The Role of Retroviruses in Chronic Illness
In recent months, you may have become familiar with the word ‘retrovirus’ in relation to Covid. Another well-known ‘retrovirus’ is AIDS. There are more retroviruses than these two famous ones and they are important because the research suggests that they are at the root of many chronic conditions.
What is a ‘retrovirus’?
A retrovirus communicates backwards compared to most viruses. It stores its genetic blueprint in something called RNA rather than DNA, which is where most viruses store their genetic information. To get the concept of DNA and RNA, imagine a valuable reference book in a university library. No one is allowed to take that book out of the library, but they are able to photocopy its pages as needed. The reference book is like the precious DNA (stored in the nucleus of cells) while the photocopies are the RNA. A retrovirus copies its RNA into your DNA where it becomes part of you. This makes retroviruses hard to shift. Hence, the therapeutic goal is to silence rather than destroy the invaders.
Inherited and acquired retroviruses
Retroviruses can be inherited or acquired. 8% of our own DNA is made up of retroviruses which have been incorporated into our DNA over the millennia as battle scars from our victories over various organisms. Retroviruses can also be acquired through the insect bites that transmit infections like Lyme, through certain vaccines and also through sexual contact.
Retroviruses: advantages and disadvantages
One of the successful methods of the last few years in addressing chronic infections like Epstein Barr Virus and Lyme disease is successfully silencing the retroviruses that fuel such infections. Epstein Barr doesn’t necessarily cause chronic fatigue all by itself but but activates the retroviruses that do cause the fatigue. Similarly, Human Herpes Virus-6 is known to activate retroviruses and cause inflammation in the brain. Retroviruses suppress the immune system which is why chronic infections can be so hard to overcome.
On the other hand, retroviruses can play a beneficial role too. When someone has an organ transplant, they take immunosuppressive drugs for life to prevent their immune system rejecting what it sees to be an invader. Why doesn’t the same thing happen to a growing foetus in the womb which is after all an ‘invader’? The answer is that the presence of the foetus activates retroviral elements in the lining of the womb which help silence immune rejection.
Retroviruses and chronic conditions
The scientific literature records that retroviruses are active in the following conditions:
Multiple Sclerosis
ALS
M.E./C.F.S. (chronic fatigue syndrome)
Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Chronic stealth infections
Certain cancers i.e. prostate cancer, breast cancer
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sjogrens syndrome
Inflammatory brain diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases
Autism
Dental conditions
Silencing retroviruses
Dr Dietrich Klinghardt is one of the world’s leading pioneers in developing successful methods in helping to silence retroviruses. I have used his methods myself and regard them as very effective and a real game changer for people with Lyme and similar chronic infections and conditions. There are about three or four specially prepared herbal products to incorporate into your daily routine that are anti-retroviral. One often overlooked component in silencing retroviruses is reducing your exposure to wi fi radiation. As Dr Klinghardt states in several of his lectures, a six minute phone call with your mobile pressed to your ear can activate Epstein Barr Virus for the next six years.
If you would like to know more about retroviral therapy, please contact me to make an appointment on 07836 552936 or on our clinic answerphone 01752 774755.