BX Protocol

[[File:Label_on_a_bottle_of_%27BX-Protocol%27,_%28a_cure-all%29,_listing_ingredients.png#file|thumb|165px|A bottle of "BX" from Delta Institute. If correctly labelled the bottle only contains water.]] {{altmed}}
The '''BX Protocol''' is yet another 
bottled water brand
 [[Panacea|cure-all]]. It's also referred to as '''BX Energy Catalyst''', ('''e<sup>2</sup> Energy Catalyst'''<ref>[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/File:%27%27E2%27%27_rebranding_of_%27%27BX-Protocol%27%27_cure-all_in_2017.png The BX cure-all repackaged as "e<sup>2</sup> Energy Catalyst" in 2017.]</ref>), '''BX Antitoxin''', and '''BX Miracle''', and is created by '''Delta Institute International Limited'''. It's unclear if these are separate products or the same thing, as all terms seem to be used interchangeably on their website and videos; sometimes it's simply referred to as "The BX". The term "BX" originates from "Bacillus-X", a phrase used by discredited scientist and [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]] {{wpl|Royal Rife}} in the 1930s, to describe unknown bacteria he suggested were the cause of cancer.<ref>[https://youtu.be/W4JtNQnnut8?t=3m48s YouTube with the voice of Royal Rife describing BX bacteria].</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/V_Tw4wvu7Jc?t=23m11s "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith confirms the origin of "BX" in "BX Protocol" is from Rife's work.]</ref>

The 
[[Bullshit|BS]]
 BX Protocol is advertised to help with "most diseases",<ref name="intro"/> and specifically mentions Alzheimer's, autism, asthma, autoimmune diseases, blood disorders, [[cancer]], COPD, diabetes (type I and II), epilepsy, heart disease, lupus, [[Lyme disease]], [[malaria]], neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and "most [[bacteria]]l and [[viral]] conditions".<ref>http://www.bxprotocol.com/conditionssupported.php</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe8-w5xAxJC57k7iJuZ5KnQxl9ZtpUuFH Playlist of BX-Protocol testimonial videos: "all Diseases"].</ref> The only claims missing here are [[penis enlargement|bigger penis]] and more 
miles per gallon
 [[metric system|kilometres to the litre]].

The "[[PIDOOMA|inventor]]" of BX protocol is "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith. He says he has a Ph.D. in “biological sciences” from "University of Canterbury" (January 7, 2016),<ref>[https://archive.ph/4PneQ#selection-371.137-371.162 Originally "University of Canterbury"].</ref> or "Canterbury University" (January 18, 2016),<ref>[https://archive.ph/x5lsr#selection-533.137-533.159 Changed to "Canterbury University"].</ref> he's apparently not sure which one. The University of Canterbury is a real university in [[New Zealand]], but {{wpl|Canterbury University (Seychelles)|"Canterbury University"}} is a [[diploma mill]] in the Seychelles.<ref>[http://wenr.wes.org/2005/10/wenr-oct-2005-fighting-credential-fraud/ Fighting Credential Fraud] by George Brown (October 1, 2005) ''World Education News & Reviews''.</ref>

"Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith has been arrested by police in [[Utah]]<ref>[https://archive.ph/MqNqi#selection-481.0-481.17 A page showing a mugshot of BXprotocol's "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith, taken when he was arrested by Utah police, USA.]</ref>, coincidentally where Delta Institute have a clinic, which they try to keep quiet for some reason. However Delta Institute gave away the location of their US clinic by advertising staff vacancies in the local classifieds.<ref>[https://archive.ph/b1Alv#selection-1615.0-1799.135 Classified advert for jobs in Herriman, Utah, USA.]</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/CdcMu#selection-1579.0-1579.137 October 2017. Delta Institute offering [[Hyperbaric_oxygen_therapy|HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy]] in Utah]</ref>. [Doh!]

