james j Whitehead,
Member AltHeal Long Term Surviver
40A Josephine Avenue, London SW2 2LA,
Caroline Cox et al long term surviver
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1.1 An appeal for patient rights and health to take precedence over HIV
tunnel vision ( combos and or nothing strategy ) Plus a new petition.
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An appeal for patient rights and health to take precedence over HIV
tunnel vision ( combos and or nothing strategy ) From AltHeal We are
appealing for CO-OPERATIVE doctors and health care professionals to
prescribe, in accordance with the wishes of well-informed patients,
scientifically validated non-toxic anti-AIDS treatments for HIV
positives and AIDS patients who DO NOT want to use combination
therapies and or other conventional treatments. At present some of us
are effectively boycotting the medical profession because the system
does not meet ANY other therapeutic needs. We URGENTLY need doctors and
health care professionals primarily in the United Kingdom, but also
abroad.
The majority of our members support, advocate, campaign for and some
have already volunteered (including two of the authors are more than
willing to be in any clinical trials and research into the agents
discussed below and possibly others. To this end We have started a data
base of people diagnosed as being Hiv-seropositive, many of whom are
long term survivors and asymptomatic without any treatment and some of
whom are long term survivors both of HIV and AIDS diagnosis many of
whom have for many reasons either chosen to come off treatment
(Toxicities and side effects are a common cause of this) or are not on
conventional treatments in the United Kingdom , Africa, Spain, France,
Norway, Germany, United States. Infact we are inviting people who have
chosen not to use treatment for what ever reasons from anywhere in the
world to join our data base of volunteers for double blinded placebo
controlled trials ( with Long term follow up) of these and other non
toxic anti aids, anti cancer, anti wasting, anti-liver damage/disease,
anti-neuro degenerative disease’s. At the same time we are appealing to
health care professionals and health care providers to respect and
cater for people who have chosen not use combination therapy and or
conventional treatments and or have chosen to use these agents along
side combination therapy and/or conventional treatments to help treat
and prevent some of the toxicities as well as treat wasting that
effects cancer(cachexia) patients and AIDS patients that is completely
independent of viral load anyway. Indeed combo its self can induce
wasting (lipoatrophy, lipodystrophy) as can many conventional
treatments through oxidation and disruption of mitochondrial function ,
significantly increased lipid oxidative markers in Lipoatrophy (4), and
malabsorbtion syndromes (IBS) (1).
We receive requests from all over the UK and abroad all the time.
Instead of ignoring these people our group has many long term HIV
asymptomatics and people with long term survival after AIDS diagnoses
including some of the authors of this appeal. Why not respect our, and
many other people’s, wishes. Cooperate where it can be scientifically
justified. We are appealing for doctors and health care professionals
to respect the choices of our members and people with HIV and AIDS and
to help them access and use nontoxic chemical/nutritional therapy as an
effective alternative or as a complementary treatment strategy to
ameliorate the side effects of toxic combo therapy. There now follows
irrefutable scientific evidence to support our position. We invite
doctors and health care providers to review some of the available
evidence. Please click here for full appeal with graphs and references:
http://www.altheal.org/texts/oxidative.htm (NB.This appeal will remain
under construction, it will be improved and constantly updated with any
new and relevant published research, clinical trials and information).
It has been found that AIDS is characterised by a persistent oxidative
imbalance. An increasing deficiency of the non-toxic anti-oxidant
glutathione plays a crucial role in the transition from pre-AIDS to
full blown disease (1,2) To quote from Montagnier (the discoverer of
HIV) et al (3):
Page 655: “A large body of data on in vitro human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection and biochemical clinical studies suggests that
oxidative stress plays a role in AIDS pathogenesis*. Recent reports
have implicated intracellular excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
in the induction of HIV expression (4-7) and in the initiation of
apoptotic cell death ** (8). Studies showing a decrease in glutathione
in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from symptom-free persons offer
further evidence of a metabolic alteration leading to the decreased
ability to counteract oxidative stress (9). These findings, together
with other alterations of biochemical indicators of systemic oxidative
damage that have been observed (10-12) suggest that antioxidants can be
useful in inhibiting viral replication and cell death in patients with
HIV infection and AIDS”
“All this argues in favour of oxidation as being a critical factor in
the pathogenesis of AIDS and HIV expression.” (69)”. (1).
