The Blaylock Wellness Report
Living a Long, Healthy Life
May 2017 Vol. 14, No. 5
Key Points
• Saffron extract can
prevent blindness
• Studies show saffron helps
maintain memory and
improve learning
• Spice as effective as
prescription drugs for
treating major depression
• Saffron in moderate doses
significantly reduces pain
• Powerful weapon against
diabetes
• Proven to fight many
types of cancer
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Saffron: Ancient
Spice Offers Amazing
Health Benefits
As I have written before, aluminum is a toxic metal that is especially
harmful to the brain. It has been linked to major neurodegenerative
diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s dementia.
Removing aluminum from the brain is very difficult. No drug has been
shown to be both effective and safe. But studies have shown that curcumin
can bind and remove aluminum from the brain.
Some time ago, I reviewed a paper that demonstrated a commonly used,
naturally occurring food spice and fabric dye called saffron could also
remove aluminum from the brain.1
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a native plant of Southwest Asia, though
today 90 percent is cultivated in Iran. The flower of the saffron plant
contains three carotenoid compounds, two of which have been
extensively studied — crocin (which gives the spice its orange-yellow
color) and safranal.
Researching medical literature for other properties of saffron, I
discovered that, in fact, the spice has a great many medicinal uses,
including being an anti-inflammatory and a powerful antioxidant,
inhibiting seizures, suppressing heart arrhythmias, protecting the brain,
fighting cancer, impeding certain bacteria and viruses, and protecting the
cardiovascular system. With all that it does, saffron also has a high margin
of safety.
In this month’s issue of The Blaylock Wellness Report, I will tell you
about the amazing benefits of this valuable compound.
Protecting the Brain From Alzheimer’s
As we age, the risk of impaired blood flow to the brain (mainly in the
smaller arteries) increases. This can lead to significant memory problems.
In one experiment, researchers purposefully impaired the blood supply
to the brains of rats, thus impairing their memory. When the rats were
given saffron extract, their mental function improved.2
Saffron extract has also been shown to be highly protective against
brain damage caused by stroke.3 The mechanism appears to be the
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extract’s ability to dramatically elevate brain-protective
antioxidant systems. This is important for treating
neurological conditions, because most involve high
levels of free radicals and lipid peroxidation products
within the brain.
A number of studies have shown that saffron can
protect the brain against pathological damage seen in
Alzheimer’s disease. For example, one animal study
showed that saffron extract significantly protected
memory neurons (hippocampal circuits) and
improved scores on memory tests.4
Another study found that saffron strongly protected
the brains of animals with Alzheimer’s-like disorders,
mainly by preventing accumulation of the toxic
substance amyloid beta within their brains.5
Normally, the brain tries to remove amyloid beta
with special white blood cells called macrophages,
along with microglia, the resident immune cells in
the brain.
Studies have shown that the ability of these cells to
remove amyloid beta from the brain is impaired in
Alzheimer’s patients.
Researchers extracted these white blood cells from
22 patients with moderate Alzheimer’s disease and
found that saffron could restore the ability of the
cells to remove amyloid beta, improving the brain’s
function.6
Another randomized, double-blind study included
68 patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s
who were administered either the usual Alzheimer’s
drug memantine or saffron for 12 months.7 Saffron
was found to be just as effective as memantine, but
significantly safer.
Even more prevalent than Alzheimer’s disease
among the elderly is a condition called mild cognitive
impairment. In a recent study,8 patients with
impaired memory were given saffron supplements
for 12 months, while other patients went without
the supplement. The researchers found that those on
saffron improved their scores on a memory test. The
scores of those not taking saffron declined.9
MRI scans and EEGs also improved for the saffron
takers, demonstrating objective improvements.
Besides being a powerful antioxidant and anti-
inflammatory, saffron has also been shown to inhibit
an enzyme that destroys the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine (acetylcholinesterase).10
In general, acetylcholine is deficient in people who
suffer from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. By
decreasing levels of this destructive enzyme, saffron
raises brain acetylcholine levels, which is necessary
for memory.
Saffron can also benefit brain injury. In one animal
study, researchers found that, when administered
before injury, the extract improved the neurological
outcome, reducing both brain swelling and
inflammation.11
This and other studies have shown that saffron

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extract inhibits creation of nitric oxide (which is
harmful) in the injured brain, as well as lowering
inflammatory cytokine levels, and inhibiting
microglial activation.12
This is important because microglial activation is
what seems to drive brain destruction following an
injury.
