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Information provided on this web site has been carefully researched and evaluated with scientific experiments and with the medical literature to be as accurate as humanly possible. Please notify us immediately if problems or misinformation are discovered.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THIS INFORMATION
THE READER ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY
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FOR HIS OR HER OWN HEALTH

Patients, ultimately, must "live or die" with their own decisions about their own health care and their own choice of health care providers. This web site is designed to complement other reliable sources of metabolic, medical, and health information for use by both patients and their health practitioners.

THIS WEB SITE IS NOT DESIGNED AS A STAND ALONE
SOURCE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION

For example, while the amorphous, food grade diatomaceous earth ("DEtox") discussed in the immune system care and feeding article (supra) can help remove a variety of toxins from our bodies, this substance probably should not be used by individuals suffering from perforations of the alimentary tract (such as bleeding ulcers, leaky gut syndrome, and advanced cases of lupus) until there has been further research, or until it can be established by a variety of diagnostic techniques that the alimentary tract at the time of use is free of perforations. If blood can get out through the alimentary tract (e.g., blood in stools) then the DEtox can get into the bloodstream.

OTHER DISCLAIMERS CONCERNING DEtox:
Surgery, DEtox, Immunotherapy vs. Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
DEtox Concerns in Lipid Storage Diseases
DEtox Concerns in Children and Pregancy
DEtox Concerns with Organ Transplants
Systemic Chelators vs. DEtox

The wisest goal, of course, is to never get cancer, heart disease, or a variety of other intractable, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases in the first place. "An Ounce of Prevention is worth a $POUND$ of cure". "A stitch in time saves nine"........

It should be quite clear from these examples that one must be wary of any source of medical advice that dispenses information without scientific proof and without a very careful evaluation of the patient's diet, nutritional supplements, environmental exposures, medications, drug abuse, and past and current health status. Owing to the complexity of our bodies and their remarkable defensive and regulatory systems, it is difficult enough to predict untoward reactions in individuals with an entire health and medical history, and....

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT TREATMENT OUTCOMES
WITHOUT A COMPLETE AND CLEAR HEALTH HISTORY
INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL,
 MEDICAL, AND NUTRITIONAL FACTORS.

For your own safety, find a health practitioner willing to give more than 15 minutes of their time.

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