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A Midwestern Doctor

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I write the Forgotten Side of Medicine (https://t.co/1i9MvYRIBv), the #1 Health Substack (372k readers) that exposes Pharma corruption and remarkable therapies lost to time

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Her husband's leg muscle was dying, painkillers didn't help, he'd cry outside each night & his neurosurgeon said his drop foot was incurable. She put DMSO on his leg, in 5 minutes half the pain was g...

SummaryA thread claiming DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can regenerate damaged nerves and eliminate chronic pain conditions like neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and spinal injuries, citing 600+ studies and hundreds of reader testimonials. The author presents case studies of people allegedly recovering from conditions deemed incurable by conventional medicine.Sep 19, 202611 tweets♥ 2.5K
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Researchers gave office workers who lived under LEDs a 60W incandescent desk lamp. Two weeks later, every one of them had their color vision improve by 25%. The government banned those bulbs in 2022 f...

SummaryA thread argues that incandescent bulbs banned by the government in 2022 provide infrared radiation beneficial to human health, citing research linking LEDs to sleep disruption, obesity, and other health issues. It highlights a Senate bill (S. 1568) seeking to end the ban and claims historical studies showed full-spectrum lighting improved classroom behavior and health outcomes.Sep 18, 20266 tweets♥ 7.3K
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Dan had stage 4 COPD & was giving his things away because he didn't think he'd live much longer. With nothing left to lose he tried DMSO. A year later he ditched his oxygen tanks and can almost run....

SummaryDMSO, a solvent compound, reportedly helped multiple patients reverse severe lung diseases including stage 4 COPD, asthma, and cystic fibrosis, with a 2022 clinical study showing most COPD and asthma patients regained normal respiratory function within a month. The thread presents patient testimonials and anecdotal evidence from physicians claiming dramatic improvements, including one patient discontinuing oxygen tanks.Sep 6, 202611 tweets♥ 3.7K
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If DMSO was used for strokes and brain injury, millions would be spared from paralysis and death—yet despite thousands studies showing this, the FDA banned it. Since publishing this article, dozens o...

SummaryThe thread claims DMSO is a highly effective treatment for strokes, brain injuries, spinal damage, and chronic pain supported by thousands of studies and reader reports, but alleges the FDA banned it due to pharmaceutical industry corruption. The author presents anecdotal evidence of remarkable recoveries and argues this suppressed therapy could prevent millions of cases of paralysis and death.Aug 29, 202612 tweets♥ 4.1K
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The AMA. The FDA. Rockefeller philanthropy. The same institutions that buried UVBI in 1952—and later DMSO, Krebiozen, ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine—deployed the identical suppression playbook aga...

SummaryA thread arguing that major medical institutions (AMA, FDA, Rockefeller philanthropy) have systematically suppressed cheap, unpatentable therapies like chlorine dioxide, UVBI, ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine to protect pharmaceutical patents and profits. The author claims this economic suppression mechanism, not scientific merit, has driven medical policy for over a century and promotes a new book documenting this alleged pattern.Aug 26, 20267 tweets♥ 2.5K
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Todd had terminal ALS and just ordered a wheelchair—then DMSO gave him his life back His brain fog vanished. Breathing crises stopped in 3 days. He dragged 340-lb beams across a road. His reflexes he...

SummaryA thread claims DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can treat numerous "incurable" neurological conditions including ALS, spinal injuries, dementia, and chronic pain, citing thousands of studies and patient testimonials of miraculous recoveries. The author argues the medical system has suppressed this treatment and provides links to detailed evidence and reader reports.Aug 22, 202612 tweets♥ 10K
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🧵A nurse cured a 100% fatal brain disease. Her cousin had CJD—a prion disease no one has ever survived. Doctors gave him 5 months to live. She gave him IV DMSO (which heals the brain) for 4 weeks....

SummaryA nurse treated her cousin's fatal CJD (prion disease) with IV DMSO, leading to his recovery after 5-6 years. The thread claims DMSO, supported by over 2000 studies, can treat numerous "incurable" neurological conditions including ALS, Parkinson's, chronic pain, and spinal injuries, with a physician estimating 80% of neurology cases respond to it.Aug 15, 202610 tweets♥ 12.4K
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NFL quarterback Jim Miller used DMSO from a horse farm to play seasons through injuries the league's painkillers couldn't fix. He's not the only one — pro athletes have quietly used it for decades whi...

SummaryNFL quarterback Jim Miller and other pro athletes have used DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) from horse farms to treat injuries that standard painkillers couldn't address, with clinical evidence suggesting 80-90% success rates for musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain. Despite decades of testimony to Congress and thousands of documented cases showing effectiveness and safety, the FDA has refused to approve DMSO while NSAIDs and opioids continue causing tens of thousands of deaths annually.Jul 19, 20269 tweets♥ 8.7K
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Remember when Trump curiously suggested putting light inside the body to treat COVID? The media mocked him with bleach jokes. But Trump wasn’t crazy. It “actually works.” And it’s a story that blew...

SummaryA thread claims that ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI), a therapy used successfully in the 1940s-50s for various diseases, was deliberately suppressed by the American Medical Association to protect pharmaceutical profits and that similar tactics continue today with treatments like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. The thread argues UVBI remains effective but is dismissed as fringe medicine because it cannot be patented and monetized.Jul 7, 202615 tweets♥ 12.2K
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Jackson's spinal recovery stunned news stations & millions online. Doctors said he'd never walk, breathe, or move again. His mom's secret? DMSO—a simple compound vets use on spine injuries the FDA wo...

