India Vs Pakistan

What are the things that India is significantly better at than its sister country Pakistan?:

Let me try to be highly impartial and leaving most of the strong points that others have already quoted here, here we go:

1. Democracy - No matter how much joke we've made out of our democracy, but we are still better than most of the world (and not only Pak) in nurturing and growing our democracy, and in a continuous process of giving equal rights to all sections of society and equal participation in system, which is growing day by day; 

unlike Pakistan - where they are still debatingif Army establishment or a new setup (Dr. Tahir Ul Quadri or likes) should replace the democratic setup which is right now being ruled by PPP and allies çoz they are so corrupt.

2. Progressiveness and economy - Since Pak is smaller than us, we should only talk on % age parameters, and in that we have a bigger % age of population working in corporate, IT, Media etc. and we have a growing upper middle class generating more and more purchasing power, and then economy is stably growing, our exports are increasing, so as our share in world trade.

3. Overall Image of India and Indians - Do I need to explain that? Indians everywhere in the world are known for being smart, intelligent, hardworking and worth taking on decision making positions; this is not to say that Pakistanis are dumbs but if we compare the performance of both citizens, India clearly takes the edge!

And fortunately/ unfortunately - what world by large sees Pakistan as is a commonly known fact, terrorism as a state policy is now chewing them up only, and doing more damage to them than what they could ever have done to their so called enemies (Erstwhile India, and now I think western world (plus israel)? or we again?) he he

4. Bollywood (in terms of movies/ arts as well as in terms of Industry/ commerce)  - No match from Pak, absolutely no match! Their artists come here (and die to come here and work) since how we remunerate and respect art and artists here has never ever happened in Pakistan.

Even in sports, as Shoib Akhtar said in an interview with Rameez Raza many years back - had Waseem Akram, Imran Khan be in India, they would've been getting something light years more than what they received in Pak (money, respect, revering etc.).

5. Secularism - No matter how much people shout on one Gujrat or Ayodhya Ji and so on; we are truly a secular nation, and more than any other nation in this world! If a Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Hindu or anyone else aspire to do any big or small job (even PM, President, Chief justice and so on) in India then no one is stopping them, unlike Pakistani's traditional mindset and even constitutional clauses that treat minorities as not as complete citizen as majority there is.

6. We've eradicated polio almost completely.

7. Infrastructure, transport (road, rail, sea, air)

8. Defense and honor - No matter how much Pak media or traditional Pakistani mindset say about results of wars, India has won all wars with Pakistan (including 65, yes - including 65 my Pakistani friends). Moreover, a 90 K soldiers surrender at the mercy of gallant, professional, and merciful Indian Army men is one of its kind of even in modern mankind's history! And guess what? We ensured them complete safety and sent them back with due honor, I wonder if any other mighty Army in this world will have guts to act like this with an arch rival.

10. Unity in diversity - Way more than what Pakistanis could ever imagine, I know Kashmir (which is more of an issue created by Pak only, and now the issue is almost dead), rest of India despite so many hundreds of languages, religions, regions, food habits, complexions, races and all have equal craze for the nation; and we hardly conflict with each other in real life (can't be sure if it happens on internet lolz).

On the other side, just look at Pak - Sindhis (Especially karachi), Punjabis (dominant as 70 % of total country), Baloochs (internal conflict - armed one!) are yet to become Pakistanis as one generally. And then, even being a religious state - they have a lot of differences between hardliners, armed hardliners, modern thinkers, liberals and so on; India too has such debates but not armed one, though maoism (armed) is a pain in ass for us as well, but it is a class struggle inside a nation and not against nation.

11. Sports - Besides cricket, India is growing well in athletics, boxing, wrestling, hockey as well and better than Pak - this also nullifies the popular mindset in Pak that Indians are physically inferior then them (I don't from where it came in their minds but I know they have this); l laugh at that since if they want their nation to be compared with India, they should only consider our North Indian part as it is more similar to their most nation, and man - our Punjab region (again, hryana, punjab, rajasthan, delhi/ ncr, easter UP, hp etc.) has equal or more stronger races physically (and then economically, equality wise too). If they have Gujranwala producing wrestlers (famous in their nation only though) then we have whole Haryana, UP, Punjab and also Andhra doing the same and grabbing Olympic medals too; and we can then talk similar about boxers too!

Moreover, our strong men (Pakistanis love to be compared physically we know! :)) are utilizing their physical prowess in sports, services, and in constructive things on national and international level; their strong guys are mostly only good to scare their own people around, or just to be shown at bagah border, or to the maximum speaking against India (which is not their enemy, but a boogeymen created over decades for them!) and their Nation has already sacrificed a lot of their happiness and prosperity just because they kept hating India and treating as potential threat, this thought has consumed their efforts which could've been utilized in areas good for their citizen and mankind as a whole!