Microglial destruction can last for months or even
decades after the incident.
Saffron extract has also been shown to inhibit
seizures.13 Patients with difficult-to-control seizures can
have saffron added to their antiseizure medications.
Saffron will not dull a person’s thinking, as is the case
with many antiseizure medications.
Saffron also protects the spinal cord from injury and
degeneration. It was shown to improve the neurological
recovery in animals with spinal cord injury, aiding
especially with recovery from chronic pain.
A fairly recent animal study of multiple sclerosis
found that saffron significantly reduced the spinal cord
damage and inflammation, and improved neurological
function, suggesting it may be useful in human cases of
multiple sclerosis.14
Excitotoxicity also plays a major role in most
neurological disorders, especially strokes, brain injury,
neurodegenerative diseases, and autoimmune diseases
of the central nervous system.
Saffron extract reduces the damage caused by
excitotoxins in the brain, and can be expected to do the
same for the spinal cord.15
Defending Retina Against Diabetes
The retina of the eye is composed of neurons, glial
cells (microglia and astrocytes), complex networks of
connections, and specialized light receptor cells. The
retina develops along with and is directly connected to
the brain.
As we age, the retina suffers from the same types of
degeneration as the rest of the nervous system. Like the
brain and spinal cord, the retina’s microglial immune
cells trigger the destruction.
Immunoexcitotoxicity occurs within the retina in
cases of diabetes, macular degeneration, glaucoma,
retinitis pigmentosa, and other retinal diseases.
Of all these diseases, the most common is damage
associated with diabetes (diabetic retinopathy). And the
greatest damage occurs in retinal ganglion cells, mainly
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Inhibiting Inflammation
Caused by Pesticides
In one study, animals were exposed
to the pesticide rotenone, which triggers
immunoexcitotoxicity in the areas of the brain
destroyed by Parkinson’s disease. Researchers found
that special brain cells (dopaminergic neurons) were
protected when exposed to saffron (safranal).
The protection occurred for a number of reasons,
but mainly by activating special cell mechanisms that
strongly inhibit inflammation (Nrf2) in brain cells.
In another study of Parkinson’s disease (using
the MPTP model), researchers also demonstrated
that saffron could protect the parts of the brain
damaged by the condition. Specifically, this
study demonstrated that saffron protected the
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, and
prevented abnormal activity in the caudate-putamen
complex by reducing inflammation.
secondary to destruction of small arteries within the
retina (microangiopathy).
The central mechanism of damage appears to be
chronic activation of retinal microglia, which release
high levels of excitotoxins and inflammatory cytokines.
This activation generates very high levels of free
radicals and lipid peroxidation products that seep into
the surrounding retinal tissue, causing widespread
destruction and eventually blindness.
A recent study found that saffron extract powerfully
protected the retina from damage caused by diabetes.16
In the case of glaucoma — which causes
immunoexcitotoxicity triggered either by high levels
of pressure within the eyeball or other factors —
saffron extract has been shown to provide considerable
protection from retinal damage.17
Studies have also shown that saffron extract protects
the retina by raising the levels of antioxidants such as
glutathione and superoxide dismutase (SOD).
This shields the retina against a number of diseases,
and can reduce irritating floaters that plague many
people.
Suppressing activated microglia in the retina is
critical for preventing progressive damage from
glaucoma. Saffron inhibits microglial activation and
reduces inflammatory mechanisms, which is critical
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Improving Memory
Saffron has also been shown to improve learning
and memory in rats with alcohol-induced problems.
It improved the hippocampal mechanism for
memory called long-term potentiation.
Stress is a major cause of learning and memory
defects, mainly because it causes a buildup of free
radicals and lipid peroxidation products in the
hippocampus.
An animal study showed that saffron extract
could prevent the stress from causing memory
problems and improve learning and memory
retention. The saffron significantly elevated
antioxidant molecules such as glutathione
reductase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide
dismutase — all powerful brain antioxidants.
Saffron also lowered cortisone, which is
thought to be a major player in stress-induced
memory impairment.
for preventing the immunoexcitotoxicity that causes
retinal damage.
Saffron has also shown promise for improving
retinal function in cases of acute macular degeneration.
