Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 [MC_USA] Bitter Almond Tree Banned Why was this tree banned from the USA in 1995 ? Did it kill 1, 100, or 1000 people? You would think we could plant an apricot tree or a bitter almond tree, would you not? It appears that some people or groups of people are scared to death of the bitter almond tree. You will have to read and study a bit to see why this life saving tree has been banned. I don't think the apricot tree and apricot kernel has been banned, ...... yet. I have a book about this subject that provides the complete political battle. Check this web page for more details. http://www.fugitt.com/article/cancer_treatment.htm One man seems to be very knowledgable about the apricot kernel. ( Laetrile , B 17 ) ========================= Other foods that contain vitamin B-17 are: bitter almonds, millet, wheat grass, lima beans and more. (The bitter almond tree was banned from the U. S. in 1995.) The kernel or seed contains the highest amounts of vitamin B17. as ============================= Vitamin B-17 - Laetrile - Anti-Cancer Properties? The diet of primitive man and most fruit-eating animals was very rich in nitrilosides. They regularly ate the seeds (and kernels) of all fruits, since these seeds are rich in protein, polyunsaturated fats, and other nutrients. Seeds also contain as much as 2 per cent or more nitriloside. There are scores of other major foods naturally, or normally, very rich in nitriloside. Vitamin B-17 (nitriloside, amygdaline) is a designation proposed to include a large group of <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/water-filtration-systems.htmwat\ er-soluble, essentially non-toxic, sugary, compounds found in over 800 plants, many of which are edible. These factors are collectively known as Beta-cyanophoric glycosides. They comprise molecules made of <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/sugar.htmsugar, hydrogen cyanide, a benzene ring or an acetone. Though the intact molecule is for all practical purposes completely non-toxic, it may be hydrolyzed by Beta-glycosidase to a sugar, free hydrogen cyanide, benzaldehyde or acetone. Apricot Kernels (Vitamin B17) Apricot Kernels are the richest source of B17 (Laetrile). Ernst Krebs is the world's leading authority on the relationship between <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to\ -fight-cancer.htmcancer and nitrilosides, and the inventor of laetrile. Apricot kernels are known to prevent and cure <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to\ -fight-cancer.htmcancer, even though the medical establishment has worked night and day and even lied to suppress it. Vitamin B17 is found in most all fruit seeds such as the apple, peach, cherry, orange, nectarine and apricot. It is found in some beans and many grasses such as wheat grass. The hard wooden pit in the middle of the peach is not supposed to be thrown away. In fact, the wooden shell is strong armor protecting one of the most important foods known to man, the seed. It is one of the main courses of food in cultures such as the Navajo Indians, the Hunzas the Abkhasians and many more. Did you know that within these tribes there has never been a reported case of <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to\ -fight-cancer.htmcancer? (And there are doctors and scientists from the U. S. living within these tribes right now studying this phenomena) We don't need to make the seed a main course but we do need the equivalent of about seven apricots seeds per day to improve our odd for a cancer-free life. Other foods that contain vitamin B-17 are: bitter almonds, millet, wheat grass, lima beans and more. (The bitter almond tree was banned from the U. S. in 1995.) The kernel or seed contains the highest amounts of vitamin B17. One of the most common nitrilosides is amygdalin. This nitriloside occurs in the kernels of seeds of practically all fruits. The seeds of apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and the like carry this factor; often in the extraordinary concentration of 2 to 3 per cent. The rule of thumb when eating seeds is to eat the fruit along with the seeds. For example, you do not want to extract the seeds from 50 apples and eat only those seeds, however eating a few apples every day along with their seeds is perfectly safe. Since the seeds of fruits are possibly edible, it may be proper to designate the non-toxic <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/water-filtration-systems.htmwat\ er soluble accessory food factor or nitriloside that they contain as vitamin B-17. The presence of nitriloside in the diet produces specific physiologic effects and leaves as metabolites specific chemical compounds of a physiologically active nature. The production by a non-toxic, water-soluble accessory food factor of specific physiological effects as well as identifiable metabolites suggests the vitamin nature of the compound. Before considering the possible antineoplastic activity of this vitamin B-17, let us recall that the benzoic acid arising from it has certain antirheumatic and antiseptic properties. It was rather widely used (in Germany and elsewhere) for rheumatic disease therapy prior to the advent of the ortho-hydroxy addition product of benzoic acid known as ortho-hydroxybenzoic acid or salicylic acid. It was originally obtained from beech-wood bark. Recall now, that thiocyanate also was once widely used, in both Germany and American medicine, as an effective agent for hypertension. Used as such, as the simple chemical, the dosage was difficult to control. Obviously, this difficulty does not arise from the thiocyanate usually produced in the body through metabolizing vitamin B-17 (nitriloside). However, chronic hypotension has been reported in Nigerians who eat quantities of the nitriloside-containing manioc (cassava)--especially that of the bitter variety. Are we justified in suggesting that <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to\ -fight-cancer.htmcancer itself might be another chronic metabolic disease that arises from a specific vitamin deficiency--a deficiency specifically in vitamin B-17 (nitriloside)? There are many chronic or metabolic diseases that challenge medicine. Many of these diseases have already been conquered. What proved to be their solution? By solution we mean both prevention and cure. What really cures really prevents. Let us think of some of these diseases that have found total prevention and hence cure. We are speaking of metabolic or non-transmissible diseases. At one time the metabolic disease known as scurvy killed hundreds of thousands of people, sometimes entire populations. This disease found total prevention and cure in the ascorbic acid or <http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/vitamin-c.htmvitamin C component of fruits and vegetables. Similarly, the once fatal diseases so aptly called pernicious anemia, pellagra, beri beri, countless neuropathies, and the like, found complete cure and prevention in specific dietary factors, that is, essential nutrients in an adequate diet. No chronic or metabolic disease has ever