According to the American Cancer Society, this year 550,000 Americans will die from cancer. One out
of every three will develop cancer in their lifetime. That is eighty-eight million people in the United States
alone.
What you are about to read does not carry the approval of organised medicine. The Food and Drug
Administration, the American Cancer Society, and the American Medical Association have labelled it
"fraud" and "quackery". In fact, the FDA and other agencies of government have used every means at
their disposal to prevent this story from being told. They have arrested citizens for holding public meetings
to tell others of their convictions on this subject. They have confiscated films and books. They even have
prosecuted doctors who apply these theories in the effort to save the lives of their own patients.
The purpose of this booklet is to show that this great human tragedy can be stopped now entirely on the
basis of existing scientific knowledge. The information you are about to read marshals the evidence that
cancer is a nutritional-deficiency disease, like scurvy or pellagra. It is not caused by a bacterium, virus or
mysterious toxin, but by the absence of a substance that modern man has removed from his diet. That
substance is Vitamin B-17, also known as Amygdalin or Laetrile. If that analysis is correct, then the
treatment and prevention of cancer can be made simple. All that needs to be done is to restore that easily
obtained and inexpensive food factor to our daily meals. An increasing number of doctors all over the
world are now are testing and proving in their own clinics that the vitamin concept of cancer is true.
As you shall see in the pages that follow, there is a great deal of evidence supporting the nutritionaldeficiency
concept of cancer -- more than enough to convince most people that the thesis is proven. This
concept is not approved by orthodox medicine. Yet the evidence is clear that here, at last, is the final answer to
the cancer riddle.
During 1950 after many years of research, a dedicated biochemist, Dr. Ernest T. Krebs Jr. ,
isolated a new vitamin that he numbered B-17 and called 'Laetrile'. As the years rolled by, thousands
became convinced that Krebs had finally found the complete control for all cancers, a conviction that even
more people share today. Back in 1950 Ernest Krebs could have had little idea of the hornet's nest he was
about to stir up. The pharmaceutical multinationals, unable to patent or claim exclusive rights to the
vitamin, launched a propaganda attack of unprecedented viciousness against B-17, despite the fact that hard
proof of its efficiency in controlling all forms of cancer surrounds us in overwhelming abundance. Why
has orthodox medicine waged war against this non-drug approach? G. Edward Griffin, author of the book
World Without Cancer contends that the answer is to be found not in science, but in politics, and is based
upon the hidden economic and power agenda of those who dominate the medical establishment.
Each year, thousands of Americans travel to Mexico to receive vitamin B-17 (Laetrile) therapy. They
do this because it has been suppressed in the United States. Most of these patients have been told that their
cancer is terminal and that they have but a few months to live. Yet, an incredible percentage of them have
recovered and they are living normal lives. However, the FDA, the AMA, the American Cancer Society,
and the cancer research centres continue to pronounce that Laetrile is fraud and quackery. The recovered
patients, they say, either had "spontaneous remissions" or never had cancer in the first place. If any of
these people ultimately die after seeking Laetrile, spokesmen of orthodox medicine are quick to proclaim:
"You see? Laetrile doesn't work!" Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of patients die each year after
undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy, but those treatments continue to be touted as "safe and
effective".
In the U.S. the FDA has tried to use strict regulations, not law, to ban vitamin B-17 for over 18 years.
Vitamin B-17, or Laetrile Therapy is only used by some hospitals in Mexico, which treat cancer with
nutrition. These hospitals achieve nearly a 100% recovery rate with virgin cases (localised tumours/cancers
that have not yet been burned up with radiation, poisoned with chemotherapy, or cut into with surgery). A
majority of Laetrile-treated patients report positive responses, ranging from increase in the feeling of wellbeing
and even brighter outlook of life, to such noticeable reactions as an increase in appetite, weight gain
and, frequently, restoration of natural colour, reduction or elimination of cancer-connected pain and cancercaused
fetor. In thousands of cases, total regression of all cancer symptoms has been confirmed.
Vitamin B-17, commonly known as "Amygdalin”, or "Laetrile", is a natural substance that can be found
in a variety of species in the Vegetable kingdom. The greatest concentration is found in the seeds of the
rosaceous fruits, such as apricot kernels and other bitter nuts. There are many seeds, cereals and vegetables
that contain minimal quantities of vitamin B-17 and form part of our daily diet.
