Dr. Helmut Keller first came upon the Venus Flytrap plant in 1973 while traveling through Maine to spend a vacation with his family. He had recently completed a one-year internship at the Schlossberg Cancer Hospital at the University of Munich in Germany. While there, he treated patients with many forms of conventional chemotherapy and radiation but was appalled by the horrific side effects he witnessed.
The immune system is our first line of defense against sickness and disease.