In a patient study, saffron was shown to improve
visual function in such cases. And animal studies
demonstrated that the extract protects the special
photoreceptors within the retina.18
Proponents of marijuana cite its use by glaucoma
patients as one of their justifications for legalization.
Interestingly, saffron was found to protect the retina
through activation of special cannabinoid receptors,
which are the protective receptors that are also
activated by marijuana.
But saffron is neither addictive nor mind-altering.19
Treating Depression and Anxiety
Several studies have shown that saffron is effective
in cases of major depression, especially for people with
atypical depression.
One double-blind, placebo-controlled,
randomized study of 123 people with major
depression compared a low dose of curcumin (250
mg twice a day), a high dose of curcumin (500
mg twice a day), and a combination of low-dose
curcumin and saffron combined.
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The researchers found that various concentrations of
curcumin and the combination of low-dose curcumin
and saffron demonstrated significantly greater
improvements in depressive symptoms and anxiety
than the placebo.20
A number of animal studies and human studies have
shown saffron to be effective for calming anxiety and
major depression.21 Another clinical study involving
66 people with a combination of anxiety and major
depression found saffron to be as effective for relieving
anxiety and depression over a six-week period as a
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) — a
common antidepressant medication.22
The improvement was significant.
But saffron is considerably safer than SSRI
medications.
Saffron reverses depression by stimulating the brain
to produce a neuron growth factor called BDNF
(brain-derived neurotrophic factor), which is usually
low in cases of major depression.23
Of particular interest was the fact that the study used
a low dose of the saffron, just 30 mg per day, to get
those impressive results.
Immunoexcitotoxicity from chronic activation of
microglia plays a major role in both depression and
anxiety. Saffron calms these brain immune cells.
It was also found that saffron dramatically protected
the brain against damage from the organophosphate
pesticide malathion.
Such pesticides are strongly connected with
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s
dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and ALS.
Saffron was also very effective for treating
premenstrual syndrome24 in a double-blind, placebo-
controlled study. Women had to suffer from PMS for
at least six months to be included in the study. They
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Vinpocetine: Safe in High Doses, Best Taken With Food

One of the most useful properties
of vinpocetine is that it selectively
blocks sodium channels in neural
cells and heart cells, which in turn
reduces the calcium content of the
cell. This is very beneficial, as too
much calcium in certain cells can
trigger destructive reactions that
cause organs to malfunction.
As a result, vinpocetine can
reduce damage caused by blocked
heart blood vessels, reduce stroke
damage, prevent acidosis, reduce
swelling of tissues, improve blood
flow in blood vessels, and reduce
glutamate excitotoxicity.
Vinpocetine has also been shown
to protect mitochondria, the main
energy source within cells. It is a
powerful antioxidant, especially for
some of the more destructive free
radicals. In addition, vinpocetine
is a potent anti-inflammatory that
reduces lipid peroxidation, a process
of fat oxidation in tissues that is
very destructive. The mechanism
by which it reduces inflammation is
rather unique and could also play a
major role in preventing and even
treating cancers.
Most studies have shown
vinpocetine to be relatively safe,
even in higher doses taken over a
prolonged period of time. Minor
side effects can occur.
Because it reduces blood
coagulation, it should not be
combined with other compounds
that significantly affect blood
clotting, such as aspirin, prescription
blood thinners, garlic, high-dose
EPA (fish oil), or ginkgo biloba. But
studies have shown no interference
with other prescription drugs.
Start with a low dose — about 10
mg twice a day. Over the next two
or three days, you can increase the
dose as tolerated. At higher doses
— more than 20 mg to 30 mg twice
a day — a person may experience
fatigue and sleepiness. But that
usually subsides in 2 to 3 days
without lowering the dose.
Studies have shown that only
about 6.7 percent of vinpocetine
is absorbed when the stomach
is empty, and that absorption
increases significantly when it is
taken with food. Newer methods
of encapsulating the product have
been shown to significantly improve
absorption from the gut.
Once in the bloodstream, the
compound is bound to carrier
proteins and enters the brain
very easily.

received just 15 mg of saffron twice a day, which is a
low dose.
This plant extract has also been shown to treat mild
to moderate postpartum depression.25 One study found
that more than 50 percent of women treated with a
small dose (15 mg per day for six weeks) experienced a
complete relief of symptoms.
