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Table of contents
Foreword 6
3 Pilot Studies 65
Introduction 66
Principles of Cellular Health 69
Asthma 76
Lipid (fat) Metabolism Disorders 78
Heart Failure 81
High Blood Pressure 84
Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) 86
Periodontosis 89
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4 Testimonials 93
Patients demand their Right for Health 94
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FROM DR. RATH
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offspring - yet, hardly anyone among knew about them. Worse,
those who knew did not dare to speak out. In this situation, thou-
sands 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.
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The Fight
for Scientific Truth
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of good health, and we should fight for our right to use them.
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Of course, I hope that I can remain at Dr. Raths side in his
important work until vitamins and other nutrients are accept-
ed everywhere and become part of a health care system avail-
able to all people. The goal that we want to achieve is worth-
while but difficult. However, Dr. Raths courage and determi-
nation are contagious, and every day more people join him in
this effort.
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The Right to Health
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pharmaceutical preparations have reached such epidemic propor-
tions 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.
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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.
Heart attack and stroke are not diseases. They are a result of
vitamin deficiency and preventable.
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arteries can be reduced naturally, without bypass surgery or
angioplasty.
www.dr-rath-research.org
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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.
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According to the pharma-cartels 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 pres-
sure on the politicians.
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The pharma-cartels 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.
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Demonstration for Health Freedom:
Consumer protection by the Pharmaceutical Industry? No Thanks!
An offense against this law would have civil and even criminal
consequences.
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For months now, Mr. Grossklaus has been using his agencys
website to spread lie that the pharma-cartels 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.
Cheap tricks might have worked before the Internet age, Mr.
Grossklaus, but they dont work any longer! Now anyone can call
Mr. Grossklaus a habitual liar. Mr. Grossklaus spreads his calcu-
lated 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.
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From this meeting, we call upon Chancellor Schrder:
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.
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..
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Vitamins are Life
Dr. Aleksandra
Niedzwiecki, USA: You
dont have to take an over-
dose of a drug to endanger
your life. Every drug has
side effects.
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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.
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with high economic level and nutrition awarenesss, between
50%-80% of people consume less than the official recom-
mendation 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, calci-
um, and many other nutrients. So instead of eliminating basic
nutrient deficiencies, we are being confused with ostensible
problems of vitamin excess.
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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 offi-
cial recommendation without any adverse effects.
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 vita-
min A as we need. Excess beta carotene is easily eliminated by
the body.
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How quickly do we reac h
for synthetic drugs when
we have a cough or a cold?
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Every year several hundred million dollars are spent on public advertising
for drugs.
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to any reputable data. The cita-
tions 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
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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.
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Dr. Aleksandra
Niedzwiecki, USA: Were
doing what the pharmaceu -
tical companies should
have done years a go.
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.
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fourth leading cause of mortality, right after heart disease, can-
cer 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 med-
ical treatment has become so common that there is even a
name for it: iatrogenic disease. Since physicians only voluntar-
ily 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.
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?
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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.
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and cure diseases, that are cost effective and accessible to
people. They cannot be blocked by special interests and uneth-
ical 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
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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.
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Go out and Demonstrate
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lobbyist for positive causes. You must know that you have to
fight against this injustice."
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.
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 does-
n't know anything about vitamins. Well, what happens next?
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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 pharma-
cist, and they will have to be manufactured by a pharmaceuti-
cal company. In this way, much of the freedom that you enjoy
today will be taken away by a global organization (Codex).
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
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will no longer go into the pockets of the largest industry in the
world, the health industry. This does not mean that the individ-
ual 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 bureau-
crats. 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.
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We are getting too few
Minerals and Vitamins
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All this time our genes have been connected to our diet. So we
developed in close relation to our environment. The homo nean-
dertalensis, 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 intel-
ligent and muscular, and he ate raw meat in large quantities.