SummaryA thread claims DMSO, a veterinary compound, can treat severe spinal injuries and neurological conditions like Alzheimer's and ALS that conventional medicine deems incurable, citing thousands of studies and patient testimonials. The author argues FDA approval restrictions prevent humans from accessing a treatment vets have used successfully for decades, and presents case studies of dramatic recoveries.Jun 20, 202612 tweets♥ 7.4K
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Todd had terminal ALS and just ordered a wheelchair—then DMSO gave him his life back His brain fog vanished. Breathing crises stopped in 3 days. He dragged 340-lb beams across a road. His reflexes he...

SummaryA thread claiming DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can treat or cure numerous neurological conditions including ALS, strokes, and chronic pain, citing 2000+ studies and patient testimonials. The author argues that 80% of neurological issues neurologists treat could be resolved with DMSO, which is widely used in veterinary medicine but allegedly suppressed by pharmaceutical interests.Jun 6, 202610 tweets♥ 13.5K
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RFK Jr. told Tucker Carlson the CDC buried its own internal study showing a 1135% INCREASE in autism risk from hepatitis B vaccination. The researchers were shocked. So they covered it up. How? “T...

SummaryRFK Jr. claims the CDC buried a study showing a 1135% autism risk increase from hepatitis B vaccination by excluding older children. The thread argues that vaccine safety systems may fail to detect rare or subgroup-specific neurological injuries, and that autism's rise deserves investigation into potential mechanisms like inflammation or immune activation rather than dismissal.Jun 2, 202621 tweets♥ 9.7K
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If DMSO was used for strokes and spinal injury, millions would be spared from paralysis and death—yet despite over a hundred studies showing this, the FDA banned it. Since publishing this article, do...

SummaryA thread claiming DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can treat strokes, spinal injuries, and neurological conditions by citing over 100 studies and anecdotal patient recovery stories, arguing it should not have been restricted by the FDA. The poster shares detailed accounts from readers reporting dramatic neurological recoveries after using DMSO following strokes and brain injuries.May 9, 202621 tweets♥ 5.6K
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These triplets who all became severely autistic hours after the same pneumococcal vaccine is irrefutable proof vaccines cause autism. Notably all three also lost their cranial reflexes, mirroring dec...

SummaryA thread making claims that vaccines cause autism through microstrokes and electrical changes in blood, citing anecdotal cases and alleged hidden medical evidence, while asserting that research comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated populations has been suppressed.May 4, 202610 tweets♥ 11.9K
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If DMSO was used for strokes and spinal injury, millions would be spared from paralysis and death—yet despite over a hundred studies showing this, the FDA banned it. Since publishing this article, do...

SummaryThe thread claims DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can treat strokes and spinal injuries despite FDA restrictions, citing over 100 studies and anecdotal reader reports of recovery from paralysis and brain hemorrhages. The author presents personal accounts of stroke and brain tumor patients allegedly experiencing dramatic improvements after DMSO treatment, arguing it could be a game-changing therapy if made available.Apr 12, 202618 tweets♥ 6.1K
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This 75 year old who'd been blind since birth suddenly regained his sight after using DMSO to cure sinusitis. DMSO has been repeatedly shown to heal eye issues medicine still can't solve like blindne...

SummaryA 75-year-old man who was blind from birth reportedly regained his sight using DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) to treat sinusitis. The thread claims DMSO has decades of evidence for healing various eye conditions like blindness, macular degeneration, and cataracts, but this evidence has been suppressed or forgotten.Mar 1, 20266 tweets♥ 8.4K
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This is a recent update from the man with terminal COPD who was able to cure it with nebulized DMSO. He is mostly recovered now, his doctor admits he's improved, and many others have also reported si...

SummaryA Twitter thread claims DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can reverse terminal COPD, severe asthma, and other "incurable" lung diseases, citing anecdotal patient recoveries, clinical studies, and physician testimonials. The author presents this as evidence of a suppressed cure and calls for exposing alleged pharmaceutical corruption.Jan 16, 20269 tweets♥ 6.1K
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These triplets who all became severely autistic hours after the same pneumococcal vaccine is irrefutable proof vaccines cause autism. Notably all three also lost their cranial reflexes, mirroring dec...

SummaryThis thread promotes debunked claims linking vaccines to autism and brain damage through alleged microstrokes caused by electrical changes in blood cells, citing anecdotal cases and conspiracy theories about medical censorship and pharmaceutical corruption.Jan 3, 202611 tweets♥ 6.3K
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This 75 year old who'd been blind since birth suddenly regained his sight after using DMSO to cure sinusitis. DMSO has been repeatedly shown to heal eye issues medicine still can't solve like blindne...

SummaryA 75-year-old man who was blind from birth reportedly regained his sight using DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide), with the thread claiming DMSO can heal various eye conditions including macular degeneration and cataracts. The author cites dozens of anecdotal reader reports and argues that DMSO's therapeutic potential for eye health has been suppressed or forgotten by mainstream medicine.Dec 27, 20256 tweets♥ 10.4K
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This is a recent update from the man with terminal COPD who was able to cure it with nebulized DMSO. He is mostly recovered now, his doctor admits he's improved, and many others have also reported si...

SummaryA physician claims DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) can reverse terminal COPD and other lung diseases, citing case reports, clinical trials, and testimonials from patients and doctors who allegedly achieved remarkable recoveries. The thread promotes DMSO as a buried cure and calls for exposure of pharmaceutical suppression.Dec 15, 20259 tweets♥ 7.1K