Lastly, insomnia is a major problem for people
suffering from major depression and anxiety. Studies
have shown that not only does saffron suppress
anxiety, it also acts as a muscle relaxant and increases
restful sleep.26
Cardiovascular Benefits of Saffron
Several studies have shown that extracts of saffron
offer considerable protection for the heart and blood
vessels.
Heart disease is common in people who suffer from
diabetes. Using an experimental model of human
diabetes, researchers found that saffron improved the
electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns, prevented heart
muscle hemorrhages, and prevented other forms of
damage to the heart of the diabetic animals.27
In another study, researchers found that saffron
significantly improved heart function, reduced heart
damage (observed on microscopic examination), and
improved antioxidant protection of the heart.28
Other studies have also shown that saffron increases
antioxidant enzymes within the heart muscle. And
saffron itself is a very powerful antioxidant.29
Studies have also shown that saffron protects the
heart in cases of heart attack.
In one such study, researchers demonstrated that
saffron improved left ventricular heart function and
prevented heart arrhythmias (premature ventricular
contractions, tachycardia, and fibrillation), which are
often responsible for people dying after suffering a
heart attack.30
In addition, other studies have also shown saffron
extract protects against ventricular fibrillation — the
most deadly form of arrhythmia.31
The heart is regulated by an interaction between the
sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves and they must
be in balance for optimal function.

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Researchers showed that saffron and its major

Breakthrough Against Pain
Chronic pain is one of the most difficult things
to treat. Billions of dollars are spent every year on
medications and treatment methods in an effort
to combat this terrible malady. There is growing
evidence that saffron supplements can reduce pain
impulses. My own personal experience has shown
that saffron in moderate doses (88.25 mg three times
a day) significantly reduces the pain of shingles,
especially if combined with grape seed extract (500
mg three times a day).
The advantage of using saffron (and grape seed
extract) is that they are not habit-forming and do not
impair your thinking like narcotics do. My own review
of how it reduces pain indicates there are a number
of mechanisms working together, such as inhibition
of microglia, acting as a powerful antioxidant and by
reducing inflammation.
A recent study found that saffron extract helped
balance these autonomic nerves, thus improving the
stability of the heart.32
Controlling High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure can damage a number of
organs, including the kidneys, the heart, and the
brain. Many drugs have been designed to control the
condition, but most are associated with significant
complications.
In most cases, a healthy diet alone can control
elevated blood pressure, but not in all cases.
Several natural substances — such as hawthorn,
quercetin, vitamin C, ferulic acid, and curcumin —
have been shown to lower blood pressure. Now saffron
can be added to the list.
Studies of hypertensive animals found that saffron
extract effectively lowered high blood pressure.33, 34
components dilate the arteries, which lowers blood
pressure — but only in cases where blood pressure is
too high.35, 36
Extracts from saffron have also been shown to
protect the lining of blood vessels (endothelium) from
damage caused by inflammation, which is a major
cause of atherosclerosis.37
Reducing Inflammation and
Regulating Immunity
Because inflammation caused by immune
overactivation is the root of so many diseases, natural
compounds that reduce inflammation and regulate the
immune system could play a huge role in preventing
and treating a wide variety of diseases.
Saffron extract powerfully regulates immune-
generated inflammation.38
One study of the effects of saffron on immune
regulatory T cells (called Tregs) found that
stimulating these anti-inflammatory cells significantly
reduced the severity of asthma symptoms induced in
experimental animals.39
In most cases, asthma is treated with cortisone,
which can have a number of harmful effects on the
body, especially for children. Saffron would be much
safer to treat asthma attacks, and could even prevent an
attack in the first place.
By inhibiting chronic activation of macrophages
and microglia, saffron extract could play an
important role in preventing and treating many
autoimmune diseases, reducing atherosclerosis
(and therefore heart attacks and strokes), protecting
the brain, heart, and blood vessels, and protecting
vision.
Studies have shown that saffron extract helps
regulate the balance of immune activity, which is
critical for preventing autoimmune conditions.40

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Treating Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the
West, especially in the United States. It’s a leading cause
of amputations, blindness, and impotence, and plays a
major role in early heart attacks and strokes.
Even slightly elevated blood sugar (prediabetes) is
associated with a significantly higher incidence of heart
attacks and strokes.
In addition, cancer rates are higher among diabetics,
and diabetics with cancer have a poorer prognosis than
people with normal blood sugar levels.