found cure or prevention, that is, real cure and real prevention--except through factors essential to an adequate diet and/or normal to animal economy. Does it seem likely, therefore, that http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to-\ fight-cancer.htmcancer will be the first exception to this generalization that to date has not had a single known exception? In my humble opinion, certainly not. But does it follow from this that vitamin B-17 (nitriloside) is the specific antineoplastic vitamin? Logically, by itself, alone, this conclusion that nitriloside is the specific antineoplastic vitamin does not follow. However, examine the brilliant laboratory studies of Dr. Dean Burk of the Department of Cytochemistry of the National Cancer Institute in Washington. I believe that in light of the experimental evidence that he has produced, you might agree that vitamin B-17 (nitriloside) is indeed the antineoplastic vitamin and is certainly worth more investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Ken Michaelis January 2001 News Update December 2001 PLEA AGREEMENT REACHED WITH UNCLE SAM First, I would like to apologize for not updating you sooner but due to legal matters, I have not been able to do so. Although I had vowed to fight what I considered to be an injustice to the bitter end, the realities and likely outcomes of such a battle were made crystal clear to me by my legal counsel. Taking into consideration the motions requested and granted to the federal prosecution and taking into account the motions requested by my legal counsel and denied, I personally feel that I had no choice but to settle with the federal government. The only offense that the federal government would settle for me pleading guilty to was the charge of introduction of an unapproved new drug into interstate commerce with intent to defraud. The alleged victim is the FDA, although the prosecution kept insisting all along that you, my customers, were my victims. Indeed in the end they managed to have you declared as victims as part of the sentencing. Defrauding the FDA is a low-grade (class E) felony. Although I still consider the government’s case against me an injustice in many ways, it has become evident that according to FDA definitions of a “drug” that I would have had an uphill battle defending my position. My case was also multifaceted making things even more complicated and difficult. As an example, the liquid form of amygdalin has been used both orally and as an injectable. It was only considered an injectable by the FDA. This is because it was manufactured in Mexico and the Mexican manufacturer intended it to be used as an injectable. As I have learned, according to the law, ANYTHING injected automatically becomes a drug. This even includes water! A substance used to reconstitute lyophilized injectables, that is nothing more than sterilized water in a vial, is considered a drug and requires a prescription to obtain. I was not allowed to argue with the fact that the law considers anything injected a drug. Also, do not forget that another definition of a “drug”, according to the FDA, is ANYTHING that is used to treat, cure, or mitigate disease, and this does include water both injectable and orally administered “depending on its application”. One only needs to turn their radio on for a few minutes to hear all kinds of “drugs” being sold in health food and grocery stores, at least by FDA definitions. However, this position is now in direct conflict with the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD & C Act) that was amended in 1994 with what is known as the Dietary Supplement Health & Education act of 1994 (also known as the DSHEA law). Although the FDA’s broad definition of a drug as noted above is a direct violation of DSHEA act, the FDA still insists on using their definition. Apparently, the FDA feels that since they opposed the DSHEA amendment to the FD & C Act and congress passed it anyway, that they know better than Congress does. The FDA has already lost a civil case against Dirk Pearson because they attempted to label his products “drugs” when he was clearly operating within the DSHEA law. As will be discussed later, it is not the only restriction passed by Congress that the FDA felt it didn’t have to follow. In one particular instance, the Supreme Court has ruled that the FDA does not have to follow the dictates of the law as intended by Congress, even though the law was not struck down by the high court as being unconstitutional. LIQUID AMYGDALIN As far as the liquid form of amygdalin goes, I never claimed that it was anything other than amygdalin in liquid form, but here is where the double standard is applied once again. According to the FDA and the Department of “Justice” (DO”J”), the amygdalin was an injectable because the label said that it was when the FDA and DO”J” translated the Spanish label of the liquid amygdalin to English in preparation for my prosecution. One of the charges against me was introducing unapproved and misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. According to the government attorneys the amygdalin was a misbranded drug because it was an injectable that was labeled in Spanish. The FDA’s position is that if a label is not in English, it is the same as not being labeled at all, since the official language of the United States is English. However, when the powers that be wish to make a case against you, the Spanish language on a bottle can only be used against you and not as a defense. According to the standard applied by the government attorneys, the Spanish labeling was proof that it was misbranded because it was in Spanish and therefore the same as not being labeled at all. But the government also claims that it is a drug because the Spanish wording on the label said it was an injectable. Does anyone see a double standard here? I thought that a label in Spanish meant that it was the same as not being labeled at all. Apparently it is, but only if it is being used against you. The label that the government attorneys said was equivalent to no label at all because it was in a foreign language is what proved that it was an injectable because the same foreign language on the label said that it was. That’s right, the FDA and DO”J” used a Spanish label that they hold to be the same as no label at all to prove that the product was misbranded. But they then turned around and used the same Spanish wording on the same label that they claimed was equivalent to no labeling at all to prove that it was an injectable and therefore a drug. The FDA also considers invoices part of labeling. When an invoice was written for liquid amygdalin, the invoices merely listed the liquid amygdalin as amygdalin 3 gram ampules. Nothing more. It did not list them as injectables. Since the labels were in Spanish, under FDA regulations, there is no labeling, and therefore the English wording on the invoice is the only valid label. So I couldn’t have introduced an injectable form of amygdalin because it was not labeled as such according to FDA definitions. The labeling also did NOT bare the