It’s All About the Terrain

I know many are waiting on my full “Grand Unification Theory” but it comes to me in waves and so far I haven’t solidified it. The information is all there, I’m just not at the point where I can put it all down, but I do want to share some information with you.

A Little Personal History

First, I’m a male, married, and have children, so my life has to be fairly normal despite Morgellons. I’ve had to maintain two lives. My Morgellons life, which once took up most of time just trying to survive and my other life, the old normal life that I had to preserve for the sake of my wife and children and extended family. I made some mistakes at the beginning for sure. I freaked out in front my children somewhat, they could see the fear and sense something was not right with their dad. My wife didn’t and to this day still doesn’t believe I have such a condition as Morgellons, but we’ve held our family together and I’m very grateful for that. There is so much more to the story but it would take a book to write it all.

If you are a sufferer you know the sheer horror that you feel once the onset of the crawling and biting and fibers set in and you realize that you have Morgellons. Then you visit some of the various forums where they are talking about every horrible thing this could be, from tropical parasitic worms to designed nanobots and on and on it goes. You become obsessed and spend way to much time on the forums, reading posts that merely serve to scare the hell out of you and cause you to stress out, further taxing your immune system and adding to the anxiety (caused physically I believe) by Morgellons itself. Yet you can’t stop reading the posts on the forums. Don’t get me wrong, forums can be a great place of support and I still post on them, but sometimes they can be very scary indeed.

My First Approach to Healing

When I first realized I had Morgellons I did all kinds of crazy things trying to get rid of this. I wont mention them because I don’t want others try to try such things. I did take all kinds of antiparasiticals (I mean all kinds too). After about the first year and half I realized all I was doing was merely damaging my body and the crawling and biting was still there. I then became very much like a diabetic as the antiparasiticals are made to shut down a parasites ability to process glucose and they can do a number on the human body as well. Do you ever notice those Abilify (Aripiprazole) commercials  (pay close attention to the warnings on that, those are similar to what antiparasiticals which also end in azole can also do). I had every kind of blood test done, extensive thyroid work by an endocrinologist, infectious disease doctor, Lyme Tests, Babesia, and on and on it went, they found nothing. I had major hair loss and just to many things to list here. There wasn’t a doctor in the world going that was going to prescribe me anything. I was on my own, life or death hung in the balance and I had to be pro-active. I never mentioned Morgellons to any doctor as I knew better from what I had heard other sufferers convey on the forums.

I have developed Fibromyalgia and sometimes severe Costocondritus. It was and sometimes still is all I can do to hold down my job. I was in the ER many times thinking I was having a stroke (they said I was low on potassium), muscle twitching, extreme weakness, fatigue, weird electrical shocks that traveled the full length of my body, not to mention all the biting, crawling, eye sight issues, fibers. However no real open sores. Just rashes and the pimple like things that would scab over. Some call those lesions but not the big gaping open sores others get, but pretty bad looking skin nonetheless. I was done with the poisons, the Vicks sab, and all those things.

My Second Approach to Healing

I knew (through forums) of only one or two persons that had really cured themselves of this and neither had used pharmaceutical type antiparasiticals or any serious antibiotic protocol. They used all natural stuff, which I was also doing. But I was focusing on massive germ killing mostly with such things as Oregano Oil, Olive Leaf Extract, Grape Fruit Seed Extract (GSE), Colloidal Silver, and so on. All good things, and I was improving, it helped, but I didn’t feel like it was ever going to cure me and indeed I don’t think it ever would alone. There was something I was missing from this approach.

My Current Approach to Healing – A Revelation

Could it be that what was wrong with my body wasn’t a massive lack of Oregano Oil, Olive Leaf Extract and Colloidal Silver (I’m jesting but only slightly here). I was doing some very powerful natural antibiotics, including Allimax. We’re talking natural things that work better than antibiotics in many cases and certainly much more broad spectrum. Then I stumbled across a few articles that discussed a certain point in history where Western medicine stood at a fork in the road, and as it would appear, took the wrong path.

Louis Pasteur versus Claude Bernard

Everyone has heard of Louis Pasteur. He is considered the father of the “Germ Theory of Medicine” and he invented the process of pasteurization. Pasteur said that “germs cause illness” and we have to attack the microbes. Amidst a group of physicians and scientists, Claude Bernard made the statement: "The terrain is all; the germ is nothing," and then drank down a glass of water filled with cholera and didn’t get sick at all. When Pasteur was on his death bed he said "…the terrain is all" but no one listened, saying he’s a raving man, dying and this final statement of his was ignored". For more information on this see this link called “The Lost History of Medicine” and you will find it to be a real eye opener, I cannot vouch that it is all true, but I tend to believe it and my current experiences are proving this out. The article also talks about Béchamp who has been expunged from medical history, too bad. Also, for a very, very fascinating read see this article titled simply “Terrain” (astounding read, honestly, if nothing else read this article).

So there stood Western medicine at this great fork in the road, and ultimately they chose to go with Pasteur. And so began our war against the germs that plague us. But does this cure us?

But don’t be down on Pasteur, his discoveries are important. He led others to introduce sterilization, disinfection, vaccines, and eventually antibiotics.

However, Bernard said basically that germs do not cause disease. Look at this quote from “The Lost History of Medicine” which I have linked to above

Germs Do Not Cause Disease

The most telling "concept" that has ever crossed my desk is the quotation Dr Young uses right at the beginning of his book, “Sick and Tired”:

If I could live my life over again, I would devote it to proving that germs seek their natural habitat—diseased tissue—rather than being the cause of the diseased tissue; e.g., mosquitoes seek the stagnant water, but do not cause the pool to become stagnant. Rudolph Virchow (Father of Pathology)

Do you understand the importance of this? When I read this quotation for the first time, it hit me like a brick. I’ve always known the terrain was the key, but I had always thought of the terrain as the immune system. I had had no idea that the proper terrain alone was, by itself, enough for perfect health. Nor had it ever occurred to me that the immune system was merely a backup system that took over when the terrain failed.

I have come to the conclusion that Bernard was indeed correct “The terrain is everything” and furthermore I believe this quote to also be correct, “The immune system was merely a backup system that took over when the terrain failed”. Consider Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), MS, Alzheimer’s, Chrones Disease, Lupis, Cancer, Fibromyalgia, Diabetes, and so on and their incredible upward ramp on the charts of those affected. We have failed to maintain our terrain by both neglecting it and poisoning it with our modern way of life. There is new thought on Cancer actually being a fungus, including Lukemia. Look up the term Pleomorphism and see what you think, do germs “get in” or are they simply made inside our body when the conditions are right.

Thus, all of the natural antibiotics in the world aren’t going to cure me of Morgellons because I have diseased flesh internally. I have a suitable terrain internally allowing Morgellons to thrive, but that is changing.

So, tell me about this new approach

First, let me state that I am not a doctor, I’m just trying to find my way through this mess just as so many of you are also. So my first rule is to “Do no harm” so this means I do research on what I’m going to take and start off at lower than recommended doses and see how things go. If you have a doctor I recommend you work them him or her.

