FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: What is Photoluminescent Therapy?
The names are fancy, but the principle is simple. Fancy terms such as biophotonic therapy, photoluminescence, quantum hemotherapy, and ultraviolet blood irradiation are thrown about, but they all mean the same thing—using light to stimulate a strong, natural response from the immune system.
For the sake of simplicity, the treatment will be referred to as photoluminescent therapy, or PT. While the other terms are completely acceptable, the name ultraviolet blood irradiation is archaic and misleading, as there is no exposure to radiation or damaging frequencies of UV light.
The treatment has a long history of effectiveness, a proven track record, limited side effects and no recorded instances of resistance.
Q: How does PT work?
PT has traditionally been done by withdrawing a small amount of blood, exposing it to a controlled light source and then getting reinfused into the patient.
PT can be done intravenously, with low-density laser light applied through a waveguide into the blood, although this isn’t as common as the removal method.
A newer, more innovative method has recently been developed, the HMR machine. Developed by Harris Medical Resources (the source of the initials), a machine applies the same beneficial light sublingually, or under the tongue. This generates the proper amount of exposure, but is non-invasive and requires no blood to be drawn and no needle to be administered. It can be used more frequently and without the need for site visit with nurses, etc. Same beneficial effects, but with an innovative delivery method.
Regardless of the delivery method, the effect achieved is the same. The illumination of the blood destroys or alters bacteria and viruses, provoking a swift reaction from the immune system, eradicating the toxins as the newly enhanced immune system effect lingers after the stimulation provided by the treatment. In essence, the toxins are “tagged” by the light, and then the immune system can react to their presence with much more efficiency. Also, the small amount of exposed blood induces secondary emissions, or in layman’s terms, a chain reaction effect among the entire immune system, again destroying viruses, bacteria, and autoimmune diseases that have changed the makeup of diseased white blood cells.
Diseased white blood cells make their living off of absorbing as much endogenous biochemical energy from their hosts—it’s how many of these diseases have lingered for so long. However, these diseases do not know how to shut out the excessive energy when exposed to PT. Therefore, the white blood cells corrupted by autoimmune diseases absorb much more of the PT burst, which destroys them. Here is a list of the effects of PT:
· Inactivation of toxins
· Destruction of bacterial growth
· Increase in the oxygen-combining power of the blood and oxygen transport to organs
· Activation of steroid hormones
· Vasodilation
· Activation of white blood cells
· Stimulation of immunity
· Stimulation of fibrinolysis
· Decreased viscosity of the blood
· Improved microcirculation
· Stimulation of corticosteroid production
· Decreased platelet aggregation
PT outperforms antibiotics and antivirals in various indications. PT is also the only recourse when a disease becomes resistant to antibiotics and antiviral medications, which is becoming a chronic problem.
Q: What diseases and conditions is PT effective against?
PT has a successful track record of effectiveness against multiple diseases, making it one of the most versatile treatment therapies available. Here are a few:
· Infections
· Chronic fatigue
· Poisoning
· Poor circulation
· Allergies
· Asthma
· Cancer-adjunctive conditions
· Emphysema
· Diabetes complications
· Poor immune functions
· Arthritic conditions
PT is highly effective in the treatment of all kinds of pneumonia, and is also remarkably effective for the treatment of other respiratory diseases as well. PT has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing glucose levels in diabetes, and in many cases, almost all autoimmune disorders can have their progress limited or stopped. In effect, PT makes the affected immune cells in autoimmune disorders “appear strange” to the T-cells, allowing an orchestrated response in the body to respond to their presence. PT can be an effective treatment, but cannot reverse the damage already done.
To a larger extent, PT is being effectively used for relief against larger enemies such as AIDS, TB, and bronchitis.
The improvement of the immune system can have a profound effect on inflammation and autoimmune arthritic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, where the immune system mistakenly targets the lining of the joints, causing pain, inflammation, and discomfort. Not only can photoluminescence help ease these symptoms, but in autoimmune arthritis, there is a high potential for complete remission. This is because photoluminescence modulates the immune system, preventing the attack on the joints.