legend: Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription (in either English or Spanish). Under U.S. law, only medications that require a prescription bear this legend. My legal counsel believes that we could have proven conclusively that amygdalin (laetrile) in and of itself is not a drug and they believe that it can still be proven. We not only have the DSHEA law which amended the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1962 on our side, but we also have ancient history and the multiple nutritional uses of amygdalin throughout history which would have placed it under the grandfather clause of the FD & C Act removing it from the control of the FDA. We also had the testimony of Dr. Bruce Halstead, a medical doctor and toxicologist who is considered to be the world’s foremost authority on this issue as well. But since my case was multifaceted, complicated, and involved much more than amygdalin tablets, taking on the amygdalin issue was only one small part of the government’s case against me. But this is how the government operates. They realize their weaknesses with amygdalin and know that they cannot win unless they cloud the case with other issues, which they have done very well. HYDRAZINE SULFATE Hydrazine sulfate is another issue that complicated my case and in fact was the most complicated aspect for my attorneys. Although hydrazine sulfate is an over-the-counter chemical that anyone can purchase without paperwork of any kind, it was defined by the FDA and DO”J” attorneys as a “drug”. Since I did not label the “drug” in a manner that described it as a drug and did not include the dosages or how it should be used for the specific conditions for which it was allegedly sold, I was charged with introducing a “misbranded drug” into interstate commerce. I held that we did not sell it as a drug, that I didn’t make claims, and that anyone can purchase it without a prescription or anything else. The FDA and DO”J” held that I made it a drug as soon as I had it encapsulated. Taking all of the above factors into account, I didn’t see how the FDA could realistically call it a drug. But apparently in my case, the FDA was permitted to expand its definition of a “drug”. As mentioned earlier, it is anything used to treat, cure, or mitigate disease. In my case it was expanded to anything intended to treat, cure, or mitigate disease. With this expanded definition there is a problem. In order to convert a non-drug to “drug” status you must make claims for it. I made no claims and in fact refused to sell books because I thought someone might make the leap that the books made claims and therefore was the equivalent of a claim being made by me. Although I never made claims or provided literature, and could safely and honestly say that I did not sell hydrazine sulfate for the treatment of anything. However, could I honestly claim that I had no idea why individuals were taking it? No, I could not. Could I claim that it was a nutrient? Perhaps, but probably not very effectively. Had I labeled it in such a manner as to describe its use for a specific condition, then I would have converted it to a “drug” under FDA definitions. Although hydrazine sulfate is an inorganic mineral salt, it is also used in the metal reclamation industry and in a different form, rocket fuel. Would a jury then assume that it was a drug because it was also a chemical used in industry? I don’t know, but it is likely considering the restriction on information that a jury would hear from my side that was being granted to the prosecution. Even though strictly speaking hydrazine sulfate was not by definition a drug, I had no experts to testify that it wasn’t a drug. We had many physicians who had used it and were willing to testify that they had. But if anything, that in and of itself may have made the case that it is a drug because the physicians were using it as part of their therapy. The court was not going to allow testimony from physicians or their patients as to the results that they had gotten with hydrazine sulfate or amygdalin because it was not the issue at hand as far as the government was concerned. Although hydrazine sulfate is an inorganic mineral salt, there still is not a strong argument for calling hydrazine sulfate a nutrient. Nor would I personally recommend that someone take it as a daily supplement for no reason. Despite these facts, the research in both the United States and Europe proves that it saves lives. If it cannot be defined as a nutrient, does this mean that you now have no right to receive it. Apparently, according to the FDA who claims to be “the worlds foremost consumer protection agency”. Forget the positive research that has been done, forget the positive results that physicians and individuals are getting, and forget your basic human rights. Your government has declared that they are going to “help” you by not permitting you to have anything that they decide you shouldn’t have or simply do not want you to have for any reason that they see fit, including the reason “because I said so”. The indictment that was brought against me in July of 2000 was on multiple counts; sixteen in all. The felony charges were conspiracy and defrauding the FDA. The misdemeanor counts were introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, introducing new drugs into interstate commerce, and failure to register a drug manufacturing facility. Some of these were multiple counts and some were not. It was the standard government “porcupine” approach. Throw everything that you have and see what sticks. All of these counts have been previously discussed and there is no need to go over them again. I raise this issue again only because it is important to point out exactly what I was up against as far as my defense and what lengths the federal government will go to crush anyone who dares to contest their authority. The motions filed before the court and granted is what really opened my eyes to the realities of the federal “justice” system. Deborah Solove, the assistant U.S. attorney assigned to my case, petitioned the court to disallow our physician witnesses as experts. My attorney explained to me that it was going to be difficult to get the physician witnesses on our side classified as experts. He explained that the government would contest them as experts and would most likely succeed. Even though many of these physicians had used amygdalin and or hydrazine sulfate for over 25 years they were not experts, as far as the government was concerned presumably because they were not oncologists. However, all of the governments witnesses were “qualified” experts even though they were not all oncologists and some of them were not even physicians, and none of them had never used amygdalin or hydrazine sulfate in their practices, ever. Furthermore, there were motions made and granted by the court that testimony be limited to the facts at hand by physicians who were not qualified “experts” and who would be testifying on my behalf. That being whether the physicians used laetrile or hydrazine sulfate in their practices and whether or not they recommended me as a supplier. The federal government did not want