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REVIEWS © respected medical journals. Unfortunately, B oO oO K S most of the advances have been passed over by the medical establishment despite their and plastics; we can (try to) drink pure scientific and clinical validation. water, reduce our fat intake (many chemi- Over 100 LEF treatment protocols are cals accumulate in fatty tissue) and eat included, covering a range of physical and organically-grown foods (Danish organic mental illnesses from allergies and depres- farmers have sperm counts almost twice the _ sion to vertigo and yeast infections. The national average). But is it all too late? emphasis is on the correct balance of natur- . . al, non-toxic alternatives including anti-oxi- LIFE EXTENSION: Disease Prevention ants, vitamin, herbal and mineral supple- and Treatment Protocols 1997 ments, and improved dietary regimens—all, by William Faloon of course, to be considered in consultation Publisher: Life Extension Media, 1997 with a qualified health-care professional. ISBN: 0-9658777-0-1 (282pp s/c) The sections on treatment of cancers are par- Price: AUD$29.95 + AUD$5.00; NZ add _ ticularly detailed and noteworthy. AUD$12.00; STGE£n/a; USD$26.95; Included in the appendices are caveats that CAN$33.00 individuals with specific problems should be Distributors: Aust/NZ—Life Extension aware of when considering particular alter- Australia, PO Box 2041, Meadow Heights native therapies, plus an extensive reference Vic. 3048: ph (03 9302 3624, fax (03) * section that relates to each disease and pro- 9302 3045; UK/lreland— Tony Quinn tocol discussed in the book. Health Centre, ph (353) 1830 4211; WHERE SCIENCE WENT WRONG USA—The Life Extension Foundation, PO by Peter Bros Box 229120, Hollywood, FL 33022-9120, publisher: Financial Book Partners ph (954) 766 8433, 1800 841 5433, web- Springfield, VA, USA, 1997 site: www.leforg. ISBN: 0-9627769-7-1 (226pp s/c) uch needless suffering is caused Price: AUD$28.00; NZD$n/a; STGEn/a; because people are not aware that NFLf34,00; USD$15.95 + p&h proven alternative cures and treatments for Distributors: Australia/NZ/UK/Europe— their various illnesses already exist. By pub- \\EXYS offices: USA—Financial Book lishing this book of "wellness" protocols, The Life Extension Foundation hopes to dis- a epee) Or icritod bes Big 223 pel ignorance and alleviate pain. The 6390. fax (815) 253 6300. , Foundation, founded in the US in 1980, funds scientific research and promotes prod- ucts aimed at improving the quality of life. The majority of the protocols covered in this book have been validated in studies that have gone through the peer-review process and been published in the world's most ith a title as blatant as Where Science Went Wrong, readers can expect a cer- tain amount of vitriol, and they certainly won't be disappointed, for author Peter Bros is utterly scathing in his criticism of empiri- cal science. Indeed, he argues that none of its claims has any basis in physical reality. Bros asserts that fundamental scientific LI FE E x j ENS| ON "facts" are nothing but misconceptions— y beliefs that are piled up on top of mispercep- » . tions that lead to further misconceptions, hah ie, Disease creating a fabric of falsehood. 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Unfortunately, most of the advances have been passed over by the medical establishment despite their scientific and clinical validation. Over 100 LEF treatment protocols are included, covering a range of physical and mental illnesses from allergies and depres- sion to vertigo and yeast infections. The emphasis is on the correct balance of natur- al, non-toxic alternatives including anti-oxi- dants, vitamin, herbal and mineral supple- ments, and improved dietary regimens—all, of course, to be considered in consultation with a qualified health-care professional. The sections on treatment of cancers are par- ticularly detailed and noteworthy. Included in the appendices are caveats that individuals with specific problems should be aware of when considering particular alter- native therapies, plus an extensive reference section that relates to each disease and pro- tocol discussed in the book. WHERE SCIENCE WENT WRONG by Peter Bros Publisher: Financial Book Partners, Springfield, VA, USA, 1997 ISBN: 0-9627769-7-1 (226pp s/c) Price: AUD$28.00; NZD$n/a; STGEn/a; NFL£34,00; USD$15.95 + p&h Distributors: Australia/NZ/UK/Europe— NEXUS offices, USA—Financial Book Partners, ph (703) 971 9141, fax (703) 971 1628; Adventures Unlimited, ph (815) 253 6390, fax (815) 253 6300. ith a title as blatant as Where Science Went Wrong, readers can expect a cer- tain amount of vitriol, and they certainly won't be disappointed, for author Peter Bros is utterly scathing in his criticism of empiri- cal science. Indeed, he argues that none of its claims has any basis in physical reality. Bros asserts that fundamental scientific "facts" are nothing but misconceptions— beliefs that are piled up on top of mispercep- tions that lead to further misconceptions, creating a fabric of falsehood. Basic ques- tions about how physical reality operates, what causes things to move, what the nature of energy and light really is, have not been answered by empirical science, yet we have taken basic assumptions into our belief sys- tems as though they were fact. We have confused properties with causes, e.g., we assume gravity to be the result of an unknown force acting on matter, but fail to realise this gives no explanation for what causes the force in the first place. Peter Bros' thesis is equally applicable to the atomic as well as the cosmic universe, and without resorting to equations (who needs them when they're wrong anyway?), he presents a well-reasoned argument that shows up the anomalies and logical fallacies 74 © NEXUS DECEMBER 1997 - JANUARY 1998