There are a lot of other DMSO articles in the cue, and in the next few weeks, they will finally start coming out now that all the source documents are completed (and just need to be sorted).
Thank you so much for your support and understanding.
Love your writings on this subject. Recently, I read one of your posts about DMSO and Povodine Iodine to remove warts. I used a q-tip with 99.95% DMSO, which was applied to the area on my finger. Once it was absorbed, I then used another q-tip to apply the 10% Povodine Iodine to the same area. I'm pleased to report after a few weeks the wart is now gone. I look forward to sharing my success with my GP as she recommended Compund W, which did not help at all.
On another DMSO subject, I'm now using it with Tea Tree Oil from NOW to help get rid of toe nail fungus. I am using the same process as above. Since this was done yesterday, it is too early to report results. I've had great success with only the Tea Trea Oil so I anticipate DMSO will only help eradicate it faster.
Thank you for all you do. I've been following you, Dr. Cole as well as Dr. McCullough since the COVID plandemic.
Someone in the IMA told me they were having excellent results using DMSO with iodine for warts. In most of the studies in this area, DMSO and iodine (or an antifungal drug) are typically used for toenail fungus.
I am only partway through this article, and while I rather liked seeing Mike Wallace again, from a time when news media could still be investigative, I have just read this sentence:
“Making cancer cells revert to normal cells (which is often needed for research).”
WHAT??!!! While this might often be needed for ‘research’, would this also often be needed by people suffering from cancer????
That was one of the most promising uses for DMSO, as it's toxicity to cancer cells is much greater than to normal cells (making it an ideal treatment), especially since DMSO tended to make a variety of anticancer drugs much more effective. Nowadays, anticancer substances are routinely combined with (inert) DMSO for testing, and I believe a key reason why those results can't be replicated in humans is because DMSO is no longer being used.
I know I’ve asked this before, but having spent all afternoon going through that 5,000+ responses in one of your articles, about all the positive results from DMSO, why would this not be considered a good ‘supplement’ to take orally on some sort of schedule??
Short answer is that philosophically, I do not like to take or prescribe therapies unless there is a clear indication for them (rather than indefinitely for general wellness). People have drank DMSO daily for decades and reported no issues, so it is probably relatively safe, but the value of doing this without a specific indication is largely a guess as there isn't any data on the benefits people have gotten from doing that (and I have not scoured forums looking for reports from people who have).
I suppose the issue becomes that after covid, many of us (and perhaps most of us here) no longer trust our allopathic doctors. How do I trust my doctor who took the vax 2x?? So we begin to look on the internet and encounter the morass of online doctors who suggest various supplements for issues that seem to be ‘highlighted’ on many channels, and then go on the back burner while they move on to the next ailment. It started with covid. Then there was insulin resistance. Now the new topic is iodine deficiency. Each of the following have been highlighted as ‘essential’:
Vit C/zinc
D3/K2
Magnesium
Omega 3
Curcumin/black pepper
Hawthorn berry/taurine
NAC
Resveratrol/Urolithin A
Etc.
For the lay person this becomes confusing. Wouldn’t it be nice for a supplement that promotes general wellness.
Yeah, essentially there are dozens of supplements you can make an argument everyone needs to take indefinitely, but once you take too many, it begins to strain and deplete the system, so I err towards minimal needed.
A few weeks ago, I believe you were asking for suggestions regarding subjects for this substack, particularly as you stated that your philosophy was geared to a more minimal approach. One of the suggestions (mine actually…but it did get a number of likes) was which supplements you recommended or thought were necessary. Particularly now as you advise that too many can strain and deplete the system, will this be something you will do a substack on?
I had the same reaction when I read it! Bingo! The medical profession will find itself trailing far behind the ordinary folk who choose to try out this low-risk potentially high-benefit substance.
I suspect the method would be something a layman could not do, ie, perhaps inject a tumor directly, or do some kind of IV intervention. This is actually my issue with a lot of this DMSO info….it helps with quite a number of things, but the issue is HOW do you use it? I understand the bit about muscle pain….you rub it on topically. But then I read about eyes, circulation, digestion, hair growth, inflammation, etc., etc., etc., without any methodology. This current article gives a link for users to comment on their experience. Hopefully it will be more than ‘Gee, I had this pain and now I don’t’. It would be nice to know method, dosage, etc., etc., so that we could all understand how to use it for our various ailments. I bought some pharmaceutical grade DMSO and even some distilled water. It’s been sitting on my kitchen counter for weeks, while I try to find proper ways to use it.
You can start topically (recommend no more than 70%, add pure aloe) - and you can put it over the organs (bladder, liver, intestine, etc.) and it helps - even topically.
You can ingest, 1 tsp in a 4 oz glass of juice. Be sure and have someone tell you how you smell - as I won't ingest if I'm going to be around people (because apparently, according to hubby, I smell - but over time - apparently - I smell less than I did at first).
The best way to work with DMSO is to start using it. As you get comfortable with how it works, and understand how it opens up flow in your body - you will start experimenting with other applications.
Doc posted this stuff because - it's mostly harmless to try. Just start low, go slow, and be patient!
SO much has been written in this substack and so many times your query has been answered. You just gotta search the MWD substack or grab one of the many books out there.
You may be best suited for oral dosing. Start with 1/2tsp in 8oz of distilled water or all natural(no chemicals) juices. I use natural cherry juice. I take 1 tsp in 4 oz and it works exceptionally well for my lower back/hip pain. I would take daily but my spouse and son are revolted by my "Ode de Sulfur" fragrance that emits from my transpiration and pores. You can stay with initial low dosing and then adjust upwards if you feel little results after a week. The dosing amounts run a wide range but since its quite safe some folks take 1-2tsp a day or twice a day.