to hear about the results of the therapy and they worked very hard at keeping that testimony out. The same goes for our customers. The government didn’t want to hear from our customers. Yes, those would be the same people that the government so readily referred to as victims. What a switch, the defendant wants his “victims” to testify, but the prosecutor wants to limit their testimony. If the “victims” were to testify, their testimony would be limited to whether or not they purchased amygdalin or hydrazine sulfate from me. The government in no way wants to hear about the results of their use. It was obvious that the “fix” was in, and that I was not going to be allowed to present a case. My involvement with amygdalin, hydrazine sulfate, and nutritional therapy which has been explained in our company history is extensive and dates back to my early teenage years. After speaking to those who know that history, I know that many of you are disappointed that I entered into a plea agreement with the Department of “Justice”. Many believe as I once did that a jury would not convict when they heard ALL of the facts. It became obvious as time went on that we were not going to be permitted to deliver all of the facts to the jury. My legal counsel advised me that he believed that all of the history of the three previous FDA raids including the government’s loss and ultimate payment of financial damages was not going to be permitted to be entered into testimony. That coupled with the other testimony that was going to be denied and the other factors previously mentioned led to my decision to settle with the FDA. I hope that I have been sufficiently able to relay to you why this was done. Being left with virtually no defense and difficult issues to defend left me with little choice. Even if I had fought and won, it was obvious that the FDA and DO”J” were going to come after me again and again until they achieved their goal. This is evident from the fact that the DO”J” took three years and had to seat two grand juries just to land an indictment. As an example of the results of overzealous federal prosecutors and to what lengths they will go, take a look at this article from the Tampa Tribune regarding the assistant US attorney who prosecuted James T. Kimball of the dietary supplement Deprenyl fame. Mr. Kimball is now serving a 13 year (!) sentence without parole (there is no parole in the federal “justice” system) for producing and supplying a dietary supplement that has benefited thousands of people. His full story can be found on our links page under the Hero’s Gallery section. As you read this brief newspaper article, note the double standard that is once again used when federal prosecutors break the law. They receive a demotion (for how long?) and are investigated for “professional misconduct”. I didn’t see any mention of a criminal investigation. Unless of course it is not illegal for a federal prosecutor to mislead (i.e. lie to) a grand jury. Of course if you or I lied to or intentionally misled a federal grand jury, we would be charged with perjury and sentenced to five years in federal prison (without parole). Apparently when you mislead as the prosecutor it is merely “misconduct”. In the meantime how many lives are ruined because of their “misconduct”? Through all of this you should realize however that amygdalin and hydrazine sulfate are NOT illegal to have or to use. Even the FDA will admit that, and you should contact them if you have a concern about it to confirm that what I am telling you is true (this of course is assuming that they will tell you the truth). Their claim is that it is illegal to sell or distribute in interstate commerce. Now you may be wondering how you are going to get it if no one can sell it. Well there have been laws passed by congress that permit you to obtain medications and supplements that are available in other countries that are not available in the United States. There is an official procedure that you can follow that will permit you to officially import a substance that is part of your therapy. I am not familiar with this procedure, but the FDA should be able to assist you. It involves the signing of a personal use affidavit that merely states that you are purchasing such items for personal use. The documents are then used to import the substances in question. As soon as I gather the necessary information on those procedures I will post them for you. My understanding is that it is not complicated. Ironically, the FDA has spent all of these resources, both theirs (or more correctly, yours) and mine with the end result being that the supply continues and the only thing that they have stopped is collecting the federal income taxes from sales within the United States. Your dollars leave the country, and our government now receives nothing in return. This is a fine example of your public servants at work and a perfect demonstrate how your tax dollars are working for you! SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT If the FDA had followed proper protocol which is required by law for them to do, the likelihood of the expenditure of the hundreds of thousands of tax dollars and tens of thousands of man hours to pursue me would most assuredly not have occurred. A law passed by congress requires the FDA to send a warning letter and notify anyone that they feel is violating any part of a statute that is under FDA jurisdiction. Although the FDA usually follows this procedure intended by Congress as a safety net against FDA abuse of power, the law was ignored in my case. And as it stands, the Supreme Court of the United States, in their infinite wisdom, has ruled in the past that the FDA does not have to obey that particular statute passed by Congress! Not that it is unusual that the Supreme Court strikes down laws and declares them unconstitutional, but in this case the law is still on the books. The Supreme Court did not find that this law was unconstitutional, they merely stated that the FDA does not have to obey it! I find it interesting (if not appalling) that Congress can pass a law with a specific intent that is completely constitutional, but the courts have declared (once again) that there is a double standard and that their fair-haired child known as the federal bureaucracy does not have to follow the laws as mandated by Congress. Certainly if I had received any notification from the FDA there would have been dialog between my legal counsel and theirs and these issues would have been resolved at very little expense to the taxpayer or myself. Quite frankly I think that this is what they are afraid of. Knowing that they could not have maintained the stand that amygdalin is in and of itself a drug, they combined the amygdalin issue with other controversies surrounding complimentary and nutritional therapies to muddy the waters and eliminate all of the issues at hand through the threat of prosecution, heavy fines and imprisonment. Interestingly enough, there have been, and continue to be, several individuals on the Internet and elsewhere promoting amygdalin. Not all of them, but most are in my opinion highly