What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong? [Paperback]

Christine Maggiore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967415306 | ISBN-13: 978-0967415307 | Publication Date: September 2000 | Edition: 4th Rev

A concise and convincing case that AIDS is nothing like what we have been told. Using simple, straightforward language, this book deconstructs popular myths about AIDS and fortifies its scientific data with powerful accounts from HIV positives who, like author Christine Maggiore, defy the HIV=AIDS=Death paradigm by living in wellness without pharmaceutical treatments and without fear of AIDS. This is vital information for anyone who has tested HIV positive and important reading for erveryone who has ever lived or loved in fear.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" Clear, concise and completely accurate, Maggiore's powerful little book is highly recommended reading for anyone who has ever had the doubt about any aspect of the 'global AIDS pandemic,' and is absolutely compulsory reading for those few never have." -- Harvey Bialy, PhD Editor at large, Nature Biotechnology

" This book exposes the many incongruencies in conventional wisdom and establishes why we must question how AIDS research and treatment are currently conducted. The paradox of the search for an AIDS cure is that the thing most neededopen debate and scientific exchangeis the thing most feared by the AIDS establishment." -- Bob Guccione, Jr. Editor and publisher, Gear magazine

" This splendid book is a perfect text for provoking university students. It requires them to think critically about sexuality and public health, obliging them to scrutinize the unscientific dogmas churned out by the AIDS orthodoxy. Maggiore's book should be required reading for all undergraduates." -- Charles Geshekter, PhD Department of History, California State University, Chico

" Until recently, I was a physician at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the number-one funded AIDS research center in the country. Before January of 1998, my knowledge of AIDS was typical; I knew that HIV caused AIDS because that's what the textbooks said. I had no reason to think otherwise and never knew or cared that anybody thought differently. I ordered this book on a whim, but once I started reading it, I didn't stop until I hit the back cover.

" I used to think that medical research wasn't politically directed and financially motivated, and that pharmaceutical companies wouldn't compromise patient well-being for a profit. I used to think the FDA was there to protect the American public. Now I know better. Now I tell the story of AIDS to anyone who will listen." -- Rob Hodson, MD Former professor of anesthesiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham

A succinct summary of the gaping holes in the official view of AIDS, this book has become an underground classic. Christine Maggiore, whose own HIV positive diagnosis didn't stop her from disobeying the authorities and giving birth to a healthy child, challenges all the politically correct opinions about the health crisis. A straightforward, jargon-free little book that provides volumes of highly explosive intellectual ammunition in its brief pages." -- Ian Young Author, The Stonewall Experiment: A Gay Psychohistory

About the Author

Christine Maggiore is the founder and director of the American Foundation for AIDS Alternatives and serves on the board of directors of the Group for the Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV/AIDS Hypothesis. She is HIV positive, naturally healthy, and lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Amer Foundation for Aids; 4th Rev edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967415306
• ISBN-13: 978-0967415307
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,135,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars False Information Does Not Advance the AIDS Debate, January 7, 2008

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Jason D. Florin - See all my reviews
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As a counselor who has given dozens of HIV tests to clients, I must share that much of the information in Christine Maggiore's book is simply false. Although the text is now several years old, and hopefully better information is available to all interested, I still fear that her message will do harm.
I welcome an open debate and discussion on medical topics, and I think it is important to remain skeptical of conventional medical wisdom. However, in the case of HIV, those suffering from the illness do not have the luxury of assuming that the establishment is entirely wrong. We do not fully understand how the virus works and how it affects people differently. But the science is highly accurate, and the research is there. I will not attempt to debunk all of her claims, rather I will just say that many are incorrect, including page 36 where she claims that "HIV is non-cytotoxic." In fact, HIV IS cytotoxic and destroys the host cell once it replicates itself. Medication for people with HIV is aimed at slowing this process.
Historically, these types of views are common. Almost every generation has included naysayers who denounced the commonly held view on a significant medical ailment. I am not trying to defend the medical community in any way, but I think it is important to remember that her work does not provide accurate information, and her theory is based on personal interest , not on scientific fact.

39 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be very cautious..., June 13, 2005

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DJ, MD (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong? (Paperback)

Being an MD, I would caution readers to be careful in forming some of the opinions posted in reviews. You might want to visit http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/hivaids/hivaids.htm for reference. I can say I personally am not influenced or swayed by drug companies or money, etc that was mentioned in a review. I also do not base a diagnosis on "prejudices". It's hard to not interpret a positive HIV screen, followed by a positive Western blot, along with a low CD-4 and high viral load as anything but what it is. As for the deaths only resulting from the medications in one review...why did all those AIDS patients die in early years BEFORE we had any treatments??? If no modern medical treatments are needed, why do these patients bother going to the doctor when all else fails? One last piece of advice....the 11th hour is not the time to suddenly find faith in the evil healthcare system and expect a miraculous outcome.

59 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Epilogue: Her child is DEAD from Aids, September 24, 2005

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Anthony Sanchez (Fredericksburg, va United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong? (Paperback)

How dangerous is this book and the author? Her three year old daughter is now dead from Aids. Read about it in the L.A. Times 24 September 2005. All because the author's (and her husband's) anti-science ideas of HIV as espoused in this book.

Has their daughter's death changed their attitudes on HIV testing? No, the author wouldn't want to take any responsibility, so she set up a web cite dedicated to how much she "loves" (sorry, make that "loved") her daughter. However, she still claims that her daughter did not die of Aids!

I work as a child abuse/neglect specialist. The doctors involved (one of whom served three years criminal probation) are fully responsible. The Los Angeles child protective services are also responsible for failing to act correctly on an earlier medical neglect complaint (the parents' failure to test the child for Aids/HIV). Those of you who supported this author by buying her book of half-brained ideas and thereby also endangering other children are too responsible. But, most responsible for this little girl's death are the father and mother. For the glory of publicity and book sales, they sacrificed the child.