Not to sound condescending but learn how to do research by doing it. Begin with the consolidated and detailed portions of AMD's postings where he outlines general guidelines. Then get the book off Amazon, "The DMSO Handbook - A New Paradigm in Healthcare" by Harmut P.A. Fischer. Nowadays click on an AI icon of your browser and ask it to find information for you. Then experiment. The amount of DMSO to reach a toxicity level is in quarts per day. Fischer explains the workings of DMSO in an amusing way.
No offense taken. Thank you for citing an additional book to read. I’ve already purchased and read ‘Healing with DMSO’ by Amandha Vollmer, but found it didn’t really answer my questions. Will check out Fischer’s book. Because of my internet queries, I am now bombarded daily with internet advice regarding deficiencies I ‘must’ have, supplements I ‘must’ take, etc. There is a lot of clutter out there, making it difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Thank you. We’re forever grateful for the advice you’ve freely given and the actions we’ve taken as a result. As Mom used to say: Sharing time is a happy time. Thank you for sharing!
I started using DMSO for foot pain (Hallux Limitus) and an injured medial meniscus. I'm in my 60's and in excellent health. The pain in both areas was constant, and threatened to interfere with my 1+ hour daily yoga & calisthenics habit. I obtained orthotic inserts and used them religiously. Otherwise, I did not (could not) take any pain medication. I started spraying on a 50% mixture and gently rubbing it in to the affected areas. It took quite a while, but the knee and foot pain is greatly diminished. One can never be sure which of the many interventions we try are effective, but the information here has helped me understand how DMSO can and likely does work. No matter, I am relatively pain free and still maintaining my fitness routine, which was the point all along. The minute I stop moving, I will start rapidly aging. Anything I can do to increase my healthspan and peakspan is welcomed. Thank you for carrying the torch on this issue!
I have a medial meniscus tear. Could you please share your protocol? Did you mix DMsO with anything? 50% mixture of DMSO and what else? I used 99% DMSO in aloe vers gel. It burned my skin after few uses. I stopped using it. Thank you so much for sharing your healing experience!
Sirisha, I mixed it 50/50 with distilled water and keep it in a brown glass spray bottle. A spray or two is sufficient, with gentle rubbing to spread it evenly. I find that it can and does burn a little, especially in other areas (back, neck), but it is tolerable and dissipates in a few moments. If your meniscus is damaged, the key is to stop doing things that cause pain, start doing gentle stretching and motion, and reduce the inflammation with DMSO. It may take weeks. Just stick with it and you should see the pain start diminishing. Keep in mind that the meniscus gets shredded as we age, and it will not support vigorous exercise after you reach mid-life. Preservation is the key - gentle motion throughout all your range in every joint using isometrics (body weight) to maintain and build strength. Your synovial fluid will do its job if you merely stop the harm and reduce the chronic inflammation.
I use 70/30 DMSO/AloeVera gel or cream on my damaged meniscus knee (soccer injury). Works miracles. Use liberally! Once you get recovery you can use less.
Incidentally, I threw a relatively new term out there - "Peakspan".
What is peakspan, exactly?
According to a new paper published in Aging and Disease, peakspan is defined as "the age interval during which an individual maintains at least 90% of their peak functional performance in a specific physiological or cognitive domain."
Peakspan measures the years you're actually operating at or near your best, unlike healthspan, which measures the years you live free of chronic disease. You can pass every lab test, have no diagnosable conditions, and still be functioning well below your cognitive and physical peak. So the timelines for health- and peakspan don't overlap as much as you might hope.
I remember the Mike Wallace segment on 60 Minutes vividly. My mother, who suffered long and terribly from arthritis, got very excited about DMSO. I was in my early 20's then, and for some reason was an absolute skeptic regarding any alternative medicine. (Perhaps this was because I was young, strong, and rarely ill or injured.) Fast forward some 50 years, and I'm hoping DMSO will help me defeat cancer. I appreciate the irony, and wish I'd been more open to it when my mother was suffering. I've recently been getting IV infusions of high dose Vit. C/DMSO, and it is apparently making me quite fragrant! My wife opens the windows on the car after I receive a treatment. So thanks for including the link back to your article on mitigating the smell. Finally: "The article then concludes by highlighting that the FDA’s refusal to regulate DMSO in a responsible way has led to hundreds of thousands of Americans using it in an unregulated manner..." Goodness me! We simply cannot allow people to experiment with something that works and is innocuous! Once you see the degree of industry capture at work you can't unsee it and "take the blue pill."
Independent Medical Alliance just published a webinar on cancer treatment. Perhaps it could help you. We hope so!
Drug Cycling in Cancer Care: What It Is and Why It’s Critical
Treatment resistance is one of the biggest unsolved problems in cancer care. Dr. Paul Marik's latest guide explains why it happens and introduces a practical cycling strategy designed
I'm very familiar with IMA, thanks! They just provided (within the past few days) what I hope is an important piece of information about cycling certain repurposed drugs to defeat cancer's resistance to treatment. I've been treating my lung cancer for a year, and have had some limited success. But it became obvious there were some missing pieces. I just began cycling mebendazole and doxycycline yesterday, as a result of reading the piece you mention. Dr. Marek was one of the early influences on the protocol I'm using. (I was researching this for more than a year prior to discovering the first tumor, and I still read as much as I can tolerate about cancer. I find I need to give my brain a rest now and then.)
It would be great of you elaborate on your IV routine. Please write in the way which helps people. And to help people detail is important. For example, who recommended vitc/dmso mixture? What are the proportions of vitamins to dmso by weight? What is the dmso strength or how it is diluted? How often do you take it ? And what is the dosage? What is the form of vit c is it ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbic?