unethical. Many of these web sites make all kinds of wild claims about amygdalin and apricot seeds. An uninformed individual reading information on some of these web sites is left with the impression that they have found the “magic bullet” cure for cancer. As most of you realize, this simply isn’t true. But what has the FDA’s approach been to these companies? Well, most of them receive warning letters as the law requires. When the warning letters are ignored, the FDA does not prosecute them, they bring a CIVIL case (mine was criminal) against them in federal court. These civil cases usually result in nothing more than the individual signing a consent decree which says that they will not distribute amygdalin anymore, which is something that I was stuck with as well when I entered into a plea agreement. What happens to the rest of them? To put it bluntly, NOTHING! Some of the web sites and individuals making the most outrageous claims are left untouched and continue to conduct business as usual. I personally believe that they are left alone so that the FDA can go after the ethical suppliers and hold these other companies up as an example of how laetrile is being promoted and sold as a “magic bullet cure”. They will, most likely, be the last to go. Is this thinking a little paranoid? If one looks at how the government has pursued laetrile over the past 40 years, and especially over the past 10 years. To date, the only individuals who have ever been raided by the FDA without the benefit of a warning letter or notice or faced criminal charges are those who have been active in attempting to seek out legislation to make laetrile and other complimentary therapies available to the public and who have consistently worked through health care professionals to guarantee as much success as possible to the individual. If legislative action to mainstream alternative therapies is successful, this of course would effectively put these individuals out of the laetrile business, or at least greatly diminish their business because of its increased availability and possibly only through health care providers. It is the FDA’s greatest fear that activists such as myself will be successful in gaining Congressional support and cause the public to have access to these therapies for they will lose control over this issue. As far as the FDA is concerned, we must be stopped at all costs. The entrepreneurs wishing to make a fast buck are no threat to the FDA and will yield when the slightest amount of pressure is applied. They serve as a shining example to legislators just what kind of profiteers there are in the complimentary medical community who prey on the vulnerable victim. Whenever the FDA is questioned about these individuals or companies, their answer is always something like this: “We just simply don’t have the resources to pursue all of these offenders”. Which of course is another motivation for the FDA to leave them alone. They can whine to Congress about the need for more funds to pursue all the offenders. Of course when they get more money, somehow they never seem to find their way to anyone who really is preying on the public. But the vicious cycle continues and they are left alone because they continue to serve as an example of how they still just don’t have the funds or manpower that they need. It is either by design or an incredible coincidence that the most egregious of “offenders” remain untouched or get a wrist slap. And it is only those of us who are active in seeking to educate the legislatures and the public as to the true nature of nutritional therapies like amygdalin and seeking to retain our rights and freedoms as American citizens that are relentlessly pursued, raided, and prosecuted by the federal government. Just remember, you’re not paranoid if they really are out to get you. CAUTION These actions by the federal government should be a warning to all of you just how aggressively the FDA, the agency that proclaims to be “America’s number one consumer protection agency”, is working to strip your individual freedoms. There are still a number of companies both foreign and domestic that are supplying amygdalin and other forms of nutritional therapy through the Internet and other sources, at least for now. As soon as the FDA has effectively moved all the individuals and organizations who have so aggressively fought to insure medical freedoms out of their way, they will move in and quickly finish off any remaining suppliers of these nutrients that may be left. Of course they will do so under the guise that they are all “new drugs”. However, your access to complimentary nutritional therapies will likely not be terminated completely any time soon. It will certainly become substantially more limited. Because of pressures mostly from AIDS activists, congress has acted to allow you to obtain personal supplies of medications and nutrients from other countries that are not available here. I am researching the procedures so that we can post them for you. The fact that congress has acted to permit this is encouraging, but do not forget what has been previously discussed. The FDA has a history of acting outside of the will and direction of Congress. In at least one instance, the federal courts have upheld that the FDA is not bound by the laws passed by congress! Could this happen again? I think the answer is that it is a distinct possibility based on history. We do know that at this moment the FDA is striving towards its goal to regulate the DSHEA law out of existence through its own internal regulatory machine. As American citizens, you must beware of the power of this out of control agency and what its goals and intentions are. Write your congressman and senators and demand that action be taken to reign in and stop feeding this monster. Demand that Congress protect your health freedoms and let them know that you do not agree that the FDA should be given the power to determine what should be a personal matter or health decisions that should be between you and your physician. Ironically, because of the measures passed by Congress, the only thing gained by the federal government through the hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax payers dollars spent to pursue me is that your dollars are now sent directly to Mexico and Europe and the US government now no longer collects federal income taxes from the sale of these nutrients. SENTENCING The government performed a pre-sentencing investigation through the probation department in the federal court system. Due to sentencing guidelines in the federal “justice” system there is no such thing as parole or shock probation. The federal judge has no power to stray from the sentencing guidelines that were passed by congress as an answer to the public outcry regarding violent criminals spending little time in prison. The fact is most of the violent criminals are prosecuted under state statutes. Therefore, the sentencing guidelines are applied to the most heinous members of society who have failed to pay their federal income tax on time, participated in pro-life demonstrations (violation of the “Access To Clinics Act” which