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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 approxi-
mately 600 mg. The RDA has now been raised to 75 mg. Intake
of minerals has changed drastically as well, for example sodi-
um. 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 potassi-
um. 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.
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The conclusion is clear. Because we are genetically adapted to
higher levels of vitamins, minerals, etc., and because our envi-
ronment has become quite polluted, we will have to take pro-
phylactic nutritional supplements until the environment recov-
ers 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?
L 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
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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 indus-
try, 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 nutrition-
al 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 find-
ings and legislation function in Germany. I would like to give
you a few examples of these general mechanisms.
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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 regis-
ter ring for everyone trying to sell anything called a nutritional
supplement or something similar. Everyone who has some-
thing 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, unfor-
tunately, it looks to me as though this balance, which may
have existed in earlier decades, no longer exists in this form.
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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.
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One must add, unfortunately, that this groups 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 havent heard anything about nutrition for
30 years. And their decisions are made accordingly.
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have been scientifically categorized as vital, but specific
amounts have not yet been recommended by national nutri-
tional 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.
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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 pharmaceuti-
cal lobby, as well as that of other European countries with
strong pharmaceutical industries, is not happy with this devel-
opment. Accordingly, they are trying to influence the definition
of the term nutritional supplement through certain internation-
al organizations.
Pharmaceutical Interest
Groups Manipulate
Politics and Law
There are basically three organizations that are more or less
recognized (see Figure 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.
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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
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people, many suffering from vitamin deficiency. Their diets
lack vitamin A, the B vitamins, vitamin D, and vitamin C, caus-
ing a myriad of maladies. No emerging nation is exempt. Take
a look at the example India: Fourty-one percent of the chil-
dren suffering from vitamin deficiency. Half a million children
go blind each year, and 30.5 million suffer other infirmites
because of vitamin malnutrition.
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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 distribu-
tion. 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 restrict-
ed 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 vita-
mins 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 peo-
ple who know the importance of vitamin intake.
We are told: You're lacking these vitamins; you can only take
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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 quan-
tity 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."
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CHAPTER 3
Pilot Studies
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Pilot Clinical Studies
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 togeth-
er 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 heal-
ing 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
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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. Raths Cellular Health through consumer studies. We
would like to invite you as scientists, doctors, or natural prac-
titioners 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.
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 creat-
ing 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.
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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.
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Cellular Health Studies
The Principles Of Cellular Health
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Single cell (schematic)
Cellular Core
Central Unit
(Nucleus)
Vitamin C Carnitine
Vitamin B-1 Coenzyme Q10
Vitamin B-3 Minerals
Vitamin B-5 Trace Elements
Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B-12
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.
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.
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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 degra-
dation of cartilage in the joints. The cartilage can lose its elas-
ticity, become rough and lose mass and can result in deforma-
tions of the cartilage. Joints may become stiff. Both arthritis and
arthrosis are very painful diseases, with all the typical symp-
toms of inflammation such as fever, reddening and swelling.
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 thera-
py treatments. As a control parameter, blood tests were
performed every six weeks for various parameters that are indi-
cators of inflammation.
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Study results:
After 6 months of the study, the following changes in inflam-
mation 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 begin-
ning of the study. (Figure 1)
Figure 1
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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.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 4000 mg
Vitamin D3 200 IU
Vitamin E 200 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 7 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 7 mg
Niacin 45 mg
Vitamin B6 13 mg
Folic Acid 290 mcg
Vitamin B12 20 mcg
Biotin 65 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 40 mg
Calcium 192 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 171 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 680 mcg
Manganese 1.3 mg
C h ro m i u m 10 mcg
M o ly b d e n u m 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 3290 mg
L - P ro l i n e 290 mg
L-Arginine 40 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 35 mg
Coenzyme Q10 7 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 700 mg
Betaine HCl 70 mg
Chondrotin Sulfate 160 mg
N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine 180 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 conven-
tional medicine offers therapy only for the symptoms.
