Our Mission: 

We would like to offer anyone who has Hepatitis C or B a resource that provides treatment options and information.  A resource that will bring a different point of view  on how to approach the treatment of this condition.  We believe we have a formula that has brought down the viral loads* in people with active hepatitis.  We provide  herbs, supplements and consultation.  We will try to do whatever we can to help anyone who asks for it. 

*(Viral load is a blood test used to determine the amount of active virus in the blood. It can be as high as 100 million(+) per ml  of blood or be undetectable with the current tests used.)

Welcome-

We are going to assume that you or someone you know  has Hepatitis C or B and are looking for answers. We can tell you we think we  have answers but we do not have a "cure." There is no cure, yet. What we hope to offer you is a chance to take control of your life as you attempt to keep this disease under control.  Maintaining this control is different for everyone, since no one has exactly the same set of symptoms or is in the same stage of the disease. 

All the current conventional approaches hope to do the same, to keep it  under control, with a chance of putting it into remission. The goal is to bring down the viral load down to zero.  We feel that this is possible, but we think we have approaches without the harsh side effects that many pharmaceutical applications have. We also feel that our formulas and supplements will compliment whatever you are currently taking.   We are not advising you or anyone else to go off your current medications or not to consider using the approaches your doctor recommends.

AT NO POINT SHOULD YOU ASSUME ANY APPROACH YOU MAY TAKE AS A RESULT OF READING THESE PAGES AS A SUBSTITUTE TO THE ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF A PHYSICIAN.

With that said:

My name is Kirk Moulton. I have Hepatitis C. I am a nationally board certified acupuncturist with training in herbology and other aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine.  I am currently working with patients and friends who have Hepatitis C at my practice in Chicago.

I believe I have brought my viral load down to where it is undetectable using current blood tests,  through the use of herbs, acupuncture, vitamin supplements, diet, exercise, stress reduction, lifestyle changes, meditation and prayer.  I have no proof of this and never will.  I have no lab tests showing before or after results and for all I know my viral load could have been undetectable since I contracted this virus 30 years ago. I doubt it.                                                        

Through my own interest in this disease I have researched  various options and concluded that I was going to use an herbal approach that I found through a fellow herbalist,  Alan Tillotson (you will find our credentials at the bottom of this page).

We have had very few cases where there has been no effect at all. We have had little side effects to speak of. We do not have scientific "proof" this formula works, it is all anecdotal starting with my own story.  Some day, possibly with your help,  we may get that proof.  The point is, we believe there is a chance that we can help you. Especially if you are willing to make the necessary changes in your life to make this possible.

Commitment:

Now I must talk about the spirit that this site is offered in.  I want to share the success and blessings that I feel I have received by discovering this formula, and also the steps I have taken in my life to keep this disease at bay.  It is essential that you understand the commitment it will take to go this route.  We figure it will take at   least six months of taking these herbs to see the results you are hoping for and then you should expect to stay on them for another  year  to stay at the hoped for levels.

I would like to do this for free.  However, the herbs are certainly not free to us, nor is the shipping.   I will consult for free as long as I can. If you are under hardship we will do our best to help you in any way we can.  We will refund your money for the herbs if you decide they are not for you.

This herbal treatment will cost you $40 a month. There may be additional costs for any supplements you decide you want.   We strongly advice taking at least a multi-vitamin and Bromelain (an enzyme derived from the pineapple), both of which you can get elsewhere  if you want.  We can also offer you many of the other products that are currently being used such as milk thistle, SAMe, thymus, etc.  I will say that I am very happy with the company we get our products from for both quality and price.  See the herb and supplement and   consultation pages.

The other part of this commitment is to making the changes necessary to make this work.  These changes have to do with  proper diet & lifestyle, stress  management, exercise, examining your  work and relationships, watching your emotions and following a spiritual path.  All of which our discussed on other pages in more depth.   I strongly advise that you look at the rest of the pages to understand the importance of the other applications we suggest (click on the links at the top left of this page).

Herbs are not like most pharmaceutical drugs. Many of us feel that if you don't feel different from taking a   drug in an hour or two after ingesting it,  it probably isn't going to work.   Herbs are like changing your diet,  if you decided to become a vegetarian you wouldn't expect a quick change.  You are altering the biochemistry of the body very slowly.  This is not a quick fix. 

