Hepatitis C Treatment and Cure

I finish my 12 wk course of Harvoni in the first week of June. I started with a viral load of 359,000 in the first week of March. My viral load was 27 (yep...that is correct) in the first week of April. I will do another test the first week of June . The definitive answer to see if the virus has been cured will happen 12 wks after the final dose in the first week of September.

The company (Gilead) that produced the drug Harvoni initially listed minor side effects: headache, nausea & insomnia. They have now updated their site to reflect some lessor known side effects that I personally have experienced. My worst side effects occurred after the first week which I contributed to being healthier than most people in this program. At the current time my side effects are: severe congestion, bloat & easily tired. All worth it if I am cleared of this virus that I got from tainted blood during a surgery in 1976 when Bill Clinton, president of the blood board at that time, approved blood donations from prisoners in Arkansas...what?

I have been mostly organic with lots of supplements so I have not been as sick as most people that have had Hep C this long with viral counts in the millions.

If you are trying to decide whether or not to take this drug which costs about $75,000 for a 3 month course ( my insurance company: manulife covered it...bless this company for doing this) I would strongly advise this treatment as it is only 1 pill per day with or without food, with or without alcohol so your lifestyle does not have to change.

I hope this helps someone who is undecided. I will let you know if I am cleared in September.

I have tried all natural holistic medicines for hep c ie: olive leaf, miracle mineral solution, bht, massive doses of vit c, b etc, iv's of hydrogen peroxide vit c and r-alpha lipoic acid all to no avail. Killing the virus doesn't work because it will mutate or go into hiding and come out stronger. The new drugs work ie: Harvoni by stopping the replicating process of the cv. I am on 12 week program with 4 weeks to go and have been non detected since 6 weeks previous viral load was 8.5 million. Harvoni is miracle drug we've all been praying for.

I have been taking 1000 mg of BHT every night before bed on an empty stomach, I take nothing else , till next morning I take 10 mg rabeprazole vitamin b complex B-100 and 250 mg of DMG. its been a year and my hep c reading before AST 113 ALT 217 viral load 3.54 x10 to the 6th

After one year AST 42 ALT 61 viral load 3.7E+6 .

If I read the first reading for viral load correctly it was 3,540,000 and now it's 3,700,000. an increase, but the AST and ALT has been steadly decreasing.

What am I doing wrong?

Dear Tobique, [ Canada ]: You are taking too much BHT at one time. 1,000mg of BHT with water on an empty stomach is a LOT. This may be causing stomach problems. Are you having stomach pain? Is this why you take " rabeprazole " ?

How much do you weigh in pounds please?

The good news is you did have a very big improvement in liver function and are now close to normal in that regard.

You are pretty much holding fast on that viral load count. Of course that is not good enough and you want better.

So, split the dose of BHT into 2 separate dosages and you may be taking too much BHT.

Are you by any chance drinking grapefruit juice ? Grapefruit juice can and will degrade the BHT treatment.

Let`s try lowering the individual doses of BHT in hopes that any stomach problems will go away. I did look into what " rabeprozole " is and it is a fairly large molecule. Large enough to degrade the BHT treatment if it is combining with the BHT and the Dimethylglycine might be enhancing this effect.

Look: You are holding your own, not getting worse and your liver function is very much improved. I hope we can identify the problem and correct it. We want to see that viral load go down and fast. Hopefully a little fine tuning of the BHT treatment will make that difference....Oscar

Dear Osca,

I have had stomach problems high acid production since I was 21, ( I am 58) the rabeprozole is to control this. The hep c diagnosis was in 2011 . I weigh 190 pounds . winter is less active than summer, more sitting and the summer I am out side working 8 hours per day or more. I don't eat any thing with acid, so no grapefruit.

I feel no discomfort after taking the BHT.. If I take the 500 mg BHT at night before bed, and then second 500 mg dosage in the morning with the vitamin B-100 complex will it still be effective?

