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@ REVIEWS UFO CRASH IN BRAZIL: A Genuine medical hospitals, and from military person- _ that some drugs prescribed for these mental UFO Crash with Surviving ETs nel involved in the retrieval support the case _ disorders contain caffeine, and thus can by Dr Roger K. Leir for contact. Dr Leir believes that what hap- _ exacerbate an existing caffeine allergy. The Book Tree, San Diego, USA, 2005 pened in Varginha is among the most impor- Welcome to the Dance is Whalen's harrow- ISBN 1-58509-1 05-7 (1 50pp tpb) tant UFO events ever, especially as it ing story of struggling with a confusing set Availability: The Book Tree, tel 1-800 700 involved direct human interaction with of physical and psychiatric symptoms and 8733 (toll-free in North America) website ETs—true close encounters of the first kind. waking up to and learning to deal with her http:/Avww.thebooktree.com , He also draws parallels with the 1947 situation. The foreword is by Dr A. Hoffer, land of colour and contradiction, Brazil alleged UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico. _ president of the International Schizophrenia . tranger to UFO and aranormal There are many bizarre moments and Foundation, who says that at least 40 per ‘ ‘it no ot h io d its fair sh P f truthful amazing scenes in Dr Leir's UFO Crash in cent of schizophrenic patients have food aa y nd vel Us far’ vind he u Brazil, and enough travel highlights to make —_allergies—a statement which supports the she ims any oN, Soho surroun cl ese you think seriously about visiting Brazil— call for more research to be conducted in phenomena. News of one particularly for the land and the people, not the aliens! these areas, including into allergies to caf- unusual ET-related incident in July 1996 in the city of Varginha, north of Sao Paulo. feine and its metabolites such as theo- . captured the headlines and hit the radars of WELCOME TO THE DANCE: Caffeine phylline. And let's not forget: caffeine isn't most ufologists around the world. Allergy—A Masked Cerebral Allergy just found in cups of coffee but in soft Dr Roger Leir, who conducts research on and Progressive Toxic Dementia drinks, chocolates and even teas. The caf- . feine anaphylaxis that Whalen underwent UFO phenomena and has a particular focus = by Ruth Whalen, MLT : F : on the physical evidence for alien implants Trafford Publishing, Canada, 2005 wr tke being chronically drugged on (his book The Aliens and The Scalpel was ISBN 1-4120-5000-6 (423pp tpb) thon hts and actions 8 Perceptions, reviewed in NEXUS 6/03), has been Availability: Trafford Publishing, gis . If you think you may have a caffeine intrigued for years by this case. The famous _http://www.trafford.com ' i F i Varghina incident involved a crashed UFO t was not until 1999, some 27 years after merey youd be Well advise dt Whe and a couple of surviving aliens who inter- she first showed symptoms, that lab tech- provides extensive listings ° acted with the populace for a short time nician Ruth Whalen was diagnosed with | : aa before being hunted, captured and whisked severe caffeine allergy/toxicity. Apparently away by the Brazilian military, possibly she had developed a sensitivity to caffeine with covert US military complicity. as a child (whose parents drank lots of In any case, it wasn't until 2002 that Dr strong coffee), and although she's now got it Leir managed to travel to Varginha to check _ out of her system she still has to be careful out the evidence, or what was left of it, for of going into anaphylactic shock should she himself. With help from contacts in the even be around coffee bean aroma. Brazilian UFO research world, he tracked Embarking on a research effort, she dis- down and interviewed a number of eyewit- covered that her symptoms were similar to nesses to the strange incidents—including classic signs of schizophrenia and bipolar people who'd not previously met each other _—_ disorder, and yet she had a hard time con- but whose stories have uncanny similarities. vincing doctors and psychiatrists that their Statements obtained in interviews from three treatments weren't helping her; they only young girls who encountered one of the made her worse and forced her into a psy- aliens, from medical staff on duty at the chiatric ward for a while. She also learned medical hospitals, and from military person- nel involved in the retrieval support the case for contact. Dr Leir believes that what hap- pened in Varginha is among the most impor- tant UFO events ever, especially as it involved direct human interaction with ETs—true close encounters of the first kind. He also draws parallels with the 1947 alleged UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico. There are many bizarre moments and amazing scenes in Dr Leir's UFO Crash in Brazil, and enough travel highlights to make you think seriously about visiting Brazil— for the land and the people, not the aliens! that some drugs prescribed for these mental disorders contain caffeine, and thus can exacerbate an existing caffeine allergy. Welcome to the Dance is Whalen's harrow- ing story of struggling with a confusing set of physical and psychiatric symptoms and waking up to and learning to deal with her situation. The foreword is by Dr A. Hoffer, president of the International Schizophrenia Foundation, who says that at least 40 per cent of schizophrenic patients have food allergies—a statement which supports the call for more research to be conducted in these areas, including into allergies to caf- feine and its metabolites such as theo- phylline. And let's not forget: caffeine isn't just found in cups of coffee but in soft drinks, chocolates and even teas. The caf- feine anaphylaxis that Whalen underwent was like being chronically drugged on amphetamines, altering perceptions, thoughts and actions. If you think you may have a caffeine allergy you'd be well advised to investigate the literature on the subject, and Whalen provides extensive listings. WELCOME TO THE DANCE: Caffeine Allergy—A Masked Cerebral Allergy and Progressive Toxic Dementia by Ruth Whalen, MLT Trafford Publishing, Canada, 2005 ISBN 1-4120-5000-6 (423pp tpb) Availability: Trafford Publishing, http://www.trafford.com t was not until 1999, some 27 years after she first showed symptoms, that lab tech- nician Ruth Whalen was diagnosed with severe caffeine allergy/toxicity. Apparently she had developed a sensitivity to caffeine as a child (whose parents drank lots of strong coffee), and although she's now got it out of her system she still has to be careful of going into anaphylactic shock should she even be around coffee bean aroma. Embarking on a research effort, she dis- covered that her symptoms were similar to classic signs of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and yet she had a hard time con- vincing doctors and psychiatrists that their treatments weren't helping her; they only made her worse and forced her into a psy- chiatric ward for a while. She also learned NEXUS +69 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2005 www.nexusmagazine.com