What's Between Royal Raymond Rife and Cancer
We're surrounded by frequency everywhere we
go. It's in the invisible radio waves all around us, in the light waves
from the sun, in the cycle of the moon around the earth, and in our
every cell. Spiritual people are always talking about frequencies and
vibrations, and how each object in life has a frequency of its own.
While they may not understand the scientific magnitude of it, they're
actually not wrong: according to Physics Classroom, "All objects have a
natural frequency or set of frequencies at which they vibrate."
It's this very same frequency that
scientist Royal Raymond Rife took advantage of, to invent his
cancer-curing Rife machine in the 1920s. This machine produces
low-energy electromagnetic waves, made to target cancer cells
specifically. These waves are delivered through handheld plasma tubes or
electrical pads on the limbs, over short sessions, several times a
week. The machine detects low vibrations emitted by cancer cells, and
simply explodes them. Then how come we've never heard of it?
What is the Rife Machine?
Rife based his machine on another
scientist's work. Dr. Albert Abrams believed diseases have an
electromagnetic frequency. If they do, we can tap into it and control
it, can't we? The answer is a bit complicated. When Rife first
introduced his machine 100 years ago, he was ridiculed and written off
by the media. This may explain why: among his other inventions was a
specialty microscope that could detect a virus' aura. The color of the
aura, naturally, would tell us about the virus' frequency, thus allowing
us to eliminate it with the Rife machine.
In the public eye, Rife was an opportunist doctor, trying to ride the
stream of new scientific discoveries between the World Wars. The problem
with his theory was that he believed cancer is caused by bacteria, and
all we had to do was target and kill the bacteria. This is only partly
right- not all cancers are caused by viral or bacterial agents. But
later scientific discoveries did reveal that certain parts of the body
do react to electromagnetic waves.
The Faults of the Machine
However, the wavelengths tested in these
later experiments are way out of the Rife machine range. It is important
to note that there isn't still enough scientific research to support
Rife therapy as an official treatment for cancer, and that it is still
considered an experimental alternative cancer therapy. There is some
evidence, however, to support low-frequency waves as a viable cancer
treatment, but the frequencies tested are outside the range of the Rife
machine, and were not tested on humans. It was found that these
frequencies can inhibit cancer cell growth, and have no effect on
non-cancerous cells. Most of the studies in the field, however, were
done wither on animals or in test tubes- not on humans yet.
The plot thickens as we dive deeper into
the storyline. Numeral reliable sources state that Rife machines never
went through the formal procedure of testing and approving a cancer
therapy method. There is not enough research to suggest it works
effectively. And yet, we saw a surge in Rife machine sales in the 1990s.
Why is that? The appeal of the Rife machines is in their no-side effect
promise. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery all take a big toll on
the body. What wouldn't a patient give to enjoy his healing journey,
pain-free? Sadly, there is no big conspiracy here hiding a convenient
cancer treatment from us. This was simply a multilevel marketing scheme,
based on anecdotal positive testimonials.
The Debate For and Against
There are solid claims both for and against
the machine. Some say there are no side effects, while others state
from experience that side effects include electrical shocks and rashes.
But that may be because there is no regulation on the manufacturing of
Rife machines- those rashes could have been caused by counterfeit,
low-quality, fraud machines.
Rife therapy supporters claim that "in 1942 the U.S. Court of Appeals
found the American Medical Association guilty of suppressing new medical
technologies in favor of drug companies". (source) We didn't have the
resources to confirm or deny this. Rife machine clinics mainly rely on
positive testimonials rather than scientific experiments. They speak of
an experiment held by Rife himself in 1934, in which he cured 16
patients of their cancer, but other voices speak of counter research
that tried to repeat Rife's results and failed categorically.
The fact is, Rife machines emit a frequency lower than that of our cell
phones. This isn't good or bad- it's just a fact. The problem starts
when people decide to ditch their prescribed cancer therapy in favor of
the Rife machine. Sometimes, they are victims of fraudulent health
clinics, and sometimes, this can cost a life. This is not to deter you
from showing interest in the Rife machine- only to clarify that this
machine is to be seen as a complementary therapy to the prescribed
common procedures. Just as you wouldn't abandon chemo for acupuncture,
we wouldn't advise abandoning surgery in favor of frequency therapy.
Bottom Line
There are endless alternative and complementary therapies. Some, like
meditation, herbal medicine, and yoga, may not be fully backed by
science, but are widely accepted as helpful and beneficial. Others, such
as healing crystals and aromatherapy, usually split the crowd's opinion
between eager positive believers, and skeptics. You can also throw the
Placebo effect into this discussion to make the lines between science
and pseudoscience even more blurred.
It's hard to tell into which category Rife machines fall. If Rife
machines piqued your curiosity, our best advice is to stay well
informed, gather as much information as possible and take everything
with a grain of salt.