The DMG was to boost my immune system to fight the Hep C virus . I have found the old records to give you a better understanding on the numbers

A blood test in 2012 june, showed a viral load at 9.9E+6. I took BHT 1000 mg and DMG 250 MG and the first night my body felt cold inside, I couldn't get warm at all. but next day all was good. The coldness I was told was the body killing the virus, next testing

July 2013 Ast 54 ALT 91 was viral 4.83E+6

April 2014 AST 36 ALT 64 viral load 3.05E+6

May 2015 AST 42 ALT 61 viral load 3.7E+6

The first usage showed great promise. Now the numbers have stagnated I will try the split dosage . starting tonight and drop the acid reducer , and use " gaviscon " to control the acid unless that will affect the BHT. Thanks for your help.

Dear Tobique [ Canada ]: I do NOT know what these " E units are ". Does E=one million or not ? Wikipedia says: Gaviscon is " alginic acid ". A much smaller compound than that other compound you discussed. So give it a try and lets see what happens.

Also: There are totally new treatments available for hepatitis C. These new treatments are much safer and more effective than the old interferon+this that and another thing.

Has your doctor discussed these new treatments with you? You live in Canada so these new treatments should be available to you.

You have tried the BHT with mixed results. Perhaps it is time to look into these newly available drugs....Oscar

The way the numbers were explained was. 3.7E+6 would be interpreted this way 3.7 move the decimal to the right six places. so 3700000.

Yes, there are new treatments but from what I understand only available if you have liver damage to a certain level. My liver biopsy show no liver scaring, so I am not covered and would have to pay the thousands of dollars to cover the new treatments my self which I can not afford. I have talked with one of the researchers and he said if the BHT is successful he would be considering do a study on it, a low cost cure for hep c is what is needed. That's one of the reasons I need it to work.

As for BHT, I have been consistantly taking it since I started, I have seen the huge drop in viral load and was wandering why the slight increase in viral load. Could it be from an increase in iron rich food?

Hi everyone,

I have been diagnosed with Hep C since January. I have been worried as the Liver Doctor advised me that I might have developed to Cirrhosis stage after two liver scans and after I told him I was feeling asleep when eating proteins such as white rice and chicken.

He wanted me to have a live biopsy in October 2015 which I cancelled after I found two natural cures websites for hep c and I started to consume natural juices from one of the sites, and it seems I am a bit better as I don't feel tired much as before after meal. But I still feel tired when I'm awake in the morning. I am still worried about my liver damages caused by HCV. My mouth has been sore for months without knowing that I have had HCV. I believe it is caused by toxidation of liver; so in the morning I have a glass of water with lemon as advised on one of the websites - my mouth sore has gone straight away. I have tried to eat lots of antioxidant vegetables such as tomatoes, and onions every day to see if that will improve.

I am due to see my Liver Doctor in three weeks, and hope my liver condition is better so that he could test my liver to give some treatments to kill HCV.

I ll post a message here just before I see my doctor to see if any progress of my liver.

Best wishes, Thon

Take Styrian pumpkin seed oil (or just a handful of Styrian pumpkin seeds) for hep c and jaundiced skin :)

Hi, I just want to thank all of you for this site. I was diagnosed with Hep C genotype 2 this past December and have a viral load of over 5 million. My abdomen has started to swell and my blood pressure is rising. Will BHT help with these symptoms or should I be taking complimentary products also?

My support system seems to have shut down right in front of my face. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

BHT seems to be an effective treatment for ALL types of hepatitis C for many but NOT ALL people. Also: Those who keep or kept this treatment simple are those that had the best results. You have to try the BHT treatment to find out if it works for you or not.

If it works for you: You should see a rapid improvement in: Liver function tests and viral load count tests.

The recommended dosage is 250mg to 500mg of BHT with water on an empty stomach. Start with the 250mg per day and work up to the 500mg per day dosage of BHT. Very large or heavy people may need more: the same as any other medication.

If adverse reactions are experienced lower the dosage used or end the BHT treatment....Oscar

Are there any dangerous side effects with taking this?

I have hep-c and terrible peripheral neuropathy caused by the antibiotic Cipro..

