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This method of treatment has personally impressed me the most. There are numerous people who have had great success with going from highly symptomatic AIDS to non-symptomatic, antigen and culture negative!1 Other people have reported a significant decrease in night sweats and other HIV related symptoms. Hyperthermia is the opposite of hypothermia. Hyperthermia being when the body's temperature goes above the regular 98.6 degrees. The way it works is almost identical to the way the body tries to rid itself of virus and bacteria by causing a fever. Many virus and bacteria begin to die (in vivo) at temperatures between 102 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit. These invading organisms are not able to withstand as much heat as the healthy cells of the body and therefore die. Also, the temperature rise in the body causes a reaction that increases the amount of antibodies and interferon in the blood.2 This greatly helps the immune system battle viruses that have run rampant in the patients' body. There are several different methods of inducing hyperthermia. One method used under conventional medical supervision is called "extracorporeal hyperthermia". This method takes the patient's blood and heats it outside the body, raising the person's core body temperature as high as 108 degrees. This method must be administered by a doctor. Under a doctor's supervision, two American patients underwent extracorporeal hyperthermia in a hospital in Rome. Both showed remarkable improvement within 24 hours and within ten days showed signs of remission in their numerous KS lesions. Unfortunately, one of the patients' immune systems had already been too damaged by the conventional immune-suppressing drugs he had been taking, and he passed away after a few month's time. The other patient recovered totally, showing no signs of illness almost two years after the treatments and testing p24 antigen negative and culture negative with a dramatic rise in T4 and T8 cells.3 This patient went on to found an organization dedicated to the further research and promotion of hyperthermia treatments in the United States. This organization is called HEAT INFO (Hyperthermia Education and Treatment Information, Inc.). (Contact information is provided at the end of this section). Fortunately, hyperthermia is a treatment that can be self-administered at home very inexpensively. Since I first heard of this method of treatment in 1990, I have used it on a regular basis. There are several different methods you can use on your own. It is advisable that you check with your doctor before using any hyperthermia treatment. I have found a couple different methods very successful and use them in my regular health maintenance. The first, and probably the easiest, is to sit in a bath of hot water for a half hour to forty-five minutes. If you have access to a hot tub with temperature control, this is probably more enjoyable than a bathtub. I run a bath of the hottest water I can stand. Sometimes it's nice to add some fragrance and/or oil. It is a good idea to continually check your temperature during this bath so that it does not go too high. Hyperthermia has shown damaging effects when the patients body core temperature reaches higher than 106 degrees. It is very important to keep the head and neck cool while you sit in the bath. High temperatures can be very damaging to the brain and brain stem. It is not wise to raise your core body temperature very high without a doctor present. Generally speaking, I do not let my temperature go over 103 degrees. Usually by this time, I'm ready to get out of the bath or the bath water has cooled significantly and no longer beneficial. The two other methods I use are dry and steam saunas. I find that the dry sauna seems to accomplish more due to the amount of sweating induced by the dry heat. Dry heat on the other hand is harder on the inside of the sinuses and throat. I find it much easier to breathe in the steam sauna, but it doesn't seem to get as hot to me. I usually follow up these sessions with a cool shower to help bring the body temperature back to normal. Another method is to take a hot shower to raise the body temperature, then immediately wrap yourself in a few blankets. The idea is to sweat as much as possible for as long as possible. This raising the body temperature and sweating not only kills virus, but also helps sweat out toxins. Wrapping yourself in blankets can be done following a hot bath also. It is a good idea to follow up with a cool shower. I have found that if I do not bring my temperature back down a little, I will have a lingering headache for the rest of the day. Documented laboratory research shows the activity of the HIV virus is progressively diminishes as the body temperature rises above 98.6 degrees. The higher the body temperature, the less virus will be active. The HIV virus suffers a 40% inactivation after a thirty minute heating in a bath of 107.6 degrees. At 132.8 degrees it suffers 100% inactivation after a thirty minute bath.4 Rhinovirus (cause ½ of all respiratory infections)5, HIV6, and bacteria that cause gonorrhea and syphilis7, are just a few examples of illnesses that can be easily controlled with various hyperthermia treatments. Keep in mind that this was a laboratory experiment, and I do not recommend water temperatures as high as 132 degrees as this can be dangerous. It has also been shown that patients on hyperthermia treatments show an increase in T4 and T8 cells. I have had great success with regular hot baths (once a week). If an infection occurs, I would increase it to three times a week; however, this is usually not necessary as one or two hyperthermia sessions will kill most invading organisms. Another application that has shown promise is the treatment of herpes simplex and herpes zoster (shingles). It seems to aggravate the symptoms at first, but after a few treatments, a marked improvement is noticed. People who are not immune suppressed could use this treatment for ailments as simple as the common cold or flu. Some illnesses are irritated by high body temperatures. People with tuberculosis, seizures, heart disease, diabetes, or anemia should only use this method of treatment under close supervision of their doctor. There have been some reported risks that you should take into consideration. According to articles published in the Journal of Virology (April, '92) and the International Journal Hyperthermia (Sept-Oct, '91), there is risk of herpes outbreaks, liver toxicity, and injury to the nervous system. 1 & 3 Chaitow, Leon (N.D.,D.O.), James Strohecker, The Burton Goldberg Group. You Don't Have to Die: Unraveling the AIDS Myth. Puyallup, Washington: Future Medicine Publishing, Inc., 1994. 2 Neville, A.; et al. "Whole Body Hyperthermia (41*-42*C) Induces Interleukin-1 in Vivo." Lymphokine Research 7(3) (1988): 201-205. Park, M., et al. "Effect of Whole Body Hyperthermia on Immune Cell Activity of Cancer Patients." Lymphokine Research 9(2) (1990): 213-221. 4 Weatherburn, H. "Hyperthermia and AIDS Treatment." British Journal of Radiology 61, no. 729 (Sept. 1988): 862-863 5 Tyrell, D., I. Barrow, J. Arthur, "Local Hyperthermia Benefits Natural and Experimental Common Colds." British Medical Journal 298 (1989): 1280-1283. 6 Spire, B., et al. "Inactivation of Lymphadenopathy-Associated Virus by Heat, Gamma Rays, and Ultraviolet Light." The Lancet 1 no.8422 (Jan. 26,1985): 188-189. 7 Thrash, A., M.D., Thrash, C.L. Jr., M.D., Home Remedies: Hydrotherapy, Massage, Charcoal, and Other Simple Treatments. Groveland, CA: New Life Books, 1981. More information is available from HEAT INFO (Hyperthermia Education and Treatment Information, Inc.) 409 Washington Street ,Box 108, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Or call/fax (201) 865-4483. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to the Table of Contents Email Me Notice! The medical and scientific information contained in this book is intended for information purposes only. Consulting a doctor before beginning any new form of treatment is advised.
