INDEX

Abraham, Edward 256

Acetone 160

Acetylcholine 132, 163

Acrylamide 25–29

Acupuncture 139–44

Adenosine 65

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 95

Adrenaline 121

Aflatoxins 27

Agutter, Dr. Paul 164, 165

Alcohol 61, 181–84, 263

Alcohol dehydrogenase 169, 170

Alcor Life Extension Foundation 165, 167, 168

Alexander, Albert 256

Alkyl ketene dimers 226

Alkyl succinic anhydrides 226

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) 16, 20

Alpha-tocopherol 105–7

Aluminum 117, 210–13, 241

Aluminum chlorhydrate 129

Aluminum hydroxide 128, 219

Aluminum stearate 235

Aluminum sulfate 219

Alzheimer’s disease 107–8, 135

Amalgam 195

Amaranth 78–79

Aminolevulinic acid 180

Aminophenol 177

Ammonia 89, 175, 176, 199, 219

Ammonium carbonate 219

Ammonium nitrate 199, 201–4

Amoxicillin 55

Amphetamine 186

Amyl acetate 255

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 133

Anabolic steroids 186

Anafranil 154

Anderson, Richard 40

Androstenol 87

Androstenone 87

Anemia 187

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 50

Anthocyanins 23, 214

Anthrax 123–24

Antibiotics 90

AntiCancer 179

Antifreeze 168, 184, 185

Antioxidant(s) 11–13, 23, 64–66, 86, 100–102, 107

Antiperspirants 128–31

Apolipoprotein E (Apo E) 74–75

Appert, Nicholas 250

Apples 11–12, 39, 41

Arecoline 132

Arnold, Larry 264

Aromatase 21

Asimov, Issac 14

Asparagine 28

Aspartame 43

Atherosclerosis 23

Atropine 163–65, 190

Autism 75

B vitamins 103

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) 85

Bakelite 235

Baking soda 218

Barefoot, Robert 274

Bauxite 211

Bedford, James 166

Behavioral therapy 155

Belladonna 163, 164

Bentley, Dr. John Irving 262

3,4-Benzypyrene 160

Beta-carotene 76–78

Beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) 134, 135

Betel nuts 132

Bile acids 19

BioCure 51

Biotape 274

BioZate 50

Bitter melon 40

Bjelakovic, Goran 100, 101

Black dermographism 215

Black, Samuel 60

Bleaching 224

Blood doping 187

Blood pressure 33, 36, 50, 51

Blueberries 21, 23, 24

Boar Mate 87

Boar-taint 87

Boron 241

Bottled water 157–59

Boyle, Robert 182

Breast cancer 12, 21, 22, 29, 129–31

Broccoli 32, 259, 260

Bt toxin 68

Bubbles 216

Bubonic plague 254

Buchanan, Dr. Robert 164

Byrd, Randolph 119

Cafestol 64

Caffeine 40, 62, 63, 65

Calabrese, Ed 160, 161

Calcitriol 91

Calcium 90–93, 172, 173

Calcium carbonate 91, 226

Calcium fluoride 172, 173

Calcium gluconate 172

Calcium hydroxide 132

Calcium oxalate 169

Campylobacter jejuni 56–57

Cancer 26, 27, 29, 63, 64, 72, 76, 84, 112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 178, 273

Capone, Al 182

Carbon dioxide 219

Cartier, Jacques 110

Castor beans 136, 137

Cathodic protection 251

Caudate nucleus 152, 155

Celluloid 235

Cellulose 221, 224

Chain, Ernst 255, 256, 258

Chamorro 134

Charlemagne 15

Cheesecake Factory, The 97–100

Chile saltpeter 70, 197, 199

Chiu, Alex 266

Chlorine 224

Chlorine dioxide 224

Chlorogenic acid 65, 72

Chlorophyll 46, 49

Chocolate 33–35

Cholera 254

Cholesterol 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 35, 42, 64, 67, 74, 75

