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he idea that controlling parasite activity in the body is critical to good health is not new -- nor is the observation that parasites thrive in a host that is diseased.
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In North America, early colonists left extensive writings describing parasites they would encounter and the remedies employed to get rid of them. Well into the 20th century, grandparents on our side of the Atlantic were still instructing their children and their children's children on the value of a spring tonic (using sulphur and molasses, the former being a general vermifuge (parasite-killer).)
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None of these ideas are new. They are lost.
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The transition into ignorance, in our collective opinion at AO Labs, was aided by the migration of Western society from one this primarily agrarian to one that is overwhelmingly urban. At the turn of the 19th century, a little more than 10% of Americans, to pick one example, were urbanites - the rest of the population essentially "lived on the farm." One hundred years later, these ratios roughly reversed themselves. Dealing with parasites on the farm, where both humans and livestock live close to the soil and bio-waste, is a simple fact of animal husbandry.
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What has resulted from this descension into ignorance concerning this facet of good health maintenance is nothing short of an epidemic (see sidebar at right).
The "Hulda Clark" Controversy
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So ... you have a disease? Hulda Clark has
the cure!
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In a series of books that even exceed
Dr. Strauss's strident health claims, Hulda Clark claims that parasites are the cause of most, if not all, disease. Her high profile, "in-your-face" approach has made her famous in the alternative cancer care field -- and a perpetual target of U.S. regulatory officials. Her outreach foundation provides books and video materials that are equally audacious - providing gris for the internet mill, where one can find a treasure trove of web pages deriding various aspects of her approach.
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Although her books deal in other therapies besides vermifuges - the vast majority of them involve products and devices which are sold elsewhere to the public. The linkage between her unconventional claims and the products to which they are connected is what has gotten her in major trouble in the U.S. Moreover, her tactics have enabled some orthodox observations to offer compelling arguments to refute her positions - (this link provides a comprehensive attack by Dr. Stephen Barrett, M.D. that, from an impartial reader's perspective, can be found to be meritorious on many points).
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What is unfortunate about this turn of events is that Hulda's excesses have served to make the entire area of deworming look like pure quackery. Quackery it is not -- and long before the dawn of modern medicine, it was considered a matter of fact that deworming through such combinations as the aforementioned "sulphur and molasses" was an essential, if irregular, practice to maintain health.
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Several years ago, we happened to speak to Dr. Patrick Quillin, author of
Beating Cancer Through Nutrition, who provided us a good analogy concerning Hulda's claims that the cure for cancer was the elimination of parasites.
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"Hulda has the causal relationships backwards," he noted. "If you didn't know any better, you might be inclined to think that fireman go around and set houses on fire. After all --- when you see a house on fire, don't you usually see firemen at the scene? The truth is, it isn't the parasites that cause the cancer. It is the cancer -- this condition that suppresses the immune system and weakens the body's defenses -- that creates an environment where parasites can thrive."
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Concerning Hulda's testimonials, Quillin was not surprised, "The body has amazing healing powers. With some cancer cases, if you get rid of the parasites and improve nutrition, it is entirely possible that the body can mend itself. I can believe that you may bring about remission in some instances."
A Veritable Fountain of
Fraud & Price Abuse
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Dr. Clark's activities have lead to a plethora of followers who bundle her book and sell ineffective, often diluted, extracts of black walnut, wormwood, or cloves. A true vermifuge produces results: you will see the worms come out in your stool. In one instance of which we're aware, a medical doctor in Arizona was bundling the Hulda's first cancer book with a 2 oz. extract of black walnut and selling it for $50. When confronted by an associate of ours as to the lack of efficacy that 2 oz. sample would bring, he replied, "Well, it's better than nothing at all."
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One prominent wholesaler retails a gallon of her parasite brew for twice the retail price on the Alpha Omega Labs' web site, and yet, its contents are no different. How do we know this? Because we are contracted with one of the Clark organization's former manufacturers.
Colon Hydrotherapists:
"The Canaries in the Mine"
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Another development that came to our attention and alerted us to the growing problem with parasites were the reports we were getting from practitioners in one of the less well-known modalities, colon hydrotherapy. (We have quite a number of reselling practitioners who are hydrotherapists.)
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Colon hydrotherapy can be effective in the case of impacted colons, where adjustments to the bacterial flora of the lower tract are desireable, to improve muscle tone and peristalsis, prep for coloscopy, and when desiring to take advantage of therapies administered in the colorectal area (i.e. Gerson's 'coffee enemas' are often administered by colon hydrotherapists).
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Encountering intestinal worms is part and parcel of hydrotherapy work. Many colon hydrotherapists mention deworming as a benefit of their treatment - (though we believe for most people, the deworming benefits of colon hydrotherapy with just water is quite negligible). Nonetheless, practitioners have expressed to us the observation that the number and quantity of expelled parasites from hydrotherapy has increased.
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"You always see worms, if you're going to work in this business," noted one therapist, "but I see more parasitic activity going out through the 'viewing tube' than I ever used to see before."
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In this respect, we view colon hydrotherapists as the "canaries in the mine." Since the vast majority of their customers are adults, the proliferation of parasites (and this just concerns those species of parasite that are either intestinal, or can be readily expelled through the colon) is alarming.
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If this phenomenon can be verified through other impartial sources, it should be something that concerns health authorities in the countries affected. But we doubt that even in the face of strong, supporting evidence, the medical establishment will not respond in kind if there are not newly constructed, strong profit motives.
Our Position & Our Formula
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Deworming is an important part of health maintenance. It should be more about maintaining good health than it is curing disease. In our work on the
Western Amazonian project, we were surprised to learn how many different cultures in South America - even those quite backwards by Western standards understood this principle. Our
Vermifuge formula from South America, though no where near as strong as
Old Amish Dewormer is a testament to the indigenous people's understanding of this principle in Brazil.
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We provide our Dewormer, free of health claims, not because of the legal implications in certain countries (like the U.S. and Canada), but because the faintest attempts at exaggeration or overstatement are counter-productive to educating people about this important aspect of good health maintenance.
Our Formula: Our research indicates that
Old Amish Dewormer is the on par with the strongest, most concentrated vermifuge now available on the market. You only need one tablespoon per day for five days, and three tablespoons per week taken thereafter for maintenance. The product costs $84.95 for 32 fl. oz., or 64 one tablespoon doses. Comparable products sell for nearly as much and come in 4 and 8 fl. oz. bottles. Compare.
INGREDIENTS (Original Formula): (Code 235, 236) --- Tinctured extract of black walnut (green hull, bud, stem, and leaf), olive leaf and stem, clove, pumpkin seed, and wormwood. Preserved in apple cider vinegar and grain alcohol (40%).
INGREDIENTS (Glycerine Extracted Formula): (Code 237, 238) --- Tinctured extract of black walnut (green hull, bud, stem, and leaf), olive leaf and stem, clove, pumpkin seed, and wormwood. Extracted with glycerine and preserved with less than 6% alcohol.
DIRECTIONS -- (both formulas): As a dietary supplement, take one tablespoon (15 ml.) per day for five days, and then three tablespoons per week for general maintenance, or as directed by a health care professional.