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  1. Celiac.com 08/16/2019 - A recent study looked at nine possible factors in children that might contribute to the development of celiac disease later in life. The study found a connection between skim milk consumption, and vitamin D drop use for more than 3 months, and later development of celiac disease. It also found evidence to support earlier data that early life exposure to antibiotics and early life infection, especially ear infection, are also associated with the development of celiac disease in children. Read more in Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology This study and several others point to the importance of the following risk factors in the development of celiac disease. Other studies have found factors that may contribute to celiac disease. The Ten Risk Factors Most Associated with Celiac Disease Include: Genetic Factors Genetic factors play a role in celiac disease. Having a family member with celiac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis increases the chances of developing celiac disease. The risk of developing celiac disease is also increased by certain variants of the HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genes. These genes provide instructions for making proteins that play a critical role in the immune system. A recent study shows high celiac disease rates among first-degree family relatives. Associated Diseases Having associated autoimmune or other diseases increases the likelihood of developing celiac disease. Associated diseases include: Autoimmune thyroid disease Dermatitis herpetiformis Lupus erythematosus Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic or collagenous colitis) Rheumatoid arthritis Type 1 diabetes Down syndrome or Turner syndrome Addison's disease Being Female Being female is a risk factor for celiac disease? It's true. Women get celiac disease at rates up to twice as high as men. The exact reasons for this are unknown, but many researchers are focused on the role of female immune response, and how it differs from that of men. Antibiotics Courses of antibiotics before 2 years old are associated with higher celiac disease rates. Ear Infection Incidence of ear infection before 2 years old are associated with higher celiac disease rates. The ORs for the raw categorical variables on ear infection increase with the number of such infections. In addition, the scaled ear infection exposure variable is associated with a subsequent diagnosis of celiac disease. Other studies have also shown a connection between ear infections and later celiac disease. Viral Infection Several studies have shown that exposure to certain viruses is associated with higher rates of celiac disease later on. Implicated viruses include enterovirus and reovirus. Vitamin D Drop Exposure in Infancy Some recent evidence points to the role of oral vitamin D exposure in later celiac development. While the OR on only one of the vitamin D drop categorical variables is statistically significant (Table 2), these variables do suggest a pattern. Specifically, the data suggests that infants who receive oral vitamin D drops for longer than 3 months are at increased risk of subsequently developing celiac disease. Skim Milk Recent data suggests that consumption of skim milk as the primary form of liquid cow’s milk between 2-3 years old is associated with a subsequent diagnosis of celiac disease. In general, kids who drank skim or low-fat milk had more celiac disease, and more diarrhea. Age at First Gluten Consumption A 2015 study by Carin Andren Aronsson, from the department of clinical sciences at Lund University in Sweden, and colleagues, shows that children who eat more foods with gluten before they're 2 years old have a greater risk of developing celiac disease if they carry a genetic risk factor for the condition. It's important to note, however, that while the study found an association between eating more gluten early in life and celiac disease, it wasn't designed to prove a cause-and-effect relationship. Amount of Gluten Consumed The results of a recent study showed that every daily gram increase in gluten intake in 1-year olds increases the risk of developing celiac disease autoimmunity by 5%.
