Matthias Rath - Cellular Health Series - Health for the 21st Century (2001)

Cellular Health Series:

Health for the 21st Century

Matthias Rath, M.D. First Edition, May 2001 Cellular Health Series - Health for the 21st Century. Copyright 2001 by Matthias Rath, M.D. All rights reserved. Published by MR Publishing, Inc., Santa Clara, CA95054 No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

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Table of contents • Foreword

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• Editorial Dr. Rath

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1 The Global Fight for Human Health

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• “ The Fight for Scientific Truth” Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki • Dr. Rath´s Public Address at the Eve of Codex Alimentarius • “ Vitamins are Life” Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki

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2 International Support for Vitamin Freedom

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Members of Codex join Dr. Raths Movement for Natural Health

• “Go Out and Demonstrate” G. S. Oden, New Zealand • “Too Few Minerals and Vitamins” Dag Viljen P., Norway • “ Warefare against Health?” Friedrich Reuss, Germany • “ On Behalf of the Third World“ Dr. Netke, India

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3 Pilot Studies

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Introduction Principles of Cellular Health Asthma Lipid (fat) Metabolism Disorders Heart Failure High Blood Pressure Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Periodontosis

4 Testimonials Patients demand their Right for Health

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Dora Scheler, Germany, Cardiac insufficiency Horst Ramershofen, Germany, Myocardical insufficiency Stefanie Kogler, Austria, Irregular Heart Beat Rolf Jäkel, Germany, Diabetes, Heart Attack, Stroke Dr. Gerd Koschik, Austria, Reports on Diabetes Hans J. Troitsch, Germany, Cardiac arrhytmia, Diabetes Horst Sokoll, Germany, Lupus Erythematodes Werner Pilniok, Germany, Cancer, Heart Attack

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The defeat of the Pharma-Cartel in Berlin 2000

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Interview with the Codex Member Gene S. Oden Dr. Matthias Rath, Health for the 21st Century Head of Codex Alimentarius rchallenged by Dr. Rath

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6 American Health Freedom is in Danger •

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The fight for human health is far from over

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Deliver your protests to Codex Alimentarius

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FROM DR. RATH

Matthias Rath, M.D. Codex Alimentarius will be seen by future generations as the greatest threat to the basic human right of health. Never before in history has a special interest group, the pharmaceutical industry, so shamelessly tried to compromise the health of millions of people in order to maintain their billion dollar markets of prescription drugs. Having free access to information about the health benefits of vitamins and other natural therapies is the key to a healthy and long life without the risk of side effects and new diseases associated with many prescription drugs. The dissemination of this life-saving information on natural health can lead to the control of cardiovascular disease and many other health problems. The ban of this natural health therapies - as planned by Codex Alimentarius - would mean that these diseases continue unnecessarily. All that was at stake at the Codex-Meeting in Berlin in June 2000. Behind closed doors these plans were ready to be passed. They would have affected the lives of 6 billion people and their 6

offspring - yet, hardly anyone among knew about them. Worse, those who knew did not dare to speak out. In this situation, thousands of patients and other supporters of Dr. Rath's World Health Alliance gathered in Berlin to protest these plans. They were supported by delegates from other countries and by more than half a million protest letters from people around the world who had visited our web site and decided to say "No" to these plans. Equally important, on the eve of the Codex meeting, we organized a Health Symposium attended by patients and doctors alike that allowed a breath-taking perspective into the future: A world without heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure and other of today's most common diseases. Because of this massive protest, the Codex Alimentarius plans could not pass. This victory was even more remarkable since the people supporting his cause were the only visible resistances to these unethical plans. The victory against Codex Alimentarius has truly historic proportions. Every human being living on earth today and all future generations will benefit from our efforts. For decades to come, the events in Berlin in June 2000 will be seen as an example of a few, courageous, determined, and righteous people making a better world.

Matthias Rath, M.D.

CHAPTER 1 The Global Fight for Human Health

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The Fight for Scientific Truth

Speech by Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, June 17, 2000 Demonstration at the Wittenbergplatz, Berlin

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adies and Gentlemen: I am happy to be here in Berlin and to support you in the fight against Codex Alimentarius. The decisions that will be made next week concern all living beings on our planet.

As a scientist, biochemist, and molecular biologist, I have known the healing powers of vitamins for more than 10 years. Before that, I studied molecular mechanisms that cause aging. I had the honor of working with two Nobel Prize winners at the leading research institutes and universities in Poland, Canada, and the United States. Based on my own knowledge and experiences, I can tell you that we are here for an important reason. Vitamins are the basis 10

of good health, and we should fight for our right to use them. There is another reason why I am here today, perhaps the most important one. For the past ten years, I have worked with Dr. Rath, and I am here to support his fight for scientific truth and to create a better world. Ten years ago, when I decided to work with Dr. Rath on the vitamin project, many well-meaning colleagues advised me that I would be destroying my career. Working in vitamin research does not have the same cachet as molecular biology, and it was difficult to obtain financial support. Also, confronting the old scientific dogmas with new approaches to heart disease made the work a challenge. It is obvious that new discoveries that are important to everyone’s health all too often remain within a small elite circle of scientists. But these discoveries should be publicized quickly. That way you could learn about them, as you did in Dr. Rath’s book, “The Heart,” which explains vitamin deficiency as a leading cause of heart disease. We can prove this based on our own experiences of how vitamins and other nutrients are a good alternative to damaging and ineffective pharmaceutical products. During my work with Dr. Rath, also I have learned that one’s own capabilities and qualifications can be used for a cause that goes beyond personal or financial gain or one’s own ambitions. Since there were only a few of us in the beginning who shared his ideas and philosophy, we had the opportunity to get to know him better. Dr. Rath’s wish to make his discoveries available to the people comes from his heart and is a part of his upbringing. If, however, his opponents think they can stop him, they are wrong; on the contrary, he will only become stronger and more determined. I am very happy that our work can help to broaden your knowledge about vitamins and the responsibility that you can take for your health. 11

Of course, I hope that I can remain at Dr. Rath’s side in his important work until vitamins and other nutrients are accepted everywhere and become part of a health care system available to all people. The goal that we want to achieve is worthwhile but difficult. However, Dr. Rath’s courage and determination are contagious, and every day more people join him in this effort. We do this to protect our health, so that we can continue to trust in our doctors, and know that they will treat our illnesses effectively. We do this also to defend our right to freedom of information, and to be able to make our own decisions. Let us support Dr. Rath through out all these challenges! Dr. Rath's public address in Berlin on the e ve of the Codex Alimentarius conference, Saturda y, June 17, 2000.

Attention from thousands of listeners on June 17, 2000.

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The Right to Health

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adies and Gentlemen, dear people of Berlin, honored guests from the press, dear friends:

We have come here to Berlin today to claim the public right to health. Most of all we are here to ensure the right to free access to vitamin therapies and other natural healing methods. We have to defend these health interests against the pharmaceutical industry, an industry that runs a worldwide trade in disease and costs the health of millions of people. According to the German health department there are at this time 24,000 pharmaceutical products on the market that have no effectiveness. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) of April 15, 1998, states: “The known side effects from some of these 13

pharmaceutical preparations have reached such epidemic proportions that they have become the fourth leading cause of death in industrialized nations.” Every year, over half a million people worldwide die from the side effects of pharmaceutical products. These figures are only surpassed by death rates from heart attack, cancer and stroke. The pharmaceutical industry has not grown up naturally; in fact, it has been an investment industry for over 100 years.The bodies of six billion people are the pharmaceutical industry’s marketplace, and its goals are to maintain and expand their sales market and to ensure the continuation of the “business with disease.” Prevention of diseases, and especially their eradication, is bad for the pharmaceutical business, and therefore the industry fights savagely against them. This worked for decades, and pharmaceutical sales worldwide have passed one billion dollars. This is more than four times the German national budget. But now this multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical market is threatened to collapse. The reason is a medical breakthrough in vitamin research that jeopardizes the pharmaceutical market. As a physician and scientist, I have made a scientific breakthrough that takes the field of medical thinking from the antiquated disk to the modern sphere. Heart attack, stroke, and the atherosclerosis that underlies them, are all early forms of the sailors’ disease, scurvy. Both diseases have the same cause: A vitamin deficiency in the millions of cells that form blood vessels and are responsible for their stability. 14

A chronic vitamin deficiency weakens the arterial walls, which in turn leads to the plaque-forming deposits, and finally heart attack. Now we understand why heart attack and stroke are rarely seen in animals. Your dog, for example, produces between 10 and 20 grams vitamin C in its body each day. Humans are unable to produce vitamin C in their bodies, and must depend on consuming vitamin C in our diet. Unfortunately, almost no one gets the necessary amount of vitamins from their daily diet. The immediate effect is that cardiovascular diseases spread like an epidemic. We announce to the people in Berlin and to those elsewhere who are hearing this information for the first time: Heart attack and stroke are not diseases. They are a result of vitamin deficiency and preventable. Every year 500,000 patients in Germany alone, and 12 million worldwide, die needlessly from preventable diseases. The scientific proof of this has existed for a long time. I received the first patents for natural treatments of heart disease. The treatments featured vitamin C, lysine and other natural substances In clinical studies of heart patients, we have also shown that arteriosclerosis can be reversed with the help of vitamins and that existing deposits in the Clogged Arteries can be caused by a deficiency of Vitamin C

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arteries can be reduced – naturally, without bypass surgery or angioplasty. I invite you to read about the details of this scientific breakthrough on our website: www.dr-rath-research.org Our website has now become the most important reference site on natural health, and each month over one million people use it to find the answers they seek.

The only explanation for the success of our website is that people worldwide can get reliable information about health issues there that they cannot get elsewhere. I am often asked: If this information is really true, then why do the media ignore it, and why isn’t it in the news? There’s a reasonable answer: As a rule, vitamins cannot be patented, and the profit margins are too small in comparison to pharmaceutical preparations. For an entire century, therefore, the pharmaceutical industry has systematically discredited and fought against vitamins and other natural healing methods. The therapy seminars have been renamed ‘Pharmacology’ at universities. Generations of physicians leave the universities without any knowledge of the significance that vitamins have for health. Similarly, the media are no longer dedicated to the truth on the subject of health. Large newspapers, television networks, and other mass media have been caught up for decades in the interests of BASF, Bayer, Höchst, Schering, and others via multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns. Gradually, millions of Germans and people elsewhere have fallen into a dangerous dependency on the pharmaceutical industry. 16

Hundreds of thousands of patients every year pay with their lives for this fatal dependency on the “business with disease ” conducted by the pharmaceutical industry.This is also the reason why health is still not a self-evident basic right, and why we are here today – to defend this basic right. We, who are the patients, people of all ages and from all walks of life. We call out to you, the people of Berlin, and the people of the world: Cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetic circulatory disorders, cancer, osteoporosis, and many other common diseases are caused mainly by chronic vitamin deficiency. There are more than 10,000 scientific journals and clinical studies on the Internet, available for everyone to read, that document the importance of vitamins for health. For you, it is even simpler to ask us, we who are standing before you. Talk to any one of us;ask us. We are here because we have experienced how vitally important vitamins are for us. We have come here today on behalf of thousands of patients who share a common interest: not to be driven back into the dead-lock of symptom-oriented pharma-medicine.

