficiencies and defects in the immune system.

Some tests that are not being done to measure the effects of Black Seed and other immune modulators are Natural Killer Cell Function, antigen presentation, interleukin 6 levels (il-6) Delayed Type Hypersensitivity - type 4 and DCH for the skin prick test that measures the immune system's reaction to a foreign protein or virus. IL-6 is an inflammatory immune protein that is elevated in AIDS, cancer, hepatitis and many other chronic conditions. Tests for selenium levels, Glutathione and oxidative stress are also important markers for the body's defense against inflammation that is associated with elevated IL-6, C-reactive protein and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF). Note - Chapter 3 of the Immune Restoration Handbook has detailed information on Immune Diagnostic tests and a list of immune modulators are provided.

The best initial lab results being reported are when Black Seed is used along with prescribed Meds. An example is a female from Harlem, NY, who used prescribed meds and black seed powder for 2 months. She used 4 teaspoons of the powder which she mixed in water or juice and took this twice a day with meals along with her HIV drugs. The result after 2 months was an increase in CD4 counts from 390 to 600 and a decrease in viral load from 21000 to 300. However, these number alone do not tell us how extensive the immune restoration is or if the CD4/CD8 ratio has improved or returned to a normal reference range. A normal range would be from 1.0 to 2.0 - an average being 1.6.

The reader from Harlem did not know what the CD8 absolute number was and did not know what the CD4/ CD8 ratio was either or the importance of these lab numbers.

Note and updated suggestions: It would be prudent for persons with a CD4 count below 200 to stay on a combination of the prescribed meds and the Black Seed for 3 months or longer until the CD4 counts are above 300 before dropping the HIV meds and going solo with the Black Seed powder. The 90 day period of using Black Seed with the HIV meds is to allow for some immune restoration to take place before the antiviral drugs are stopped or interrupted. Otherwise, you may see a spike in the viral load and a decline in the CD4 counts.

For those diehards who won't use any HIV meds, I would suggest starting off with a higher dose of Black Seed powder from 6000 mg (6 grams) or even more. Five Swanson Black Seed caps 3 times a day would provide 6 grams as would 4 Amazing Herbs Black Seed caps 3 times a day. For the users of the powder - one level measuring teaspoon is about 2 grams. Doing the math - that would be one tsp with meals 3 times a day.

Why paying attention to the CD8 counts and the CD4/CD8 ratio is important in HIV/AIDS.

It is important to remember that AIDS is a condition of imbalance and exhaustion of the immune system, not simply a viral infection. The immune system's initial response to the HIV virus is to flip or invert the CD4/ CD8 ratio. An example of a normal before HIV immune status is a CD4 count of 800 and a CD8 count of 500. If you divide 800 by 500, you get 1.6 and that is a normal CD4/CD8 ratio.

After HIV infection, you might get the opposite - a CD4 count of 400 and a CD8 count of 800. When you divide 400 by 800 it is 0.5 or one-half. 0.5 give or take 4 points is a set of numbers that indicates active HIV infection somewhere in the body, probably in the lymph nodes. In Dr. Onifade's et al studies in Nigeria, we were not given information on the CD4/CD8 ratios and how black seed therapy changed those ratios. In my opinion, of the 6 reported cures of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, none of these cures would be possible without a return to a normal CD4/ CD8 ratio. This because CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes are activated to control and suppress HIV activity. Since many of the CD4 cells as the generals of the immune system are infected, there activity is thus suppressed. Except for a few rare cases, the immune response does not clear the virus from the body.