Previous versions of the Delta website claimed a success rate for treating cancer of "between 75-90%".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120715024609/http://bxprotocol.com/evidence.html 2012 archive copy of "www.bxprotocol.com/evidence.html"].</ref> Some of their customers with cancer would disagree, but you'll need a [[medium]] to interview them.<ref>[http://archive.ph/hMRM0 Elia Catarina Mueller†].</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/OeKDu#selection-3153.0-3157.102 Carla W. Reed†].</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/vjDNQ#selection-3151.1-3151.91 Tamra Kay McGhie†].</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/cSWYl#selection-3145.0-3149.93 Vicky Lynn Pulley Phillips†].</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/OCEzA John Daniel Rogers†].</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/XcxYT Danny Steven Ownby†].</ref><ref>[http://archive.ph/a6qaW Ronald Peter Zeller †].</ref> Before you start treatment you've got to sign a release form which has about a dozen [[Quack Miranda Warning]] warnings, such as ''"not intended for use in […] the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease".''<ref>http://www.bxprotocol.com/docs/Delta%20Research%20Affidavit.pdf</ref> This of course doesn't stop their testimonials from advertising it as a cure for damn near everything.<ref>[https://youtu.be/rzmAYscy-eg?t=6m18s YouTube video of Jeff Martin claiming BX-Protocol "cured" four times over.]</ref> In the small print you can also read that none of the Delta Institute employees are "licensed physicians".<ref name="register"/>

They do not offer any evidence or research for any claim; their clinical trials page has said "stay tuned for updates" since the first version in 2012.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120715024534/http://bxprotocol.com/clinicaltrials.html 2012 version], [http://bxprotocol.com/clinicaltrials.php current]</ref> They're not "staying tuned" for their payment; the entire treatment costs $16,995, paid up front, no refunds.<ref name="register">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150408190420/http://www.bxprotocol.com/register.html archive copy of "www.bxprotocol.com/register.html"].</ref> Delta agents ("affiliates") selling BX Protocol receive at least 10% commission<ref>[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/File:Leaked_data_from_%27Delta_Institute_International%27,_showing_some_of_their_%27affiliates%27_(sales_agents).png A leaked list of some "affiliates" (agents)].</ref>. 

The end of this scam was just as expected: a criminal investigation by the FDA's [https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/criminal-investigations OCI] in June 2019.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqyCf4LZ1kk "BX Protocol" say they are being investigated by the FDA.]</ref>. In July 2019 it permanently suspended operations.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190724000224/http://bxprotocol.com/ Delta permanently suspends operations]</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/43v3y Delta permanently suspends operations(2)]</ref>
In 2020 BX Protocol was reborn as '''Mitolytix''', allegedly only operating outside of the USA.<ref>[https://archive.ph/vBVFk#selection-2339.0-2339.71 2020 Now only scamming outside the USA, honest FDA 😉].</ref> In 2021 a comprehensive report was published about BX Protocol with focus on CEO Christian Oesch's history of fake claims. <ref>Reza Ganjavi, [https://archive.ph/yadPq Debunking Christian Osech], July 2021. Archived from Google drive.</ref> In September 2022, information received from FDA indicates that they are in discussions with Smith's lawyer while criminal investigation into the entire BX Protocol scam is ongoing. In March 2023, Federal Court in Utah convicts Smith to prison, fine, probation. 

==So what is it?==
[[File:%27%27E2%27%27_rebranding_of_%27%27BX-Protocol%27%27_cure-all_in_2017.png|thumb|left|165px| In 2017 the BX cure-all relaunched as "e<sup>2</sup> Energy Catalyst", (poorly received :¬) [http://archive.ph/xKuH9#selection-957.0-957.227 2017 trade-price of BX / e<sup>2</sup> is less than 1/10th of the RRP in 2016.]]] 
It's a "new paradigm in medicine", obviously!{{lie}}<ref name="intro">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeZTr03eBH8&list=PLe8-w5xAxJC5pzBxUSysJbEYRcWmc9eJP&index=16 A playlist of BX-Protocol explanatory videos on YouTube].</ref>

Delta Institute's "explanation" makes no sense whatsoever; it's chiefly in the form of videos and the claims are contradictory and full of [[non sequitur]]s, but here's the gist of it (we think):

