Abraham, Edward 256
Acetone 160
Acrylamide 25–29
Acupuncture 139–44
Adenosine 65
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 95
Adrenaline 121
Aflatoxins 27
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 chlorhydrate 129
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
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
Anthrax 123–24
Antibiotics 90
AntiCancer 179
Antioxidant(s) 11–13, 23, 64–66, 86, 100–102, 107
Antiperspirants 128–31
Apolipoprotein E (Apo E) 74–75
Appert, Nicholas 250
Arecoline 132
Arnold, Larry 264
Aromatase 21
Asimov, Issac 14
Asparagine 28
Aspartame 43
Atherosclerosis 23
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
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
Black dermographism 215
Black, Samuel 60
Bleaching 224
Blood doping 187
Boar Mate 87
Boar-taint 87
Boron 241
Bottled water 157–59
Boyle, Robert 182
Breast cancer 12, 21, 22, 29, 129–31
Bt toxin 68
Bubbles 216
Bubonic plague 254
Buchanan, Dr. Robert 164
Byrd, Randolph 119
Cafestol 64
Calcitriol 91
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
Cathodic protection 251
Celluloid 235
Chamorro 134
Charlemagne 15
Cheesecake Factory, The 97–100
Chiu, Alex 266
Chlorine 224
Chlorine dioxide 224
Chocolate 33–35
Cholera 254
Cholesterol 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 35, 42, 64, 67, 74, 75
Cholinesterase 163
Chromium 41
Chymosin 68
Cigarettes 148
“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
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
Coumaric acids 72
Cows 125–26
Crohn’s disease 51
Crooked House, The 162
Cryolite 212
Cryonics 165–68
Cryoprotectant 167
Cupric chloride 66
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
Diethylhydroxylamine (DEHA) 155–58
Dimercaprol 195
Dimethyl sulfide 224
Dioscoria 228
1,4-Dioxane 159
Dioxin 161
Dircks, Henry 238
Djerassi, Carl 231–33
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 16–18, 20, 88
Donaldson, Thomas 168
Doping 186
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 220
Drebbel, Cornelis 206
Dynamite 242–45
Echinacea 13
Edison, Thomas 233–36
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 16–18, 20
Electrolysis 235
Ender, Kornelia 186
Endorphins 143
Enovid 232
Enzymes 45–48
Epilepsy 148
Epinephrine 133
Estrogen mimics 159
Estrone 230
Ethanol 27
Ethylene glycol 168–71
Etminan, Dr. Mahyar 178
Ettinger, Robert 166
Eumelanin 176
Fenugreek 40
Ferrous sulfate 192
Fire extinguishers 219
Flanagan, Dr. Patrick 269–73
Flavonols 34–36
Flax 15–20
Fleming, Alexander 252–54, 257, 258
Florey, Howard 255–58
Fluoxetine (Prozac) 154
Fluvoxamine (Luvox) 154
Foam(s) 216–220
Folic acid 103
Fomepizole (4-methylpyrazole) 170
Formaldehyde 71
Fracastoro, Girolamo 123
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 magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) 144
Furan 259
Fusarium 85
Garlic 213–15
Gelatin 222
Gelignite 242
Genetic modifications 20
Genetically modified crops 77
Genetically modified food 67–68
Genetically modified potato 78
Germs 122
Ghrelin 39
Glucose isomerase 38
Glycerine 243
Glycolic acid 169
Godfrey, Arthur 242
Golden rice 76–78
Goss, Dr. Paul 19
Gourmand syndrome 152
Granholm, Dr. Anne-Charlotte 31, 32
Green onions 58
Guar gum 241
Guarneri, Guiseppe 239
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) 56, 57
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
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
Hitler, Adolf 190
Hollenberg, Dr. Norman 33, 34, 36
Holmes, Sherlock 220
Homocysteine 103
Hoodia gordonii 94–96
HOPE 106
HOPE-TOO 105
Hunt, Mary 257
Hunter, Dr. John 247
Hunza water 272
Hutchins, Carleen Maley 240
Hydride 273
Hydrocortisone 231
Hydrofluoric acid 172–75
Hydrogen peroxide 175, 176, 180, 226
Hydrogen sulphide 89
Indian Hemp Drugs Commission 146, 147
Inhoffen, Hans 231
Insulin receptor kinase 41
In-vitro fertilization 121
Ioannidis, Dr. John 13
Iodine 197
Iron deficiency 192
Isoalliin 214
Jack the Ripper 191
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 sulfide 180
Legumes 199
Li, Hing Hua 127
Lightbulb 174
Lighthouses 192
Lobo, Dr. Rogerio 121
Longevinex 61
L’Oréal 176
Luvox 154
Lycopene 86
Maccaferri, Mario 241
Macular degeneration 108
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 267
Magnets 266–69
Maltodextrin 44
m-Aminophenols 177
Manure 196–201
Marijuana 145–49
Marker, Russell 226–33
McCormick, Katherine 232