10,000 Scientific Studies on Vitamins We have come here today to fight for freedom of information about vitamins and for freedom for other natural therapies. Tomorrow representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, politicians, and administrators from all over the world are going to meet here in Berlin. During this convention, the pharmaceutical industry will attempt to force its plan through, which would prohibit health statements regarding vitamins and other natural healing methods worldwide. 17

According to the pharma-cartel’s plans, all statements concerning vitamins for either prevention or treatment of illness would be punishable in all United Nation countries. One industry, the pharmaceutical industry, has promoted an epidemic of pharmacological side effects, which have become the fourth leading cause of death. Now that this lie has been exposed, and now that there are effective and safe alternatives available in the form of vitamin therapies, the pharma-cartel has had the audacity to put pressure on the politicians. The goal of the pharma-cartel at the Codex conference is to fuel its billion-dollar market with ineffective and dangerous pharmaceutical products and protection laws. Of course, the pharma-cartel and its political henchmen cannot sell their interests to anyone. Therefore, they hire an army of public relations people and lobbyists to gift-wrap and conceal their true goals. 18

The pharma-cartel’s tricks and organized disinformation would snatch the breath of any clear-thinking person. In order to hide their protectionist plans the pharma-cartel misuses the World Nutrition Organization and other UN committees. They hide behind the Latin cover name of ‘Codex Alimentarius’ and misleading terms like “nutrition guidelines.” They meet in the Office of Consumer Health Protection, BgVV in Berlin-Marienfelde, on the Diedersdorfer Weg here in Berlin. To conceal their unethical commercial interests and their limitless greed, these “brothers” pretend to serve the interests of consumer protection and thus to serve the interests of the public. They turn the facts upside down. So far, no one has ever died of a vitamin overdose. Conversely, every year over half a million people worldwide die from side effects from pharmaceutical products. We need consumer protection from the side effects of pharma-pills, not from the alleged side effects of vitamins and other natural healing methods. Anyone who has seen the barbed wire around this ominous office for

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Demonstration for Health Freedom: “Consumer protection by the Pharmaceutical Industry? No Thanks!”

consumer protection realizes immediately that the interests of the public are not being served on the other side. Just the opposite: It is the financial interests of the pharma-cartel – against the health interests of the public. For obvious reasons, no journalists will be allowed at the conference next week. Behind closed doors, decisions will be made in this building in Berlin-Marienfelde that will endanger the health and lives of every woman and every man in Berlin, Germany, and the rest of the world. If the pharma-cartel pushes its plan through, then no longer it will be legal to state that vitamin C protects the arteries. An offense against this law would have civil and even criminal consequences. The chairman of this Codex Commission is a German administrator named Rolf Grossklaus. He functions as a henchman, as a ‘useful gnome’ for the pharma-cartel. 20

For months now, Mr. Grossklaus has been using his agency’s website to spread lie that the pharma-cartel’s plans have to be passed because vitamin C causes kidney stones. Anyone can prove that this is a lie. The largest medical library on the Internet, Medline, documents two comprehensive studies that prove exactly the opposite. Eighty-five thousand women and 45,000 men were tested at Harvard University in Boston. The study’s results show that highdose vitamins do not promote kidney stones but prevent them. Cheap tricks might have worked before the Internet age, Mr. Grossklaus, but they don’t work any longer! Now anyone can call Mr. Grossklaus a habitual liar. Mr. Grossklaus spreads his calculated lies to deceive the public and to manipulate the undecided participants at the Codex meeting with deliberate misinformation. It is bad enough that Rolf Grossklaus, head of a government agency, is jeopardizing the health and lives of millions of Germans. The fact that this man still presides over an interna-

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tional commission responsible for establishing binding health guidelines for the public is a monstrous scandal. In the name of the health interests of every person on earth we declare: Rolf Grossklaus, you are a liar! You have absolutely no credibility! You are not to be believed! Resign now! You aren’t serving humanity’s health interests; you’re damaging them. Apart from that, in the interest of public health, the Berlin district attorney’s office has brought criminal charges against you. But the mud is even deeper! Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his government are the political patrons of the Codex Commission in BerlinMarienfelde next week. I have publicly asked Mr. Schröder many times to distance himself from the pharma-cartel’s unethical and contemptuous Codex plans. Therefore, Mr. Schröder cannot hide behind ignorage. He bears the entire political responsibility for all decisions that are made next week at the Codex conference. Many of us thought that after the Pharma-Chancellor Kohl we would now have an independent chancellor who would stop the “business with disease.” But obviously this is not the case. Chancellor Schröder and the entire new chancellor’s office function as the Politburo for the pharma-cartel. 22

From this meeting, we call upon Chancellor Schröder: Gerhard Schröder, with your continued support of the pharmacartel’s Codex plans, you endanger health and lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Furthermore, you are breaking your oath of office, which requires you to protect the health and lives of the German people above all. As a scientist who has led the medical breakthrough that brought victory over heart disease, I ask of you: Withdraw your political support for the pharma-cartel’s Codex plans and support a health policy that makes vitamin research and other natural healing methods a priority in coming years. Only in this way can you fulfill the constitutional duties that you assumed when the people elected you. In the name of millions of people of this earth, we call upon you: Twice during the past 100 years, decisions have been made in this city that brought misery to the people and cost millions of lives through two world wars.

With thousands of demonstrators, the procession extended over several hundred yards from the Berlin Memorial Church down Tauentzienstrasse to the Wittenbergplatz:A health march with a messa ge that resonated throughout Europe.

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If the plans of the pharma-cartel proceed next week in BerlinMarienfelde, 12 million people will die each year of heart attacks caused by vitamin deficiencies, and hundreds of millions more will die of cancer and other common diseases, which we now know to be caused by vitamin deficiency. We have come here to this historic city to say: Twice is enough. We will not allow this to happen a third time. For the journalists, I have an urgent request: Report objectively on these events. You have the special responsibility of disseminating the knowledge concerning the health and life expectancy of the public. You, the people of Berlin, the journalists and all others who are interested, and you who are probably hearing about these amazing events for the first time: I invite you to our great symposium “Health in the 21st Century.”. This symposium will take place on June 18 at the Estrel Hotel. There we will present the latest findings in vitamin research, and we will hear from physicians and patients. We are at the beginning of a new era in worldwide health care. The era of the pharmaceutical industry’s “million-dollar business with disease” is nearing its end. Scientifically based natural therapies will be the corner stone of modern health care in the 21st century. All of us who have come to Berlin today invite you: Inform yourselves; ask questions! If you are convinced, then please help us to spread this vitally important information. The more of us there are, the sooner the opposition will break, and the sooner good health will become a human right.

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Vitamins are Life

Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, USA: “You don’t have to take an overdose of a drug to endanger your life. Every drug has side effects.”

“Why do we need ‘consumer protection’? Certainly not to protect us from vitamins but from dangerous pharmaceutical preparations,” stated Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki at the health symposium in the Estrel Hotel in Berlin.

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ow safe do you feel taking your next medication knowing that hundreds of thousands of people die each year from serious reactions to drugs? No matter how exhaustive research and testing criteria appear to be, there is no such thing as a harmless drug. Ironically, television programs and newspaper articles warn you that taking vitamins and other nutrients can be hazardous to your health. Often the news refers to vitamins as "unregulated" substances, implying that they can be dangerous. 26

Even if you take vitamins and have experienced that your health improved, you may be confused. Is it really true? Therefore, today I would like to present some facts regarding the safety of vitamins compared with pharmaceutical drugs. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word pharmacology is derived from a Greek work "pharmakeia" which means magic charm, poison. This is a very accurate description. In contrast, the word vitamin combines vita which means life and amine, meaning characteristics of a substance. Since vitamins are essential for life, everyone has to be sure that they are take in in sufficient amounts. But what are these amounts? The recommended daily intake of most vitamins and minerals was established about 60 years ago. It addresses vitamin deficiency symptoms, not their optimal intake for health, and it is frequently based on inadequate studies. Did you know that the recommendation of 60 milligrams per day of vitamin C is based on a study on six prisoners, conducted in the late 1940s? This amount has not been revised until recently, when the Institute of Medicine proposed increasing it to 90 milligrams. How much vitamin C do we need to stay healthy? A welldesigned study conducted in 1996 by the National Institutes of Health recommended at least 220 milligrams of vitamin C per day for young men consuming ideal diets. But what about older people, cigarette smokers, those who have to cope with stress, live in polluted urban areas, or suffer from various diseases? For them, the demands for vitamin C increase tremendously. Why do health authorities recommend that zoo monkeys, which like humans cannot produce their own vitamin C, need about 900 milligrams of this vitamin in their diets? However, for us, they say that less than 10% of this amount must be sufficient. Surely it can only mean that we are kept in poor health and develop diseases for pharmaceutical products. We should be more concerned with vitamin insufficiency, not with excess. According to the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, in the United States, a country 27

with high economic level and nutrition awarenesss, between 50%-80% of people consume less than the official recommendation of vitamins C, E, A, and D. To begin with, these standards are very low. Studies repeatedly confirm that our diets are largely deficient in folic acid, B vitamins, zinc, calcium, and many other nutrients. So instead of eliminating basic nutrient deficiencies, we are being confused with ostensible problems of vitamin excess. Is there really a danger from taking too much of vitamins? No. Even very large doses of vitamins are generally safe. These nutrients are part of our bodies, and they need constant replenishing. The body will use what it needs and discard the rest. In case of vitamin C, there have been almost a dozen placebocontrolled, double-blind clinical studies recently published showing no adverse effects in people who took even 10 grams per day of this nutrient for several years. Many cancer patients were taking 150-200 grams per day by intravenous injections without any toxicity. Just the opposite, these doses helped to control the spread of cancer in the body. Also, other vitamins, such as B vitamins which our body needs primarily for various energy generating processes, are safe in a wide dosage range. The review of scientific research on this subject published by Dr. Bendich in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences concluded that there were no adverse reactions from taking : three milligrams of vitamin B12 (this is about 1800 times the current offical recommendation), vitamin B6 up to 500 milligrams (250 times the recommended level), vitamin B2 taken in daily doses of 200 milligrams (which is about 130 times higher than the recommended intake) and B1 (about 35 times the recommended RDA) Many people, perhaps you as well, take supplemental vitamin B3, also known as nicotinic acid, for a natural control of their cholesterol levels. Some of those who took a large dose at one 28

time might have experienced a hot flash. This reaction can be avoided if the vitamin dose is increased gradually or if vitamin B3 is taken in the form of niacinamide. In general, nicotinic acid can be taken in doses that exceed 50-150 times the official recommendation without any adverse effects. Even vitamins that are not quickly eliminated by the body, such as fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, are safe in large doses. For example, vitamin A, which is essential for vision, growth, and repair of the body tissues, has beneficial effects when taken in doses about 5,000 to 10,000 IU per day. In our

Why vitamins cannot hurt bodies, vitamin A is produced from another nutrient, beta carotene, which is a yellow pigment in fruits and vegetables. If we take beta carotene, our bodies convert it to as much vitamin A as we need. Excess beta carotene is easily eliminated by the body. Another fat soluble vitamin, vitamin E, is safe in very high doses. Even for prolonged periods, doses of 3000 IU or higher per day produce no adverse reactions. This is more than 200 times the official recommendation. Also, vitamin E’s benefits in heart disease, diabetes and other problems are apparent when it is consumed at high doses. At least 200 IU - 400 IU of vitamin E has to be taken daily. It is impossible to obtain such amounts from the diet. Because of poor training at medical schools, many doctors look at vitamins as individual substances just as they look at drugs. However, in our body, vitamins work as a team, and they cooperate for a maximum effect. For instance, you do not need to take extreme amounts of vitamin E if you take vitamin C as well. Vitamin C can recycle vitamin E in the body, 29

How quickly do we reac h for synthetic drugs when we have a cough or a cold?

compensating for an inadequate intake of viatmin E. It also cooperates with other nutrients, such as antioxidants lipoic acid and glutathione, vitamin B3, and coenzyme Q10. News about ostensible vitamin danger is promoted very quickly and often is easily accepted without any substantial evidence. A typical example is a popular perception that vitamin C causes kidney stones. Nearly every physician is aware of this tale, but where is the evidence? Several review articles spread this myth. But when I searched the references for the real source of this information, they directed me to books and letters but not 30

Every year several hundred million dollars are spent on public advertising for drugs.

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to any reputable data. The citations in the books always referred to the same sources. So one author makes a statement and cites another author who did the same. But what is the actual evidence? Three case control studies showed no association between vitamin C and kidney stones. Another study conducted in 1997 on 45,000 men showed that those consuming 1.5 grams of vitamin C per day actually had a LOWER frequency of kidney stones than those who took only 250 milligrams of this vitamin. A study published last year by Harvard University researchers on 85,000 women also concluded that there is lack of correlation between vitamin C intake and kidney stones. Now, since we do not doubt that vitamins are safe, let's look at how they compare to

some commonly used drugs. Consider the popular drug, aspirin. You often reach for it to calm pain or headache. But be careful! If you exceed an aspirin dose by 10 times, a severe reaction from 32

salicylate poisoning can occur. Also, be concerned if you suffer from arthritis and frequently take aspirin in low doses. With time you may develop a stomach ulcer, or your arthritis may actually worsen because aspirin damages collagen and erodes cartilage in your joints. 33

Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, USA: “We’re doing what the pharmaceu tical companies should have done years a go.”

