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Jamieson
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November 30, 2012 |
Volume 4, Number 7 |
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Many of you are suffering from chronic conditions for which
there seems to be no cure or an obvious cause. Many of you are in chronic
pain, are chronically fatigued and suffer from chronic inflammation. Some of
you suffer from chronic neurological conditions such as anxiety, insomnia and
autistic spectrum disorders. You have tried different meds, different
therapies and treatments, even tried different diets with little improvement. Autoimmunity: the root cause of
many chronic conditions. I wanted to offer some insights into autoimmunity, since
research shows that many of the idiopathic conditions that people have may be
rooted in unknown autoimmunity. Blood tests can reveal antibodies against your own tissues,
which is called autoimmunity. This means that your immune system is attacking
your own body. It is not just attacking a virus or a toxin or any other
foreign invader. It mistakenly tags tissues of your body as a foreign
invader. It can basically attack any organ or joint or tendon including the
skin and the brain. Depending on what tissues are affected, people could have a
multitude of ailments, chronic disorders and pain. For example, if your
immune system attacks the joints, you may have pain in a specific joint or
several joints. If it attacks your brain, you may struggle with anxiety, brain
fog, balance issues and fatigue. Autistic children seem to have antibodies
against cerebellar cells in the brain. If it
attacks your skin, you may struggle with eczema or psoriasis. If it attacks
your thyroid, you could feel fatigued, be depressed, have memory issues, and/or
feel cold all the time. As years go by and the immune system keeps attacking its
own tissue, the organ starts to malfunction and at some point will totally
fail, which is when traditional medicine typically diagnoses patients with an
autoimmune disease. There is no cure for an autoimmune disease. Traditional
treatments are steroids to reduce pain and inflammation and hormone
replacement therapy, both of which have severe side effects. However, the key is to identify TODAY whether your chronic
illness is caused by autoimmunity. This provides a window of opportunity.
Once identified, it can be addressed and even reversed. Autoimmunity: a window of
opportunity. In Western medicine, there is no diagnosis or drug for the
initial autoimmunity phase which precedes the autoimmune disease. However in
functional medicine, this time provides a window of opportunity to address
current chronic issues and prevent the patient from developing an autoimmune
disease. Here is what I would suggest to address, stall or even reverse autoimmunity: ·
Run a blood test to diagnose
the potential different types of auto-antibodies against your own tissues. We
use Cyrex Labs
autoimmunity array 5 serum panels (or specific panels 6, 7, and 8). ·
Investigate what triggered
autoimmunity in the first place. Research shows that autoimmunity is a result
of your immune system cross-reacting to its own tissues caused by the
presence of antibodies to different foods, toxins and/or infections. Patients
with a leaky gut are especially susceptible to autoimmunity. ·
Address it by eliminating the
cross-reactive foods and treating the underlying causes. ·
Dampen inflammatory reactions
by modulating your immune system with natural compounds. Research shows that compounds
such as turmeric and resveratrol dampen the NF-KB
cycle of your immune system. Unfortunately, you would have to eat too much of
those to notice a difference. That’s why we offer supplements that include
those compounds in very high bio-available dosages. Like Us on Facebook! We have added new articles, videos and tips to our Facebook page. I hope you check them out at http://www.facebook.com/jamiesonhealthcenter.
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other patients and friends. Again, there is a window of opportunity to address your
chronic issues before they turn into an autoimmune disease. If you suffer
from chronic pain or any other chronic illness, give me a call so we can
discuss it. Don’t let it get any worse. Your window is closing… Yours in good health, Dr. Samuel R.
Jamieson P.S. Read more of
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Is autoimmunity causing your chronic pain, fatigue and
inflammation? Often people
suffer for years from chronic aches in their tendons and muscles, they are
fatigued, have brain fog and their bodies are chronically inflamed. I would
like to offer a possible cause: autoimmunity. As the research referenced
below shows, individuals with gluten sensitivity and compromised mucosal
integrity of the gut and the lungs are at greater risk than the general
population for developing one or more autoimmune conditions. Research
supports that gluten sensitivity can increase the prevalence and incidence of many autoimmune
conditions, such as ·
Rheumatoid Arthritis ·
Juvenile Rheumatoid
Arthritis (JRA) ·
Hashimoto Thyroditis ·
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) ·
Diabetes Type1 (DM
1) ·
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy ·
Ulcerative colitis ·
Scleroderma ·
Sarcoidosis ·
Sjogren’s syndrome ·
Multiple Sclerosis ·
Guillain Barré syndrome ·
Myasthenia gravis ·
Multi motor neuropathy ·
Other neurological
autoimmune conditions causing autism, seizures, anxiety, insomnia ·
And
more. Furthermore, in
genetically susceptible individuals, certain dietary proteins and peptides (e.g.