Inflammation as a whole can be treated by photoluminescence because of improved cell communication. Also, other arthritic conditions such as osteoarthritis, or any other inflammation that responds to aspirin or Motrin, can be helped by UV treatments. However, in the case of degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis, there is little chance for remission and the treatments would be considered long term support.
Q: What kind of history or track record does PT have?
The casual observer might scoff at the claims made about the effectiveness of PT therapy, dismissing it as quackery or another fad that will pass.
The truth is this “fad” has been around for more than a century with a long record of success.
Niels Finsen, a Danish doctor, used light to treat and cure lupus vulgaris, a form of tuberculosis. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology in 1903 for his contribution to the treatment of disease.
Further along the line, the father of modern PT, Dr. Emmet K. Knott, wanted to use the power of light to treat the blood. In 1923, he began his experimentation on dogs, perfecting the use of an extracorporeal machine to remove blood, expose it to light, and return it to the bloodstream. His experiments on dogs eventually yielded success, and the first human was treated in 1928. She suffered from a septic abortion complicated by streptococcus septicemia. Treatment with Knott’s machine returned her to normal health.
By the 1940’s scores of physicians were regularly using Knott’s device according to his established guidelines and uses. The application of PT through Knott’s machine effectively treated infections, pneumonia, botulism, asthma, hepatitis, and dozens of other infection, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Surgeons used the machine pre and post-op to treat infection. The American Journal of Surgery ran many articles on the success of PT.
The success of PT was documented in dozens of scientific articles. Thousands of patients were treated at leading centers like Georgetown University Hospital. Critical studies began to pour in. Many clinical trials with controls performed well, but most published studies consisted of cases without controls, leading to a critical study (Moor et al., 1948) that pointed out the lack of controls and unclear criteria for success. This study claimed that PT had no effect on toxins. The researchers made the mistake of assuming the toxins were destroyed by the direct exposure to the light, when in fact, the immune system response and the effect on the body is what eventually stimulated recovery. The researchers used rabbits with botulism and treated them once—not surprisingly, to no effect as PT requires multiple treatments for complete effectiveness.
Eventually, the American Medical Association also had a study appear in its Journal. Unfortunately, the study revealed more about the AMA’s bias against PT as opposed to actual scientific fact. Their study was of anecdotal value only, as the samples were too small (a single patient in many cases), criteria for improvement were not provided, and there were no controls. No effort was made to distinguish between the effects of PT on early and late disease stages.
The growing, large-scale interest in the benefits of PT was brought to a screeching halt in the 1950’s and the development of a polio vaccine. The dramatic advances in antibiotics, vaccines and corticosteroids became the new wonder drugs and PT faded into the background. From 1955 until the 1990’s, only a select few American physicians used PT. The device did get FDA status and cleared for use in treating the indications for which it had been advertised.
Illogic is the only way to describe setting aside the PT technology altogether—the “wonder” drugs still couldn’t effectively treat chronic hepatitis and viral pneumonia, which were impervious to antibiotics.
With the advances and development in drugs and prescription medication since that era, clearly, drug companies have grown a multi-billion dollar industry, making it even more difficult for new advances in medicine or a revival of large-scale PT use, as this would compromise the market share for prescription drug companies.
Q: So where does PT stand today?
Interest has risen in the application of PT in the United States. Overseas, PT is part of the medical arsenal and is often put to effective use. Here, the interest is rising in PT in an effort to control medical costs and there is a renewed effort to combat the HIV epidemic, which conventional medicine and prescription medication has failed to cure or effectively treat for twenty plus years.
There is also more awareness about the side effects of drugs. Several high-profile drugs approved for use have generated fatal side effects and public lawsuits, such as Vioxx. Additionally, the prescription drug craze is causing resistance in bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics, and new strains of many diseases that are more resistant to the drugs that treat them. Overall, resistance is becoming a problem that will gain momentum, and creates an opening for a renewed interest in PT.
Advances in the application of PT are also helpful. The HMR machine is just one innovation that creates a safer, less-invasive brand of therapy by administering PT sublingually. The HMR machine is patent-pending and is not FDA approved. No official, specific claims or indications are made by HMR regarding the effects of the machine, other than the fact that it sublingually applies PT, as per FDA rules.