In the case of a more potent drug such as digitalis, used to regulate the heart beat, a dose of twice the recommended amount can create the problem that the drug is supposed to help, an irregular heart beat, a life threatening condition. Every drug has side effects. Drugs are particularly detrimental to the liver, where most of them are eliminated, and also to the kidneys. The fact that drugs have to be registered does not mean that they are safe. More than half the approved drugs have serious side effects undetected prior to approval. According to a finding published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in the U.S., the safety of more than 5000 drugs already on the market are monitored by a small staff of only nine health professionals. As a result of the negligence of drug safety, death from unexpected side effects of pharmaceutical medications became the 34

fourth leading cause of mortality, right after heart disease, cancer and stroke. In addition to the100,000 people who die each year as a result of taking medication, about 90,000 more die as a result of medical errors. The harm to our bodies from medical treatment has become so common that there is even a name for it: iatrogenic disease. Since physicians only voluntarily report adverse side effects of prescription drugs, the Federal Drug Administration states that just one percent of harmful reactions are ever reported. We are facing a pharmaceutal epidemic. Frightening, isn't it? With all of these dangers, the drug industry purposely shifts its aggressive advertising at patients so they can visit their doctors and demand specific products. This public campaign is very effective and the numbers confirm it. In 1997, the industry spent more than $900 million on public ads. This was twice the amount spent on ads for doctors in all medical journals. However, when drugs caused harm, the doctors were blamed. You may have heard about the case with the weight loss drug called Phen-Fen, which had to be taken off the market because it caused heart damage in about 31% of patients. This drug is no exception. As a woman, I cannot remain silent on how the marketing of estrogen drugs to menopausal women compromises their health and lives. Perhaps many of you have been advised by your doctors to take estrogen as a remedy for hot flashes, osteoporosis, heart disease, or even to preserve youth. You need to take this drug for several years but have you thoroughly discussed all risks and benefits of taking estrogen? Does it prevent heart disease? No, just the opposite. The largest ever study of estrogen's effects in menopausal women recently published confirmed that estrogen increases the risk of heart attack by 50%. It also doubles the risk of forming dangerous blood clots in the lung arteries. 35

The risk of breast and uterine cancers has been known for a long time, as has the risk of gallbladder disease and liver damage. Ostensible benefits of estrogen, such as prevention of osteoporosis, can be easily obtained by safe natural means, by taking calcium, vitamin C and other dietary supplements. There are also natural ways of relieving hot flashes. Why then are vitamins, but not all artificial drugs, under such scrutiny? You know the answer. Your health, as well as mine health and everybody elses, has been monopolized by the pharmaceutical industry, which has subjugated the medical profession, media, and politicians. Our health is being traded on Wall Street, where the share price determines which disease should be considered and which should be ignored, who can be treated and who can die, and which treatments are accepted and which are not. Why should profit be placed before our health? If the Microsoft monopoly in the computer market has been considered a threat to a long-term progress in computer technology, what about the monopoly of the pharmaceutical companies? For decades they have relentlessly fought and eliminated competitive approaches, especially those that proved to be successful. Now, in Berlin, there is another attempt to block our chance for regaining our health. I have scientific research experience in many areas, ranging from molecular biology technologies to cell metabolism. I studied vitamin functions in heart disease and other health problems, and I am telling you it is time to have a fresh look at medicine on a global scale. The pharmaceutical dinosaur, with its promotion of drugs for symptoms, supports spreading diseases, not curing them. It has violated the ethical standards of medicine, medicine which must be of service to people's needs, not to exploit their misery. We must work together to shape the medicine of the future: medicine based on scientifically proven natural health programs that are safe, that prevent 36

and cure diseases, that are cost effective and accessible to people. They cannot be blocked by special interests and unethical measures.

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CHAPTER 2 International Support for Vitamin Freedom

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International Support for Vitamin Freedom Members of Codex join Dr. Rath's Movement for Natural Health Thousands of patients and their doctors joined the “Health for the 21st Century” symposium and the demonstrations against Codex Alimentarius in Berlin in 2000. Dr. Rath's public campaigns to stop the international ban on vitamins informed and inspired them to stand up against this unethical assault on human health. While the grassroots movement for natural health demonstrated outside the Codex Meeting, some essential changes occurred inside the Codex Commission. In the months before the meeting, the German delegation and their pharmaceutical paymasters published absurd lies and unfounded press releases about alleged "dangers of vitamins" (see press-release p. 132). All this was in preparation of the international vitamin ban and also to justify this assault on human health in the guise of "consumer safety". But this pharmaceutical propaganda became too obvious for some experts inside the Codex Commission. Alerted by Dr. Rath's campaigns against the plans of the pharma-cartel, they contacted his health movement and promised their support. In speeches at the World Health Conference and at the demonstrations, they confirmed the deepest concerns about the pharmaceutical background and undemocratic nature of the Codex Commission. But they also confirmed the massive impact of Dr. Rath's campaigns and the demonstrations on the work of the commission. Codex members, Gene S. Oden from New Zealand and Dag Viljen Poleszynski from Norway, gave the world a deep insight into the pharma-cartel's influence on this 40

Commission. They were a great motivation and inspiration for the whole movement for Natural Health in Berlin and their support lasts until today. While the German delegation of Codex acted hand in hand with the pharmaceutical industry to outlaw vitamins on an international basis, an increasing number of German experts outside the Commission started to support Dr. Matthias Rath. Friedrich Reuss, an expert in nutrition, especially its political background, helped at the Health Symposium to unmask the mechanisms of the strong German Pharma-lobby that led finally to the composition of the German Codex Commission. Friedrich Reuss has been in this business for over 20 years and his speech gave an excellent overview of the abuse of national and international institutions by the German pharmaceutical industry and their unethical efforts to outlaw natural therapies. While these interest groups try to install an international ban on vitamins, billions of people, especially in the developing countries, are suffering from preventable diseases caused by the lack of these vitamins. In the name of these countries the scientists Dr. Shrirang Netke from India spoke in Berlin and demanded free access to vitamins for the developing world. Many other professional experts in nutrition and health politics delivered speeches or helped with their advice at the Health Symposium and the demonstrations against Codex 2000. We would like to thank all of them for their support of Dr. Rath and his international health movement.

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“Go out and Demonstrate”

Gene S. Oden, New Zealand/ USA also joined the demonstrations in front of the Codex Alimentarius meeting

Gene S. Oden, Codex Representati ve

New Zealand, Sunday, June 18, 2000, at the Symposium “Health for the 21st Century” Thank you for the opportunity to be with you. We have had another occasion to meet at the Codex Alimentarius Meeting in Berlin 1998. And at that time, it was a wonderful occasion, when I came out of the Codex Alimentarius meeting and wondered what kind of strange 'rebels' demonstrated for vitamins and against the pharma-cartel. I met Dr. Matthias Rath and many fellow fighters who were present. At that time, it was quite a small group compared to the one here today. I was deeply impressed that you raised your voices and showed commitment. Dissatisfied by my profession, I decided to give up my business and become a professional lobbyist, which means something bad to most people - but I told myself: "You must become a 42

lobbyist for positive causes. You must know that you have to fight against this injustice." The Codex group is actually a group of nice people like you and me who believes in a certain philosophy, namely that physicians, who have enjoyed an orthodox medical education, are like brave knights. This group was forced to listen to this indoctrination from pharmaceutical companies, whose medicines they were prescribing And then there is another professional group, the pharmacists who sell these medicines. They control all the money in the health services, mainly in the U.S. and Europe. Well, the rest of us, such as Dr. Rath and the Alliance people, have a problem when we explain the effect of vitamins and minerals and how our health can be improved by taking a different path. The Codex commission wants laws passed that will restrict access to materials related to alternate therapies. Then we would be legally prosecuted in such countries as Germany for telling the truth about vitamins. I have given you a good reason to fight the battle that faces you. Maybe it should be my task to ask you to demonstrate at the BgVV because the German bureaucrats are leading an oppression of the people of the world. This oppression, led by German bureaucrats, has the goal of taking away your right to hold conferences like this and to listen to Dr. Rath. They want to take away all your freedom. And what the Germans, the French and the Swiss - it is interesting to note, that these nationalities house the headquarters of the world's five largest pharmaceutical companies - and the bureaucrats want to tell you is that you should go back to your doctors. Well, you have already heard what happens when you go back to your orthodox, pharmaceutically educated doctor. He doesn't know anything about vitamins. Well, what happens next? 43

You are up a creek without a paddle, as we say. The Codex commission wants to make a law that only 100 mg vitamin C or vitamin B can be prescribed. Then you will have to buy these vitamins from your pharmacist, and they will have to be manufactured by a pharmaceutical company. In this way, much of the freedom that you enjoy today will be taken away by a global organization (Codex). Forgive my bluntness, but it is mainly the English-speaking world, the U.S., Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain, with

You Have the Freedom to Choose for Your own Body the exception of Australia, that recognizes this problem and opposes a restriction on food supplements by Codex. In this case, the English-speaking world is the main voice against the German-speaking world and the French, and they say that everyone should have freedom of choice, and that we are all individuals, but they are all hypocrites . And the world has changed. The image of the knightly physician, who could be your father, brother, uncle or cousin, who is a wonderful person but has been indoctrinated, and the pharmacist and the pharmaceutical company - this all is the old order. Authors like Dr. Rath are the start for a new order. The old philosophy, the old cartel, is afraid that you will read about your own condition, that you might do what the people (in their health reports) have spoken of here on this stage, that you will search for alternatives, that those billions and trillions of dollars 44

will no longer go into the pockets of the largest industry in the world, the health industry. This does not mean that the individual people are malicious, hurtful or bad. It's just the way they have been educated. What can you do? You cannot do anything against the bureaucrats. You will have to go to the politicians and demand a change in the laws. The politicians play the leading role in this process, which this conference opposes, because they have a lot of power with this pharma-cartel, which is based here in Germany, and therefore they try to force their plans onto the delegates from the rest of the world. How do they do this? An Indian physician (Dr. Shrirang Netke, p. 58) has talked here today. He told of a poor woman in India wanted the hungry children in the slums to receive vitamin A. But she was threatened with having her sugar trade banned because the sugar contained too much lead. The organization that regulates the sugar trade is Codex Alimentarius. And now this woman is voting for regulation of the vitamin trade through the Codex. That's how it works. It is a purely political matter. You have to go to your politicians, just as we have done in the United States because you can never get rid of bureaucrats. And you will have to say to them that you want the law changed. Keep Germany a free country. It must stop oppressing other nations. This is my message: Go out tomorrow and demonstrate!

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“We are getting too few Minerals and Vitamins”

Dag Viljen Poleszynski: “Humans are geneticall y adapted to higher dosa ges of vitamins.”

Dag Viljen Poleszynski, Codex Alimentarius delegate from Norw ay,

Sunday, June 18, 2000, at the Symposium “Health for the 21st Century” During my discussions with Norwegian officials I keep hearing that it is sufficient just to eat right. Norwegian food is sufficient for all vitamins and minerals, etc. However, that is not the case. This is also not true as far as the German diet is concerned. I also find this argument much too simple. These officials should be challenged a bit. The reasoning goes as follows: During the last few million years, people have developed from the Australopithecus and other species into the Neanderthal man, who was found here in Germany, and then later the homo erectus, and then the homo sapiens, maybe a few hundred thousand years ago. 46

All this time our genes have been connected to our diet. So we developed in close relation to our environment. The homo neandertalensis, for example, was an efficient hunter. It was discovered that his diet was similar to that of wolves and lions. It was once thought that he wasn't very capable, but he was intelligent and muscular, and he ate raw meat in large quantities. Later something changed. Approximately 10,000 years ago, we started to till the soil. We were not genetically adapted for that. That's why we also got shorter. You might know from the American Civil War of 1865 that the average soldier was 1.65 meters tall. Today Americans and Norwegians have an average height of 1.80 meters. The reason for this is that we now eat more meat, more protein. At the same time, there are people who eat too much, too many carbohydrates: white flour, sugar and additives. That naturally causes disease. What's happened in the past 10,000 years? We have polluted the environment. At the same time we're eating a less varied diet. I refer here to findings based on American research over the last 15 years (Eton, Eton & Conner). Analyses of the different types of animals and plants were made. So far they have detected more than 300 components. The percentage of energy that people used to generate from natural food containing proteins, carbohydrates, and fat was calculated. The government in Norway says that we should eat 60 - 70% carbohydrates, 10 - 15% protein, and not more than 20, 25, 30% fat. It may be that this is not a bad recommendation. However, as we know, the earlier percentages of protein and carbohydrates in the Stone Age were quite different. Present calculations show that they ate more protein and fewer carbohydrates. For years, there has been downright hysteria regarding cholesterol. In Norway, the recommendation is less than 300 mg per day. During the Stone Age, people got more than 500 mg without having a heart attack. Analyses do exist regarding the intake of vitamins and minerals. 47

Stone Age versus Modern Age: During the Stone Age, the intake values were much higher than the RDA (recommended daily allowance) for riboflavin, prophylactic vitamins, vitamin C, beta-carotene, etc. Calculations show them to be approximately 600 mg. The RDA has now been raised to 75 mg. Intake of minerals has changed drastically as well, for example sodium. In the Stone Age, nobody used table salt. Nowadays we use it a lot. At the same time, we get approximately a third less potassium, a drastic change in the ratio of sodium to potassium. It has also been determined that we get much fewer minerals, vitamins and other nutrients, but we also have more impurities. This causes a greater burden on our systems.

The Stone Age versus modern times And we have to fill this gap with vitamin and mineral substitutes. Vitamins and health: Different studies have shown how to find the optimum supply for the best enzyme function. If we consume more than the amount recommended by the RDA, our body enzymes function at an optimum level, and many diseases are eliminated. Norwegian officials maintain that there is only a small difference between the optimal and the toxic levels, and as you have heard, many others think this as well. But this is not the case. It is quite a big difference. Vitamin E, for example, does not become toxic. We now have a good long-term study based on 800 units per day. No side effects were seen. I know that an American took 30,000 units for several months, and no side effects occurred. The studies show that vitamin B and C are not dangerous. Maybe it is of no use to exceed the optimum level, but in certain therapeutic circumstances, this might be worthwhile in order to achieve fast results at the outset, and then reduce the dosage a bit later on. 48

The conclusion is clear. Because we are genetically adapted to higher levels of vitamins, minerals, etc., and because our environment has become quite polluted, we will have to take prophylactic nutritional supplements until the environment recovers and agriculture changes to meet our needs.