  2. Celiac.com 07/31/2021 - Although my theory on the ultimate, underlying cause if idiopathic epilepsy (viruses) is only a theory (backed by mounds of data), the response of epileptic dogs (and people) to the elimination diet I propose is far from theoretical. It has halted seizures in even the most refractory of cases time and time again. It has stopped seizures overnight in dogs that were about to be euthanatized by board-certified veterinarians for “non-responsive” epilepsy. It has eliminated seizures in people with a lifetime of seizures, ranging from children to adults in their 40’s and 50’s, including those with head trauma-induced epilepsy.   The response of theses individuals, in addition to the fact that there are more than 24 known viral causes of seizures, has led to my “theory” of chronic latent viruses being the ultimate reasons why one individual has epilepsy and the one next to them does not. This is no more far-fetched than what we know about cancer...viral information embedded in our very genome that is “unleashed” once the circumstances are correct. (Once we have done enough wrong to ourselves and our pets, actually.) I guess we could use the term “epileptogens” rather than carcinogens when discussing the things that cause epilepsy to begin between 6 months and 6 years of age, 2-14 years, and then again, after age 65 in people). Why the delay? Doesn’t that pattern in people smack of the same things that cause leukemia?   My ultimate “cause” of epilepsy theory is driven by viral agents but the dietary management of these patients is a 6.5 year fact, supported by similar, published, and well-publicized work in human medical research into the ketogenic and now the “modified Atkins” diets. They are coming close to the real answer, which is my diet, but they are woefully deficient in what they are eliminating. The step from ketosis (for which NO healthy individual should ever volunteer) to a non-ketotic diet found in the “modified Atkin’s” is a step in the right direction. Are you familiar with these dietary developments in human medicine, studied extensively at John’s Hopkins and The Mayo Clinic? I’m sure you must be.   What is it that they are eliminating that is making a difference in 30-50% of individuals to which they apply it? Why not 60, 70 or 90%. Why not 100% like we are experiencing. Yes 100% of patients with idiopathic epilepsy that I have been involved with have had a notable response, the majority of which stopped seizing completely. 100%. That is a stiff claim, isn’t it? It’s true, though. And it is the wellspring of the passion I have for this topic and why I spend my time writing on forums instead of playing golf.   Why not speak at ACVIM meetings? Why not write in peer-reviewed journals? First, I am a solitary practitioner. Other than my internship at Angell Memorial, I have no clout. And believe me when I say that I tried to reach people in high places. Academia is an ivory tower that is difficult to approach, especially in human medicine. Thank God (literally) there are alternatives to simply trying to change the mind of the two professions before any help can be rendered to the masses. Thank God (again, literally) that the afflicted can now be their own best advocates and find answers on their own. Thank God for the Internet.   The time has come for medicine to change. Our blind approach of masking symptoms with drugs has come to an end. Seizures serve a purpose just like every other symptom that occurs in our body and until we see that, we will never be better at curing disease that we are now, and our success is dismal at this point. Our limited understanding of nutrition is appalling. How any educated person can say that diet has nothing to do with epilepsy (or any other medical condition for that matter) is beyond me but that has been the response of almost every board certified vet or practitioner that has been presented with this idea by an interested client...just before their seizures were stopped by changes to the diet.   The “startling” fact is that nutrition has everything to do with our body running on the nutrients it acquires from food. We don’t get proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals from air, do we? Cellular metabolism and enzyme systems don’t run on oxygen alone, do they? So how could a board-certified doctor, human or veterinary, say that “nutrition has nothing to do with seizures”??? Do you sense my frustration? I have spent the past 7 years trying to get this word out to colleagues and doctors alike. My head is bloody from hitting it so hard against that wall.   But the progress I have made in the private sector has been astounding. Now my time has come to share it with the professionals. If I waited to hear from my or the human medical profession, I would have died waiting. Google “DogtorJ” and you’ll see where I’ve been (other than car forums). I spoke at two AHVMA conferences. I recently spoke at an international conference of MDs. And I will be speaking at the upcoming NAVC conference in Orlando in January. Dr. Jean Dodds and I are in total agreement on this approach and correspond very regularly. I have doctors at both Johns Hopkins and Mayo interested in this work, and the director of integrative medicine at Mayo is trying to get an NIH grant to study it.   Maybe this approach has been backwards when viewed from inside the ivory tower, but this is becoming the mode these days. Most of us are aware of the public’s rising level of dissatisfaction with medical care. If medicine was a government a revolution would be in the offing. The doctor jokes are exceeding the lawyer jokes now. My clients regularly volunteer to me how much they “hate” the medical profession. I didn’t think I would see that day.   Why are they so vehement about their disdain for “us”? Simply put, they are waking up. They see the absurdity of taking fever-reducers for a fever ‘caused by a virus or bacteria because they intuitively know that the fever serves a vital purpose in our healing. Similarly, they don’t see the logic in treating cancer with more carcinogens. They don’t understand why you would treat a condition like MS or lupus that results in individuals with weakened immune systems with immunosuppressive drugs. The scary thing is that these treatments eem to make sense to those who prescribe those “remedies”, just as they did to me for 21 years. Now that’s a scary and humbling thought.  It’s time for us all to wake up. And, it’s time for us to put aside our pompous attitudes, imagining that we know so much when we really understand so little. Hey, “idiopathic” is our favorite word. How can we be so smug when we know that this is true? Even worse, how can we let a word like that shut off our brains when there is a finite number of causes for any disease we care to discuss. We hold up that word like a banner while casting aside ideas that actually work.   I do understand how the system works. Again, thank God there are alternatives to that system. Otherwise, conventional (internal) medicine would lead us all into our graves. Granted, they often squeeze another 15 years out of a human life using drugs, controlling heart disease and the like. But they have done nothing to halt the incidence of heart disease, immune-mediated diseases, and cancer. It has simply been a race to determine this year’s number one killer. It is time to actually prevent and even CURE these conditions. Our disbelief that this can be done only illustrates how far we have strayed from the proper path of the healing arts.