I haven't queried the technician quite to that extent. My understanding is that I'm getting 55g ascorbic acid/5ml(?) DMSO at the moment. The amount of DMSO is fixed, while the ascorbic acid increases according to my tolerance. These treatments are expensive enough**, and the clinic is a 4 hour round trip, so we only go once per week. I've never discussed how many times I could tolerate treatment, but I get the sense one could handle a couple of times per week. One thing that can limit how high the ascorbic acid can go is your veins. Patients may require an IV port (surgically implanted) if they need treatments beyond what their veins can tolerate. Higher concentrations can cause burning. They start getting concerned about that above 50g. (**None of what this clinic offers is covered by Medicare, and the MD deals only on a fee-for-service basis. With the exception of a couple of repurposed drugs prescribed by my regular MD, ALL the drugs, supplements, consults, etc. cost us, and it is significant. We're not to the point of eating Fancy Feast in order to afford the treatments, but it ain't cheap!)
Thank you for responding. I am not an experts in this area or a medical practioner. I read a lot about it. I will make few points. 1. It would be great if you know exactly what they put into your body. For example if it is 5 ml of DMSO which sounds about right - is that 100% or already diluted. The same with the stenght/dilution of vitamin C2. Nothing which they do seems complicated. Connecting a drip is a junior nurse stuff. 3. The amount of ascorbic acid is quite high - it can cause in some people acidification problems. For that reason, I understand, sometimes different form is applied : sodium ascorbate is used instead. 4. Once you know much more about it, you could probably organise sessions near your home town, which would be convenient and at the fraction of the cost. Any nurse can connect a drip,even at your home. My thinking only, you do what is the best option for you. All the best.
I'm considering that very thing somewhere down the road. I'm actually thinking it would be better to have an IV port if one were to attempt this at home. For one thing, I may soon reach the limit of what my veins can tolerate. A port allows higher doses of C. That decision doesn't have to be made yet. I just started cycling repurposed drugs in a new way, and when that cycle is complete I plan to introduce fenbendazole on the recommendation of my integrative MD. I have another scan scheduled in early June, and I hope it will show more progress being made. (I've had some success, but the new pieces will have had a bit more time to work.)
Been there and done that, my friend! I've been a subscriber to Dr. Yoho, as well. I've been taking ivermectin and mebendazole for a year or more. The above-mentioned IMA turned me on to drug cycling between mebendazole and doxycycline, which I'm in my first month of trying. I expect to have a delivery of fenbendazole within a few days. Antiparasitic drugs play a big part in alternative care. To be honest, I don't know if cancer is a parasite or not. But it does act like one and has similar vulnerabilities. I suppose the myriad types of cancer could be a class of parasites. Fascinating, but above my pay grade.
DMSO is such an interesting topic. Medically, it is invaluable. As a dairy vet, the regulatory system makes it nearly unusable on Grade A dairy farms. The same goes for aspirin. Why? Due to the Animal Medical Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA), which organized veterinary medicine reverently worships, *ONLY* FDA-approved medicines can/should be used via an algorithm that allows extra label drug use.
So, because there is an FDA-approved drug available for the same indications against pain and inflammation (e.g., pharmaceutically manufactured flunixin), DMSO and aspirin are not to be used.
It comes down to the FDA zealously protecting the drugs it has approved (and keeping out unapproved medicines). This is somewhat understandable but also suppresses both plausible medicines from being used and the medical freedom of licensed practitioners to exercise their scientific knowledge to each case as presented its unique characteristics.
In the case of dairy, the pharmaceutical complex - with its arms funding university researchers and its lobbyists that actively giving invited input into the FDA rule making process (read: making regulations that they can meet) - practitioners like myself are are hobbled by obscure yet official interpretations of regulations that inspectors can apply everyday when visiting Grade A dairy farms.
Specifically in the case of DMSO, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Item 15r. states that only FDA-approved drugs can be stored and used on Grade A dairy farms. This severely negatively impacts USDA certified-organic dairy farms that by law cannot use many drugs that are FDA-approved i.e., antibiotics, hormones, steroids, etc. The M-I-06-5 interpretation of Item 15r (not read by hardly any practitioner) expressly states that DMSO can be a life-saving drug but *only* a veterinarian can administer it ... but cannot dispense it for follow-up use by the farmer. This is news to many in my field as they all think that DMSO is simply not allowed to be used and it shouldn't be *because we have FDA-approved drugs* (that are to be used).
DMSO, aspirin (and botanical drugs that were once mainstream medicine prior to there establishment of the FDA in 1938) are sad casualties of a regulatory process that is aimed at protecting the pharmaceutical industry.
The author of the article is a staunch defender of the agripharmaceutical-regulatory-university triad. I've interacted with him on and off for a number of years as part of a national association of bovine practitioners. Most recently I was on a committee in that organization that focuses on pharmaceutical issues. Having been immersed in the certified organic sector and all the prohibitions surrounding many FDA-approved drugs such as antibiotics and reproductive hormones, I joined the committee on pharmaceutical issues and after "taking the pulse" of various members of the committee, I raised the issue of using botanical medicines since certified organic dairy farmers use them commonly. I was told if I could come upon with one study "good study" that it would suffice.
I created a dossier on thymol and submitted it for evaluation.
With just 2 hours prior to the committee conference call, the author of the article you shared sent everyone his critique of the paper. It left me little time to respond. While there is usually robust back and forth about various topics, when this topic came up there was little discussion. The pharmacologist that sent his critique just prior to the conference call was further supported by a pharmacologist who said that it can't be discussed because it is compounding and only 4 unapproved compounded drugs are allowed for food animal use. The committee Chair quickly tabled it and it was noted in the meeting notes that until there is further efficacy studies, there wouldn't be any more discussion of the topic.
Wow, this is eye opening. Not only is the FDA hobbling humans, it's hobbling animals and farmers from saving lives and eliminating disability and disease. It's a plan to reduce our food supply, benefit pharma and lobbyists, and generally ruin life as we used to know it.
Truly a travesty. Thank you for bringing light to yet another crime by FDA and its friends.
