Jasper Lawrence - Asthma and Seasonal Allergies

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There are more accounts of remission through hookworm below

I am the founder of Autoimmune Therapies and my first client. My name is Jasper Lawrence, I am 43 years old as of late 2007, am married and live on the Central Coast in California near Silicon Valley.

I first learned of the possibility that hookworm could be used to treat asthma and allergies (as well as Crohn's, colitis and MS) in the summer of 2004 on a trip with my daughters to England. I remember the first night after having read about what I came to know as helminthic therapy experiencing "wormy" dreams. Despite a very restless and slithery sleep, in the morning I was just as resolved to try helminthic therapy based on hookworm.

After exhaustively exploring every alternative avenue to obtain hookworm that I could think of I went to Cameroon to obtain hookworm (as described here) Afterwards I realized in talking about my experiences, and publishing them on Kuro5hin.org, that many others who suffered as I had would be willing to try the treatment, if they did not have to risk their lives by duplicating my adventure in Cameroon. This web site and the clinic behind it are the result.

I have hosted three different populations of hookworm, and each one has resulted in complete remission of my asthma and my hay fever. Despite that, and all the scientific evidence, many people I know or have met are convinced that at best it is the placebo effect and at worst that I am a charlatan. Many are so repulsed by the idea that they cannot even begin to look at the science or my experiences.

More happily many can see past their visceral reaction to the idea of intestinal worms to the science, or support my decision on principle.

In each of the three instances of deliberate infection with hookworm I was asthma and allergy free within fourteen weeks of infection.

The first infection was with the species Ancylostoma Duodenale obtained from Cameroon. The second two populations were and are Necator Americanus. After adjusting my infection level after returning from Cameroon I was able to achieve remission with Ancylostoma. But that species of hookworm has two disadvantages (from the point of view of the client). A. Duodenale only lives for about six to nine months, so frequent reinfections are required (this of course would be an advantage from the point-of-view of a business). The second drawback is that it takes approximately six times as much blood as Necator. So, having proved to my satisfaction that it worked for me I eliminated Ancylostoma and went in search of Necator.

I was able to inoculate myself with Necator, but only after having traveled abroad in search of them three times. I had underestimated how easy they are to find because of my luck in Cameroon. It took almost a year and about $20,000 to accomplish. That first infection with Necator was crudely obtained. Although more refined than my methods in Cameroon I could not accurately measure my dose with the equipment I was able to take with me to the tropics. Although I did achieve remission I wanted to know what the side effects were, and to know with certainty how many I hosted. So I gave myself a massive dose to be sure that I would get the side effects and could therefore speak about them based on experience.

With that dose I achieved remission for my asthma and allergies again, and I enjoyed that for a further six weeks after terminating my hookworm infection. That is their protective effect continued for about six weeks after I killed them all off. Once my asthma started to return I decided I would slowly build up to 100 organisms in 10 organism increments every two weeks. I started to see an improvement at eight weeks, and by week fourteen I was definitely in remission again. This time I experienced no side effects, except the rash. This was predicted by the literature. There is a study that describes the experiences of a middle-aged man given two doses of 50 N. Americanus L3 larvae some months apart. The second dose resulted in only a rash.

I am often asked about the experiences of my clients, and, for this therapy ever to be accepted and practiced as it should be, in the US and Europe, those it helps are going to have to stand up and be counted. But, given the reactions I have encountered, quite sensibly none of those we have helped want to be named. It was for this reason that I have decided to share my experiences here and to name myself.

Todd Troutman - Allergies and Asthma

You can watch Todd give his account in his own words on YouTube. We had to break the video into two parts because of limitations placed on the length of videos by YouTube.

Part One.

Part Two.

Cal - Sjogren's Syndrome

About a year and a half ago, in the autumn of 2006, I began to read several accounts of medical research that dealt with the idea that modern autoimmune disorders may be related to the elimination of parasites in humans.  The thinking behind this was that the human immune system evolved to be "normal" in the presence of parasites.  These parasites have been with humans for all of the hundreds of millenniums of human history.  Without these organisms, bad things happen...  Without these parasites being present, peoples immune systems cannot function in the way they evolved to because an important component of the normal flora and fauna of the gut was not present.

I have had Sjogren's Disorder for about 8 years now.  This disorder is an autoimmune disease that dries up the moisture producing glands of the body. 