the federal courts say is an act of racketeering), copied CD’s and video tapes without permission, distributed fruit seed extracts and other dietary supplements, etc., and the list goes on. CONDITIONS OF PLEA AGREEMENT First, you must understand how the federal “justice” system works. Points are figured for various reasons. The more points, the greater the sentence. A felony is worth more points than a misdemeanor. There are points added for monetary income. The higher the monetary income, the higher the points, and therefore the greater the sentence. Keep in mind that quite often the points are figured on monetary income, not necessarily monetary gain. So, you could literally have a gain of only $10.00, but have penalties assessed based on the total gross income. Points can removed for such things as “cooperation”. I agreed to cooperate with the FDA because I had nothing to hide. I have always operated openly and made no bones about what I was doing. The FDA was fully aware of what we were doing and has been for over 25 years. What was there to cooperate with? I was asked several questions regarding information that they already had because they had ALL of my records. I was asked several questions about individuals that I had done business with and I was asked questions about individuals that I never heard of. In all I spent a total of 4 hours with representatives of the FDA. One two-hour session was spent with two representatives from FDA headquarters in Rockville, Maryland who flew in for the meeting. The second session was with two representatives from Rockville, Maryland, one representative from the Chicago office of the FDA, and one representative of the FDA from California. They all flew into Columbus, Ohio for a two-hour meeting with yours truly. I really felt special. Before these meetings, my attorneys were led to believe that those meetings were all that they wanted. It was stated that I might be called to testify before a grand jury, but most likely not. I was suspicious, but I went to them anyway since there was little information that I could deliver to them that they didn’t already have. THE DO”J” DOUBLE-CROSS With my cooperation, the DO”J” was to remove two points from my “offense” levels, bringing the penalties to strictly probation and a $ 10,000.00 fine for me personally. The corporation was to receive a $ 16,000.00 fine and probation. Shortly after my meetings with the FDA in June of 2001, I was summoned to a grand jury in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were now after a company by the name of Great Lakes Metabolics, whom we had done business with for the past 25 years and who was raided by the FDA in April 1998, about 3 months after my uninvited guests appeared at the door with search warrants. Great Lakes Metabolics had closed their doors and had been out of business since August of 2000, just a month or so after my indictment in July 2000. I was also informed by my attorneys that the FDA would be summoning me to a grand jury in California. They were also after a company called Life Support whom we had also worked with for the past 2 decades and who had also ceased handling the controversial items in question. Both Great Lakes Metabolics and Life Support had been very active in attempting to rein in the FDA and mainstream alternative therapies, specifically hydrazine sulfate and amygdalin (laetrile, B-17). Both of those companies principals were at one time on the board of The Committee For Freedom of Choice in Medical Therapy. They had utilized their customer base to write their congressman and senators and worked diligently to get legislation passed to promote the availability of alternative therapies. This is not something that someone does when they are merely trying to make a fast buck. They are actually trying to encourage competition by increasing availability. Like myself, the FDA felt that the other activists must not only be stopped, but they must pay for creating such headaches for the FDA. There simply is no other explanation for their actions since they have given a pass to others that we are aware of who were merely trying to make a fast buck (and still are) on laetrile and/or hydrazine sulfate. One company in particular made unethical claims that laetrile “cures” cancer and demonstrated through supposed multiple testimonials how this was true. To make my position perfectly clear and as previously stated multiple times, laetrile does NOT cure cancer. It is merely an adjunct to a total nutritional program. The FDA’s response was to send him letters and tell him to stop. When he did not stop after several letters, they filed a civil action against him and won an injunction against him for selling laetrile (amygdalin) etc. He also ignored that ruling and was raided by the FDA. They still have done nothing, and he continues with his shameless promotions of which most assuredly the FDA will allow to continue so that he can be the bad example waived before congress to show how “everyone” involved in supporting freedom of choice in medicine is a “profiteer”. Unfortunately, it is true in some cases. There are certain individuals who care less about freedoms than they do about profits. These are the ones the FDA will not diligently go after since they can help make their case for more manpower and more revenue for enforcement. To demonstrate the FDA’s prejudice between the profiteers and the activists, examine what FDA actions (or lack thereof) have been. The profiteers are sent warning letters and have had injunctions brought against them. The activists are sent no letters (as required by law) and are prosecuted. There are simply too many examples for this to be merely coincidence. Anyway, I have digressed with these examples because they are pertinent as they related to what happened when I was summoned to appear in front of the first grand jury. When I arrived in the federal prosecutor’s (persecutor’s) office, he was poorly prepared. He spent no more than 10 minutes with me before I testified. Keep in mind that defense witnesses are forbidden to testify before a grand jury, and even the witness’s attorneys are not permitted in the room. Only the prosecutorial side is heard. I entered the room and there were 24 jurors, a court recorder, the prosecutor and 1 or 2 federal marshals. I was asked very leading “have you stopped beating your wife” type questions. I did not answer with a simple yes or no because the truth could not be told with that type of answer. For instance, at one point the prosecutor referred to amygdalin as a “new drug” and began asking questions based on laetrile (amygdalin) being a “drug”. I had to correct him several times on both laetrile and hydrazine sulfate not being drugs. They were “drugs” only under FDA definition which was in direct conflict with the DSHEA act of 1994 which amended the Food Drug & Cosmetic Act. I explained how amygdalin was an herbal extract under the clear definition of the law. This happened on several occasions along with questions from the jurors in regards to research. I had to correct the prosecutor several times and request that he clarify