The TH2 response is the antibody branch of the immune system. Unless the immune system is balanced TH1/TH2, and activated, the persons is susceptible to a wide range of infections and cancers. Most of the immune system is in the peyer's patches and lymph nodes of the intestines. It is in the byproducts of digestion where most of the HIV viruses are activated. In the past, we found that a diet high in fiber and probiotics produced stools that were large in diameter and floated on water in the toilet bowl. Those whose stools were large in diameter and floated had rising CD4 cells counts and those whose stools were small in diameter sank had declining CD4 counts. (The small diameter stools indicate inflammation in the intestines and the sinkers indicate too much unfriendly flora like e-coli and candida). Natural sources of probiotics include raw bee pollen, raw cabbage, raw vegetables, yogurt, kefir, raw apple cider vinegar and kombuchu tea.

Disclaimer: Nothing you read here is medical advice. See the doctor of your choice and consult with him or her about your condition and your treatment options. It is OK to reprint articles from this website and hand them to your doctor. Most will appreciate this information. Be sure to let your doctor know of any dietary or supplement changes to your life style and treatment protocol including your use of Black Seed.

Send us an email with your comments, and/or personal experiences. You can also ask to be placed on our Black Seed email group list for special periodic mailings. For additonal help see our books and publications.

Next update June 1st

May 1, 2015 News

West Allis, WI. Black Seed powder reported to have improved blood cancer markers in a local patient.

On April 27, a local female cancer patient (Patient D) told Keep Hope Alive that she has been treated for bone cancer with chemotherapy since July of 2014. Patient D who walks with a cane and is in her 50's said that she has osteocarcinoma (bone cancer). She said her oncologist has been tracking her progress with a blood test called CA 27.29. Last summer this marker was 103 and with chemotherapy it has dropped to 62.

However, on April 7th, she added 3 Black Seed powder capsules taken twice a day to her chemotherapy regimen. A follow up test 14 days later showed the CA 27.29 marker had dropped from 62 to 47. This is an encouraging sign indicating that the cancer activity was declining. In about.com, they report that "CA 27.29 is a mucus-containing protein that is produced by the MUC-1 gene." Breast cancer cells and some other types of cancers will shed copies of the CA 27.29 protein into the bloodstream. When CA 27.29 numbers decline it indicates the cancer is less active or declining and that the treatment is probably working.

She (patient D) continues using the Black Seed powder along with the chemotherapy and will have a follow up test in another 2 weeks. She told me she also started taking 800 mcg daily of Phytosel - a plant based selenium distributed by ojibwatea.com about the same time. Selenium's role in the prevention and treatment of cancer is well documented with numerous scientific citations in the Immune Restoration Handbook.

However, in our conversation, she said she thought it was the Black Seed capsules that contributed to the decline in her cancer blood markers leaving her hopeful that more good news will follow.

Immunology - Dispelling Myths about HIV by Jay Levy

Jay Levy from the University of California in San Francisco authored an article on the immunology of HIV progressions that discusses the role of innate immunity in controlling the virus. His article was published in Trends in Bimolecular Medicine. The article Dispelling myths and focusing on notable concepts in HIV is worth reading.

37 people are now on our Black Seed mailing. list. So far, a total of six persons have reported that they were disappointed with the black seed oil and have switched to the black seed powder. No one to date has reported satisfactory results using the oil. Also, lab results trickle in slowly, and at a pace we do not control. We will report them as they arrive. I note that protocols from various readers almost never duplicate each other exactly. A majority mix conventional medical treatments with Black Seed powder and other natural remedies. This confuses how to interpret the many positive results reported.

It is notable that no one on our email list has reported that the black seed powder did not help them. The few who are using black seed powder as a monotherapy are urged to update us frequently with their results. One reader wrote that he thought that buying the whole seeds and grinding them with a coffee grinder would produce the best results. Another reader was sceptical of the quality of some of Swanson's products due to their rock bottom prices.

Another reader wrote recently that he found the Life Extension Foundation distributes Black Seed powder in capsules. This now makes 4 sources for the capsules - the other three being amazingherbs.com, swansonvitamins.com, and Northern Herb and Spice Co. ......................Next update May 15th

April 15, 2015

A short summary of supplements and drugs used by readers since 1994 and reported on this website to increase CD4 helper cell counts. This summary was sent to a reader who decided to try the Black Seed powder remedy for HIV.

