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7.) I have also heard about aloe vera. Didn't you use it in addition to cesium?

Yes, I took a form of aloe vera high in long-chain polysaccharides along with the cesium. The reason I did so was to boost my immune function. Aloe vera has been used for thousands of years. It is a component of many cosmetics and burn creams. In fact, Alexander the Great instructed his soldiers to bring aloe vera with them to treat wounds. There is extensive scientific literature concerning the properties of aloe vera, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved at least one aloe vera product for the treatment of feline leukemia in animals. This is of particular interest since the feline leukemia virus is often used as an experimental model for chemotherapy drugs in development for human use. I believe an aloe vera product with a high long-chain polysaccharide content can be a useful adjunct to the High pH Therapy.

There is one particularly disturbing aspect to the government’s actions towards aloe vera: the FDA’s continued resistance to permitting its intravenous administration. Consider the facts:

• There has been a Phase I safety study of IV aloe vera that has established its safety.

• Aloe vera has been administered intravenously in a Phase II clinical trial in Canada.

• Aloe vera is approved for by the USDA for intravenous administration to both dogs and cats for the treatment of cancer. This is important, because it represents a “multi-species” use.

• Intravenously administered aloe vera was included in a human drug trial (circa 1993) in the United States.

• Despite the clear evidence that aloe vera is safe and efficacious when administered intravenously, the FDA continues to refuse to permit it to be administered by IV. Why?

I will discuss aloe in detail in a future newsletter.

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