A large consortium that touts itself as representing dairy farmers was asking the Interstate Milk Shippers Conference and ultimately FDA to officially stop allowing natural drugs (all unapproved) from being used. I got wind of it and through a few channels, I actually got a meeting with the FDA Commissioner Dr. Makary last July. I gave specific suggestions as to how to make the drugs allowable, especially for USDA certified-organic dairy farms, which comprise 10% of the nation's dairy farms. I haven't heard anything back yet but have asked for another meeting.
One way to get DMSO and aspirin and botanical medicines that were mainstream to go from unapproved to "allowed" (without going through modern regulatory hoops) would be to look at the m becoming over-the-counter via the OTC Monograph Process. This basically looks at a medical to se if it is Generally Recognized As Safe and Effective/GRASE. (Note: GRASE is different than GRAS which is for food substances that are Generally Recognized As Safe, which is being looked at now finally with a fine tooth comb, as it should be.). Many of these medicinals which could easily be OTC are also "grandfathered" - if manufactured exactly as they were pre-1938 when the FDA came into existence. The National Formulary of 1936 is chock full of recipes that were Official (recognized by the government for interstate commerce).
I actually brought one of my copies of the 1936 National Formulary to the meeting I had with FDA and patted my hand on it and said that every single entry in the book is legal. The Acting Director of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine responded by saying that while they would agree that those things are generally safe, they "would need to see efficacy". While that's all well and good, that is simply NOT true... that is part of the meaning of being grandfathered. The rules that established the FDA modernized it from the Pure Food and Drug Law of 1906 (which basically said that the stated ingredients were what was actually was n a product) to say that products were to be safe. It was not until 1962 that the term safe and effective came into use.
Frustrating as all get out. One cannot argue facts and science with bureaucrats or legislators. They have completely different agendas, and they do not involve our best interests.
We see the same attitude you encountered time and time again, with good and bad drugs, "safe and effective" COVID shots, legislative overspending, tax levies, and geoengineering harms (to name just a few examples). We're ignored or patronized at every step.
Words cannot fully describe my appreciation for the tireless work of digesting and then refining the daunting mountain of data that you've made accessible on DMSO. Added to your other research, you are tireless and truly amazing!
All I can cobble together is 'Thank you, well done and God speed.'
Thank you so very much for all the work and subsequent information you have uncovered and shared. I started using DMSO with your first article as I appreciated all the research and work you did and of course I appreciated you were a voice trying to convince family and friends not to take poisonous vaccines without using their own brains to truly understand them. As I have seen how well Dmso has worked for myriad issues, I have taken the time to share the information with various people since then. I have even shared it with strangers at airports, in parks, or any place where one sits and takes the time to talk to others, as often stories of aches and pains are shared with me… I am not a social media user so do not have the breadth of reach that many do, but it does not stop me from sharing what you have so kindly shared. I believe your reach is even greater than you can imagine. So again, I thank you and I thank God for you and pray for you.
Some of my family rolls their eyes when I start the DMSO Sermon.....the ones that dont are the ones who took the advice and are now convinced of its highly effective properties.
My children do both! They know it works AND they roll their eyes. They are pretty sensitive to the itchiness and only use if it absolutely necessary. But it’s healed warts and skin issues for my son and helped my daughter’s pulled hamstring heal. They know it works for a lot of things.
I’m trying to figure out how to best approach a relative who’s spouse suffers a TBI from a rollover car accident. Last year. Has been in three different rehab facilities and a long way to go. I’ve read much about its success when used shortly after accidents but not seen anecdotal stories on starting DMSO a year after accident. My belief is that it can’t hurt.
Important work, thank you. DMSO has been very helpful for me and several friends.
Re the New York Times having a front page editorial calling it a wonder drug - the editorial (April 3, 1965) appears on Page 28 under the headline “DMSO - Promise and Danger.” It mostly consists of warning people against using the substance.
A historical note - the top story on Page One that day concerned the Johnson Administration’s decision to increase “men, money and equipment” for South Vietnam. Meanwhile, on Page Eight, an advertisement for gin recommends that readers “think about ordering one of those great Bombay martinis this morning. So you won’t forget at lunch.”
Ok. I’m sold. Not being a medical person I need a detailed explanation of how to prepare all those percentages. I hope your next posts will explain how to take DMSO for each problem. I have bought it now what do I do? I’m sure I’m not the only one!
Thank you MWD. You mentioned catastrophic falls several times in your articles. Do you have any plans to write about balance? It seems to me that balance is a coordination of sight, inner ear and feeling from the feet. I doubt anyone will dispute balance decreases with age.
If you have had a DMSO report you'd like to share, please do so here:
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-remarkable-history-and-safety/comments
When they are posted in other places, despite my best efforts, they frequently get missed and don't make it up there.
Additionally, the most current information on using DMSO can be found in this article:
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms
There are a lot of other DMSO articles in the cue, and in the next few weeks, they will finally start coming out now that all the source documents are completed (and just need to be sorted).
Thank you so much for your support and understanding.
I would be happy to assist you, if you could use it.
My mother has major COPD. Need a doctor to help her with DMSO. Can pay. If you can help, email me at sheldon@dosomegood.ca
Start low and build up. Listen to your body. Try starting with 1 tsp.
MWD has written about gastric issues. Look at some of the links in today’s post. I looked it up recently.
https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-dmso-heals-the-gut-and-cures
Love your writings on this subject. Recently, I read one of your posts about DMSO and Povodine Iodine to remove warts. I used a q-tip with 99.95% DMSO, which was applied to the area on my finger. Once it was absorbed, I then used another q-tip to apply the 10% Povodine Iodine to the same area. I'm pleased to report after a few weeks the wart is now gone. I look forward to sharing my success with my GP as she recommended Compund W, which did not help at all.