If you are  currently very sick from  Hepatitis or any other condition, we must decide if this is the right treatment for you, it might be better to get stabilized first and then think about the herbs.

We also want to ask for your participation.   If this formula works (or  doesn't) as well for you as it did for myself and others, we want to document it.  We hope to derive enough information so that we will be able to build a clinical trial and publish it.  So we will ask you to monitor your viral load and keep tabs on the progress of the disease.

Trust:

This is the big issue, on both sides.  You are hoping we will have some answers for you and we hope we can deliver them.  Please remember:   We are only human. 

We need you to join us in the understanding that we are trying to help you and if things don't go as expected that you won't try to destroy our lives as a result of your disappointment with progress, side effects or anything else you are unhappy with. Call us, we  will do our best to help work through any problem you have. We are doing this to try and help you.  Please enter this partnership with the same intent we do, with honor, respect and compassion.

Overview of the disease:

We are going to assume you know what hepatitis is but here is a brief explanation and some links that we feel will tell you much more about it and point you to even greater explanations:

Hepatitis C (Greek: Hepat=Liver, itis= inflammation)  is a newly discovered strain that  is fairly common in the United States.  It is currently estimated to  have infected at least 4 million in the U.S. and perhaps having been a factor in the death of 100,000 Americans already (mainly in the past decade). Hepatitis C now accounts for an estimated 150,000 newly diagnosed cases of viral hepatitis each year, while many cases continue to go undiagnosed. Approximately 10,000 people die annually from liver disease that is attributed to hepatitis C (liver diseases of all types kill about 40,000 people per year in the U.S. and much of this is now understood to be due to the presence of chronic viruses). About 1,000 people each year get a live transplant because of cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C.

The hepatitis C virus was not detectable until a test for it was developed in 1989. Prior to that, cases of hepatitis that could neither be explained by the then-known viral strains (A and B), nor as a result of drug side effects, were described as non-A, non-B hepatitis. 

This virus has been spread by blood transfusions for at least three decades , persisting in the blood supply for several years after hepatitis B was removed.  Hepatitis C is thought to be transmitted almost solely by direct blood contact. Most of the unexplained cases of hepatitis C transmission might actually involve some other kind of blood to blood transmission,  most frequently through the sharing of needles among drug users or other forms of skin piercing with potential transmission through lesions.

Evidence for hepatitis C infection is not obtained as part of routine medical screening. Even the liver enzyme tests that would indicate some degree of liver inflammation are still not standard in the blood count ordered by many physicians during medical visits, so asymptomatic patients may go undiagnosed for years. While some people experience an acute hepatitis syndrome upon infection, which might lead one to be tested, that is not the usual situation. If you believe you have been exposed to the virus or if unexplained symptoms such as fatigue, flu-like symptoms, jaundice,  dark urine, light feces or abdominal pain it would be advisable to get a blood test.  If you have ever had a blood transfusion (especially before 1992) or used IV drugs you should get a test for hepatitis C.

Some persons with active hepatitis C show only very mild elevations of liver enzymes, at levels for which doctors usually don’t express concern. In some cases the disease is not detected until there is need for a liver transplant (a similar situation existed with HIV infection, in which some individuals were unaware of the infection until experiencing a life-threatening case of pneumonia or other conditions).

The interval from time of infection to time of significant liver cirrhosis, if that is to occur at all, is 20 to 30 years. The delayed expression of the disease is one reason why hepatitis C seems to be such a sudden epidemic; another reason is the recent introduction of testing and the new awareness by medical doctors of the importance of testing.        

Hepatitis B: this type has a more varied range of expression, including sub clinical carrier state, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, post-hepatic necrosis, and liver cancer. Hepatitis B is spread , most notably through infected needles.  Medical personnel, especially surgeons, dentists, dialysis staff and others in contact with blood are at particular risk for accidental transmission. The incubation time ranges from 4-25 weeks (average is 30 days).
It is marked by symptoms such as jaundice, nausea, fever, chills, enlarged and or painful liver, vomiting and general weakness.    

As a result of the symptoms, which typically don't manifest with hepatitis C, the B strain is much easier to diagnose.   This does not mean that it is any less serious or life threatening.   Approximately 90% of people who contract hepatitis B will recover completely  and show negative on their blood tests.