Cholinesterase 163

Christie, Agatha 162, 189

Chromium 41

Chymosin 68

Cigarettes 148

Cinnamon 27, 39–42

“Cis” bonds 30

Citric acid 218

Clark, Hulda Regehr 116–18

Cleopatra 266

Clomipramine (Anafranil) 154

Clonidine (Catapres) 154

Clostridium botulinum 70

Clostridium difficile 124, 125

Coanda, Henri 271

Cocoa 33, 34, 36

CocoaVia 34

Cod liver oil 49

Coffee 13, 42, 62–64, 66, 258, 260

Colds 111

Colton, Frank 232

Compulsion 150

Copper 235

Copper sulfide 216

Copper sulfate 207–10, 214, 235, 236

Coprolalia 153

Copropraxia 153

Coral Calcium 274

Corned beef 73

Cornstarch 38

Cortisol 121, 126

Cortisone 230, 231

Cotton 222, 223

Coumaric acids 72

Cowpox 245, 246

Cows 125–26

Craddock, Stuart 253, 254

Cream, Dr. Neill 190, 191

Crohn’s disease 51

Crooked House, The 162

Cryolite 212

Cryonics 165–68

Cryoprotectant 167

Cupric chloride 66

Curcumin 12, 13, 76

Cutting boards 57

Cyanide 160

Cyanobacteria 135

Cycad tree 134

Cyclamates 43

Cyclooxygenase 76

Cystic fibrosis 48

Cytokines 111

Darbre, Dr. Philippa 129–31

DDT 161

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) 158

De la Tourette, Gilles

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol 148

Deodorants 130–31

Diammonium phosphate 204

Diatomaceous earth 244

Dickens, Charles 238, 261, 262

Diethyl zinc 225

Diethylhexyladipate 156, 157

Diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA) 155–58

Dimercaprol 195

Dimethyl sulfide 224

Dioscoria 228

1,4-Dioxane 159

Diosgenin 228, 229

Dioxin 161

Dircks, Henry 238

Djerassi, Carl 231–33

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 16–18, 20, 88

Donaldson, Thomas 168

Dopamine 65, 154

Doping 186

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 220

Drebbel, Cornelis 206

Dronabinol 148, 149

Durand, Peter 250, 251

Dynamite 242–45

E. coli O157:H7 85, 201

Echinacea 13

Edison, Thomas 233–36

Eggs 15, 16, 18, 20

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 16–18, 20

Electrolysis 235

Ender, Kornelia 186

Endorphins 143

Enovid 232

Enzymes 45–48

Epilepsy 148

Epinephrine 133

Erythropoietin (EPO) 187, 188

Estradiol 227, 231

Estrogen 21, 22, 232

Estrogen mimics 159

Estrone 230

Etchings 172, 174

Ethanol 27

Ethylene glycol 168–71

Etminan, Dr. Mahyar 178

Ettinger, Robert 166

Eumelanin 176

Fenugreek 40

Ferrous sulfate 192

Fertilizers 84, 197–204

Fire extinguishers 219

Fish oil 17, 20

Flanagan, Dr. Patrick 269–73

Flavonols 34–36

Flavonoids 23, 65, 86, 259

Flax 15–20

Flaxseed 16, 18, 40

Fleming, Alexander 252–54, 257, 258

Florey, Howard 255–58

Florsheim 265, 266, 269

Fluoxetine (Prozac) 154

Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 154

Foam(s) 216–220

Folic acid 103

Fomepizole (4-methylpyrazole) 170

Formaldehyde 71

Fracastoro, Girolamo 123

Free radicals 100, 206

French fries 25

French Harmless Dye Company 175

French paradox 59–62

Frequency generators 276

Fructose 38–39

Fruit-eating bats 133–34

Fuel oil 203

Fumonisin 86

Functional foods 49, 50

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) 144

Furan 259

Fusarium 85

Garlic 213–15

Gehrig, Lou 133, 135

Gelatin 222

Gelignite 242

Genetic modifications 20

Genetically modified crops 77

Genetically modified food 67–68