Other complications from diabetes include:
• Peripheral nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)
• Kidney failure
• Liver damage
• Heart failure
• Neurodegenerative diseases
• Atherosclerosis (blood vessel damage)
One of the primary effects of diabetes — especially
poorly controlled diabetes — is high levels of free
radicals and lipid peroxidation products throughout
the body. As a powerful antioxidant, saffron would be a
major weapon for taming complications of diabetes.
Studies of saffron extract on diabetic animals
demonstrated that the compound increases antioxidant
capacity, lowers glucose levels, decreases cholesterol and
triglycerides, and reverses insulin resistance (the major
cause of Type 2 diabetes).41
Saffron extract also lowered inflammatory
cytokine levels in diabetic animals. That’s one of
the most important steps for preventing damage to
organs and tissues.42
Another growing problem in the United States
is the high incidence of metabolic syndrome — a
combination of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity,
and high cholesterol levels.
This syndrome is associated with a wide array of
serious side effects, including aggressive atherosclerosis,
heart attacks, strokes, liver failure, heart failure,
impaired memory, weakness, rapid aging, fatigue, and
multiple organ failure.
Saffron’s powerful antioxidant effect and its
antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and lipid-lowering
effects — along with its capability to protect numerous
organs and tissues — makes it a perfect weapon against
metabolic syndrome.43
In a study of peripheral neuropathy, researchers
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Sexual and Reproductive
Effects of Saffron
One of the properties of saffron, or any extract,
that will immediately get men’s attention is that it
may have an aphrodisiac effect. In a study using male
rats, researchers found that adding saffron extract to
their diet increased sexual behaviors. It is not known
if it would have the same effect in humans.
Even more important is the finding that saffron
extract protected sperm from oxidative stress. With
people being exposed to so many environmental
toxic substances, high levels of inflammatory fats and
sugars in their diets, and high levels of stress, damage
to sperm becomes a major consideration.
Researchers found that animals that were given
saffron had lower free radical levels, reduced lipid
peroxidation, greater sperm motility, and better
sperm integrity than control animals.
Other studies have shown similar protection
against some toxic metals on sperm.
For young couples having difficulty conceiving, this
may be a simple answer for having a healthy baby.
found that feeding diabetic animals saffron extract
could significantly improve damage to the nerves
and reduce the inflammatory products responsible
for the damage.44
The results were even better when insulin was added
to the treatment.
Anticancer Effects of Saffron
Saffron is excellent for preventing cancer
development, as well as being an effective weapon
against established cancers, mainly because of its strong
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Studies have shown that saffron promotes cancer
cell suicide (apoptosis) and inhibits proliferation.45
It has already been proven to be effective against the
following types of cancer:
• Lung
• Breast
• Ovarian
• Sarcomas
• Leukemia46, 47
In addition, a human trial on cancer patients who
showed liver metastasis was recently conducted.48
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Metastatic cancer is what kills the patient — and it is the
most difficult form to treat.
Patients who were received moderate doses of
saffron along with chemotherapy had significantly
fewer liver tumors than those getting chemotherapy
alone. Two patients in the saffron-treated group also
showed partial to complete tumor response. There was
no tumor response in the chemotherapy-only group.
A number of studies have shown that carotenoids
can suppress some cancers. The ingredients in saffron
are special types of highly polar carotenoids that target
cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed.49
Saffron extract has been shown to inhibit cancer
cells by a number of mechanisms, including immune
stimulation.50
Another important effect of saffron is its ability
to protect normal cells against damage from
chemotherapy drugs. Doxorubicin is a drug that is
associated with severe damage to the heart, among
other organs. Adding saffron to treatment with
doxorubicin has been shown to significantly reduce
toxicity on the heart.
For example, in animal studies saffron extract
completely protected the hearts of animals receiving
doxorubicin, and restored a normal EEG pattern.51 At
the same time, saffron made the chemotherapy drug
more effective.
Other studies have shown that saffron also enhances
the effectiveness of the cancer drug cisplatin on lung
cancer cells.
Another study found that saffron extract significantly
protected against toxicity of cisplatin on normal organs
and tissues.52
Saffron joins a long list of naturally occurring
compounds — curcumin, quercetin, hesperidin,
baicalein, ferulic acid, luteolin, and apigenin — with
strong anticancer effects that also protect normal cells
and organs.
