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Orthomolecular Treatment for OCD?

The new drugs that have proven effective in many cases of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) mark a major advance, in that they not only throw another shovel of dirt on the coffin of psychoanalysis, but that they also demonstrate that the very intractable obsessive compulsive symptoms can be treated by modifying brain chemistry. However, as is now well known, these drugs have some rather deplorable side effects.

I am wondering whether any readers of this Journal are aware of any Orthomolecular or nutritional approaches to OCD which might bring about the benefits of the new drugs, without their horrendous side effects. I am sure other readers of this Journal, in addition to myself, would welcome such information.

Bernard Rimland, Ph.D.

4182 Adams Avenue

San Diego, California 92116

The Story of 714-X

Dr. Gaston Naessens, a French-born biologist now living in York Forest, Quebec, is creating shock waves in the medical world. Louis Pasteur set the pattern for infectious disease control by attacking the organisms. His peer and adversary, Antoine Bechamps found tiny organisms which he called microzymas in all living organisms. He theorized that disease is the result of the internal environment of the body, rather than from an external predator such as a germ. Naessens believes that we are all born with a dormant form of cancer, but it develops only when the general health of the individual is compromised. Other cancer specialists, such as the late Virginia Livingston subscribed to the idea that cancer is a generalized disease, caused by an organism in the blood. To combat the disease, they believe that one must strengthen the immune system.

Both Naessens and Livingston believed that the organisms responsible for cancer go through many different stages {pleomorphism). At a late stage, they become extremely small,

comparable to a virus. Naessens calls it the somatid cycle. He developed a microscope capable of seeing and identifying the different stages. His somatoscope uses ultraviolet light and laser technology to see living tissue. Unbeknown to Naessens, another genius, Royal Raymond Rife, in the 1920s living in San Diego, CA, developed a Universal Microscope capable of a 30,000-fold magnification and seeing living blood and tissue. By examining a patient's blood with his Somatascope, Naessens can predict with great accuracy, the potential for cancer.

The orthodox view of cancer is that it is a local cellular disease, independent of general biological parameters. This justifies the treatment protocol of surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. With the exception of the latter for leukemia, the success rate in reducing the incidence of this dreaded disease has been most disappointing. This in spite of the enormous expenditure of time and money on cancer research. Fortunately, in recent times the medical establishment is examining nutrition and other alternatives to standard treatment.

Naessens, with his revolutionary microscope {somatascope) developed a protocol for strengthening the immune system. This enables it to reject the malignant cells as foreign bodies. His non toxic substance (camphor-minium chloride) named 714-X is made from camphor. It is very important that it be injected into the lymph system via a lymph node, or ganglion in the groin. Details for the correct method for delivering 714-X can be obtained by contacting the Centre de Recherches Biologiques de L'Estrie, 5260 Fontaine, Rock Forest, Quebec JIN 3B6, tel. (819) 564-7883, fax (819) 564-4668. There is no charge for the product and protocol, but donations to the Centre help him continue his important work.

Naessens believes that cancer cells require above average nitrogen which they rob from the immune system. When cancer reaches a certain point, it produces a substance (cancer ogenicK factor CKF) which paralyzes the immune system. His high nitrogen 714 is attracted to cancer cells. This allows the im-

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mune system to destroy the cancer.

Christopher Bird wrote the book, The Persecution and Trial of Gaston Naessens (pub. by Kramer Inc.). The trial in Quebec took place in 1989. His charge was the illegal practice of medicine. Many people including the son of a doctor, a diplomat and a senior judge of the Quebec Court, came to his defence. Their terminal cancers had been successfully treated with 714-X. Dr. Naessens was acquitted of all charges. The drug can be obtained by a cancer patient's doctor, by contacting: Dr. R. Sharan, Emergency Drug Branch, Health Protection Branch, Place Vanier, Tower B, 355 River Road, Vanier, ON K1A 1B8, tel. (613) 991-0100.

Christopher Bird has followed Dr. Naessens work for 12 years. He reported that when the protocol is followed carefully, the success rate is over 75%. Dr. Naessens never promises that he cures cancer. He insists that a sick person must have a strong will to live, correct a "life destroying lifestyle" and avoid excessive radiation. Judge Willhelmy at the trial testified as follows: "Since getting the 714-X treatment she (his wife) has been able to take up all her various activities. That such treatments are not publicly available is more than distressing. Why do they have to be hidden? After all in our society, any of us would make an attempt to rescue, to save a drowning man, woman or child ... so why not a victim of cancer?"