On another DMSO subject, I'm now using it with Tea Tree Oil from NOW to help get rid of toe nail fungus. I am using the same process as above. Since this was done yesterday, it is too early to report results. I've had great success with only the Tea Trea Oil so I anticipate DMSO will only help eradicate it faster.
Thank you for all you do. I've been following you, Dr. Cole as well as Dr. McCullough since the COVID plandemic.
Someone in the IMA told me they were having excellent results using DMSO with iodine for warts. In most of the studies in this area, DMSO and iodine (or an antifungal drug) are typically used for toenail fungus.
"Laziness won, and the FDA began looking for reasons to stop this [surge in applications for FDA approval]."
It wasn't laziness that won. It was malice. "Suppression of cures" is the FDA's raison d'etre.
I am only partway through this article, and while I rather liked seeing Mike Wallace again, from a time when news media could still be investigative, I have just read this sentence:
“Making cancer cells revert to normal cells (which is often needed for research).”
WHAT??!!! While this might often be needed for ‘research’, would this also often be needed by people suffering from cancer????
That was one of the most promising uses for DMSO, as it's toxicity to cancer cells is much greater than to normal cells (making it an ideal treatment), especially since DMSO tended to make a variety of anticancer drugs much more effective. Nowadays, anticancer substances are routinely combined with (inert) DMSO for testing, and I believe a key reason why those results can't be replicated in humans is because DMSO is no longer being used.
I know I’ve asked this before, but having spent all afternoon going through that 5,000+ responses in one of your articles, about all the positive results from DMSO, why would this not be considered a good ‘supplement’ to take orally on some sort of schedule??
Short answer is that philosophically, I do not like to take or prescribe therapies unless there is a clear indication for them (rather than indefinitely for general wellness). People have drank DMSO daily for decades and reported no issues, so it is probably relatively safe, but the value of doing this without a specific indication is largely a guess as there isn't any data on the benefits people have gotten from doing that (and I have not scoured forums looking for reports from people who have).
I suppose the issue becomes that after covid, many of us (and perhaps most of us here) no longer trust our allopathic doctors. How do I trust my doctor who took the vax 2x?? So we begin to look on the internet and encounter the morass of online doctors who suggest various supplements for issues that seem to be ‘highlighted’ on many channels, and then go on the back burner while they move on to the next ailment. It started with covid. Then there was insulin resistance. Now the new topic is iodine deficiency. Each of the following have been highlighted as ‘essential’:
Vit C/zinc
D3/K2
Magnesium
Omega 3
Curcumin/black pepper
Hawthorn berry/taurine
NAC
Resveratrol/Urolithin A
Etc.
For the lay person this becomes confusing. Wouldn’t it be nice for a supplement that promotes general wellness.
Yeah, essentially there are dozens of supplements you can make an argument everyone needs to take indefinitely, but once you take too many, it begins to strain and deplete the system, so I err towards minimal needed.
A few weeks ago, I believe you were asking for suggestions regarding subjects for this substack, particularly as you stated that your philosophy was geared to a more minimal approach. One of the suggestions (mine actually…but it did get a number of likes) was which supplements you recommended or thought were necessary. Particularly now as you advise that too many can strain and deplete the system, will this be something you will do a substack on?
I think its fresh air and sunshine preferably at the start of the day to lock in the circadian rhythms.!
I had the same reaction when I read it! Bingo! The medical profession will find itself trailing far behind the ordinary folk who choose to try out this low-risk potentially high-benefit substance.
I suspect the method would be something a layman could not do, ie, perhaps inject a tumor directly, or do some kind of IV intervention. This is actually my issue with a lot of this DMSO info….it helps with quite a number of things, but the issue is HOW do you use it? I understand the bit about muscle pain….you rub it on topically. But then I read about eyes, circulation, digestion, hair growth, inflammation, etc., etc., etc., without any methodology. This current article gives a link for users to comment on their experience. Hopefully it will be more than ‘Gee, I had this pain and now I don’t’. It would be nice to know method, dosage, etc., etc., so that we could all understand how to use it for our various ailments. I bought some pharmaceutical grade DMSO and even some distilled water. It’s been sitting on my kitchen counter for weeks, while I try to find proper ways to use it.
You can start topically (recommend no more than 70%, add pure aloe) - and you can put it over the organs (bladder, liver, intestine, etc.) and it helps - even topically.
You can ingest, 1 tsp in a 4 oz glass of juice. Be sure and have someone tell you how you smell - as I won't ingest if I'm going to be around people (because apparently, according to hubby, I smell - but over time - apparently - I smell less than I did at first).
The best way to work with DMSO is to start using it. As you get comfortable with how it works, and understand how it opens up flow in your body - you will start experimenting with other applications.
Doc posted this stuff because - it's mostly harmless to try. Just start low, go slow, and be patient!
Doc suggested with honey And really works !
Thanks. My sentiments exactly!
SO much has been written in this substack and so many times your query has been answered. You just gotta search the MWD substack or grab one of the many books out there.
Here is one in a pdf format:
https://www.richardlangsmith.com/Chlorine_Dioxide/The%20DMSO%20Handbook%20for%20Doctors%20(%20PDFDrive%20).pdf
and this one:
https://www.eden-shop.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Scott-Archie-DMSO-Handbook.pdf
You may be best suited for oral dosing. Start with 1/2tsp in 8oz of distilled water or all natural(no chemicals) juices. I use natural cherry juice. I take 1 tsp in 4 oz and it works exceptionally well for my lower back/hip pain. I would take daily but my spouse and son are revolted by my "Ode de Sulfur" fragrance that emits from my transpiration and pores. You can stay with initial low dosing and then adjust upwards if you feel little results after a week. The dosing amounts run a wide range but since its quite safe some folks take 1-2tsp a day or twice a day.
