Clark Therapy

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The Clark therapy (named after Hulda Regehr Clark; 1928–2009) postulates that there are only two causes of chronic diseases: the parasite Fasciolopsis buski and environmental toxins . Accordingly, these diseases can be cured by killing the parasites and avoiding environmental toxins. Their concepts move far beyond scientific medicine and biophysics .

Namesake

Hulda Clark received her PhD in Physiology in 1958. She later also earned a naturopathic diploma from Clayton College of Natural Health. This "college" is a non-accredited private school founded in 1980 in Birmingham in the US state of Alabama . 1985 when this school was named “Dr. Clayton's School of Natural Healing "was known, said naturopathic diploma (Doctor of Naturopathy) was offered in a newspaper advertisement as a" 100-hour course "at the price of 696 US dollars. According to her homepage, Hulda Clark died on September 3, 2009 of complications from cancer ( multiple myeloma ).

Teaching

According to Clark, the parasites mentioned can develop in all stages in the human body , especially when chemical solvents are present in the body and no longer need the natural intermediate hosts that would otherwise be necessary . These organisms would then directly cause and / or promote the development of various serious diseases.

In cancer , parasites, especially leeches like the giant intestinal leech, are invariably the real cause of the disease. Carcinogens, on the other hand, are only an indirect cause, according to Clark, since the carcinogens of the Fasciolopsis buskii and other leeches would make it easier to establish themselves in the affected areas and proliferate as cancer. Likewise, the cause of AIDS is a thymus gland damaged by the solvent benzene . Here, too, the leech, which allegedly settles in the damaged thymus gland, plays a further decisive role, while the HI virus only appears at a late stage and is actually a virus of the leech, not a human virus. The Alzheimer's disease is confirmed by intestinal fluke and toluene or xylene causes in the brain. Depression is caused by hookworms in the brain, diabetes mellitus by pancreatic fluke . Hulda Clark also lists a whole range of other diseases, each of which would result from a combination of leeches and solvents.

The pathogens should be detected with the help of a so-called syncrometer (a bioresonance device). The Syncrometer would also be used to carry out drinking water analyzes for heavy metals and toxins .

For internal use, a cocktail made from black walnut shells ( Juglans nigra ), wormwood and cloves is recommended.

Zapper after Clark

In alternative medicine, the term zapper refers to a group of battery-operated electrical stimulators that are analogous to the established TENS procedure , but are not scientifically recognized. A weak alternating voltage (mostly square wave shape) is applied to the patient via two skin electrodes, which results in a weak alternating current in the tissue and the neighboring vessels. Proponents of the method, such as Ms. Clark, believe that in this way they can selectively damage harmful parasites, bacteria or viruses of all kinds, which would benefit the patient. According to Clark, this way diseases can be “zapped away” in a simple, quick and inexpensive way. There are no known studies that would prove the effectiveness of such zappers in the postulated sense. In contrast, one case of an arrhythmia is known in a pacemaker patient who used such a device. The Dr. The Clark Association was banned from health-related advertising for the product by a US court in 2003. Customers had to be notified by the company that their expenses would be reimbursed if they wished. This was preceded by advertising claims that the zapper could cure AIDS and cancer.

criticism

The concept of Clark therapy moves far beyond scientific medicine and biology or biophysics . Their terms, for example biophysics, parasite , leech or environmental toxin , do not correspond to the scientific meaning of these terms. Syncrometers are not suitable for obtaining information about substances dissolved in water. Scientific analyzes are water with pH meters , conductivity meters , photometers , turbidity meters , thermometers performed and chemical test kits.

Geographical distribution of Fasciolopsis buski

The fact that the intestinal leech Fasciolopsis buski is only native to China, Thailand, India and a few other countries in Southeast Asia and consequently cannot be considered a cause of cancer in any other country speaks against the hypothesis of the Clark supporters .

There is no scientific proof of the effectiveness of the zapper; the procedure is ineffective in the case of the indications mentioned. If people with serious illnesses use Clark therapy instead of an effective medically prescribed therapy, there may be dangerous consequences from neglecting to treat the serious illness. People with pacemakers should never use a zapper , as this could impair its function. Syncrometer and Zapper are not approved as medical devices in the USA or Switzerland. In the European Union, some zappers are approved as class IIa medical devices .

The Dr. Clark Center itself notes: Many claims made by Dr. Hulda Clark have not yet been substantiated by other researchers.

A clinic in Mexico operated by Clark and her son Geoffrey Clark was closed by health officials in 2001.

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  1. ↑ www.huldaclark.net quoted by Quackwatch quackwatch.org
  2. ^ B. Pfeifer, J. Preiß, C. Unger: Onkologie integrativ. Conventional and complementary therapy . Urban & Fischer Verlag, p. 368.
  3. ^ "Healing method" according to Hulda Clark . Swiss Study Group for Complementary and Alternative Methods in Cancer (SKAK): Documentation No. 06/06 swisscancer.ch (PDF)
  4. ↑ a b M. Furrer, B. Naegeli, O. Bertel: Hazards of an alternative medicine device in a patient with a pacemaker . In: N Engl J Med. , April 15, 2004, 15; 350 (16), pp. 1688-1690, PMID 15084709
  5. ^ HR Clark: The Cure for All Cancers . ProMotion Publishing, San Diego CA 1993.
  6. ↑ casewatch.org
  7. ↑ Disclaimer on www.drclark.de ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.drclark.de