Herbal Health

The fourth rule of vital nutrition is that your food should be as poison-free as possible. This is easier said than done, however, in this poisoned world of ours. And if you feel that “poisoned world” sounds rather alarmist, I will add that it is almost impossible these days in the United States and West-European countries to obtain foodstuffs that are free from poisonous residues or additives. Fruits and vegetables contain residues of various poisonous insecticides, waxes, bleaches, and artificial colorings. Fresh meats contain residues of hormones used to speed up animal growth and antibiotics to prolong meat s shelf life. Processed meats, bread, cereals, canned and processed foods are loaded with some of the nearly 1,000 different chemicals now used by the food processing industry in this country—and many of them have never been tested for their possible toxicity! Much recent research shows that the toxic effect of chemicals is multiplied by the effect of other chemical agents consumed simultaneously.

There is a growing movement in the United States to produce poison-free, organically grown foods. They are often available in health food stores. Every effort should be made to obtain such foods. Poisons in foods are, perhaps, the greatest menace to American health today.

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Diabetes was another early puzzler. Many physicians began reporting that diabetic patients taking CMO for arthritis were requiring less insulin. I checked into that mystery personally and found that a substantial percentage of diabetics suffer from autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic cells that produce insulin. It seemed reasonable to conclude that CMO was intervening in those attacks, saving the insulin-producing cells from destruction and allowing the generation of new cells to continue undisturbed.

Although vitamin E does not help pancreatic cells produce more insulin, daily use is known to reduce plasma glucose, triglycerides, free fatty acids, and cholesterol. It has been suggested that the use of vanadyl sulphate can greatly improve the effectiveness of insulin.

Studies are needed to determine if a protocol for the effective treatment of diabetes using CMO can be developed. We would welcome the participation of other clinics and physicians.

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