I wanted a better source of water than my Brita filter so I changed to spring water Mountain Valley from Hot Springs AK and got diarrhea...Then I switched to a spring water from Italy and still have diarrhea...4 days but don't feel sick...

My neuropathy has increased about 10 days ago...Does neuropathy cause diarrhea or hep-c? Thank you...

I have hepatitis C, Will taking Lugol's iodine bother my liver? Thank you.

Has anyone ever tried colloidal silver for hepatitis c and gotten positive results? Thank you

I did the harvoni, unsuccessful. Next was the viekira. That didn't work either. After these treatments I developed type 2 diabetes, abnormally slow heartbeat that misses, lowered white cell count and very low platelet count. If I go through one more treatment, successful or not, a liver transplant will be required. I've been hep c positive 44 years. I fell for the TV ad. I'm going to try BHT. Wish me luck all>

Hello again I just wanted to know if I can use BHT with my anti anxiety herbal blend named a2x which I started two days ago. Also, is desicatted liver ok to be used while on BHT? I will order BHT for my Hep c as soon as I hear from you. Thanks so much

Ruth

Oscar suggests not to use any herbals while taking BHT. I asked him the same thing about taking a multi-vitamin with included herbals & he said to just stick with a standard multi with just vitamins & minerals.

I thought maybe using smaller herbal amounts that would be included in some multi's would be OK but he suggested not. It's best to not take a chance & just give the BHT time to see if it works for whatever you're using it for. Thanks & God Bless!

I took BHT for three weeks in January and then again for the entire months of April and May. I am trying to cure Hep C. In June 2013 my viral load was 1,570,000 and in June 2014 my viral load is 1,000,074. My numbers had been increasing each year since 2006, so this is a great improvement. I didn't take anything but BHT.

Dear Penny from Chico, I am glad to hear of improvement with BHT. But, it is very important that you stay with taking BHT on a daily basis. This stopping and starting the BHT treatment is NOT the way to get good results. Every time you stop the BHT treatment you are allowing the virus to spread to uninfected liver cells. I want to see you get well and stay well. It will probably take at least 2 years of daily dosing with BHT to be truly CURED. You are truly CURED when you test NEGATIVE with the HCV antibodies test. Testing NO VIRUS DETECTED is NOT being cured. That simply means the BHT treatment is working the way it is supposed to. Those viral load count tests are a blood test. The HCV and HBV viruses reproduce in the liver cells and NOT the blood cells. I know of people who got to NO VIRUS DETECTED with the viral load count tests using BHT and stopped the treatment. Those people ALWAYS relapsed eventually. The same is true for people using the prescribed treatments.

Like I said it takes at least 2 years of daily dosing with BHT to be truly CURED. Liver cells live on average about 200 days. One person did get CURED in somewhat less than one year. But he was very lucky. So stay with the BHT treatment UNTIL you test NEGATIVE with the ANTIBODIES test.

Most doctors do NOT know this. It seems obvious to me. But they are taught erroneous information about all this. I have been at this since 1997. The hepatitis C websites devoted to the conventional treatments are FULL of stories by people who got to NO VIRUS DETECTED with that viral load count test only to RELAPSE in a few years .

So, just keep taking the BHT like you have been and eventually you will be CURED. Keeping the treatment simple like you have been is the way to do this treatment. Just stick with it until you test negative with the ANTIBODIES test. That usually takes a few years....Oscar

Is there anyone out there who had a bad reaction to BHT? I've had hep C for 40 years and I am heading into stage 3 liver disease. I have always self treated and seemed to keep the virus at bay. However, in recent years my levels have gone way up and my ferritin levels are in the 500 range. I am on blood pressure meds, (which I am not happy about). I tried the BHT at 2 x 250 per day and it made me feel ill. I cut back to 1 a day and after 2 weeks I couldn't think or hardly function in day to day activities. I want this to work but I seem to be allergic to it. Oh, I also have Crohn's disease. Any advice would be appreciated

Have therapeutic phlebotomies...It will lower you ferritin and your enzymes as well...It will also remove some of the virus...I have found that it will lower both enzymes and ferritin significantly after each treatment...You want to get your ferritin in the 30 range regardless of what your doctor says...

