What is the Matthew 4 Protocol, and Can it Cure Cancer? (Fact Check)

Some scamsters earn money through fraudulent lawsuits, so let me be clear about what I mean when I use the word “scam.” A scam is an enterprise using sly tactics to convince people to buy products when there is no solid proof the products can do what they’re supposed to do. When I look for a scam, the first thing I try to figure out is whether those who are hawking a product are clear and above-board or are elusive and secretive. The second thing I try to figure out is whether the purveyors are clear about what their product is supposed to accomplish. The third thing I try to figure out is whether there is any proof that the product actually accomplishes what advertising says it will accomplish.
Let’s get started by looking at this message. What exactly has been discovered? We can’t tell right away from the announcement. Usually when a big, meaningful and verifiable discovery happens there’s no pussyfooting around about it. People come right out and say “Life On Mars” or “Conclusive DNA Identification of Bigfoot Confirmed” — or not, which is how we know that the discovery hasn’t happened. The people who have propped up this web page are elusive about exactly what they mean by “defeating some of our worst diseases.” This is Indication #1 of a Scam.
Instead, there’s some vague reference to a “Bible Code.” You have not read any newspaper articles trumpeting the breaking of a “Bible Code” lately, have you? If it were an obvious breakthrough, you’d have heard about it in the newspapers. This is Indication #2 of a Scam.
All three links in the advertisement lead to the same web page: a subpage of healthrevelations.net, a website claimed to be run by one “Brian Chambers” but actually registered to “Jason Pell.” This is Indication #3 of a Scam.
If you try to load the home page of healthrevelations.net, you’ll be redirected to besthealthnutritionals.com, another website claimed to be run by one “Jenny Thompson” but again actually registered to “Jason Pell.” This is Indication #4 of a Scam.
At the bottom of the besthealthnutritionals.com web page, the owner of the website is identified as “Health Revelations” and attaches the following disclaimers:
“HEALTH DISCLAIMER! THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PERSONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR INSTRUCTION. NO ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BASED SOLELY ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE. READERS SHOULD CONSULT APPROPRIATE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON ANY MATTER RELATING TO THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.”
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“These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.”
In other words, never mind anything else they say about curing cancer or your Auntie’s lumbago. They don’t actually mean any of it. This is Indication #5 of a Scam.
The title of the web page besthealthnutritionals.com is “Dr. Mark Stengler’s Best Health Nutritionals – Official Site.” But “Dr. Mark Stengler” is not a medical doctor — he’s a “naturopath” who has not gone to medical school or been board certified in real medicine. Besides, if Dr. Mark Stengler were actually involved in this website and had actually found a cure for cancer (and heart disease, and aching joints) involving the “Matthew 4 Protocol” or the Crown of Thorns plant, don’t you’d think you’d find reference to this amazing accomplishment on his website, markstengler.com? Go ahead: search markstengler.com for any reference to the “Matthew 4 Protocol” or the “Crown of Thorns plant.” You won’t find a single one. Visit “Dr. Stengler’s” Facebook page: no mention of any amazing “Matthew 4 Protocol” or “Crown of Thorns” cure. That’s quite curious for such a breakthrough discovery, one that so many thousands of cancer patients would be happy to spread the news about, and one that any doctor would become famous for discovering. If “Dr. Mark Stengler” is really involved in the discovery and sale of this amazing “cure,” why wouldn’t he be trumpeting the fact to the hills, or at least modestly mentioning his accomplishment somewhere on his highly promotional website? That’s all absent from markstengler.com. This is Indication #6 of a Scam.