12. Command on English - India by large is much better in English as compared to Pak by large, can't be decisive on grammer but man - even their main stream TV anchors and LEADERS pronounce simple world "Screen" as "SaKreen" he he - I remember Junaid Saleem here lolz, I also remember Raza Riyaz here (Leader of opposition of Pak Punjab) who was criticizing his political opponents as - In log ne hamarey POSHTER PAAD DIYE AUR FER YE BAARLEY MULAK MEIN BHAAG JATE HAIN and repeated that too!! It was hilarious!!

13. And so much more, my fellow Indian/ Pakistani friends' - you may feel free to add more and try to be impartial (I couldn't kept that though during the end as I can see that and apologies for that - , kya karein - barson se ye comparison chalta hi a raha hai, and both sides have a knack of creating own parameters for comparison to prove their part as better, and I was not untouched with that too! 

Meet the Merino sheep

SHREK THE MERINO SHEEP WHO ESCAPED DEATH TO GAIN FAME

A Merino sheep called Shrek had its claim to fame after fleeing enclosure and successfully staying hidden in caves for almost six years. This was unheard of ever before and once captured the sheep looked nothing like it previously used to. Shrek had transformed into a mystical being. Merino sheep are not just used for food, but they also grow fleece. The time Shrek stayed hidden he grew wool weighing 27 kg. This could make suits for as many as 20 well-built men. He was featured in children’s books after discovery and even he made charity appearances and underwent live shearing’s several times.

Exotic Kerala Tour

Detail Itinerary

Kerala, popularly known as 'God's Own Country', is dotted with several enchanting destinations to admire the beauty of nature. The splendid beauty of the place takes you to a world of rich greenery and tranquil backwaters. From Cochin to Munnar, to Periyar, to Kovalam, the mere image of these places present the picture of swinging palm trees, crystal-clear lakes, beautiful beaches along with a ride in majestic houseboats. Our 10 days and 9 nights Kerala tour package lets you to forget all the worries and fall in love with the beauty of the state. Tour My India representatives will take care of all your travel needs from accommodation to commutation. The package will no doubt make your dream for unforgettable Kerala tour come true.

Day 01: Arrive - Cochin (By Flight)

Upon arrival at Cochin airport meet with our representative and transfer to the hotel. 
In the afternoon city tour of Cochin to visit Dutch Palace (Built by the Portuguese), Jew Town, the 1568 Jewish Synagogue, spice market, where the air is filled with the pungent smell of spices, St. Francis Church and Chinese fishing nets. The evening holds a show of Kerala's most popular classical dance. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 02: Cochin - Munnar

After breakfast drive to Munnar (4½ hours), the beautiful hill station of Kerala. Transfer to hotel on arrival. Spend the remaining day at leisure and enjoy picturesque landscapes. Visit the aromatic tea plantations or indulge in thrilling sport activities like paragliding. Evening transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03: Munnar

After breakfast full day sightseeing in and around Munnar. Enjoy panoramic views of Anamudi, the highest peak of South India at 2695 m, is visible from Munnar. Visit the Christ Church and proceed for wildlife watching at Eravikulam National Park (16 km). 
Note: Park would be close from 01Jan to 28 Feb every year Continue to Rajamalai Hills lying adjacent to the park and stop by at Madupetty Dam, a famous picnic spot for boating and horse riding en route to Top Station. Evening transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Munnar - Thekkady (Periyar)

After breakfast leave for Periyar in the morning (4 hours) and transfer to hotel on arrival. You may opt for a pleasant boat ride along the Periyar Lake in the evening. Enjoy watching varied birds and animals like tigers, elephants, wild boar, deer, etc at the Periyar / Thekkady National Park. You can also visit a few tribal villages around Periyar and witness fascinating activities of tribals collecting honey from dangerous hill bees. Evening transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 05: Thekkady - Kumarakom

After breakfast leave for Kumarakom (3½ hours) on day 5 of Kerala Tour Itinerary. Check in at backwater resort on arrival. Spend the rest of the day at leisure at the picturesque backwaters that form one of the major attractions of Kerala. Overnight at hotel.

Day 06: Kumarakom - Alleppey

After breakfast transfer to Kottayam and board the luxurious houseboat for an overnight journey along the tranquil Kerala backwaters to Alleppey.

Day 07: Alleppey - Kovalam

Disembark from the houseboat at Alleppey and transfer to Kovalam. Check in to hotel near the beach upon arrival. Day free to spend at leisure on the beach. Enjoy playing with the golden sands or take a swim in the shallow water. A soothing sunbath is a perfect option to unwind. The more adventurous ones can enjoy thrilling beach sports. An Ayurvedic massage can also be availed (optional). Evening transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 08: Kovalam

After breakfast full day free to explore the beaches. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 09: Kovalam - Kanyakumari - Kovalam

After breakfast drive to Trivandrum, arrive Trivandrum city tour of Trivandrum. The main attraction is Padmanabhaswamy Temple, one of the 108 pilgrimage sites for the Vaishnavites. The exquisite carvings on its 400 pillars is notable. Evening transfer to hotel. Afternoon free for leisure on beaches. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 10: Kovalam - Departure (By Flight)

After breakfast transfer to airport to connect flight for Mumbai. On arrival at Mumbai airport, transfer to international airport to connect flight for onward destination.