My new approach focuses mainly on correcting the terrain. First, my body was extremely acidic, testing at 5.5 on the PH scale, the urine strips were basically yellow all of the time, I’m amazed I didn’t develop cancer. But rather than go out and find some artificial PH booster I had to determine what this meant. In my case it was and is caused by a lack of Potassium and Magnesium (I can’t stress how important Magnesium is) and other minerals that really raise your PH. My body was starving for minerals. Also, when your body is acidic your blood is carrying a much lower level of oxygen, so I started taking some oxygen pills (Opaline). I also began exercising which helps with oxygen and all kinds of body processes. I also now try to get some sunlight rather than try to avoid it. I added B vitamins to my list, B12 and others. And finally, after some reading I stumbled across something called Ribose or D-Ribose which is a key component in the body for making ATP and causing all kinds of good things to happen (great for Fibromyalgia, sound familiar?). And finally, because I don’t eat meat of any kind (maybe chicken every once in a while) I have added amino acids which are proving to be very valuable to me physically. So, basically, I’ve stopped focusing on my immune system and started focusing on the terrain, i.e. my body, lungs, liver, muscle tissue and so on. I no longer even take any kind of natural antibiotic at all, nothing antiparasitical and and currently doing the best I have ever been. I am not cured and I am still early into this new approach, but feel strongly that is the way out of Morgellons, and any other future ailment I might encounter.

Here is what I am taking. However, I urge each of you to do your own research, some of these things react with pharmaceuticals of which I take none.

I am not a physician, nor am I a clinical nutritionist. The information provided here is for educational purposes only. Any decision on your part to read and use this information is your personal choice. I do not recommend any of this be given to children.

• NAC (N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine) It’s an amino acid. I take 600 mg twice a day on empty stomach. It removes Acetaldehyde from the blood and other things like mercury and heavy metals. Take this at the same time you take your Vitamin C, take twice as much vitamin C as NAC together.
• L-Arginine  (amino acid) 500 mg – once or twice a day
• L-Carnitine (amino acid) (250 mg) one a day
• Jarrow Ribose (those with sugar issues read the warnings) – I love this stuff
• Pantothenic Acid – 250 mg
• Amino Essentials by Whole Foods, contains all of the amino’s in low dose
• Buffer C PH Controlled Vitamin C, 2 or 3 grams a day
• Citrus Bioflavanoids – Important for Vitamin C Aborption – 1000 mg once a day with meal
• Digest Gold by Enzymedica – Digestive Enzymes (at the beginning of each meal)
• Dr. Michael Murray Ultimate Probiotic Formula 12 strains for total of 12 billion (at the beginning of each meal)
• A good B-Stress Formula with all the B vitamins with a meal
• Methyl B12 – High dose by Jarrow every few days, but only half a tablet. Methylcobalamin is better than the cyanocobalamin which I would avoid.
• Milk Thistle to protect the liver and promote bile production
• CoQ10 – 30 mg a day (Country life Maxi-Sorb)
• Spectrums Fish Oil – Certified Mercury Free – 2 big capsules a day with a meal.
• Carlsons Vitamin D, 2000 IU – one a day with a meal
• Opaline Dry Oxy Capsules – I take this sporadically, they are good, very good, but lately I haven’t been taking them but will restart soon
• A good whole food multi-vitamin – Sogar or Men’s One Daily by DailyFoods
• Kyolic 103 – Immune Building (for the Garlic really) with meals but sporadically
• Peter Gilliams – CALM Magnesium – Very good, very, very important (very day)

 

Now, that sounds like a lot but it really isn’t. I get my potassium from orange juice, you should really not supplement with Potassium. Every once in a while I use something called Happy Tummy for a good colon cleansing. I truly believe the gut is a major key to healing, and since I don’t eat meat I have added the amino acids and have just purchased a protein mix that came highly recommended. It is made by http://www.trueprotein.com and I will post the exact kind in a comment later on. I have it bookmarked at work, it hasn’t arrived yet in the mail. If you’re a meat eater this probably isn’t necessary. Also, at one time I was taking Fulvic Acid by Vital Earth Minerals (always take Fulvic with chlorine free water). Fulvic is good stuff in my opinion but I haven’t taken it in over a year.

Summary

I believe the human body is capable of regenerating and correcting itself, I believe at this point my body is and was lacking in all of the basic nutrients needed to sustain it, thus Morgellons was able to “get in”. Morgellons was affecting my heart and I learned some of this information from reading sites like http://www.detailshere.com/heart.htm and jumping off and researching the details. I must say I have more hope than ever now. I believe all of the strong natural antibiotics were killing off the good flora in my gut, making things even worse. The body can make all the right changes if we give it the fuel and resources it needs, or at least, that is my current bet, and it’s a big one, because my life depends on it.

 

It’s all about the Terrain, and the Terrain isn’t the immune system.

 

What an astounding revelation …

Transcending Suffering with Hope

I just wanted to take a moment and tell everyone out there who is suffering as so many of us are that we live in a tremendously incredible world.

Take a moment and watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related%20/

Who knows what angel is out there now, trudging through research, theories, and tests about to crack our case, it certainly is not me, but there is a person out there now that will be our Susan Boyle … The female judges comments at the end are particulary revealing …

C0ast To Coast Radio Show on Morgellons Tonight (April 14th)

Morgellons Special -Various Guests

See http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2009/04/14.html

Physician, Dr Amelia Withington

Dr. Amelia Withington is a physician who has and treats Morgellons Disease. She is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and practices in a variety of outpatient settings. Dr. Withington has treated patients with Morgellons since 2006. Amelia is currently working on a book about her experiences with Morgellons.

RN, Trisha Springstead

Trisha Springstead is a registered RN who treats Morgellons patients. Trisha was trained in medicine at Loma Linda University, UCSB, and Riverside State College. Trisha is currently working on her doctorate in Holistic and Alternative Medicine.

Ph. D., Dr. Randy Wymore

PhD Randy S. Wymore completed his studies in physiology and biophysics in 1995. Dr. Wymore has co-authored seventeen articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Randy spends the bulk of his time working on Morgellons Disease and is the Director of the OSU-CHS Center for the Investigation of Morgellons Disease.

 

They will discuss the symptoms of Morgellon’s Disease, the history and science behind it, and tell us how to get the best response to medications used for this chronic condition

The program (Coast to Coast) starts at 10 pm Pacific Time and is live. I do not know if they will do the usual format of the first hour being comments on the news and open lines – then followed by the three hours on Morgellons. It is safest to check in at 10 pm Pacific time – if you are a night owl and can stay up for it to hear it live. They usually have the last hour reserved for being able to call in on 800 numbers to make comments or ask the guests questions. If you want to find out what your local stations that carry the show are, go to the homepage, http://www.coasttocoastam.com and click on "affiliates" and you can find it by state and city.

Heres another link to listen to Coast to Coast AM on your computer…

1am Eastern
12am Central
11pm Mountain
10 pm Pacific

Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning. http://gateway.andohs.net/player/?sid=5864&nid=2920# this is a link for a listen live format from a radio station.

If you miss the show I will post a link to the recorded program after it’s all done.

Grand Unification Theory – Sneak Peak

I haven’t had time to write up the entire “Grand Unification Theory” yet but I’ll give you a sneak peak. I happened to be doing more research when I stumbled upon something called the Toluene Pathway Map which shows how Toluene is broken down during biodegradation. Notice that Pseudomonas Putida is included in the map. Interestingly at the very bottom of the biodegradation map was something called Acetaldehyde which I immediately recognized from Jill’s post on BTEX. Toluene will eventually break down to Acetaldehyde . As I began to research Acetaldehyde it seemed to be linked to what I call the “Skin Crawling Family Tree”, that is, those that experience skin crawling sensations. Even more revealing the aldehydes were directly linked to some of the exact sensations that we feel, more on that later in this post.

The “Skin Crawling Family Tree”

All of the groups above suffer from Skin Crawling Sensations and the feeling of Bugs Crawling Under the Skin. What if we there was a common link between all of these groups? That is what this post is all about, I believe there is a common link, and that link is Acetaldehyde.