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  4. Celiac.com 03/27/2021 - Yes, I am “just” a veterinarian but I now speak at both veterinary and human conferences on the topic of epilepsy. The response to the elimination diet that I talk so much about has been phenomenal and part of the reason it does work is that the immune system becomes healthy enough to deal with the viral “culprits” in epilepsy. Many epilepsy sufferers have not been told that viruses are known causes of seizures. The fact is that there are over 25 viruses known to causes seizures in people, many of which are ubiquitous (e.g. the Herpes and paramyxovirus families, including Epstein Barr, Herpes simplex, measles, mumps, Coxsackie viruses, and many more). I would encourage all of you to do some creative Internet searches for “virus, epilepsy”, etc., and see this for yourselves. This should all make total sense to people. There is a myriad of viruses that love the central nervous system. Many of them have a real affinity for the glial cells (astrocytes and oligodendricytes) that support the neuron and regulate levels of neurotransmitters (e.g glutamate) at the synapse. This is one of the main reasons why “the G.A.R.D.”...the glutamate/aspartate restricted diet...works so well to help control seizures. It dramatically reduces the work load of these dysfunctional cells and puts a great Band-aid on the epilepsy situation. However, the long-term solution comes from the same diet that helps to reverse the immune failure and tissue ill health that set the stage for the viral uprising to begin with. It is interesting and easily explained why people have unusual seizure histories. Many of our viral infections do not come and go but rather come and stay. As I am fond of saying, “If I could do a Star Trek type of scan on your body and give you a print out of the viruses you have in there, once you got over the shock of that news, you might just be motivated to take better care of yourself, eh?” Some infections are “diphasic”, with the initial infection causing some signs while other symptoms arise later, once the individual fails to control the infection or continues to bombard these viruses with things that “make them mad”, as explained below. Latent viruses are involved in many of the disease “syndromes” with which we are afflicted, including epilepsy and cancer. I like to use cancer as the parallel to illustrate the difference between “causes” and “triggers”. For example, carcinogens do not cause cancer. Viruses cause cancer. Carcinogens incite the virus to cause the cancer. I am convinced that most of you reading this will hear, in your lifetime, that all cancer is viral. Researchers have been saying this for years and years. It’s what viruses do. However, that alone is not enough for us to develop cancer. We also have to experience some degree of immune failure in order to get the “big C”. Thus, it is a triad of factors...viruses, carcinogens, and immune failure...that come together to yield the resulting cancer. That is what we call a “syndrome”. Epilepsy is also a syndrome and the parallel is probably already quite clear. We are loaded with viruses that have the potential to cause seizures. Epstein Barr is one such Herpes virus. 50% of our kids in the US have Epstein-Barr by age 5 and 95 % of Americans over age 40 have this guy in their body. Why don’t we all have seizures if the Epstein-Barr virus can cause them? Because we don’t have the right cofactors in place. There are many cofactors in epilepsy, including diet, air quality, hormonal influences, lifestyles, and many other things that affect our immune systems and the health of our central nervous system, liver, kidneys, and endocrine systems, all of which can play vital roles. Of all of these factors, diet is clearly the most important. This is easy to see once we understand what is required for our brains, bodies and immune systems to stay healthy and operate optimally. The “big 4” (gluten, dairy, soy and corn) are the who’s who of what is wrong with foods, as they damage our gut’s ability to absorb nutrients (e.g. celiac disease), shower our body with damaging proteins (lectins), load us up with staggering levels of “excitotoxins” (glutamate and aspartate) and pound us with estrogens. As a result, tissue health suffers, immunity fails, enzyme systems go down, and the Pandora’s Box of viruses is opened wide. The bottom line is that viruses don’t like certain things hurled at them (e.g. lectins, chemicals, pollution) and when they react to these noxious stimuli, we had better hope that we have a competent immune system to put down their rebellion. If not, we suffer a full blown syndrome, whether it is epilepsy, cancer, or the myriad of things we love to call “autoimmune disorders”. These things are not as “idiopathic” as we have all been led to believe. I think you will see how your medical histories all line up with this once you fully grasp the role (and ultimate purpose) of viruses in nature and our bodies. They are not the malicious critters that we have labeled them to be. They are just doing their job. It is what we are throwing at them that is the real issue. We are literally forcing them to become pathogens. As Pogo so wisely stated, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
