Bud Weiss

First, I want to state quite clearly that my position as is HEAL's in general is that there is no proof of the existence of HIV nor any reason to believe that such a retrovirus even if it or they existed could have anything to do with any communicable or autoimmune disease. Our view is that any such occurring diseases are basically due to toxic build up in the organism which eventually plays out as a breakdown in the person's ability to tolerate normal and extended or extreme stressors of all kinds with a resultant outbreak of one or more of the 30 different diseases associated with AIDS. That who! le concept of a thing called AIDS is a dangerous construct because the general public and most of the medical profession have come to think of AIDS as some entity in and of itself and the name takes on a kind of deification and power that is totally outside of the reality of what is actually occurring for people. This concretizing of a concept into a thing that then appears to actually exist in and of itself rather than a name for a collection of about 30 different disease states can when given the even more powerful term of a diagnosis as in "You have AIDS!" stimulates toxic post traumatic stress responses within the person with subsequent real symptoms and development of disease states all of which can be addressed in a variety of ways and all of which in one way or another effect the thyroid, adrenals, intestinal tract and lymphatics and by these pathways the brain as well and the circle closes and repeats over and over again.

At its most vicious, the person effected is blamed for their choice of sexual conduct and orientation especially if they are Gay or Lesbian and this is used along with societal pressures to induce guilt for being who one is and transferring all of the general frustrations and loss of autonomy that exist in our authoritarian societies over to the person who is "different." This is in contrast to societies that treat such persons with ultimate respect as is in fact the case in sophisticated native societies we choose to call primitive in which everything in life is about purpose as in the Dagara people of Burkina Faso whose major representative here in the U.S. is Dr. Malidoma Patrice Somé author of "Of Water And The Spirit" Echoes of the Ancestors, Inc.; Dr. Somé's - Dagara Home Page http://www.malidoma.org

Dr. Somé is considered by many of the finest philosophers, writers, sociologists, and anthropologists as one of our best conections between the Northern European based cultures and those of the Indigenous cultures of the Southern Countries.

Along with Ron P. of Seattle HEAL, I and some others are preparing a great deal in terms of alternative news of what may be going on for those who are actually having symptoms beyond those which will naturally occur initially as indicated above upon be! ing given a diagnosis of either one of the AIDS identifying diseases or being told that you are HIV + ( really either ELISA positive or Western Blot positive which does not mean HIV anything). In and of itself, this so called diagnosis can initially be such a shock to the system that people will come down with at least flu like symptoms if not more as they have just been put under the heaviest psychological stressor that is available in the "modern" world. This means that there is a high probability of poor sleep patterns for some time in addition to poor digestion as well as some bingeing on various drugs including alcohol and others which will only add to the stress on their system and may lead them at least temporarily to taking some pharmacological agent including antibiotics which will lower their immune response and kill off more of their protective and pro active probiotics (friendly intestinal bacteria) ending in an upsurge of candida with possible thrush formations or less noticeable various toxic reactions from the candida including further erosion of thyroid function and adrenal function to say nothing of degeneration of digestive process and leaky gut syndrome.

Finally and perhaps most importantly, by making a virus the villain in the illness and death of so many people, the perpetrators of inequity in our world do not have to come to grips with the most essential cause of disease and death and the stunted development of children physically and mentally, which is poverty, limited availability of potable water, and poor sanitation as well as the violence done to children and in fact all of us by the enormous logorhythmic introduction of toxic chemicals into our environment as well as the devestation created by vaccinations which has finally been so well illlustrated in the case of autistic children. These children whose syndrome has been so devestating to them and their families and so draining on the systems ! of education and others who serve them are now being returned to normalcy by eliminating the huge build up of toxic metals in their bodies as well as the poor absorbtion of nutrients caused by the destruction of their immune response largely due to their reaction to the toxic mercury in these vaccinations along with other ingredients which also cause problems like large amounts of adinovirus. You can see all about this including some incredible videos of recovered children on the site of the Autism Research Institute http://www.autismwebsite.com/ARI/index.htm

Of course, the work of this dedicated group of physicians and researchers has enormous implications for us all .