Judging the Research
Saffron extract can protect the nervous system, brain,
heart, blood vessels, kidneys, liver, and lungs. It can also
help prevent and treat cancer, autoimmune diseases,
insomnia, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver
disease, elevated lipids, and gastrointestinal problems.
Most of the research presented in this issue of The
Blaylock Wellness Report comes from scientists in
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Iran. That’s because 90 percent of the world’s saffron is
harvested in Iran.
When a product has been studied mainly in a single
country, there is often cause for skepticism.
Greater assurance is given by independent research
that comes from other countries (as you will see among
the references below) including China, the United
States, and Japan.
In most of these studies, the dose of saffron was low
to moderate. And the effectiveness was dose-dependent,
meaning that the higher the dose, the more effective it
was — especially in the case of cancers.
Most saffron supplements contain 88.25 mg per
capsule. One to three capsules a day with meals is more
than adequate.
It would not be wise to take higher doses except
under the supervision of a person trained in the use of
saffron — even though the extract has been shown to
be safe in higher doses. 
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Health and Nutrition Updates

Modern Medical Establishment door, then 24 to 48 hours later they had turned around.
Suppresses New Treatments We have seen patients walk out of here we didn’t expect
Though not many people in the developed world to ever leave.”
realize it, medical practice has changed drastically in Dr. Marik studied the mortality rate in his sepsis
recent years. It is now more regimented, more centrally cases before he began using IV vitamin C and after. The
controlled, unimaginative, and inhumane in almost results were stunning. Before the vitamin C treatment,
every way. the mortality rate was 40 percent. After he started using
The days of a doctor having close relationships with it, the death rate fell to 8 percent — a stunning result.
his or her patients and emphasizing personal care and You would think that after hearing about Dr. Marik’s
compassion — always doing what is best success, the medical profession would
for the patients — are quickly passing. immediately start using this simple,
Worse yet, individual doctors safe, and very inexpensive treatment.
who do make personal observations ‘Before Dr. Marik But their response was quite different.
that may represent groundbreaking began using Several elite professors of pulmonary
advances can have trouble being able intravenous and critical care suggested that the new
to utilize their insights. treatment should wait on expensive,
A recent case drives this point home.
vitamin C double-blind, randomized, placebo-
Dr. Paul Marik, the chief of pulmonary treatment, the controlled, multicenter studies —
and critical care at Eastern Virginia mortality rate studies that can take years to conduct.
Medical School, discovered that high- from sepsis was But as Dr. Marik pointed out, it
dose intravenous vitamin C could save would be difficult, if not impossible,
the lives of patients with severe, terminal 40 percent. After to find anyone who would fund a
sepsis (blood-borne infections). he started using it, vitamin C study, simply because the
This insight began when he was the death rate fell treatment is so inexpensive. That is,
treating a 53-year-old lady who was at there are no big profits to be made by
death’s door with sepsis. Traditional
to 8 percent. pharmaceutical companies.
methods had failed, so Dr. Marik Sepsis occurs in more than a million
decided to try using intravenous high- people each year, just in the United
dose vitamin C as a last-ditch treatment. States. Many die from the condition.
To his surprise, the patient improved so much that If the pristine scientific studies that the medical
he was able to quit administering four powerful drugs community wants were actually funded, they could
that had been part of her treatment. Three days later take five years or more to complete, and then it would
she improved to the point she was able to leave the take several more years to implement IV vitamin
intensive care unit. Today she is not only alive, but C treatment. During that five-year period, literally
quite well. hundreds of thousands people would be allowed to
Spurred by this incredible case, Dr. Marik used die unnecessarily — in the U.S. alone — while doctors
intravenous vitamin C on a number of other sepsis played scientist.
patients — all of whom were close to death and This obsession with making every medical treatment
beyond traditional medical care. The results were the scientific — so-called evidence-based medicine — is
same — they all improved rapidly. costing millions of people their lives.
One nurse admitted that she was skeptical at first, Not everything needs to pass through the scientific
mostly because vitamin C seemed just too simple a method to be deemed useful and lifesaving. I don’t
solution. But she had to admit: “They’d be at death’s need a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled

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study to tell me that if I drop an anvil on my foot it
will hurt. Yet medicine has become just that ridiculous
concerning some treatments — especially treatments
that are cheap, safe, and easy to administer.