  5. Celiac.com 12/18/2020 - This understanding of viruses is actually the culmination of my study—and the reason why my book has not been written—yet. I have been waiting for the “punch line” and this is it—how we actually reap what we sow in our physical lives. All it takes is a brief review of virology and what these little guys do in nature—which is vital to the creation and its moment-by-moment operation—and then we can see the truth about why it has all gone wrong. Am I over-dramatizing? I don’t think so. Simply put, viruses were made to adapt. They also are integral in the variation we see in nature. The other essential piece of information you need is how they incorporate their genetic information into ours. Once again, it is a scientific FACT that we have more viral information in our double stranded DNA than we do genes. Wow—does that answer a lot! So, do the genes that code for your eye color or the fact that you have two rams, two legs, one liver, and one nose suddenly mutate and give you a “genetic” disease? No, it is the viruses embedded in that DNA that do this. They have been there for generations and new ones are added with each generation. The acquisition of viruses was meant for good—to help us to adapt to our ever-changing environment. So, we should really thank someone who gives you a virus, shouldn’t we? If we were optimally healthy, we would acquire the guy and get on with our healthy lives. BUT, because of what we have done to ourselves, the environment, and the animals that harbor many of these viruses, some of the viruses have become “virulent”. Yes, they have been FORCED into adapting into something stronger because of what we have done. Once again, we reap what we sow. Then, as we become more and more unhealthy while continuing to challenge our viral inhabitants with lectins, chemicals, pollution and “carcinogens”, we reach critical mass. Our immune system IS the governor of this situation and is constantly trying to control this situation. We have all heard it said that we are fighting cancer at every moment of every day. Yep. So, what happens when we “assassinate our governor” by doing what we do? Yes, the poor nutrition, malabsorption syndromes caused by the “big 4” food intolerances, the lack of sleep, the chemicals, and more are ALL bullets that were firing away at our governor. Once again, we reap what we sow. With an ineffective, bullet-riddled governor and the continuation of the virus-challenging process, we lose our grip while the viruses are forced to adapt into something more powerful just to survive (which again is what they were charged with from the beginning—to adapt at all costs—even to our detriment if it came to that). Think of them as little robots. Well hey—look at them. Most of them LOOK like little robots. Have you seen them? They have a head that looks like the geodesic dome of the Epcot center. They have legs like a lunar lander and are very mechanical looking. So, the analogy is most accurate. Are they living or not? A great debate rages on about this. I think they have to be, just not by the standards that we normally use for “living”. Think of them as androids. Yeah, that’s it. And yes, once backed into a corner, they play their ultimate card—to induce a tumor that protects them and the cells in which they reside—a fortress that walls itself off from these continued challenges. I used to think they were trying to escape the immune system—now I know better. And, does a single tumor in a lung lobe or lymph node kill anyone? Hmmm—how about the drugs and radiation designed to kill that tumor? Hmmm—again. Oh oh. And what’s more, what does a virus get forced into doing if its new cocoon is threatened? MOVE, right? Yes, that is called metastasis. So simple, so clear—right? Question: Would cancer resolve IF we did enough right by stopping what we are doing that is driving these viruses crazy? We know we can prevent cancer by doing these things, right (Unfortunately, it is more appropriately put that we can accelerate cancer by doing enough bad things)? But could we take a person who has cancer (or any chronic viral disease), move them to a pristine location, feed them perfectly, give them unpolluted water, and alter their lifestyle so that they sleep well and get plenty of exercise and have that cancer or condition resolve? I believe the answer is a resounding YES, YES, YES. There is plenty of evidence of this. We