To (name withheld) I do remember talking to you last fall while you were in New York and homeless. If I was in your shoes, I would use both the black seed - 1 tsp of powder in water or fruit juice twice a day, and the prescribed HIV meds, at least until my CD4 count was 200 or higher before dropping the meds. and going solo on the Black Seed powder. I've read that when your CD4 count get real low, like yours, it takes a long time for them to come back or increase dramatically.

However, there are some remedies printed at keephopealive.org that do this and there are 20 years of writings here - a ton on information on immune restoration and increasing CD4 counts for anyone who takes the time to explore it. Here are a few off the top of my head ideas to increase CD4 Counts. To learn more - go to keephopealive.org and type in the first word in bold lettering into the Search Box at the top of the right column. Add the search term "CD4" without the quotes may help you select more relevant links. Search each of the 18 items listed below. Be creative - try this search term "increases CD4 counts" with the quotes included. Plan to spend a few hours reading and taking notes.

1. Thymus tablets - dissolve one daily under the tongue

2. Zinc supplementation - 50 mg zinc once daily or eat a handful of pumpkin seeds.

3. Castor oil - one teaspoon daily by mouth or do castor oil packs over the liver once day

4. Sun tanning until you get a nice brown tan or take up to 5000 units daily of vitamin D3.

5. Maitake mushrooms - 3 to 6 capsules daily

6. Iquilia - homeopathic remedy ordered from Austria . This low cost remedy increased CD4 counts rapidly but when used with HIV meds. Without HIV meds, it had little effect. To date, Iquilia has not yet been tested with the use of Black Seed powder.

7. Prednisone - 10 mg daily in the AM (prescribed anti-inflammatory)

8. Naltrexone - 3 to 4.5 mg once daily before bedtime.

9. Astragalus - chinese herb - take 1000 mg daily

10 Whey protein - 10 to 20 grams dissolved in fruit juice once a day. - increases glutathione levels

11. Plant based selenium - 4 Brazil nuts daily or take Phytosel - two tablets 200 mcg each twice a day (Total 800 mcg daily) or use a selenium product derived from yeast. (there are no live yeast in these products). Selenium derived from plants including yeast increase immunity to candida albicans and pathogenic fungal activity.

12. Black seed powder - 1 tsp in fruit juice twice day or 3 or 4 capsules twice day.

13. Solgar Brewer's yeast powder (it is grown in blackstrap molasses) - a potent source of natural B vitamins, DNA and RNA, trace minerals, protein, and phyto-nutrients. This product does not contain live yeast and increases immunity to candida albicans and pathogenic fungal activity.

14. Raw garlic - 1 clove on rye bread or crackers three times day.

15. Coconut oil and/or eating cultured or pickled foods.

16. Probiotics - L. Plantarum and or L. Rhamnosus.

17. A High fiber raw food diet will get your stools to float on water (See the Immune Restoration Handbook section on diet). In one survey we done in the early 1990's we found that when the stools float, the CD4 counts rise and when the stools sink, the CD4 counts would also drop.

18. Follow a hypoallergenic diet if possible. (common food allergens are pasteurized milk products like ice cream and milk, also eggs, soy, sugar and refined sweets, too much chocolate, gluten from wheat and white pasta and breads, GMO corn and soy. Search common food allergens at keephopealive.org.

Avoid toxic foods and common food sensitivities and to much sugar. Sugar, corn syrup and soda depress the white blood cells and immune response. Hard liquor also depress the immune response. Beer that is naturally brewed does not depress the immune response and is a source of B vitamins and beta glucan.

Walking and water. Don't walk on water unless you are Jesus. Taking long slow walks while exposing your skin to the sun and drinking lots of clean water detoxifies the body and helps to rebuild the immune system.

