Popular Alt-Med MMS Is Toxic at ‘Therapeutic’ Doses, Scientists Warn

A remedy popular in the world of alternative medicine known as “Miracle Mineral Solution”—or MMS—is anything but a miracle, recent research finds. Rather, it could be dangerous to users.

Researchers at Wroclaw Medical University in Poland examined the effects of acidified sodium chlorite, the base ingredient of Miracle Mineral Solution, on various bacteria. Though the compound could effectively destroy bacteria, it did so at doses that also killed off living cells and lab…