With great satisfaction we are proud to present this vegetable agent whose anti-cancer properties have
been known empirically for many years, but in the last twenty years they have been scientifically proven,
primarily through the clinical studies directed by Dr. Ernesto Contreras Rodriguez and carried out in the
OASIS of Hope Hospital formerly known as the Centro Medico y Hospital Del Mar at Playas de Tijuana,
B.C.N. Mexico. More than 100,000 patients have sought Contreras' care since 1963.
The information that follows will educate you on the benefits of metabolic therapy and prevention. All
the food supplements mentioned in this booklet can be easily obtained by patients who are not able to go to
Mexico because of financial reasons, patients who are too weak to travel, and by patients who have already
been to these hospitals and need to remain on metabolic therapy. You will be taught how to benefit from
metabolic therapy either in Mexico or at home at a fraction of the cost. You will find information on where
to obtain metabolic products in the back section of this booklet.
This booklet is a summary of the information contained on our world-wide web-site at
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk. By visiting our web-site you will find valuable information
such as documents, research, and studies relevant to vitamin B-17, its monographic summary, clinical
studies, the biological and chemical descriptions of the destruction cancer cells by the components of B-17
testimonials, case histories, biographies, bibliographies, photos, graphs, links, and much more. This
guide was created to explain the different elements of metabolic therapy and act as a reference when
needed during the course of your therapy. Should you have questions, please refer to the “Frequently
Asked Questions” section on page 11.
IMPORTANT WARNING
Worldwithoutcancer.org.uk does not promote laetrile, nor any of the products mentioned herein, as a
cure for cancer. All of the products we mention are regarded metabolic agents or vitamins used in
nutritional therapy and prevention. Our information, as well as success stories, comes from journals and
letters written by medical doctors and people who have used metabolic therapy and who wish to share their
experiences with others. It is important to realise that one must exercise caution in evaluating them. We
share them with you, not to suggest that you will have the same experiences as the authors, but because we
feel you have a right to make your own evaluation.
Government agencies would rather we withhold these stories from the public because, allegedly, they
constitute "unproven medical claims". However, as stated previously, the only claims we make are that this
information is authentic and that the people who wrote them are real. Truth is not truth unless it is the
"whole" truth, and these health success stories and scientific studies are just as much a part of the truth as
any success story or scientific study experienced by orthodox medicine. Free men and women are entitled
to have access to "all" the information available so they can make intelligent and informed choices in
matters of their own health. Therefore, we are sharing these success stories as an exercise of our right to
freedom-of-speech and your right to freedom-of-information.
The information contained in this booklet is intended for educational purposes only. All the products
mentioned in this booklet are intended solely as food and dietary supplements to enhance general health
and to reinforce the body's own defence mechanisms against disease. Please be informed that by providing
you with this information we do not attempt to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. You should
not construe anything in this booklet to be medical advice regarding any specific disorder. Before applying
any therapy or product to your health problem, you may want to seek the advice from a health care
professional. Most of this information does not carry the approval of organised medicine. The Food and
Drug Administration, the American Cancer Society, and the American Medical Association have labelled it
"fraud" and "quackery".
Should you wish to seek the advice of a metabolic (nutritional) doctor from the OASIS of Hope Hospital
feel free to contact us for assistance. Please see Contacts for information on how to contact us (page 38).
About Vitamin B-17
Genesis 1:29
Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that
has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”
In spite of the great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumours, cancer continues to
be one of the main causes of death in the highly industrialised countries. It is calculated that one out of
three persons will eventually die from some form of cancer. Although it is true that surgery and
radiotherapy are capable of curing some patients with localised tumours and that chemotherapy has
achieved cures in some ten types of malignant tumours, the general mortality rate from cancer has not
improved substantially in the last 25 years. Nearly 60 percent of all cancer patients, upon being diagnosed,
find that their disease is so widespread that the chemotherapy drugs currently being used cannot be given in
dosages sufficient to destroy the large mass due to their high toxicity. Many cannot be exposed to
chemotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy because of the undesirable effects. And there are several types of
tumours for which there is no effective treatment yet known.