Lobbyism Warfare against Health?

Friedrich Reuss, Egloffstein: “Lobbyism in the politics of health- a democratic way of shaping opinions or secret warfare against the weak and a gainst health?”

Friedrich Reuss, German y, Publicly appointed and sworn expert on sports nutrition

Sunday, June 18, 2000, at the Symposium “Health for the 21st Century”

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adies and gentlemen, first I would like to thank you all for the invitation to come to Berlin. I know this conference hotel from many other events that also had to do with medical topics. I am a specialist in artificial nourishment in hospitals and at 49

home, when normal diets are no longer possible. Throughout my 20 years of experience, I have sometimes been painfully rebuffed when trying to realize certain products in the industry, and then noticing that there are groups that do not want such products. I have experienced this in my company and many other companies and also in numerous litigations, which occur between companies or between governments and companies, in which I have been an expert witness. Perhaps it is also useful to have a little experience in the legal field. I did a second degree in law in addition to my studies in nutritional science, and I have some experience in active political work, in the so-called health policy committees that exist in all parties. I know how opinions are formed, and how legal findings and legislation function in Germany. I would like to give you a few examples of these general mechanisms. We can only support the position that lobbying belongs to the political culture but that the system becomes sick if egotism exceeds a certain critical limit, and particular interest groups want to represent and push their own interests without regard for the whole. I have diagrammed (see Figure 1) which interests exert influ1

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ence on consumers and their purchasing behavior. Especially in the area of nutritional supplements, there are conflicts of interest. We have the consumer, the one who makes the register ring for everyone trying to sell anything called a nutritional supplement or something similar. Everyone who has something to sell or wants to introduce something to the market or invent something is naturally trying to appeal to consumers and win them for himself. In principle, this is a completely normal system, as long as it is balanced. At the moment, unfortunately, it looks to me as though this balance, which may have existed in earlier decades, no longer exists in this form. In the second diagram, I’ve tried to condense the interactions that exist in the formation of opinion in the political and legislative areas, up to the point of court decisions, into a clear network. On the one hand, we have industrial associations and on the other the individual firms. Sometimes the individual firms have other interests than the industrial associations. This does occur sometimes (see Figure 2). But even the associations of the pharmaceutical companies are no longer homogenous. We have three large industrial 2

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associations; one is sometimes friendly toward nutritional supplements, and another is very much opposed to them, and a third is indifferent. In the meantime, German law but by European law. For example, in the future, many of these lobbying activities will take place at the European level. Of course, the lobbyist ”uses” or ”abuses” the press to circulate information to the people, depending on how you look at it. There are also specialist publications, which are relatively clean, at least with respect to purely scientific journals. But there also is a host of professional journals in which you can find very biased articles. And our federal health authorities go along with this game. We have three of these. BMG is the Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit); BgVV is the Federal Institute for Consumer Protection and Veterinary Matters (Bundesinstitut für gesundheitlichen Verbraucherschutz und Veterinärangelegenheiten); and then there is the Federal Drug Institute (Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel). The last two are or were headquartered here in Berlin, and ultimately determine what may be considered food or drugs in Germany. In the final analysis, there is a strong center of power hidden behind them. There is one more political path, when authorities such as the government, chemists, and pharmacists (they are, after all, part of the body politic) form a particular opinion and say, for example, “We do not want any food or nutrient that contains more than 300% of the recognized daily requirement.” One especially interesting organization is the ALS. This is a working group of nutritional experts at the national and state levels who meet behind closed doors and formulate basic decisions, which are then given to the legislators and authorities to become the standard for other authorities making decisions on foods and drugs. Independent experts from German universities are not allowed to work with this “secret society” of the ALS. 52

One must add, unfortunately, that this group’s expertise in nutritional science is null. This is a group of food chemists who surely understand their analytical work very well; but they have only ever heard about nutrition once, and that during their university studies. And when one becomes an official in such a committee, one is usually a little older, which means that they frequently haven’t heard anything about nutrition for 30 years. And their decisions are made accordingly. And the people who write commentary on foods are either chemists or lawyers, and they also have no knowledge of nutrition. In the end, we lack real interdisciplinary training for legal commentators, who try to inform themselves fully through certain contacts when there are problems in understanding. In practice, this frequently goes wrong. I spoke to a judge from a regional appeals court after a decision had been made and asked if he had really meant it; he said he had no idea whether his decision was correct. One would like to ask the BGH; maybe they know it better. A further instrument in this network is composed of the so-called Associations Against Unfair Practices (I will deal with them in just a moment), which do not contribute to legislation but very much to legal interpretation. There are influential circles that one cannot easily pin down, because they are not found together but in various public groupings, which currently have a vital interest in limiting nutritional supplements to ineffective doses (see Figure 3). The absolute extreme in this is a Berlin official from the BgVV who said that nutritional supplements should not contain more than 15% of the daily requirement. Furthermore, they are trying through certain publications, and now even through the European Union, to exclude all nutrients as nutritional supplements, if there are no official recommendations for them. This is problematic, because we know that the research on vitamin-like substances and trace elements is far from being finished. We know that a majority of nutrients today 53

have been scientifically categorized as vital, but specific amounts have not yet been recommended by national nutritional associations and lawmakers. This is simply because these are complex substances. I am thinking of carotenoids, bioflavonoids, and phytohormones. These are substances that are so dissimilar that one cannot simply say: a person must eat 100 mg of flavonoids per day and he will be healthy. Since the various flavonoids have very different effects, one cannot make such a statement. And for that reason there are still no official recommendations for these substances. Nevertheless, nutrients, such as flavonoids, are extremely important for good health, and this is not scientifically disputed. However, I recently saw a document from the Federal Ministry of Health in which the usefulness of bioflavonoids was questioned, and it said that they would be tolerated as nutritional supplements only if the applicant provides proof of their harmlessness. We are talking about 20 mg of bioflavonoids from citrus fruits. If you eat an orange, you’d get more than that. It is similar with secondary vegetable components, which include phytosterol especially, but also many other complex natural substances that we now assume are necessary to humans for useful and important functions. One must certainly say, if one views it philosophically for a moment, that nature did not tinge the grape’s color just for the benefit of man and his heart. On the other hand, one must also say that humans clearly have not learned how to handle the useful substances that are in their diets. That is, early humans who nourished themselves adequately and ate fruits whole with peel and seeds, supplied themselves amply with such substances and protected their health in this way. And I consider it to be quite irresponsible to ban such substances from nutritional supplements. The reason for all of this is very clear, in my opinion – and I want to be as careful as lawyer: The pharmaceutical industry at this time is on a worldwide quest to find natural substances that it can replace. They do not want the nutritional supple54

ment industry to gain access to the market before they can. Because if something is already considered food and is in general use, then it cannot be registered as a drug afterwards. Of course the militant group within the German pharmaceutical lobby, as well as that of other European countries with strong pharmaceutical industries, is not happy with this development. Accordingly, they are trying to influence the definition of the term nutritional supplement through certain international organizations.

Pharmaceutical Interest Groups Manipulate Politics and Law There are basically three organizations that are more or less recognized (see Figure 3). The World Health Organization (WHO) has integrity, I think, and is generally accepted. Then there is the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is very strongly influenced by politics. And there is Codex Alimentarius, which originally was 3

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formed by industry to make worldwide binding rules for the food industry. These last two organizations, the WTO and Codex Alimentarius, have taken it upon themselves to make certain definitions for the concept of nutritional supplements. In both cases it has been a German initiative. Especially by a certain German official who plays a key role in this whole game. It did not work to define nutritional supplements through the WTO at meaningless levels, because other countries, like the U.S.A., have a say in the WTO. What is happening now is obviously an attempt to limit those supplements through Codex Alimentarius definitions. And that is the reason why we have met here today. The intention is to produce international standards that are so binding that even the European Commission will be forced to create a legal climate it does not want. We already have comparatively tolerant draft guidelines for nutritional supplements. That is, the upper limit of the nutritional supplements acceptable for marketing according to the EU is based on the harmlessness of the dosage. Everything else was left open (update p. 124). The vitamin-like substances were neither addressed in this draft nor were they left as a gray area. But I think the EU will consider them. The problem now is that the EU will be under pressure from outside to make restrictive rules for nutritional supplements. Each of us, ultimately, is a part of lobbying. Regardless of whether I belong to a church, a club or a political party, mere membership in such an organization results in my having an effect in the lobbying game. But anyone who is trying to eliminate nutritional supplements or reduce them to a ridiculous level, a placebo level in practi cal terms, is harming public health. In addition, he is damag56

ing the German state and certainly the entire European Union. And we need to make our politicians aware of that.

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“On behalf of the Third World” The vitamin situation in the Third World. Dr. Shrirang Netke, India,

Sunday, June 18, 2000, at the Symposium “Health for the 21st Centur y Suffering plagues mankind throughout the world, but much of that suffering can be eliminated through vitamin therapy. At work today is a true brotherhood, a collection of men and women dedicated to make vitamins accessible for everyone on the planet. However, the world is vast, and bringing vitamins to its distant lands is no easy task. Maturing nations focus little on vitamin therapy, and I would like to share my thoughts with you as to how we may capture their attention. The developing countries have a huge population, billions of

Dr. Netke, India: “We don’t know how many children become ill due to vitamin deficiency.”

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people, many suffering from vitamin deficiency. Their diets lack vitamin A, the B vitamins, vitamin D, and vitamin C, causing a myriad of maladies. No emerging nation is exempt. Take a look at the example India: Fourty-one percent of the children suffering from vitamin deficiency. Half a million children go blind each year, and 30.5 million suffer other infirmites because of vitamin malnutrition.

Every year half a million children go blind and 30.5 million suffer damage. Vitamin deficiency is one of the most common causes of childhood blindness, and thus responsible for incalculable suffering that could have been prevented with timely treatment.

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Attentive listeners: Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki and Dr. Matthias Rath.

These are only a few figures. No one really knows how many children suffer from malnutrition, and we can only estimate how many manifest infections due to vitamin deficiency. But people are taking action. Last year, delegates from six advancing countries met in Manila. Their goal was to grant affordable medicine and food to the world's population by 2010. Many suggested distributing vitamins in enriched food instead of supplements. But then came discussion of distribution. The vitamins have a cost. The distribution technology has a cost. The treatment has a cost. Who can afford that? And for whom? Just for a few who can pay for these new developments? Then some ask why people like you and me should be restricted from vitamins. They claim they fear that the people will take vitamins to excess. That has no basis, as Dr. Rath explained this morning; people in the United States have free access to vitamins and can afford them.They do take vitamins but they take too few; in fact, they consume less than the recommended amounts. So this fear is entirely unfounded! You and I are people who know the importance of vitamin intake. We are told: You're lacking these vitamins; you can only take 60

vitamins in the morning or in the evening or after meals. Is this logical? No, it is absurd. And who really thinks that people will take vitamins and forget to eat? If this is entirely unfounded in the U.S., it's even more so in developing countries. The implication is that somebody who receives a weekly ration of vitamins will take the entire amount on the first day. That is total nonsense. The harm in a high vitamin dose remains questionable. An extreme gap exists between the recommended quantity of vitamins and the quantity that will cause toxic reactions. We are told: "We want the people to have access to high-dose vitamins." Then we are told that "these high doses are equivalent to a drug." That statement makes vitamins sound like they are killers. That is complete nonsense! Why do certain people want to treat vitamins as drugs and killers?

Dr. Netke:“Families in developing countries don’t want their children to suffer from vitamin deficiency.”

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CHAPTER 3 Pilot Studies

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Pilot Clinical Studies

Frank Kock: “User studies attest to the ef fectiveness of Cellular Health.”

