MMS1 and CDS—the Difference
Complied from the writings of Jim Humble:
I want to make it clear that we have seen all forms of MMS help people recover their health. Nevertheless, there are significant differences with each one. As MMS1 has already been covered extensively in my Health Recovery Guidebook, below is a brief synopsis on CDS.
CDS
CDS is chlorine dioxide gas in distilled water and contains no sodium chlorite or activator. It has to be made up ahead of time through one of several distillation processes and ideally stored in the refrigerator. A pre-made mixture can be convenient. Depending on how CDS is handled, it can last several weeks or even longer.
While CDS is relatively easy to make, there are many variables that can have an effect on the end product. Things such as temperature, climate, altitude, humidity, air pressure, and what type of equipment is used can make a big difference in the resulting CDS. For example, if there is too much air in the bottle or jar it is stored in, it can lose potency. Each time you open the bottle, out-gassing occurs which will lessen potency, and so on. You may start out with a 3000 ppm solution of CDS, but in a weeks’ time, due to out-gassing every time the bottle is opened and other factors, your solution may be getting increasingly weaker. Learning the techniques on how to make and handle CDS is not all that difficult if one is dedicated to doing so—but close attention must be given to the details.
CDS is fully activated—there is no residual sodium chlorite left in the solution—which is considered by some to be an advantage. It can be easier on the stomach, and many consider it to have little taste compared to MMS1. At low doses this is true. However, to recover health from serious disease, it is usually necessary to take high level doses of CDS. When this happens, taste and/or burning in the throat can enter into the equation, and sometimes a Herxheimer reaction.
CDS can be helpful for sensitive people, who for one reason or another cannot tolerate MMS1. We have seen that for some people starting out on CDS can be beneficial to help one become accustomed to taking MMS1. The Starting Procedure with MMS1 has eliminated the need for this in most cases. The above stated observations are regarding taking CDS internally. Some people feel that CDS works best with treating external conditions and many have had success with this.
The main important observation that myself and other extensive users of CDS (who have worked close with me) have noticed, is something which I call the plateau phenomena. Those working with autistic children used CDS exclusively for one year. At first it was easy to see the children were improving, but as time went on and the children continued to take CDS, the majority seemed to hit a plateau where they were not improving. They came to a standstill. But when these same children were put back on taking MMS1, they again started to improve.
Several Health Ministers and others, when using CDS for a variety of diseases, including cancer, have also reported this phenomenon. There seems to be a point when the individual hits a stalemate (this doesn’t always happen, but it often does), but when put on MMS1, they start to improve again. So, if you do use CDS, my advice would be to be aware of the plateau phenomena and if it happens to you, consider switching to MMS1.
My Personal Conclusion on MMS1 and CDS
As stated previously, CDS is completely activated and contains no residual sodium chlorite in the solution. MMS1 does contain some free sodium chlorite which makes its way through the stomach into the system. Now, while some people believe the advantage to CDS is that it does not contain unactivated sodium chlorite, I have a different opinion. I believe just the opposite.
Unactivated sodium chlorite alone also destroys poisons and kills pathogens. It has been sold in health food stores in the USA for 80 years and many thousands of people have had some good results from taking it. There are those who now use it without prior activation because they believe that the stomach acid is what activates it and they get a certain amount of good results.
When I first discovered MMS, it was MMS (sodium chlorite–unactivated) alone that healed the first men in the jungle of malaria. As I traveled throughout the jungle helping many more people recover their health (mostly from malaria and typhoid fever), it was sodium chlorite alone that helped. But the success rate was about 60%. Through much experimentation, it wasn’t until I developed the formula further and started activating MMS that the success rate for malaria turned out to be about 98%, and about 92-94% for other diseases.
It is my opinion, unactivated sodium chlorite penetrates deeper into the tissues of the body than even MMS1, according to data I have gleaned from patents issued in the last century. Unactivated sodium chlorite penetrates into the tissues in a different way than MMS1, and thus the two together seem to be more effective than either one alone. It has been very obvious to many of us that MMS1 (chlorine dioxide) along with unactivated sodium chlorite is what gets the very best results. This is anecdotal evidence, but with many thousands of people recovered, even scientists have to admit that serves as legitimate evidence.
In conclusion, I want to say that MMS in all forms continues to be a mystery at times. The important thing is to find what works best for you. Remember to always use the Three Golden Rules of MMS (pages 83-84 in my Health Recovery Guidebook). If using CDS and you are not seeing desired results, carefully study Chapter 8 in the Guidebook and/or consider switching to MMS1.