hear stories of people curing themselves of cancer, MS, and other serious conditions and dismiss them because we simply don’t believe that we can recover from such things. What an attitude, eh? Where did that come from anyway? When did we lose faith in this miraculous body? And when did we start the process of literally handcuffing its attempts to heal itself by taking all of this symptomatic medication (e.g., NSAIDS to reduce fevers caused by viruses)? I know when and it fits like a glove into man’s history. I no longer put any limitations on what this body can do, only one what WE can do for our body. Does that pristine environment exist? Can we eat perfectly with what we have done to our food supply? The good news is that we don’t necessarily have to be perfect. The absolute worst of the worst do, unfortunately. But everything I have learned about medicine in the past six years screams at me that we are made to recover. We just start too late and rarely do enough—right? But once we see that disease is a “spectrum disorder”, with its victims ranging from the “best of the best” to the “worst of the worst”, we can easily see why some people get better with “holistic” treatment and others do not. Have those that don’t done enough right? So, what IS the cure for cancer? Does the answer lie in the laboratory? Is it hidden in the jungles of South America? OR does it lie within us all? I think we all really know the answer to this one now, don’t we? And once again—how cool is that?

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  7. Celiac.com 09/25/2020 - New research into the origin of our medical woes has revealed something startling: As it turns out, we are our own worst enemy. Yes, the Pogo quote of yesteryear found in the title of this article is quite accurate when applied to our medical lives. We love to discuss those things that we call “causes” of diseases even though we often have little knowledge of how these things really cause illness. Even medical professionals can have difficulty grasping the true cause-and-effect. But that becomes understandable once some insight is gained into the true nature of medical training. One would think that we are exposed to the gamut of current medical knowledge in medical school. But in fact, we gain limited knowledge as to the true workings of pathogens, parasites, and chemical insults. Sure, we are often taught which virus or bacteria causes a certain disease state and are then shown the established/accepted mode of therapy. But most of us never gain an appreciation for the circumstances that led to that illness or why one individual has the condition while the next person remains healthy. We are also not told why many of these “pathogens” are ubiquitous in the environment and yet only cause clinical syndromes in a relatively small percentage of individuals. We refer to “immunity” but don’t delve into the fine points of why one pet or person lives to a ripe old age while the next one develops cancer or some other catastrophic illness at a much earlier age. We usually point to the old standby of “genetics” for the explanation. As many of you know, I love to discuss “genetics”. Now, I do not claim to be an authority on the subject, but I do love kicking it around. I like to ponder the logic behind scientists’ referring to certain diseases as “genetic” without offering a good explanation for why these “genes” wait so long to manifest. Do genes wait? Do the genes that code for our brain, liver and kidneys to form properly wait for 6 months or 6-60 years to do what they do? I get a kick out of reading how genes “mutate”, as well. Certainly, we do get true genetic mutations at times (e.g. one arm, one kidney, two heads) but thankfully these are relatively rare when compared to the number of “genetic mutations” that have been reported to cause disease. Here’s a door-opening key: Researchers now estimate that up to 45% of the genetic information in our DNA is viral information, some active and some extinct. Have you grasped the importance of this yet in relationship to the preamble above? Think about it for a moment before proceeding. Got it? Can you now see that our DNA not only contains the information that makes you who you are phenotypically (outward, observable appearance) but also has information encoded in it that can govern the outcome of your medical life. Yes, your double-stranded DNA is a little virus hotel and the guests can get a bit rowdy. I love to tell people that if I could do a Star Trek type of scan on then and give them a print out of all of the viruses in their body, both “genetic” and acquired, then they just might take better care of themselves. But here is the good news...the really cool news...the new “medical gospel”. We have much better control over our medical lives than most think or have been told. In fact, it is phenomenal