Worldwithoutcancer.org.uk, with great satisfaction, is able to present a vegetable agent whose antitumour
action was known empirically for many years, but in the last thirty five years has been scientifically
proven, primarily through the clinical studies directed by well respected metabolic physicians around the
world. Among them are Dr. Ernesto Contreras Rodriguez, of the Oasis of Hope Hospital (Formerly Centro
Medico y Hospital Del Mar at Playas de Tijuana, B.C.N. Mexico); Dr. Harold Manner of the Manner Clinic
in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico; Dr. Hans Nieper, former director of the Department of Medicine at the
Silbersee Hospital in Hanover; N. R. Bouziane, M.D., former Director of Research Laboratories at St.
Jeanne d’Arc Hospital in Montreal; Manuel Navarro, M.D., former Professor of Medicine and Surgery at
the University of Santo Tomas in Manila; Dr. Shigeaki Sakai, a prominent physician in Tokyo, Japan. In
Italy there is Professor Etore Guidetti, M.D., of the University of Turin Medical School; in Belgium there is
Professor Joseph H. Maisin, Sr., M.D., of the University of Louvain where he was Director of the Institute
of Cancer. And in the United States there are such respected names as Dr. Dean Burk, former head of the
National Cancer Institute; Dr. John A. Morrone of the Jersey City Medical Center; Dr. Ernst T. Krebs, Jr.,
who developed Laetrile; Dr. John A. Richardson, the courageous San Francisco physician who challenged
the government’s right to prevent Laetrile from being used in the United States; Dr. Philip E. Binzel, Jr., a
physician in Washington Court House, Ohio, who has used Laetrile for over twenty years with outstanding
success; and many others from over twenty countries with equally impeccable credentials.
This anti-tumour agent is Vitamin B-17 (commonly known as Amygdalin or Laetrile). According to Dr.
Ernest T. Krebs, Jr. its components make it vital for our survival without cancer. The greatest
concentration is found in the seeds of the rosaceous fruits, such as the apricot pits and other bitter nuts.
Various documents from the oldest civilisations such as Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs and from China
2,500 years before Christ mention the therapeutic use of derivatives of bitter almonds. Egyptian papyri
from 5,000 years ago mention the use of "aqua amigdalorum" for the treatment of some tumours of the
skin. But the systematised study of Vitamin B-17 really did not begin until the first half of the past century,
when the chemist Bohn discovered in 1802 that during the distillation of the water from bitter almonds
hydrocyanic acid was released. Soon many researchers became interested in analysing this extract and so
Robiquet and Boutron isolated, for the first time, a white crystalline substance which they called
AMYGDALIN (from amygdala = almond).
In the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration has used regulation, not law, to keep doctors in some
states (not all) from using Laetrile therapy. There is no federal law against Laetrile, nor does Laetrile
appear on an official list of proscribed items. The Food and Drug Administration has also used regulation,
not law, to ban the interstate shipment and sale of Laetrile by alleging that it is either an “unlicensed new
"drug” or an “unsafe or adulterated food or food additive”. It is neither. Amygdalin is an extract of apricot
kernels, which makes it a food supplement and nothing more. Vitamin B-17 was the subject of great
controversy 18 years ago when some of the world's top scientists claimed that when consumed, its
components make it 100% impossible to develop cancer and will kill existing cancer.
Pharmaceutical companies pounced on this claim immediately and demanded that FDA studies be
conducted. Pharmaceutical companies conduct studies on patented chemicals they invent so that at the end
of their study, if the drug gets approved, they have exclusive rights to its sale. They never conduct studies
on foods that cannot be patented and that can be sold at any supermarket (e.g. vitamins).
Vitamin B-17 as Preventative
Vitamin B-17 is one of the main sources of food in cultures such as the Eskimos, the Hunzas, the
Abkasians and many more. Did you know that within these tribes there has never been a reported case of
cancer? According to Dr. Krebs, we need a minimum of 100 mg of vitamin B-17 (the equivalent of about
seven apricots seeds) too nearly guarantee a cancer free life. Foods that contain vitamin B-17 are as
follows:
• KERNELS OR SEEDS OF FRUIT: The highest concentration of vitamin B-17 to be found in nature,
aside from bitter almonds. Apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, prune.