his ambiguous questions during the ordeal. In fact, I was not into testimony for 2 minutes when I was removed from the room, lectured and threatened by the prosecutor. He stated that he would “kill the deal” if I did not cooperate. I informed the prosecutor that I was there to tell the truth and that if he wanted to hear the truth that he would put me back into the jury room and that if he didn’t want to hear the truth to send me home. After a few brief moments at which time I thought that he was going to cut me loose, he rolled his eyes and with a tone of complete disgust in his voice said “come on” and took me back into the jury room where I not only finished my testimony but was permitted to answer every question that the grand juror wanted to ask. I assumed that I was taken back in because it could have been easily considered misconduct if the prosecutor sent me home for telling the truth. I was expected to “spin” my answers in favor of the prosecution, or lie through omission, if you please. Shocking as it may seem, it is apparently not only legal to mislead through omission, but expected if you are a prosecution witness. I was sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Not the half-truth, only the half-truth, and nothing but the half-truth. I knew that they would not be happy with me, but there is principle involved. After about 20 minutes or so (maybe longer), my testimony was finished. I returned home to Ohio the same day. A couple of weeks later, I learned that the Department of “Justice” (DO”J”) attorney and the FDA were upset with me (Boo-Hoo). The lead persecutor, Deborah Solove indicated that the DO”J” may not award the promised 2 points for cooperation as promised. Then I received word through the grapevine that the grand jury in Minnesota failed to return an indictment against those at Great Lakes Metabolics (another Boo-Hoo). All of a sudden I was not “needed” in California. All this proved what we already know. When a grand jury actually hears the whole truth, they won’t indict. The first attempt to indict me failed when one of the witnesses called put out more information than the government wanted. They simply didn’t call him back when a new grand jury was seated. Then just a few days before my sentencing I was told that the government was reneging on the deal (BIG surprise). I actually fully expected them to renege anyway based on their behavior during this entire affair. So the probation sentence turned into 6 months in a half way house and 6 months on house arrest even though the prosecutor was now insisting on a year or more of time in federal prison. ADDITIONAL FALLOUT The fine for Holistic Alternatives, Inc was increased to $ 25,000.00. While in the halfway house, you are permitted to work, but not for yourself or relatives, so Holistic Alternatives will be unable to fill your orders directly. We have contracted with our supplier, so you will still be receiving the same quality nutrients that you have been getting from us. On the good news side, since my testimony in Minnesota, the DO”J” has declined to pursue Life Support and their principals and has returned their records and most of the other property that was seized in their raid (another great big Boo-Hoo). Unfortunately, we have it on very good authority that after nearly 4 years, the DO”J” intends to pursue the case against Great Lakes Metabolics. Of course they will have to seat a new grand jury. You can bet your last dollar that they won’t be calling yours truly to testify. They will however bring in witnesses to tell their lies and half-truths and restrict the information that I delivered in order to secure an indictment. This will be the last grand jury that the government can run. The grand jury sits for 18 months and the government must indict within 5 years of the initial action. It is do or die for Uncle Sam in the Great Lakes Metabolics case. Interesting that they are pursuing a defunct company at such an extraordinary cost to the taxpayers. I believe that any logical or reasonable person can see that this is no coincidence. Those who have shown any opposition to the FDA, their authority to declare dietary supplements drugs, or who have worked to expose their agenda must be punished. OUTCOME OF THE DOUBLE-CROSS As of this writing on 12/17/2001 I am scheduled to report to Alvis House which is a half way house in Columbus, Ohio no later than noon on December 24, 2001. That’s right, Christmas eve at noon! I suspect that I am not the only one who finds the date to be a little more than just a coincidence. As an interesting side note, I was sentenced on October 4, 2001- my 15th wedding anniversary! I am scheduled to live at Alvis House for 6 months. I will be permitted to work, but I am not permitted to work for myself or family. Following my sabbatical at Alvis House, I will be on house arrest for another 6 months, at which time I can once again work for myself or family. This will be followed by a 6 month period of probation. The corporation is on 3 years probation. The probationary period for the corporation is for the purpose of establishing a payment schedule for the fine. The corporation is not in a position to pay a fine in part or in whole at this point in time. Ironically, the federal government is now responsible for creating the atmosphere of making it absolutely impossible to pay any fine at any time. We will keep you updated as events unfold. For those of you have kept up with us so far, you know that there are likely to be twists and turns along the way. We intend on keeping you informed on all of them. Since sentencing is now passed, my hands will not be tied as they were prior to sentencing. Please Take Time To Read Our News Archives. We Think That There is Very Important Information For Those Unfamiliar With Our Story Here. Click On The Highlighted Links Below To Read Our Communications From The Recent Past April 1998 July 1998 February 1999 2000 News MARCH 2001 ---- 08/13/04 23:58:13 Bitter Almond Tree Banned [MC_USA] Bitter Almond Tree BannedWhy was this tree banned from the USA in 1995 ? Did it kill 1, 100, or1000 people?You would think we could plant an apricot tree or a bitter almond tree, would you not?It appears that some people or groups of people are scared to death of the bitter almond tree.You will have to read and study a bit to see why this life saving tree has been banned. I don't think the apricot tree and apricot kernel has been banned, ...... yet.I have a book about this subject that provides the complete political battle.Check this web page for more details. http://www.fugitt.com/article/cancer_treatment.htmOne man seems to be very knowledgable about the apricot kernel. ( Laetrile , B 17 )========================= Other foods that contain vitamin B-17 are: bitter almonds, millet, wheat grass, lima beans and more. (The bitter almond tree was banned from the U. S. in 1995.) The kernel or seed contains the highest amounts of vitamin B17. as=============================Vitamin B-17 - Laetrile - Anti-Cancer Properties?The diet of primitive man and most fruit-eating animals was very rich in nitrilosides. They regularly