Meth Users

If you have been following my blog then you know how I have connected Morgellons to Toluene. If you haven’t read the previous posts click on the All Posts page and catch up, it should prove well worth your effort. In my Mr. Morgellons meet Mr. Meth, Your Distant Cousin I documented that Toluene is used in Meth production and they experience severe bug crawling sensations known as “Meth Bugs” or “Crank Bugs”. We know that Toluene breaks down into Acetaldehyde.

Cocaine Users

It turns out Cocaine users can also experience bug crawling sensations. From the article Cocaine and the Destruction of the Rainforests there is a quote

Annually, according to Peruvian forest engineer Marc J. Dourojeanni, coca growers dump 15 million gallons of kerosene, 8 million gallons of sulphuric acid, 1.6 million gallons of acetone, 1.6 million gallons of the solvent toluene, 16,000 tons of lime and 3,200 tons of carbide into the valley’s watershed.

For more on Cocaine and how it’s made see this DOCUMENT. We know that Toluene breaks down into Acetaldehyde.

Candida Sufferers

Acetaldehyde is the main waste product when Candida die-off occurs. For an interesting article see The Candida/Aldehyde detox pathway and the Molybdenum Connection for more information. The damage that Acetaldehyde causes to the body is tremendous and behind many other common diseases. Also, another good article is Candida Albicans and Acetaldehyde Toxin from which you will find this quote.

These effects of acetylaldehyde are multiplied many times over when candida die off occurs

Skin crawling sensations are common compliant for Candida sufferers. Also, this amazing quote:

The primary detoxification mechanism for scavenging unmetabolized acetaldehyde is sulfur-containing antioxidants [see Figure A]. The two most important are cysteine, a conditionally essential amino acid, and glutathione, a cysteine-containing tripeptide (a three-amino-acid polymer) [see Figure B]. Cysteine and glutathione are active against acetaldehyde (and formaldehyde) because they contain a reduced (unoxidized) form of sulfur called a sulfhydryl group, which contains a sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom (abreviated SH).

Sulfhydryl groups interact with aldehydes to render tham incapable of forming cross links. This “mops up” or scavenges any stray acetaldehyde that is not properly metabolized into acetate (acetic acid) [see Figure A]. Although this is a powerful aldehyde detoxification mechanism, it is easily overwhelmed by the relatively large amounts of alcohol that are typically consumed with alcoholic beverages as compared to the amounts of alcohol and acetaldehyde that are produced through normal metabolism. Fortunately, sulfhydryl antioxidants can easily be fortified through dietary supplementation.

In one experiment with rodents [Sprince et al., 1974], a LD-90 dose of acetaldehyde (the dose that would normally kill 90% of the animals) was completely blocked by pretreatment of the animals with cysteine and vitamins B-1 and C. In other words, none of the cysteine-treated animals succumbed to the lethal dose of acetaldehyde! N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) protected almost as well as cysteine.

In another rodent experiment [Busnel & Lehman, 1980], alcohol’s ability to inhibit swimming after the alcohol had been completely metabolized was blocked by vitamin C. What this and the previous study suggests is that the pharmacologic and toxic effect of alcohol are different. The pharmacological effect (i.e., intoxication or drunkenness) is not inhibited by vitamin C or cysteine, but the toxic effect (e.g., the hangover, nervous irritability, swimming difficulty) is inhibited. This suggests that, with alcohol, you can “have your cake and eat it too.”

If that doesn’t sound exactly what we are going through with Morgellons I don’t know what does, notice how sulfur works so well.

Alcoholics going through DT’s

If you do some searching you will see that some alcoholics go through DTs so bad they experience the sensation of bugs crawling under their skin. It is my suggestion that this occurs when the massive Candida colonies they are maintaining go through die off 3 to 5 days after the alcohol flow is stopped. See Living with Alcohol for it’s link to Acetaldehyde.

Morgellons Sufferers

Like I have stated in previous blog posts many Morgellons patients have found high Toluene levels in their blood work and its metabolites such as Hippuric acid are found as well. Toluene will also biodegrade down the Benzoate path thus our glass crystals also (covered in another post). Much more can be said here. Of course, as this breaks down into the Acetaldehyde path and we suffer skin crawling just as the Candida sufferer does, it’s not the fungus in our case, it’s the Acetaldehyde being biodegraded from the Toluene in our bodies. I believe that Acetaldehyde causes the skin crawling sensation and not the actual fungus.

 

Formaldehyde (Tiny insects crawling over the eyes and nose?)

Let’s talk about a close cousin of Acetaldehyde and that is Formaldehyde. There is an amazing research paper out there on this, take a look at this quote:

Skin reactions: …chemical can be both irritating and allergy-causing…(EPA).  A slight sensation of tiny insects crawling over the eyes, nose and pharynx  (formication) is felt at 2-3 ppm.  (Zurlo N, via OSH, NZ.)  Contact with the vapour or solution causes skin to become white, rough, hard and anaesthetic due to superficial coagulation necrosis. With long exposure, dermatitis and hypersensitivity frequently result.  Prolonged exposure may also cause cracking of skin and ulceration, especially around the fingernails.

I wont bother to post all the links but I could find a thousand posts from Morgellons sufferers stating that they are sure they have bugs or worms crawling all over and in their eyes and around there nose, it’s a very, very common symptom. I too have felt that sensation on my eyes, like a bunch of mites crawling across the surface. Depending on what is laying around in our body I believe that Formaldehyde is often times created internally as well as Acetaldehyde.

 

Summary

This is just a very quick write up. I feel strongly that aldehydes such as Acetaldehyde  and Formaldehyde are the dominant causes of our symptoms. I’m glossing over a ton of evidence here such as the Putida and other things, I believe Toluene is being created in our bodies and am sure these are causing my symptoms.

Interestingly N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is great for binding to and ridding the body of Acetaldehyde  and so is Molybdenum, and Pantothenic Acid and Pantethine. However remember, I am no doctor. Also, cysteine is readily and abundantly found in human hair which is why I believe we suffer hair loss as the body is using all it can to bind to and rid us of the Acetaldehyde and I believe Formaldehyde is created also based on what chemicals we have laying around in our bodies at the time.

I think that all of the above groups in the “Skin Crawling Family Tree” suffer skin crawling due to the aldehydes being created in their bodies. I believe this could easily be proven. Something is creating Toluene in sufficient quantities in the human body to cause the Morgellons condition. We know Ps. Putida can create Toluene from glucose and that many alleviate their symptoms by cutting out most of the sugar from their diet. Is there a link here? There is a scientific paper out there which I will have to purchase to see the full text but I believe it links Acetaldehyde directly to skin crawling sensations in humans, we know it’s close cousin Formaldehyde already has been proven to do so.

Morgellons is an ongoing chemical reaction happening in our bodies with volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as Toluene. This is either being brought on by bioremediation bacteria which can create Toluene or the mere fact that Toluene is has now so thoroughly penetrated our environment. I hope this blog post spurs you on to do some research on Acetaldehyde and see if what I am saying is true. And if you find even more relevant information please post a comment on this thread.

Morgellons “Grand Unification Theory” Coming Soon …

Before we begin please remember that I could be wrong, do not get your hopes to high. Many have thought they too had this all figured out.

Who would have thought that when I asked Jill to make her guest post that she would lead me to the missing piece of information that would tie everything together? In fact, to her credit, Jill had this all gathered up, I am just going to take it to the next level and explain it all.