Note: Norvir - a prescription drug that is used to boost HIV med treatments - ask to add Norvir (100 mg) once or twice a day to boost the immune response that includes DTH type 4. Naturally almost no one will do all the above, so read the published research and do what you can fit into your budget and schedule. Take Care. Conrad.

Note: Sources of Black Seed powder capsules. amazingherbs.com "Blackseed Plus" product in capsules is also available from Northern Herb and Spice Co.

As for the Black Seed Oil, two sources have reported that Black Seed oil from Saudi Arabia has the most therapeutic value. The oil from Saudi Arabia is reported to have a dark oil and a more bitter taste than the oil from other countries. Since all the black seed oil used in the 5 HIV cases did not come from Saudi Arabia, and did not have noticeable benefits, I located a source of Saudi Arabian black Seed oil from the islamicbookstore.com and ordered a small sample for testing purposes.

A local cancer patient (Donna) who has osteocarcinoma (bone cancer) recently added Blackseed powder and plant based selenium to her daily regimen. She is taking 3 Amazing Herbs Blackseed powder capsules twice daily along with two Phytosel Natural Selenium tablets each containing 200 mcg of natural selenium. Results will be followed.

Note that most selenium supplements sold in health food stores and drug stores are syntheticly made and not derived from either plant or animal. L seleno-methionine is not of natural or plant origin and should be avoided due to a lack of safety studies. Adverse effects from using seleno-methionine in doses above 200 mcg daily have been reported on this website.

Use the search box in the right column and enter the word phytosel, to learn more about this plant based selenium derived from Indian mustard greens. Other plant based selenium sources include Brazil Nuts and yeast grown selenium. Selenium supplements labeled "yeast free" are usually synthetic in origin and should be avoided.

Our next update will be May 1st.

Send us an email with your comments, and/or personal experiences. You can also ask to be placed
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March 1, 2015 Report - 
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Feb 15 Report - updated Feb 18

Vaccines, Measles and the Media

Feb 1, 2015  Update Report 

        

Conrad LeBeau
Milwaukee, WI. Patient R (Aron) whose case we have followed since August started a job this past week as voice recognition interpreter. Aron told me that he will obtain new lab tests in March. If his viral load becomes undetectable from his use of Black seed powder as a mono-therapy, he will get an HIV antibody test to see if he has sero-converted (from HIV+ to -).

A slight change in his protocol of using black seed capsules occurred on Jan 10th when he added 2 capsules of Neem Leaf to his regimen. He now takes 3 Black Seed powder caps with 2 Neem Leaf caps twice a day with meals. He continues to remain asymptomatic, uses no prescribed drugs, and has stopped his use of alcohol during the work week.

We both agreed that there would be no point in taking the standard elisa/western blot HIV test now if there remained a detectable viral load. The purpose of adding the Neem Leaf caps was to further increase the CD4 counts and hopefully speed up the date where sero-conversion takes place.

Patient P from Illinois update- I was told in January that her husband who had been using black seed oil with the prescribed drugs tried to get an elisa/western blot HIV test and was refused. He made the mistake of going to the same clinic where they knew him. The clinic told him that the results of his test would be that he was still HIV+. New lab tests for viral load and CD4 counts are about a month away.

A mixture of Black seed and Honey called A-zam is tested on 51 HIV+ patients in Nigeria with significant increases in CD4 counts and declines in viral loads.

An article published in Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2011; 8(1): 37–44. Published online 2010 Oct 2 by A. A. Onifade et al discusses a mixture made of Black Seed and Honey called A-zam given to 51 HIV+ patients. The results were a significant increase in CD4 counts and decrease in the viral load. A few of the patients used the Black Seed remedy (A-zam) along with hiv drugs. The abstract states the following:

This study was to determine the effectiveness (CD4 count and viral load) of a safe herbal concoction, α-Zam used by clients seeking herbal remedy for treatment of HIV infection in Nigeria. 51 patients taking α-Zam as complementary and alternative therapy through the herbal therapist were studied for a period of 16 months. Preliminary medical and laboratory examinations using WHO and CDC criteria were done after confirmation of HIV infection by Western blotting in the nearest teaching hospitals to the residence of the patients. Regular visits were paid to the patients after commencement of the α-Zam to assess the side-effects, drug interactions, toxicity and effectiveness of the herbal remedy. There was a statistical significance (P<0.05) between pre-treatment and post-treatment CD4 count. 4 (7.8%) of the patients had average increase in CD4 count of 262±16 cell/µL, 23 (45.1%) patients with average increase 310±16 cell/µL, 16 (31.4%) patients with average increase 456±25 cell/µL and 8 (15.7%) patients with average increase 510±36 cell/µL( %) were at WHO staging I , II, III and IV respectively within 4 months on herbal therapy. There was very marked reduction in viral (HIV-RNA) load with 41 (80.4%) [had undectable viral loads] and 10 (19.6%) HIV infected patients had <1000 copies/ml respectively after the therapy. All symptoms and signs associated with HIV infection in all patients fully subsided within 4 weeks of commencement of α-zam therapy and there was no evidence of negative drug interaction in those HIV patients using both the herbal and highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). The study is in progress to determine periodic immunological outcomes of post therapy in all patients.

The full text article with charts is available as a pdf file. The mean average CD4 at the start of treatment was 262. After Black seed therapy, the mean average CD4 count increased to 703. Of 51 patients, 41 had undetectable viral loads and 10 had detectable viral loads less than 1000. The study reports that all symptoms of all the patients were gone within the first 4 weeks.

Some facts about Black Seed (Nigella Sativa)

Black Seed is sometimes called "Black Cumin." However, the species of "Cumin" is "Cuminum syminum" while the species of Black Seed is "Nigella Sativa." Wikipedia states that the term "Black Cumin" is somewhat misleading. The Cumin spice is used in Chili, Salsa, meats and bean dishes. It is usually brown in color and has a very strong flavor. It is commonly stocked in grocery stores. Black seed on the other hand has a mild peppery taste and is sometimes substituted for black pepper. Black Seed is used as a spice in soup, naan breads, some artisan cheese and specialty dishes. Nigella sativa is one of several species of Nigella and has the most promising medicinal properties. 40% of whole black seeds or ground black seed powder consists of oil. Most of the more than 600 published studies on black seed have been in a laboratory setting. There are very few controlled studies with humans.

Note: Feb. 5, 2015, today we have corrected on this website statements where we previously calling Black Seed powder "black cumin." The problem of calling Black Seed "Black Cumin" is that black seed is not the same species as regular "cumin" a brownish colored spice used in Mideastern, Asian and other ethnic cooking. Of some 14 Nigella species, the primary species being investigated for its medicinal value is "Nigella Sativa." Amazingherbs.com, the website where we obtained the Black Seed powder capsules also adds to the confusion by calling its Nigella Sativa powder "Black Cumin" powder. I also searched the web and found one site that incorrectly labeled its brown "Cumin" seeds NIgella Sativa. The amateur source apparently thought that all "cumin" was nigella sativa. I only found one source that made this mistake but there could be others. Caveat Emptor - let the buyer beware.

Historical use: Nigella Sativa was found in King Tut's tomb and has been in use for thousands of years for its medicinal value. (1) In islamic writing, a hadith by Abu Hurairah states: "There is healing in black seed for all diseases except death" (1)

1. Nigella sativa article in Wikipedia.com

Clinical trial tests black seed for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Volunteers wanted to test Black Seed powder for treating HCV or HBV

A study was done in Egypt to test the effects of Black Seed oil on patients with HCV. While viral titers for HCV declined on this study, the dose used was one 450 mg capsule 3 times a day. We have posted the full text article here. The black seed oil clearly has shown efficacy in this trial although we believe that the whole black seed powder would have shown even better results.