As for current regulation of the therapy and the devices that administer the therapy, the UBT device (withdraw blood, expose, return) is a medical device that was in interstate commerce prior to 1976, so the device is legally marketed in the United States in accordance with FDA standards. However, this is not the same as an “FDA Approval” as the device may only be marketed with no claims being made regarding specific indications. The FDA has approved the principle that ultraviolet treatment of the blood can convey therapeutic benefit. Authorized medical practitioners are authorized to use a UBT device for treatment.
Q: Are there side effects of PT? How safe is it?
Various Russian and German practitioners mention 15-20 treatments as a safe dose, or in some cases, as many as 30. As long as there is an interval that will permit recuperation, the chances of mortal danger or lasting damage to cells is fractionally small. Chronic diseases that cannot be cured and only suppressed can be treated indefinitely at regular intervals to no detriment. Again, allowing the patient to recuperate sufficiently allows for multiple administrations of PT therapy with no ill effect.
The amount of treatments is flexible, and varies according to patient and condition. There are no set perameters for proper administration of PT, the guideline is to simply administer in small, controlled fashion and then monitor the patient for effectiveness, then repeat when necessary until success is achieved. Dr. Robert C. Olney, M.D., is a senior surgeon based in Lincoln, Nebraska and serves as a model of sorts for the administration of PT. He achieved an 80 percent rate of totally successful outcomes in treating pelvic inflammatory disease, and it can be attributed to the many wavelengths of the Knott machine he used, but perhaps more importantly, he would administer as many treatments as the patient’s condition required rather than adhering to a preordained protocol.
Short term, known side effects are:
· Flushing in some cases.
· Creation of a small amount of ozone.
· Destruction of a small number of immune cells.
· In infection cases, the rapid destruction of a high number of toxic cells can temporarily create toxic symptoms that subside as the organisms are cleared from the blood.
· In almost half of the bronchial asthma patients, a flare up of symptoms follows the first treatment. Same goes for rheumatoid arthritis patients.
No studies have been done to monitor the long-term effects of PT. PT is much lower in intensity and less concentrated than X-ray treatments that ended up leading to cancer decades later. The turnover of the blood cell population reduces long-term impacts. The UV frequencies used in PT are not ionizing, like X-rays. Long term impacts can be logically concluded to be minimal.
Q: If PT is so effective, why haven’t I heard of it? Why is so little known about the therapy?
Much is known about PT in other countries, especially Russia and Germany, but modernization might have overlooked the simplicity of PT and attitudes towards Russian and German science have stymied growth of PT. Here are some reasons why PT is in the “background” of medicine instead of the forefront:
· Medicine in the West and the technologically advanced East Asian countries have ventured down the path of molecular biology, which is much like not being able to see the forest for the trees.
· The generally low prestige of the Soviet and East German communist systems, as well as the lingering effects of the Cold War propaganda against them have led to a tendency to belittle the contributions of their scientists and doctors.
· None of the literature detailing the large-scale success of PT is in English, creating a language barrier for the research.
· Many American physicians do not know the real history of their own specialties. They know the textbook history of the medical literature of the last 25 years, which doesn’t include PT.
· Since the mid-50’s, the few American PT practitioners of PT have chosen to treat patients quietly as opposed to battle state medical boards. The effectiveness of PT ensures that they do a steady, lucrative business with patients who prefer their services.
· The low cost of PT has never attracted a major medical corporation to back it, yet organizing clinical trials of PT will require considerable effort, large financial resources, and the outcome could threaten the globally lucrative drug industry.
· PT has slipped between the cracks of alternative and traditional medicine. Alternative practitioners aren’t experts on medical history either, and unlike, for instance, a Chinese herbal therapy, there are no long tradition and no large, permanent constituency to back it.
· Lastly, statements regarding PT and the fact that it is “light therapy” makes it easy to dismiss it among the dubious claims of wonderful curative devices, scams, charlatans and hoaxers. A layman description of the procedure makes it seem almost “magical” and therefore, easy for the common person to dismiss as quackery when they deduce, “if this was so great and effective, everyone would be doing it and I would’ve heard about it by now.” So a vicious circle of misinformation ensues.