Frank Kock, Expert on nutrition, De Waag Team, Netherlands Pilotstudies presented on Sunday, June 18, 2000, at the

Symposium “Health for the 21st Centur y My name is Frank Kock. I have been working with Dr. Rath for a year and a half, and we are carrying out various tasks together with our team, the ‘De Waag’ team. I would like to mention briefly the research and development of scientifically based natural healing methods by giving a short historical look back at the last year and a half. In March of last year, natural healing practitioners came to us with the request to be allowed to test our high-dose vitamins. The first study included nine patients suffering from hypertension, who were being treated 64

by two natural healing practitioners. In September of last year, we were able to present the initial results in a brochure published on the topic of high blood pressure. In connection with this brochure, we started an appeal and asked scientists, doctors, and non-medical natural practitioners to work with us. The appeal said: “In the future we want to verify the effects of Dr. Rath’s Cellular Health through consumer studies. We would like to invite you as scientists, doctors, or natural practitioners to collaborate with us.” That was in September of last year. Many practitioners have contacted us and some of them are with us here today. At this point, I would like to thank them very much for coming: Ms. Veeser, Ms. Schadowsky, and Dr. Hadrich. After our appeal, more than 20 practitioners and doctors contacted us. Their reasons are quite varied, of course. However, they are all united in the desire to help people. In March and April 2000, we put an advertisement in various medical journals and appealed to doctors and clinics to collaborate with us in different studies. This advertisement appeared in the Munich Medical Weekly, the Medical Newsletter, and the German Physicians Paper, among others. The main areas of study were: angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmia, hypertension, and diabetes. The result: Over 50 doctors in Germany contacted us. The

Success through research: Overwhelming response from physicians who want to conduct studies on the effectiveness of vitamins.

announcement was made in the Netherlands as well, and the response there was also overwhelming. This means that we have many doctors on our side, and it is a pleasure to work with them. I think you will ask: Why is Dr. Rath doing this? Why is he conducting so many studies? I think the reasons are clear. One reason, for example, is that we create acceptance among the scientifically uninformed and the doubters. We are also creating a basis for negotiations for acceptance by the insurance companies, which is also very important. I already mentioned that in September of last year we made a great appeal and were able to initiate a number of trials. There were a total of 30 small and large studies. In September, another doctor approached us, Dr. Hadrich, who will speak to you at this symposium. He conducted a study on Tinnitus, also known as ringing in the ears. Over eight million people in Germany alone suffer from this complaint. Only ten percent of them are being treated by doctors.

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Principles of Cellular Health Health and disease of our body are determined by the function of millions of cells. The cells in our body fulfill a multitude of different functions. Gland cells produce hormones; white blood cells produce antibodies; heart muscle cells generate and conduct biological electricity for the heart beat. The specific function of each cell is determined by the genetic software program, the genes located in each cell core. Despite these different functions, it is important to understand that all cells use the same carriers of bio-energy and the same bio-catalyst for a multitude of bio-chemical reactions inside these cells. Many of these essential bio-catalysts and bioenergy molecules cannot be produced by the body itself and have to be supplemented in our diet on a regular basis. Vitamins, certain amino acids, minerals, and trace elements are among the most important essential nutrients for optimum function of each cell. Without optimum intake of these essential nutrients, the function of millions of cells becomes impaired and diseases develop. The recognition of cellular basis of our health (Cellular Health) can explain why cardiovascular disease is still the number one cause of death. The heart and the circulatory system are the most active organs of our body because of their continuous blood pumping function. Because of the high mechanical demands, the cells of the cardiovascular system have a high rate of consumption of vitamins and other essential nutrients. Also, Cellular Health identifies an optimum daily intake of vitamins and other essential nutrients as a basic preventive measure for the optimal function of cardiovascular system, as well as many other organs in the body.

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Cellular Health Studies The Principles Of Cellular Health I. Health and disease are determined on the level of millions of cells that compose our body and its organs. II. Vitamins and other essential nutrients are needed for thousands of bio-chemical reactions in each cell. Chronic deficiency of these vitamins and other essential nutrients is the most frequent cause of malfunction of millions of body cells and the primary cause of cardiovascular disease and many other diseases. III. Cardiovascular health problems are the most frequent because cardiovascular cells consume vitamins and other essential nutrients at a high rate. Due to the mechanical stress of the pumping heart and the stress put on the blood vessel wall from the heartbeat and the pulse wave, cardiovascular cells require vitamins and other nutrients for a constant supply of bio-energy. This is why the cardiovascular system is most susceptible to nutrient deficiencies, and cardiovascular health problems are the most frequent diseases.

IV. Optimum dietary supplementation of vitamins and other essential nutrients is the key to prevention and effective treatment of cardiovascular disease, as well as other chronic health conditions.

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Single cell (schematic) Cellular Power Plant ( M i t o ch o n d r i u m )

Cellular Core Central Unit (Nucleus)

Cellular Production Line (Endoplasmic Reticulum)

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C B-1 B-3 B-5 B-6 B-12

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Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Minerals Trace Elements

The metabolic softw are program of each cell is exactly determined by the genetic information in each cell core. Essential nutrients are needed as biocatalysts and as carriers of bioenergy in each cell. Both functions are essential for optimum performance of millions of cells.

Cellular Health = Biological Fuel for Millions of Cells

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For some time now, Dr. Rath and his research staff have been collecting patients’ case histories that have been confirming that a variety of diseases are caused by chronic vitamin deficiency. These reports compelled us to approach physicians and natural health practitioners directly and invite them to follow up on this data with more thorough clinical observations. Our initiative was met with great interest and many of these health professionals were eager to carry out clinical studies with cellular health programs. We would like to express our appreciation again for their cooperation. The results obtained from these clinical pilot studies provide only a brief insight of our existing comprehensive clinical research program. These results are compelling for health practitioners and researchers to pursue comprehensive and clinical systematic studies on the benefits of the cellular health approach. For more information on individual health reports and clinical studies in cellular health visit our website: www.dr-rath-research.org

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Cellular Health in Arthritis/ Arthrosis Arthritis and arthrosis are very common connective tissue diseases. In arthritis, the bones, joints and tendons are inflamed, and chronic arthritis can lead to arthrosis, a degradation of cartilage in the joints. The cartilage can lose its elasticity, become rough and lose mass and can result in deformations of the cartilage. Joints may become stiff. Both arthritis and arthrosis are very painful diseases, with all the typical symptoms of inflammation such as fever, reddening and swelling. Aim of the study: Cellular health presents the possibility of effective prevention and treatment of arthritis and arthrosis through the targeted use of micro-nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids. This study tested the effects of defined micronutrients on various inflammation parameters in patients diagnosed with arthritis and arthrosis. Study design: The study involved 10 patients between 45 to 84 years old, diagnosed with arthritis and/or arthrosis. These patients took specific vitamins daily during the six months of the study. No other medications were used. Patients also had physical therapy treatments. As a control parameter, blood tests were performed every six weeks for various parameters that are indicators of inflammation. The symptoms of inflammation were diagnosed by analysis of erythrocyte (red blood cells) sedimentation (BSG), presence of specific class of proteins called C-reactive proteins (CRP) and measurements of the number of leukocytes (white blood cells). In addition, X-rays of the diseased areas were taken at the beginning and at the end of the study period.

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Study results: After 6 months of the study, the following changes in inflammation parameters in the blood were detected: 1. Blood sedimentation values (BSG) decreased in women by 35% and in men by 27% compared to the values at the beginning of the study. (Figure 1) Figure 1

2. Blood leukocyte levels were not affected and stayed at normal ranges for women and men at both the beginning and the end of the study. 3. Levels of CRP at the beginning of the study were two to four times higher than normal levels in six of the ten study participants . By the end of the study, CRP levels had dropped by an average of 30%. Both the lowering of sedimentation of the blood and the falling of CRP levels demonstrated a reduction in the inflammation among arthritic and arthrotic patients.(Figure 2) Figure 2

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4. X-ray examinations of diseased areas for five of the ten participants indicated improvement, confirming positive effects of this vitamin program. *Nutrient composition of the program in Arthritis/Arthrosis study. Nutrients

Total Dosage

Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6 Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese C h ro m i u m M o ly b d e n u m Potassium L-Lysine L - P ro l i n e L-Arginine L-Cysteine Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids Betaine HCl Chondrotin Sulfate N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine

1665 4000 200 200 7 7 45 13 290 20 65 40 192 15 171 7 20 680 1.3 10 4 20 3290 290 40 35 35 35 7 7 700 70 160 180

IU mg IU IU mg mg mg mg mcg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mcg mcg mg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg

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Cellular Health and Asthma Asthma is a disorder that narrows of the lung passageways, making breathing difficult. Symptoms include recurrent attacks of shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from this illness. We are aware of many of the factors that cause asthma, but conventional medicine offers therapy only for the symptoms. Aim of the study: Cellular health explores the possibility of effective prevention and treatment of asthma through the targeted use of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids. This ongoing study tests the effects of defined vitamins on lung function in patients diagnosed with asthma. Below are the results of the cellular health approach after three months of treatment. Study Design: Eight asthma patients, between the ages of 45 to 75 years, are participating in the ongoing study. The subjects are taking a daily dosage of a specific nutrient combination* for the sixmonth study period. They also continue to take their usual prescription medicines. All asthma patients underwent pulmonary

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function tests at the beginning and after three months of the study (midpoint), and subsequent tests will be performed after six months of taking the specific nutrient combinations. Lung volume was measured by testing the maximal volume of exhalation after a maximal inhalation. Study results: After only three months on vitamin therapy, all (100%) of patients demonstrated increased lung capacity (see diagram). This means that during this relatively short period, all patients experienced an improvement in their breathing. As soon as this pilot study is completed and we have results from the full six months of treatment, we will provide complete documentation.

*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Asthma study. Nutrients

Total Dosage

Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6 Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper

1665 1600 130 230 7 7 45 10 90 20 65 40 235 15 440 7 20 330

IU mg IU IU mg mg mg mg mcg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mcg mcg

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Manganese C h ro m i u m M o ly b d e n u m Potassium L-Lysine L - P ro l i n e L-Arginine L-Cysteine Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids

1.3 10 4 20 110 110 790 35 35 35 7 7 200

mg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg

Cellular Health and Lipid (fat) Metabolism Disorders Hundreds of millions of people have elevated blood levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL (low density lipoproteins), Lp-a, and other lipoproteins. These are actually secondary risk factors of cardiovascular disease, with the primary cause being instability of blood vessel walls. Academic medicine considers genetic and dietary risks to be the main causes of elevated cholesterol blood levels. If a change of diet doesn’t help, traditional medicine commonly reaches for cholesterol lowering drugs, without addressing the underlying cause of fat metabolism problems. Aim of the study: Cellular health postulates the effective prevention and treatment of lipid metabolism disorders through the use of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids.These micro-nutrients help strengthen the artery walls, thus reducing the need for elevated production in the body of cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoproteins that are used as repair elements for weak arterial walls. The following are interim results of two clinical pilot studies conductedon patients with elevated 76

cholesterol and lipoprotein-a plasma levels, who have been taking vitamins for a three-month period. The end of this study is expected after six months. Study Design: Fourteen patients, between the ages of 34 to 68 years and suffering from fat metabolism disorders, participated in these studies. They have been taking daily dosages of specific micronutrients for up to a total of six months. At the same time, they continue to take their prescription medications. To obtain interim results, blood tests were obtained at the beginning of the study and following twelve weeks of vitamin treatment. The results of the studies: At the beginning of the study, the average blood Lipoprotein(a)-level was 71 mg/dl (Figure 1). Total cholesterol level was 293 mg/dl (Figure 2). After three months of following vitamin treatment, the average level of Lp(a) decreased by 13%. Total cholesterol in all patients decreased by 14%, LDL Figure 1

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by 10%, and triglycerides by 22%, and homocysteine by 3%. The HDL level (good cholesterol) increased in this time period by 8%. It is important to notice a decrease of Lp-a levels since there is no successful treatment available to lower this risk factor for heart disease. As soon as these pilot studies are completed and we have results from the full six months of vitamin treatment, we will provide the final study results.

*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Fat Metabolism study. Nutrients

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Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6 Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese C h ro m i u m M o ly b d e n u m Potassium L-Lysine L - P ro l i n e L-Arginine L-Cysteine

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Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids Betaine HCL

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Cellular Health and Heart Failure Tens of millions of people suffer from heart failure, resulting in shortness of breath, edema and fatigue. The origins of this disease are largely unknown to traditional medicine and therefore no therapy for its underlying causes exists. Aim of the study: Cellular Health hopes to treat lipid metabolism disorders through the use of micro-nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and amino acids.These micro-nutrients help in improving cellular bio-energy levels. Suboptimal bio-energy production in the heart muscle is the most common cause of an impaired function of the heart and heart failure. The first study results with micro-nutrients vitamin program in patients with heart failure are documented below. Study design: Ten patients between 41 and 68 years old with heart failure took part in the pilot study conducted over a period of six months. The patients took a daily doses of specific micronutrients (listed on the next page). They continued to take the medications prescribed by their physicians. The degree of heart failure was documented for every patient, using standards set by the New York Heart Association (NYHA scale). 79

At the beginning of the study, seven out of ten patients suffered extensive impairment of cardiovascular health (class 3 of NYHA scale). Three patients reported moderate limitation of their physical activity (class 2 of NYHA scale). Heart failure classification according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA): 1 = No problems with normal physical activity 2 = Moderate limitation of physical activity 3 = Extensive limitation of physical activity 4 = Bed ridden Study results: After completion of the study, the average improvements of heart insufficiency were as follows: In 50% of the patients, no more problems appeared with normal physical activity. Twenty percent of participants reported only slight limitation of physical performance. No improvement was noted in patients number two and three, who did not adhere thoroughly to the vitamin treatment; they took it irregularly or not at all.