Study Design:
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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 exha-
lation 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.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 1600 mg
Vitamin D3 130 IU
Vitamin E 230 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 7 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 7 mg
Niacin 45 mg
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic Acid 90 mcg
Vitamin B12 20 mcg
Biotin 65 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 40 mg
Calcium 235 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 440 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 330 mcg
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Manganese 1.3 mg
C h ro m i u m 10 mcg
M o ly b d e n u m 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 110 mg
L - P ro l i n e 110 mg
L-Arginine 790 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 35 mg
Coenzyme Q10 7 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 200 mg
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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 micro-
nutrients 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.
Figure 1
Figure 2
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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.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 3151 mg
Vitamin D3 130 IU
Vitamin E 230 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 17 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 17 mg
Niacin 395 mg
Vitamin B6 20 mg
Folic Acid 490 mcg
Vitamin B12 50 mcg
Biotin 165 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 90 mg
Calcium 52 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 40 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 330 mcg
Manganese 1.3 mg
C h ro m i u m 10 mcg
M o ly b d e n u m 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 110 mg
L - P ro l i n e 110 mg
L-Arginine 40 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
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Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 135 mg
Coenzyme Q10 7 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 550 mg
Betaine HCL l70 mg
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 micronutri-
ents (listed on the next page). They continued to take the
medications prescribed by their physicians.
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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).
Study results:
After completion of the study, the average improvements of
heart insufficiency were as follows:
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*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Heart F ailure study.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 1300 mg
Vitamin D3 130 IU
Vitamin E 200 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 22 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 22 mg
Niacin 75 mg
Vitamin B6 14 mg
Folic Acid 90 mcg
Vitamin B12 27 mcg
Biotin 195 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 80 mg
Calcium 48 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 40 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 330 mcg
Manganese 1.3 mg
Chromium 10 mcg
Molybdenum 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 110 mg
L-Proline 110 mg
L-Arginine 40 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 195 mg
Coenzyme Q10 27 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 100 mg
Taurine 200 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 hyper-
tension but not its underlying cause.
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-nutri-
ents. They also continued to take the pharmacological treat-
ment prescribed by their doctors.
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the participants had clearly improved. These patients ended
the study with an average systolic pressure of 138 and an aver-
age 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.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 1600 mg
Vitamin D3 130 IU
Vitamin E 230 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 7 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 7 mg
Niacin 45 mg
Vitamin B6 10
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Folic Acid 90 mcg
Vitamin B12 20 mcg
Biotin 65 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 40 mg
Calcium 235 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 440 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 330 mcg
Manganese 1.3 mg
Chromium 10 mcg
M o ly b d e n u m 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 110 mg
L-Proline 110 mg
L-Arginine 790 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 35 mg
Coenzyme Q10 7 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 200 mg
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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:
Study results:
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*Nutrient composition of the pr ogram in Tinnitus study.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 3151 mg
Vitamin D 130 IU
Vitamin E 230 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 7 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 7 mg
Niacin 45 mg
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic Acid 90 mcg
Vitamin B12 20 mcg
Biotin 65 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 40 mg
Calcium 235 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 440 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 330 mcg
Manganese 1.3 mg
C h ro m i u m 10 mcg
M o ly b d e n u m 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 110 mg
L - P ro l i n e 110 mg
L-Arginine 790 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 35 mg
Coenzyme Q10 7 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 650 mg
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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 symp-
toms 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.
Study design:
Nine patients with typical symptoms of chronic periodontosis
took part in the study. All of them were aware of the impor-
tance of oral hygiene. The patients took a daily doses of vita-
mins (and other nutrients as specified on the next page) for
three months. The most important component of these nutri-
ents 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%.
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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.