Tour & services Ends.

Kerala Spices and Plantation Tour

Kerala Spices & Plantation Tour

Detail Itinerary

Kerala, the beautiful state of India, is enriched with plenty of spices. Along with the tea and coffee plantations, you can also get a wonderful chance to marvel at the plantations of different spices, popular all around the world. Embark on a Kerala spice tour with our 8 days and 7 nights holiday package and experience the spicy fragrance of Kerala along with magnificent locations that envelop them like Cochin, Munnar, Thekkady and Alleppey. Be it visiting the majestic Cochin Fort or a pleasurable ride in the houseboats, we let you explore the vibrant culture of Kerala. Get ready to get immersed in the unparalleled beauty of Kerala and cherish unforgettable experiences.  

Day 01: Arrive Mumbai

Upon arrival at Mumbai meeting and assistance followed by transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 02: Arrive Cochin

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to airport to connect flight for Cochin.

Upon Arrival at Cochin our representative meets you and transfer to the hotel. Later sightseeing tour that includes visit to Fort Cochin, Santa Cruz Basilica, Dutch Palace (Closed on Friday and Sunday, opening time 9:30 am to 4:00 pm) at Mattancherry, St. Francis Church and Chinese fishing nets. Evening free. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 03: Kochi - Munnar

After breakfast drive to Munnar A lovely hill station, filled with tea plantations and misty mountains. The drive to Munnar is very scenic crossing the narrow hairpin road where you can see beautiful valleys, Tea gardens. Check in to the hotel. Overnight stay.

Day 04: Munnar

Today Kerala Tour Itinerary is devoted to sightseeing in and around Munnar. Enjoy panoramic views of Anamudi, the highest peak of South India at 2695 m, is visible from Munnar. Visit the Christ Church and proceed for wildlife watching at Eravikulam National Park (16 km).

Madupetty Dam, a famous picnic spot for boating and horse riding en route to Top Station. Visit the Tea Plantation. Return to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 05: Munnar - Thekkady (Periyar)

After breakfast depart to Thekkady (Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary). Check in your hotel. In afternoon go for a boat ride at Periyar Tiger Reserve to view the wildlife in the sanctuary. The boat ride in the lake is delightful way of spotting Elephant and Avifauna, for which the park is well known. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 06: Thekkady

Today enjoy the Plantation tour. Visit the spice plantations like cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, coffee and tea estates. You can shop at the local market. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 07: Thekkady - Alleppey (152 kms)

After breakfast transfer to the Alleppey the Venice of the East. Here transfer you to A/c deluxe Houseboat. Explore the Kerala's natural beauty backwaters beauty. House boat will take you to the virgin villages of Kerala to explore the real life of Kerala people. Overnight stay at House Boat.

Day 08: Alleppey - Cochin (80 kms)

After breakfast drive to Cochin. On arrival transfer you to the airport for Mumbai.

On arrival at Mumbai own transfer to international airport to connect flight for onward destination.

Tour & services Ends.

Salvation in Hinduism

Salvation in Hinduism:

Salvation for a Hindu is called Moksha. Moksha is when an enlightened human being is freed from the cycle of life-and-death (the endless cycle of death and reincarnation) and comes into a state of completeness. He then becomes one with God. There are four ways to Moksha: 1. The Way of Action: This involves carrying out certain religious ceremonies, duties and rites. The objective is to perform works without regard for personal gain. 2. The Way of Knowledge: This requires using your mind and philosophy to come to a complete comprehension of the universe. 3. The Way of Devotion: Salvation is reached through acts of worship, based upon the love for a God (there are thousands of gods in Hinduism). 4.The Royal Road: The use of meditation and yoga techniques. This method of reaching salvation is typically only used by wandering monks. Each of these ways to salvation in Hinduism requires that a person do certain things. Salvation is through what a Hindu does. It is through human works.

How can I make better decisions?

5 Techniques To Make Better Decisions

How can I make better decisions?

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I browsed the web and ended up on Qourareading the most popular answers. People often suggested, “just do it,” “ignore fear of failure,” and “never turn back.”

I thought it over and really considered it. If I simply ignored the “fear of failure” and just “did it”, would that really be making a decision? Absolutely not!

“Just doing it” results in even more failures and even more regrets. Imagine if general George Patton just ignored his “fear of failure” and recklessly charged straight into enemy lines without a plan! Image if you, or your family and loved ones ignored all risk and “just did it” instead of taking the time to make a well informed decision.

Imagine if we applied those same results for:

– Buying a house

– Quitting your job

– Having kids

– Investing in a new business venture

– Getting Married

– Having a vasectomy

– Plastic surgery

It probably wouldn’t end up so well!

Instead of flipping a coin, using your magic 8 ball, or “just doing it”, here are 5 techniques to make better decisions.

1. “I cannot decide on what I do not know!”