• BEANS: broad (Vicia faba), burma, chickpeas, lentils (sprouted), lima, mung (sprouted), Rangoon,
scarlet runner.
• NUTS: Bitter almond, macadamia, cashew.
• BERRIES: Almost all wild berries. Blackberry, chokeberry, Christmas berry, cranberry, elderberry,
raspberry, strawberry.
• SEEDS: Chia, flax, sesame.
• GRASSES: Acacia, alfalfa (sprouted), aquatic, Johnson, milkweed, Sudan, minus, wheat grass, white
dover.
• GRAINS: oat groats, barley, brown rice, buckwheat groats, chia, flax, millet, rye, vetch, wheat berries.
• MISCELLANEOUS: bamboo shoots, fuschia plant, sorghum, wild hydrangea, yew tree (needles, fresh
leaves).
Two rules of thumb: According to Dr. Krebs, the basic concept is that sufficient daily B-17 may be
obtained by following either of two suggestions:
First, eating all the B-17-containing fruits whole (seeds included), but not eating more of the seeds by
themselves than you would be eating if you ate them in the whole fruit. Example: if you eat three apples a
day, the seeds in the three apples are sufficient B-17. You would not eat a pound of apple seeds.
Second, one peach or apricot kernel per 10 lbs of body weight is believed to be more than sufficient as a
normal safeguard in cancer prevention, although precise numbers may vary from person to person in
accordance with individual metabolism and dietary habits. A 170-lb man, for example, might consume 17
apricot or peach kernels per day and receive a biologically reasonable amount of Vitamin B-17.
And two important notes: Certainly, you can consume too much of anything. Too many kernels or
seeds, for example, can be expected to produce unpleasant side effects. These natural foods should be
consumed in biologically rational amounts (no more than 30 to 35 kernels per day).
High concentrations of B-17 are obtained by eating the natural foods in their raw or sprouting stage.
This does not mean that moderate cooking and other tampering will destroy the B-17 content. Foods
cooked at a temperature sufficient for a Chinese dinner, for example, will not lose their B-17 content.
of every three will develop cancer in their lifetime. That is eighty-eight million people in the United States
alone.
What you are about to read does not carry the approval of organised medicine. The Food and Drug
Administration, the American Cancer Society, and the American Medical Association have labelled it
"fraud" and "quackery". In fact, the FDA and other agencies of government have used every means at
their disposal to prevent this story from being told. They have arrested citizens for holding public meetings
to tell others of their convictions on this subject. They have confiscated films and books. They even have
prosecuted doctors who apply these theories in the effort to save the lives of their own patients.
The purpose of this booklet is to show that this great human tragedy can be stopped now entirely on the
basis of existing scientific knowledge. The information you are about to read marshals the evidence that
cancer is a nutritional-deficiency disease, like scurvy or pellagra. It is not caused by a bacterium, virus or
mysterious toxin, but by the absence of a substance that modern man has removed from his diet. That
substance is Vitamin B-17, also known as Amygdalin or Laetrile. If that analysis is correct, then the
treatment and prevention of cancer can be made simple. All that needs to be done is to restore that easily
obtained and inexpensive food factor to our daily meals. An increasing number of doctors all over the
world are now are testing and proving in their own clinics that the vitamin concept of cancer is true.
As you shall see in the pages that follow, there is a great deal of evidence supporting the nutritionaldeficiency
concept of cancer -- more than enough to convince most people that the thesis is proven. This
concept is not approved by orthodox medicine. Yet the evidence is clear that here, at last, is the final answer to
the cancer riddle.
During 1950 after many years of research, a dedicated biochemist, Dr. Ernest T. Krebs Jr. ,
isolated a new vitamin that he numbered B-17 and called 'Laetrile'. As the years rolled by, thousands
became convinced that Krebs had finally found the complete control for all cancers, a conviction that even
more people share today. Back in 1950 Ernest Krebs could have had little idea of the hornet's nest he was
about to stir up. The pharmaceutical multinationals, unable to patent or claim exclusive rights to the
vitamin, launched a propaganda attack of unprecedented viciousness against B-17, despite the fact that hard
proof of its efficiency in controlling all forms of cancer surrounds us in overwhelming abundance. Why
has orthodox medicine waged war against this non-drug approach? G. Edward Griffin, author of the book
World Without Cancer contends that the answer is to be found not in science, but in politics, and is based
upon the hidden economic and power agenda of those who dominate the medical establishment.