Every physician is familiar with the story of Dr. Ignaz
Semmelweis, the Hungarian physician who observed
that simply washing your hands in an antiseptic
solution between doing autopsies and assisting in the
delivery of babies, the scourge of one of the biggest
killers of women in 19th century — a form or sepsis
called puerperal fever — could be largely eliminated.
Millions of women all over Europe and the UK died
from this terrible form of sepsis.
To prove his point, Dr. Semmelweis divided the
women into two separate birth wards.
In one, all doctors were required to wash their
hands in an antiseptic solution; in the other, doctors
did just what orthodox medicine taught — that is, that
there was no need to wash hands between autopsies
and delivering a baby.
Of course, the death rate in the ward where hand-
washing was mandatory fell dramatically, and women
continued to die in large numbers in the other ward.
At the time, germs had not been identified. The
orthodox doctors concluded that hand-washing was
just too “simplistic” a solution to the problem of
puerperal fever.
Dr. Semmelweis was driven from his profession and
died in a mental hospital — some say because he was
haunted by the continuing death of so many women
who could so easily have been saved.
I would wager that the doctors demanding “scientific
proof” know very little about vitamin C. If they did,
they would know that despite its seeming simplicity, it
has many complex and beneficial reactions within the
body — reactions that can reverse the damaging effects
of sepsis and the cytokine storm of influenza infections.
Millions will continue to die until we decentralize
medicine and remove this arrogant attitude that
everything must be scientifically proven before it can
be utilized.
We must not forget the words in Roman 1:22,
“Professing to be wise, they became fools.”  Every year, flu vaccines are mostly ineffective, and
Vaccines Damaging Adults Too
Babies are not the only ones being damaged by
vaccines. There is clear evidence that repeated immune
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stimulation by vaccines — especially those that contain
aluminum adjuvants (as most do) — causes chronic
brain inflammation.
That can lead to a number of neurological problems,
including mental fog, confusion, disorientation, and
seizures, and could increase the risk or worsen the
prognosis for neurodegenerative diseases such as
Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s.
A new study by researchers from Italy found that a
great many vaccines were contaminated with particles
of toxic metals such as cadmium, aluminum, iron, lead,
copper, and mercury.
But none of those contaminants were declared by
the manufacturers.
The researchers examined 44 of the most
commonly administered vaccines, and found all to be
contaminated.
Particles varied in size, but some were nanosized
contaminants. This is important because particles that
tiny can easily penetrate the blood-brain barrier and
enter cells, even lodging in the cell’s DNA.
Nanosized particles are also much more reactive, and
can induce intense inflammation.
The researchers also found that the particles persist
in the body, meaning they can cause prolonged
inflammation.
Such particles in the brain can lead to chronic
microglial activation and immunoexcitotoxicity,
and trigger progressive neurodegenerative disease. It
can also present as seizures, difficulty thinking, and
confusion.
Such inflammatory particles can also result in a
number of autoimmune diseases, which have been
increasing dramatically ever since the dramatic increase
in the number of vaccines being administered.
Most vaccines have been shown to be ineffective, and
every year hundreds of thousands of complications are
reported in relation to them.
Worse yet, studies show that 10 percent or less of
adverse reactions to vaccines are reported by doctors
— meaning the true number of complications is
much higher.
have the potential to cause serious complications.
We must also put an end to mandatory university
vaccination, before hundreds of thousands more are
permanently damaged. 
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Ask Dr. Blaylock

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Dr. Blaylock welcomes any questions or comments you would like to share.
Each month, he will select a few to be published and answered in the newsletter.
Please remember that he cannot answer every question.
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Which Supplements Treat Pain?
Q:  What supplements do you recommend
for my 16-year-old daughter, who has reflex
neurovascular dystrophy?
— Clarence B., Crookston, Minn.
A:  Reflex neurovascular dystrophy is a condition
that leads to severe pain in the joints and muscles of
children. It can be quite difficult to treat.
One of the most impressive natural ways to
control chronic pain is with grape seed extract in a
dose of 1,000 mg taken three times a day with meals.
It comes in a dose of 500 mg per capsule.
Saffron, silymarin, curcumin, and quercetin also
reduce chronic pain. St. John’s wort also reduces
this type of pain, but requires close supervision by a
knowledgeable physician.
Is There Aluminum in White Tea?
Q:  I read your special report on maintaining
memory. You stated that aluminum was high in
black teas. The next paragraph stated that fluoride
levels are very low in white teas. What about
aluminum levels in white tea?
