Decline of Allopathic Medicine: Will Cellular Health, Ayurveda Form New Paradigm

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Health Supreme Update: Decline of Allopathic Medicine: Will

Cellular Health, Ayurveda Form New Paradigm?

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Health Supreme Update: Decline of Allopathic Medicine: Will Cellular

Health, Ayurveda Form New Paradigm?

 

 

2006.01.14 13:35:06

 

 

 

Decline of Allopathic Medicine: Will Cellular Health, Ayurveda Form

New Paradigm?

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Paradoxically, the downfall of Western medicine may prove to be its

inattention to basic human physiology. For all its scientific rigor,

allopathic medicine cannot hide the glaring inconsistencies that

characterize it. Toxic medications, inattention to basic nutritional

facts, out-of-hand rejection of new research and time proven

traditional medical techniques and especially the prevalence of side

effects from its own treatments have made modern western medicine one

of the major causes of unnecessary death and suffering. The research

was done by Carolyn Dean, M.D. and others and is detailed in the book

" Death By Modern Medicine " . The data was first made available on the

web by Gary Null.

 

The very pride of allopathic medicine, its scientific underpinnings

have been called into question by a review of scientific studies. See

Why Most Published Research Findings are False. Recent developments in

medicine that leverage our growing knowledge about cellular health and

biochemical pathways are having infinitely better results than the

pharmaceutically controlled allopathic branch of medicine which has -

for now at least - the ears of legislators and regulators in most

countries.

 

Dr Rath's breakthroughs on heart disease, cancer and AIDS validate the

biological, natural, nutritional approach to illness. Ancient wisdom

of the ayurvedic tradition is being digitized and revived and is

getting ready to take its place in a new world system of medicine.

 

Here is a glimpse into a recent discussion on the need for medical

reform and the emerging alternatives. Beldeu Singh from Malaysia, in

response to public discussions 'warning' against traditional medicine,

tells us about the pitfalls inherent in the dominant medical paradigm.

 

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UNTOLD PITFALLS IN ALLOPATHY

 

by Beldeu Singh

 

 

I refer to the recent letters in NST (New Straits Times) especially by

GSL who cites a WHO warning on alternative medicine. Well, first of

all, we welcome all warnings on consumables and that includes

prescriptions. We cannot, but agree on the sacrosanct belief in

safety, making informed decisions and support the use of medicines

that promote no harm in the human body.

 

Then, it becomes but an equally sacrosanct imperative to state that

many drugs prescribed under allopathy are not a part of the normal

metabolic pathways in human cells and are not part of the healthy or

optimal cellular function. Most of them can, in fact interfere with

these metabolic pathways. This is a fundamental conflict that the

allopathic fraternity does not talk about.

 

Most of the allopathic drugs are toxic or cytotoxic and generate free

radicals in the body. As a result many of them have the so called side

effects and can lead to complications arising from oxidative stress.

Consequently, you hear of the benefit-risk profile of allopathic drugs

but nobody warns you of their toxicity. In fact, it has become a part

of our mindset in which we readily refer to them as medicines and not

drugs with a benefit-risk profile or drugs with free radical

generating capacity.

 

Chemotherapy for Cancer

 

Chemotherapy is a perfect example of a system of medicine that uses

highly toxic drugs that kill cancer cells as well as young and healthy

cells in the body. Chemo-drugs generate large amounts of free radicals

that are cytotoxic and exert oxidative stress that can suppress the

immune system. Ironically, it is the immune system that conducts the

survaillance of abnormal cells in the body and is part of the body's

natural defense system along with the antioxidant defense mechanism

that is effectively destroyed by the excess free radicals generated by

chemo-drugs but no doctor is required by law to declare or inform the

patient of such devastating effects of their drugs.

 

All drugs and chemicals have some form of effect on cells and organs

and the pathways in the body. Allopathy selects those that seem to

offer more benefit than its risks. Yet there are many cases where the

risks outweigh the benefits and over time the use of such drugs show

that the free radicals generated by them eventually caused oxidative

stress and oxidative injury to the cells and produced complications.

This is despite the clinical trials in a large number of people as

seen in the case of celebrex, vioxx, etc. So, how do we know for sure

that a cancer patient died from the disease and not from oxidative

stress in the brain or liver caused by the excess free radicals

generated by chemo-drugs? Where are these studies?

 

AIDS and AZT

 

One of the drugs used in allopathy is AZT. AZT is highly toxic and it

was officially classified as a poison. AZT therapy was officially

indicated only for " AIDS " or " ARC " patients who either had " a history

of cytologically confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) or an

absolute CD4 (T4 helper/inducer) lymphocyte count of less than 200/mm3

in the peripheral blood before therapy is begun. " (Physician's Desk

Reference). This changed with claims that AZT was beneficial for

" HIV-infected " persons with " mild symptoms of immune system damage "

and also for " HIV- infected persons who have not yet developed

symptoms. " Where are the clinical trials in large groups of people

(double blind and placebo) to prove that AZT is beneficial to

" infected " people who have not yet developed the symptoms. AZT is a

poison that will invariably cause a host of delapidating complications

at the cellular and organ level within 18 months, even when taken in

the prescribed doses on a daily basis and lead to death. Again, the

basic science of poisons is not in agreement with the use of AZT in

people who have not developed the symtoms. Take a look at a 15 year

old label of AZT and decide for yourself if you can call it a medicine.