Not to sound condescending but learn how to do research by doing it. Begin with the consolidated and detailed portions of AMD's postings where he outlines general guidelines. Then get the book off Amazon, "The DMSO Handbook - A New Paradigm in Healthcare" by Harmut P.A. Fischer. Nowadays click on an AI icon of your browser and ask it to find information for you. Then experiment. The amount of DMSO to reach a toxicity level is in quarts per day. Fischer explains the workings of DMSO in an amusing way.
No offense taken. Thank you for citing an additional book to read. I’ve already purchased and read ‘Healing with DMSO’ by Amandha Vollmer, but found it didn’t really answer my questions. Will check out Fischer’s book. Because of my internet queries, I am now bombarded daily with internet advice regarding deficiencies I ‘must’ have, supplements I ‘must’ take, etc. There is a lot of clutter out there, making it difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Thank you. We’re forever grateful for the advice you’ve freely given and the actions we’ve taken as a result. As Mom used to say: Sharing time is a happy time. Thank you for sharing!
I started using DMSO for foot pain (Hallux Limitus) and an injured medial meniscus. I'm in my 60's and in excellent health. The pain in both areas was constant, and threatened to interfere with my 1+ hour daily yoga & calisthenics habit. I obtained orthotic inserts and used them religiously. Otherwise, I did not (could not) take any pain medication. I started spraying on a 50% mixture and gently rubbing it in to the affected areas. It took quite a while, but the knee and foot pain is greatly diminished. One can never be sure which of the many interventions we try are effective, but the information here has helped me understand how DMSO can and likely does work. No matter, I am relatively pain free and still maintaining my fitness routine, which was the point all along. The minute I stop moving, I will start rapidly aging. Anything I can do to increase my healthspan and peakspan is welcomed. Thank you for carrying the torch on this issue!
I have a medial meniscus tear. Could you please share your protocol? Did you mix DMsO with anything? 50% mixture of DMSO and what else? I used 99% DMSO in aloe vers gel. It burned my skin after few uses. I stopped using it. Thank you so much for sharing your healing experience!
Sirisha, I mixed it 50/50 with distilled water and keep it in a brown glass spray bottle. A spray or two is sufficient, with gentle rubbing to spread it evenly. I find that it can and does burn a little, especially in other areas (back, neck), but it is tolerable and dissipates in a few moments. If your meniscus is damaged, the key is to stop doing things that cause pain, start doing gentle stretching and motion, and reduce the inflammation with DMSO. It may take weeks. Just stick with it and you should see the pain start diminishing. Keep in mind that the meniscus gets shredded as we age, and it will not support vigorous exercise after you reach mid-life. Preservation is the key - gentle motion throughout all your range in every joint using isometrics (body weight) to maintain and build strength. Your synovial fluid will do its job if you merely stop the harm and reduce the chronic inflammation.
I use 70/30 DMSO/AloeVera gel or cream on my damaged meniscus knee (soccer injury). Works miracles. Use liberally! Once you get recovery you can use less.
Incidentally, I threw a relatively new term out there - "Peakspan".
What is peakspan, exactly?
According to a new paper published in Aging and Disease, peakspan is defined as "the age interval during which an individual maintains at least 90% of their peak functional performance in a specific physiological or cognitive domain."
Peakspan measures the years you're actually operating at or near your best, unlike healthspan, which measures the years you live free of chronic disease. You can pass every lab test, have no diagnosable conditions, and still be functioning well below your cognitive and physical peak. So the timelines for health- and peakspan don't overlap as much as you might hope.
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/new-research-introduces-peakspan-measuring-years-of-peak-functional-capacity
I "got it" as soon as you said it!
Taoist saying along the lines of "Add years to your life, and life to your years."
I remember the Mike Wallace segment on 60 Minutes vividly. My mother, who suffered long and terribly from arthritis, got very excited about DMSO. I was in my early 20's then, and for some reason was an absolute skeptic regarding any alternative medicine. (Perhaps this was because I was young, strong, and rarely ill or injured.) Fast forward some 50 years, and I'm hoping DMSO will help me defeat cancer. I appreciate the irony, and wish I'd been more open to it when my mother was suffering. I've recently been getting IV infusions of high dose Vit. C/DMSO, and it is apparently making me quite fragrant! My wife opens the windows on the car after I receive a treatment. So thanks for including the link back to your article on mitigating the smell. Finally: "The article then concludes by highlighting that the FDA’s refusal to regulate DMSO in a responsible way has led to hundreds of thousands of Americans using it in an unregulated manner..." Goodness me! We simply cannot allow people to experiment with something that works and is innocuous! Once you see the degree of industry capture at work you can't unsee it and "take the blue pill."
Independent Medical Alliance just published a webinar on cancer treatment. Perhaps it could help you. We hope so!
Drug Cycling in Cancer Care: What It Is and Why It’s Critical
Treatment resistance is one of the biggest unsolved problems in cancer care. Dr. Paul Marik's latest guide explains why it happens and introduces a practical cycling strategy designed
Independent Medical Alliance
Mar 21, 2026
https://imahealth.substack.com/p/drug-cycling-in-cancer-care-what
I'm very familiar with IMA, thanks! They just provided (within the past few days) what I hope is an important piece of information about cycling certain repurposed drugs to defeat cancer's resistance to treatment. I've been treating my lung cancer for a year, and have had some limited success. But it became obvious there were some missing pieces. I just began cycling mebendazole and doxycycline yesterday, as a result of reading the piece you mention. Dr. Marek was one of the early influences on the protocol I'm using. (I was researching this for more than a year prior to discovering the first tumor, and I still read as much as I can tolerate about cancer. I find I need to give my brain a rest now and then.)
Per MWD honey after the DMSO has fixed my fragrant breath
It would be great of you elaborate on your IV routine. Please write in the way which helps people. And to help people detail is important. For example, who recommended vitc/dmso mixture? What are the proportions of vitamins to dmso by weight? What is the dmso strength or how it is diluted? How often do you take it ? And what is the dosage? What is the form of vit c is it ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbic?