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*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Heart F ailure study. Nutrients

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Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6 Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese Chromium Molybdenum Potassium L-Lysine L-Proline L-Arginine L-Cysteine Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids Taurine

1665 1300 130 200 22 22 75 14 90 27 195 80 48 15 40 7 20 330 1.3 10 4 20 110 110 40 35 35 195 27 7 100 200

IU mg IU IU mg mg mg mg mcg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mcg mcg mg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg

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Cellular Health and High Blood Pressure Several hundred million people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure. This is the most common of all cardiovascular conditions. In more than 90% of the cases, the diagnosis by conventional medicine is "essential hypertension," that is, hypertension due to unknown causes. Conventional medicine is therefore largely confined to treating the symptoms of hypertension but not its underlying cause. Aim of the study: Numerous reports from patients taking vitamins, minerals and amino acids have shown that these micro-nutrients can be effective in alleviating high blood pressure. This study was undertaken to confirm these reports. Study design: Seven subjects, between 32 and 60 years of age, diagnosed with high blood pressure, took part in the study over a period of six months. The patients took a daily dosage of micro-nutrients. They also continued to take the pharmacological treatment prescribed by their doctors. Patients` blood pressure was measured at bi-weekly intervals for the six-month period of the study to ensure complete documentation of the results. Blood pressure was measured both on the right and the left upper arm. The value of these measurements was used for the evaluation of the efficacy of the vitamin treatment. Evaluation of the study results: At the beginning of the study, all of the patients had elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The average systolic blood pressure value at the beginning of the study was on average 165. The average diastolic blood pressure value was 98. At the end of the study, blood pressure of more than 70% of 82

the participants had clearly improved. These patients ended the study with an average systolic pressure of 138 and an average diastolic pressure of 82, which were about 13% lower than blood pressure measurements taken at the beginning of the study. These values are well below values defined by the WHO (World Health Organization) as high blood pressure. One patient displayed only a slight decrease of blood pressure after the six months of vitamin intake. In another patient, the changes in blood pressure were hardly measurable. According to the practitioner leading the therapy, this particular person was non–cooperative and additionally strongly impacted by ongoing family problems.

*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in High Blood Pressure study. Nutrients

Total Dosage

Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6

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Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese Chromium M o ly b d e n u m Potassium L-Lysine L-Proline L-Arginine L-Cysteine Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids

90 20 65 40 235 15 440 7 20 330 1.3 10 4 20 110 110 790 35 35 35 7 7 200

mcg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mcg mcg mg mcg mcg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg mg

Cellular Health and Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Tinnitus is a disease characterized by the subject hearing ringing, whistling, knocking or similar sounds. The intensity of these sounds varies from light to unbearable. Often it leads to a significant hearing loss. Over 100 million people worldwide suffer from this hearing problem. The origins of this disease are largely unknown to traditional medicine, and therefore no therapy for its cause exists. This "incurable" ringing in the ears may last for years, sometimes decades, and can lead to social isolation. Some patients find these sounds so unbearable that they are driven to suicide. 84

Aim of the study: This pilot study has been designed to scientifically document the effect of vitamin treatment therapy in patients suffering from tinnitus. This study had been performed in cooperation with Ear, Nose & Throat specialists. Study design: A total of 18 patients ranging in age from 44 to 85 years and suffering from chronic tinnitus (ear ringing for more than three consecutive months), took part in the study. The patients took a daily dosages of specific vitamin programs for four months. They continued to take their regular medications prescribed by their physicians. The patients’ hearing was measured at regular monthly intervals using a standard medical audiometer. The hearing improvement achieved after four months of following vitamin intake is documented below.

Study results: After only four months of taking vitamins and other micro-nutrients, patients experienced the following hearing improvements: • In 30% of cases, hearing improved slightly (up to 10 dB) • In 45% of cases, hearing improved clearly ( up to10-20 dB) • In 25% of cases, hearing improved strongly (up to 20-50dB), which is near normal hearing ability. More than three-fourths of the patients experienced at least some reduction in ear ringing. For more than 50% of them, ear ringing was significantly reduced or completely eliminated.

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*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Tinnitus study. Nutrients

Total Dosage

Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6 Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese C h ro m i u m M o ly b d e n u m Potassium L-Lysine L - P ro l i n e L-Arginine L-Cysteine Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids

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Cellular Health and Periodontosis The term periodontosis describes a disease of the tooth socket. As with any other infection, diagnosis is determined by symptoms that include swelling, reddening and bleeding gums, and retraction of gums with a significant loss of soft tissue or bone tissue of the tooth socket. In the 20th century, periodontosis, like cavities, has become a virtually epidemic disease in dentistry. Aim of the study: This pilot study has been designed to document the effects of specific vitamin treatment in patients with periodontosis. Study design: Nine patients with typical symptoms of chronic periodontosis took part in the study. All of them were aware of the importance of oral hygiene. The patients took a daily doses of vitamins (and other nutrients as specified on the next page) for three months. The most important component of these nutrients was vitamin C. As a diagnostic measurement of the course of periodontosis, we chose "Bleeding-on-Probing" method (BoP), which is widely used in the assessment of this disease. Study results: All study participants displayed similar results with the vitamin treatment, with the first significant changes after four to six weeks into the beginning of the study. Before the vitamin therapy, the average BoP value was 60%, which corresponds to a very advanced gum infection. From the sixth week, clear reduction of gum bleeding had begun and by the eighth week, the average BoP had fallen to 14%. After twelve weeks (the end of the three-month pilot study) average decrease of gum bleeding was estimated at 85%. 87

In addition, a significant improvement in gum firmness was noted, as was a reduction in visible vascularization, which means a significant reduction of the previously spongy gum tissue fragments with beet-red color. We noticed additional beneficial health effects, spontaneously reported by many patients, including improvement in overall physical condition and levels of vitality.

*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Periodontosis study. Nutrients

Total Dosage

Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D3 Vitamin E Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) Niacin Vitamin B6 Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Biotin Pantothenic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Zinc Selenium Copper Manganese Chromium Molybdenum Potassium L-Lysine L-Proline L-Arginine L-Cysteine Inositol L-Carnitine Coenzyme Q10 Pycnogenol Citrus Bioflav onoids

1665 2151 130 130 7 7 45 10 90 20 65 40 35 15 40 7 20 330 1.3 10 4 20 110 110 40 35 35 35 7 7 550

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CHAPTER 4 Testimonials

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Testimonials: Patients demand their Right for Health The last chapters of this book documented the engagement in Natural Health and preventive medicine by some of the brightest minds in the scientific world. The protests against Codex Alimentarius in Berlin united international researchers and medical doctors in the name of millions of suffering patients. These medical researchers realized years ago that medicine had reached a dead end due to the bottomless greed of the pharmaceutical industry. However, the scientific breakthrough of Cellular Health and the intellectual debate behind it are only one side of the coin. On the other side are millions of patients who suffered, some for a lifetime, under medical care focused not on health but on the profitable relief of symptoms of mostly preventable diseases. To understand why the health movement of Dr. Matthias Rath was able to bring thousands of people to the demonstrations against Codex, you have to hear their stories. All the following testimonials were given by patients at the Health Symposium “Health for the 21st Century” in Berlin June 2000 and at the demonstrations in front of the Codex Alimentarius Building. Without knowledge about Cellular Health, most of them would have been unable to leave their houses or hospitals for even an hour. They came from all over the world, sometimes traveling for days, to tell about their new health and to demonstrate for their Right for Health. Single testimonials of patients might not be accepted as scientific proof, but they are an important explanation for the tremendous power behind the natural health movement led by Dr. Matthias Rath. 94

Cardiac Insufficiency

Dora Scheler: “Two years ago, I was ver y close to death.”

Dora Scheler, Germany I owe the fact that I am able to stand here before you solely to Dr. Rath. Two years ago I was face to face with death, my body was full of water, and I used to sit in bed all the time. I could hardly breathe; my legs had gone dark blue. The physicians said that a leg amputation was inevitable, but it could not be performed because of my cardiac insufficiency. In 1972 I nearly lost my eyesight after a serious circulatory collapse. My perception was reduced to a visual angle of no more than 12 to 15 degrees, and as soon as I came into bright light everything around me turned radiant red and I had to wear dark glasses despite my bad sight. My life seemed hopeless. The physicians said that my chances to survive were very poor. Then my nephew came to visit me. He had heard of Dr. Rath’s vitamin therapy and recommended it to me. In November 1998 I began to take vitamins in high dosages. Four months later I had recovered enough to visit Dr. Rath’s rally in Dresden and since then things are looking up. 95

However, I do not take vitamin C in milligram quantities – my daily dosage is five to six grams.I should like to emphasize that,as I was told repeatedly to avoid such high dosages since they were harmful. Due to my illness, my liver and kidneys were in a bad state. After the therapy my kidneys are in excellent condition again. I appeal to all of you: support the efforts to achieve freeom for vitamins!

Myocardial Infarction

Sportsman Horst Rahmershofen (left), Elsdorf : “Today someone or another has to run after me.”

Horst Rahmershofen, German y I did a lot of sports during my lifetime. Everything went splendidly up to my 42nd year. I was the type who always wanted to win everything during my younger years: track and field, a bit of boxing. When I turned 43, everything came to an end. Then I was the one running after everyone else: shortness of breath with no explanation. I went to the doctor, but nothing could be found. My heart trouble increased: stabbing pain in my chest, a feeling of pressure, mostly at night. I was very afraid, even deathly 96

afraid. The situation was almost depressing. Three or four times over a period of three years, I had to go to nearby hospital emergency wards during the night. Nothing could be diagnosed. One time I did not go to the hospital – and that was it. I had an anterior myocardial infarction, which was diagnosed afterward. Within half a year my condition deteriorated further. I had to shelve all my athletic plans; I couldn’t run any more. I just wasn’t getting any air! When it got worse, I was transferred to the Aachen Klinikum, where a myocardial insufficiency was diagnosed. Two years later, I was told: “You cannot do much work anymore and can only tolerate moderate exertion.” In the meantime, my shortness of breath had become worse. In between these times, I had always tried again to strengthen my condition with training. I was laboring under a misapprehension, but nobody told me about that. I was just doing more damage to myself; the heart muscle was not of much use anymore. At this point in time, I still had no idea. But then, at the end of 1995 or the beginning of 1996, I read and heard things here and there on my own. I heard that there are people in America who do something with vitamins. In February of 1998 I went into early retirement because of my illness. In March my neighbor handed me a book over the garden fence. This book has already been mentioned here quite often: ‘Why Animals Don’t Have Heart Attacks …But People Do!’ I read it, ordered it, and from that time on things improved. I would not recommend that anyone try to pick a fight with me. I am now active in sports again, and I would like to add something: In March I had started with high-dose vitamins – I took these high-dose vitamins in double quantities – and already in June I had the exercise EKG values of a healthy person. They repeated the EKG three weeks ago. Here I have to say that my heart muscle has suffered some damage, and there is no circulation to the septum of my heart. However, my heart performs better than that of a healthy person of my age. I feel very well now, and when I played soccer again, some of the players even had to run after me. 97

Irregular Heartbeat

Stefanie Kogler, Austria: “…it’s like a miracle that I’m standing here today!”

Stefanie Kogler, Hitzendorf, Austria I am happy that I can spend this weekend in Berlin. First, I would like to sincerely thank two people, Dr. Matthias Rath and Dr. Gerhard Koschik from Graz. My cardiovascular complaints started when I was approximately 30 years old. Several diagnoses were made: Damage to the cardiac muscle after an infection, irregular heartbeat, angina pectoris, serious anemia, etc. Whenever I exerted myself or walked uphill a bit, I had difficulty breathing and pains in my left arm. I had to take eleven different kinds of pills each day, and I was not allowed to do any heavy work. I had to look after three children, a garden, and a field. Furthermore, I had to get every drop of water from a neighbor for the last 16 years, because we didn’t have running water. During my 58th year I had a stroke and was unconscious for five hours. I could not use my left arm any more and my left leg was very weak as well. I kept a shoebox full of medicine next to my bed so that I could get to it in a hurry. During the day this box was always next to me in the kitchen so as to be close at all times. 98

The change in my life happened in the spring of 1999. Suddenly the thought occurred to me that I would like to talk once more to my physician, whom I trusted greatly, before giving up. Dr. Koschik had been my family doctor for a long time. Unfortunately, he had moved back to Graz in 1990. He advised me to take high-dose vitamins. I took double the quantity, and after three weeks, I felt better for the first time. From that day onward, I improved. I can now breathe again; I ride a bicycle, work in the garden; the headaches have decreased and the vertigo has disappeared. During an examination the doctor said: “You also have an irregular heartbeat.” And I answered: “Yes, I know, I have had it for a long time. I am taking something but I don’t know whether it helps.” I meant high-dose vitamins. During the second examination, the doctor said: “Today you have no arrhythmia.” I was monitored on a daily basis and have a normal heartbeat today. The heart arrhythmia has ceased, the vertigo has disappeared; a lot has changed. I have become a totally different person.

“It´s quite a Miracle” Those who know me can confirm this. I now am convinced, and I work for the network, I hold talks; and I get to know so many people who are sick. I would like to encourage them. I have regained my joy in living. For me it is quite a miracle that I am able to stand in front of you today. Thank you very much.

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Diabetes

After six months, R olf Jäckel, Witten, can run 10 km at a time a gain.