“Montagnier and his associate David Klatzmann were the first to draw
attention to the fact that LAV infection of T4 cells in vitro does not
lead to HIV expression unless the cells are stimulated. "Infection of
resting T4 cells does not lead to viral replication or to expression of
viral antigens on the cell surface, while stimulation by lectins or
antigens of the same cells results in production of viral particles,
antigenic expression and the cytopathic effect" (Klatzmann and
Montagnier, 1986). Gallo also expressed the view that without
"activation" the T4 cells do not express virus (Zagury et al., 1986).
But, apparently, they did not realise that oxidative phenomena are
implicated in human T-cell stimulation (Sekkat et al., 1988).” (69)”.
(1).
“Montagnier: “I strongly believe that one important factor is the
activation of the T-helper cells. Consecutive T-cell receptor
stimulation induces T-cell deletion by apoptosis. [4] Recognizing the
importance of apoptosis in AIDS progression may have dramatic
implications for developing new treatments for AIDS. Apoptosis may
induce oxidative stress. We know also that oxidative stress can mediate
apoptosis. This is a circular cascade.”(27)”. (1).
“The Fas/Fas ligand system is involved in uncontrolled apoptosis, which
ultimately leads
to the loss of T lymphocytes in human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-infected individuals” (57). “Our recent reports have shown that
L-carnitine inhibits Fas-induced apoptosis and ceramide production both
in vitro and in vivo. The aim of this study was to study, in a
preliminary fashion, the impact of long-term L-carnitine administration
on CD4 and CD8 absolute counts, rate, and apoptosis in HIV-1-infected
subjects”.(57)”. (1).
“Taken together, our data suggest that long-term L-carnitine
administration may have a substantial impact on the chief immunologic
abnormality associated with HIV-1 infection, the loss of CD4 T cells,
through down modulating the generation of ceramide and reducing the
rate of apoptotic lymphocyte death, without affecting the HIV-1 viremia
levels, thus suggesting that a dissociation exists between changes in
viremia and CD4 depletion.” (57)” (1).
“The view that accelerated T cell turnover is a result of HIV-mediated
killing of CD4+ T cells has been recently challenged by a number of
observations that collectively suggest that CD4+ T cell depletion in
AIDS is related not only to the direct, virus-mediated death of
infected CD4+ T cells, but also to apoptosis of large numbers of
uninfected "bystander" T cells in the setting of the pronounced state
of chronic immune activation that follows HIV infection (5-13). Indeed,
accumulating evidence indicates that most of the excessive T cell
destruction associated with HIV infection involves uninfected cells
that die as a result of activation-induced cell death (AICD) rather
than direct HIV infection (5-12).” ( 2 ).
“Altogether these observations indicate that the increased
susceptibility to apoptosis of peripheral T cells from HIV-infected
persons correlates with disease progression and support the hypothesis
that the chronic activation of the immune system occurring throughout
HIV infection is the primary mechanism responsible for this cell
deletion process.” (3) .
“CD4+ T cell depletion in AIDS is related apoptosis of uninfected
"bystander" T cells in the setting of the pronounced state of chronic
auto-immune activation that follows "HIV" infection.”. (3). Here are
some of the treatments that our members are seeking or are using
already. Many would prefer to use these agents working with
cooperative doctors and health care professionals.
Anti oxidant therapies : including: S-Acetyl-Glutathione (SAG), NAC ,
Acetyl –Selenium, , Vit B complex, Vit C, Vit E, Vit A ,
Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Mixtures of omega 3 and omega 6
( found in hemp seed oil, flaxseed oil, pure extra virgin cold pressed
olive oil, fish oils preferably free of mercury), Cystein rich
undenurtured whey proteins, L glutamine/L –Arginine/HMB mixtures ,
Padma 28 , Pycnogenol, risk reduction strategies, reducing recreational
drug consumption, reducing smoking, reducing alcohol consumption,
reducing exposure to all oxidizing agents, avoiding paracetamol
containing mixtures( destroys glutathione ), diet manipulation and
improvement, stress reduction strategies.
