Dan, please break up into parts. Two approximately equal parts should go through. Three will,
definitely. It's 28k now. The limit's 18.
Thank you for the information.
Mike D.
Reprinted from: http://www.drdavidwilliams.com/ Hydrogen Peroxide - Curse or
Cure?
by Dr. David G. Williams
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE -- CURSE OR CURE?
ALTERNATIVES Newsletter Editor Dr. David G. Williams discusses the merits of intravenous
administration and oral consumption of hydrogen peroxide therapy.
This copyrighted article has been reprinted with permission from Mountain House Publishing, P.O.
Box 829, Ingram, TX 78025. It appeared in a recent issue of the health newsletter, ALTERNATIVES
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When it comes to hydrogen peroxide therapy there seems to be only two points of view. Supporters
consider it one of the greatest healing miracles of all time. Those opposed feel its ingestion is
exceptionally dangerous, and only the foolhardy could think of engaging in such behavior. Before
either condemning or endorsing hydrogen peroxide, let´s take a real close look at what we´re
dealing with.
If any substance is interesting, it´s hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide should really be called
hydrogen dioxide. Its chemical formula is H2O2. It contains one more atom of oxygen that does
water (H20)
By now everyone´s aware of the ozone layer that surrounds the earth. Ozone consists of three atoms
of oxygen (03). This protective layer of ozone is created when ultraviolet light from the sun
splits an atmospheric oxygen molecule (02) into two single, unstable oxygen atoms.
These single molecules combine with others to form ozone (03). Ozone isn´t very stable. In fact,
it will quickly give up that extra atom of oxygen to falling rainwater to form hydrogen peroxide
(H202). (Bear with me: all this chemistry mumbo jumbo I´m going through actually will help you
understand the importance of hydrogen peroxide.)
It is this hydrogen peroxide in rainwater that makes it so much more effective than tap water when
given to plants. With the increased levels of atmospheric pollution, however, greater amounts of
H202 react with air-borne toxins and never reach the ground.
To compensate for this, many farmers have been increasing crop yields by spraying them with diluted
hydrogen peroxide (5 to 16 ounces of 35% mixed with 20 gallons of water per acre).
You can achieve the same beneficial effect with your house plants by adding 1 ounce of 3% hydrogen
peroxide (or 16 drops of 35% solution) to every quart of water you give your plants. (It can also
be made into an excellent safe insecticide. Simply spray your plants with 8 ounces of 3% peroxide
mixed with 8 ounces of White Sugar and one gallon of water.)
Hydrogen peroxide is odorless and colorless, but not tasteless. When stored under the proper
conditions, it is a very stable compound. When kept in the absence of light and contaminants, it
dismutates (breaks down) very slowly at the rate of about 10% a year.
(This can be slowed even further by storing the liquid in the freezer.) It boils at 152 degrees C
and freezes at minus 2 degrees C.
When exposed to other compounds hydrogen peroxide dismutates readily. The extra oxygen atom is
released leaving H20 (water). In nature oxygen (02) consists of two atoms--a very stable combination.
A single atom of oxygen, however, is very reactive and is referred to as a free radical. Over the
past several years, we´ve continually read that these free radicals are responsible for all types
of ailments and even premature aging. What many writers seem to forget, however, is that our bodies
create and use free radicals to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
In fact, the cells responsible for fighting infection and foreign invaders in the body (your white
blood cells) make hydrogen peroxide and use it to oxidize any offending culprits.
The intense bubbling you see when hydrogen peroxide comes in contact with a bacteria-laden cut or
wound is the oxygen being released and bacteria being destroyed. The ability of our cells to
produce hydrogen peroxide is essential for life. H202 is not some undesirable by-product or toxin,
but instead a basic requirement for good health.
Newer research indicates we need hydrogen peroxide for a multitude of other chemical reactions that
take place throughout the body.
For example, we now know that vitamin C helps fight infections by producing hydrogen peroxide, which
in turn stimulates the production of prostaglandins.
Also lactobacillus found in the colon and vagina produce hydrogen peroxide. This destroys harmful
bacteria and viruses, preventing colon disease, vaginitis, bladder infections and a host of other
common ailments. (Infect Dis News Aug.8,91:5).
When lactobacillus in the colon or vaginal tract have been overrun with harmful viruses, yeast, or
bacteria, an effective douche or enema solution can be made using 3 tablespoons of 3% H202 in 1
quart of distilled water. Keep in mind, however, that a good bacterial flora must always be
re-established in theses areas to achieve lasting results.