From published clinical studies and our experience with using black seed for treating HIV, the black seed powder was much more effective than the pressed oil. With ground whole black seed powder, you also get the oil as 40% of black seed by weight is oil. With the oil alone, you are only obtaining trace amounts of the immune modulating proteins found in the whole seeds. Since the whole seed powder has shown more efficacy than the oil, we are interested in hearing from persons who want to try using Black Seed powder for treating HCV or HBV. Black seed powder by the pound is available from amazingherbs.com. While the original black seed powder in capsules is also available, the bulk powder is much more cost effective.

Example: if one teaspoon (the equivalent of 4 capsules) of the black seed powder is mixed with orange juice and taken by an adult person twice a day, one pound would last about 4 months. It would cost about $5 a month. That is as low a cost as most generic drugs. There are over 3 million people with HCV in the United States alone. The Egyptian study that we have posted is a full text article. If you have HCV or even HBV, show this article to your doctor and discuss with him or her the use of whole black seed powder for your condition. For your questions or comments or to let us know if you plan to use Black Seed for your health condition: send us an email.

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posted Jan 19th on Dr Martin Luther King's National Holiday

The latest Journal of Immunity v12 n4 2014/15 Winter Edition is now online

• Black Seed Powder is reported to have cured* 5 persons of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria in published studies- performing beyond any HAART protocol and without any adverse effects or viral resistance. Published studies show that the Black Seed remedy (Nigella Sativa) for HIV is safe, effective, and very low in cost. There are no patents, no market monopolies, and no FDA approval is required. Symptoms disappear within 30 days. CD4 counts significantly increase while viral loads drop to non-detectable levels - usually within 5 months or less. It does so at a small fraction of the cost of existing drugs. Black Seed powder is readily available everywhere. Read this 5-page report

* Cured means sustained seroconversions (HIV+ to -) have occurred in a number of cases after the Black Seed remedy has ended. Update: May 2015 - attempts to cure HIV/AIDS in the United States using Black Seed as a monotherapy failed to duplicate the results of the Nigerian studies. [One emerging theory is that blood levels of vitamin D were not sufficient to duplicate these results due to limited exposure of the skin to the sun's uvb rays. There could be other dietary and lifestyle unknown factors as well.]

• Influenza (H3N2) widespread in the U.S. Symptoms and remedies are discussed. Read more here(page 6)

• Ebola infections 20,000 plus Read more here (page 8)

Our next updated posting to this website is planned for Feb. 1st

1/16/15 - Announcement: The latest issue of the Journal of Immunity has been printed and is being mailed out on Monday. It will be posted here the evening of Jan 19th. The newsletter contains 4 new case reports on the use of Black Seed powder for HIV and published articles of the results including sero-conversions.

Our Lady of Medjugorje's Message to the World
"do not lose hope - love will win"

"Dear children, Remember – for I am telling you – that love will win. I know that many of you are losing hope because around you, you see suffering, pain, jealousy, envy... but, I am your mother. I am in the Kingdom but am also here with you. My Son is sending me anew to help you. Therefore, do not lose hope; instead, follow me – because the victory of my heart is in the name of God. My beloved Son is thinking of you as he has always thought of you. Believe him and live him. He is the life of the world. My children, to live my Son means to live the Gospel. This is not easy. This means love, forgiveness and sacrifice. This purifies and it opens the Kingdom. Sincere prayer, which is not only words but is a prayer which the heart speaks, will help you. Likewise fasting (will help you), because it is still more of love, forgiveness and sacrifice. Therefore, do not lose hope but follow me. I am imploring you anew to pray for your shepherds so that they may always look to my Son who was the first Shepherd of the world and whose family was the entire world." This message was given on Dec 2nd 2014

For her past (1981 to 2015) and most recent messages to the world, click here

Dr Joseph Mercola's video slide on the 10 worst foods we can eat. This is worth watching

Jan 3, 2015 update on the Black seed remedy for HIV