ate the seeds (and kernels) of all fruits, since these seeds are rich in protein, polyunsaturated fats, and other nutrients. Seeds also contain as much as 2 per cent or more nitriloside. There are scores of other major foods naturally, or normally, very rich in nitriloside.Vitamin B-17 (nitriloside, amygdaline) is a designation proposed to include a large group of<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/water-filtration-systems.htmwater-soluble,essentially non-toxic, sugary, compounds found in over 800 plants, many of which are edible. These factors are collectively known as Beta-cyanophoric glycosides. They comprise molecules made of<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/sugar.htmsugar, hydrogen cyanide, a benzene ring or an acetone. Though the intact molecule is for all practical purposes completely non-toxic, it may be hydrolyzed by Beta-glycosidase to a sugar, free hydrogen cyanide, benzaldehyde or acetone.Apricot Kernels (Vitamin B17)Apricot Kernels are the richest source of B17(Laetrile). Ernst Krebs is the world's leading authority on the relationship between<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to-fight-cancer.htmcancerand nitrilosides, and the inventor of laetrile.Apricot kernels are known to prevent and cure<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to-fight-cancer.htmcancer,even though the medical establishment has worked night and day and even lied to suppress it. Vitamin B17 is found in most all fruit seeds such as the apple, peach, cherry, orange, nectarine and apricot. It is found in some beans and many grasses such as wheat grass. The hard wooden pit in the middle of the peach is not supposed to be thrown away. In fact, the wooden shell is strong armor protecting one of the most important foods known to man, the seed.It is one of the main courses of food in cultures such as the Navajo Indians, the Hunzas the Abkhasians and many more. Did you know that within these tribes there has never been a reported case of<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to-fight-cancer.htmcancer?(And there are doctors and scientists from the U. S. living within these tribes right now studying this phenomena) We don't need to make the seed a main course but we do need the equivalent of about seven apricots seeds per day to improve our odd for a cancer-free life. Other foods that contain vitamin B-17 are: bitter almonds, millet, wheat grass, lima beans and more.(The bitter almond tree was banned from the U. S. in1995.) The kernel or seed contains the highest amounts of vitamin B17.One of the most common nitrilosides is amygdalin. This nitriloside occurs in the kernels of seeds of practically all fruits. The seeds of apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and the like carry this factor; often in the extraordinary concentration of2 to 3 per cent. The rule of thumb when eating seeds is to eat the fruit along with the seeds. For example, you do not want to extract the seeds from 50 apples and eat only those seeds, however eating a few apples every day along with their seeds is perfectly safe.Since the seeds of fruits are possibly edible, it may be proper to designate the non-toxic<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/water-filtration-systems.htmwatersoluble accessory food factor or nitriloside that they contain as vitamin B-17. The presence of nitriloside in the diet produces specific physiologic effects and leaves as metabolites specific chemical compounds of a physiologically active nature. The production by a non-toxic, water-soluble accessory food factor of specific physiological effects as well as identifiable metabolites suggests the vitamin nature of the compound.Before considering the possible antineoplastic activity of this vitamin B-17, let us recall that the benzoic acid arising from it has certain antirheumatic and antiseptic properties. It was rather widely used (in Germany and elsewhere) for rheumatic disease therapy prior to the advent of the ortho-hydroxy addition product of benzoic acid known as ortho-hydroxybenzoic acid or salicylic acid. It was originally obtained from beech-wood bark.Recall now, that thiocyanate also was once widely used, in both Germany and American medicine, as an effective agent for hypertension. Used as such, as the simple chemical, the dosage was difficult to control. Obviously, this difficulty does not arise from the thiocyanate usually produced in the body through metabolizing vitamin B-17 (nitriloside). However, chronic hypotension has been reported in Nigerians who eat quantities of the nitriloside-containing manioc (cassava)--especially that of the bitter variety.Are we justified in suggesting that<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to-fight-cancer.htmcanceritself might be another chronic metabolic disease that arises from a specific vitamin deficiency--a deficiency specifically in vitamin B-17(nitriloside)?There are many chronic or metabolic diseases that challenge medicine. Many of these diseases have already been conquered. What proved to be their solution? By solution we mean both prevention and cure. What really cures really prevents. Let us think of some of these diseases that have found total prevention and hence cure. We are speaking of metabolic or non-transmissible diseases. At one time the metabolic disease known as scurvy killed hundreds of thousands of people, sometimes entire populations. This disease found total prevention and cure in the ascorbic acid or<http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/vitamin-c.htmvitamin C component of fruits and vegetables. Similarly, the once fatal diseases so aptly called pernicious anemia, pellagra, beri beri, countless neuropathies, and the like, found complete cure and prevention in specific dietary factors, that is, essential nutrients in an adequate diet.No chronic or metabolic disease has ever found cure or prevention, that is, real cure and real prevention--except through factors essential to an adequate diet and/or normal to animal economy.Does it seem likely, therefore, thathttp://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/../conditions/detoxification-to-fight-cancer.htmcancer will be the first exception to this generalization that to date has not had a single known exception? In my humble opinion, certainly not. But does it follow from this that vitamin B-17 (nitriloside) is the specific antineoplastic vitamin? Logically, by itself, alone, this conclusion that nitriloside is the specific antineoplastic vitamin does not follow. However, examine the brilliant laboratory studies of Dr. Dean Burk of the Department of Cytochemistry of the National Cancer Institute in Washington. I believe that in light of the experimental evidence that he has produced, you might agree that vitamin B-17 (nitriloside) is indeed the antineoplastic vitamin and is certainly worth more investigation.«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§ - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.**COPYRIGHT NOTICE**In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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