In my next post I am going present some information (following my current line of thinking) to you that is going to literally take your breath away when you read it. I believe the evidence I am about to present will make believers out of skeptics and cause those invested heavily in other theories to reconsider. The good news is if I’m correct, Morgellons isn’t some horrible hideous incredible disease (though the symptoms are) and even better news is that I believe there is a way out of this mess for all of us, and it will not take pharmaceuticals.

I’m terribly excited over what I have stumbled upon, or rather, been lead to. I’m sorry to post such a comment and know that many of you will be anxious to hear what I have to say, I promise you I will post the information as soon as I can. Also, the evidence I have isn’t conspiratorial or anything like that, it’s just something that ties Morgellons to all of our symptoms in such a way that it will be hard to ignore (and I believe this is an understatement).

Jet Fuel Germs, Clouds, and Bees – A Potpourri

In my last post titled “Could Morgellons be an Ongoing Chemical Reaction in our Bodies?” I spoke a little about jet fuel and how 100% octane jet fuel contains approximately 14% Toluene by weight. But what I didn’t know about was something called Biocides that are used in jet fuel to kill bacteria, yeast, and fungi. Now, I shouldn’t really be surprised after all of this research I’ve been doing lately.  If you’ve been reading along then you know about Pseudomonas Putida (the very versatile oil eating bacteria capable of all kinds of things) and so on but I never though that such things growing in the tanks and fuel lines of jets would be a real problem, but it appears that it is. I’m not sure this is of any significance but thought I would post about it just in case. This idea of germs in jet fuel was given to me by Clark, thanks Clark !

Twenty-seven (27) individual species of bugs can occur in diesel fuel

Now, diesel fuel is not jet fuel but I thought this list of “things” that can grow in it is interesting. This information can be found HERE.

Bacteria utilize hydrocarbons and reproduce ‘asexually’ by binary fission; swelling in size as they feed, they then separate into two cells. In this way microbes double their numbers every 20 minutes, one spore becomes 262,144 in 6 hours.  Typical bacteria known to utilise hydrocarbons are Pseudomonas aeruginosa, other Pseudomonas species, Flavobacterium spp., Acinetobacter spp., Alcaligenes spp., Micrococcus spp., Arthobacter spp., Corynebacterium spp., Brevibacterium spp., Klebsiella app.

Yeast bud onto the parent cell, then eventually separate. Reproduction takes several hours and yeast prefer acidy environments. Typical yeasts growing on hydrocarbons are Candida spp., Saccharomyces spp., Torula spp., Torulopsis spp., Hansenula spp.

Fungus grow in the form of branched hyphae, a few microns in diameter, forming thick, tough, intertwined mycelial mats at fuel/water interfaces. Typical moulds which degrade hydrocarbons are Penicillium spp., Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Monilia spp., Botrytis spp, Cunninghammella spp., Scopulariopsis spp., Cladisporium resinae,  Hormonicus resinae.

 

If you recall my very first blog post titled “Does this identification mean anything? I do not know” focused on Pseudomonas Putida, one of the two forms of bacteria Dr. Wymore cultured off actual Morgellon fibers. The other one was Corynebacterium efficiens and I noticed that Corynebacterium spp appears in the bacteria list above, probably of no significance however.

What does fascinate me is all these things growing in fuel, including jet fuel. At first I wondered if these things could be raining down upon us but it’s probably very unlikely that they could survive even in fuel that might not be burning clean, however, anything is possible.

 

Biocides for Jet Fuel

From Fuel Quality Services, Inc.

Microbial contamination in aviation fuel systems dates back to the 1950’s. For over half a century fungi and bacteria have consumed kerosene type fuels and have demonstrated their ability to survive the freeze and thaw cycles of the aircraft fuel systems during flight. Microbes enter aircraft fuel systems as a result of poor housekeeping, contaminated hydrant systems, separators and storage tanks. Microbial contamination undoubtedly creates biomats that clog scavenge systems, coats fuel quality indicator system (FQIS) probes, and leads to structural corrosion.

I’m sure these folks make a fine product, I only present this information here to demonstrate that jet fuel, like diesel fuel is effected by bacteria, yeast, and fungi.

 

Are Bacteria Floating Around In and Falling From the Sky?

When I was originally researching Pseudomonas Putida I stumbled across some information about how Putida can actually be found high in our atmosphere among  the clouds. I’m not saying this is coming from jet fuel by any means, probably by simple evaporation processes.

Fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from Hebridean cloud and rain water produce biosurfactants but do not cause ice nucleation

Microorganisms were discovered in clouds over 100 years ago but information on bacterial community structure and function is limited. Clouds may not only be a niche within which bacteria could thrive but they might also influence dynamic processes using ice nucleating and cloud condensing abilities. Cloud and rain samples were collected from two mountains in the Outer Hebrides, NW Scotland, UK. Cloud samples were dominated by a mixture of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp., some of which have been reported to be ice nucleators.

 

I just thought this was interesting and would document it.

 

Bees, Collapsing Colony Disorder (or CCD), and TNT

I have been following the CCD syndrome these past few years and thought I would throw this into the mix. If you haven’t heard about CCD here’s a quick definition from wikipedia on CCD.

Colony collapse disorder (or CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or Western honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term colony collapse disorder was first applied to a drastic rise in the number of disappearances of Western honey bee colonies in North America in late 2006.

 

Here is a quote from the article Solving the Mystery of the Vanishing Bees on the seriousness of the situation.

One of us (vanEngelsdorp) performed autopsies on Hackenberg’s remaining insects and found symptoms never observed before, such as scar tissue in the internal organs. Initial tests also detected some of the usual suspects in bee disease. In the gut contents we found spores of nosema, single-celled fungal parasites that can cause bee dysentery. The spore counts in these and in subsequent samples, however, were not high enough to explain the losses. Molecular analysis of Hackenberg’s bees, performed by the other of us (Cox-Foster), also revealed surprising levels of viral infections of various known types. But no single pathogen found in the insects could explain the scale of the disappearance.

In other words, the bees were all sick, but each colony seemed to suffer from a different combination of diseases. We hypothesized that something had compromised the bees’ immune system, making them susceptible to any number of infections that healthy colonies would normally fend off.  And Hackenberg was right: the prime suspects, varroa mites, were not present in numbers significant enough to explain the sudden die-off.

 

TNT (Dynamite) – What could this have to do with Bees?

I thought I would bring up a subtle point about honey bees and TNT (dynamite) which is really an acronym for Trinitrotoluene (Tri-nitro-toluene).  Yep, there’s our old friend Toluene again.  Interestingly, they use honey bees to locate mines so they can be deactivated. The thing is, these bees think they are finding food, how interesting.

 

Look at this question posed by a beekeeper in Africa and his dilemma.

I am wondering if you can help. I am a small bee farmer in South Africa. I specialize in the control and removal of problem swarms. I have removed them from some of the strangest places. I have just had a request from a company to assist them at their factory. They process TNT and the bees seem to be attracted to it in a big way. Workers get stung on occasions while carrying the TNT and should they drop it, well you can just imagine. This has already happend on a few occasions with some serious results. The cardboard boxes which the TNT comes in, attract swarms once it is empty and discarded. 2 or 3 swarms are "caught" this way every week. I don’t have a problem with sorting out this problem, but it interests me to find out what is attracting the bees. This will also help in the solving of the problem.

Considering all of the Toluene pollution that could be found by bees one wonders if they are able to find it and thus mistake it as food and poison the hive? There is some incredibly bizarre stuff about how these bees abandon and hive, and no other bees will go in to raid the food, the bees leave their brood and even abandon the queen.