While we are discussing enemas and douches, there is another misconception about H202 I need to
address. The friendly bacteria in the colon and vagina are aerobic. In other words, they flourish
in high oxygen environments and thrive in the presence of oxygen rich H202.
On the other hand, most strains of harmful bacteria (and cancer cells) are anaerobic and cannot
survive in the presence of oxygen or H202.
We can agree that hydrogen peroxide produced within individual body cells is essential for life.
And no one doubts its effectiveness when it comes to treating infections topically. The
controversy deals with ingesting the substance orally or introducing it into the body intravenously.
The dispute has been going on for decades, and considering the attitude of our medical community, it
will continue for many more decades to come.
I´ll admit I was skeptical when I first learned about using H202 orally or intravenously. This
healthy dose of skepticism, however, lead to a great deal of investigation, clinical work and
experimentation. And while I realize a large majority of readers will probably never be convinced
that H202 is a safe and effective compound, I am. Hydrogen peroxide is safe, readily available and
dirt cheap. And best of all, it works!
No one yet fully understands the complete workings of hydrogen peroxide. We do know that it is
loaded with oxygen. (A pint of the food-grade 35% solution contains the equivalent of 130 pints of
oxygen.
A pint of 3% hydrogen peroxide found at the local drugstore contains 10 pints of oxygen. And a pint
of the 6% solution used to bleach hair contains 20 pints of oxygen.) We also know that when H202 is
taken into the body (orally or intravenously) the oxygen content of the blood and body tissues
increases dramatically.
Early researchers felt these increases were simply due to the extra oxygen molecule being released.
This doesn´t however, appear to be the case.
Only very diluted amounts of H202 are ever introduced into the body. The small amount of oxygen
present couldn´t be solely responsible for the dramatic changes that take place. Dr. Charles Farr,
a strong proponent of intravenous use, has discovered another possible answer.
Dr. Farr has shown that hydrogen peroxide stimulates enzyme systems throughout the body. This
triggers an increase in the metabolic rate, causes small arteries to dilate and increase blood flow,
enhances the body´s distribution and consumption of oxygen and raises body temperature (Proceedings
of the International Conference on Bio-Oxidative Medicine 1989, 1990, 1991).
We are just beginning to learn exactly how H202 works. It was reported to work as far back as 1920.
The English medical journal, Lancet, then reported that intravenous infusion was used successfully
to treat pneumonia in the epidemic following World War I. In the 1940´s Father Richard Willhelm,
the pioneer in promoting peroxide use, reported on the compound being used extensively to treat
everything from bacterial-related mental illness to skin disease and polio.
Father Willhelm is the founder of "Educational Concern for Hydrogen Peroxide" (ECHO, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to educating the public on the safe use and therapeutic benefits of hydrogen
peroxide.)
Much of the interest in hydrogen peroxide waned in the 1940´s when prescription medications came on
the scene. Since that time there has been little economic interest in funding peroxide research.
After all, it is dirt cheap and non-patentable.
Even still, in the last 25 years, over 7,700 articles relating to hydrogen peroxide have been
written in the standard medical journals. Thousands more, involving its therapeutic use, have
appeared in alternative health publications. The number of conditions helped by hydrogen peroxide
is astounding. The reported dangers and side effects are few and often conflicting.
Let´s look at several conditions that seem to respond especially well to H202 therapy. First, keep
in mind that there are two methods of administering the peroxide-orally and intravenously. While
most conditions respond remarkably to oral ingestion, emphysema is one condition in which
intravenous infusion can be a godsend.
Emphysema involves destruction of the alveoli (the small air sacs in the lungs). Although chemical
fumes and other irritants can cause the destruction, it is most often the result of smoking. As the
disease progresses, the patient finds it more and more difficult to breathe.
A wheel chair and supplemental oxygen become necessary as the disease progresses. Lack of adequate
oxygen reaching the tissues forces the heart to pump more forcefully. This leads to high blood
pressure, enlargement of the heart itself and eventually heart failure.
Conventional medicine offers little help for emphysema. There is no cure. The best that can be
hoped for is symptomatic relief and the prevention of any serious complications that might result in
death. H202 therapy can offer more.
Using 1 ounce of 35% peroxide per 1 gallon of non-chlorinated water in a vaporizer improves
nighttime breathing tremendously. But intravenous infusion holds the real key to relief. It has
the ability to cleanse the inner lining of the lungs and restore the ability to breathe.
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