— Karen S., Bedford, Ind.
A:  Thanks, I should have added that aluminum is
also present at very low levels in white tea.
What is important to keep in mind is that both
elements are high in black tea, and when they
chemically interact (fluroaluminum) they are much
more harmful than either alone.
Green tea and especially white tea are very low
in both.
Can I Prevent Vascular Dementia?
Q:  I am interested in research about dementia.
Is there anything you can tell me about vascular
dementia?
— Thomas S., Guelph, Ont.
A:  The things that help prevent Alzheimer’s
dementia also reduce the risk of vascular dementia, as
the mechanisms overlap.
Vinpocentine is especially helpful for vascular
dementia. Curcumin, quercetin, apigenin, luteolin,
baicalein, and bacopa are also major protectants.
Magnesium is very important as it not only
reduces brain inflammation but reduces clotting and
increases cerebral blood flow.
These compounds also improve blood
vessel strength and prevent vessel leakage and
microhemorrhages, major events in vascular
dementia.
Vitamin C also strengthens these vessels and
prevents leakage.
How Much Milk Thistle Should I Take?
Q:  How much milk thistle should be taken for a
genetic disorder that leads to accumulating iron?
— Wade L., Bend, Ore.
A:  The best absorbed silymarin (the active ingredient
in milk thistle) is the Siliphos form. The dose is two
capsules three times a day.
Quercetin, curcumin, hesperidin and especially
baicalein bind iron within tissues, thus preventing it
from being harmful.
A product called IP6 also strongly binds iron and
removes it from tissues.
Will Silymarin Replace Cancer Drug?
Q:  I survived breast cancer a year ago. I now take
an aromatase inhibitor: Femara. I’m ready to quit it

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due to side effects. Would I be able to take silymarin
supplements to replace Femara?
— Kathy S., Waukesha, Wis.
A:  Natural aromatase inhibitors do not have side
effects like the drugs. Some of the most potent
compounds that suppress aromatase include ginkgo
biloba, quercetin, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, apigenin,
and naringin.
Ginkgo in higher doses can cause bleeding
problems and should be limited to 160 mg a day and
never take with blood thinners.
Soy (isoflavones) powerfully stimulates aromatase
and should be avoided.
Drugs Don’t Help ADHD
Q: I have a 17-year-old daughter who was
diagnosed with ADHD when she was 15. I was
against using drugs, but she got them anyway. She
now is experiencing mood swings, depression,
anxiety, sleep problems. Is there anything else we
can do?
— Andrea G., Las Vegas, Nev.
A: If you examine the list of complications with
ADHD medications, you’ll see these exact problems
and more, including anxiety, behavioral problems,
hallucinations, and even paranoia.
The best course is to have her tested for food
intolerances, as most of these children have one or
more, and taking them out of the diet often cures
them.
In addition, DHA is essential. More medications
are just treating the side effects of one drug with
another.
How Much Taurine for Parkinson’s?
Q:  My husband has advanced Parkinson’s and had
stem cell therapy four months ago. He is making
some progress. How much taurine should I give to
my husband?
— Deborah C., Columbus, Miss.
A: Taurine for all such conditions can be taken in a
dose of 1,000 mg three times a day, 30 minutes before
a meal. 

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About Dr. Blaylock

Dr. Russell Blaylock is a nationally recognized, board-certified neurosurgeon, health practitioner, author, and
lecturer. He attended the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his
internship and neurosurgical residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. For 25
years, he has practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He recently retired from his
neurosurgical duties to devote his full attention to nutritional studies and research. Dr. Blaylock has authored
four books on nutrition and wellness, including “Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills,” “Health and Nutrition
Secrets That Can Save Your Life,” “Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients,” and his most recent work, “Cellular
and Molecular Biology of Autism Spectrum Disorders,” edited by Anna Strunecka. An in-demand guest for radio
and television programs, he lectures extensively to both lay and professional medical audiences on a variety of
nutrition related subjects.
He is the 2004 recipient of the Integrity in Science Award granted by the Weston A. Price Foundation. He
serves as an assistant editor-in-chief for the journal “Surgical Neurology International.” He was also a lecturer for
the Foundation on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. At present, he is a reviewer for the journal “Food &
Chemical Toxicology” and other journals.
Dr. Blaylock previously served as clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.

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