Hello Jon,
Excellent material...
Let me see if I understand this...
We have a gold prospector who claims to have a better understanding of chemistry than a group of chemists.
Jim Humble states that the chemists are wrong, but offers no proof or test results supporting his opinions. On the other hand, we have a group of chemists and doctors that are reporting the results they observed from their tests...
As far as I have been able to find out, none of the people involved with the tests, nor the editor of the book, are involved with pharmaceutical companies. I did discover that the same breed of rats are used in pharmaceutical testing, so that may be the connection... [smile icon]
If Jim Humble would simply take the time to run similar tests and report his results, we would then be able to examine the tests side by side and find out why there are differences, if there are any, in the observed results. Unfortunately, Jim Humble seems to simply state his opinion as fact and suggests, without proof, that
Science is incorrect.
I might add that the activation of sodium chlorite has been thoroughly studied because of the concern of the disinfection by products produced. If you don't add enough
citric acid , you end up with excess chlorite in the solution. If you add to much
citric acid , you end up with excess
citric acid . Excess citric acid dissolves calcium, causes nausea and diarrhea, and can irritate the throat. You want a balance that uses up all the sodium chlorite and does not leave excess acid.
The concentration of sodium chlorite and citric acid are balanced around this, and the efficiency of the solution is measured in order to avoid, or minimize, the by products.
It appears that Jim Humble had an idea, threw together some various information on existing technology, then tried the resulting solution. The reports from Africa seem to indicate that the solution works with malaria, so Jim Humble announces to the world the
Miracle-Mineral-Supplement protocol.
I think that Jim Humble "jumped the gun." He put together a good starting point, but that is about it. The more I research this, the more I realize that Jim Humble most likely didn't do any testing at all. He fed his solution to people and is observing the results.
This reminds me of years ago when doctors advised smoking menthol cigarettes because the menthol soothed the throat...
It very well could be that chlorine dioxide or an acidified sodium chlorite solution can be beneficial in eliminating ailments. It appears that some people are finding help taking this in spite of the flawed
Miracle-Mineral-Supplement protocol.
However, unless the conflict between Jim Humbles "opinions" and scientific facts are resolved, the future exploration of this as an aid in helping people seems to be doomed. It is unfortunate that Jim Humble didn't impose a "tax" upon the sale of
Miracle-Mineral-Supplement to fund further research and clinical trials. His instance on "distancing" himself from the actual product would make this difficult, but perhaps he knows that his protocol is flawed and this is his way to "save face..."
In the meantime, people may be subjecting themselves to excessive oxidation stress, chlorine dioxide poisoning, citric acid poisoning, and a multitude of other side effects, all because Jim Humble won't humble himself and counsel with experts in chemistry and medicine.
Come on Jim Humble, surely you can afford some test rats. Set up a proper test and feed them the MMS protocol. You will have to force it down their throats because the concentration of chlorine dioxide is too strong for them to willingly drink it, but show us that the MMS protocol causes no damage... scientifically.
Tom