It is clear that the use of toxic natural substances has a long history that preceded the birth of the chemical industry by many centuries if not millennia. However, non-toxic materials also have a long history of use for various processes prior to the Industrial Revolution; textile dyes for example were often sourced from plants.

Statistics reported in May 2016 of adverse effects following the Gardasil vaccination reveal that the number of serious adverse events had reached a total of 4,954 and that the number of deaths had reached a staggering total of 245.

Another theory, and the one for which Paracelsus is probably best known, is encapsulated by the phrase ‘the poison is in the dose’; it is this theory that forms the basis of the idea that toxic substances are suitable for use as ‘medicines’, with the proviso that they are administered in the ‘right dose’.

Professor Carter is by no means alone in his recognition that atmospheric carbon dioxide is beneficial for plant growth; as demonstrated by a 2009 fact sheet entitled Carbon Dioxide in Greenhouses produced by OMAFRA (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs), which states that, “The benefits of carbon dioxide supplementation on plant

The medicinal use of plants has been documented in many regions of the world and recorded to date back many thousands of years. For example, Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine, is claimed to be approximately 5,000 years old. Similarly, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is also claimed to be many thousands of years old, although it is

The theory that a certain level of emotional response is ‘abnormal’ has no basis in science; it is a social construct.

The EoL web page refers to numerous mechanisms involved in this process that include cell lysis and the ultimate death of the cell. The page makes the significant statement that, “In multicellular organisms, if sufficient numbers of cells die, the whole organism may suffer gross metabolic disruption or even mortality.” There is a huge problem with

Clearly, if people have no symptoms, they cannot be regarded as ill, which means that they cannot have been ‘infected’ by a pathogen, which, by definition, is the causal agent of disease.

It has been estimated that the human body contains approximately 50 trillion cells; it has also been estimated that the human body contains a similar number of bacteria. It is abundantly clear that the human body is one of their natural habitats; which means it is therefore totally inappropriate to refer to bacteria as ‘invaders’ or as parasites of