how much control we have over whether we live a long, healthy life or a brief, afflicted one. How can that be, especially if these “culprits” are in our very DNA? Ahhhh! There is the amazing thing to see. They are not culprits. Viruses are residing in our body for a purpose and a good purpose at that. Viruses are responsible for two critically important functions in nature: Variation and adaptation. Yes, it is the virus that is behind much of what is termed “evolution”. Many viruses can change in response to alterations in their environment, sort of like a chameleon or a flounder. (How do they do that, anyway???) How did we end up with soooo many variations of butterflies? As many of you know, I am a creationist and wholeheartedly believe in God. But I also see how He could have used viruses to facilitate the wide array of appearances among the different species of insects, animals and plants. There are numerous species of butterflies. However, they are all butterflies. In order to prove his theory of evolution, Darwin himself said that finding numerous inter-species would be required. Have we found them? Would he now believe in his original theory? But the focus of this medical discussion should be on the adaptability of the virus. Yes, they are quite adept at this maneuver. And that is to our benefit more than it is to our detriment. Viruses exist throughout nature and our individual bodies in order to facilitate our adaptation to this ever-changing environment. If we could snap our fingers and take all of the viruses out of nature, the entire ecosystem would collapse, including this amazing thing we call a body. They are busily working away to help us cope with daily challenges such as air pollution, malnutrition, hormonal variations, and other microorganisms. They sense the change in their surroundings and react- and appropriately, I might add. “But what about the ‘diseases’ they cause?” you might be asking. Well let’s use my favorite example called cancer—nearly everyone’s biggest fear. We have demonized the virus in those forms of cancer that have been publicized as being “caused” by the virus. (I believe that most of you will hear in your lifetime that all cancer is viral.) In reality, the virus would not have caused the cancer without being goaded into it by what we call carcinogens. And, the cancer would not have developed had the immune system not failed in its duty. So, we suddenly see that cancer, like so many other conditions, is a “syndrome”, with multiple factors coming together to produce the result. Now, let’s dissect that premise for a moment. Viruses are in situ, doing what they do, adapting to changes and insults that are thrown our way. Along comes a “carcinogen” and the virus forms a tumor. Now whose fault was that? I mean, can we blame the virus for making a cocoon for itself and the cell it was charged to protect? (Do you see how I tried to just quickly slip that past you?) But seriously, I now look at tumors as the ultimate adaptation of the virus that we know “causes” the cancer. Once the insults are bad enough, the viruses goes into survival mode, telling the cell to replicate itself in order to survive the caustic insult we call a carcinogen. Is that too far-fetched? Again, this process does not occur until one more thing of vital importance takes place, which is the failure of the immune system to do its job. Yes, as some love to point out at cocktail parties, we are all fighting cancer as we speak...hopefully. As long as we possess a competent immune system, we are successful in our battle to keep cells that are being challenged with carcinogens (that we face every single day) from turning into cancer. However, once our immunity wanes, we are subject to these ongoing processes. Thankfully, there is an intermediate stage called “immune-mediated disease” where the immune system does housecleaning to rid our bodies of these revolutionaries that are gaining an upper hand in the face of our deteriorating governor. A number of wise doctors have said that cancer is the end game of immune mediated diseases, meaning that cancer often follows long bouts with “autoimmune*” conditions (*a term I no longer use). And they are right IF we survive the immune mediated attack. But how do we treat “autoimmune diseases”? Yes, we use immune suppressing drugs. Oh,oh! The term “pretzel logic” comes to mind. This is in the same vein as using carcinogens to treat cancer. Kinda sorta doesn’t make good sense. So whose fault is it when we fail with our current mode of therapy in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer? “Darn those viruses and carcinogens.” So why is there so much variation in the age of onset and severity of cancer? I think we should all be gaining some insight into this conundrum by now. Cancer, like so many diseases, is a spectrum disorder, meaning that we