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Dec 9, 2025
'Miracle' alternative medicine cure for cancer, autism is useless -- ...
New York Post
Miracle Mineral Solution, also known as MMS, is a chemical mixture touted as a cure-all for everything from cancer and autism to COVID-19.
The "miracle" is delivered in two small bottles: one contains a 28% sodium chlorite solution, the other an "activator" of vinegar, citric acid or hydrochloric acid.
When combined and ingested, MMS forms chlorine dioxide (ClO₂), a powerful bleach used in industrial water treatment, as a disinfectant and for bleaching textiles, pulp and paper.
Federal regulators have strongly urged consumers to avoid MMS at all costs, noting that drinking the solution is akin to drinking bleach and can cause a host of dangerous side effects, including vomiting, diarrhea, life-threateningly low blood pressure and liver failure.
Promoters of MMS erroneously claim these symptoms are the result of "parasites" that cause conditions like autism being flushed from the body.
There is no evidence that autism is caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses.
In a new study published in Scientific Reports, a team of scientists from Wroclaw Medical University in Poland analyzed the effects of acidified sodium chlorite (ASC), from which MMS is produced.
The team tested two ASC preparations, one with hydrochloric acid and one with gluconic acid, against various bacterial strains, including Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli.
Study authors note that while chlorine dioxide possesses antibacterial properties, it is effective only at concentrations toxic to human cells.
The team also analyzed the efficacy of ASC on dissolving biofilm, a protective structure of bacteria.
Again, they found that ASC was effective but also caused significant tissue damage.
"The results of the study indicate that effective concentrations of ASC against biofilms are also toxic to eukaryotic cells, but it cannot be ruled out that a formulation for external use will be developed that ensures the safety of use with high anti-biofilm efficacy," explained Dr. Ruth Dudek-Wicher from the De