[[Western medicine]] is flawed as it's based on "[[Systems thinking#Medicine|treatment of symptoms, and not causation]]". For example, "western medicine" does not treat dehydration with giving water to the patient, but by giving lip balsam [sic] for chapped lips.<ref name="unified"/> Is that really the best example they could come up with? Anyway, to "fix" this they've [[PIDOOMA|developed]] a "theory of unified disease causation"<ref name="unified">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPCZQvJsBDY&index=10&list=PLe8-w5xAxJC5pzBxUSysJbEYRcWmc9eJP</ref> claiming "[[mitochondria]]l dysfunction" is the root cause of many illnesses. {{wpl|Mitochondrial disease}} is indeed a real affliction, and may cause a wide variety of symptoms, but to claim that it's the root cause of most disease is completely unproven, even ludicrous. Somehow the concept of undetectable "[[stealth pathogens]]" fit into this.<ref name="unified"/>

Okay, you're still with us? Now comes the real [[technobabble]], (if you're inexperienced with advanced [[woo]] you might want to sit down and get a calming cup of tea for this).

For treatment they've got an "energized non-toxic biomolecule created from pure crystalline fructose", (a.k.a. sugar water), which is exposed to "a series of frequencies" (we assume light?) which "electrically charge the fructose structure", and will "seek out and bond with toxic structures" and "dismantles" the toxins with an "electric field" which creates a "peroxide burst". These molecules are called "super peroxides", and the strength of The BX is that it can "catalyse peroxide formations [..] using the toxic structures as fuel for the fire".<ref name="action">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYz4oUb3thk&index=12&list=PLe8-w5xAxJC5pzBxUSysJbEYRcWmc9eJP</ref>

We're not quite sure what to say to this…it doesn't just make no sense; it's [[not even wrong]].

One Delta Institute webpage states that BX is [[Homeopathy|homeopathic]],<ref>http://bxprotocol.com/bxenergycatalyst.php</ref> and in one of their videos [[ozone therapy]] is mentioned,<ref name="action"/> neither of which has any relation to the "explanation" above.

We're not quite sure what to say to this…it doesn't just make no sense; it's [[not even wrong]].

US federal prosecutors in the case against Smith wrote: "FCC testing suggested there was nothing in his product other than water, bacteria, and mold." They also wrote: "It Remains Unclear What, If Anything, Other Than Water (and Perhaps “Energized Fructose”) Was in the Bx Product… The FCC tested some bottles and vials of the Bx product to determine what it contained and could identify no active pharmaceutical ingredients—finding only bacteria, and mold." The filing itself is not readily linkable, but several key statements from the filing are reproduced in the investigative report about Christian Oesch (updated in May 2023 to include information about Smith's conviction and imprisonment) <ref>[https://archive.ph/yadPq pdf version], archived from Google drive.</ref> <ref>[https://www.rezamusic.com/writings/law-ethics/bx-protocol-asd-ponzi-scheme-fake-knights-of-malta html version].</ref>

== Electrical goods ==
The "inventor" of the BX Protocol, "Dr" Smith, also has a sideline in allegedly therapeutic electronic devices, which he claims he has developed with assistance from ex-NASA scientists.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4PneQ#selection-325.254-325.379 Claims to have "former NASA scientists"].</ref> In reality the cure-all contraptions he sells,<ref>[http://archive.ph/nmb33#selection-241.0-218.8 Delta's electronics division: "Energenetix"].</ref> (at inflated prices), are manufactured in [[China]].<ref>[http://archive.ph/H1LbG#selection-152.1-190.0 Chinese webpage showing the device sold by "Dr" Smith is made in China].</ref> These devices emit the same ﻿K<sub>a</sub>-band radio frequency as a police {{wpl|radar speed gun}}, which unfortunately does not cure any cancer, or other serious illness, in the passing motorists, (although the sight of a police officer wielding a radar gun could cure constipation in those who are speeding).