gliadin in gluten, or casein from milk) can trigger
the autoimmune process in the GI tract itself or in other tissues in the
body, such as the bone, joints, heart, thyroid, brain, etc. What is autoimmunity and how do I get it? Autoantibodies Autoantibodies
are present when the human body reacts against its own tissue antigen. Their
presence can be a clue to autoimmunity. The measurement of autoantibodies is the first, and usually the best, step
to recognize and prognose many autoimmune
conditions. Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity is
defined as an innate (non-specific) or adaptive (specific) immune response
directed against a self-antigen. An autoimmunity that results in tissue and
organ damage leading to a certain pathologic condition, and subsequent system
malfunction is usually referred to as an autoimmune disease. Innate
autoimmunity is sometimes referred to as an auto-inflammatory condition. Cross-reactivity by the immune
system causes autoimmunity. As the below research shows, many people are sensitive to
gluten. Their bodies develop antibodies to gluten and attack gluten, which
causes inflammation in their cells every time they are exposed to it. Some
patients also develop cross-reactivity to other foods. Those other foods are
likely proteins that are very similar in structure or share a common
component with gluten. These are usually other grains such as rice, corn,
rye, oats, barley etc. but also milk, chocolate and coffee. Unfortunately, your own tissues can also share similar
components with gluten and patients may start developing cross-reactivity to
their own tissues such as tissues in the gut, thyroid, bone,
joints, heart, brain, etc. Over time, they develop autoimmune conditions such
as the ones mentioned before. How to prevent and treat autoimmunity? The majority of
patients are not diagnosed until the level of organ damage from the
autoimmune mechanism has advanced enough to cause severe clinical complaints
and sub-optimal health. In the mean time, they suffer from pain, fatigue and
chronic inflammation and nothing seems to help. But there is a lot you can do
to test for, address and even reverse autoimmunity: 1. Autoantibody serum tests (Cyrex Labs Array 5 – 8) can provide early detection,
identifying the initial stages of development in autoimmune conditions before
extensive tissue damage. This allows a ‘Window of Opportunity’ to address,
arrest, and even in some cases reverse the autoimmune condition. 2. An anti-inflammatory diet is key. Foods that cause autoimmunity need to be eliminated
from the diet. With nutrition response testing, I can help you identify the
foods which cause inflammatory reactions. This usually includes all gluten
containing foods, dairy and all foods containing casein, all grains,
nightshades, nuts, coffee and all sugary foods and drinks. And please, no
processed foods or foods which contain transfats,
artificial coloring, MSG, artificial sweeteners. As an alternative, Array 3 and 4 serum tests from Cyrex Labs identify whether your body has antibodies
against the most common inflammatory foods. 3. Restore the gut with a gut repair program.
Our program includes unique formulations containing flavonoids,
saponins, caroteoids, phytochemicals and antioxidants aimed at supporting the
intestinal tract and restoring the intestinal lining. We also tailor the
right prebiotics and probiotics
to your needs. 4. Modulate and dampen the overactive immune
system. There exist
several natural compounds that can help modulate the immune system. Depending
on which part of the immune system is out of balance, patients feel better
with supplements containing one or more of the following compounds: ·
Turmeric
extract ·
Resveratrol ·
Cordyceps ·
Gotu Kola ·
Milk
Thistle ·
N-Acetyl
L-cysteine ·
Alpha Lipoic Acid ·
L-Glutamine ·
Vitamin
D This list is
not all inclusive. And there is not a one size, fits all solution. Every
patient is different. So please, don't self medicate. Start with an
evaluation and get the supplements that are right for you and your autoimmune
condition. However, you can start with a healthy anti-inflammatory diet
today! |
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Like Us on Facebook. Check
out some Posts below. Here is sampling of what people liked the most of what's
currently available on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/jamiesonhealthcenter. Gut-Brain
Connection? Leaky Gut? No longer “Crazy Talk” says
AAP! The November
2012 issue of their journal, Pediatrics, has a 200-page supplement entitled
Improving Health Care for Children and Youth With Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. For twenty years or more,
biomedical practitioners have been treating GI problems in autism without
much support from thorough mainstream research, and we’ve endured much
criticism for doing so. Even worse, parents of children with autism have been
begging pediatricians for help, will little acknowledgement that there is any
possibility of a gut-brain connection in autism. What
is Leaky Gut? What causes Leaky Gut? How do you heal from a Leaky
Gut? Biofeedback
now a “Level 1 — Best Support” Intervention for Attention & Hyperactivity
Behaviors. This is great progress! But how do we communicate this to every school,
teacher and pediatrician? How do we stop the ease at which everyone turns to
drugs to change their children's behaviors? Medicating Kids. In
"Medicating Kids," FRONTLINE examines the dramatic increase in the
prescription of behavior-modifying drugs for children. Are these medications
really necessary--and safe--for young children, or merely a harried nation's
quick fix for annoying, yet age-appropriate, behavior? Unfortunately, this
program doesn't cover alternative treatments such as integrative medicine,
bio-medical and neurofeedback. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/watch/ The
business of selling ADHD drugs. Filmmakers
turn cameras on America's ailing healthcare system Free
Movie: Doctered. The film Doctored reveals the hidden truth behind the
chiropractic profession’s struggle against ignorance, and the systematic and
deliberate campaign by the American Medical Association (AMA) to destroy
complementary medicine. Doctered, a must see new documentary about our
health care system, now available for FREE at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/10/conspiracy-against-chiropractic.aspx?e_cid=20121110_DNL_art_1 |
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Seminars we’ve taken. Since I want to make a difference in
your lives and that of your children, I’m constantly trying to keep up with
the latest developments in healing practices, clinical research and new
discoveries in the area of integrative holistic medicine. To that end, I have
attended the following seminars and conferences over the last several months: ·
Autoimmune triggers of
gluten sensitivity ·
International College
of Applied Kinesiology – annual conference ·
The Neuorendocrine-Immunology of Hepatic
Detoxification ·
Functional
Neurology – ongoing at the Carrick Institute of Neurology ·
Understanding
the complexity of gluten sensitivity ·
Breaking the
complex web of leaky gut ·
Neurochemistry
of childhood brain developmental disorders ·
The neuroendocrine immunology of andropause ·
The neuroendocrine immunology of perimenopause ·
The aging brain ·
The brain-gut
axis ·
Nutrition
Response Testing ·
NeuroIntegration therapy–
Level 1 and Level 2 training ·
Alpha/Theta
training with neurofeedback ·
Deep States
training with neurofeedback – level 2 ·
Level 2 advanced
neurofeedback training ·
Alpha-Theta
advanced training Some
patients have asked about previous newsletters and they can be found on our
website at http://www.jamiesonhealthcenter.com/archive.htm |
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