Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins: Curing the Incurable

447 Pages·2002·16.16 MB·English

by  Thomas E. Levy

• WITH OVER 1,200 SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES •
CURING
THE
INCURABLE

CURING
THE
INCURABLE
Vitamin C,
Infectious Diseases,
and Toxins
Thomas E. Levy,
M.D., J.D.
Copyright©2002byThomasE.Levy,M.D.,J.D.
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ISBN: Hardcover 1-4010-6964-9
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 11
Preface............................................................... 13
Introduction......................................................... 17
References...................................................... 29
Chapter1
SomeBasicConceptsand HistoricalPerspectives
ATheoryofLife 31
EntrenchedMisconceptions ....................... . 33
GeneticallyLacking .................................... 36
HistoricalBackground..... 42
Summary ,...................................... ... 45
References ................................................ 46
Chapter2
Curing,Reversing,and PreventingInfectiousDiseases
PavingtheWay: FrederickR. Klenner, M.D. 48
Polio (Curable and Preventable) .....~........ ....... 49
VitaminCandPolio: SupportiveResearch............ 56
ADDITIONALVIRALDISEASESAND VITAMINC 57
ViralHepatitis (Curable andPreventable) 57
Measles (Curable andPreventable)..................... 64
Mumps (Curable andPreventable) 68
ViralEncephalitis (Curableand Preventable) 70
Chickenpox andHerpesInfections
(Curable andPreventable) 78
ViralPneumonia(Curable andPreventable) 83
Influenza(Curable andPreventable) 85
Rabies (Preventable; Curable-?,Reversible-?) 88
AIDS (Reversible andPreventable; Curable-?) 90
The CommonCold
(Reversible and Preventable; Curable-?)............... 100
EbolaVirus (Curable-?,Reversible-?,Preventable?) 105
NON-VIRALINFECTIOUS DISEASESAND
VITAMINC 109
Diphtheria(Curable and Preventable).................. 109
Pertussis (Reversible and Preventable; Curable-?) 113
Tetanus (Curableand Preventable) 117
Tuberculosis
(Reversible andPreventable; Curable-?)............... 122
StreptococcalInfections
(Curable and Preventable) 136
Leprosy (Reversible andPreventable; Curable-?) .., 149
TyphoidFever
(Reversible and Preventable;Curable-?) 152
Malaria (Reversible; Curable-?, Preventable-?) 154
Brucellosis (Reversible: Curable-?, Preventable-?) 158
Trichinosis (Reversible; Curable-?, Preventable-?) 160
OTHERINFECTIOUS DISEASES ORPATHOGENIC
MICROORGANISMSAND VITAMINC 162
Amebic Dysentery.
(Reversible and Preventable; Curable-?)............... 162
BacillaryDysentery (Curable andPreventable) 165
Pseudomonas Infections
(Curable andPreventable) 167
RockyMountain SpottedFever(RMSF)
(Curable; Preventable-?) 169
StaphylococcalInfections
(Curable and Preventable) 170
TrypanosomalInfections
(Reversible and Preventable; Curable-?)............... 172
SOMEMECHANISMS OFTHEANTIMICROBIAL
EFFECTS OFVITAMINC 173
Summary 177
References ................................................ 178
Chapter3
TheUltim.ateAntidote
Overview................................................... 211
SPECIFICTOXINSAND VITAMINC 215
Alcohol (Ethanol) 215
Barbiturates 220
CarbonMonoxide ....................................... 221
Endotoxin ................................................ 222
Methemoglobinemia .................................... 225
MiscellaneousToxins 228
MushroomPoisoning 262
Pesticides................................................... 264
Radiation................................................... 267
Strychnine andTetanusToxin........................ 274
ToxicElements 276
Venoms 308
Summary 312
References 315
Chapter4
The SafetyofHighDosesofVitamin C
Overview................................................... 367
Long-Termand High-Dose S.upplementation 367
DoesVitaminCCauseKidney Stones? 370
ATypicalResearchReportRelating VitaminC and
Kidney StoneFormation................. .... 380
VitaminC: AntioxidantandProoxidant .384
Vitamin C andG6PD Deficiency ..................... 392
VitaminC andCancer...." .............................. 395
VitaminC and IntentionalImmune System
Suppression................................................ 398
VitaminC and the ReboundEffect 400
Summary................................................... 401
References ................................................ 403
Chapter5
PracticalSuggestions
BalancingAntioxidant Supplementation 433
VitaminC Optidosing 434
TreatingInfections andToxinExposures ............ 436
Patients withKidney Disease 437
Summary ,................ 439
References ................................................ 440
Resources 441
SuggestedReadings 441
ForFurtherEducation andAssistance.................. 443
AbouttheAuthor 446
In memoryofFrederickR. Klenner, M.D.,
a manofgreatvision andthe truestofmedicalpioneers