I haven't queried the technician quite to that extent. My understanding is that I'm getting 55g ascorbic acid/5ml(?) DMSO at the moment. The amount of DMSO is fixed, while the ascorbic acid increases according to my tolerance. These treatments are expensive enough**, and the clinic is a 4 hour round trip, so we only go once per week. I've never discussed how many times I could tolerate treatment, but I get the sense one could handle a couple of times per week. One thing that can limit how high the ascorbic acid can go is your veins. Patients may require an IV port (surgically implanted) if they need treatments beyond what their veins can tolerate. Higher concentrations can cause burning. They start getting concerned about that above 50g. (**None of what this clinic offers is covered by Medicare, and the MD deals only on a fee-for-service basis. With the exception of a couple of repurposed drugs prescribed by my regular MD, ALL the drugs, supplements, consults, etc. cost us, and it is significant. We're not to the point of eating Fancy Feast in order to afford the treatments, but it ain't cheap!)
Thank you for responding. I am not an experts in this area or a medical practioner. I read a lot about it. I will make few points. 1. It would be great if you know exactly what they put into your body. For example if it is 5 ml of DMSO which sounds about right - is that 100% or already diluted. The same with the stenght/dilution of vitamin C2. Nothing which they do seems complicated. Connecting a drip is a junior nurse stuff. 3. The amount of ascorbic acid is quite high - it can cause in some people acidification problems. For that reason, I understand, sometimes different form is applied : sodium ascorbate is used instead. 4. Once you know much more about it, you could probably organise sessions near your home town, which would be convenient and at the fraction of the cost. Any nurse can connect a drip,even at your home. My thinking only, you do what is the best option for you. All the best.
I'm considering that very thing somewhere down the road. I'm actually thinking it would be better to have an IV port if one were to attempt this at home. For one thing, I may soon reach the limit of what my veins can tolerate. A port allows higher doses of C. That decision doesn't have to be made yet. I just started cycling repurposed drugs in a new way, and when that cycle is complete I plan to introduce fenbendazole on the recommendation of my integrative MD. I have another scan scheduled in early June, and I hope it will show more progress being made. (I've had some success, but the new pieces will have had a bit more time to work.)
I strongly recommend you read and/or watch this article:
https://robertyoho.substack.com/cp/192032898
Too many sucess stories to ignore.
Been there and done that, my friend! I've been a subscriber to Dr. Yoho, as well. I've been taking ivermectin and mebendazole for a year or more. The above-mentioned IMA turned me on to drug cycling between mebendazole and doxycycline, which I'm in my first month of trying. I expect to have a delivery of fenbendazole within a few days. Antiparasitic drugs play a big part in alternative care. To be honest, I don't know if cancer is a parasite or not. But it does act like one and has similar vulnerabilities. I suppose the myriad types of cancer could be a class of parasites. Fascinating, but above my pay grade.
DMSO is such an interesting topic. Medically, it is invaluable. As a dairy vet, the regulatory system makes it nearly unusable on Grade A dairy farms. The same goes for aspirin. Why? Due to the Animal Medical Drug Use Clarification Act (AMDUCA), which organized veterinary medicine reverently worships, *ONLY* FDA-approved medicines can/should be used via an algorithm that allows extra label drug use.
So, because there is an FDA-approved drug available for the same indications against pain and inflammation (e.g., pharmaceutically manufactured flunixin), DMSO and aspirin are not to be used.
It comes down to the FDA zealously protecting the drugs it has approved (and keeping out unapproved medicines). This is somewhat understandable but also suppresses both plausible medicines from being used and the medical freedom of licensed practitioners to exercise their scientific knowledge to each case as presented its unique characteristics.
In the case of dairy, the pharmaceutical complex - with its arms funding university researchers and its lobbyists that actively giving invited input into the FDA rule making process (read: making regulations that they can meet) - practitioners like myself are are hobbled by obscure yet official interpretations of regulations that inspectors can apply everyday when visiting Grade A dairy farms.
Specifically in the case of DMSO, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) Item 15r. states that only FDA-approved drugs can be stored and used on Grade A dairy farms. This severely negatively impacts USDA certified-organic dairy farms that by law cannot use many drugs that are FDA-approved i.e., antibiotics, hormones, steroids, etc. The M-I-06-5 interpretation of Item 15r (not read by hardly any practitioner) expressly states that DMSO can be a life-saving drug but *only* a veterinarian can administer it ... but cannot dispense it for follow-up use by the farmer. This is news to many in my field as they all think that DMSO is simply not allowed to be used and it shouldn't be *because we have FDA-approved drugs* (that are to be used).
DMSO, aspirin (and botanical drugs that were once mainstream medicine prior to there establishment of the FDA in 1938) are sad casualties of a regulatory process that is aimed at protecting the pharmaceutical industry.
I actually found an article which specifically discussed DMSO being an unapproved additive for dairy farmers!
https://bovine-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/aabp/article/view/5024
The author of the article is a staunch defender of the agripharmaceutical-regulatory-university triad. I've interacted with him on and off for a number of years as part of a national association of bovine practitioners. Most recently I was on a committee in that organization that focuses on pharmaceutical issues. Having been immersed in the certified organic sector and all the prohibitions surrounding many FDA-approved drugs such as antibiotics and reproductive hormones, I joined the committee on pharmaceutical issues and after "taking the pulse" of various members of the committee, I raised the issue of using botanical medicines since certified organic dairy farmers use them commonly. I was told if I could come upon with one study "good study" that it would suffice.
I created a dossier on thymol and submitted it for evaluation.
With just 2 hours prior to the committee conference call, the author of the article you shared sent everyone his critique of the paper. It left me little time to respond. While there is usually robust back and forth about various topics, when this topic came up there was little discussion. The pharmacologist that sent his critique just prior to the conference call was further supported by a pharmacologist who said that it can't be discussed because it is compounding and only 4 unapproved compounded drugs are allowed for food animal use. The committee Chair quickly tabled it and it was noted in the meeting notes that until there is further efficacy studies, there wouldn't be any more discussion of the topic.
