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<pre>Dear Shivani,


In relation to your comments about Dr. Budwig, I would be interested to
know whether any of her work has been published in peer-reviewed medical or
scientific journals, and also whether any clinical trials on numbers of
patients have been undertaken and the results published. A number of people
cite her work as evidence for the beneficial properties of flax seed oil.
However, they mostly refer to her books which, as far as I am aware, are
not peer reviewed. When I searched under Budwig in Medline, I could not
find any papers with her name on them supporting the health benefits of
flax seed. If you have any such information, please let me know. Of
course, even if her work is not published in medical journals, it does not
necessarily mean that her conclusions are not valid. However, I for one,
and no doubt others as well, would be more easily convinced. Unfortunately,
my research background has converted me into a sceptic!>>

Sorry to be slow in responding. Just now catching up on my e-mail.
Dr. Budwig is not American. She is Swiss or German. Her books and
scholarly papers were written in German.
After I mentioned here the book of hers I read that was translated into
English, I saw it appeared in a banner at the beginning of the list. If you
read it, I think your questions will be answered.
I do not know how you would get translations of her research. As Udo
Erasmus mentions her research in his book, it seems he has read it and could
tell you how to find it. He said she analyzed thousands of blood samples and
tabulated the findings, etc. She received seven Nobel prize nominations for
her work, so it seems her peers were impressed.
I myself was most impressed with lthe results of her treatment. Even
people who were given up for dead by their doctors, with terminal cancer,
recovered. Due to the essential fatty acids in flax oil.
Those with cancer, diabetes, etc. consistently lack the doubly
unsaturated linoleic acid in their blood. Also the phosphatides necessary
for the development and integrity of the cell membranes. And also a blood
lipoprotein, a fatty acid-carrying albumin. Without these, the blood
cannot do its job and disease results. Supply them, and the disease
disappears.
Part of the mechanism is that linoleic acid reacts with
sulphur-containing proteins to form a product that is water-soluble and
attracts oxygen.
Even hard carcinoma tumors can be dissolved.
Why have we not heard more about this? Probably for the same reason Dr.
Budwig's lab was yanked from her. It was owned by a man with a big
investment in the margarine industry, and she had just proven margarine to be
highly detrimental to human health. He tried to bribe her, but when that
failed he booted her and took action to prevent her getting a lab anyplace
else. Time and again, don't we hear this same story? Most of those in power
are there because they have money, and money is what interests them, not the
welfare of others.
Shivani
Flax Oil As a True Aid Against Arthritis Heart Infarction Cancer and Other
Diseases, by Johanna Dr. Budwig
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0969527217/soo
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