Specific conditions

Here are some things to be considered and there are relatively simple immediate things to do about all of these.

# 1 Get a good probiotic ( friendly intestinal bacteria) like the Natren series see Natren or L Plantarum from ALLERGY RESEARCH Company fr! om a very reliable source since it must be kept refrigerated at all times from the initial distributor on down and since it is relatively new, some retailers and their warehouses may not know how to handle it. These are essential in keeping the environment of the intestines healthy, guarding against the overgrowth of destructive and toxic organisims and for the production by the friendly organisms of certain vitamins and other important substances.
The most powerful of these to really begin to build properly is the Repleniss series ending with the use of fortify on a regular basis. These are also the most economical in the long run. There is one other which can be taken with you nearly anywhere even without refrigeration which is the one made by Jarrow which is enteric coated. Kenny Lok of Nutripharma in New York City will ship them at minimal cost 212-983-8291He is one of the finest pharmacists in the US and works with a number of fine alternative health practitioners ! all over the world.
There are also the earthborne probiotics like Nature biotics http://www.upwardquest.com
These are also written about in a short book Candida Albicans: the quiet epidemic by Weinberger which is basically an advertisement for them. Here is a brief web page about it http://hometown.aol.com/mcfighter/candida.htm
One of the things that some of the Protease inhibitors do while doing damage otherwise was to reduce Candida infections already spread througout the body as noted below.

I hope that you are taking thyroid meds t3 and t4 natural combination like Armour or some other full spectrum thyroid like Naturethroid and not Synthroid which is only a partial thryroid hormone (also the most popular) or thyroxin which can actually lead to serious complications including bone loss. in addition to being problematical, these latter are also far less effective in caring for the thyroid and the person can subsequently go into adrenal exhaustion as related in one of Ray Peat's newsletters. His newsletters are extremely useful and informative and can be ordered from his web site at http://www.efn.org/~raypeat

Monitoring of dosage as well as initial evaluation should be done using both saliva testing which you can get and read about at www.diagnostechs.com and the TRH test (protirelin thyroid releasing hormone; TRH stimulation test) . The TRH test is by far the more sophisticated blood test and is done by very few physicians now as they use the TSH ( Thyroid Stimulation hormone) test which I used to think was fine. However in studying and learning from the most successful practitioners in this area and seeing the literature, it is clear that the TRH test is preferable as it will show anomalies and deficits where the TSH test appears normal and you know that the person is hypothyroid by their description of themselves and their history. Physicians don't like to use the TRH test as it requires much more time as well as taking two samples of blood for analysis before and after the injection of stimulant of thyrotropin and thyroxine.

A final word about the saliva tests. We had a conversation with the chief endocrinologist of Quest Labs which is one of the largest testing labs in the country. He said we could quote him in that the most qualitatively significant test for hormones is saliva testing. He could not get into that with his labs as it ws not economically practical as yet since there were simply not enough physicians who were familiar enough with this technology and being trained in medical school to order it.

A less precise and yet useful and totally inexpensive test is the daily monitor at home testing taking basal temps ( again, see Broda Barnes, MD "Hypothyroidism: the Unsuspected Illness" ) Repeating myself, I must say in closing this particular topic that anyone wanting to familiarize themselves with thyroid issues must begin by reading Broda Barnes MD's book "Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" and they will see how many different conditions are effected by poor funtioning thyroid.