Rolf Jäckel, German y After a heart attack and a stroke, I had increasingly serious circulatory problems in my legs. I noticed a numb feeling in my thighs for the first time in 1984. The condition worsened so much over the next five years that my right foot turned black and swelled up, and the varicose veins stuck out as thick as a thumb up to my thighs. I was continuously under medical care and was given pharmaceutical medications. As no improvement could be seen after quite some time, I stopped taking the medications. The seriousness of the disease became obvious in 1998, when my foot turned black. Initially the discoloration appeared in spots around the ankle, and then spread out towards the toes. It felt as though there was air under the sole of my foot. Whenever I took a step, I felt no contact with the ground. I was ‘swimming’, as they say so nicely. 101

During a doctor’s appointment in the spring of 1998 I was told that not much could be done, and I was told to walk as much as possible, which I proceeded to do. By the end of November I couldn’t go up or down the stairs anymore, let alone go for a walk. At my next examination by a specialist, I was told that the foot could not be saved, and an amputation was suggested. I started panicking, because I did not want to be crippled. I tried to hang on, though the pain became increasingly unbearable. Then, by chance, I read a full-page advertisement in the daily newspaper about a cure for circulatory disorders and cardiovascular diseases. The article mentioned a books which I ordered immediately: “Why Animals Don’t Have Heart Attacks …But People Do!” I thoroughly read the book and came to the conclusion that I would try its suggestions. In January of 1999, I started taking high-dose vitamins. After ten days the pain in my leg decreased, along with the nighttime cramps in my calves. In a month, I was almost free of pain and had no cramps in my legs. I could feel the sole of my foot making contact with the ground again. Things improved with every passing day. The varicose veins receded so much that I was able to walk without any pain after three months, and I could walk short distances again without having to stop. Six months later, I had regained my health to such an extent that the black discoloration could only be seen in spots on the left and right side of my ankle, and I was able to walk ten kilometers at a time.

“I feel as young as I was 20 years ago” At present, after 18 months, I can say that I feel as young as I was 20 years ago. 102

Good news from Graz: Dr. Gerd Koschik

Dr. Koschik, Austria I want to begin by mentioning that my patient, Mrs. Trapp, asked me to send Dr. Rath her sincere thanks. She hopes to be able to do this personally at a later time I was not always a cellular health doctor. For 12 years, I practiced as a country doctor before devoting myself to preventive and environmental medicine. Several tragedies caused by sickness and early deaths in families I knew led me to study how to avoid disease. However, in all those years, I had no real tools except ultrasound and laboratory tests.

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In the last few years, I have become acquainted with Cellular Health. I must add that it took me quite some time. I had Dr. Rath’s book on my desk for an entire year without giving it a glance, and in retrospect, I greatly regret this. However, the conversion process took some time too. Last spring I started treating Mrs. Trapp (71), who was in a desperate situation when she came to me. However, as you will see, today she is able to laugh again.

Left: After a long period of despair, today Maria Trapp can laugh a gain

She came to me with a leg that had suffered greatly from the effects of insulin-dependent diabetes; gangrene had developed. She had been advised to have the leg amputated. This was the signal for me to put my ideology to the test. I starting treating her with Cellular Health, and after just one week the numb leg, which had been cold and blue, was warm again. However, Mrs. Trapp began feeling strong pain at the same time, because she had regained sensation in places where no blood had been flowing. Obviously, a regeneration of the vessels had taken place, and more blood was flowing now. This would not have been possible otherwise. I sent her to get an x-ray done. The results indicated that there was some damage in the area above the foot. She was told that this was an indication that an amputation was now unavoidable and that it would be irresponsible to delay any further. The patient was in total despair and came to me again. In the course of long conversations, I was able to build up her confi104

dence again. During these conversations, I found out that she had suffered a fracture some years ago, and therefore this area showed some calcification. I again sent her to a surgeon, instructing her to mention this part of her medical history. After a thorough check-up, my colleague confirmed that there was old calcification from a fracture, and that therefore an amputation could still be delayed. In the meantime, pink tissue had formed in the area of the former gangrene and the discoloration had faded, providing hope that the treatment would indeed be effective. Three months later her progress was considerable, and at the present time, I can state that the leg is totally healed and fully functional, and only small scars are visible. Mrs. Trapp is again able to dedicate herself to her household duties and caring for her husband. I am very happy to be able to present this case to such a large forum, as well as to demonstrate what can be achieved with Cellular Health. As a preventive medicine doctor, however, the most important thing for me is what I can do in the preliminary stages.

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Cardiac Arrhythmia

Hans Joachim Troiztsch, German y I was suffering from cardiac arrhythmia, kidney stones, diabetes and osteoporosis, which had caused a double fracture of the upper thigh. Finally came the bad news: cancer. Surgery and large amounts of pharmaceutical products can treat these diseases in their acute stages. But in the period that followed, the drugs boomeranged, mainly because of the long medication time. The drugs slowly lost their effectiveness, and some became completely useless. The side effects took over. I had to take overdoses or different drugs. That led to intolerances. My entire system went haywire. My health was miserable. The negative reactions intensified. Adverse reactions became noticeable. The entire body wreaked havoc. The condition of health was miserable. My lab reports and test results confirmed this. Two years ago, I heard about the Dr. Rath’s research results. I studied publications in professional journals that bore out his 106

theories and practices. I saw a chance for myself. After a consultation with my family doctor, I began a radically different drug regimen. I started to take vitamins and other essential nutrients. I increased the dosage over time, for example up to two or three grams of vitamin C and 600 IU of vitamin E. At the same time, I reduced the pharmaceuticals gradually. My medical condition did not improve right away, but slowly I became more and more free from pain and other complaints. The lab results, formerly fluctuating and at times life-threatening, moved up toward borderline and normal values. The tumor marker finally went to 0.0. The invasive tests were discontinued. Considering my illness and my 71 years, I feel well and actively participate in sports. I swim for half an hour three times a week, bicycle, and go to the sauna once or twice, including the cold bath. The health insurance does not recognize my success, and therefore does not pay a penny for my vitamins, even though they’re saving a lot on pharmaceutical products. I applied for reimbursement, but my requests were denied. I have four rejection letters. Now I have registered a complaint with the welfare office. I thank Dr. Rath for showing me the right way. I will continue to fight in the interest of my health. I think all of us should do that.

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Lupus Erythematosus

Dirk Brandt (left) in conversation with Horst Sokoll.

Horst Sokoll, German y At the beginning of 1998, I suffered a strong setback to my personal well-being. I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus and cancer of the lymph nodes. A large malignant tumor was found in my stomach, which had already spread to the duodenum and to the colon. There was no point in operating, and I was ordered to have chemotherapy. I underwent this therapy for six months, and then there still was something left in the colon. Therefore I got an additional large-surface radiation treatment covering 20 cm, from the diaphragm down to the thigh. The treatment was such a strain on me that I was vomiting constantly, and I was so weak that I was only able to walk a few steps. Whenever I wanted to climb the stairs to my bedroom, I had to stop halfway up to rest. This continued for many months. I consulted with eight physicians and hoped to get help some108

where. A cardiologist had diagnosed a ‘left systolic insufficiency with a leaky heart valve.’ All other physicians agreed with this diagnosis, and told me that ‘my blood counts were bad, which, however, was not unusual after this type of treatment.’ When I realized that the doctors could not help me, I started searching for other approaches. During a trade fair I met someone who was selling Dr. Rath’s book ‘The Heart.’ At the end of September, I began taking high-dose vitamins. Though I was skeptical, since I had already been given many types of medicines, I wanted to take a chance. I took these high-dose vitamins consistently. After seven weeks, I noticed that my legs were beginning to feel lighter and that I was able to get to my bedroom without shortness of breath. Therefore I was able to extend my walks and also to climb stairs more often.

Many vitamin users like Horst Sokoll seasoned their presentations with humor and provoked spirited laughter from listener s.

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Eventually I had the idea of exerting myself more, since I had spent many months getting complete rest. Initially I went up and down E u ro p e : the stairs several times. I 10,000,000 people increased this exercise by attaching 2.5-kilo weights to my legs. Then I would go up and down again. The very next day I could already do this twice. By the time I wrote my first report to Dr. Rath, I had increased the exercise to seven times.

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Now I would like to tell you what I am doing at present. When I get up in the morning, I put on my 9-kilo weights, I then get on the trampoline and do my coordination Heart failure exercises. In this way I raise 15,000,000 people my pulse to over 100 beats during certain exercises. wo r l d w i d e When I have finished after approximately 20 minutes, I stand up – I have weights on my arms as well – and I rotate my legs 12 times clockwise and, after that, immediately counterclockwise. Then I run up and down the stairs fifteen times without a break carrying 12 kilos additional weight. After I have succeeded in finishing this exercise on the stairs, my pulse goes up to 120. After one minute the pulse is already down to 84, after two minutes to 76, and after Angina pectoris three minutes, I have an USA: 6,000,000 entirely normal pulse of 64 beats. people If I may address an appeal 110

to the authorities in our country, I would like to request that you ensure free access to vitamins and natural substances and that you prevent people from setting up restrictions purely to make money. Healthy persons are valuable to the general public. They are not always running to the doctor as I was. I think we would be able to save a lot of money on health care. I thank Dr. Rath and his research team for this successful survey.

Cancer, Heart Attack

Tumor patient Werner Pilniok healed: “I can climb stairs normally again and drive long distances.”

Lung tumor Werner Pilniok, Wünschendorf I had a heart attack in October 1997 and was admitted to the hospital. After I had somewhat recuperated, I was transferred to the heart clinic in Bad Berka. After thorough examination, it was determined that I needed at least a triple bypass. The 111

surgery was to take place on January 30, 1998. Subsequent examinations showed that surgery under anesthesia could not be done because of my emphysema. Surgery would have meant death for me. An acquaintance told me about Dr. Rath. Since I had no alternatives, I immediately started taking essential nutrients in high doses. That was toward the end of February. In September, the heart specialist, whom I had to see every six weeks, told me: “Mr. Pilniok, I’ll see you again in one year.” When he saw my surprise, he said – and I’m quoting word for word: “If I didn’t see a scar, I wouldn’t believe that you’d ever suffered a heart attack because your lab work is so good.” The joy was only short-lived. I got a new spray every four weeks from the lung specialist. During one of these visits, she told me I needed another x-ray, which was taken immediately. After evaluating it, she told me that she had seen some abnormalities that she wanted to examine more closely with a CT scan.

X-rays of Werner Pilniok’s tumor Small photo below: Before (left) and after (right) treatment with high-dose vitamins.

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I got the results to show to the lung specialist; they stated “Tumor, 1.5 cm x 1 cm.” They wanted to operate immediately because it was a fastgrowing tumor with metastatic branches. I said to my doctor, “You seem to have forgotten that I cannot have any anesthesia.” She answered: “We can do this from the outside with a 7or 8-cm incision. The tumor is in a good position in your chest.” I was afraid of this. I remembered that vitamins against cancer had been available since May 1999. I took these immediately in high doses. And then I had to be put into the tube again on April 3. My doctor came in and she was smiling. I said, “Well, doctor, you’re beaming today.“ She answered: “Yes, and you will be beaming too because your tumor and its branches have disappeared.” Before taking Cellular Health, it would not have been possible that today I am an almost healthy person. I can climb stairs like any normal person, I can walk long distances, and I even manage 600 km behind the wheel of my car without stopping. For this I thank Dr. Rath and his research team from the bottom of my heart.

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CHAPTER 5 Victory for Health Freedom - The Defeat of the Pharma-Cartel

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Victory for Health Freedom - The Defeat of the Pharma-Cartel On June 25, 2000, Dr. Matthias Rath and his international health movement could declare their victory for human health against the unethical plans of Codex Alimentarius. The pharma-cartel's plans to restrict access to vitamin therapies and other natural remedies at the Codex Alimentarius meeting in Berlin 2000 had failed. The draft resolutions, which were prepared primarily by the German delegation and its chairman Rolf Grossklaus, could not win a majority. This victory is a victory for Dr. Rath and all his supporters. Before the conference began, over 300,000 e-mails to the members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission had already ensured that all of them were made aware of how these plans have shocked people all over the world. The worldwide awareness campaign by Dr. Rath in newspapers and radio stations was able to inform millions of concerned citizens all over Europe and America. As a result of this public awareness almost half of the participating nations disagreed with the German draft resolutions. The pharma-cartel will not be able to make another attempt at this kind of censorship until their next meeting in November 2001. In the face of this defeat, Rolf Grossklaus called off the press conference scheduled for June 23, right after the Codex meeting. Several thousands of people attended the World Health Conference 'Health for the 21st Century' and demonstrated in front of the Codex Alimentarius meeting in Berlin-Marienfelde. The demonstration included addresses by Dr. Rath, interna118

tional guests, and patients. Even Codex participants like New Zealand delegate Gene Oden and Norwegian attendee Dag Poleszynski left the conference to express their solidarity with Dr. Rath and his supporters outside the building. A human chain over a kilometer long made it clear to the Codex conference members that large sections of the public will stand up for vitamin freedom. Various conference attendees came out to see for themselves the people who were defending their interests outside the BgVV's gates. "All of us, people from all over Germany and many other countries who have come to Berlin, have achieved a historic victory. The pharma-cartel's Codex plans have been set back for two years. With the victories in the United States of America (DSHEA) in 1994 and at the Codex conferences in 1998 and 1999 and with legislations in Great Britain, this is already the fourth historic occasion where the people's health interests have prevailed against the pharmaceutical industry's trade in disease. Every single participant in Berlin last weekend helped to bring about this victory," said Dr. Rath. Dr. Rath’s campaigns and the demonstrations of his health movement had a deep impact on the work inside the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Just a few days after the meeting, the Codex Member from New Zealand, Gene Oden, gave an interview with Dr. Rath. Gene Oden gave a deep insight about the influence of Dr. Rath on the result of the Berlin 2000 meeting.