 

And finally, one more quote from WHY ARE THE BEES DISAPPEARING?

It is a fact that honeybees have been used to detect land mines because they are attracted to some component of the explosives used in the mines. They actually pick this material up and bring it back to the colony where it can be analyzed by the people doing the study. If bees are attracted to some component of explosives, isn’t it possible they are also attracted to some unknown (or unlisted) component of pesticides? The chemical structure of the highly dangerous explosive, TNT, or TriNitroToluene, which is used in land mines is benzene and a methy group of chemicals.

Benzene and toluene, two components of TNT are also inert ingredients used in many pesticides. I believe the bees are attracted to pesticides containing these inert ingredients as they are to TNT. If so, the bees may be attracted to trees and shrubs that are being sprayed and will be more inclined to pick up the pesticides and bring it back to their colonies where they can contaminate many more individual bees as well as the honey in the hive.

 

Now, I know this is pretty anecdotal and might give you cause to laugh but how many sufferers have themselves thought “If only I can move, this stuff is all over my house, my yard. I’m out of here?” In fact, I know many that have, and even a few that abandoned their homes to live in tents.  Could the immune systems of the honey bees actually be being destroyed by them finding sources of Toluene and bringing it back to the hive? Is what is happening to the bees similar to what is happening to Morgellons sufferers? You know how they make honey, here’s how (HERE).

Finally, I’ll leave you with a bee joke that will amuse you.

A bee walks into a doctors office and says to the doctor … “Doc, I’m covered in varroa mites, I can feel them crawling all over me and then he opens a matchbox full of them to show the doctor. The doctor smiles and says “Have you been reading that darned internet again …..”

Sorry for such a strange set of topics tonight everyone. Just getting some thoughts down on paper …

Guest Post by Jill on MTBE and Related Info

I asked Jill who has been working on the connection between Morgellons and MTBE and related compounds to prepare a blog post for me, here is her post, I hope you find it valuable. MTBE is is gasoline additive.

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Mr. Common Sense,

Good work on the research! Toluene- most likely one of the culprits. Found, as you point out, in various products, same as Benzene and many others. Many VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) are turning out to be a part of the process that is causing/creating emerging disease.

I invite all of you to visit/post my new board. Together- maybe we can get a treatment that works and hopefully a cure soon.

Per your request, I’m posting my info here- 1st time Blogger.

http://lyme-fiber-disease.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=poisonintheairsoilwater&action=display&thread=23

Take the chemicals- the MTBE/TBA (TBA is the daughter product of the MTBE- IOW MTBE DEGRADES
to TBA) both are carcinogens and they are the MOST COMMON POLLUTANT IN THE UNITED STATES WATER SUPPLY:

see: http://tinyurl.com/cjv9h6

Know- when you are researching MTBE- that BTEX is commonly found along with the MTBE.

WHY?

Because both are VOCS- (Volatile Organic Compounds) found in gasoline and Petrol products:

BTEX

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fair use:

Excerpt:

BTEX is an acronym that stands for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes. These compounds are some of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in petroleum derivatives such as petrol (gasoline). Toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes have harmful effects on the central nervous system.

BTEX compounds are notorious due to the contamination of soil and groundwater with these compounds. This typically occurs near petroleum and natural gas production sites, and petrol stations and other areas with Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) or Above-ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) containing gasoline or other petroleum-related products.

The amount of ‘Total BTEX’, the sum of the concentrations of each of the constituents of BTEX, is sometimes used to aid in assessing the relative risk or seriousness at contaminated locations and the need of remediation of such sites. Naphthalene may also be included in Total BTEX analysis yielding results referred to as BTEXN. In the same way, styrene is sometimes added, making it BTEXS.

http://tinyurl.com/dheez2

There are other substances found in the mix such as ACETALDEHYDE

This component is the key to the process of FERMENTATION in the body –

 http://www.dstoddy.com/artpedfybro.html

Fair use

Excerpt:

Intestinal Yeast (candida albicans), and other fungal pathogens such as toxigenic molds, produce
the following toxins, which could be responsible for the symptoms and causes of Fibromyalgia.

This is not an all inclusive list.

1. Ethanol- an alcohol of intoxication mutates immune cells
2. Acetaldehyde 6 times more potent than ethanol, cell mutation ********
3. Tyramine interferes with immune function
4. Canditoxin interferes with and reduces immunity
5. Proteinase increases candida potency
6. Glycoprotein toxin interferes with immune function
7. Polysaccharride proteins reduces immunity
8. Histamine reduces immunity
9. Mycotoxins that can cause immune dysfunction and many other health problems

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When thinking about ACETALDEHYDE- think about a bad hangover- that is the process that is
caused and the symptoms of the process – initially.

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The Acetaldehyde (along with the other chemicals) cause the symptoms of Fibromyalgia (and more) found here: above link:

(Note- the Fibromyalgia symptoms overlap Lyme diseaese and CFS symptoms )

Partial list:

Symptoms of Fibromyalgia:

• Chronic fatigue
• Abnormally high pain sensitivity especially in the muscles, and joints (arthritis)
• Insomnia or unrefreshing sleep
• Chronic stiffness especially in the shoulders, back and neck
• Reduced levels of Human Growth Hormone
• Reduced levels of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) resulting in low or no energy
• Hormone and endocrine imbalances
• Chronic toxin accumulation from the skin, lungs, intestines, blood stream and brain
• Depressed immune function and activity

*The above symptoms can decrease immunity and allow or cause fibromyalgia to worsen, producing additional symptoms that include:

• Depression and personality changes(6)
• PreMenstrual Syndrome (11,)
• Tension and migraine headaches (12)
• Muscle trauma, and deconditioning (16)
• Anxiety, sleep disorders (62), vertigo, apathy, mood swings and memory loss
• Autoimmune disorders like chemical hypersensitivity, asthma, lupus and arthritis
• Irritability
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Opportunistic bacterial, viral and parasite infections
• Chronic fatigue immune deficiency
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and leaky bowel syndrome
• Myofacial pain syndrome
• Hypoglycemia and inability to burn fat
• Intestinal and food allergies
• Possibly a traumatic emotional or physical shock triggers the manifestation of fibromyalgia.

**see more symptoms here: http://tinyurl.com/c4gugg

Recap:

MTBE/TBA/BTEX and additional component/s such as ACETALDEHYDE create a process in the body

ACETALDEHYDE- produces the sugar process that produces Electricity in the body

ACETALDEHYDE- FERMENTS- creating yeast/fungus and causing pain per above

BENZENE- CAUSES CANCER- per the Cleveland Clinic research-

http://tinyurl.com/dheez2

THE GEL some find- is produced by a process created by the cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae-

A process like this one- a supposedly ‘new’ discovery:

http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4257

Excerpt:

University of Texas Professors R. Malcolm Brown and David Nobles Jr. created the cyanobacteria by giving them a set of cellulose-making genes from a non-photosynthetic bacterium called Acetobacter xylinum, which is commonly used for producing vinegar. The new cyanobacteria produce a relatively pure, gel-like form of cellulose that can be easily broken down into readily fermentable sugars. They also secrete sucrose and glucose, which are already prominent sources of ethanol, most commonly in the form of sugarcane and corn, respectively.

Recall that TT stated there was cyanbacteria found- and since I can remember, those in the study of the fibers/etc have stated that CELLULOSE was found.

Put together what the various researchers have FOUND and apply the above process- chemicals in the body from the various sources, the ACETALDYDE which ferments and causes the symptoms of the many EMERGING DISEASE (Lyme,Fibro, CFS, Etc) and you have the answer.