Monitoring of dosage as well as initial evaluation should be done using the TRH test (protirelin thyroid releasing hormone; TRH stimulation test) . The TRH test is by far the more sophisticated test and is done by very few physicians now as they use the TSH ( Thyroid Stimulation hormone) test which I used to think was fine. However in studying and learning from the most successful practitioners in this area and seeing the literature, it is clear that the TRH test is preferable as it will show anomalies and deficits where the TSH test appears normal and you know that the person is hypothyroid by their description of themselves and their history. Physicians don't like to use the TRH test as it requires much more time as well as taking two samples of blood for analysis before and after the injection of stimulant of thyrotropin and thyroxine. A less precise and yet useful and totally inexpensive test is the daily monitor at home testing taking basal temps ( again, see Broda Barnes, MD "Hypothyroidism: the Unsuspected Illness" ) Repeating myself, I must say in closing this particular topic that anyone wanting to familiarize themselves with thyroid issues must begin by reading Broda Barnes MD's book "Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" and they will see how many different conditions are effected by poor funtioning thyroid.

In conjunction with thyroid function, see the information about adrenal funciton,concerns, and care from William Mck Jefferies, MD http://members.aol.com/jefferiesw/

This site also gives a clear idea of why so many applications of relatively benign substances are passed over due to finacncial considerations despite the research that is available as witness Jefferies who has had two editions of his major work "The Safe Uses of Cortisol" published by the highly regarded medical publisher Charles Thomas and the last edition was 1998

Learn about lymphasizing from Doctor William Martin
and be sure to purchase your rebounder from Ed Lieb and learn about the benefits from it from Ed Lieb mentioned below Edward's Discovery Page

Dr. Ray Peat's theory about how Proteases may in fact be helping temporarily while it's doing damage by interfering with the late stages of high cortisol production which causes the body to secrete higher levels of proteolitic enzymes to break down muscle to produce glucose when the basic digestion has become so inefficient that no real nutrients can be obtained through the digestive system. Dr. Peat, has also indcicated that there may be a limiting of the cortisol production due to the introduction of the PIs through the idea of "antagonism between cortisol and progesterone which has been slowly developing for decades, and it's probably going to be too involved to treat compactly, for a while. Current (February1999) , or March, newsletters are discussing the idea of steroid 'receptors,' and that has to be combined with the idea of proteolysis; I think there is some 'gene sharing' involved, meaning that these proteins aren't just one thing."

"Much of Ray Peat's Newsletter http://garcia.efn.org/~raypeat/sub.html contain information about various issues including the link between chronic fatigue and general immune dysfunction and hypothyroidism as well as adrenal exhaustion; these topics also are very well covered and referenced by Peat to Broda Barnes MD's work mentioned above.

In Continuum Magazine, Volume 5 No. 6, Stephen C. Byrnes, N.D., R.N.C.P. points out in his fine article about Candida that in the August 1999 Journal of Infectious Diseases, the article " In Vitro and In Vivo Aticandidal Activity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protease Inhibitors." by a group from the Dept. of Bacteriology and Mycology, Insituto Superiore Di Sanita in Rome Italy found that Candida is greatly effected both in vitro and in vivo by aspartyl protease inhibitors specifically Indinavir and Ritonavir. They claim that their effect is on the enzymatic activity of secretory aspartyl protease (Sap) of Candida albicans which is a major agent of mucosal disease in so called HIV infected subjects.

" Both PIs strongly (90%0 and dose dependently (0.110M) inhibited Sap activity and production. They also significantly reduced Candida growth in a nitrogen-limited, Sap expression-dependent growth medium and exerted a therapeutic effect in an experimental model of vaginal candidiasis, with aqn efficacy comparable to that of fluconazole. Thus, besides the expected immunorestoration, patients receiving PI therapy may benenfit from a direct anticndidal activity of these drugs."