have individuals ranging from the “best of the best” to the “worst of the worst”. The best live to be over 100 years old and experience a relatively disease-free life. The worst don’t survive the time in the womb. We see brain tumors and leukemia in the very young and in the aged. We also see age spikes in the cancer rates that are quite logical, accompanying concurrent stresses such as adolescence and “the wall” at age 40, while observing a meteoric rise after age 65. I used to call cancer viruses “opportunists”, applying to them the connotation of being malicious or even “evil”. But now I see that categorization was inaccurate and downright unfair. They are not waiting around to cause cancer or other diseases; they are FORCED into it by us. We are the ones supplying the carcinogens. We are the ones eating diets that are filled with potentially damaging proteins (gluten, casein , soy, and corn), chemicals, trans fats, and food additives. We are the ones who are trouncing our immune systems through poor diets, lack of exercise, improper sleep, and crazy lifestyles. We are our own worst enemy! We are quite accomplished at the blame game when it comes to shirking our own responsibilities in this process. But, in all fairness, it is not completely the patient’s fault. Look at the current medical and pharmacological approach to the symptoms we experience. “Got a fever? Not anymore. We have a pill for that. (Forget that fever is essential in the proper immune response.)” “Got heartburn, IBS, headaches, fibromyalgia, insomnia, or depression? Not anymore. We have lots of pills for those. (And you no longer have to worry about what causes them because “these medications can be taken for life”.) So, whose fault is it when those symptoms go away and the next and more severe set arise? I tell people, “If you don’t like these warning signs, you’re really not going to like the next set. And if you don’t like those, you’re really not going to like what they are warning you of.” What’s the bottom line? We need to wake up! We need to realize that our bodies are an amazing entity with the ability to withstand serious insult- repeated, ongoing insults. But, there is a limit to what it can take. Thankfully, that limit is quite gracious. But there will come a time when our bodies and those incredible little viruses in them say enough is enough. The phenomenal thing to see is that we have the vast majority of the say in when that occurs. We simply have to stop doing the harm that we are doing to these downright miraculous vessels that we have been given. It is that simple. It is not necessarily easy, but it is that simple. Are we our own worst enemy? We don’t have to be. Now that’s great news!
  8. Celiac.com 09/21/2019 (Originally published 04/05/2010) - I am a veterinarian who is doing research on the origins of disease. This came about after my miraculous recovery from multiple ailments following my diagnosis of food intolerance, particularly celiac disease. I have chronicled my recovery and findings on my website, www.dogtorj.com. I’ve come to the conclusion that most of what we call “diseases” are long-term symptoms arising from the “civil war” taking place in our bodies, between its residents—our cells and those entities designed to help and protect those residents (e.g. viruses and bacteria) and the constant barrage of immune challenges that we throw at them (e.g. food lectins, carcinogens, chemicals/preservatives, trans fats, fluoride (an “antibiotic” and carcinogen) air pollution, etc., etc. These, coupled with our horrific fast-food diets, inadequate sleep/exercise/sunlight, and self-induced misery through alcohol/drug abuse and our penchant for sugar have brought all of the plagues of Pandora’s Box on humankind. Yet we keep pointing the finger at microorganisms like viruses and bacteria, including L-forms and mollicutes, as the enemy. Granted, most don’t know or fully understand the true nature of viruses and bacteria - that they are crucial for our survival, being important instruments in our adaptation to this ever-changing environment in which we live. But shouldn’t intelligent people be asking why these guys are so ubiquitous yet a relative few people are suffering from the “diseases” caused by these “culprits? The fact is that viruses and L forms do what they do because they need to survive because they are crucial to our survival. Would you disagree that if we could snap our fingers and make all viruses and bacteria disappear from the planet that the entire ecosystem would collapse? Certainly, we know that the vast majority of these bacteria are not pathogenic? What really distinguishes a pathogen from a saprophyte—or a helper? When huge numbers of the population are infected with various “pathogenic” bacteria and yet remain asymptomatic, shouldn’t it give us pause? Why do they become such culprits