Yes there is more- but this is the basic process – cause and effect

All the symptoms can be found by a study of these chemicals and the process they create in the body.

see: http://tinyurl.com/cjv9h6

Jill

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Jill has some great information which you can find here
http://lyme-fiber-disease.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=poisonintheairsoilwater

Could Morgellons be an Ongoing Chemical Reaction in our Bodies?

First, let me say that I am not a scientist, I am only grasping at straws here. I am not using proper scientific techniques to come to my conclusions and have no real idea if Toluene is the cause of, or if it plays a role in Morgellons. I am only hypothesizing that it does because it seems to be able to cause so many of our manifestations. The real question is can these things I am describing go on “inside of the human body”?

Also, I made a mistake in my last blog post by stating that our fibers couldn’t be the result of nanotubes because things at the nano level are so small they cannot be seen by the naked eye. It was correctly pointed out to me that nanostructures are used to build things which eventually would become large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Thank you for that correction and it’s an important one.

 

Toluene – Some Definition From Wikipedia

Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane, is a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related compound benzene. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is widely used as an industrial feedstock (not animal feed) and as a solvent. Toluene reacts as a normal aromatic hydrocarbon towards electrophilic aromatic substitution. The methyl group makes it around 25 times more reactive than benzene in such reactions. Toluene occurs naturally at low levels in crude oil and is usually produced in the processes of making gasoline via a catalytic reformer, in an ethylene cracker or making coke from coal. Final separation (either via distillation or solvent extraction) takes place in a BTX plant.

Toluene is a common solvent, able to dissolve paints, paint thinners, silicone sealants, many chemical reactants, rubber, printing ink, adhesives (glues), lacquers, leather tanners, and disinfectants. It can also be used as a fullerene indicator, and is a raw material for toluene diisocyanate (used in the manufacture of polyurethane foam) and TNT. It is also used as a cement for fine polystyrene kits (by dissolving and then fusing surfaces) as it can be applied very precisely by brush and contains none of the bulk of an adhesive.

Industrial uses of toluene include dealkylation to benzene, and the disproportionation to a mixture of benzene and xylene in the BTX process. When oxidized it yields benzaldehyde and benzoic acid, two important intermediates in chemistry. It is also used as a carbon source for making Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Toluene can be used to break open red blood cells in order to extract hemoglobin in biochemistry experiments.

Toluene can be used as an octane booster in gasoline fuels used in internal combustion engines. Toluene at 86% by volume fueled all the turbo Formula 1 teams in the 1980s, first pioneered by the Honda team. The remaining 14% was a "filler" of n-heptane, to reduce the octane to meet Formula 1 fuel restrictions. Toluene at 100% can be used as a fuel for both two-stroke and four-stroke engines; however, due to the density of the fuel and other factors, the fuel does not vaporize easily unless preheated to 70 degrees celsius (Honda accomplished this in their Formula 1 cars by routing the fuel lines through the muffler system to heat the fuel). 

Toluene has also been used in the process of removing the cocaine from coca leaves in the production of Coca-Cola.

Toluene in Airplane Fuel

From TOLUENE – Some Basic Questions.

Question: Why do you think toluene is better than other types of octane boosters?

Answer : Several reasons:

Mindful of the evil reputation of octane boosters in general, toluene is a very safe choice because it is one of the main octane boosters used by oil companies in producing ordinary gasoline of all grades. Thus if toluene is indeed harmful to your engine as feared, your engine would have disintegrated long, long ago since ordinary pump gasoline can contain as much as 50% aromatic hydrocarbons.

Toluene is a pure hydrocarbon (C7H8). i.e. it contains only hydrogen and carbon atoms. It belongs to a particular category of hydrocarbons called aromatic hydrocarbons. Complete combustion of toluene yields CO2 and H2O. This fact ensures that the entire emission control system such as the catalyst and oxygen sensor of your car is unaffected. There are no metallic compounds (lead, magnesium etc), no nitro compounds and no oxygen atoms in toluene. It is made up of exactly the same ingredients as ordinary gasoline. In fact it is one of the main ingredients of gasoline.

Toluene has a RON octane rating of 121 and a MON rating of 107, leading to a (R+M)/2 rating of 114. (R+M)/2 is how ordinary fuels are rated in the US. Note that toluene has a sensitivity rating of 121-107=14. This compares favorably with alcohols which have sensitivities in the 20-30 range. The more sensitive a fuel is the more its performance degrades under load. Toluene’s low sensitivity means that it is an excellent fuel for a heavily loaded engine.

Toluene is denser than ordinary gasoline (0.87 g/mL vs. 0.72-0.74) and contains more energy per unit volume. Thus combustion of toluene leads to more energy being liberated and thus more power generated. This is in contrast to oxygenated octane boosters like ethanol or MTBE which contain less energy per unit volume compared to gasoline. The higher heating value of toluene also means that the exhaust gases contain more kinetic energy, which in turn means that there is more energy to drive turbocharger vanes. In practical terms this is experienced as a faster onset of turbo boost.

Chevron’s published composition of 100 octane aviation fuel shows that toluene comprises up to 14% alone and is the predominant aromatic hydrocarbon. Unfortunately composition specifications for automotive gasoline is harder to pin down due to constantly changing requirements.

We have all woken up to a beautiful blue sky morning only to have it turn totally overcast and hazy, caused only by  traffic patterns from the jumbo jets overhead, by two or three in the afternoon. I sure hope all that Toluene is truly turned into CO2 and H2O during combustion as stated above otherwise it’s raining Toluene. Nevertheless, all it takes is a search on Toluene and “Major Pollutant” to know it is a real problem.

Could Toluene Exposure be the Catalyst in Jumpstarting Morgellons?

The one thing I have noticed in my reading is that Toluene is very reactive to the chemicals around it and it can undergo all kinds of chemical changes that other chemicals like benzene cannot. It seems to be a “wonder chemical” and it is being used for all kinds of things. In this blog post we are going to look at two more symptoms that Morgellon sufferers experience that could also be explained by Toluene exposure. And toluene is everywhere, it is a major pollutant in our world, which is why Pseudomonas putida is being used to clean it up everywhere, from gasoline storage tank leaks and oil spills both on land and in the ocean.

Could Morgellons be in large part an ongoing chemical reaction in our bodies? Does this only happen to those who are carrying a heavy toxic load of Toluene? Or, could something, such as a bacteria that has the ability to create Toluene as a byproduct be entering our bodies and setting things in motion?

Finally, remember, I could be totally wrong here. Even though Toluene does seem to be found in Morgellons patients it is a major pollutant in our world and likely found in nearly everyone at some level.

 

Toluene, GS-15, and it’s Reaction to Iron = Magnetite

In my last blog post I posted a quote from an article which I will repeat here as well.

Nanotubes grown from pure toluene/ferrocene precursors appear to have a well defined morphology, with thick parallel walls and narrow inner core often filled with catalytic iron nanoparticles.

I find it interesting that the language used here indicates that it was an unexpected surprise that the inner core was filled with iron particles. Then in that very same blog post I go on to indicate how they are making magnetic nanotubes. Here is an interesting article that I found as well

Anaerobic Oxidation of Toluene, Phenol, and p-Cresol by the Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Organism, GS-15
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=184522

Growth coincided with Fe(III) reduction. [ring-¹⁴C] toluene was oxidized to ¹⁴CO₂, and the stoichiometry of ¹⁴CO₂ production and Fe(III) reduction indicated that GS-15 completely oxidized toluene to carbon dioxide with Fe(III) as the electron acceptor. Magnetite was the primary iron end product during toluene oxidation.