More about the importance of addressing Candida issues via

A) THE MISSING DIAGNOSIS by C. Orian Truss, MD

B) William Crook, MD (THE YEAST CONNECTION as well as the later and expanded version THE YEAST CONNECTION AND THE WOMAN - this is definitely not for women only)

C) Magid Ali (THE CANARY AND CHRONIC FATIGUE)

D) "Candida Albicans; The Quiet Epidemic." By Weinberger

E) Natren information or call 1-800-992-3323

Natasha Trenev who is considered the world's leading authority on probacteria, the good intestinal bacteria. Also other fine probacteria products like L Plantarum and the various earthborn organisms like Natures Earth or NatureBiotic which are the same product and a new one from Russia which we are experimenting with in addition to the German products like Kanne Enzym-Ferment Getreide. These probacteria are essential in order to maintain good bowel health both before and especially after antibiotic use.

The importance of proper supply of enzymes in the diet and supplementing when you are unable to eat at least 80% raw diet. Digestase is an excellent one by NESS/TRANSFORMATIONS distributed by Enzymes, Inc. of Kansas City, MO. and see Lita Lee, Ph. D's book on Enzymes. She was a student of Ray Peat's as well.

In addition to Dr. William Martin Four Directions & Four Directions Traditional Healing mentioned above who has supported HEAL NEW YORK and HEAL nation wide with his broadcasts and lectures from WBAI the Pacifica Radio Station in New York City. These broadcasts as well as all of WBAI radio is now being broadcast on streaming radio from www.wbaifree.org You may wish to look into the source of Dr. Martin's knowledge about Lymphosizing at the International Academy of Lymphology: C. Samuel West http://www.thegrid.net/wfinet

The Use of a rebounder which can be purchased a discount through Ed Lieb. He has a web site Edward's Discovery Page.

Ed has been HIV+ for over 20 years and is very active as a board and presenting member at HEAL New York.

In addition to the information that Ed has as a devotee to Natural Hygiene, there is always Sheldon Walden's radio show on Pacifica WBAI and will be broadcast on streaming radio all over the world as will Gary Null's show on which there have been more programs about the alternative views in regard to AIDS and HIV than any other radio or TV show. Of course there is always the other notable and irascible champion of Veganism: Howard Lyman at Howard Lyman: Mad Cowboy

And there is always RAWFOOD.COM

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See Ray peat's web site about coconut oil and how important it is http://www.efn.org/~raypeat/coconut.rtf
There is a pamphlet that you can get which explains all the research about it by John A. Mann and Steven Wm. Fowkes called WIPE OUT HERPES WITH BHT You can get a copy from THE MegaHealth Society at P.O. Box 1684, Manhattan Beach, Ca. 90266 for $10 post paid. It has literally saved some people I know from torture and they had tried everything else and had persistent wide spread Herpes and it was gone within a few days. Maintenance keeps it away as well. See the book for the recommended dosage if 250 mg doesn't work right away. It is very safe and has been tested at very high levels for a long time.

The following is the single most powerful intervention for health and elevation of performance that I have seen in my over 40 years of research and experience:

This is the highest level of Pranayama technique translated into a Western understanding of how proper breathing methods can lead to the conservation of CO2 in the body which is essential for proper oxygen exchange at the cell and tissue level in addition to literally hundreds of other vital functions of CO2 in our bodies. Ray Peat has several newsletters devoted to the various aspects of the importance of CO2 and its many functions in the body. This was discovered and developed by Dr. Konstantin Buteyko over the past 50 years with over 1 million people treated successfully in Russia alone for a wide range of over 200 diseases including the most devestating ones like Cancer, Heart disease, Diabetes, asthma,etc.

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Finally, I cannot stress enough the importance of a very thorough health history including various treatments like amalgam fillings and root canals and vaccinations, high use of antibiotics as a child or adolescent, acne, asthma and asthma meds, various operations and meds used during and after these, the use of gamaglobulin which will turn your western blot positive; and a general detailed history of any kind of treatment especially extensive treatment for any disease state. Too often we are told the person got sick and died of AIDS without any real history being given and when I check into it, I find many levels of toxicity prior to any use of the AIDS meds or a macrobiotic diet which is often a problem when not properly understood especially as people who may have a significant Candida problem and will encourage Candida by eating predominantly carbohydrates especially all the versions of pasta.