At that level your enzymes will be close to normal...Of course Dr's know this...but...

Also, get checked for hemochromatosis...If you have both genes you have it...Then you can automatically be qualified for phlebotomies...

Hi Dan,

There is a woman on the low dose naltrexone (LDN) site who has kept her Hep C viral level low by using LDN and alpha lipoid acid. Many others have done the same thing on the Yahoo LDN site. She also says she keeps a high Ferritin level down by taking IP6 capsules, which will chelate iron from the body. This may give you an alternative if the BHT is a problem for you. An additional benefit of the LDN is that it has a high success rate for Crohn's disease, and is currently in Stage III trials. The successful prior trials by Dr. Jill Smith have been published in medical journals. There is about a 67% success rate. LDN may provide a double benefit for you. See www.ldninfo.org for more information, then join the Yahoo LDN Group shown on that first site and ask any questions to the more than 12,000 members on just that site, who take it. Best wishes.

Thanks to Mr .Ree and Rsw for the replies. Firstly, I have tried to get phlebotomies prescribed for me but with no success. There is no hemochromatosis in my genes as proven by lab work. I am in Ontario and it is almost next to impossible to try and get a physician to work with me on this. I even tried to show a specialist the clinical study proof of being bled to reduce ferritin levels which in turn will bring down ast and alt levels-wasn't interested. Secondly to Rsw, the link you gave me is quite interesting and I am currently trying to get a supplier of LDN. Thanks again for taking the time to reply...

Not sure if this is allowed but I do feel it would be helpful to many people who are struggling to buy LDN and cannot get a doctor's prescription. I understand if you feel you cannot print this. Thank you.

Hi Dan,

Here is a link you may find to be helpful. I have no personal or business association with this site. The man who runs it also has Hep C, and is thought to be reputable by the LDN community. Best wishes!

http://www.buylowdosenaltrexone.com/order-now.html

Thank You Rsw for your LDN advocacy.

Suffering debilitating consequences of a twice compromised immune system, as evidenced by chronic viral, bacterial, fungal, and mycoplasma infections, I braved and fought as long as possible but continued deteriorating and started approx. 1.5mg Naltrexone Dec 13, 2014. Two days latter I was able to clean my house and get about some better. I have many issues and the road to substantial recovery is long, but this LDN is helping in a major way.

Again, TY for your recommendation, what, some 2yrs ago?

What great news, Timh! Over the years, it has been obvious that your road has not been an easy one, but you have persevered and been unrelenting and unafraid to try new, always logical and well researched treatments, in your quest for improvement. Along that route you have helped so many on this site with your insights and understanding of how supplements and other treatments can interact synergistically for positive results. I have benefited many times from taking your suggestions to heart. This is icing on the cake to hear that you are feeling better! You have made my day.

Dan, You can use I-P 6 (phytic acid) and get your ferritin levels down...With ferritin levels down you enzymes will also go down. It usually works for about 30 points per months...Experiment with strength...

I would still not give up looking for a doctor that would give you monthly phlebotomies...there must be one doctor in Canada with ethics that would help your condition. Don't give up!

Hey Dan and to all who replied. After a 40 + year battle I had the opportunity to try Harvoni in the spring of last year. I was prescribed an 8 week course (being treatment naïve and having a viral load of 5.5 mil. , ast of 249 and alt of 160). Now, at 9 months post treatment ast and alt levels within range(normal) and hep c virus undetected. Not really a fan of big pharma but this did work. Extremely expensive but thankfully my insurance covered the cost.

My iron level is normal, platelet count was 70 and ferritin was 1100. I've been going to a clinic in Matamoros Mexico and they charge me $24 each visit to remove one pint of blood. $20 for a liver panel, $10 for ferritin. VL is $350. I opted for the liver panel and ferritin test. After 8 treatments, my ferritin was down to 375 and alt and ast was down by half. I attribute the rapid drop of ferritin to my using Dr. Bergs wheatgrass juice powder. If you have genetic hemochromatosis take clean chlorella instead of the wheatgrass juice powder because of the iron content.