We would like to take this opportunity to invite BMJ readers and other
scientists, doctors, patients, health officials, charities, NGO’s
governments and politicians to support our appeal by signing our
petition which will be released shortly on our AltHeal site which can
reached by clicking here : http://www.altheal.org . In Africa and in
third world populations we appeal to governments to make clean water
available freely to all, people need clean water and if they are on
combination it is critical that they get enough water as is advised to
all western patients. We also appeal that malnutrition, poor housing,
over crowding and poverty be eliminated and that diseases such as TB
and malaria are not left under funded as a result of anti hiv drugs
gobbling up all the resources. (5)
This is more than just an academic issue, what we have is an ongoing
violation of the health rights and well being of all HIV positive
people. Thank you for your attention. We appeal to all governments,
Health care providers, doctors,
scientists all over the world Africa, Europe, United Kingdom, the
Americas to support people human right to fully informed consent and
choice. FREEDOM DOES NOT EXIST IF THERE IS NO CHOICE. Best Wishes. Go
Well. Merry Christmas and goodwill to all sides in this debate but
request that they remain respectful and civil with each other even when
there is disagreement. When it comes to oxidation there is much common
ground between dissidents and mainstream establishment figures. Yours
sincerely
James Whitehead ,Caroled cox et al on behalf of members and supporters
of AltHeal.
http://www.altheal.org
E-mail : info@altheal.org
REFERENCES:
(1)John Kirkham, James Whitehead ,Caroled Cox et al on behalf of
members and supporters of AltHeal. . Please click here for full appeal
with graphs and references:http://www.altheal.org/texts/oxidative.htm
(2) J. Clin. Invest. 112:821-824 (2003). doi:10.1172/JCI200319799.
Copyright ©2003 by the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
(3) The Journal of Immunology, Vol 156, Issue 9 3509-3520, Copyright ©
1996 by American Association of Immunologists .
(4) JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2003;
34(1):45-49 Lipid Oxidative Markers Are Significantly Increased in
Lipoatrophy But Not in Sustained Asymptomatic Hyperlactatemia Grace A.
McComsey; Jason D. Morrow
Taken from the general forum section on www.aidsmythexposed.com (5)
Mark Griffiths of AltHeal. The right to information of people diagnosed
HIV positive and with AIDS
Informed consent and free therapeutic choice are fundamental human
rights. http://www.altheal.org/texts/informed.htm
http://www.sidasante.com/textes/Sida_en_Afrique_programme.pdf African
National Congress
HIV/AIDS and the Struggle for the Humanisation of the African
This report was published after the "Durban declaration" in 2000.
This might take time to download. Nutritional Therapy for the Treatment
and Prevention of AIDS: Scientific Bases . Dr Roberto Giraldo. Taken
From www.robertogiraldo.com . There now follows just two personal
comments by some of the authors of this appeal who are part of a
rapidly growing list, data base of volunteers, volunteering and
expressing a wish not to use combination therapies ,conventional
therapies and wish instead and choose to use non toxic anti aids
medicines that boost the immune system and correct deficiencies as well
as supported those who wish to use complementary therapies alongside
combination therapy and conventional treatments both to treat wasting
and to reduce and prevent some of the well known associated toxicities.
James Whitehead ,Caroline Cox et al on behalf of members and supporters
of AltHeal. http://www.altheal.org
E-mail : info@altheal.org
James Whitehead, former researcher at Continuum Magazine, Research
assistant Meditel Productions, One of the Founding members of AltHeal .