==Gallery of ghouls involved with BX Protocol==
<gallery>
File:2002_mugshot_of_'Dr'_Dewayne_Lee_Smith_taken_by_Utah_police_-USA-.jpg#file||Utah police mugshot of the purported creator of BX Protocol, "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith in 2002.
File:2013_mugshot_of_%27Dr%27_Dewayne_Lee_Smith_taken_by_Utah_police_-USA-.png#file||Another Utah police mugshot of "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith. Fatter & follicle-free in 2013.
File:Christian_Oesch_in_2019.jpg#file||CEO of Delta Institute, Christian B Oesch (in 2019). He was involved in the [[Sovereign_citizen#Scams|sovereign citizen]] movement in the USA, is an [[5G|anti-5G]] campaigner in Switzerland, sells [https://shop.vivipro.eu/products/details/9/e-relief-mobil an unscientific device].
File:1999_mugshot_of_%27Todd_David_Mauer%27_taken_by_Utah_police_-USA-.jpg#file|Utah police mugshot of Delta Institute director "Todd DuMaurier", (actually convicted thief Todd David Mauer, photographed in 1999).
File:2011_mugshot_of_Louis_Dean_Parrish_taken_by_Utah_police_-USA-.jpg#file||2011 Utah police mugshot of Louis Dean Parrish, who is a Delta Institute "affiliate", (i.e. salesman). Here arrested for defrauding the elderly.
File:2017_Florida_police_mugshot_of_Dr_Bruce_Hal_Berman_MD,_(a_seller_of_the_BX_Protocol_cure-all).jpg#file||Florida police mugshot of Bruce Hal Berman M.D. arrested in 2017 for practicing medicine without a license. [http://archive.ph/4Tv0r#selection-1871.1-1871.28 He sold BX-Protocol.] 
File:Dr_Valerie_Perks_Donaldson_doorstepped_WTAE%27s_by_Paul_Van_Osdol_in_2016_about_BX-Protocol.png#file||[https://youtu.be/RNrJQ9St1Cg?t=2m16s Pittsburg's Dr Valerie Perks Donaldson M.D. being doorstepped by a TV reporter in 2016 about her promotion of the BX-Protocol cure-all.]
</gallery>
==2016 report by WTAE TV news about BX Protocol / Delta Institute== 
<center>{{#ev:youtube|X5cZD6bFx0Q}}</center>
==External links==
*Their main website: [http://archive.ph/*.bxprotocol.com bxprotocol.com], also disease-specific repeaters : [http://archive.ph/7E8vn bxforcancer.com], [http://archive.ph/uLgFt bx4lyme.com], [http://archive.ph/6aBgO bxforparkinsons.com]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnJuDmU4YzfkfBEMDmYfw1w The BX Protocol YouTube channel]
*BX-Protocol has 3 Facebook accounts: [https://www.facebook.com/bx.protocol.cancer.research.awareness/ "Cancer Research Awareness"] , [https://www.facebook.com/bx.protocol.lyme.research.awareness/ "Lyme Research Awareness"], & [https://www.facebook.com/saynotocancer/ "Say No To Cancer"].
*[http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/05/12/yep-somebody-is-definitely-trying-to-kill-me-with-outrage/ A review of a BX-Protocol YouTube video by Professor of biology][[PZ Myers]].
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPaHrtcFU-s&list=PL0i2qLgc7uAE6_MCzbkb4DRHsWxGptWOA&index=5 A revealing behind-the-scenes video of "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith at the Delta Institute.]
*[https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-68937756.html The father of BX-Protocol's "Todd David Mauer": "Dr William J. Mauer, Jr., D.O.", had his medical-license revoked for selling "glorified tap water" as medicine]. 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160121142801/http://bxmiracle.com/conditions/ An archive copy of "www.bxmiracle.com" webpage where it is stated BX Protocol treatment is "supportive" rather than curative.]
*[http://archive.ph/thUnK#selection-3341.0-3341.61 In March 2016 "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith was also rehashing another concept invented in the 1930s].
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVUlVZfWaL0 Christian Oesch / Ösch / Olch, CEO of Delta Institute International Ltd, (a/k/a "BX Protocol" scam).]
*[http://archive.ph/6bxas May 2016 : BX Protocol have a new website "cancernow.net" where they suggest their product is comparable to surgery, chemotherapy & radiotherapy].
*November 2016, two more BX Protocol websites: "[http://archive.ph/TRHKd www.cancerbreakthrough.info"] & "[http://archive.ph/QivP9#selection-189.0-189.20 www.lymebreakthrough.com"]