Each year, thousands of Americans travel to Mexico to receive vitamin B-17 (Laetrile) therapy. They
do this because it has been suppressed in the United States. Most of these patients have been told that their
cancer is terminal and that they have but a few months to live. Yet, an incredible percentage of them have
recovered and they are living normal lives. However, the FDA, the AMA, the American Cancer Society,
and the cancer research centres continue to pronounce that Laetrile is fraud and quackery. The recovered
patients, they say, either had "spontaneous remissions" or never had cancer in the first place. If any of
these people ultimately die after seeking Laetrile, spokesmen of orthodox medicine are quick to proclaim:
"You see? Laetrile doesn't work!" Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of patients die each year after
undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy, but those treatments continue to be touted as "safe and
effective".
In the U.S. the FDA has tried to use strict regulations, not law, to ban vitamin B-17 for over 18 years.
Vitamin B-17, or Laetrile Therapy is only used by some hospitals in Mexico, which treat cancer with
nutrition. These hospitals achieve nearly a 100% recovery rate with virgin cases (localised tumours/cancers
that have not yet been burned up with radiation, poisoned with chemotherapy, or cut into with surgery). A
majority of Laetrile-treated patients report positive responses, ranging from increase in the feeling of wellbeing
and even brighter outlook of life, to such noticeable reactions as an increase in appetite, weight gain
and, frequently, restoration of natural colour, reduction or elimination of cancer-connected pain and cancercaused
fetor. In thousands of cases, total regression of all cancer symptoms has been confirmed.
Vitamin B-17, commonly known as "Amygdalin”, or "Laetrile", is a natural substance that can be found
in a variety of species in the Vegetable kingdom. The greatest concentration is found in the seeds of the
rosaceous fruits, such as apricot kernels and other bitter nuts. There are many seeds, cereals and vegetables
that contain minimal quantities of vitamin B-17 and form part of our daily diet.
With great satisfaction we are proud to present this vegetable agent whose anti-cancer properties have
been known empirically for many years, but in the last twenty years they have been scientifically proven,
primarily through the clinical studies directed by Dr. Ernesto Contreras Rodriguez and carried out in the
OASIS of Hope Hospital formerly known as the Centro Medico y Hospital Del Mar at Playas de Tijuana,
B.C.N. Mexico. More than 100,000 patients have sought Contreras' care since 1963.
The information that follows will educate you on the benefits of metabolic therapy and prevention. All
the food supplements mentioned in this booklet can be easily obtained by patients who are not able to go to
Mexico because of financial reasons, patients who are too weak to travel, and by patients who have already
been to these hospitals and need to remain on metabolic therapy. You will be taught how to benefit from
metabolic therapy either in Mexico or at home at a fraction of the cost. You will find information on where
to obtain metabolic products in the back section of this booklet.
This booklet is a summary of the information contained on our world-wide web-site at
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk. By visiting our web-site you will find valuable information
such as documents, research, and studies relevant to vitamin B-17, its monographic summary, clinical
studies, the biological and chemical descriptions of the destruction cancer cells by the components of B-17
testimonials, case histories, biographies, bibliographies, photos, graphs, links, and much more. This
guide was created to explain the different elements of metabolic therapy and act as a reference when
needed during the course of your therapy. Should you have questions, please refer to the “Frequently
Asked Questions” section on page 11.
IMPORTANT WARNING
Worldwithoutcancer.org.uk does not promote laetrile, nor any of the products mentioned herein, as a
cure for cancer. All of the products we mention are regarded metabolic agents or vitamins used in
nutritional therapy and prevention. Our information, as well as success stories, comes from journals and
letters written by medical doctors and people who have used metabolic therapy and who wish to share their
experiences with others. It is important to realise that one must exercise caution in evaluating them. We
share them with you, not to suggest that you will have the same experiences as the authors, but because we
feel you have a right to make your own evaluation.
