About twenty years ago, I was asked to speak at a fibromyalgia-fatigue conference in Michigan. The speaker before me presented his idea of fecal implants to “cure” fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. His plan was to radiate the patient’s bowel to eradicate the bowel flora and, as he put it, “re-populate the bowel with fecal implant.” I was horrified. When
Read moreNatural Remedies for Psoriasis Psoriasis is an oxygen problem before it becomes a skin problem. The typical red, angry, itching, and scaly skin areas that constitute psoriasis are caused by underlying problems of skin toxicity caused by mold toxins and other toxic acids produced during excessive gut fermentation. All factors that set the stage for excessive gut fermentation—directly or indirectly—are
Read moreProliferation of humankind and spread all over the globe was primarily fueled by wheat energy. Who would have imagined that wheat would be demonized as a killer grain in twentieth century? How did it come to pass that every self-respecting grocery store would stock shelf after shelf with gluten-free foods? The answer: In the United States, we own and pride in
Read moreDr Ali’s Leaky Bowel Protocol (DALB) Heath and lifespan are profoundly influenced by man-microbe harmony in the bowel. Overgrowth of fermenting bowel microbes (the “fermenters”)—in my view—is the single most important cause of chronic absence of health. For decades, I wondered whether the bioenergetics and chemistry of chronic anger was a more important cause of disease than the overgrowth of
Read moreMany of my patients told me that they suffer from acid throat when I asked them what that meant, usually they told me excesses acidity or soreness or a bitter, sore taste in their throats. Their symptoms are always caused by fermentation in the oral cavity. Fermentation in the oral cavity always develops because of fermentation in the stomach which
Read moreThe Corrosive Urine State Majid Ali, M.D. In this article, I introduce the term “corrosive urine state” for persistently acidic urine which irritates various segments of the urinary tract. My purpose is to draw the attention of people and their practitioners to this problem which is regularly ignored at great peril to those who suffer from it. The most troublesome
Read moreUric Acid and Gout Recently, a colleague told me that her mother in India saw an orthopedic surgeon for chronic arthritis pain in her knees and hips. The doctor noted an elevated blood uric acid value and promptly prescribed five drugs, including a high-dose steroid level. When my colleague protested that her mother did not have gout but osteoarthritis, the
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