Prior to my inoculation with hookworm I needed to use mouth sprays several times a day, and eye drops one to 5 times per day.  Otherwise, my mouth would feel so dry that it was tough to get my tongue to move normally when I would speak, making me sound like I was drunk or slow of speech.  My eyes were so dry that they were painful, with the pain similar to having sharp pieces of grit in my eyes.  The eye pain was difficult to ignore for long.

The research being done at universities around the world indicated that many difficult to treat autoimmune disorders were either greatly improved or put into remission with the inoculation of this organism. For me, I decided that the risks associated with inoculating myself with Necator Americanus were minimal.  If the treatment worked, I could obtain important gains in the quality of my life.

In September, 2007, I went to Tijuana in order to be inoculated with the parasite Necator Americanus - which is the organism that has been studied in most of the research that is being done at many universities on parasites and the immune system.  The clinic is run by Autoimmune Therapies, and has a physician that inoculates the client with the parasites after performing a thorough medical exam and doing blood and urine analysis.  It was a clean, modest establishment, with a friendly doctor who spoke very good English, and all involved were polite and intelligent.

Getting the inoculation went smoothly.  After reviewing my blood results with me, a moist gauze bandage with 20 larvae on it was applied to my skin.  When the itching began, and I felt slightly light headed.  Both of these symptoms went away when I took a Benedryl.  I took more Benedryl whenever I felt the itching was uncomfortable as the day progressed.

My dry eyes felt much more moist and my mouth has more saliva in it within minutes of the inoculation, though that lasted for only a little over a week, and the sensation largely disappeared until the worms implanted in my digestive system.

About two months after the inoculation, the worms were attached to my viscera, and I felt very ill for a day- similar to when I have had a bad case of the flue.  I slept and stayed in bed for a day or a day and a half, and threw up once and had several bouts of diarrhea.  Afterward, I had gas and fatigue for several weeks, which wore away gradually.  Then I felt better than before.

My Sjogren's symptoms were much improved after this episode.  I do not need to use mouth sprays- I just need to keep myself well hydrated in order to have a normal sensation of moisture in my mouth.  My eyes do not need eye drops any longer for practical purposes.  I do not use them even once for months at a time. 

One happy bonus of my treatments:  I had developed an allergy to one of the medicines that I needed to take regularly.  The allergic reaction to this medicine was reduced by probably 80% right after the inoculation with the helmiths.  Tjhe benefit has continued over the months.

I had another inoculation 40 larvae three months after the first, which did not present me with any side effects other than transient itching, which I again controlled with antihistamines.

After a half a year, I consider my treatment successful beyond what I have hoped for.  The great improvement in my comfort alone was well worth the effort and expense associated with the trips.  I have high hopes that this will result in a longer, healthier life for me.

I have told Jasper that anyone who wants may contact me directly either by telephone or email, but for obvious reasons I do not want my contact information published here. Please contact Jasper to obtain my contact information and I will be happy to answer any questions you have.

Chris A. - Asthma and Seasonal Allergies

I am forty years old as of writing this in early 2008 and had asthma and seasonal allergies from the age of 28, 12 years ago, until recently. I did not suffer from other allergies except for one unusual one. I am a surfer and always get bad sinusitis from surfing, especially when there is a red tide. For those of you who live inland red tides are an algae bloom that makes the water appear a reddish brown color (and stink).

Over the past twelve years I had tried a ton of over the counter and prescription stuff to treat my asthma and hay fever: You name it I took it. Claritin, Zyrtec, Benadryl, Singulair, Albuterol, prednisone, etc. None really worked except to reduce my symptoms for a short time, but I was still miserable. And the side effects of the only good treatment, prednisone, scare me to death.

I could not be consistent with working out either. Having to start over constantly makes exercise even harder than it would normally be. With my asthma getting worse every year I needed an answer and not more garbage that didn’t work.

I have known Jasper since I was eighteen, for twenty-two years. I heard from a mutual friend about what he was doing and although it sounded crazy I decided to look into it in late 2007.

After a bunch of thinking and talking it over with my girl friend I decided to give it a try. Honestly, I only did it because I was desperate. I don’t think anyone is exactly thrilled about the idea of infecting themselves with worms, I know I wasn’t, and neither was my partner (haha!). But my doctor had nothing that worked and it turned out to be the best decision I ever made.

I decided to go with the multi-dose one to avoid side-effects if I could. I realized it was more expensive but I really wanted to avoid missing work. 