of disease in the “unfortunate” few? Are they just unfortunate or have they done something—or lived somewhere, in the case of pollution—that has brought this plague on themselves? We know that the number one risk of developing legionnaire’s disease was/is cigarette smoking. Now there’s a surprise. I believe down to my core that viruses and bacteria work in concert to help us all, especially when it comes to adaptation and survival. Bacteria form L-forms and viruses mutate because they need to survive - they are critical to our survival and only become pathogens when we have forced them into doing so with the laundry list of abuses given above. Cancer is little more than a virus (and/or an intracellular bacteria) forcing that cell to duplicate out of control in a desperate attempt to protect itself, and the cell it was designed to protect, as well as escaping those noxious elements (we call them “carcinogens”) that have forced them into this final phase of adaptation. Our immune systems tried valiantly to deal with this during the preceding “autoimmune” phase, a term I no longer use because the thought of our immune system attacking itself for no reason is preposterous, especially in light of research on L-forms. And, we can’t say we weren’t warned by the broad array of symptoms we were given: the heartburn; IBS; allergies; hives; cough; migraines; seizures; fatigue/depression; etc.; etc. Certainly, there are those who have become so afflicted and immune challenged that they need some pharmaceutical aid to deal with these helper-turned-“culprit” bacteria but to become dependent upon antibiotics for any significant length of time is both potentially dangerous and unnecessary. If we stop the assault we are visiting on these misunderstood and reactionary residents, we can come off the drugs (like I did) and re-establish the status quo, and long before the two or three year mark in most cases, I believe. People simply need to know that we are the culprit, not these microorganisms at which we keep pointing our scientific fingers. Why? Because these organisms—the viruses, bacteria, L-forms and mollicutes—are here to stay! It is we who are the transient visitors. And if we want to enjoy our stay, we’re going to have to learn how to treat ourselves, and those who reside within us, a whole lot better.
  9. Celiac.com 07/27/2016 - Celiac disease is an immune-based disorder triggered by an adverse immune reaction to gluten proteins in genetically susceptible people. A new study shows that certain viral diseases may increase celiac risk, and confirms a link between intestinal viral infections and celiac disease. Reinhard Hinterleitner earned his PhD from the Medical University of Innsbruck in molecular cell biology and oncology at the group of Gottfried Baier at the Department of Medical Genetics, Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology. He is currently doing postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago as part of an Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship. Dr. Hinterleitner looked at blood samples and 150 small-intestine biopsies from celiac patients and compared them with those of a healthy control group. He found that intestinal viruses can trigger a sort of long-term false alarm in celiac patients by upsetting the small intestine and transforming regulatory T lymphocytes into pro-inflammatory T lymphocytes. "The dendritic cells are also alerted by the infection. If gluten...is consumed at the same time as a viral infection occurs, the already alerted dendritic cells also present gluten antigens to the T lymphocytes," said Dr. Hinterleitner. This can result in the transmission of incorrect information, and can trigger an inflammatory response in T lymphocytes that attacks both the virus and the gluten. They have seen as much in genetically engineered celiac mouse models, wherein a reoviral infection of the small intestine of mice triggers clinical symptoms similar to those experienced by celiac patients who consume gluten. This might also explain why infants who have already had a rotavirus infection are more likely to develop celiac disease. Because if an infant is suffering from a viral infection at the same time, the first intake of gluten, which is supposed to establish oral tolerance to gluten, might in fact have the opposite effect. If this is true, early vaccination against intestinal viruses such as rota- and reovirus in early childhood might reduce the incidence of celiac disease. They estimate that introducing gluten at the same time as intestinal virus infection results in a long-term loss of oral tolerance to gluten in the 20 percent of the population with the genetic predisposition for celiac disease, especially in patients who respond more strongly to virus infections. Source: SCILOG
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