Mariandina is Launched in Ghana

Prof Charles Ssali's Launch Speech
10 March 2001

Mr Chairman, Honourable Minister of Health, Honourable Members of Parliament, My colleagues in the medical profession, Reverend Ministers of the Gospel, Members of the press, Ladies and Gentlemen.

I feel greatly honoured to be present here in Ghana when the country is celebrating its 44th Anniversary of Independence. It is gratifying that by strange coincidence, I have come at this time to introduce Mariandina, a Nutritional Supplement, which can treat diseases that have for centuries challenged scientific and traditional methods of treatment. I am confident that this is the way that Africa will gain its Independence from the West in how we can treat our own people for these diseases. The pharmaceutical companies of the western world have considered Africa a secure and well-guarded market. In most cases they have brought products that are not geared to the treatment of African people. It is common knowledge in this regard to find that we have had to use extremely toxic chemicals that have little, if any value to our ailments. We have often seen our African governments having to pay very high prices for these chemicals that hardly ever cure our diseases and in some cases producing more symptoms because of their toxicity. On the other hand, Mariandina is an entirely natural product obtained from foods, vitamins, minerals and plant hormones from herbs researched for this very purpose.

Research Background
In order to produce Mariandina products, we went back to basics. It was necessary to look into the history of the world for similar problems that affected people in a manner like we are experiencing now. I found that in the 15th Century, sailors that made long voyages used to die from a mysterious disease that was called Scurvy. This disease killed l00 men out of 160 who sailed with Vasco De Gama around the world. These sailors died of diseases they were originally resistant to while still at home. These included conditions like tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid, flu and fungal pneumonia.

When I looked at the list of diseases that made up the opportunistic infections in HIV / AIDS, the list was strikingly similar .It was Dr James Lind, a British Sea Surgeon who found the solution. He advised that all sailors carry fresh fruits and vegetables on board their ships going on long voyages I realised that it is the vitamins and minerals in fresh vegetables and fruits that did the job. I undertook fundamental research in the role of food in our health. I combined these vitamins with plant hormones, enzymes and minerals in what I called Mariandina A. I tried this first product on 400 people in Uganda, and it worked very well. However I soon found out that there were some of my patients who still suffered from persistent fever, cancer and other problems. I looked into the value of herbs, which have been used by our ancestors and African traditional healers. Very soon I was able to put together Mariandina B and J. These two additional products made a great difference to the survival and full recovery of many of my patients.

Laboratory tests done following the clinical improvement we observed after a few weeks of using Mariandina showed that patients had their immunity boosted. The symptoms and signs of AIDS like fever, loss of appetite were disappearing rapidly. The patients felt energised and cheerful. We often had to use antibiotics for cases of infections like typhoid and tuberculosis.

By using these products, we treated 18,000 patients in 5 years with 80% success rate. Some of our patients who died or failed to make full recovery, had come to us very late, after having their organs like the liver, lungs, or brain damaged beyond repair. Some had advanced forms of cancer our treatment could not control successfully. The majority however, recovered rapidly and within months were restored to their original occupations.

Our research established that patients who indulged in the following habits made a slow recovery: smoking, use of contraceptive pills and excessive alcohol. We found that Mariandina treats the body ailment by boosting the immune system and repairing damaged tissues. Our patients who had diabetes were so improved that they were advised by their own doctors to stop using insulin within four to six months. Early cases of cancer of the prostate and Kaposi among others recovered. Cases of hepatitis B and lupus were improved. This experience has been registered in the United Kingdom where patients who had stroke, arthritis and cancer of the womb were recovering by using our products. Diet was considered very important because of the need to repair body cells using fruits and leafy vegetables. The use of refined white sugar was found to contribute to diseases like diabetes. This is because the molasses removed from the raw sugar is what contains the essential nutrients required by the pancreas to secrete insulin. Fizzy drinks that have artificial sweeteners like aspartame are dangerous to health. Therefore diet-cola and chewing gums that have aspartame may harm people. This sweetener causes cancer, diabetes and asthma among other diseases. It was originally banned in the USA by the Food and Drug Administration.

Genetically engineered foods are dangerous because they cause diseases in man. A good example is corn, which has a terminator gene made by Monsanto that makes harvested seed unusable for planting because they do not germinate again. It causes sterility in men and women. Some Genetically engineered foods do not have seeds such as seedless oranges and grapes. Good nutrition must start at birth. Our newborn must be breastfed to develop a human immunity.

The use of cow's milk may result into a shorter life span for our offspring. Cow's milk is meant to develop a calf's brain very well but not that of a human baby. We make our ancestors shed tears of sorrow when they watch us adopt western life styles and nutrition. We overcook our foods and also destroy most of the nutrients when our foods are processed or refined as we call it. We produce white sugar by removing molasses, which we give to pigs and cattle. We polish the wheat and rice and throw away the brown colour that carries the vitamins and minerals we need for good health. We then pride ourselves in eating white sugar, white bread, white rice and corn flour free from essential nutrients like zinc, selenium, iron, copper and vitamins. The animals that feed on the husks and molasses enjoy a healthy life, without any need for a family doctor. While we humans continue to suffer from the diseases of our so-called civilization.

We suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease, arthritis, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer and mental illness because of what we eat and fail to eat.

Our doctors prescribe for us painkillers, antibiotics, replacement hormones and so many other medications to treat even the side effects of some of their drugs that in the end we have a whole pharmacy in our homes. The truth is that we would never have had those diseases if we had eaten the right foods. Our undeniable example of good conduct is that of the monkeys that continue to live naturally according to the law of their Creator. They never cook or process their food like we do, but eat of the fruits of the trees and herbs of the forest. Monkeys never suffer from diabetes, asthma, arthritis or mental illness like us humans. They have no concern about malaria, syphilis or HIV / AIDS. Monkeys do not indulge in habits like smoking, drug abuse, contraceptive pills or alcohol, which promote diseases like cancer, AIDS etc. They do not use vaccinations of any type and yet they have no epidemics of flu, polio, or measles and mumps. We should not wait for these lower animals to walk out of the forest and come to human society as missionaries to teach us good behaviour.

We must realise that we are what we eat and that our present diet is killing us. We must eat lots of green vegetables and fresh fruits to keep our immunity high like the monkeys. If we do that then we shall avoid the need for toxic chemicals prescribed to us by those who look after our health problems. Herbs are foods that contain the essential nutrients, which our bodies need to heal themselves and build the immune system to fight diseases.

Another example of the importance of vitamins in health is that of flies and mosquitoes. They transmit diseases to man without themselves suffering from typhoid or malaria. This is because they have a gene that converts glucose into vitamin C. They have ten times our blood levels of vitamin C. The guinea pig, which lost this gene like man, suffers from the same diseases that affect man. These nutrients we obtain from the food we eat enter the circulation from the stomach and intestines. They reach the body cells everywhere to produce energy in every individual cell in the body, be it brain, muscle, liver or skin. In each cell sugar is broken down during cell metabolism and waste products are excreted as carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide. These two substances must be gotten rid off through breathing out carbon dioxide. The hydrogen peroxide, which is called a free radical, can damage body cells unless vitamins like vitamin C are available to clear it up. These vitamins are called antioxidants or free radical scavengers. This is the reason why the source of these vitamins like vegetables and fruits are important. These substances like hydrogen peroxide promote viruses like HIV and other diseases such as diabetes and cancer. It is therefore very important to eliminate them using the diet as our source of antioxidants.

It is obvious that chemical drugs that we sometimes depend on to treat these diseases, may themselves produce toxic effects by increasing the production of free radicals. This is the reason why people who use chemicals without nutritional additives cannot cure diseases like Diabetes, Asthma, Lupus, Cancer or Hepatitis B, which are due to a destroyed immune system.

Mariandina was formulated with this objective in mind. It can build the immune system by providing all the necessary vitamins and minerals. It is rich in antioxidants, plant hormones and enzymes that repair body cells. It can be used by anyone for good general health. Children can use it to prevent childhood infections like measles or mumps. Adults with diabetes may be completely restored to their original status in about 6 months. This means that they will not need insulin injections. Coronary heart disease and stroke have been successfully treated with these supplements. We have assisted patients with cancer to recover fully without using chemotherapy. We have had patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and cancer of the womb responding to this treatment within a matter of weeks. It is not possible to enumerate all the types of disease we have been able to treat. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Those who want to try this product for themselves are free to do so.

Ghana being the Mecca of Africa cannot be disputed. Ghana was the first African country south of the Sahara to achieve independence under the able leadership of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of blessed memory. The launch of Mariandina in Ghana after long research gives me nostalgic feelings of the crusade to free Africa from colonialism by Dr. Nkrumah. No doubt Dr. Nkrumah was pelted with insults, vituperations and physical attacks, but thanks to God his dream of bringing independence to all Africa has materialised. Ghana is now the beacon of Africa's political liberation.

Yesterday I was happy when I listened to the Minister of Finance Honourable Osafo Marfo's budget address. I felt elated when he said that his Government the NPP has established an Aids Commission to reduce by 30% the death rate of HIV/AIDS in the country. This is laudable and I give the Government a "thumbs up".

AIDS is spreading fast in Africa and we must stand up and be counted. I therefore see a new era in herbal medicine dawning in Africa and soon those who think that the African is incapable of making a breakthrough in herbal medicine must bow down their heads in shame. I can see Ghana today, as holding a banner and a torch to lead the rest of Africa to self-sufficiency in medicine by harnessing local African talent in medical research and other sciences. Just as Marcus Mosiah Garvey said:

"The battle of the future whether they be physical or mental will be fought on scientific lines and the race that is able to produce the highest scientific development is the race that will ultimately rule".

Thank you very much for being with us on this historical day.

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