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A doctor diagnosed me as having AIDS
by Wes Bennett
http://www.knowledgeisthecure.com/my_story.htm




In 1989, at the age of nineteen, I was diagnosed HIV positive. I had gone
to have the test done at the advice of a friend who had watched my health
decline rapidly over the previous year. The two weeks waiting for my test
results were an eternity of anxiety. My state of health (mental and
physical) at the time was not very good. I had been unemployed for a short
time and had not been eating right or taking any measures to better my
health. The day I received my test results, I weighed 125 pounds. Being six
feet tall, I can only imagine how bad I must have looked. At the time, it
looked as if I would live no more than a year, maybe two.

Over the next year, I battled with depression and numerous illnesses. I had
a severe case of eczema that covered my whole body and lasted over six
months and several bouts of what I can only describe now as severe
bronchitis and respiratory infection. I never had a doctor to diagnose this
bronchitis, being unaware that I could receive any medical assistance. I
knew that I certainly couldn’t afford to see a doctor on my own. Friends
took care of me on and off as best they knew how. I spent the next six
months moving from one place to another and working at different odd jobs
and had dropped out of college. It was too much to handle with all that was
happening.


After some time had passed, I had to break down and tell my parents that I
was dying. They were very understanding and supportive, but also
emotionally devastated. I moved back home to live near my family. They
helped me as much as they could with their love and support. I was able to
get state medical assistance after a doctor diagnosed me as having AIDS. My
T-cell count was below 200 and I’d had numerous infections. Immediately, my
doctor started me on AZT, Bactrim, and Pentamidine inhalant treatments. My
health seemed to improve for a short time. My blood tests fluctuated and
showed minimal signs of improvement. I did feel emotionally more stable and
like maybe I might live a little longer than I thought. I became more
interested in my own health care. I wanted to know more and learn more
about this disease and how they were treating it. I asked my health care
providers all the questions I could. They answered all the questions they
wanted to.

When I inquired as to the side effects of all these pharmaceuticals I was
putting into my body, I was told that I may experience some nausea and
maybe some headaches. If I noticed any other things happening I should let
them know. Well, that wasn’t a good enough answer for me, nor a good
response to the question I had asked. They neglected to tell me that these
chemicals they were using to try to repair my damaged immune system were in
themselves immune suppressing substances. I didn’t realize at the time, but
later discovered that many people were dying simply because AZT had damaged
their immune systems beyond repair. The next time I got a fresh bottle of
AZT, I kept and read the medical insert that accompanied it. I did the same
with my other medications. I came to discover words like neurotoxicity.
When I looked into it, I found that neurotoxicity means "this will be toxic
to your nervous system and/or your brain". I also discovered that I would
experience possible kidney damage, liver damage, and numerous other side
effects that I wasn't told about beforehand. I was upset and angry that
these people who were supposed to be taking care of me were giving me these
poisons. They had no good explanation as to why they neglected to tell me
these things. My faith in the medical community began to fade.


In the winter of ‘91, I had the opportunity to move to New York City and
live with a friend. My health was not improving and I knew that I would
probably never get this chance again. I moved, taking only clothes and a
few boxes of necessities. I continued on AZT for a few more months, but the
nausea and weakness were really getting to me. I knew that there had to be
a better way. Being in such a cultural center as NYC, I began to hear a lot
on the debate of different effective treatments for HIV and AIDS. I kept
seeing people dying left and right from things as simple as a cold. I
remembered my mother, in her trying to deal with my illness, saying, "who
knows, maybe you’ll be one who is able to find a cure". Well, a cure was
not something I thought myself capable of ....a successful means of
treatment, maybe. A cure was the "magic bullet" that even the doctors and
scientists could not come up with.