Hello Nigerians, I found a company that sells BHT to Nigerians. Here is a direct link to buy BHT from them:
http://www.lef.org/vitamins-supplements/item17137/BHT-Butylated-Hydroxytoluene.html?source=search&key=bht
Now this is " The Life Extension Foundation ". I spoke with a staff member of LEF. She told me she knows of NO reason why you can not purchase BHT from them. The price for non-members is $ 16.50 US dollars for one hundred 350mg capsules of BHT. Now you will need a credit card to buy it or have a friend who will let you use their credit card.

If you join LEF and become a member you can buy the BHT for $12.38 for the same one hundred 350mg capsules.
Here is some more information about LEF along with a phone number if you have any problems:
Nigeria is not listed on the countries with restrictions http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Shipping/Shipping-Information.htm? Do recall there sometimes being problems with credit cards from that country. If you were informed that they couldn't buy the product from us, you are welcome to contact Customer Service 1 800 678 8989 or http://[email protected] to find out.

So I very much hope this resolves this problem for you Nigerians. I do recommend you start out with 1/2 of a capsule for at least a few days to make sure you have no problem with using BHT. The capsules are easy to pull apart. Then just fold the remainder in a piece of paper for the next dose. Also: I very much advise taking BHT with water only on an empty stomach for best results.
Also: Please report back to the EARTH CLINIC and let me know if this works out for you people. Also: You people need to boil any water you drink to ensure it is safe to drink. The same is true for everyone because so much of the entire world`s water is no loner safe to drink unless it is boiled first....Oscar

Quick follow up to Nigerians: There may be other payment options for buying BHT from Life Extension Foundation. Such as a BANK CHECK or MONEY ORDER if you do not have a valid credit card. You can speak with a customer service representative at: 1-800-678-8989. This is a good company. If you don`t screw them around they will sell the BHT at a good price. I have purchased BHT from them for many years. It is a good product based on my experience with them. So this should solve this problem. I still do not know what the problem was to begin with. There are NO trade restrictions regarding Nigerians buying BHT according to the woman I spoke with. She does state there were problems with Nigerians and credit cards. So if you try and scam or cheat them with invalid credit cards don`t blame me or them. I do know most Nigerians are good people but I have learned there are some Nigerians who try and scam people. The same is true of some Americans so I am NOT judging Nigerians per se. As far as I know there is NO reason you can not buy BHT from LEF. If you want this BHT do NOT try and screw them around with invalid credit card numbers. It is up to you to establish trust with these people by being honest and using valid funds. I went to the trouble to find a retailer for you. Don`t make me live to regret doing so....Oscar

Oscar, You are one decent person! Thank you for all the work you have done to benefit all of us here on Earth Clinic. I just bought some BHT to have on hand for ebola, or who knows what, just in case. My kids think I am a riot for worrying about this stuff. I lost count of how many people whose lives you probably have saved!

Dear Rsw from Uniontown, OH, Thank you for your kind remarks. They do mean a lot to me. It is worth noting that what BHT can treat it can also prevent. By that I mean taking a moderate daily dose of BHT per day can go a long ways in preventing the many viral infections BHT is effective as a treatment for, from ever establishing themselves in a persons body to begin with. It is much easier to prevent a viral infection that it is to effectively treat one. Infections such as herpes are all to easy to catch. Oral herpes can be contracted from kissing someone with a sore on their mouth for example. And genital herpes can be contracted the obvious way. Your children may wish to consider that. And the different flu viruses and such.

This BHT stuff is for real. It does work when nothing else does. I have explained how at length. It is the right size to penetrate those lipid coatings so many viruses have. It is readily attracted to said lipid coating because of it`s high hydrocarbon content in the same way and for the same reasons oils do not mix with water. But, unlike vegetable oils it does not have a long hydrocarbon tail group and will NOT neatly fit in said lipid coatings the way the lipids that make up vegetable oils of all types do. BHT also has so called hot spots that compel these bulky metabolites of BHT to move about rapidly tearing the lipid coatings apart. I go on about this in hopes of educating people about BHT....Oscar

Oscar,

Thanks for your sincere concern. Please help us out. We still can't get the BHT in Nigeria. All these companies you recommended to us stated it clearly that they won't supply Nigerians without a single reason.

