I've made multiple posts here about how much I like Mel Fabregas and his Veritas podcast of which I'm still a subscriber, but I felt the need to express my opinion on a point where I disagree with him because of a health saftey issue.

In August of 2010 Mr Fabregas interviewed Jim Humble, former aerospace engineer and inventor of MMS, which stands for Miracle Mineral Solution. Mr Humble came up with his invention while prospecting for gold in the jungles of Venezuela. He somehow used stabilized oxygen to relieve the pain of his colleagues who were suffering from malaria. Being a curious guy he did a bit of research and came up with a new form of oxygen therapy he calls chlorine dioxide or Miracle Mineral Solution. The active ingredient is not a mineral, but oxygenated chlorine, which you get by combining sodium chlorite and vinegar or citric acid.

I'm all for having an open mind about these subjects while still remaining skeptical, and I think it's great how the Veritas show is fearless when it comes to entertaining concepts that a lot of the media wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole, one of the big reason I like him so much. The problem for me happened when Mel shared some anectdotal information where he had a lingering health issue, decided to try MMS, experienced positive results, and then started to advertise the product on his website and show. Don't get me wrong here. I'm very glad he's feeling better, but to say MMS is what cured him is in my opinion a sticky issue. I call it sticky because of all the recent evidence coming to the surface at how effective placebos are and how that power is actually increasing.

What type of person prospects for gold on such a hard core level in the jungles of Venezuela? I would say it's a fair guess that person would be looking to strike it rich. Am I saying Mr Humble is getting wealthy selling his potion? It doesn't seem to be the case from what he says in the interview, and I can believe that. It feels like Jim Humble is sincere and not the typical snake oil salesman, but one possible explanation is that he's just a bit misguided. Perhaps his version of striking it rich is the fame and celebrity that would come with such a true miracle cure and the legacy one would be leaving behind? That's just my opinion after doing a small amount of research.

I won't cover the technical details of why MMS can be dangerous because so many other reputable sources have already done that, nor will I speculate as to why Jim Humble has chosen to be ordained as a Bishop in a dubious church organization. I was very moved by Mr Fabregas's experiment with MMS and took a mental note to maybe try it myself if I ever got really sick, at which point if it worked I might have even recommended my aging grandmother to try some in the hopes it might give her some relief.

The truth is MMS will kill pathogens, but it can also cause damage. Mr Humble is quoted as saying if it doesn't work in the first week or so then it might not be for you. I'm glad there are so many people out there getting postive results, I'm just saying that maybe those results are the power of mind over matter in the form of a placebo. In my opinion our American culture likes to go for the easy fix when it can, take a pill or some solution and get back to work. How about looking at what caused the problem in the first place?  How many of the people in question tried improving their diet or taking steps to decrease daily stress instead of such radical therapies like MMS?