Genetically modified potato 78

Germs 122

Ghrelin 39

Glaucoma 149, 162, 163

Glucose 19, 28, 38–42

Glucose isomerase 38

Glycerine 243

Glycolic acid 169

Godfrey, Arthur 242

Godin, Gérald 114, 115

Gold 208, 213, 215, 216

Golden rice 76–78

Gorilla 236, 237

Goss, Dr. Paul 19

Gourmand syndrome 152

Granholm, Dr. Anne-Charlotte 31, 32

Green onions 58

Guam 133, 134

Guano 197, 198

Guar gum 241

Guarneri, Guiseppe 239

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) 56, 57

Gum 53, 54

Gutenberg Bible 220, 222

Gutta percha 173

Gymnema 40

Haber, Fritz 199

Hair dye 175–80

Haldol 154

Hall, Charles Martin 212

Haloperidol (Haldol) 154

Heart attack 60–61

Heart disease 21, 64, 74

Heatley, Norman 255–57

Helicobacter pylori 52

Helium 210

Hemoglobin 49

Hemp 222

Hensel, Andreas 52

Hepatitis A 58

Heroult, Paul-Louis-Toussaint 213

Heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAS) 27, 71, 72, 259

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) 36–38

Hippocrates 14, 266, 267

Hitler, Adolf 190

Hollenberg, Dr. Norman 33, 34, 36

Holmes, Sherlock 220

Homocysteine 103

Hoodia gordonii 94–96

HOPE 106

HOPE-TOO 105

Hormesis 160, 161

Howitz, Konrad 59, 60

Hunt, Mary 257

Hunter, Dr. John 247

Hunza water 272

Hutchins, Carleen Maley 240

Hydride 273

Hydrocortisone 231

Hydrofluoric acid 172–75

Hydrogen 30, 199

Hydrogen fluoride 172, 174

Hydrogen peroxide 175, 176, 180, 226

Hydrogen sulphide 89

Indian Hemp Drugs Commission 146, 147

Inhoffen, Hans 231

Insulin 38, 40, 41, 162

Insulin receptor kinase 41

In-vitro fertilization 121

Ioannidis, Dr. John 13

Iodine 197

Iron 250, 251

Iron deficiency 192

Isoalliin 214

Jack the Ripper 191

Jenner, Edward 245, 247, 248

Jesty, Benjamin 245, 246, 248

Kahweol 64

Kaldi 62

Kaolin 225

Kaptchuck, Ted 142

Katan, Martijn 30

Keen, Dr. Carl 34

Keller, Friedrich 223

Kent, Dora 167

Kent, Saul 167

Kool Aid 179

Korean ginseng 40

Kuna Indians 33

Laboratorios Hormona 229

Laccifer lacca 52

Lactase 48

Lactic acid 169

Lactobacillus helveticus 51

Lactobacillus GG 124

Latham, James 246

Laughing gas 202

Laval University 91

Lavoisier, Antoine 206

Lead acetate 179, 180

Lead sulfide 180

Legumes 199

Lehmann, Frederick 229, 230

Leibovici, Leonard 119, 122

Leptin 38, 39

Leukemia 82, 230

Li, Hing Hua 127

Lightbulb 174

Lighthouses 192

Lignans 18, 19

Lignin 223, 224, 226

Lind, Dr. James 110, 111

Linen 222, 223

Lobo, Dr. Rogerio 121

Longevinex 61

L’Oréal 176

Luvox 154

Lycopene 86

Lysine 78, 89

Lysozyme 253, 255

Maccaferri, Mario 241

Macular degeneration 108

Magnetic Resonance Imaging 267

Magnets 266–69

Maltodextrin 44

m-Aminophenols 177

Manganese dioxide 204, 205

Manure 196–201

Marijuana 145–49

Marker, Russell 226–33

Markov, Georgi 135,137

McCormick, Katherine 232

McGrath, Dr. Kris 131

McVeigh, Timothy 203

Mega Memory 274

Melzack, Ronald 143

Meningitis 55

Merck 230

Mercuric oxide 205, 206

Mercury 16, 191–95

Mercury fulminate 244

Meridians 141, 144

Meringue 218

Methanol 181–85

Methionine 78, 89

Methyl mercaptan 224

Methyl-t-butyl-ether (MTBE) 184, 185

Metronidazole 124

Microbes 55, 56

Microhydrin Microwaves 258–61

Miller, Dr. Edgar 104–6

Montagu, Lady, Mary Wortley 246

Morphine 163, 164

Mousse 218