Strangely, PT falls into a very strange historical-psychological phenomenon, a kind of geological faultline between two worlds in which the practitioners in their advanced area, unbeknownst to themselves, are outperformed by impoverished, underequipped but scientifically more open colleagues in other countries. Well intentioned efforts that Russian and other CIS specialist make to communicate their findings are often misunderstood, or altogether dismissed as “quackery.”
Q: What would you say to someone who is skeptical that this PT stuff actually works?
That the history of medicine is ripe with human folly, and that PT has simply been overlooked. In the constant barrage of therapies, cures, and treatments, low and behold, many of them come along that actually work.
In history, there have been many cases where the medical profession has stymied the progression of treatments that later proved to be very safe and effective. The opposite is also true—practiced, standard therapies were practiced for years that after decades have finally been shown to be damaging or ineffective. Ice pick lobotomies come to immediate mind.
The debate over PT has revealed bias and fear for the effectiveness of its use. To dismiss such powerful findings of effective, safe use is a clear mark of bias. Almost all skepticism of PT can be rebutted. For instance, saying that PT is a placebo effect disregards the simple fact that Knott tested his machine on dogs for effectiveness before moving to humans—dogs do not respond to placebo. The foundation of PT is based in effectiveness. Additionally, the Russians make tempting targets for criticism. However, PT has not one serious critic—a serious critic would seek to dismiss this therapy once and for all. He or she would read the medical literature, study the mechanisms of PT, consult with doctors who use PT, and then conduct well-conceived clinical trials. PT has many of the two-minute critics, but not a single educated voice of the earnest kind. No criticism is based on in-depth knowledge and evidence. This is a telling fact.
Skepticism is often healthy, but in dismissing such a promising therapy in its entirety is decidedly damaging. Personal skepticism can be remedied in simple fashion—simply try the therapy.
But to answer the question bluntly and directly:
PT has been administered to millions of patients without the evidence of systematic, negative side effects. It has been extensively reported in medical literature. The UBT device has legal, regulatory status. It is in use by reputable physicians across the world to great effect. PT has the allure of natural therapy or quackery because it is associated with sunlight, but the mechanism if PT is pure science and it is quite simply being robbed of credibility and support because of unwarranted criticism and widespread misconceptions.
Q: What is this HMR Machine? What are the advantages and drawbacks?
The HMR Machine developed by Harris Medical Resources is an innovation in the application of PT. The HMR requires no blood to be withdrawn, and issues a flexible range of UV light sublingually. The machine is small, portable, effective, and non-invasive. The HMR saves time and expense, and is even more safe than other application methods of PT since there are no needles and no large equipment. This machine could develop into an “at home” device for long-term care, or simply unlock the potential of having a PT machine in every doctor’s office in the country. The portability allows for the machine to be shared among clinics and practitioners. The advantages of the machine’s logistics is almost limitless.
The HMR is a small box, about the size of a large speaker, that will generate the UV range and send it sublingually through light guides. The light guides fit into a mouthpiece, which holds them stationary while the patient is exposed to the light sublingually. The advantages and benefits the HMR are numerous:
· The HMR is less expensive, damaging, and invasive than surgery.
· It can perform dramatically in acute conditions for which most kinds of natural medicine are not suited. It is like the mainline therapies in that its mechanism of action is understood and closely parallels that of drugs
· It is in use among reputable physicians
· It can be employed immediately, removing the need to wait for tests or hope that an antibiotic used before test results are available will be appropriate.
· Because the HMR is so versatile, a practitioner can become a master at its use for many purposes, saving time required to learn the uses and details of many drugs for specific indications, and avoiding the possibility of making an error in using a new drug.
· PT is cheaper than many other chemotherapies, and the HMR allows for even cheaper administration of PT.
· Storage, spoilage, expiration and similar supply and distribution problems with conventional drugs are not a problem with the HMR machine.
The HMR machine is patent pending and is perhaps the innovation that will bring PT into the mainstream. Currently, HMR machines are battling AIDS and other diseases in Africa and other countries and experiencing great success. Just continue to explore this website and experience how the HMR machine has changed lives.