DR Tom o Bryan A Searchable Q A On Toxicity Your Brain

A Searchable Q&A on Energy, Toxicity, Your Brain & Health,
by Dr. Tom O’Bryan
There's no doubt that there’s too much toxicity that we're exposed to in today’s world.
Too many things that our bodies are trying to protect us from - and it takes more than
one thing usually. Despite popular belief, approaches like doing gluten-free diets are not
the treatment. There's a prerequisite to the treatment. It's the prerequisite, so that we
stop tearing up the gut causing the intestinal permeability.
This Q&A covers some of my most powerful commentaries and questions I have
answered during a year of Facebook Live interviews on toxicity and autoimmune
disease with my Director of Clinical Services, Michelle Ross. It is organized and
searchable by topic, but I encourage you to read it top to bottom, and if you would like
access to the entire Q&A series with over 100 pages of annotated, searchable
transcripts, click here.
To your health! Dr. Tom O’Bryan
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CONTENTS BY TOPIC
A
Adrenals and The Right Testing
Bisphenol A and Other Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Screens/Test
E3 Advanced Plus for Food Toxicity and Sensitivity
Good Gluten vs. Toxic Gluten?
Can a Ketogenic Diet be TOXIC?
Leaky Gut and Leaky Brain
Malabsorption Problems and Chemical Toxicity
Metal Toxicity - Aluminum Foil
Testing for Heavy Metals
Final Thoughts from Dr. Tom
Information on Dr. Tom’s Bestselling Book: The Autoimmune Fix: How to Stop the
Hidden Autoimmune Damage That Keeps You Sick, Fat, and Tired Before It Turns Into
Disease

The Q&A Excerpts, based on topic, begins here.
Leaky Gut and Leaky Brain
Michelle Ross: Okay, so let's talk about Neural Zoomer, which is a way to test to see if you're
predisposed to having so many neurological issues.
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Yes. This is a wonderful test that I've had a little input on and more input
is coming on this test. Just like in the gut, we've got leaky gut, well, there's leaky brain. It's the
same thing. it's a very similar mechanism. For any brain deterioration condition whether it's
Alzheimer's or Parkinson's or attention deficit or autism or schizophrenia, whatever the condition
is, you have to have a breach of the blood brain barrier.
There has to be a leaky brain that comes first so that these big molecules get into the brain
causing the inflammation that manifests wherever the weak link in the chain is inside your brain.
If that's where your weak link is in the brain, it may manifest as seizures or as attention deficit or
memory loss or Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. The mechanism begins with a leaky brain.
The Neural Zoomer test looks not only to see if you have a leaky brain, but what type of
inflammation you have in the brain. What antibodies are elevated in your brain? It gives us a
tremendous amount of information, so we know what we're dealing with here. It's the marker.
Then you start your protocols, whatever the protocols need to be for that condition. Then you go
back, and you check six months later, "Have I been successful with this one?"
Michelle Ross: There are certain markers on Wheat Zoomer and Cyrex Array 2 and 3 that can
identify if this is a really important next step for you to do Wheat Zoomer. If you have a family
history, if you're having neurological symptoms, then it's right in there with the first step of add it
on to the Wheat Zoomer, add it on to the Cyrex Array 2 and 3 after total immunoglobulins.
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Yes.
Michelle Ross: An add-on test. There will be markers that we can identify on the other tests
to see if that's an important next step. Let's talk about Cyrex Array 5.
The Right Testing for Adrenals, Brain and Heart
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Array 5 from Cyrex Labs is a test that looks at 24 different tissue antibodies.
Three to your heart, six to your brain, your thyroid, your adrenals, your liver, your bones, your
muscles. It's a single blood draw. A single tube of blood will look for 24 different tissues to see if
you have an autoimmune mechanism going on there. There are a few tests that are now like
that.