I started researching for myself and started looking into alternative
therapies. My doctor frowned upon this type of research. Alternative
therapies, after all, were "unproved" and not endorsed by the medical
community. Nevertheless, the more I looked, the more people were living,
and living a healthy life by using these "unproved" methods. The more I
researched, the more I came across references to "no FDA approval." Well, I
didn’t need a medical license to see which group of people were living
healthy and which group were slowly and painfully dying. I talked to people
and read a couple of books on some basic but effective alternative
therapies. These people were determined to live. They told me that if I
wanted to live a long healthy life, it was going to be totally up to me,
and they were right. I quit taking AZT when I came to the end of the last
bottle. My doctor advised against it and suggested that I stay with the
"more proven" methods of treatment. I knew that the "more proven" methods
my doctor referred to were not truly proven to do anything! I didn’t see
anyone living more than a couple of years beyond their initial diagnosis,
if that long. Those who did live longer were emaciated and constantly sick
and on numerous medications. That’s not the quality of life I wanted to
have. The medicines that they could offer me were, in my eyes, only
experimental. If I was going to be a living experiment in the treatment of
this disease, I was going to be the one to take responsibility for my life.


Since my decision to take my health care into my own hands, I have gained
forty five pounds (I now weigh 170 pounds). I've seen an increase in my
T-cell count (up to 500) and a year ago tested p24 antigen negative and my
latest viral load test registered at "below detectable" levels! I did not
test negative for the HIV antibodies, as antibodies often remain in your
system even after an illness is gone. Even though a person may not have an
illness, their blood will still show antibodies for that illness if they
have ever been inoculated or had that particular illness. Today, my health
and quality of life are far more than I ever expected to see. I never
expected to live this long when I first learned I had AIDS and if by some
miracle I did live, I didn’t expect to be this healthy. I cannot take
credit for all the miracles that happened with my health. Even though the
treatments that I use have been here on earth for millennia, I would not
have found them if I had not asked God to show me the way. All I had to do
was ask.



Unfortunately, most members of the medical community are not able to answer
questions regarding alternative therapies. They are bound by the American
Medical Association and the Food and Drug Administration to uphold the
current research findings on all methods of treatment. Virtually no FDA
approved research has been done on alternative therapies. Therefore, we
have to rely on everyday people who have had success with these methods and
doctors and scientists willing to tell the truth about the research they
have initiated on their own. Many people have asked me why the FDA will not
approve the use of natural and alternative therapies. The answer is pretty
simple. For a substance to be approved by the FDA for human consumption in
this country, it must go through as much as $200 million (often more) worth
of research first.


Because you cannot patent a natural substance (vitamin C for example),
there would be no way to make enough money on it to make it worth
investigating. The ugly truth is that pharmaceutical companies are in
business to make money. If they weren’t, they would be non-profit
organizations! As it is today, the pharmaceutical industry is a
multi-billion dollar a year industry. Why would they want to go and invest
in a product they would lose money on? That would hardly be a lucrative
business tactic. Instead they have made efforts to get around this in the
last few years. They are currently trying to make food supplements into
"prescription only" items. The way the patent laws work, a natural
substance is not able to be patented; however, you can file for a "use
patent" on any substance that is natural. When someone holds a "use patent"
on a substance it means that they have researched and determined a certain
"use" of the product.

Therefore, in the last few years we have witnessed FDA officials go on
television and proclaim "food supplements are dangerous in high doses and
should be better regulated, because at present no regulation exists." Some
of these same high ranking FDA officials and a few other members of our
government have purchased "use patents" on many of the best selling
vitamins and supplements. They are waiting for the laws to pass making food
supplements prescription only items. If you think this sounds far-fetched,
this law was almost passed last year and several other times in the past!
Thankfully it did not, but these people are still in power and are not
going to let a few billion dollars get away. They will try again.


The following pages on my web site include the different methods of
treatment that I use. I have also included a short list of books that have
helped me along in my search for a better way. I do not suggest anyone to
rush in to a method of health care they are not familiar with. Before
changing your current method of treatment, or starting on a new path of
therapy, please do lots of research and understand fully the treatment
methods you choose before you begin using them.


The following are methods of alternative therapies that have helped me to
stay healthy:

Table of contents: http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/tablcont.htm
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Water: http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/water.htm
Vitamin C http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/vitaminc.htm
Aloe Vera http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/aloevera.htm
Hyperthermia http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/hyprthrm.htm
Oxygen http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/oxygen.htm
Exercise http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/exercise.htm
Nutrition http://www.ascent.net/wesbenn/Health/nutrtion.htm
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As with conventional medicine, not all methods work for all people.
Unfortunately some people are beyond the help of alternative therapies due
to the extensive damage already done by conventional, immune suppressing
drugs. If you are currently on medication, take the time to study what you
are putting in your body, and ask your doctor if your prescription is an
immune boosting or an immune suppressing chemical.