Mozart 126–28

m-Phenylenediamines 177

Multiple sclerosis 149

Multivitamin 103

Mum 128

Music 125–27

Mycrohydrin 271, 273

Myelin 56

Myoglobin 70

Mysterious Affair at Styles, The 189

Naessens, Gaston 112, 113

Naessens’s regimen 114

Nagyvary, Joseph 239–42

Naloxone 143

Nanocolloids 273

Napoleon 248, 249, 250, 252

napthols Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About 273, 275

Nauru 198

Negative hydrogen ions 272, 273

Neurophone 270

Nitrates 84, 89, 200

Nitric acid 243

Nitric oxide 36

Nitrogen 196–201

Nitroglycerine 243, 244

Nitro-phenylenediamines 177

Nitrosamines 70–72

Nitrosyl myoglobin 70

Nitrous oxide 200

Nixon, Richard 139

Nobel Prizes 245

Nobel, Alfred 242–45

Nobel, Immanuel 244

Norephinephrine 132

Norethindrone 231–33

Norethynodrel 232

19-Norprogesterone

Norwalk-like virus 58

Nurses’ Health Study 16, 31

Nutrigenomics 73, 76

O’Shaugnessy, Dr. Denise 36

Obsession 150

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 150–54

Okinawa 98

Oklahoma City 203, 204

Okra 52

Oleic acid 31

Omega-3 50

Omega-3-eggs 17, 18

Omega-3-fats 16–18, 20, 49

Onions 40

Opsin 76

Oral cancer 132

Organic agriculture 83, 84, 198

Organic farms 201

Organic foods 69

Organophosphates 80, 81

Ortho Pharmaceuticals 233

Otitis media 54

Oxalic acid 169

Oxygen 185–87, 204–7, 224

Paclitaxel 13

Paine, Cecil 254, 255

Palytoxin 137

p-Aminophenols 177

Pancreatic enzymes 48

Paper 220–26

Papyrus 221

Parabens 129, 130

Paracelsus 160

Para-phenylene-diamine (PPD) 175–77

Paraquat 80

Parathion 81

Parchment 221, 222

Park-Davis 233

Parker, Terry 148

Parkinson’s disease 65, 82, 85

Paroxetine (Paxil) 154

Partially hydrogenated fats 30

Pasteur, Louis 123–24

Pastrami 73

Pauling, Linus 108, 109, 111

Paxil 154

PCBS 16

Pelouze, Theophile 243

Penicillin 252–58

Penicillium chrysogenum 257

Penicillium notatum 253, 256

Pepper, John Henry 236–39

Pepper’s Ghost 236–39

Pericardium–6 142

Permanent dye 176, 178

Pesticides 80–82, 84, 85

Pfizer 252

Phaeomelanin 176

Phenylalanine 43, 73

Phenylketonurea (PKU) 43, 73

Phipps, James 247

Phonograph 234

Phosphoric acid 174

Phosphorus 196, 198, 200, 209, 234

Physostigmine 162, 163

Phytopharm 94

Phytosterols 35

Pica 192

Pig manure 89

Pincus, Gregory 232

Pneumococcus 254

Poirot, Hercule 189

Polyurethane 219

Polyacrylamide 25, 26

Polyester 157, 158

Polyethylene glycol 159

Polyphenols 21, 72

Polystyrene 241

Pomegranate 21–23, 24

Pork production 87

Post-polio myalgia 269

Potash 198

Potassium 196, 198, 200, 212

Potassium chlorate 204–6

Potassium nitrate 206

Prayer 119–22

Priestley, Joseph 205, 206

Progesterone 227–32

Prohibition 182, 183

Propylene glycol 168, 169, 171

Propylene glycol alginate 220

Propylene glycol n-propyl ether 171

Prosperm 86, 88

Prostate cancer 18, 19

Proteins 218

Prozac 154

Pterostilbene 24

Pyramid Power 270

Pyrazine 259

Pyrethrum 84, 85

Pyroglycerine 243

Pyrotrons 264

Radar 258

Ragwort 207

Rauscher, Frances 127

Raytheon Company 258

Réamur, René de 222, 223

Reactive arthritis 57

Recombinant DNA technology 77

Reefer Madness 145

Reeser, Mary 262

Resorcinols 177

Resveratrol 40, 59–61, 76

Retallack, Dorothy 126

Retinal 76

Retinol 76

Rheumatoid arthritis 65

Ricin 136, 137

