Episode #52: MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution)

In this episode, Hannah & Victoria catch up after a few months away from the podcast, and discuss today’s topic: Miracle Mineral Solution.

They discuss:

* The Genesis II Church of Health and Healing and MMS, their sacrament

* The Guardian article describing MMS and the church that promotes it

* Jim Humble, the man who “discovered” MMS

* Info on Jim Humble’s explorations and how MMS got connected to autism

* Information from the United States Court of Appeals regarding the Grenons, the family behind the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing

* The Grenons were sentenced to 12+ years in federal prison

* “During trial in July 2023, the jury saw photos and video of a dirty rundown shed in Jonathan Grenon’s backyard in Bradenton, Florida, where the defendants were manufacturing their MMS. These photos showed dozens of blue chemical drums containing nearly 10,000 pounds of sodium chlorite powder, thousands of bottles of MMS, and other items used in the manufacture and distribution of MMS.”

* Sodium chlorite supply chain

* Researchers in Poland (Nature) published Antimicrobial properties and toxicity challenges of chlorine dioxide used in alternative medicine

* Some really cool hx of ingesting chlorine dioxide in this study

* Medsafe: potentially fatal adverse effects with Miracle Mineral Solution

* Overview of biofilms in humans

* Other weird miracle cure beliefs throughout history

* Mecury ingestion

* Milk transfusions

* Radium ingestion

* Medical cannibalism - yikes

* Parasites

* Neuroscience of miracles and religious belief

* Dr. Jordan Grafman - Neuroscientist who studies which brain regions are involved in the belief of miracles

* “People who experienced miracles were predominantly educated with college or higher degrees, and people of all genders, ages, and races. With a small number of respondents, it’s hard to draw conclusions from these demographics for now, except that it suggests all kinds of people can believe in miracles, and having a higher level of education doesn’t preclude a person from this belief.”