Long Term Survivor 16 years plus of hiv diagnosis , I have personally
in the past had contradictory blood results but that was back in the
days when western blot was not effectively banned from clinical use
since around 1992 in England and Wales and a long term survivor of AIDS
first diagnosed 1998 and also a suffer of “AIDS” wasting when not on
appropriate treatment strategies. My Aids wasting reverses dramatically
when I can afford to be on the treatment strategies discussed in are
appeal.EG.I weighed 64KG on 13 January 2003 when I stopped all combo
and conventional treatment (because of side effects, vomiting, etc etc)
I started alternative treatments strategies all the agents discussed in
are appeal and within 15 week period my weight had increased to over
75KG , interestingly not fat on the stomach as is what happens with
pregnant like swollen stomachs one tends to get when one is on combo
and wasted limbs ,arms ,legs and glutamus maximus, and in some sucked
out faces. No the regain in weight was in muscle .I have been off all
alternative treatment now for 5 months ( due to finance problems
associated with being seriously ill and with no health care provision
for my treatment
choices I am even forced to pay a tax designed for luxury goods VAT
17.5% to treat aids defining diseases that are life threatening talk
about adding insult to injury and making alternative and complementary
medicine inaccessible to people with light threatening diseases like
AIDS and Cancer and AIDS patients are alarming increasing becoming
cancer patients new evidence of alarming increases in various types of
cancer including lung cancer and liver disease/failure will be added to
the appeal shortly) and my weight has now dropped to just 61KG. So when
I stopped the alternative treatment strategies discussed in are appeal
the wasting immediately returned. I must also say that while on this
treatment strategy as well as growing my muscles back that my energy
levels and feeling of well being dramatically increased (“All of the
subjects reported, with no exception, a sense of improved well-being by
the second week of L-carnitine treatment.” (57). “(1), as well as
improvement in many conditions I have that are associated with the
disease processes that I have including combo induced diahoria that I
had for 5 years. Currently boycotting doctors and health care providers
for failure to treat my aids wasting condition (which has been an aids
defining disease since 1987) with anything yet alone respect my
informed decisions to treat it with the non toxic proven in double
blinded placebo controlled trials agents that have been shown to stop
and reverse wasting syndromes in AIDS and Cancer . I was literally
laughed at and ridiculed by so called professionals for asking for
treatments that I know through personal experience as well as through
thorough research work fantastically well at treating “aids
wasting”.that effect my life directly and for following the unethical
unfair combo and or nothing strategy that the UK NHS and the western
world follows. I personally cannot use steroids or HGH because I have
had KS (now gone), I have CMV, I have an impaired liver condition
related to the CMV I am told ? and because Steroids may activate
candida albicans and because they are hepatoxic and immunosuppressive
and because HGH is way to expensive and may increase tumour growths.
I support AltHeal’s suggestion of further clinical trials in this
country and have volunteered my services. I hope that many others will
follow.
Caroline Cox, recent member to AltHeal. Diagnosed Hiv+ eight years ago.
Refused all forms of treatment for Hiv infection. In this period I have
traveled the breadth of the United Kingdom and have experienced much
prejudice in the national health “service”, especially towards those
patients who question the conventional methods adopted by the medical
professional. It is demoralizing enough to be informed of a positive
diagnosis, but to be later dismissed as being an aids-denialist because
you contest the ill-informed advice from supposed health officials, is
not only frustrating, but an insult. The scientific evidence has
categorically identified numerous problems with the use of
anti-retroviral treatment and much controversy over the use of the
ELISA test to identify the presence of the Hiv virus. There is further
evidence suggesting that other alternative and/or complementary
treatments elevate CD4 counts which is the contributing factor
affecting all positive individuals i.e. a low CD4 count.
The Government is willing to contribute 15,000 pounds a year per
patient of towards the treatment using anti-retroviral prescribed
medications, however, if given a choice, many would prefer support
using alternative supplements at a fraction of the cost. The present
system offers no choice to the individual. Why? Surely this is a breech
of the European Human Rights Convention. All contributors to national
insurance should be given a choice of what treatments are available and
not those necessarily adopted by the present orthodoxy in the National
Health Service. If there is sufficient scientific evidence to support
the use of other forms of medication than this facility should be made
available. It is ultimately up to the individual what method of
treatment they will use but this is not the case for those diagnosed
Hiv +ve, as it is also for many other people suffering ill-health e.g.
Cancer patients.
I support AltHeal’s suggestion of further clinical trials in this
country and have volunteered my services. I hope that many others will
follow.
Competing interests:
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