Hal wanted to quit his job. After his workday was over, he sat down with a pen and paper and came up with a massive list of pros and cons. He wrote out everything he wanted to do and how he was going to make money. He imagined over and over the freedom and excitement that he would gain after leaving. The next day Hal walked into work and quit.

This may sound great to some but, the problem with Hal was that he did not know enough to make a good decision yet! He rushed what he actually had plenty of time to do.

Everything that he imagined and dreamed about was blurry. All the “facts” that Hal used to make his decision were NOT verified facts, but rather bits and pieces that he heard from his friends or picked up on from the far corners of the internet. Hal is extremely jaded.

Hal then replayed the same facts over and over in his head (thinking they were real). No new information was being added to the equation to allow him to make a better decision.

We often jump to conclusions when making difficult decisions that require serious thought and planning. We must first gather more information because:

1. You do not know what you do not know!
2. You cannot decide on what you do not know!

If I asked you to solve the following equation A + B + 2Z – 10X = P could you do it?

Not right away because there are too many unknowns! You could guess or use trial and error but that takes too much time and a great deal of effort in real life. We need to go out and collect more information to make a better decision.

We do not have all the answers

2. “Maybe you can help me?”

The quickest way to gathering more information to make that tough decision is to go out and ask other people. However, there is a trick. Ask the people who have already done it! Stay away from the people that don’t have any experience but seem to know everything.

This year, while I complete graduate school, I wanted to participate in applied clinical research. More specifically, I wanted to design and develop medical devices from a clinical need.

Instead of “just doing it,” I decided to reach out to a respected faculty member to see if it was a good idea. I went to him and poured my heart out. He looked at me like I had 2 heads and shunned me away!

I took the advice to heart and sulked a bit. Instead of just quitting, I decide to gather even more information! But this time, I reached out to other schools including MIT, Stanford, UMN, and Johns Hopkins. The information and feedback I got was amazing.

Why? Because all these schools were actually DOING IT! That had already developed over a hundred medical devices in the same fashion I wanted to do. Not only that, they had specific programs to help people like me who wanted to do that kind of research and design.

On the other hand, my school was not doing it and the professor I reached out to wasn’t either.

-Ask the people who are doing it or have already done it to get more information.

3. Seek the Devil’s Advocate.

As human beings, we are self-confirming. We naturally seek out information that we already agree with and tend to ignore information that we disagree with. Skepticism and denial can be good in some instances, but these characteristics must not be confused with being hard-headed.

Imagine 2 documents sitting right in front of you, one with information you agree with, and the second with information you disagree with. Whether you are right or wrong, or whether the information is right or wrong, you will pick the document that you agree with first and consider that information more seriously. Obviously, whether you are right or wrong, you will pick the document containing information you agree with first and take that more seriously.

Let’s go back to the “should I quit my job” example. You probably already REALLY want to quit your job and have already made up your mind. Now, instead of making a decision, you are just confirming your existing desire to quit, by collected confirming evidence. This confirmation bias blinds us from the obvious and has lead to some of the worst business decision ever made (for example,Quaker Oats‘ aquisition of Snapple).

To counteract this, reach out and collect information that opposes your existing viewpoints.

Good businesses use this process all the time. When Fortune 500 companies make big time investments (like acquiring another company, investing in new ventures, downsizing, re-sizing, etc.), they hire a completely separate team to investigate the opposing viewpoint, and then seriously consider the opposite.

Remember, “De-Nile isn’t just a river in Egypt.”

4. Beware of the sham options.

Everything seems great in comparison with something crappy.

The other day I was watching HGTV’s Home Hunters Abroad. A couple was shopping for a beautiful island home in Caruso. They required two things: it had to be less than $400,000, and it had to be rent-able.

The couple contacted a real estate, who I now realized was skilled in the art of sales. He lined up 3 beautiful houses. House number 1 cost $399,000 and was perched on top of a hill overlooking a magnificent clear blue bay. The couple fell in love with the view and was seriously considering buying the house until they found out the new construction would get in the way of their ocean view.

After seeing how the couple reacted to the ocean view, the real estate agent quickly changed his sales tactics. He showed them house #2, which had a stunning ocean view and a white sand beach a few steps from their back door.

The only problem was the house was $489,000 – a full $89,000 over budget. The couple was so angry at the real estate agent that they considered replacing him.

Finally the last on the list, house #3, had no view, was not rent-able and was $10,000 under budget.

Which house did they chose?

The couple went with house #2 that was $89,000 over budget! They made a poor decision and broke the bank because they were not aware of the sales trap the real estate agent set.

House #2 seemed like the best option in that context, compared to the shame option of house #3. In a different context, going an extra $89,000 over budget is a bad idea.

What they should have done was not buy anything and waited until something else showed up. However, when you are in the middle of a difficult decision, sometimes it’s hard to gain that kind of perspective.

5.  Factor in the opportunity cost

How could the previous couple in the home buying example snap out of the mental trap set by the real estate agent?