Vitamin A 1665 IU
Vitamin C 2151 mg
Vitamin D3 130 IU
Vitamin E 130 IU
Vitamin B1 (T hiamine) 7 mg
Vitamin B2 (Ribofla vin) 7 mg
Niacin 45 mg
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic Acid 90 mcg
Vitamin B12 20 mcg
Biotin 65 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 40 mg
Calcium 35 mg
Phosphorus 15 mg
Magnesium 40 mg
Zinc 7 mg
Selenium 20 mcg
Copper 330 mcg
Manganese 1.3 mg
Chromium 10 mcg
Molybdenum 4 mcg
Potassium 20 mg
L-Lysine 110 mg
L-Proline 110 mg
L-Arginine 40 mg
L-Cysteine 35 mg
Inositol 35 mg
L-Carnitine 35 mg
Coenzyme Q10 7 mg
Pycnogenol 7 mg
Citrus Bioflav onoids 550 mg
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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 bright-
est 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.
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Cardiac Insufficiency
Dora Scheler:
Two years ago, I was ver y
close to death.
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.
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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 harm-
ful. Due to my illness, my liver and kidneys were in a bad state.
After the therapy my kidneys are in excellent condition again.
Myocardial Infarction
Sportsman Horst
Rahmershofen (left),
Elsdorf :
Today someone or anoth-
er has to run after me.
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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 diag-
nosed. 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 couldnt run any more. I just
wasnt 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 misapprehen-
sion, but nobody told me about that. I was just doing more
damage to myself; the heart muscle was not of much use any-
more. 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.
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Irregular Heartbeat
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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 giv-
ing up. Dr. Koschik had been my family doctor for a long time.
Unfortunately, he had moved back to Graz in 1990.
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Diabetes
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During a doctors 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 couldnt go up or down the stairs anymore, let alone go for a
walk.
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.
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Good news from Graz:
Dr. Gerd Koschik
Gangrene
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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.
Raths 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 des-
perate situation when she came to me. However, as you will
see, today she is able to laugh again.
She came to me with a leg that had suffered greatly from the
effects of insulin-dependent diabetes; gangrene had devel-
oped. 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 unavoid-
able and that it would be irresponsible to delay any further.
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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 ampu-
tation could still be delayed. In the meantime, pink tissue had
formed in the area of the former gangrene and the discol-
oration had faded, providing hope that the treatment would
indeed be effective. Three months later her progress was con-
siderable, 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.
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Cardiac Arrhythmia
Two years ago, I heard about the Dr. Raths research results.
I studied publications in professional journals that bore out his
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theories and practices. I saw a chance for myself. After a
consultation with my family doctor, I began a radically differ-
ent 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.
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.
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where. A cardiologist had diagnosed a left systolic insuffi-
ciency 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 some-
one who was selling Dr. Raths book The Heart.
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
I r re g u l a r exerting myself more, since
I had spent many months
Heartbeat getting complete rest.
E u ro p e : Initially I went up and down
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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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 pub-
lic. 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.
Tumor patient Werner Pilniok healed: I can climb stairs normally again and
drive long distances.
Lung tumor
Werner Pilniok, Wnschendorf
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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 essen-
tial nutrients in high doses. That was toward the end of
February.
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 abnor-
malities that she wanted to examine more closely with a
CT scan.
X-rays of
Werner Pilnioks 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.
She answered: Yes, and you will be beaming too because your
tumor and its branches have disappeared.
For this I thank Dr. Rath and his research team from the bottom
of my heart.
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Enthusiasm for
Cellular Health
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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.
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 aware-
ness 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.
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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.
"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.
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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 perma-
nent 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.
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Dr. Matthias Rath:
Health for the 21st Century
Berlin, Sunday, June 18, 2000
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.
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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.
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The spread of Martin Luthers messa ge : Liberation from illiteracy created mod-
ern Europe .
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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 pharma-
ceutical 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.
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Headlines of the future , w hich already reflect the new medical reality.
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What Martin Luther (shown here before the Imperial Council of Worms) accom-
plished for intellectual liber ation is also true for those who are bringing about a
liberation for health.
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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 deter-
mining 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.
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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.
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
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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 stud-
ies 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.
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