McGrath, Dr. Kris 131
McVeigh, Timothy 203
Mega Memory 274
Melzack, Ronald 143
Meningitis 55
Merck 230
Mercury fulminate 244
Meringue 218
Methanol 181–85
Methyl mercaptan 224
Methyl-t-butyl-ether (MTBE) 184, 185
Metronidazole 124
Microhydrin Microwaves 258–61
Miller, Dr. Edgar 104–6
Montagu, Lady, Mary Wortley 246
Mousse 218
Mozart 126–28
m-Phenylenediamines 177
Multiple sclerosis 149
Multivitamin 103
Mum 128
Music 125–27
Myelin 56
Myoglobin 70
Mysterious Affair at Styles, The 189
Naessens’s regimen 114
Nagyvary, Joseph 239–42
Naloxone 143
Nanocolloids 273
napthols Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About 273, 275
Nauru 198
Negative hydrogen ions 272, 273
Neurophone 270
Nitric acid 243
Nitric oxide 36
Nitrogen 196–201
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
O’Shaugnessy, Dr. Denise 36
Obsession 150
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) 150–54
Okinawa 98
Okra 52
Oleic acid 31
Onions 40
Opsin 76
Oral cancer 132
Organic agriculture 83, 84, 198
Organic farms 201
Organic foods 69
Ortho Pharmaceuticals 233
Otitis media 54
Oxalic acid 169
Paclitaxel 13
Palytoxin 137
p-Aminophenols 177
Pancreatic enzymes 48
Paper 220–26
Papyrus 221
Paracelsus 160
Para-phenylene-diamine (PPD) 175–77
Paraquat 80
Parathion 81
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
Paxil 154
PCBS 16
Pelouze, Theophile 243
Penicillin 252–58
Penicillium chrysogenum 257
Pepper, John Henry 236–39
Pepper’s Ghost 236–39
Pericardium–6 142
Pfizer 252
Phaeomelanin 176
Phipps, James 247
Phonograph 234
Phosphoric acid 174
Phosphorus 196, 198, 200, 209, 234
Phytopharm 94
Phytosterols 35
Pica 192
Pig manure 89
Pincus, Gregory 232
Pneumococcus 254
Poirot, Hercule 189
Polyurethane 219
Polyethylene glycol 159
Polystyrene 241
Pork production 87
Post-polio myalgia 269
Potash 198
Potassium chlorate 204–6
Potassium nitrate 206
Prayer 119–22
Progesterone 227–32
Propylene glycol 168, 169, 171
Propylene glycol alginate 220
Propylene glycol n-propyl ether 171
Proteins 218
Prozac 154
Pterostilbene 24
Pyramid Power 270
Pyrazine 259
Pyroglycerine 243
Pyrotrons 264
Radar 258
Ragwort 207
Rauscher, Frances 127
Raytheon Company 258
Reactive arthritis 57
Recombinant DNA technology 77
Reefer Madness 145
Reeser, Mary 262
Resorcinols 177
Retallack, Dorothy 126
Retinal 76
Retinol 76
Rheumatoid arthritis 65
Ridley, Frederick 253
Rio Hair Naturalizer 66
Rock, John 232
Rockefeller Foundation 257
Rosenkrantz, George 229–31
Rosin 225
Rotenone 85
Rottnest Island 192
Saccharin 43
Sacks, Oliver 134
Sainte-Claire Deville, Henri 212
Salmonella 57–58
Sanger, Margaret 232
Sarsaponegin 228
Sativex 149
Saunders, Frederick 240
Schaffer, Jacob 223
Scheele, Carl Wilhelm 173, 206
Schizophrenia 75
Schonbein, Friedrich 243
Scurvy 110
Searle 232
Sendivogius, Michael 206
Sertraline (Zoloft) 154
Sham acupuncture 141
Shaw, Gordon 126–27
Silicon dioxide 173
Silicones 219
Silver nitrate 209
Silver sulfide 216
Simethicone 220
Sir2 59
Smallpox 245–48
Smoked meat 69–73
Sobrero, Ascanio 243
Sodium bicarbonate 219
Sodium chlorate 207
Sodium hydroxide 224
Sodium stearate 235
Sodium sulfide 224
Solar flares 261
Soluble fiber 19
Somatids 112
Sorbitol 54
Spontaneous human combustion 261–65
SSRIS 154
Stanozolol 186
Starch 225
Stearic acid 235
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
Sugar Association 37
Suicide 80
Sulfite 224
Sulfur 180
Sun flares 264
Swiffer WetJet 170–71
Syntex 229–33
Synthesis gas 184
Taiwan 132
Tatar, Mark 59
Tea 72
Teleportation 266
Temporary dyes 177–79
Texas City 202–3
The Pill 226–33
Thermometer 194
Thiazole 259
Thompson, Dr. Lillian 19
Tin 248–52
Tin can 250
Tin disease 249
Tin oxide 251
Toluene-2,5-diamine sulfate 177
Tomatoes 83
Tornquist, Margareta 26
Tourette, Gilles de la 153
Trans fat(s) 29–32
Triclosan 128
Trudeau, Kevin 274–76
Turmeric 12
Twain, Mark 11
Ulcerative colitis 51
Unilever 95
Unsaturated 30
Upjohn Company 231
Urea 199
Urea-formaldehyde 200
Urethane 27
Van Leeuwenhoek, Antonie 123
Vancomycin 124
Verne, Jules 211
Viagra 36
Vinson, Joe, 65
Violin 239–42
Vitamin C 86, 101, 106, 108–12
Von Liebig, Justus 198, 261, 262
Walters, Larry 210
Watson-Watt, Robert 258
Weed killer 207
Weil, Dr. Andrew 69
Weinstock, Dr. Joel 51
Wheatgrass 45–49
Wirth, Daniel 122
Wohler, Friedrich 211
Women’s Health Study 107
Worms 51
Wright brothers 213
714X 112–15
Zemel, Dr. Michael 90–93
Zeolites 89
Zoloft 154