What have we done so bad to have deserved this?

Hi, perhaps Paypal would be an option for purchasing BHT or other items. I read that it is extending its services to Nigeria, but don't know if it has done so yet.

Paypal Services Extended to Nigeria

I'm going on Sovaldi, Olysio and Riboviron next week for my hepatitis c...It's a 3 month run. It has a success rate of 94% (so they say). I also have peripheral neuropathy and would like to know if either of you know if the drugs will bother my neuropathy? Thank you and thank you again for all the help you've given many people. More so than any doctors I ever met.

Hello Bill, I have hepatitis c and peripheral neuropathy. I would like to try Borax for my neuropathy pain, but am wondering if Borax would bother my liver? I have a box of 20 Mule Team Borax I could use. I would use 1/8th of a teaspoon for a liter of water. Don't want to make mistakes. Thank you

Hi Diane...Using borax should be useful for peripheral neuropathy if the problem is fungal or if it involves mycoplasma. Borax should not cause problems with your liver .

Other supplements which might also help your neuropathy problem:

Alpha Lipoic Acid (300 mgs twice a day)-- helps against neuropathy, heavy metal chelation, removes poisons from blood, regenerates Vitamins A, C, E, D; regenerates Coenzyme Q10 and Glutathione as well. Strong liver supportive.

Milk Thistle(450 mgs twice a day) -- liver support.

Selenium(200 mgs twice a day) -- Generates glutathione for liver support. Glutathione is one of the master antioxidants for the body.

Take B50 complex once a day. The B vitamins are extremely beneficial for nerves, digestion, heart function etc.

Take B12 -- methylcobalamine -- on a daily basis. Also good for the nervous system.

You might also like to consider Ted's remedy for Hep C -- shown here.

Or you might like to try Oscar's Hep C remedy using BHT -- shown here.

Hi Bill, Thank you for the feedback. I am back on the Lugols and borax protocol for 1 1/2 days and my neuropathy is much better after stopping for just one day..

Next week I'm going on a 3 month treatment with Sovaldi and Olysio for my hepatitis c. Would you know or speculate whether I could stay on my iodine and borax remedy while on that treatment? Maybe it might even help my recovery...I'm an optimist.

Thank you much again...

Hi Oscar.

The BHT 250mg that I have been using now for over two and a half years has made me feel a lot better and increased my energy, although it has failed to cure me of Hep-C. I have been monitoring your posts here and am encouraged to see you are helping a lot of people. My friend bigmac says hi as well.

Now I would like to update my condition. I am 67 years and have had to change my diet due to recently going from Borderline Diabetes to type 2 Diabetes, after taking R+NAC for 1 year. I was so bloated that I could no longer sit and tie my shoe laces and I was getting a lot of gut pain.

Turns out that I am Lactose intolerant and have to use Lactose free milk. As well I have had to stop eating all processed foods and all whites including breads and anything with Gluten in it. I was shocked to discover how much sugar they use. Now I eat a lot of Salads, chicken, pork, unsalted peanuts, Golden Delicious Apples with a dab of Sugar Free Peanut Butter on it, and eggs with Pears for breakfast. I have since found Sugar Free Ice Cream which I have with Strawberries on it. I have found a solution to my Constipation problem and now have daily bowel movements which are easy to pass and are much softer. It is RestoralLAX 1 cap full added to my morning coffee.

Over the past six weeks I have dropped my weight from 205lbs. to 193lbs. and reduced my pants size from 44 to 40 waist. The chest pains have disappeared and the pain around my Liver area right lower lobe has also decreased to near none.