The couple needed a change in perspective. When dealing with big number numbers like $400,000 and $486,000 the difference might not seem that much, but let’s take another look and consider the opportunity costs.

What is another to $89,000 to you? Well it’s another 2 years of saving every single cent of your paycheck (assuming you make ~$60,000 before taxes). Which means you cannot eat, buy gas, go out, or do anything for 2 entire years. You must save every single penny of your paycheck to afford the difference!

Here are more examples of what they could have bought with the amount the went over budget by:

• A Porche 911 special edition
• 400 pairs of Air Jordan retro edition shoes ($215 each)
• 4,000 hours of work, assuming you make $60,000 before taxes
• 22,879 gallons of milk ($3.89 per gallon)
• 89 pounds of gold ($1,124.75 per oz)

Conclusion

Next time instead of jumping to conclusions and “just doing it”:

1. Take some time to gather more information. You don’t know what you don’t know.
2. Get more information people who have already done it, not the people who are trying to sell it.
3. Seek the devils advocate and seriously consider what they have to say. You might be just confirming yourself!
4. Beware of the shame option. All other options seem great in context to a crappy one.
5. Gain a greater perspective by considering the opportunity costs.

On World Heart Day - CHELATION Therapy

On World Heart Day - Chelation therapy for heart disease

Chelation therapy — long a treatment for mercury and lead poisoning — isn't a proven treatment for heart disease, and it can be dangerous when used as a heart disease treatment. Even so, some doctors and alternative medicine practitioners have used chelation therapy to treat heart disease and stroke.

The theory behind using chelation therapy for heart disease is that the medicine used in the treatment binds to the calcium that's in fatty deposits (plaques) in your arteries. Once the medicine binds to the calcium, the plaques are swept away as the medicine moves through your bloodstream.

The safety and effectiveness of chelation therapy for heart disease can't be determined, even after the results of the largest study conducted to date, the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT), sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

Neither the American Heart Association nor the American College of Cardiology recommends chelation therapy as a treatment for heart disease, and the Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved chelation therapy for use as a heart disease treatment.

Why It's DoneRisksHow You PrepareWhat You Can ExpectResults

In chelation therapy, a dose of a medication called ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is delivered through an intravenous (IV) line. This medication seeks out and binds to minerals in your bloodstream. Once the medication binds to the minerals, it creates a compound that leaves your body in your urine.

Chelation therapy is a proven treatment for lead or mercury poisoning. Some doctors think that chelation therapy could begin to reverse heart disease by binding to the calcium in the plaques clogging your arteries and sweeping it away. No study has proved that this process actually works.

Risks -

Some doctors are concerned about the safety of chelation therapy as a treatment for heart disease. A burning sensation at the injection site is the most common side effect. Less common but more serious potential side effects of chelation therapy include:

• Fever
• A sudden drop in blood pressure
• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Inability to create new blood cells
• Abnormally low blood-calcium levels (hypocalcemia)

Keep in mind that in chelation therapy, the medication used binds not only to metals and calcium in your blood but also to minerals that are an important part of your diet. Following chelation therapy, you'll be given vitamin supplements that contain large amounts of the minerals that chelation therapy removes from your body. Rare complications of chelation therapy include permanent kidney damage or failure. Deaths have occurred in some chelation studies.

Because of the known risks and unknown benefits of chelation therapy, talk to your doctor before trying it as a heart disease treatment.

How you prepare - 

Before you choose chelation therapy for heart disease, talk to your doctor about all the risks involved in the procedure.

After weighing the risks, if you decide to have chelation therapy, there are no special preparations necessary. You'll need to sit in a chair for several hours to receive chelation therapy, so dress in comfortable clothing for your visit.

helation therapy is done during the course of five to 30 treatments with a doctor or alternative medicine practitioner. During each treatment, you sit in a chair and an IV line is inserted in your hand or arm. A liquid solution is given to you through the IV line. Each treatment usually takes several hours. You may feel a temporary stinging or burning sensation at the injection site.

After the procedure

After the procedure, you can go about your daily activities. You'll be able to drive yourself home, eat your usual diet and do chores normally. You may notice some swelling around your ankles or that you need to urinate more than usual. Both result from the amount of fluid that's in the solution injected during chelation therapy.

Because the solution used in chelation therapy also binds to vitamins and minerals in your bloodstream, you'll need to take supplements after your procedure to replace them. You'll take the pills until you've finished your series of chelation treatments. Because the supplements are strong, carefully follow the instructions for taking them.

Results -
It's unclear whether chelation therapy can prevent or treat heart disease.

