I have been asked about my views on a product called Quinton. For over
a year, I have said that I know nothing about it, and had no opinion
except to suggest that people who try it be careful and cautious. In
these modern, fast-communication times, many people promote products
based on very little experience and hopeful wishes. They postulate
work with which they have not experimented enough to know any long-term
results, not even a mere two years. I am leary of any product that is
marketed. The only way people hear about my work and books is from the
experience of others. It is growing daily because the Primal Diet works,
not because it is marketed.

An old but newer product to the USA is Quinton. It is collected ocean
water that is diluted with spring water and bottled in glass ampoules,
glass bottles or aerosol containers. The marketers claim that it cures
many things. They state the theory of Rene Quinton that the basic plasma
of everything has the same mineral value as ocean water and that we should
therefore ingest it, inhale it and inject it. Celery juice has the same
mineral value but should we inject diluted celery juice into our blood
plasma, making it 10% of our blood plasma? We have a digestive tract for
a purpose and that is to deconstruct and restructure substances (food)
appropriate for the human body, and especially our individuality. I
think injecting anything into our blood plasma is asking for real trouble.

Firstly, consider that ocean water for humans is toxic. It has been
documented since at least Galileo. It is known that it creates diarrhea
in drinkers of it. It causes irrational thought and behavior. Sailors
have been recorded to have become insane by regularly drinking it in
small amounts trying to ward off dehydration. In the small amounts and
diluted form that Quinton produces, it is probably less toxic but still
toxic. However, proponents claim that is debatable. Let's consider two
real-life experiences; the only two that I have observed from afar who
have taken it for at least one year. I have reports from 4 other people
that said it seemed to have some positive effects for about 5-7 days
but then nothing for another 2-10 weeks. Then they stopped.

A less-than-two-year consumer of Quinton claims that his chronic
constipation has been relieved where as my Primal Diet (PD) did not
relieve it. Herein, I will call him Peter. Peter admitted that he
NEVER did the diet as I instructed but claims my diet did not relieve
his constipation. His version of my PD resolved most of his problems
that were suicidal depths of depression, inability to gain weight,
never satisfied and no energy. He claims that it did not correct his
skin problems and did not give him the super energy level of which he
dreamt. I reiterated that for you to see the irrational conclusion drawn
by Peter's thought process that even though he did not follow my PD,
he claims it did not resolve his problems.

Whether following my instructions would have alleviated Peter's
constipation is not the issue in this article. I have met several
people who did my Primal Diet 100% as I instructed and complained
of constipation. (See article on constipation below.) I have never
claimed that the PD relieves skin problems because skin is the main
dumping ground of many toxins that cause acne and rashes. Many claim
that their reason for not following the diet 100% is eating so much
food and getting too fat. However, that is my intention, expressed in
all of my writings. Fat protects living cells including those that are
constantly dividing, giving more life to our bodies and preventing
cellular mutation and deformity. Eventually, that equates to more
strength, health and energy. We are so toxic that we need an abundant
amount of fat to protect us from the toxins within us and outside of us.

Whether following my instructions would have alleviated Peter's
constipation is not the issue in this article. I have met several
people who did my Primal Diet 100% as I instructed and complained
of constipation. (See article on constipation below.) I have never
claimed that the PD relieves skin problems because skin is the main
dumping ground of many toxins that cause acne and rashes. Many claim
that their reason for not following the diet 100% is eating so much
food and getting too fat. However, that is my intention, expressed in
all of my writings. Fat protects living cells including those that are
constantly dividing, giving more life to our bodies and preventing
cellular mutation and deformity. Eventually, that equates to more
strength, health and energy. We are so toxic that we need an abundant
amount of fat to protect us from the toxins within us and outside of us.