I am still taking the BHT 350mg per day some times on an empty stomach and sometimes just before a meal because of it's other benefits though not loosing all hope with it for the Hep-C cure. I continue to use Chanca Piedra 500mg per day for it's ability to reduce Liver pain and for it's antiviral properties. My Neuropathy is under control with R=Alpha Lipoic Acid 200mg x2 per lunch and supper.

I did get a Shingles Vaccine shot last year which elevated my Liver count. I did that just to play it safe against getting Shingles and then found out it's a live virus they use in it. I hope I didn't screw things up. My last blood draw showed 51 ALT on my Liver function test and I will have another Ultra Sound on my Liver soon. As for my other aches and pains, they come and go just like before taking the BHT.

As for the Milk Thistle, I quit using it a couple of years ago after finding out that it can cancel other meds and herbs by trying to protect the Liver. I am glad I don't have to waste the precious little money I have on it.

I do find that if I feel a smidge sick over night that Ginger Root Extract cures that. I suppose I should take it ever day but don't.

Take care Oscar!!!!

Art.

Dear Art from Vancouver, It is great hearing from you. Please tell our friend Bigmac I have never forgotten him and never will. He was the strength that held the BHT cures groups together and without his support and dedication the BHT cures groups struggled along but eventually failed. This failure was probably not possible to prevent. Too many members whose reason for joining was always a concern. I am sure Bigmac understands the issues I am reffering to.

We did a lot of good and many people were cured and others did get much better if not truly cured. I am glad to learn you lost the weight you did. That diabetes is a very serious health concern and that is an understatement. We are about the same age and weight. I am having my own problems as a result of my well over 50 years of smoking cigarettes. The BHT helps but those cigarettes take a toll on your lungs and heart.

I am sad to learn that this shingles vaccine has caused new health problems. Timh reports the same with some vaccine he took. You really can not trust the medical establishment with many issues. Amazing to me that so many very bad mistakes are being made by people we should be able to trust.

I am always being encouraged by the VA to have the flu and just recently this shingles vaccine. Being me I NEVER get said vaccinations. I am well aware of the risks associated with said vaccinations. And for me: The BHT works so very well I never feel a need to have them.

Glad to hear from you. Please let my dear friend Bigmac know I have never forgotten him and never will. A man could not ask for a better friend than Bigmac....Oscar

Oscar, Are you talking about the preservative BHT?

Where can I get it?

To Kathy from Naugayauk, CT: Yes, BHT is that food preservative BHT. The online retailer " LifeLinks " is a reliable one and sells BHT in the convenient 250mg capsules for a good price here if my link works: http://www.lifelinknet.com/siteResources/Products/BHT.asp

BHT is now available through WALMART. Whether or not you can buy it at your local Walmart I do not know. Surely worth a phone call to find out if you want BHT. Also it is the " LifeLink " brand I consider trustworthy and in the convenient 250mg capsules at a good price....Oscar

Hi Oscar, do you not recommend vitamin research vitamins, as you did a year or so ago...thank you, Lana

I was diagnosed with hepititis c and cirrhosis about five years ago, I have been keeping it under control with green juices, diet and exercise. I have just been told by my doctor that I qualify for the latest drug on the market, Sofosbuvir, which is supposed to have amazing results with minimal side effects. What should I do? Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

Dear Dan From UK, It does seem that the drug companies have come up with some relatively safe and effective treatments for hepatitis C. If you are fortunate enough to have access to said treatments I see no reason not to use them. In the past I promoted using BHT. But you will NOT get the carefully monitored results if you go the BHT route. From what you stated you have been holding your own with the supplements you discussed. But that could and often does change, get worse. It seems to me well worth giving these new drugs a try. Your doctor will be carefully monitoring the results. What more can you expect or ask for....Oscar

Hi Oscar, thanks for getting back to me. I found your thoughts really useful. Just one question what is BHT?

Hello Bill, There's a new treatment for hepatitis c in the news these days. It's Sovaldi and Olysio.Two pills a day for 12 weeks. They say there's an over 90% cure rate for people with genotype 1A. Do you know anything about it and would you offer any feedback? Thank you.