Following are four documented case histories taken from Dr. Naessens' files. MC

58 year old businessman from Ste-Therese, Canada.

Diagnosis in 1981: Malignant polyp of the colon.

Treatment: Exclusively 4 series of 21 injections of 714-X. No surgery. Result: After 8 years he is symptom free. PD

66 year old hospital worker from Montreal, Canada

Diagnosis in 1980: Glandular epithelioma of the endometrium with metastatic ovarian tumor and neoplasia peritoneal spoliarion. Treatment: Total hysterectomy and 12 series of714-X.

Result: After 7 years, she is in excellent clinical condition. YPL

58 year old businessman from Miami, U.S.A. Diagnosis in 1980: Epidermoid epithelioma (grade 11) left vocal chord. Treatment: Radiation 1400 rads and 4 series of 714-X.

Result: After 10 years, he is symptom free. LN

40 year old marketing manager from Toronto, Canada.

Diagnosis in 1987: Breast Cancer - widespread multifocal intraductal and infiltrating duct carcinoma with dense microcalcification and involvement of cavity wall biopsies. Treatment: Exclusively 3 series of 714-X. No surgery.

Result: She is symptom free and living a normal life.

Joseph D. Campbello, Ph.D. 503 - 777 Blanshard Street Victoria, B.C. V8W 2G9

Cassava and AIDS in Africa

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is native to regions of Brazil and Mexico and was introduced to Africa, in the 16th century, by Portuguese slave holders wanting a cheap source of food for their subjects. This transcultural imposition of a common food may have wrought disastrous health effects on African people.

The disproportionately high rate of heterosexuals infected with AIDS in Africa may be related to a pre-existing immune-deficiency not commonly found in individuals living in nations where sickle cell anemia (SCA) infrequently occurs in the general population. In SCA there is an increased production of free radicals and a concomittant decrease of glutathione, selenium and Pyridoxine, nutrients known to participate in the maintenance of the red blood cell and in immune responsiveness.^{1 2}

A recent study demonstrated that levels of both plasma selenium and glutathione peroxidase were significantly lower in SCA patients than those of controls,¹ while another study demonstrated that Pyridoxine metabolism is also disturbed in SCA.²

Key functions of glutathione include the synthesis of leukotrienes and prostaglandins, and the continuous operation of the glutathion-peroxidase enzyme system, which is thought to prevent peroxidative damage to cells. Thus, a weakened immune responsiveness and a

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diminished antioxidant potential are found in SCA patients, an opportune environment for the entry and establishment of HIV infection. The glutathione deficiency which occurs in SCA patients in Africa and the concomittant explosive rate of HIV may be related to the widespread utilization of Cassava (Manihot esculenta), a food not indigenous to Africa. All varieties of cassava contain linmarin which may be converted into toxic hydrocyanic acid (HCN), even often careful processing. HCN is known to compete with red blood cells for oxygen, adding to the oxidative stress found in SCA. With deficiencies of such important antioxidants as Vitamin C,³ Vitamin E,⁴Carotenoids,⁵ and Zinc,⁶ shown in SCA patients, coupled with the added cellular burden induced by HCN from cassava, the African AIDS epidemic takes on new environmental perspectives.

References

1. Natta CL, Chen LC, Chow CK: Selenium and Glutathione Peroxidase Levels in Sickle Cell Anemia. A da. Haematol. 83:130-132, 1990.

2. Adelekan DA, Adekile AD, and Thurnham DI: Dependence of Pyridoxine metabolism on riboflavin status in sickle cell patients. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition 46:86-90, 1987.

3. Lachant NA, Tanaka KR: Antioxidants in sickle cell disease: The in vitro effects of ascorbic acid. Am. J. Med. Sci. 39:3-10, 1986.

4. Natta CL, Machlin L: Plasma levels of alpha tocopherol in sickle cell anemia subjects. Am. J. Clin. NUTR. 32:1359-1362, 1979.

5. Natta C, Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis M, Bhagavan H, Bown P: Low serum levels of Carotenoids in sickle cell anemia. Eur. J. Hematol. 41:131-135, 1988.

6. Prasad AS, Schoomaker EB, Ortega J, Brewer GL, Oberleas D, Oelshlegel FJ Jr: Zinc deficiency in sickle cell disease. Clin. Chem. 21:582-587, 1975.

Michael A. Weiner, Ph.D. Executive Director Alzheimer's Research Institute 6 Knoll Lane, Suite D Mill Valley, California 94941