THE CURE FOR ALL DISEASES
foods,^20 this is not enough protection. Ergotoxins, for example
LSD, are active in extremely minute (less than a microgram,
about one thousandth of a fly speck) quantities. They are not
destroyed by heat and are especially toxic to children. I found
traces in cereals, whole grain breads, wines, and honey. It can be
detoxified by adding vitamin C but takes longer; about 10
minutes. Detoxify all your honey as soon as it arrives in your
house. Warm it slightly and add vitamin C (1/8 tsp. per cup). Stir
with wood or plastic.
Ergot toxicity could explain “Jekyll and Hyde” behavior in
children, commonly attributed to “allergies”. In fact, the
mechanism, inability by the liver to keep up with detoxification,
fits well into the “allergic” concept. If your child has undesirable
behavior, try going off the moldy food suspects for three weeks
(cold cereals, nuts and nut butters, store bought breads and baked
goods, syrups). Substitute cooked cereals, bakery breads,
potatoes, and honeys. Add vitamin C to honey, pasta and cooked
cereals. Pancakes and waffles made from scratch would be O.K.
Combining alcohol with ergot is more toxic than either is
alone. Alcohol seems to drive the toxin deeper into your tissues.
I have found ergot and aflatoxin in beer and wine! Perhaps some
of the bizarre behavior and speech of intoxication is really due to
the mold-alcohol combination. By delaying alcohol detoxifi-
cation, the mold could even be responsible for deaths “due to”
alcoholism. It would be safer to brew your own alcoholic bever-
ages. Start with pristine fruit. Or at least add vitamin C (1/8 tsp.
per cup) to the store bought container you are consuming.
Older children and adults are quite susceptible to ergot too. If
bizarre behavior shows up, such as saying mean and cruel things,
expressing unusual, irrational thoughts, feeling emo-
(^20) Canada allows one ergot grain per 300 grains of #3 or #4 wheat.