Hi WIEL,

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A few articles about Cancer and HCl therapies.

From http://www.alternative-cancer-therapies.org/hydrochloric_acid_therapy.html


Early 1930s publication of walter B. Guy, M.D., St. Augustine, Fla.
DEGENERATIVE DISEASE AND ITS ETIOLOGY
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CONCLUSIONS
That normal hydrochloric acid is necessary for complete healthy digestion.
That deficiency of this acid tends to sepsis, suppuration and general toxemia.
That if adrenals are inactive, degenerative forms of disease usually appear.
That if the adrenals are impaired, malignant neoplasms may be expected.
That neoplasms are most likely caused by failure of the inhibitory nerve controls, probably located in the posterior nerve centers of the spinal cord.
That emotional worry, grief, anxiety,depression, are factors to be considered as causes of acid deficiency of gastric juice and thus give rise to many conditions causing degenerative processes and alkalescence so commonly found in cancerous disease.
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An example of similar modern studies
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18527910




And finally, the next article is from the introduction to “THREE YEARS OF HCL THERAPY” by HENRY PLEASANTS, Jr., Associate Editor ,THE MEDICAL WORLD

The introduction talks about the works of Dr. Burr Ferguson and Dr. Walter Bryant Guy who in the early thirties treated patients with Hcl therapy (hydrochloric acid therapy) either orally or by the intravenous route. It is a lengthy article. I extracted the most interested parts related Dr. Walter Bryant Guy who used potassium salts with the diluted Hcl solution, and developed a theory of pH balance and its importance to the lymph.

It talks about the importance of pH balance of the lymph.

Cheers and Good Reading

WIEL

From http://www.alternative-cancer-therapies.org/HCltherapyintro.html


Also original scans
http://arthritis-trust.net/Books/Three%20Years%20of%20HCl%20Therapy/index.htm



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THREE YEARS OF HCl THERAPY
Dr. Guy formulated a theory that most disease conditions, acute infections, anemias, metabolic disturbances and malig­nant cell overgrowths are the direct results of changes in the hydrogen-ion content of the lymph of the body which produces blockage of the lymph channels. In his studies of the growth of corn and other forms of vegetable life, he had been able to demonstrate that the absence of sufficient potassium salts in the soil would result in stunted growth, and evidence of precipitation of minute particles of iron and other sub­stances in the stalks. When potassium was added, the growth proceeded normally; when dilute hydrochloric acid was also added, the growth was further stimulated. He studied the lymph of a large number of patients suffering from carcinoma, and found that these cases showed a hydrogen-ion much higher than normal individuals. He also found that by administering the salts of potassium in combination with dilute hydrochloric acid, either orally or by the intravenous route, these patients made remarkable clinical improvement, and the hydrogen-ion content of their lymph became normal. The publication of his series of articles in THE MEDICAL WORLD was followed by a large number of case reports by ­practicing physicians who greeted the new therapeutic procedure with great enthusiasm. Dr. Guy published his first book on this subject in 1934, and a revision in 1935.
Having thus far presented a brief summary or the prodigious work of Ferguson and Guy,it may be well to call attention to the fact that Ferguson was approached by one of the largest pharmaceutical houses and offered a large sum of money to cease his efforts to place his discovery before the medical profession except through the medium of products of this concern. Although in actual financial distress, he refused this offer, and has continued in general practice, thereby exemplifying the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath as few men have done. Similarly, Guy presented to the profession all of the results of his research, including his formulae and continued his work in general practice. These two instances of utterly unselfish devotion to the interests of humanity are an object-lesson to every practitioner.
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Dr. Guy was more scientifically minded. Although also a general practitioner, he was determined to discover, if possible, a basis for the formation of a theory. He was a student of biologic chemistry, and from his knowledge and observation of plant life and its behavior under the influence of hydrochloric acid and the salts of potassium in the soil, he believed that certain similar principles applied to the growth and nourishment of human beings. Most important of all, he based his hypotheses on the observations of Hawk, that lymph circulation, which is the medium by which nour­ishment carried to every cell in the body, is of as great importance as the blood; and any condition, whether chemical or physical, which interferes with the flow of lymph produces a profound effect on the cells of every organ in the body. He has reduced his theory to simple and easily understood terms by a full explanation of the significance of the acid-­balance of the human body, and the necessity for a proper maintenance of this balance for the preservation of health.
Under normal conditions, the hydrogen ion concentration of human lymph should be slightly on the alkaline side. Should this reaction vary too much, either on the acid or alkaline side, the patient will develop conditions known respectively as "acidosis" or "alkalosis," either of which may be fatal.
In health the acid balance is maintained by the normal production of hydrochloric acid in certain cells of the stomach; should this production fall short of bodily necessity, the balance must be made up. Other acids, which are the products of decomposition in the human body, such as lactic acid, fatty acids, carbonic acid, uric acid and others, are called in to fill the deficiency. These however, being abnormal constituents of the great chemical laboratory of the human body, are ill-adapted to the require­ments, for they are unable to keep in solution many of the salts which must be thrown off as waste matter in bodily excretions, the sweat, the expired air, the urine and the feces. In the effort of the body to provide acid of some sort, these harmful acids become a "monkey-wrench in the machinery," and the condition known as "acidosis" results with symptoms of general systemic poisoning.
Conversely, when the hydrogen-ion concentration of human lymph falls into the acid side, due to excess production of lactic acid, fatty acids, carbonic acid, uric acid and like poisons, there is an effort on the part of the body to neutralize these with alkaline salts, such as calcium, sodium, potassium, ammonium and others. These also, being foreign to bodily economy, produce the condition known as "alkalosis," the general symptoms of which are similar to acidosis, but often attended with general collapse.
Dr. Guy has claimed that the mere administration of hydrochloric acid to a patient would not fulfill the necessary requirements. In his opinion, potassium salts, often lacking in the patient's food are a necessary adjunct in the treatment aimed at bringing about a normal acid-base balance. Excess of potassium may be harmful, and the ingredients of the formula which he advocates are the result of close clinical observation by himself and others. The case reports follow­ing this line of treatment have demonstrated improvements and recoveries which, in many instances, would seem miracu­lous, if it were not for the basis of sound reasoning along bio-chemical lines upon which the treatment was founded.
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The most startling possibility in the development of the acid-base balance theory---one which we approach with the same feeling that one approaches the spot where a treasure chest is said to be buried, is that it might be the key to the vault in which lies the secret of cancer. Research founda­tions, notably the department conducted at the University of Pennsylvania by Dr. Ellice MacDonald, have been working for years on the theory that the development of cancer has a definite relationship to the pH of the blood plasma. Dr. Guy goes one step further in holding that the lymph is the responsible factor, and that in cancer patients the hydrogen-­ion concentration is much higher than in normal individuals.
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Answer: As I mentioned before in relationship to these ideas, this work was done years ago when the food supply did not have so much problem with NPN as Potassium Nitrate !

Thus this work may not provide the same results today as then?

For when one is having problems of NPN as Potassium Nitrate, the adding of more Potassium may add to the problems, not help !!!!!!!

As usual not everything may be as it may 1st seem to be !

Smile Tis your choice.