Ridley, Frederick 253

Rio Hair Naturalizer 66

Rock, John 232

Rockefeller Foundation 257

Rosenkrantz, George 229–31

Rosin 225

Rotenone 85

Rottnest Island 192

Ruzicka, Leopold 229, 230

Saccharin 43

Sacks, Oliver 134

Sainte-Claire Deville, Henri 212

Salmonella 57–58

Saltpeter 198, 206

San Bushmen 93, 94, 96

Sanger, Margaret 232

Sarsaparilla root 228, 230

Sarsaponegin 228

Sativex 149

Saturated fat 30, 31

Saunders, Frederick 240

Schaffer, Jacob 223

Scheele, Carl Wilhelm 173, 206

Schizophrenia 75

Schonbein, Friedrich 243

Schueller, Eugene 175, 176

Scurvy 110

Searle 232

Selenium 88, 101

Semi-permanent dyes 177, 179

Sendivogius, Michael 206

Serotonin 103, 152

Sertraline (Zoloft) 154

Sham acupuncture 141

Shaw, Gordon 126–27

Shellac 52, 53

Silicon dioxide 173

Silicones 219

Silver nitrate 209

Silver sulfide 216

Simethicone 220

Sinclair, David 59, 60

Sir2 59

Sirtuin 59, 60

Sizing 225, 226

Smallpox 245–48

Smoked meat 69–73

Sobrero, Ascanio 243

Sodium bicarbonate 219

Sodium chlorate 207

Sodium hydroxide 224

Sodium nitrate 70, 197, 199

Sodium stearate 235

Sodium sulfide 224

Solar flares 261

Soluble fiber 19

Somatids 112

Somlo, Emeric 229, 230

Sorbitol 54

Splenda 42, 43

Spontaneous human combustion 261–65

SSRIS 154

Stanozolol 186

Starch 225

Stearic acid 235

Steroids 227, 228, 230–33

Stott, Daniel 190

Stradivari, Antonio 239

Stradivarius 239–41

Straphylococci 253

Stratful, Dan 252

Streptococcus 246

Streptococcus mutans 54

Streptomyces murinus 38

Stroke 60

Strychnine 188–91

Strychnine bromide 188–89

Styrene 27

Sucralose 43–45

Sucrose 37, 43

Sugar 36, 37, 38, 45, 54

Sugar Association 37

Suicide 80

Sulfite 224

Sulfur 180

Sulfuric acid 123, 243

Sun flares 264

Swiffer WetJet 170–71

Syncrometer 117, 118

Syngenta Seeds 77, 78

Syntex 229–33

Synthesis gas 184

Taiwan 132

Tatar, Mark 59

Tea 72

Teleportation 266

Temporary dyes 177–79

Testosterone 19, 126, 158

Texas City 202–3

The Pill 226–33

Thermometer 194

Thiazole 259

Thiosulfinates 214, 215

Thompson, Dr. Lillian 19

Tin 248–52

Tin can 250

Tin disease 249

Tin oxide 251

Titanium dioxide 225, 226

Toluene 159, 160

Toluene-2,5-diamine sulfate 177

Tomatoes 83

Tornquist, Margareta 26

Tourette, Gilles de la 153

Tourette’s syndrome 153, 154

“Trans” 30, 32

Trans fat(s) 29–32

Triclosan 128

Trudeau, Kevin 274–76

Turmeric 12

Twain, Mark 11

Type II diabetes 40, 41, 65

Ulcerative colitis 51

Unilever 95

Unsaturated 30

Upjohn Company 231

Urea 199

Urea-formaldehyde 200

Urethane 27

Vaccination 245, 247–48

Van Leeuwenhoek, Antonie 123

Vancomycin 124

Verne, Jules 211

Viagra 36

Vinson, Joe, 65

Violin 239–42

Vitamin A 49, 76–78, 101

Vitamin C 86, 101, 106, 108–12

Vitamin E 13, 88, 101–8

Vitamin supplement 52, 100

Von Liebig, Justus 198, 261, 262

Walford, Dr. Roy 96, 98, 99

Walters, Larry 210

Watson-Watt, Robert 258

Weed killer 207

Weil, Dr. Andrew 69

Weinstock, Dr. Joel 51

Wheatgrass 45–49

Whey protein 50, 51

Wigmore, Ann 46, 47, 49

Williams, Ted 165, 168

Wilson, Simon 137, 138

Wirth, Daniel 122

Wohler, Friedrich 211

Women’s Health Study 107

Worms 51

Wright brothers 213

714X 112–15

Xylitol 54, 55

Zemel, Dr. Michael 90–93

Zeolites 89

Zero Point Energy 270, 271

Zoloft 154