I consider that Peter's consumption of Quinton (diluted ocean water) was
not enough pure ocean water to cause diarrhea but enough to cause regular
bowel movements. The fact that Quinton prevents Peter's natural state of
constipation does not mean that Quinton is beneficial. The fact that he
has a lot more energy does not mean that Quinton is beneficial. Coffee
and speed raise energy levels but are not beneficial. I remember when I
was a fruitarian, I was wild with energy. It took me 6.5 years to realize
that that energy in itself was not always beneficial. The side effects
of that diet included the deterioration of my entire body including
bone. Even my thought processes were hyper and erratic, inconsistent
and often impulsive. My personality was very positive but I was easily
moved to anger if opposed, unless my controls were engaged fully.

I observed, and many people came to me and told me that Peter's
personality and integrity have greatly fallen in the last year and
asked me what is wrong with the PD. My response has been that everyone
has their version of my PD and his is not working for him. During the
last year, Peter has had Quinton intravenously injected several times to
equal 10% of his blood plasma. Has it created the observed and reported
irrational thinking, irritability and resentful feelings that Peter
now frequently exhibits? If it is, is the increase in energy and easy
bowel movements worth the reduction of mental clarity and unpleasant
and rude personality? Also, if it is, what is it doing to his system
long-term? Another symptom that I have noticed in Peter is less blood
circulates through his skin. When he was doing a closer version of my PD
his skin was always flush with blood and pretty good nutrients. Within the
last year, his skin became watery, pale and thicker. At one time, it was
extremely dry. After seeing his skin like that for about 3 months, finally
I mentioned it to him and he got angry and denied my observation. However,
when I saw him several weeks later, his skin was much improved but still
did not have the blood circulating in the capillaries as it had for the
4 years he had consumed more of the foods I suggest on my PD.

The other person that I know who regularly consumes Quinton, I will call
Tom. He exhibits the same symptoms as Peter, including less blood moving
through his skin. However, Tom is much more controlled in his thinking
and personality. His life is easy and the fact that he is not under
stress as Peter is, is likely to account for his greater control. He does
exhibit other symptoms of severe delipidation (tissue-fat deficiency)
and hyper activity and sometimes hyper personality. Considering that
Tom was a very slow and more cautious thinker in the previous 4 years
that I knew him prior to Quinton, those changes are not indications of
better health. Tom had the same severe dryness that Peter had for the
same length of time that Peter did. They are good friends and Tom advises
Peter on his dietary habits. They are exploring dietary phases together.

Let's consider the ill-effects that salt water has had on the human
body. It thinned mucus fibers that protect the membranes, causing
cellular destruction and solidification, decreased digestive abilities
and absorption, loss of brain fat and myelin erosion, caused insanity,
irritability, irrational aggression and violent behavior, and sometimes
caused allergies. I equate my early evaluation, although very inadequate,
of the results of Quinton with that of the praised research of isolated
Vitamin C in the form of l-ascorbic acid by Linus Pauling. They seem
to create the same harmful symptoms although some so-called beneficial
changes may result from consuming them.

Considering all of the "good" research for Quinton and the disparity of
results observed about Peter and Tom, who continue to take it, tells me
that Quinton research is not predicated on holistic truth. The argument
that we all were evolved from the ocean and we should make it part of our
diet and blood is a shallow, flawed and weak argument. The proof is in the
pudding. I can look at all of the favorable science that the marketers
of Quinton produce and still come to the conclusion that Quinton may be
just another harmful product marketed for profit. If you are following
my Primal Diet to some extent and taking Quinton, consider the side
effects that I mentioned. If your experience is more favorable, please
write your experience and let me know. Include your dietary practices for
better analysis. I have seen several of my past clients developing the
same symptoms, especially the loss of blood and fats to the skin when
I have seen them at our weekly food club over the last year. A few of
them looked so sallow and malnourished, I wondered if they were taking
Quinton. I do not give them advice because they have not asked me for it.

My conclusion is that people want magic bullets. I find that truth is
often better realized by studying anecdotal evidence. Science almost
always particulates life into non-living non-holistic compartments;
such as Vitamin C l-ascorbic acid research. Particulate-science makes
very good points but leaves out everything it refuses to consider. What
do you accept as truth?