Let me try to restate that as best I can into layman’s terms.

Growth coincided with iron reduction. Toluene was oxidized to CO2, and the chemical reaction of CO2 production and Iron reduction indicated that the (bacteria – Geobacter metallireducens) completely oxidized toluene to carbon dioxide with iron as the electron acceptor. Magnetite was the primary iron end product during toluene oxidation.

Many suspect the Morgellon sufferer’s body is acting like a magnet and that magnetism is behind many of the sensations we feel. I find it interesting that Toluene can oxidize into C02 (just as the airplane fuel article above states) and that in the process it turned Iron into Magnetite. Magnetite is the most magnetic of all the naturally occurring minerals on Earth. Could this be happening inside our bodies?

 

Toluene Oxidation Forming Benzoic Acid Crystals

Many sufferers have no doubt experienced glass like crystals or particles coming through their skin, they can be very painful, some maybe be sharp and pointed or they may come in the form of glitter. Could this also be the result of Toluene? This possibility was pointed out to me by a member on the LymeBusters Morgellons forum.

From the Wikipedia link on Benzoic acid you can find some very interesting information including how its made.

Benzoic acid is produced commercially by partial oxidation of toluene with oxygen.

Take a look at this Benzoic Acid crystal from the wikipedia page.

Again I wonder if the glass like crystals many experience could be the result of some ongoing chemical reaction with Toluene in the human body. I myself have spoken to one person who is doing far better than he was but his main symptom now is these glass like crystals coming through his scalp, very painful he says, and no doubt it must be.

If you look at this LINK under Skin you will see this quote:

Objects described as "shards," hard and crystal-like that are similar to glass that emerge from skin

In fact, if you hit this GOOGLE SEARCH you will see this is not unusual for Morgellons sufferers.

Summary

Like I stated at the beginning of this blog post, Toluene seems to be able to do all kinds of things depending on what it comes into contact with. The real questions are could these things be ongoing within the human body? Could a Morgellons sufferer have some extra additive that has jumpstarted this chemical process or thereby taken advantage of our Toluene exposure? Is there something, such as a bacteria in our bodies that is creating Toluene as a byproduct?  Wouldn’t we need an ongoing source of toluene for all this to be happening?

Enough on this Toluene already!! I think it’s time to stop all this Toluene speculation and try to tie together all kinds of scenarios as Kixx has recently done on a reply to my last blog post. For example, “How could Toluene play a role in this when my crawling seemed to be tied to a certain event in time?” I admit I don’t have the answers. But it does seem to me that if someone were to analyze these crystals that come out of Morgellons patients and they turned out to be Benzoic Acid crystals we would have a smoking gun. The frustrating part is that there really is a tremendous amount of evidence that could be provided by Morgellons patients, and other than a few organizations and scientists there doesn’t seem to be anybody listening.

I think I have gone as far down the Toluene road as I can right now. I need to dwell on this for a while and see if I’ve been going down the right path. I do find it interesting that hard glass crystal structures emerging from the skin are a common symptom, and that toluene could indeed very easily create these.

Nanotubes – Could they play a role in our Disease?

I am not a scientist by any means and probably this post would pose great humor to those trained in nanotechnology, but still, I’m going to post my thoughts anyway.

From The Dangers of Nanoparticles

Nanotubes were discovered accidentally in 2000 at Heidelberg University, in Germany. By nature they seem to be a means of cell to cell communication. They exist for very short periods of time, then vanish as the cells no longer need them. Nanoparticles (also known as nanopowders, nanoclusters, nanotubes, or nanocrystals) are microscopic. They measure less than 100 nanometers in at least one dimension. A nanometer equals one billionth of a meter – one millionth of a millimeter.

First I would like to say that the Morgellons fibers we can see with the naked eye are certainly not nanotubes, if they were we wouldn’t be able to see them with a cheap pocket scope or our naked eye. However, there are many Doctors and sufferers who are convinced that nanotechnology plays a role in Morgellons.

Before we begin, let me point something out that is important. Nanotubes were discovered accidentally in 2000 at Heidelberg University (notice that they were discovered) just as the oil eating Pseudomonas Putida was discovered.  Please note that the human body is full of nanotubes, connecting cells and and all kinds of things, so this is nothing new to man, only new to his science.

 

The Toluene Connection

Why does everything I seem to research in relation to Morgellons seem to have some link to Toluene? Is it because I want there to be a common thread to tie this altogether or is there a real common thread here? As I began to look into Nanotubes it was apparent that they, like Meth users, and Pseudomonas Putida, are bedfellows with Toluene. Here is a Google search on toluene and nanotubes => HERE and as you can see there is a strong connection.

Let’s take a look at some of the information I found.

From Nitrogen in highly crystalline carbon nanotubes

Nanotubes grown from pure toluene/ferrocene precursors appear to have a well defined morphology, with thick parallel walls and narrow inner core often filled with catalytic iron nanoparticles.

From Synthesis of carbon nanotubes via toluene-thermal reduction process at moderate temperature

Carbon nanotubes were synthesized with toluene as carbon source and solvent at 350C under stiring situation. In this process, La/Ni were used as catalyst, which were reduced via LaCl₃ and NiCl₂ with sodium as reductant. The products were characterized with X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The carbon nanotubes had diameters ranging from 100–200 nm and lengths ranging from hundreds of nanometers to several micrometers. The yield of carbon nanotubes, in accordance with TEM observations was estimated to be about 70%.

Now other than a bunch of scientific mumbo jumbo we don’t really learn that much from reading the above other than toluene and nanotubes do have a connection. To be honest, the amount of information regarding toluene and nanotubes is staggering. I find it interesting however that these toluene created nanotubes in some cases are filled with iron nanoparticles. And this started me thinking about something that has always fascinated me about Morgellons, and that is strange electrical / magnetic experience many of us feel.

 

Nanotubes – Magnetic and or Electrical

For the non sufferer what I am about to say will sound strange, perhaps unbelievable, nonetheless it is true and I have spoken to many others who experience this. When I get close to somebody that also has Morgellons I will feel intense crawling, tingling, biting, or maybe it could be better described as an electrical sensation all over my body. This is another clue that what we are dealing with is most likely not a parasite, but rather something else. However, many will speak of this sensation as I felt them jumping onto me? Swarming from that person onto me? and so on. But I do not believe this is the case. I have read statements from many sufferers and still other quotes attributed to well known Morgellons Researchers that Morgellons patients have been proven to be carrying a big electrical charge within their bodies. When I had Morgellons really bad (during the initial onset) I would walk into a conference room and at least 10 or 15 people would immediately itch their nose all at once, this went on for months and months and I was so scared (back then) that I was contaminating them, but I wasn’t. The best I can explain this phenomenon is that the tiny hairs in their noses (or something) were picking up my electric and or magnetic charge and causing their noses to itch. There was even a guy I spoke to on the LymeBusters Morgellons forum way back when that had written on a piece of paper “You will be itching your nose” and would show it to whatever doctor he was seeing about 1 minute into the appointment and it always spooked the doctor.

How can this be? Let’s see if we can find a down to earth reason.

