> Of course, to prove that any of this > Yanomami potassium stuff is relevant to western folk, > medical 'science' demands that you must have western > guinea pigs for 'controlled trials'. I am one of those > guinea pigs, though the trial was controlled strictly > by me without independent medical observers, which > means that my testimony is suspect at the very least, > and I should probably not to be believed. Quite > frankly I don't give a damn about that, but the > information might be of use to someone out there who > either already has cardio-vascular problems, or is > seriously interested in avoiding cardio-vascular > problems at any time in the future. > For more than 25 years I suffered from > 'essential hypertension', in other words high blood > pressure that the medical fraternity cannot explain. > During that period about eight different medical > doctors gave me a staggering variety of 'patent > medicines', none of which produced a steady reduction > of blood pressure, though on two notable occasions the > medicines caused 'bad reactions' which dropped my > blood pressure so low and so suddenly, that my wife > could barely get a reading. At no time during this > 25-year period did any of the medical doctors suggest > that it might be a good idea to measure my serum > electrolyte levels, in order to check for potassium > deficiency. As you might expect, this entire sequence > put me off the medical profession in a very big way. > Towards the end of 2003 I started getting > the classic signs of 'angina', which, over the next > six weeks, rapidly progressed into 'unstable angina', > a textbook case involving an accelerating or > "crescendo" pattern of chest and back pain that > lasted longer than ordinary 'angina'. This was > accompanied by acute breathlessness, especially after > even moderate exertion or a small carbohydrate meal. > The fact that the medical profession did not know the > cause of 'angina' infuriated me, because everything on > the planet is caused by something else. > My basic knowledge of chemistry indicated > that I might be suffering from a sodium overdose, so > although in extreme pain and at times barely > conscious, I managed to hook up to the Internet and do > a few basic Google searches. The only sodium overdoses > I could find were those caused by various synthetic > drugs, so I reversed my search pattern and tried > "potassium deficiency" instead. It was then that I > discovered my medical 'angina' symptoms precisely > matched those exhibited by a person suffering from an > acute potassium deficiency. This information came as > no great surprise. On the face of it, I had uncovered > the underlying cause of medical 'angina', the latter > credited with the sale of more than a billion dollars > worth of synthetic 'patent medicines' every year. > The problem was knowing what to do next. > In Australia I was limited to 100-milligram potassium > pills from the health food shops, or to a product > called "Slow K" available from some pharmacies. > Basically Slow K is a slow-release 600-milligram chunk > of potassium chloride, which allows a 'non-lethal' > dose of potassium to be administered under the direct > control of the pill, rather than under the control of > its recipient. The problem here is that all chunks of > salt are biochemically "hot', meaning that as the > sugar coating wears off the outside of the pill, the > chunk of undissolved salt is exposed, and can then > come into direct contact with delicate internal > tissues. In my casual view, this could easily cause > some sort of perforation or an ulcer. > Clearly what I needed was an industrial > quantity of potassium in free flowing 100% water > soluble form, which would allow me to first dissolve > the potassium in water and fruit juice, thereby > ensuring that no salt 'hot spots' could later cause > problems in my digestive tract. In the end I settled > for a kilogram of AR [Analytical Reagent] grade > potassium chloride salt from a chemical warehouse, > mercifully not yet under the direct control of the > American FDA, or the Australian AMA. > Cost wise this was also a plus, because > the whole kilogram set me back a mere US$30.00 > including taxes, which is cheap enough when you > realize that my potassium chloride purchase contained > approximately 620 grams [or 620,000 milligrams] of the > same potassium the FDA has restricted to > 100-milligrams per dose in the health food shops. You > do the math. Pop down to your local health food > provider and ask for a quote on 6,200 x 100-milligram > potassium supplements. Be ready to write a very large > check. > By this stage there was so much pain so > often, that I made a personal executive decision to > attempt to slowly try to absorb a minimum of 50 grams > or 50,000 milligrams of potassium, representing about > 1/5th of the 250 grams total that an adult male > should contain within his body. Simple common sense > suggested that such an acute deficiency, with the > extreme symptoms I was suffering, could hardly be > caused by a minor reduction in whole body potassium, > and, quite frankly, I also wanted the stop the > overwhelming pain before it had a chance to accelerate > into a fatal stroke or heart attack. > With this in mind, I dissolved 4 grams > [4,000 milligrams] of potassium chloride in water and > fruit juice, slowly swallowed the lot, and then kept > grimly repeating this process every eight hours. After > about five days [or 60,000 milligrams] most of the > pain had gone, but I was still incapable of truly > coherent thought. It was not until I was well past the > 110,000-milligram mark that my faculties truly > returned, though by then I was so exhausted I could no > longer write or use the computer. > Expressed in the same terms used by the > FDA, in ten days I had slowly ingested 68.2 grams of > dissolved potassium [68,200 milligrams], or > sixty-eight times the maximum quantity permitted under > American law. However, it should also be noted that > this figure represents only five days of the maximum > quantity administered by licensed American doctors to > their hypertensive patients during the nineteen > forties, before their research funding was > mysteriously and abruptly withdrawn. When viewed in > the latter context, my actions do not seem > unreasonable. > At the end of the ten day period, all of > my 'unstable angina' pain and breathlessness had > vanished completely, and along with it most of the > 'essential hypertension' that plagued me for more than > twenty-five years. Nowadays I take a daily maintenance > dose of 2,000 milligrams potassium per day [3,200 > milligrams of AR grade potassium chloride salt], plus > 200 milligrams of magnesium orotate to minimize > losses. > Though medical doctors might rave about me > illegally 'giving medical advice without a license', I > am doing no such thing. In the first place potassium > is a naturally-occuring mineral essential in our diets > for normal development, which places it firmly in the > 'nutrition' rather than 'medical' basket. Secondly > there is no way that any government agency can prevent > determined people from getting their hands on > potassium chloride if they really wish to do so. The > material is produced in bulk and used for hundreds of > applications. For example, about every third oil rig > drilling in the Rocky Mountains probably has about > 25,000 pounds of the stuff, neatly stacked in sacks at > the edge of the rig site.
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