Government agencies would rather we withhold these stories from the public because, allegedly, they
constitute "unproven medical claims". However, as stated previously, the only claims we make are that this
information is authentic and that the people who wrote them are real. Truth is not truth unless it is the
"whole" truth, and these health success stories and scientific studies are just as much a part of the truth as
any success story or scientific study experienced by orthodox medicine. Free men and women are entitled
to have access to "all" the information available so they can make intelligent and informed choices in
matters of their own health. Therefore, we are sharing these success stories as an exercise of our right to
freedom-of-speech and your right to freedom-of-information.
The information contained in this booklet is intended for educational purposes only. All the products
mentioned in this booklet are intended solely as food and dietary supplements to enhance general health
and to reinforce the body's own defence mechanisms against disease. Please be informed that by providing
you with this information we do not attempt to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. You should
not construe anything in this booklet to be medical advice regarding any specific disorder. Before applying
any therapy or product to your health problem, you may want to seek the advice from a health care
professional. Most of this information does not carry the approval of organised medicine. The Food and
Drug Administration, the American Cancer Society, and the American Medical Association have labelled it
"fraud" and "quackery".
Should you wish to seek the advice of a metabolic (nutritional) doctor from the OASIS of Hope Hospital
feel free to contact us for assistance. Please see Contacts for information on how to contact us (page 38).
About Vitamin B-17
Genesis 1:29
Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that
has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.”
In spite of the great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumours, cancer continues to
be one of the main causes of death in the highly industrialised countries. It is calculated that one out of
three persons will eventually die from some form of cancer. Although it is true that surgery and
radiotherapy are capable of curing some patients with localised tumours and that chemotherapy has
achieved cures in some ten types of malignant tumours, the general mortality rate from cancer has not
improved substantially in the last 25 years. Nearly 60 percent of all cancer patients, upon being diagnosed,
find that their disease is so widespread that the chemotherapy drugs currently being used cannot be given in
dosages sufficient to destroy the large mass due to their high toxicity. Many cannot be exposed to
chemotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy because of the undesirable effects. And there are several types of
tumours for which there is no effective treatment yet known.
Worldwithoutcancer.org.uk, with great satisfaction, is able to present a vegetable agent whose antitumour
action was known empirically for many years, but in the last thirty five years has been scientifically
proven, primarily through the clinical studies directed by well respected metabolic physicians around the
world. Among them are Dr. Ernesto Contreras Rodriguez, of the Oasis of Hope Hospital (Formerly Centro
Medico y Hospital Del Mar at Playas de Tijuana, B.C.N. Mexico); Dr. Harold Manner of the Manner Clinic
in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico; Dr. Hans Nieper, former director of the Department of Medicine at the
Silbersee Hospital in Hanover; N. R. Bouziane, M.D., former Director of Research Laboratories at St.
Jeanne d’Arc Hospital in Montreal; Manuel Navarro, M.D., former Professor of Medicine and Surgery at
the University of Santo Tomas in Manila; Dr. Shigeaki Sakai, a prominent physician in Tokyo, Japan. In
Italy there is Professor Etore Guidetti, M.D., of the University of Turin Medical School; in Belgium there is
Professor Joseph H. Maisin, Sr., M.D., of the University of Louvain where he was Director of the Institute
of Cancer. And in the United States there are such respected names as Dr. Dean Burk, former head of the
National Cancer Institute; Dr. John A. Morrone of the Jersey City Medical Center; Dr. Ernst T. Krebs, Jr.,
who developed Laetrile; Dr. John A. Richardson, the courageous San Francisco physician who challenged
the government’s right to prevent Laetrile from being used in the United States; Dr. Philip E. Binzel, Jr., a
physician in Washington Court House, Ohio, who has used Laetrile for over twenty years with outstanding
success; and many others from over twenty countries with equally impeccable credentials.
This anti-tumour agent is Vitamin B-17 (commonly known as Amygdalin or Laetrile). According to Dr.
Ernest T. Krebs, Jr. its components make it vital for our survival without cancer. The greatest
concentration is found in the seeds of the rosaceous fruits, such as the apricot pits and other bitter nuts.
