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Chlorine dioxide is a substance that divides opinions. There are thousands of people throughout the world who claim to have cured, or have cured their children, from the most diverse conditions, from malaria to autism. On the opposite sidewalk, detractors say that, in addition to not being effective as a cure, it is a dangerous substance that can even cause death. What is the scientific basis of one and the other? Find it out through this book.
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1. CDS, a Controversial Substance
Let’s imagine that there could be a miraculous and unique substance that, in the right doses and intakes, was capable of curing the most varied diseases and physical ailments. The same useful substance could challenge different kinds of cancer, virus or bacteria. And also imagine that this substance was easily available to everyone all over the planet, in a cheap way. That is what the promoters of MMS, CDS, chlorine dioxide or its different variants, are postulating: a product that would end the pharmaceutical’s billion dollar business, and allow us to enjoy good health.
MMS (Miracle Mineral Supplement) or chlorine dioxide is a water-dividing substance. There are thousands of people throughout the world who claim to have cured, or to have cured their children, of the most diverse conditions, from malaria to autism, including tuberculosis and cancer. Different groups come together to share lots of information and praise the powers of this quasi-magical solution. There is even a kind of religion based on its use.
On the opposite side, detractors say that, in addition to not being effective as a cure, it is a dangerous substance that can even cause death. They carry out a kind of crusade against the use of this product: international health organizations, the media, the main Internet search engines and even the international justice system, they all express a loud rejection of the use of the MMS for medical purposes. There are even groups of “hunters”, who infiltrate the networks of parents who use chlorine dioxide to treat autism, only in order to obtain information and report those parents for threatening the health of their own children.
The accusations are both ways: that the gurus of the MMS are piling up money by selling products and books, that the MMS represents a threat to the billion dollar pharmaceutical industry. That it is the cure for all ills, that if it has any effect it is only by placebo. That it is miraculous, that it is a scam. There is no middle ground, and no one seems to stand for the necessary doubt about the fundamentals of the use of this product, or its possible effectiveness. You love it or hate it, revere it or condemn it.
During the year 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, chlorine dioxide once again gained a place in the headlines and the public agenda. Its defenders proclaimed it as the possible cure, and various testimonies reported quick recoveries thanks to this substance. At the same time, detractors warned about the danger of spreading this “false” information. In Argentina, a very famous television presenter, Viviana Canosa, drank from her bottle of CDS at the close of her broadcast. She accompanied the gesture with a phrase “Please stop prohibiting so much because I can no longer disobey everything”, and also said: “Let’s say goodbye, I’m going to drink a little of my CDS. It oxygenates the blood, it does good to me. I don’t recommend, I only show what I do”. That unleashed countless criticisms and even a legal indictment. The use of this substance to prevent or treat the coronavirus was experiencing a boom, and its detractors watched with terror the advance of its acceptance.
Meanwhile, for years there have been groups of parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder who claim to have “cured” their children thanks to a specific diet combined with the intake of CDS, in addition to people who claim to have cured of diseases ranging from cancer to malaria. They all collide with the fact that the medicinal use of CDS is prohibited in most parts of the world. The main health organizations worldwide warn about its dangers, and the media delivers news about the tragic effects of the ingestion of this substance, including in some cases death.
What is the CDS about? It is sodium chlorite combined with a weak acid and diluted in water. Its potential effect is disinfectant, and it is supposed to attack all types of viruses, bacteria and anaerobic pathogens. In the pages that follow, we will try to understand its composition, we will take a tour through its history and review the treatment lines of its main promoters, we will review the arguments for and against and we will also review testimonies of people who claim to have been “cured” thanks to this controversial product.
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2. Jim Humble, the Discoverer
The discoverer, father or guru of SMM is Jim Humble, a United States citizen. The story goes that the discovery of the healing power of this product occurred almost by chance, in the jungle of Guyana, in 1996, where Humble led an expedition in search of gold. When one of the men on his team fell ill with malaria, and without having too many resources at hand, Humble offered him to try his water purifying drops. The man accepted and drank a glass of water with a few drops of sodium chlorine. To Humble’s surprise, four hours later the man was fully recovered and laughing about his previous condition.
After that episode, Humble devoted himself to studying sodium chlorine and its possible curative effects. The story varies depending on who tells it: sometimes there were several who got sick and cured, sometimes Humble himself was cured of malaria, in some stories the treatment did not take four hours to take effect, but two days. There is no testimony of the cured man, or of any person who was there at the moment, so the story is both extraordinary and unverifiable.
After years of experimenting with sodium chlorine, Humble found that it was best to activate it with an acid, and initially used lemon juice or vinegar to release the chlorine dioxide. Convinced of its efficacy, he took on the huge and fruitless task of getting the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to approve its marketing.