You can read the dossier here: You can read it here: https://substack.com/@theorganicvet1/p-186403551?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
I was disappointed and it was a real life lesson on the power of Pharma within a veterinary medical gild. After 30 years being a member, I resigned.
Wow, this is eye opening. Not only is the FDA hobbling humans, it's hobbling animals and farmers from saving lives and eliminating disability and disease. It's a plan to reduce our food supply, benefit pharma and lobbyists, and generally ruin life as we used to know it.
Truly a travesty. Thank you for bringing light to yet another crime by FDA and its friends.
A large consortium that touts itself as representing dairy farmers was asking the Interstate Milk Shippers Conference and ultimately FDA to officially stop allowing natural drugs (all unapproved) from being used. I got wind of it and through a few channels, I actually got a meeting with the FDA Commissioner Dr. Makary last July. I gave specific suggestions as to how to make the drugs allowable, especially for USDA certified-organic dairy farms, which comprise 10% of the nation's dairy farms. I haven't heard anything back yet but have asked for another meeting.
One way to get DMSO and aspirin and botanical medicines that were mainstream to go from unapproved to "allowed" (without going through modern regulatory hoops) would be to look at the m becoming over-the-counter via the OTC Monograph Process. This basically looks at a medical to se if it is Generally Recognized As Safe and Effective/GRASE. (Note: GRASE is different than GRAS which is for food substances that are Generally Recognized As Safe, which is being looked at now finally with a fine tooth comb, as it should be.). Many of these medicinals which could easily be OTC are also "grandfathered" - if manufactured exactly as they were pre-1938 when the FDA came into existence. The National Formulary of 1936 is chock full of recipes that were Official (recognized by the government for interstate commerce).
Keep on trying!
I actually brought one of my copies of the 1936 National Formulary to the meeting I had with FDA and patted my hand on it and said that every single entry in the book is legal. The Acting Director of the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine responded by saying that while they would agree that those things are generally safe, they "would need to see efficacy". While that's all well and good, that is simply NOT true... that is part of the meaning of being grandfathered. The rules that established the FDA modernized it from the Pure Food and Drug Law of 1906 (which basically said that the stated ingredients were what was actually was n a product) to say that products were to be safe. It was not until 1962 that the term safe and effective came into use.
Frustrating as all get out. One cannot argue facts and science with bureaucrats or legislators. They have completely different agendas, and they do not involve our best interests.
We see the same attitude you encountered time and time again, with good and bad drugs, "safe and effective" COVID shots, legislative overspending, tax levies, and geoengineering harms (to name just a few examples). We're ignored or patronized at every step.
Words cannot fully describe my appreciation for the tireless work of digesting and then refining the daunting mountain of data that you've made accessible on DMSO. Added to your other research, you are tireless and truly amazing!
All I can cobble together is 'Thank you, well done and God speed.'
Thank you so very much for all the work and subsequent information you have uncovered and shared. I started using DMSO with your first article as I appreciated all the research and work you did and of course I appreciated you were a voice trying to convince family and friends not to take poisonous vaccines without using their own brains to truly understand them. As I have seen how well Dmso has worked for myriad issues, I have taken the time to share the information with various people since then. I have even shared it with strangers at airports, in parks, or any place where one sits and takes the time to talk to others, as often stories of aches and pains are shared with me… I am not a social media user so do not have the breadth of reach that many do, but it does not stop me from sharing what you have so kindly shared. I believe your reach is even greater than you can imagine. So again, I thank you and I thank God for you and pray for you.
Some of my family rolls their eyes when I start the DMSO Sermon.....the ones that dont are the ones who took the advice and are now convinced of its highly effective properties.
My children do both! They know it works AND they roll their eyes. They are pretty sensitive to the itchiness and only use if it absolutely necessary. But it’s healed warts and skin issues for my son and helped my daughter’s pulled hamstring heal. They know it works for a lot of things.
I've been talking about it for months. And still, when I say DMSO, they say, "WHAT?"
I’m trying to figure out how to best approach a relative who’s spouse suffers a TBI from a rollover car accident. Last year. Has been in three different rehab facilities and a long way to go. I’ve read much about its success when used shortly after accidents but not seen anecdotal stories on starting DMSO a year after accident. My belief is that it can’t hurt.
This is a terrific post. I have been using DMSO for years. I feel empowered. Thank you
Thank you
With thanks !!
"His eyes uncovered, the sails unfurled..." !! (cf Star Trek Next Gen, Darmok)
Important work, thank you. DMSO has been very helpful for me and several friends.
Re the New York Times having a front page editorial calling it a wonder drug - the editorial (April 3, 1965) appears on Page 28 under the headline “DMSO - Promise and Danger.” It mostly consists of warning people against using the substance.
A historical note - the top story on Page One that day concerned the Johnson Administration’s decision to increase “men, money and equipment” for South Vietnam. Meanwhile, on Page Eight, an advertisement for gin recommends that readers “think about ordering one of those great Bombay martinis this morning. So you won’t forget at lunch.”
Ok. I’m sold. Not being a medical person I need a detailed explanation of how to prepare all those percentages. I hope your next posts will explain how to take DMSO for each problem. I have bought it now what do I do? I’m sure I’m not the only one!
Thank you, Carol
It's all here: https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/an-index-of-the-forgotten-side-of
There is a dilution calculator here: https://dmsocalculator.com
Thank you MWD. You mentioned catastrophic falls several times in your articles. Do you have any plans to write about balance? It seems to me that balance is a coordination of sight, inner ear and feeling from the feet. I doubt anyone will dispute balance decreases with age.
Tai Chi.