Various documents from the oldest civilisations such as Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs and from China
2,500 years before Christ mention the therapeutic use of derivatives of bitter almonds. Egyptian papyri
from 5,000 years ago mention the use of "aqua amigdalorum" for the treatment of some tumours of the
skin. But the systematised study of Vitamin B-17 really did not begin until the first half of the past century,
when the chemist Bohn discovered in 1802 that during the distillation of the water from bitter almonds
hydrocyanic acid was released. Soon many researchers became interested in analysing this extract and so
Robiquet and Boutron isolated, for the first time, a white crystalline substance which they called
AMYGDALIN (from amygdala = almond).
In the U.S. the Food and Drug Administration has used regulation, not law, to keep doctors in some
states (not all) from using Laetrile therapy. There is no federal law against Laetrile, nor does Laetrile
appear on an official list of proscribed items. The Food and Drug Administration has also used regulation,
not law, to ban the interstate shipment and sale of Laetrile by alleging that it is either an “unlicensed new
"drug” or an “unsafe or adulterated food or food additive”. It is neither. Amygdalin is an extract of apricot
kernels, which makes it a food supplement and nothing more. Vitamin B-17 was the subject of great
controversy 18 years ago when some of the world's top scientists claimed that when consumed, its
components make it 100% impossible to develop cancer and will kill existing cancer.
Pharmaceutical companies pounced on this claim immediately and demanded that FDA studies be
conducted. Pharmaceutical companies conduct studies on patented chemicals they invent so that at the end
of their study, if the drug gets approved, they have exclusive rights to its sale. They never conduct studies
on foods that cannot be patented and that can be sold at any supermarket (e.g. vitamins).
Vitamin B-17 as Preventative
Vitamin B-17 is one of the main sources of food in cultures such as the Eskimos, the Hunzas, the
Abkasians and many more. Did you know that within these tribes there has never been a reported case of
cancer? According to Dr. Krebs, we need a minimum of 100 mg of vitamin B-17 (the equivalent of about
seven apricots seeds) too nearly guarantee a cancer free life. Foods that contain vitamin B-17 are as
follows:
• KERNELS OR SEEDS OF FRUIT: The highest concentration of vitamin B-17 to be found in nature,
aside from bitter almonds. Apple, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum, prune.
• BEANS: broad (Vicia faba), burma, chickpeas, lentils (sprouted), lima, mung (sprouted), Rangoon,
scarlet runner.
• NUTS: Bitter almond, macadamia, cashew.
• BERRIES: Almost all wild berries. Blackberry, chokeberry, Christmas berry, cranberry, elderberry,
raspberry, strawberry.
• SEEDS: Chia, flax, sesame.
• GRASSES: Acacia, alfalfa (sprouted), aquatic, Johnson, milkweed, Sudan, minus, wheat grass, white
dover.
• GRAINS: oat groats, barley, brown rice, buckwheat groats, chia, flax, millet, rye, vetch, wheat berries.
• MISCELLANEOUS: bamboo shoots, fuschia plant, sorghum, wild hydrangea, yew tree (needles, fresh
leaves).
Two rules of thumb: According to Dr. Krebs, the basic concept is that sufficient daily B-17 may be
obtained by following either of two suggestions:
First, eating all the B-17-containing fruits whole (seeds included), but not eating more of the seeds by
themselves than you would be eating if you ate them in the whole fruit. Example: if you eat three apples a
day, the seeds in the three apples are sufficient B-17. You would not eat a pound of apple seeds.
Second, one peach or apricot kernel per 10 lbs of body weight is believed to be more than sufficient as a
normal safeguard in cancer prevention, although precise numbers may vary from person to person in
accordance with individual metabolism and dietary habits. A 170-lb man, for example, might consume 17
apricot or peach kernels per day and receive a biologically reasonable amount of Vitamin B-17.
And two important notes: Certainly, you can consume too much of anything. Too many kernels or
seeds, for example, can be expected to produce unpleasant side effects. These natural foods should be
consumed in biologically rational amounts (no more than 30 to 35 kernels per day).
High concentrations of B-17 are obtained by eating the natural foods in their raw or sprouting stage.
This does not mean that moderate cooking and other tampering will destroy the B-17 content. Foods
cooked at a temperature sufficient for a Chinese dinner, for example, will not lose their B-17 content.
The Ultimate Guide to Vitamin B-17 Metabolic Therapy published by Worldwithoutcancer.org.uk
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