I was inoculated first in late November down in TJ. Jasper took me to the clinic by taxi from the hotel which was nice because I had never been there before and did not like the idea of it. Having said that Tihuana was ok, not the frontier town I had imagined.

After an exam and giving my medical history a tech arrived to take blood and urine. We go the results and I was cleared for hookworm.

It was pretty simple. My forearm was shaved in a small area to allow the bandage to stick and Dr. Jorge taped it to my skin. Then he wrapped it up to keep it in place for a day, and I was given the pill to kill them off if needed to. I liked that part, it made me feel better about it being in control. I was still worried about it honestly.

I never got an itch or a rash, and I started to think that I had not gotten the worms, that maybe they had died or a mistake had been made.

I didn’t get any side effects either, from the first dose of ten or from the other two doses of 20 larvae each in late January and late Feb. My schedule was hurried up because I did not get side effects. This was kind of a bummer because I think I could have gotten away with one dose and saved a lot of money and time. Oh well, I did get better.

Because my asthma is caused by pollen and cats and dogs it is hard to say with for sure exactly when I got better. >My asthma usually comes and goes with the seasons. I first noticed it was gone when I went surfing. Exercise used to cause an asthma almost every time. In later January I started to notice that I was not getting short of breath when I worked out or surfed. My workout partner, the one who turned me on to the idea says the way I breathe is totally different and I exercise a lot harder. 

Since I live in Northern California we have had spring since early March. I have been free of asthma and allergies for the first time in twelve years. Even better is that this is the time of year when it is usually the worst. I have not gotten any sinus stuff from surfing either, although we haven’t had a red tide yet which is the big test.

I could not be happier that I made the decision to get treated with hookworm and that I was able to overcome my fears, and those of my partner. I still get the occasional allergy symptom, but it is nothing. I also cough with a barking sound every now and them, but no short breath, no attacks, nothing that makes me aware of my breathing. Stoked!

I know it sounds weird and disgusting to infect yourself with a bunch of worms, but it worked for me and now I don’t even know I have them. 

To be able to just breath without thinking about it is fantastic. No more misery.

Thank you Jasper for giving me my life back.

Chris

Ric - Multiple Sclerosis

At age 35 years I was in perfect health, at the top of my career and leading a very active lifestyle.

Early February 2003 I had a sudden MS attack and was given a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, completely paralysed from the neck down.

I consider myself lucky to some degree, my type of MS is Relapsing Remitting which means the body repairs itself but is susceptible to further attacks.

So far and with time I've recovered nearly completely after each attack, just experiencing residual damage.

I have experienced an attack every year around April-May like clock work since my first attack, until this year.

Here's a brief history of my MS attacks which required hospitalisation, of which I also have records and MRI scans.

First attack 2003 complete paralysis neck down.
Second attack 2004 limited use upper arms
Third attack 2005 vision loss
Fourth attack 2006 unable to lift left leg
Fifth attack 2007 unable to regulate body temperature
Attack Free 2008

Since the beginning of my MS I have always eaten a very healthy Low fat diet, exercised daily, and taken nutritional supplements - fish oil, evening primrose oil and a good multivitamin. MS Therapies tried thus far: Betaferon (Beta Interferon), Copaxone, Minocycline and Low Dose Naltrexone.  Although these therapies work well for some, and more than likely helps slow the progression, I continued to have my annual attacks and my MRI scans showed activity.

After watching a  BBC documentary showing low incidents of autoimmune conditions in Africa amongst those infected with parasites, headed up by Dr. Weinstock and his experiments with TSO, I dug deeper and came across Autoimmune Therapies headed up by Jasper Lawrence.

I was part of the first group to receive hookworms From AIT's Tijuana clinic on September 25, 2007,  It has been seven months since my first inoculation and to date I've been inoculated with a total of 100 hook worms.

Although this appears to have stopped my multiple sclerosis from getting any worse, as Jasper predicted it has not repaired the damage done up to this point. During the time of my annual MS attack I still experienced very light exacerbations of old MS symptoms which is a reminder that my MS is still present however under control.  My hope is that over the next twelve months I will be free of the exacerbations as well. But, my MS is not getting any worse, and this year for the first time I had no terrible experience with paralysis or vision loss. Fantastic.

Also I would like to point out my hay fever and allergies are 100 percent gone!

So far so good!

Ric

More Stories and Accounts

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