Cyrex Array 5 was the first one on the market, and it's still the one that has the most
comprehensive overview. There are new tests coming sometime in the near future that will be
even more comprehensive. I did Cyrex Array 5. When I said that I found three antibodies to my
brain that were elevated, it was that test. We've done hundreds and hundreds of these tests
over the years in the last seven years.
Extremely valuable. I'll give you one example. A 44-year-old guy comes in. His father died at 44
of a heart attack. His two older brothers died in their early 40s of heart attacks. He was 28 when
his last brother died. Went to a cardiologist who put him on a statin right away. A preventive
measure. He didn't have elevated cholesterol, but this was a preventive measure.
Now he had been on a statin from the age of 28 to 44. That's 16 years on a statin. Comes in,
he's the picture of health. 16% body fat, meaning he exercises regularly, doesn't have any
excess weight on him. Meticulous eater, only eats healthy food, never any junk, never.
Exercises, very good. All of his tests his doctors say, "You're the picture of health. Everything's
great. Don't worry. You're fine."
He heard about our test Cyrex Array 5. Had the test done, all three antibodies to his heart were
sky high. His immune system was killing off his heart. He said, "Why is that?" I said, "I don't
know. Let's find out." Turns out he had elevated antibodies to wheat and to dairy. Took wheat
and dairy out of his diet, didn't give him any vitamins or minerals because he was taking a
bunch of vitamins already, and it was all fine.
Six months later we went back and checked again, the antibodies to the heart, normal. Right
down to normal. That's the value of these tests. He said, "You saved my life." I said, "Well, the
doctors that put these tests together. They're the ones that did it, but great that you found out,
man. You have a genetic vulnerability. Please tell the rest of your family it's in the genes. Males
have a risk of if they carry that gene, they have a risk of developing cardiac conditions early in
life."
For him, that was the weak link in his chain. That's Array 5. It's the same for the thyroid panels
that are there and the gut panel, the brain panels, the bone panels. There are 24 different
antibodies that it'll look for. It's a remarkable test. Thousands and thousands of people because
we've trained lots of doctors already that use the test.
But in our practice, hundreds and hundreds of people have found great benefit from ... It's kind
of a surprise. "What? I've got this? What do I do?" Here's what you do. They do it, and six
months later, "Oh, I feel like a million bucks" and the antibodies are back to normal.
Michelle Ross: Right. The research says we can arrest the development of disease, and so it's
great to catch it before you have symptoms, before you actually have a diagnosis. We see all
the time that people like that story with the patient that had the cardiovascular history in his
family that turn it around, which is really exciting and amazing to be a part of.

Can a Ketogenic Diet be Toxic?

Dr. Tom O'Bryan: Who would not benefit from the ketogenic diet? O ne of the concerns about a
ketogenic diet is that it can increase your lipopolysaccharide levels. That's the exhaust of gram
negative bacteria; that's really nasty stuff. We all get a little, but you can increase it on a
ketogenic diet. Anyone on a ketogenic diet needs to check their LPS levels now, and check it
every month while you're on a ketogenic diet.
If your LPS levels go up, you're going to have a problem. Sepsis kills over 200,000 people in the
US every year, and usually it's a disease of old people- but not always. Sepsis is just high levels
of LPS in the bloodstream that have deposited in your spleen, in your thyroid, in your brain, in
your liver, and in your kidneys. You have this toxic bacterial exhaust that got in through
intestinal permeability or because of high fat diets. High fats can carry LPS into the
bloodstream. That's why you have to be careful when you're on a ketogenic diet.
You have to check your LPS levels now. Right now. Then you check them every month while
you're on the diet to make sure your LPS levels are not going up.
That would be the Wheat Zoomer Test, and it's the intestinal permeability panel. It will test for
systemic LPS- antibodies to LPS in the bloodstream. So that's a good way to monitor that, but
yes, the ketogenic diet can be great for lowering blood sugar. But it's not just a one size fits all.
So that's important to know.
Malabsorption Problems and Chemical Toxicity

Michelle Ross: My son is 20, he was diagnosed with celiac several years ago, is 5'9", 145
lbs of solid muscle, but no matter what he tries he cannot gain weight. He feels like he's stuck
eating meat, fruits and vegetables for the rest of his life. It's very discouraging. Any
suggestions? Could he have enough small intestine damage that he just doesn't absorb much?
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: It may be an absorption problem that can be identified pretty quickly by
doing a test like SpectraCell. You see what the nutrient levels are in the bloodstream of all your
nutrients. If he's eating well, but you see bad tests ... Do we offer SpectraCell?
Michelle Ross: We offer a test that looks at micronutrients, to test white blood cell, red
blood cell and serum. It's a micronutrient panel on our website.
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: Oh, that's much more comprehensive.
Michelle Ross: Yes.
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: Oh, that's great. I'm supposed to know that, I don't even know that.
Michelle Ross: Now you know.
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: That's why Michelle's the Director of Clinical Services.

So a simple test can tell you if it's a malabsorption problem. It most often is not a malabsorption
problem. It most often is a metabolic problem that they're burning way, way too many calories,
and they just can't gain weight. And there are a number of reasons why that might be. Toxic
chemicals is one of the causes for that. Emotional things that happened early in life can be a
cause for that and people just can't be nourished. There are so many potential trailers to that
one, but the first step would be by ... what's it called panel?
Michelle Ross: It's a micronutrient panel on our website.
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: It's a micronutrient panel. Yeah, it's on our website theDr.com, the
micronutrient panel. That's the place to start to see if there is a malabsorption problem? Are
there many nutrients that my son is deficient in? And then you know.
Testing for Heavy Metal Toxicity