On World Heart Day - IHPT

On World Heart Day - Intravenous Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy

Intravenous Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy by Ron Kennedy, M.D., Santa Rosa, California Bio-oxidative medicine is the addition of oxygen directly to the tissues of the body in the form of singlet oxygen (lone oxygen atoms) in a highly reactive state. To more fully understand the chemistry involved, review: Bio-oxidative Medicine. In living systems oxygen (as O2) is transported by hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells. This is a highly efficient way of conducting oxygen from the lungs to the tissues of the body and insuring it does not react with anything along the way. Because it is bound by hemoglobin, it is unable to react to anything else until it is released by the hemoglobin (which then picks up carbon dioxide and transports it to the lungs). In bio-oxidative medicine, oxygen is introduced directly into the body as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or as ozone (O3). Although ozone is used safely and with great benefit throughout Europe and in many other parts of the world, the medical establishment in the United States refuses to recognize it as a valid therapy and actively persecutes doctors who use it. Luckily, hydrogen peroxide is not treated in this way, even though it is an equally powerful oxidative approach. The chemical reaction looks like this: H2O2 _ H2O + O- This is chemical shorthand to indicate that in the body, hydrogen peroxide is converted to water and singlet oxygen. This singlet oxygen located at the end of this reaction is a powerful oxidizing agent. It is the active agent in hydrogen peroxide therapy. Hydrogen peroxide is infused into the circulatory system through a vein in the arm. It drips in over a ninety-minute period. Five cc of pharmaceutical-grade, three-percent hydrogen peroxide are put in 500 cc five percent glucose in water as a carrier solution. Two grams of magnesium chloride are added along with a small amount of manganese to prevent vein sclerosis. In the blood, it encounters two enzymes: catalase and cytochrome-C. Catalase drives the above reaction to completion immediately. That part of the hydrogen peroxide that binds with cytochrome-C, however, is not allowed to become water and singlet oxygen for a period of forty minutes. After forty minutes of being bound to cytochrome-C this enzyme begins to act like catalase and breaks down the hydrogen peroxide to water and singlet oxygen. By this time, the hydrogen peroxide/cytochrome-C complex has been spread throughout the body. In this way the benefits of hydrogen peroxide are made available to all cells. The effect of singlet oxygen in the human body is twofold. It kills, or severely inhibits the growth of, anaerobic organisms (bacteria and viruses that use carbon dioxide for fuel and leave oxygen as a by-product). This action is immediate, on contact with the anaerobic organism. Anaerobic bacteria are pathogens, the organisms which cause disease. All viruses are anaerobic. Aerobic bacteria (those that burn oxygen for fuel and leave carbon dioxide as a by-product — as humans do) found in the human intestine are friendly bacteria, which aid in digestion. These organisms thrive in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The second effect of hydrogen peroxide is that it provides singlet oxygen, which, in turn, transforms biological waste products and industrial toxins into inert substances by oxidizing them. This makes them easy to handle for the kidneys and liver. It doubles the rate of enzymatic metabolism in the mitochondria within each cell, thus enabling the body to cleanse itself of toxins and still have plenty of energy to handle the business of living from moment to moment. This increase in metabolism probably accounts for some of the antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral effects of hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide is a part of normal metabolism. Your body produces it constantly. There are units in certain white blood cells called "peroxisomes," which produce H2O2. These white cells then engulf bacteria which cause disease and mix them together with these peroxisomes. They both then disappear as the singlet oxygen from H2O2 destroys the bacteria or virus. This happens naturally, without any help from outside sources of hydrogen peroxide. When an infective disease becomes obvious to the person who has the infection the hydrogen peroxide defense mechanism already has been overwhelmed by the number of viruses or bacteria involved, and the immune system is into its secondary line of defense: the tedious process of analyzing the invading organism and making antibodies, which deal specifically with that organism. The invention of man-made antibiotics, beginning in the 1920s, was a revolution in medical science. However, as a strategy for fighting infection it is clearly second best, as the body itself demonstrates. When the body is challenged with an infection, it first turns to hydrogen peroxide. Only when this fails does it turn to its own antibody production. Conditions which can be treated with H2O2 include those conditions which can be treated with antibiotics, but without the serious toxicity often associated with laboratory produced synthetic antibiotics. Some of these conditions are candidiasis (yeast), viral infections, influenza, the common cold, sinus infection, Epstein-Barr virus and gangrene. Hydrogen peroxide also has been found to dissolve cholesterol and calcium deposits associated with atherosclerosis. Therefore, it is a good treatment for vascular disorders. This can result in lessening or disappearance of angina, leg pain and transient ischemic attacks to the brain, which cause dizziness. It also can help reverse some of the damage left over by a stroke, if treatment is instituted early enough. Research in the 1960s at Baylor University showed conclusively that intra-arterial hydrogen peroxide dissolves plaque in large arteries. This makes H2O2 a wonderful complement to EDTA in the treatment of vascular disease, as EDTA has been shown to clear small vessels and create collateral circulation around large vessel blockages. This combination is called "Chelox Therapy." It also clears the lungs, in cases of emphysema, by producing oxygen bubbles in the alveoli (tiny air sacs in the lungs), literally lifting the mucus deposits up, so they can