In 2006, Jim Humble published his book The Miracle Mineral Solution of the 21st Century. The book circulated and began to gain followers throughout the world. Together with Mark Grenon, Jim Humble founded a Church, Genesis II of Health and Healing, and went on to sell MMS in various countries.
The presence of this Church seems to be widespread mainly in Latin America, although the MMS is sold in Africa, the United States and Europe. After an intensive 10-day seminar, the “doctors” or “ministers” receive a certificate that enables them to open their own “churches” or selling points. Humble claims to have retired from the church in 2017, and its current leader Mark Grenon was arrested in August 2020 in Santa Marta, Colombia, along with one of his sons, accused of selling fraudulent substances to combat the coronavirus, and leading a clandestine “treatment center”.
If it is a Church or if this is just a facade to market the MMS or evangelize people about its use, Grenon himself has answered it in an interview: “They cannot arrest us for taking our sacraments”, and when asked if the creation of the church had been a plan to “legalize” the use of MMS, Grenon stated: “That’s right, it wasn’t religious at all”.
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3. Andreas Kalcker, main CDS Promoter
The great continuator of Jim Humble’s legacy is the German “biophysicist” Andreas Kalcker. In his book CDS: La salud es possible (Health is Possible), Kalcker says that he suffered from rheumatoid arthritis in his hands, and this prevented him from carrying out his daily activities, and also caused him a lot of pain. Doctors only prescribed drugs to relieve pain, but did not offer him any treatment. When a friend told him about MMS, at first just by name, it didn’t seem to him like something to consider, but after watching some Jim Humble videos he decided to give it a try. He placed an order online, but as he was not very confident, he first tested it on his dog, that was already very old and sick. After watching how the animal regained vitality and energy, he dared to take it. The result was a complete cure for his arthritis.
Kalcker writes that the MMS had a very strong odor, and that “thank goodness the 15-drop protocol from the first book published by Jim Humble has been revised. Now we know that to achieve its full effectiveness it is not necessary to take such high doses”. Later he explains that he and his wife concluded that taking lower doses several times a day was more effective and caused less intolerance. Thus, the universal protocol is the “1000 protocol, of no more than 3 activated drops per dose”.
The German scientist’s research led him to a form of chlorine dioxide that Humble himself named CDS: Chlorine Dioxide Solution. On its website Kalcker lists all the diseases or ailments for which it has been proven effective: an extensive list that includes some types of cancer (breast and thyroid), infections, viruses, herpes, dandruff and conditions such as memory loss.
Kalcker proposes a series of “protocols” according to the ailments to be treated, listed in alphabetical order, starting with protocol A for Amateur, and going through protocol D for dermatology, E for enemas, O for ophthalmology, and so on. For each type of treatment, the indications are specific: how many drops, in what amount of water, every how many hours, for how many days. Some of these protocols are very simple, such as the “amateur”: a dose of 3 drops of activated CDS in 200 ml of water on the first day, two doses on the second day and three on the third. Other protocols, such as the antiparasite that is used among other purposes to treat autism, are much more extensive and include additional indications for medications, diets and other recommendations with complementary instructions valid for several months of treatment.
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4. What is it and how is CDS taken?
For a detailed indication on how to prepare the CDS and how to take it, on Andreas Kalcker’s website (andreaskalcker.com) you will find all the information, as well as the different types of treatment and doses. What we will do next is an attempt to understand what this substance is all about and how it is consumed.
In the first place, it’s important to differentiate CDS or MMS from Sodium Hypochlorite (NaClO), which is commonly sold diluted in water and used as bleach. Although they are from the same family, they are different substances. MMS is a solution of 28% Sodium Chlorite (NaClO2) in distilled water, and is sold with instructions on how to activate it with an acid (for example, citric acid) to form chlorine dioxide (ClO2). Initially, the suggested activation was 50% citric acid, but over the years the “consensus” among the promoters of chlorine dioxide led to a kinder substance for the body. In one of his videos, after the corresponding legal warnings, Kalcker shows how to prepare MMS: three drops of 25% Sodium Chlorite, plus 3 drops of 4% hydrochloric acid. Let it act for about a minute, and the liquid takes on an amber color. This mixture is dissolved in a glass of water and drunk.
Kalcker promotes the use of 4% hydrochloric acid as activator, and claims that the side effects of this formula are dramatically fewer. But he developed his own substance, CDS, which is even “kinder”. For starters, MMS can react with stomach acids, causing more chlorine dioxide, and CDS cannot: it is the end product of a reaction that has already ended.
