SCIENTOLOGY DETOX PROGRAM BEING TESTED BY U.S. GOV’T ON GULF WAR VETERANS
World Religion News
17 AUG 2015
ALISON LESLEY
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A STUDY USING SCIENTOLOGY’S
PURIFICATION RUNDOWN TO TRY TO DETERMINE IF IT CAN HELP GULF WAR VETS
SUFFERING FROM UNEXPLAINED ILLNESSES.
Amidst a maelstrom of controversy that aims to provide scientific evidence
of efficacy, Scientology’s detoxification program is undergoing an
independent third party scientific study. The study, funded by the U.S.
government’s Department of Defense, is being conducted on Gulf War veterans
in an effort to determine whether the touted benefits of the program will
aid in recovery from the symptoms and effects related to Gulf War Syndrome.
The research is being conducted from Annapolis with an independent research
team led by Chief Investigator David Carpenter, a professor of environmental
health and the director of the Institute for Health & Environment at the
University of Albany. His study strictly follows the protocol proposed by L.
Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology who developed the program.
The prescribed protocol includes 30 minutes of cardio, which is followed up
by two to three hours of sweating in a sauna. Individuals are on a rich dose
of vitamins, such as niacin, during the program. Scientology churches dub
this the Purification Rundown, or “Purif,” the detoxification exercise that
uses these elements in order to rid the body of drug and toxin residues,
which are eliminated through the skin. Scientologists see these toxins as
something that hinders spiritual development, critics however, have focused
on the lack of scientific data supporting such, hence the need for this
study.
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