be coughed out. Hydrogen peroxide has a remarkable clearing effect on the skin. After only a few intravenous treatments the skin takes on a translucent clarity usually seen only in children. In addition, hydrogen peroxide benefits asthma, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, degenerative spinal disc disease and high blood pressure. It is particularly effective with asthma, arthritis and back disorders. All of these illnesses have a component of toxicity from accumulated pesticides, preservatives and organic industrial pollutants. Often the clearing of these toxins is enough to allow the body to heal, or at least partially repair itself. Obviously, where there is anatomic change such as in disc disease, this anatomic change will not be altered. However, what the person with disc disease, arthritis and other such illnesses is interested in is the disappearance of pain and the return of function. This often is possible with hydrogen peroxide. Some doctors believe AIDS and cancer can be helped with hydrogen peroxide. The theory which explains benefits enjoyed by people with these conditions is that the cancer cell and the AIDS virus both are anaerobic and do not do well when exposed to singlet oxygen supplied by the hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen reaction. Much more research needs to be done in this area. Claims of cure should not be made unless they can be rigorously substantiated with cause and effect proven beyond any reasonable doubt. At the present time, we can say only that the oxidative therapies are valuable, arresting disease processes, but not necessarily curative. Who will make use of hydrogen peroxide, and who will write it off as a hoax and pay for far more expensive, less effective, perhaps even damaging therapies? I saw a bumper sticker on a car at my son's school a few days ago: which read: "DO YOU THINK EDUCATION IS EXPENSIVE? TRY IGNORANCE!" People who will benefit from any of the therapies which are simple, effective and yet downplayed by the medical establishment, are those people who have educated themselves. Those who refuse to educate themselves, never read, never try anything out of the mainstream of thought and insist on thoughtlessly following the "expert's advice," will pay through the nose for therapies which drain their resources and deliver half-baked results. It may be there is a segment of the population which is capable of nothing more. God bless those folks. Here is this doctor's advice: think for yourself. If hydrogen peroxide is so effective, why is it not made use of in "modern" medicine? The reason is simple. Hydrogen peroxide cannot be patented. It is present in the ocean, it is present in rainwater, it is present in vegetables, it is present in every cell of your body right now. It must be classified as a food, because it is part of all fresh food of plant origin. Because it is produced in the human body, it is undeniably safe. Since it is a food and cannot be patented, there is no big profit to be made on it. Pharmaceutical companies slave away to develop drugs which, although they may be less effective, can be patented. When a company can patent a drug it has a monopoly on the production and sales of that drug for seventeen years, time enough to make a fortune, as well as pay back the multiple millions of dollars it costs to produce the research to satisfy the FDA the drug is "safe." By the way, approximately 125,000 Americans die yearly from drugs approved for safety by the FDA. Some of these deaths are due to individual unique ("idiopathic") reactions. Bruce Lee, a martial artist without equal, and a promising actor with a brilliant career in front of him, died in 1973 in the prime of life at age 32 from taking an FDA-approved headache pill, Equagesic. Any time a drug is synthesized in the laboratory and not derived from nature, this kind of reaction is a possibility. There are uncounted hundreds of thousands of lives lost each year from toxicity well-known to the FDA, toxicity which is printed right on the package insert which comes with the drug. Most of these drugs are "chemotherapeutic agents," like AZT and Tamoxifen, designed to treat (not really) terminal conditions. They do not work to cure these conditions, but they do treat the conditions, getting rid of the patient by destroying the immune system — no more disease, but no more patient either. What happens after a new drug is developed, tested and approved is that an advertising blitz is aimed at doctors to persuade them to prescribe this new "miracle" drug. Doctors do listen to this sort of thing. They cannot avoid listening, because drug company sales representatives by the thousands fan out across the country delivering literature on the new "miracle" drug to doctors' offices. They leave free samples to get doctors in the habit of prescribing this drug. They make appointments with doctor to bend his/her ear with a high- pressured sales speech. Doctors hate this, and they love it. They hate to give up their time to the drug reps, they hate the high pressured presentations, and they love the free samples. This transaction between drug reps and doctors is a major source of the continuing medical education which doctors receive. This is their main line to learning what is "new," and what is new is considered to be what is better! Such folly! So how does hydrogen peroxide work? How can something so simple and so common as H2O2 be responsible for the outlandish claims made for it and the outrageous results reported by people suffering from such diverse disorders? There has been much written about the possible benefits of shark cartilage in the treatment of cancer recently. The reasoning goes that because sharks do not get cancer they must have a secret, which may be contained in their cartilage. It is conveniently overlooked that whales don't get cancer, dolphins don't get cancer, starfish don't get cancer, octopi don't get cancer. In fact, none of the creatures of the sea (except those living in polluted water) get cancer. There may be something to shark cartilage. Sharks can live in polluted water and still are cancer resistant. The most common denominator is that all these creatures swim in sea water, which is rich in H2O2. Were it not for industrial pollutants, herbicides, pesticides and food additives, we might be able to add "and human beings do not get cancer." However, even if we stopped polluting the environment and ourselves