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This interview was given in Almelo, Netherlands, June 30, 2000: G. S. Oden: At the beginning of the Codex meeting, Mr. Grossklaus came up and said that there will be no media inside the room. There will be no tape recorders; there will be no video, and the boss of the BGVV says there is some very ‘suspicious elements’ outside these walls. And he said there's been some press coverage on the vitamin doctor (Dr. Rath), but I refuse to comment on it. Dr. Rath: Commenting of what you've just said, it reflects the dilemma they are in. The definition of this commission is to establish nutritional guidelines for the world. Now, if this is your real goal, you indeed don't have to be afraid of anyone. You would welcome comments and all views. The fact is, however, that this is not the real goal of this commission. The real goal of that commission is, as we both know, to establish rules and regulations and laws as protectionism laws for the pharmaceutical companies. G. S. Oden: The truth of the matter is that what they want to do is, they want to have vitamin usage and minerals so restrictive that there is no medical value from taking these supplements. Dr. Rath: What amazes me is that some of these bureaucrats apparently do not realize that time has changed, and they still try to spread lies about potential or alleged side effects of vitamins like kidney stones for vitamin C. And they don't understand that the internet provides everyone with possibilities to check just about anything. So you go to the library of medicine of the United States National Institute of Health. You type in "kidney stones and vitamin C" and what do you find: Scientific data that say there is no connection between these two. In contrary, higher vitamin C protects against kidney stones. So, here is a situation where some bureaucrats up in this institute for alleged consumer protection are caught as liars. And everyone can say: "You are a liar" without being punished for it. 120

G. S. Oden: What happened was on everyone: the delegates themselves from some of the countries felt more inspired because of you, Dr. Rath, quite frankly, and your followers, who were the real champions in this thing; the people are the real champions. They felt more inspired to bring forth their own proposals. So we had little countries Uruguay, you know, speaking up for the first time and Tanzania, in places like this. Of course, India is always outspoken. But, I thought it was significant that as a result of what you'd stirred up there were 15 or 16 proposals that came forward to the commission. Verbal, out loud, transcribed, they became part of the permanent record, where now there is 15 or 16 different ideas instead of one or two. And here we got to say that it was your pressure either that Grossklaus just kept backpaddling until he finally said: Well, let's put down the two major choices of how we are going to regulate dietary supplements world-wide. So we put a bracket around those two basic proposals, and it got tabled for two more years, meaning that it was such a controversial issue because of your efforts, Dr. Rath, and all of the followers and people like you. Dr. Rath, I just wanted to say one more time, thanks to your efforts; vitamin freedom has been preserved and the German pharmaceutical cartel could not supplant its will on the freedoms of the people of the world. I just want to say that I have been a delegate for the United States now representing New Zealand. And I am representing 6000 health practitioners, and I just want to say, Dr. Rath, we thank you for what you have done in saving the freedom of dietary supplements for the rest of us. The whole world thanks you, Dr. Rath, for what you have done and accomplished. You have supported the freedom of the people of the world. And as you say, when history is written you certainly will be the Martin Luther, the message holder of this course. That's all I have to say.

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Dr. Matthias Rath: Health for the 21st Century Berlin, Sunday, June 18, 2000 The title of this symposium is 'Health for the 21st Century';. It gives you insight into the dramatic changes that medicine undergoes on a global scale. And Cellular Health is the driving force for this fundamental change. Further comprehensive clinical studies cementing this development are under way. It is already clear today: By the end of the 21st century, most of today's common diseases will no longer exist. In the years to come, the news that you've heard today will reach people in all of Europe, America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. By the end of the 21st century, our grandchildren will look back to the 20th century and just shake their heads. They will ask: How could you allow a small radical interest group - the pharmaceutical industry and its investors - to hold the health of billions of people hostage - for more than a hundred years? You were intelligent humans, flew to the moon, and developed the Internet. Yet, you allowed millions of people to die - sometimes just halfway through their lives? Worse, these people had to die of diseases that are not even genuine diseases but the results of vitamin deficiency - and therefore preventable. We have set an example with this symposium. By the end of the 21st century, health will be considered a human right. And the people of the earth will no longer be held dependent from an industry based on the "business with disease." To those guests present who hear for the first time about this breakthrough in vitamin research, I have an invitation: Learn about the progress in vitamin research and Cellular Health. 122

Dr. Rath: “I invite you to learn thoroughly about vitamin research and Cellular Health.”

Talk about it with families and friends. Help spread this vital health information. To the journalists present, I urge you: Help to spread this important health information. But report about this event objectively! You have a special responsibility to make sure that this life-saving information reaches many more people. The scope of global change my scientific discoveries has triggered has an important historic parallel centuries ago. The 16th century went down in history as the era when millions of people freed themselves from the shackles of illiteracy. In a similar way, the 21st century will go down in history as the 123

The spread of Martin Luthers messa ge : Liberation from illiteracy created modern Europe .

century in which humanity will free itself from many common diseases. Five hundred years ago people actually lived in darkness. More than 80% of all people could neither read nor write, and only differed from the animals on their farm by walking upright. Then a simple monk translated the most important document of that time, the Bible, into simple spoken language - understandable by millions of underprivileged people. With the help of Gutenberg's newly invented art of book printing, this popular Bible spread like wildfire all over Europe. At night, by the candlelight, millions of common people people like you and me - learned how to read and write with the help of this book. Did they have the support of their gov124

ernment? Of course not! The rulers at that time tried to ban the first Bibles translated into spoken languages by sheer force. They knew that knowledge is power, and they were not inclined to share their power. For the same reason, those in power today are trying to keep that power, by protecting at all costs the most profitable business in the world - the pharmaceutical business. But they will not succeed. Back then as well as today, the truth is so obvious to all people that it can no longer be suppressed. Then and now, pressure from millions of people to use such vital knowledge immediately was, and is, effective. Back then, hundreds of millions of simple people taught themselves how to read and write. Within a few decades, newspapers, books, schools, and universities spread through medieval Europe. The knight Ulrich von Hutten - a historical chronicler at that time - recorded the incredible feeling of liberation in rural Europe at the threshold between Medieval and Modern Times. He described the awakening of millions of illiterate people to

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become informed citizens able to participate in daily life - by the simple fact of being able to read and write: "What joy it is to live in these times!" Hutten wrote. In the 16th century, millions of people were freed from illiteracy, which also meant a release of the intellectual potential. Today, in the 21st century, we are dealing with the release of our physical potential. Millions of people are acquiring knowledge about the functions of their body and understand what makes our body sick or healthy. Health becomes understandable and achievable for everyone. There is hardly a family on earth that hasn't lost one or more members, moms, dads, grandfather, sisters to the pharmaceutical industry's "business with disease." Millions of people now recognize the extent of this tragedy. They begin to realize the ignorance and dependency deliberately forced upon them by the pharmaceutical industry. The unethical effort to ban any information on natural therapies through Codex Alimentarius laws are also a desperate attempt to stem this increasing outrage.With the help of Cellular Health, most common diseases will be reduced to a fraction of their present numbers. The coming months and 126

What Martin Luther (shown here before the Imperial Council of Worms) accomplished for intellectual liber ation is also true for those who are bringing about a liberation for health.

years will show that such common diseases as high blood pressure, cardiac insufficiency, diabetic circulatory problems, osteoporosis, and others, are only spreading on a global scale because their true nature -vitamin deficiency- is being deliberately hidden and covered up by those maintaining the "business with disease." A breath-taking future lies ahead. Heart attacks, strokes and other forms of cardiovascular diseases - still the number one cause of death today - will become largely unknown in future generations. Perhaps in 50 years you or your children will open the newspaper and read the following incredible headline: 'Heart disease eradicated - Berlin Heart Clinic to Close its Gates.' Changes of global proportions are also accompanied by confrontations of global proportions. The powers behind the pharmaceutical industry are trying to defend an industry that has been rendered largely outdated by scientific development in the area of vitamin research and Cellular Health. But the powerful forces stabilizing the pharmaceutical "house of 127

cards" put up a formidable fight for the survival of their economic interests. Let's have a look back in history one more time. The 18th of April 1521 is considered by historians as perhaps the single most decisive day in the second millennium, essentially determining the course of history ever since. On this date, the simple monk Martin Luther defied the combined global power of the Emperor and the Church. Even under pressure from the Emperor himself during the imperial council in Worms, he did not recant. We are in a similar situation today. It was my discovery of the connection between vitamin C deficiency, heart attack, and scurvy that triggered the global effort of the most powerful industry on earth - the pharmaceutical global players- to suppress it through Codex Alimentarius and other means. Over the last weeks, close friends advised me not to come to 128

Berlin in person. They said it is too dangerous; the henchmen of the pharmaceutical industry are out to get you. You may end up in jail for uncovering the truth. My answer is clear: Nobody - can intimidate me. Nobody will be able to reverse or outlaw my discoveries in vitamin research, and no one will stop the success of natural health therapies as the basis of future health care. Health will become a human right. The truth will prevail. Even for that exists a historic parallel. When in 1521 Luther's friends advised him not to go to Worms to the imperial council meeting because he would be burned as a heretic, he answered: "Even if every tile on the roofs in Worms were a devil - I would still go there." The papal envoy wrote back to Rome in horror about Luther's arrival in Worms: "The entire town is on its feet to express support for this monk." We are in a similar situation today. Together we will be invincible. This is why it was very important that you came to Berlin this weekend and that you take the experience home from here to spread it everywhere. Again, thank you for coming here and supporting our common cause. I also would like to thank all those who helped to prepare this conference. When the history of the 21st century is written, a hundred years from now, the 18th of June, 2000 will be considered one of the most important days. Today we defied the "business with disease" and we paved the way for health becoming a human right worldwide. When you go outside now, take a deep breath and try to feel the beginning of a new era of human health: "Health in the 21st century" - what a joy it is to live today!

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Head of Codex Alimentarius challenged by Dr. Rath Press release June 21, 2000 Berlin/Almelo, June 21, 2000 – The leader of the Federal Institute for Consumer Health Protection and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV) in Berlin, Rolf Grossklaus, has been reported to the police for bodily harm and failure to render assistance. In the past, the BgVV has repeatedly come under suspicion of pursuing the direct economic interests of the pharmaceutical industry in the guise of so-called ‘consumer protection.’ Public warnings from the BgVV about the alleged side effects of vitamins were supposed to protect the pharmaceutical industry from troublesome competition in the form of non-patentable vitamins and other natural remedies. Now the head of the BgVV, Rolf Grossklaus, has stated in a nationwide press release and on the Internet that high-dose vitamin C causes kidney stones. In form and content, the press release resembled a public health warning about this vitamin, and it led to serious anxiety among consumers. The fact is that there is no scientific proof for these statements. For this reason, the German physician and scientist Matthias Rath, M.D., has brought charges against Rolf Grossklaus and other leading figures in the BgVV. In Dr. Rath’s opinion, Grossklaus’s deliberate deception of the people in important health matters constitutes bodily harm and failure to render assistance. In his indictment, which has also been published at www.drrath-research.org, Dr. Rath shows that the only scientific stud130

ies that have been conducted on high-dose vitamins and kidney stones prove exactly the opposite of what Grossklaus has claimed publicly. It has been established in large clinical studies at Harvard University, involving over 45,000 men and over 85,000 women, that vitamin C – even in high doses – does not cause kidney stones. On the contrary, the smallest number of stones occurred among the subjects with the highest vitamin C intake. These studies by Dr. G.C. Curhan and his colleagues are available for reference via Medline, the online library of the National Institutes of Health, among other places. “Rolf Grossklaus is a liar and everyone knows it,” Dr. Matthias Rath said last weekend. According to Dr. Rath, Grossklaus is acting on behalf of the German and international pharmaceutical lobby. Opposing the Codex Alimentarius Vitamin Ban, Dr. Rath organized a large public rally last Monday in front of the BgVV building. As a result, criticism against establishing arbitrarily low ‘upper limits’ for freely available vitamins began to mount, even from the ranks of the international conference participants. According to reports from inside conference circles, by Tuesday, the restrictions in question were incapable of winning a majority.

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