 

" Phial of 25 mg AZT supplied by Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH for use in

research laboratories, with the label bearing an orange stripe

imprinted with a skull and

crossbones icon to signify potentially fatal toxic chemical hazard to

the handler - spelt out in six languages: Toxic Giftig Toxique Toxico

Tossico Vergiftig - and the warning: TOXIC

Toxic to inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. Target

organ(s): Blood, Bone marrow. In case of accident or if you feel

unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label where

possible). Wear suitable protective clothing. " (The latest label also

contains a cancer warning.)

 

Allopathic doctors prescribe this poison as a retroviral. Where is the

proof gathered from laboratory tests or clinical trials or fundamental

science to show that AZT is a retroviral? The original data showed

that it is highly cytotoxic. How on earth can any substance that was

once labelled as " TOXIC TO INHALATION " become a prescription drug? Why

is this never told to the patient? Perhaps, we need to review our laws

so that allopathic doctors give mandatory information on the risks of

the drugs they use.

 

I, too take pride in such studies as they are scientifically important

and in the case of allopathic drugs that are toxic, these are of

critical importance. In fact, I have even proposed an additional test

(called the Leaf Test, named after Dr. Alexander Leaf of Harvard) to

test all drugs for toxicity on neonatal heart cells to determine how

many will initiate arrythimias as a guideline for their safety and how

much antioxidants are required to reverse it.

 

I like many others have derived benefit from allopathic practice and

these tests are simply a must especially for all those drugs that are

not part of the normal metabolic pathways if healthy tissues.

 

There remains a question for our allopathic fraternity to explain why

AZT is prescribed after antibodies are detected whereas the laws of

immunization tell us that once you develop the antibody, you get

acquired immunity and you are on the way to recovery. Why is this

postulate in vaccination abondoned when a person is tested

" HIV-positive " and put on toxic drugs?

 

Dr, Gallo said that he had an isolate of the HIV-virus which of course

was not made according to the Koch postulates or the established gold

standard and he said the virus is " the probable " cause of AIDS. Where

is the scientific proof that there exists a virus that specifically

targets the cells of the immune system and destroys these cells?

 

Hormone Replacement and Statins

 

HRT was touted as a wonder in allopathy after several studies on

women. We know that the incidence of cancers in the HRT group is

significantly higher than in those who do no resort to HRT. Menopause

and menopausal symptoms were treated, not as part of the normal

process of aging and decline in cellular function in certain organs of

the body but as a treatable condition and the risk and indeed the

incidence of cancers in the HRT group rose. But, nobody refers to such

stories as stories of allopathic quackery - only allopathic science.

 

One cardiologist wrote in the NST cautioning on the use of alternative

medicine. Well, not all alternative medicines are safe as some may be

prepared by unscrupulous businessmen but in general systems like

ayurveda depend largely on antioxidants. While spreading caution and

awareness as part of public education is good, this cardiologist did

not bother to tell the public through his letter the role of statin

drugs in depleting the natural antioxidant enzymes in heart cells and

its role in memory loss. Are ethics always in the forefront of

specialists?

 

Chelation as a Therapy

 

Now lets talk about the basic science involving chelation.

Fundamentally, the basic science behind any therapy ought not to be in

conflict with normal cellular function so that an intended therapy

does no harm. During the course of chemistry lessons in the

university, one learns that chelation is the process in which

chemicals bind with minerals. A chelation agent will bind with most

metals, mineral deposits, calcium-based plaques and other chemical

toxins. When such binding has occurred, the chelating agent renders

the metal insoluble and such binding removes it from the biochemical

process in which the metal ion generates free radicals that cause harm

or disease conditions.

 

Chelation is also a naturally occurring biological process as in the

case of hemoglobin binding with iron to provide oxygen to tissues.

Another example is the binding of alpha lipoic acid with heavy metal

ions in the body.

 

Synthesized chelation agents were first developed during World War II

as a way to clear toxic metals from the body. Chemists discovered they

could create a heterocycling ring of molecules that bind with mineral

molecules and carry them out of the body through normal elimination.

Thus chelation is based on sound chemistry that can be used to bind

and remove toxic metal ions from the bloodstream. In fact, chelation

therapy deserves funds for reserach and clinical trials and tests.

But, chelation was not developed as a therapy by a pharmaceutical

company and it remains rejected by the allopathic fraternity,

excepting those who understand the basic chemistry and biochemistry of

chelating agents - those in the body and the synthetic agents.

 

It is worthy to note that those in positions and call for large scale

testing and clinical trial and serious research actually only state

the lack of it as a ground for not accepting it but do nothing to

promote such research.

 

Research is the key for generating data and information that becomes

part of usable knowledge in the interest of humanity and health.

Specialist knowledge when confined to its cell is useless in

development and progress. The use of one's position in the

establishment to deny the good or a potential good in other fields is

a curse. And to carry one's mindset as the singular truth with the aim

of projecting it as the only consumable reality is an abomination that

lacks scientific temper.

 

I invite the allopathic fraternity, led by the Health Minister and Dr

Ismail Merican to an open debate on allopathic toxicity and the

pitfalls of drug therapy as a measure to create public awareness.

There is little value in carrying on a debate through letters in the

NST. I do not claim to know everything for the most incorrigible vice

is that of an ignorance that fancies it knows everything. I am nothing

more than a researcher looking for some practical truth that may

benefit mankind.

 

BELDEU SINGH

SELAYANG