 

Carbon Nanotubes Loaded with Magnetic Particles

From http://admin.pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl0502928

We describe a simple and versatile technique to produce magnetic tubes by filling carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with paramagnetic iron oxide particles (10 nm diameter). Commercial ferrofluids were used to fill CNTs with an average outer diameter of 300 nm made via chemical vapor deposition into alumina membranes. Transmission electron microscopy study shows a high density of particles inside the CNT. Experiments using external magnetic fields demonstrate that almost 100% of the nanotubes become magnetic and can be easily manipulated in magnetic field. These one-dimensional magnetic nanostructures can find numerous applications in nanotechnology, memory devices, optical transducers for wearable electronics, and in medicine.

Perhaps what we feel in our skin are these nanotubes moving or aligning toward the opposing or attracting magnetic fields of our computer (as many sufferers report including myself). Is this what I feel when I am near other sufferers? or when walking across carpet due to the static charge (they keep biting me some we’ll say). Perhaps these nanotubes, if they even exist in our bodies in such a form, are picking up and conducting electricity or carrying a strong magnetic charge, or perhaps both. Maybe this is why when I sit at my computer (the box is on the floor) that I feel the so called biting and crawling mostly in my legs. Are these nanotubes picking up and dancing to the EMF being put out by my computer?

 

Summary – The Human Body is Capable of Incredible Things

This was just another short post to peek your interest, I’m not convinced that nanotechnology (man-made) lies at the root of our problem, I could be wrong of course. However, the human body could be, given the right chemical makeup, creating such things as mentioned above. Does Toluene play a role in our sickness? You will often find high heat such as 300 Celsius required to make carbon nanotubes using toluene. However, let me give you a case in point on how nature can do things that man cannot, and sometimes even better. Given the right chemical makeup, who knows what could go on inside the human body.

Ocean sponge superior to man-made fiber optics (here)

 

Scientists say they have identified an ocean sponge living in the darkness of the deep sea that grows thin glass fibers capable of transmitting light better than industrial fiber optic cables used for telecommunication.  The natural glass fibers also are much more flexible than manufactured fiber optic cable that can crack if bent too far.

“You can actually tie a knot in these natural biological fibers and they will not break — it’s really quite amazing,” said Joanna Aizenberg, who led the research at Bell Laboratories.

Now consider the incredible heat used in the manufacturing process of man-made fiber optic cable, and here this sponge can make fiber optic cable that transmits light better than ours and that you can tie in a not without breaking, and all this in the cold depths of the ocean floor, no heat required. Could nanotubes be created in our bodies, the answer is probably, yes.

You should take the time to read the full article I referenced initially especially some of the references at the bottom, see it here. It talks about the incredible unpredictable nature of nano-particles interacting with chemicals in the human body and the impossibility to even begin to understand it.

Addendum

Somebody emailed this link to me, so I thought I would post it, very interesting connection to Toluene and the colors (think Morgellons red and blue fibers)

From Time Magazine – The Poisoning of America
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952748-5,00.html

“As a result, the poisons have turned up in surprising places. Not far from home plate at New York City’s Shea Stadium, a festering pond containing PCB, toluene, benzene and DDT turns red, blue or green as the mixture of the waste changes.”

Again, this brings me back to the what I think is going on within our bodies, we have a strange syndrome (really more like a poisoning) where organic processes and chemical reactions are occurring within our bodies that normally should not be. This is due to the presence of some chemical or set of chemicals in our bodies, and I suspect Toluene plays a key factor. Is anybody listening?

I keep hoping some young open minded scientist will stumble upon this blog and think “Hey, I bet I can figure out what is going on with these folks” ….

Permethrin Cream with Toluene and Insect Vectors

My First two blog posts can be found here in case you missed them.

1. Does this identification mean anything? I do not know
2. Mr. Morgellons meet Mr. Meth, Your Distant Cousin

This is just going to be a quick blog post. This post poses more questions, but I’m working through some stuff in my head and just thinking out loud here. This post might seem a little disjointed to you.

Permethrin Cream and Toluene

I ran across something kind of interesting. The Scabies creams it would appear, contain Toluene. I look back at this now and think I really poisoned myself with this stuff, did it greatly contribute to my problem? I don’t know. Obviously I had a problem already or I wouldn’t have been using Permethrin to begin with. Funny how Permethrin has the word “Meth” in it isn’t it? Many other folks have used Permethrin thinking they first had Scabies, here’s a quote from a forum post I found.

If you dont know what a pbo is than look it up on the internet. In "elimite 5% permethrin cream" or generic brand, which you are all using, the pbo is: butylated hydroxy-toluene. Thats right, Toluene, and we all know how dangerous that is. It is added to the permethrin to counter act the scabies enzyme which neutralizes pyrethroids, In other words straight permethrin WONT always kill them!

Interestingly this Google Search on Toluene and Permethrin brings up an awful lot of hits. I will do more research on this but for the record Toluene is used in all kinds of stuff, including Gasoline (the MTBE Connection?) and more. Could bioremediation type Pseudomonas Putida geared for breaking down Toluene have taken to us because of our Toluene exposure?

The Insect Vector

I know I said I wasn’t going to talk about Lyme Disease but I was directed to this video by Dr. Stricker which I found very interesting. You can click on the button on the lower right of the video to go full screen.

 

 

I know at one point I actually did have bird mites on me, could insect bites be the vector? Take deer ticks for instance, they feed off deer (and all kinds of other rodents like field mice and such) could they be picking up all kinds of agro bacteria like AgroBacterium or Pseudomonas Putida? Deer are likely to feed on corn crops when they are tiny and supple and full of such bacterium. I know they eat many of our garden plants that are young which they would never eat when full grown. Could ticks and even mosquitoes be our vector?

I actually did have Lyme disease back in 1992 and it was very devastating. I feel I never really got rid of it, but my onset of Morgellons was caused by something different. I was a member of LymeNet.org and I can tell you that there all kinds of threads up there from folks regarding “skin crawling” and biting sensations. For instance, here are a few links you can click on:

 

1. Can’t get rid of the twitching and crawling and biting sensations…
2. Is something biting me?
3. The burning skin feeling, is it a die off?

 

I could go on and on here, there are hundreds of such threads on the LymeNet.org site that mention folks both with “biting” and “skin crawling” sensations. Please DO NOT go up there, register, and starting telling everybody that they have Morgellons, there is no sense in that (trust me, I know from experience).  Interestingly, a large percentage of them state that after doing some anti-biotic the skin crawling went away such as doxycycline and some others.

 

Summary

Could insects be vectoring in the bacteria being used in our modern day Pharming (Pharmaceutical Farming)? If you took the time to watch Dr. Strickers video above, and I suggest you should, you will see that he calls ticks the sewer of the insect world showing all of the diseases they carry. After all, they feed on the blood of whatever creature is around. Its like sharing needles with rats, mice, deer, racoons, and who knows what else. And what if they fed off deer which are likely to eat the young tender shoots in new our new Phields (Pharmaceutical Fields).

From Oh Deer!

 

Deer are herbivores: They eat plants. In spring and summer, they graze on clover, grasses, and tree buds. In the fall they switch to high-energy food such as acorns, wild grapes, and other fruits. During the winter they nibble the tender shoots and twigs of trees and shrubs. Deer also like corn, soybeans, and other farm crops.

 

Could the reason be that some Morgellons sufferers also have Lyme Disease is that the two, being separate and distinct infections, are carried by the same common insect pests? Could ticks and/or even mosquitoes be our vector? 

I will try harder on my next post, I’ve been in the tank with Morgellons lately, the fibro/fatigue that comes with Morgellons can really take its toll as I’m sure many of you know.

I think Dr. Stricker’s work, could be very fruitful, could the bacteria being used in agro pharming show up in our ticks and mosquitoes? That would be an interesting thing to find out and probably not all that difficult to find out for someone.