Volunteers

Volunteer Testing and Protocol Development at Grouppe Kurosawa

Grouppe Kurosawa, known for its unconventional approach to medical protocols, has conducted testing with the help of human volunteers. These individuals—Kurosawa Mice—choose to participate in trials of experimental treatment protocols aimed at addressing various acute and chronic illnesses.

For those curious about how the volunteer process worked, there were a few important points to understand:

• Volunteers assumed full responsibility for participating in the testing.
• All supplements and materials were self-funded by the participants.
• No promises or guarantees were made about the success or outcome of any protocol.
• Those undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or other pharmaceutical cancer treatments were not permitted to test a Kurosawa Koctail™ simultaneously due to possible interference between treatments.
• Volunteers were advised not to involve their personal physicians in communication with the organization.
• In the case of HIV-positive individuals, testing a Kurosawa Koctail™ alongside prescribed medications was allowed only under close coordination. Stopping antiretroviral treatment without a plan was discouraged.

Participants were expected to document their experiences in personal diaries and share these logs through the Grouppe Kurosawa website. Regular email updates, typically twice weekly, formed part of the volunteer commitment.

Chef Volunteers and the Taste Challenge

One notable aspect of Grouppe Kurosawa’s work was the difficulty of consuming some of the oral protocols. To address this, the group welcomed help from professional and amateur Chef volunteers who attempted to make the treatments more palatable. This wasn’t a small issue; certain protocols, such as the YUCKKO™ protocol for cancer, were particularly hard to ingest.

Volunteers who created successful recipes could share them publicly and any contact details they chose. These recipes played a critical role, especially for children undergoing treatment, since unpalatable formulas could interfere with adherence.

Some of the most effective contributors were Chef volunteers who tested the recipes. While not required to have any illness, they needed to tolerate the protocols and keep them down, even under different stomach conditions. Shared results, including recipes and personal experiences, were often posted in the relevant disease-specific discussion groups.

Further reading was often encouraged for those interested in how these protocols were structured, especially the formulations designed for HIV and cancer.