Hydrogen Peroxide as an Alternative Treatment for Cancer & AIDS

On July 27, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning intended to caution consumers about the medicinal use of high-strength hydrogen peroxide and sent warning letters to two companies demanding an immediate cessation of their pro-hydrogen peroxide marketing campaigns. Marketed as "Food-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide", "35% Hydrogen Peroxide" and "Internal Use Peroxide", these products are more than 10 times more concentrated than the hydrogen peroxide used to clean and disinfect minor wounds but are sold to unsuspecting consumers for topical and oral use.

What "Food Grade" Hydrogen Peroxide is Supposed To Do For You

Despite the fact that no scientific evidence has ever been presented to back up their claims, hydrogen peroxide proponents like David G. Williams of Educate-Yourself claim that hydrogen peroxide "has been used successfully" for allergies, cirrhosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, emphysema and a host of other ailments. Various pro-hydrogen peroxide web sites advocate using hydrogen peroxide topically, orally and in enemas. Some of the more radical believers even recommend injecting hydrogen peroxide directly into veins.

Where The Idea Of Hydrogen Peroxide For Cancer & AIDS Comes From

The idea that hydrogen peroxide (and the oxygen it releases during use) can cure cancer goes back to the 1930s when Dr. Otto Warburg discovered that cancer cells respire at a slower rate than healthy cells. This lead Dr. Warburg, who was actually a Nobel Prize winner, to conclude that cancer cells could be killed if forced into a high-oxygen environment. In fact, the opposite is true. Cancer cells will actually increase in size and reach when oxygen is abundant but that fact didn't stop "natural" practitioners from embracing hydrogen peroxide as a near-miracle cure-all.

Most "Natural" Practitioners Disagree, Though