*[http://www.webcitation.org/6f216JhIr The 2016 BX Protocol brochures entitled "The Delta Institute Journal of Science, Issue 1"], [http://www.webcitation.org/6fU9IqjLR "Issue 2"], [http://www.webcitation.org/6g7pg7OLg "Issue 3"], [http://www.webcitation.org/6gll8Gj0a "Issue 4"], [http://www.webcitation.org/6hLDbLDho "Issue 5"] & [http://www.webcitation.org/6iK71RAv0 "Issue 6"].
*[https://archive.ph/CdTQe#selection-935.0-935.17 The long list of 'Primary Diagnosis' options offered on the BX-Protocol enquiry-form, (evidence it is allegedly a panacea).]
*[https://archive.ph/offset=3/http://www.bxprotocol.com/* Archived copies of some pages from the BX Protocol website]
*[https://youtu.be/STenrgJ_KKA?t=19s An unboxing video made by a BX-Protocol customer'''†''', showing the product being delivered & unpacked.]
*[https://archive.ph/ak9dI#selection-1183.0-1251.127 Some advice on how to fund BX treatment from Webster Kehr,] (a/k/a [[Cancer Tutor]]).
*[http://archive.ph/aliSY An advertisement for BX from 2014 claiming it has "saved the lives of thousands of cancer patients"].
*[https://archive.ph/DjnDz An invitation to invest in the "Renowned Delta Institute International", ( article alleges over 5,000 BX-patient case-files existed in 2013 )]
*[http://archive.ph/TizMi#selection-2091.0-2105.1 2017 Dewayne Smith is looking for investors for his planned "Delta Wellness Spa" in Jamaica, to be called "Somerset Health Restoration Resort".]
*[http://archive.ph/Uddck#selection-2433.0-2449.35 A moderator post from the "bxprotocolforum" which claims this rationalwiki article is part of a conspiracy] organised by [[Big Pharma]].
*[https://archive.ph/0ukhb/9bb67f2dda62c1c5414560e9a4fffc38ee57d6eb.png%22 A (treasure?) map of Delta Institute's international financial-network.]
*[http://archive.ph/XQ9Gq#selection-371.0-371.173 BX Protocol's 2017 attempt to rebut the criticism here, entitled ''"BX Legal Report".'']
*[http://archive.ph/KlHO0 Learn how to become a BX Protocol affiliate, (a/k/a agent), training-course only costs $499.00.]
*[http://archive.ph/ipC9X#selection-1713.0-1713.10 2018 "Dr" Dewayne Lee Smith & Christian Oesch are still at it]: a new BX Protocol website [https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/File:BX_Protocol_website_%27CrackTheCancerCode_com%27_created_February_2018.png "CrackTheCancerCode.com" created February 2018.]
*[http://archive.ph/IrJML#selection-1277.0-1277.58 CEO of Delta ] Christian Oesch ( Ösch ) has since left Utah for Switzerland ( Schweiz ). He's engaged in [https://shop.vivipro.eu/store Vivipro] which resembles [https://shop.vivipro.eu/products/details/25/premium-mitglied-basis-paket BX Protocol marketing in e.g.,] members becoming [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIvucyvbWXI health consultants, and selling another high priced, pseudoscience product.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161024220728/http://www.cbs8.com/story/32273251/30-day-performance-trial-of-renown-protocol-for-lyme-disease-at-no-cost Free trial of scam "Renown Protocol for Lyme Disease".]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160603190455/www.bxprotocol.com/coesch.php CEO Christian Oesch's biography on BX Protocol website.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160603190455/www.bxprotocol.com/dsmith.php Biography of Dr. Smith, Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Board of Governors.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150628212701/http:/www.bxprotocol.com:80/meettheteam.html Meet the 2015 BX Protocol Team].
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmI4WN6dmqo Video of BX e2 Energy Catalyst compensation plan.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkafukS1xlo#t=06m22s BX Protocol's 2027 revenue projection: $40B (that's B for a Billion!).]
*[http://archive.ph/Wmcop CEO Christian Oesch sued by Fannie Mae same year he joined Delta].
*[[Hope4Cancer]]: BX Protocol offered at quack Mexican clinic.
==References==
{{reflist|2|80%}}

{{altmedbox}}

[[Category:Alternative_medicine]]
[[Category:Cancer woo]]
[[Category:Woo]]

Categories: Alternative_medicine, Cancer woo, Woo