All of my chosen methods of treatment are immune boosting substances and
practices. Every immune suppressing substance that you put in your body is
a step backward in your fight toward recovery. If your health care
professional does not agree with this last statement, you need to ask
yourself why!

I truly wish that no one should have to die for a lack of knowledge.
Unfortunately, there have been many thousands of people lost to AIDS in
such a very short time. Many of these people who have been lost did not
have to die. I truly believe that they died due to the priority that money
has been given over the health of the people. I have to wonder what would
happen if someone actually discovered a naturally occurring substance that
was a "miracle cure" that would end all types of cancer, AIDS, colds, flu,
etc. Would this cure be released into the public domain if it meant that
multi-billion dollar per year pharmaceutical companies, the government
officials that get kickbacks, and most all doctors would be financially
devastated?. It sounds a little far-fetched, but try to imagine.

The medical industry is the biggest business in the US. Would virtually
trillions of dollars a year be allowed to be lost due to this "magic bullet
cure"? Some people have answered that question with "yes". That’s a nice
thought, but is it logical or even realistic to think that the wealthiest,
greediest people in the world would allow their fortunes to be lost to a
simple natural substance that could make them no money? Even if there were
a cure for the simple cold, would it be released? The major drug companies
make multi-millions of dollars a year on pills to mask symptoms of the
common cold. Why would they go and cure something that makes them so much
money? I realize that a good majority of our doctors have only the best
intentions and our health in mind. However, there are those in power, who
have only one priority, money. We find ourselves in a position of having to
find our own means of surviving. I have found myself listening more to
those scientists and researchers who are not financially motivated than the
ones who have much to gain by synthesizing a new chemical.

I will continue to live and learn the best natural ways to survive. We were
not put on this planet to wither and die. We were given all the tools
necessary to thrive without synthetic chemicals. Clean water, oxygen, good
food, vitamins, herbs, and even hot baths are naturally occurring. These
things have been around for millennia. With today’s research and expanded
communications we are able to make the best use of different positive
health measures from around the world. I urge you to take the time to
further study natural methods of living healthy lives. If you have found
any natural methods of healing that you have had great success with, I
would be interested in hearing about them. Please feel free to send me any
information that you think might be useful in future publications.





Wes Bennett
webmaster@...
http://www.knowledgeisthecure.com/my_story.htm





Suggested reading list:

"You Don’t Have to Die: Unraveling the AIDS Myth", by Leon Chaitow, N.D.,
D.O. and James Strohecker with the Burton Goldberg Group. 1994. Future
Medicine Publishing, Puyallup, Washington. $14.95.

"O2xygen Therapies: A New Way of Approaching Disease", by Ed McCabe. 1988.
Energy Publications, Morrisville, NY. $12.00

"Stop the FDA: Save Your Health Freedom", Articles by Linus Pauling, Ph.D.,
Abram Hoffer, MD, Sherry Rogers, MD, Ward Dean, MD, Senator Orrin Hatch,
Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw, & many more. 1992. A Health Freedom
Publication, Menlo Park, California. $9.95.

"The Anarchist AIDS Medical Formulary: A Guide To Guerrilla Immunology",
Selected Essays by Charles Caulfield with Billi Goldberg. 1993. North
Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California. $12.95

"New Choices in Natural Healing: Over 1,800 of the Best Self-Help Remedies
from the World of Alternative Medicine", Edited by Bill Gottlieb,
Editor-in-Chief, Prevention Magazine Health Books. 1995, Rodale Press,
Inc., Emmaus, Pennsylvania. $27.95.

"Staying Healthy with HIV: A Guide To Alternative and Complementary
Therapies", by David Baker, RN, MSN, and Richard Copeland. First Edition,
March, 1993. Aardvark Design, Hayward, California.

"Hydrogen Peroxide Therapy", by Conrad LeBeau. Newly Revised 10th Edition.
Vital Health. Hales Corner, WI 53130. $3.50
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