right now, we still would have environmental contaminants in our air and food chains for hundreds of years, so the diseases caused by these things likely are to be around for at least that long. The task now is to see if we can find some means of treatment and protection from this disaster until we can finally clean up our planet. The most fundamental feature of a cancer cell is that it is relatively anaerobic. It needs sixty percent less oxygen than a normal healthy cell. It does very poorly in the presence of excess oxygen. All of this points toward the oxidative therapies as a decent treatment for cancer and a decent preventive measure as well. Apparently, cancer is the cell's attempt to survive under conditions of a low supply of oxygen. If your cells are well oxygenated, they have no reason to transform into cancer cells. It may be that the way toxins promote cancer is by interfering with the use of oxygen by cells. Most diseases we assume inherent to being human are results of the polluted chemical soup we all live in during this modern industrial age. Anything which allows the body to cleanse itself of these toxins will deliver you to the pristine condition of health you were meant to enjoy. Fasting will help, a pure diet of plant origin will help, vitamin supplementation will help, EDTA will help, intestinal cleansing programs and colon therapy will help, and so will hydrogen peroxide. Any of these approaches will help cleanse your body of toxins such as pesticides and preservatives, which are laced into the food you buy off the grocery store shelf. When toxins are released from the cells of the body, they must cross the space between those cells and the outside. Ultimately, they exit the body through the lungs, the liver, the kidneys, and the pores of the skin. Detoxification can feel temporarily worse than the disease. It may be accompanied by headache, fatigue, grouchiness, insomnia and body pains for days or even, in very diseased states, weeks. Hydrogen peroxide is no exception. Be prepared for these kinds of results on your trip to a clear state of health. People have been traveling to the baths at Lourdes, in southwest France at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains, since 1858 when a girl is said to have seen there a vision of the Virgin Mary. The waters at the baths in Lourdes are believed by many people to have miracle healing powers. Perhaps it is no coincidence these waters are loaded with, you guessed it, hydrogen peroxide. People go there to bathe in and drink the water. How does one take hydrogen peroxide? You can go to Lourdes, or you can go to a good organic grocery store and buy a bottle of food grade (35%) hydrogen peroxide, dilute it and drink it, or bath in it. If you go to Lourdes, be prepared to shell out thousands of dollars. If you go to the grocery store, be prepared to pay a few dollars. Be sure to dilute it, because the 35% solution will cause burning of the skin on application, or internal damage, if you try to drink it. If you take it orally, you should dilute it approximately ten drops in an eight ounce glass of water, two or three times each day, on an empty stomach (three hours after your last meal). If you take it with food in your stomach, the hydrogen peroxide will react with the food, and you will not get the benefit from it. Even if you take it on an empty stomach it reacts to the cells of the stomach wall, as well as whatever food fragments still are present, and you receive not only hydrogen peroxide into your circulation, but also oxidation products of H2O2 plus sluffed off cells from the lining of your stomach and miscellaneous food. Because of these considerations I cannot, and I do not, recommend you take H2O2 by mouth. I believe intravenous H2O2 to be far superior to the oral route of administration. However, because people do report good results with the oral route, I cannot recommend you absolutely do not take it by mouth. This is a gray area. To benefit your body, the H2O2 must reach your circulation, where it can be broken down by catalase and bound by cytochrome-C for distribution throughout your body in the following forty minutes. You should not eat anything for at least twenty minutes after taking the H2O2. You will notice hydrogen peroxide, even in this very dilute state, tastes terrible. It makes many people nauseated. You may be able to mask this effect by taking it with fresh lemon or berry juice or with aloe vera juice. You also can bathe in hydrogen peroxide by putting a pint in your bath water. Be sure to stir it up well before getting in to avoid burning your skin. Many people with arthritis swear by this treatment. If you are confronting a serious illness, or if oral and topical applications are not getting the job done, you can turn to intravenous infusion of hydrogen peroxide. Intravenous H2O2 is far more powerful than the oral ingestion or topical application. For this form of treatment, you must find a physician who is familiar with the proper preparation of pharmaceutical grade H2O2 in a bottle of sterile, isotonic intravenous fluid. The infusion lasts ninety minutes. You will notice a warm feeling during treatment, not much more. The main effect of hydrogen peroxide infusions is that you regain your health. Treatments are one to three times per week, occasionally five times per week for an acute illness and, just as with chelation therapy with EDTA, the number of treatments needed depends on the nature of the illness with which you are dealing. From ten to fifty treatments will get the job done in most cases, and you should be able to maintain on oral hydrogen peroxide or the occasional intravenous infusion after that. As I alluded to above, there is an exciting new development in the treatment of vascular disease, Chelox Therapy, which involves the combination of treatment with EDTA and H2O2, not in the same infusion, or even on the same day for that matter, but separated by at least one day. These two therapies work in different ways and cross react with each other, causing a thirty percent incidence of intravenous thrombosis. They can be given in combination to the same patient but not on the same day. The combination of these two therapies, given correctly, has been found to be more powerful than either one used alone. To find a doctor who can offer you intravenous hydrogen peroxide therapy, consult Bio-oxidative Medicine. 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