Dr. Tom O'Bryan: There are three ways to check heavy metals in your body. The first way is
a blood test, and the blood test is the most sensitive and accurate for any exposures you've had
in the last two weeks.
Within two weeks, if your body can't get rid of these metals, break them down and get rid of
them within two weeks, the brain says, get this away from me, and it goes into storage. It goes
into your bones, into your kidney, your liver, the brain, it can go anywhere.
A blood test is only accurate to tell you what you've been exposed to in the last two weeks. You
can do a hair analysis. The hair analysis whatever minerals and metals are in the blood are
going to be in the new hair. So if it's a good lab it's accurate and you can only take 1-inch of hair
from the nape of the neck. So if you've got 8-inches of hair, you have to cut it, and you have to
clip off and throw away 7-inches because only 1-inch is still not affected by multiple shampooing
and all of that. So that's about two months growth, about an inch of hair is about two months
growth.
A hair analysis is accurate for about the last two months of exposures you've had. If that's what
you mean by a hair follicle analysis. It's a good test if it's a good lab, but it's only going to tell you
what you've been exposed to the last two months.
The third way is we give a key rating solution. It's like a magnet. So I pull this stuff out of
storage, and you collect your urine. And when you do that it's about 1/10th of what might be in
your body, but now you're starting to see what's been buried and hidden in your body. That one,
when that comes back positive, we'll sometimes recommend a hair analysis to see, so is this a
recent exposure the last couple of months? Let's do a hair analysis to see if this come out over
many, many years.
For example, my case, when I was 44 I had a cataract in my left eye. Very rare to have a
cataract in one eye only in a young, middle-aged, healthy guy. I was doing triathlons and was in

really good shape- very rare. So I started researching, “Where the heck does this come from?”
Then I found a study that said lead poisoning may cause cataracts. I thought, “No, I don't have
any lead, well, maybe I'll check.”
I had the highest level of lead of anyone I've ever tested, and I've done hundreds of tests. I had
the highest level ever because I lived in Detroit right across the river from the Rouge plant an
auto manufacturing facility back in the early '50s, so for the first eight years of my life. The result
was all the pollution in the air, riding my bicycle around the neighborhood and all that just
sucking in the lead. It had been in my body for 40 years! 40 years, and that's what happens for
us with all these toxic chemicals that we're exposed to.
We also have a fourth way of looking for heavy metals, you want to talk about that?
Michelle Ross: Yes, Quicksilver has a test now that we don't do, a provoking agent which
is a lot easier, that can be challenging, and for some people who are really sensitive it can set
them off. It's testing hair, blood and urine, so it's a really comprehensive look at toxic metal
screening and also minerals. So if you're deficient in minerals, it allows the toxic metals to store
more efficiently in your body which is not a good thing.
Metal Toxicity and Aluminum Foil

Michelle Ross: The question that came in last week, that we chose, is, "Hi, Dr. Tom. I just
learned about you watching YouTube." For those of you who don't know, there's a whole
Dr.com YouTube channel, so check it out. All of these get recorded and moved to that YouTube
channel, so you can always catch them on Facebook or YouTube. Her name is Louise, and she
says, "I'm shocked at the chemicals I've been pouring into my body. I have two questions,
please. First, what about the use of aluminum foil and baggies?"
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: I was so happy. I got this question forwarded to me a little earlier today,
and I'm so happy because I can show you the study. I read these studies, and I just want to tell
the world. This is one that came out: Risk Assessment of Using Aluminum Foil in Food
Preparations. I read it about a year ago, and I just haven't had a chance to tell anybody yet. It's
from The International Journal of Electrochemistry, and they looked at aluminum foil. What
happens when we cook with aluminum foil?
The first thing I want to show you from the paper is this first picture here is aluminum foil, and it's
without treatment, so it's before it's been put in the oven, any heat, that type of thing. The next
picture is after it's been two hours at a boiling temperature, so when something is really hot, and
you've got it wrapped in aluminum foil, here it is. Look at the difference. This is aluminum foil
neutral. It hasn't been heated up yet. This is the same magnification of the aluminum foil after
it's been in boiling water for two hours. This stuff breaks down.
Imagine what happens after 1.5 hours in the oven at 185 degrees. The one on this side, this
picture is at one magnification, and at the other side, they just increased the magnification.

These are all little pieces of aluminum in the food after the food has been wrapped in aluminum
foil and put in the oven at 185 degrees for one and a half hours, you know, like our baked
potatoes that you do, and if you wrap chicken aluminum foil, and you bake it or something. You
get aluminum.
Now, what's the problem with little pieces of aluminum like that? The main problem is that some
of these toxic metals have affinity for different areas of the body. Aluminum has a huge affinity
for the brain, and there are a number of studies ... If you just go to Google and type in aluminum
and Alzheimer's, here come the studies of the association of an accumulation of aluminum in
the brain and the development of Alzheimer's. So, you don't want to expose yourself to foods
that have been wrapped or covered in aluminum foil and cooked. You just don't want to eat
those foods, because you can't see the aluminum foil, but it's there. This is what the stuff looks
like that gets into your stomach, into your digestive tract, into your bloodstream, and has an
affinity for your brain.
This is one of the main reasons for the association between vaccines and brain dysfunction,
autism, attention deficit, is because vaccines use aluminum, most vaccines now use aluminum
as, it's called the adjuvant, the irritant that stimulates an immune response. It's aluminum
because it's such a toxic chemical that when it gets into your bloodstream in a vaccination, your
immune system gets activated to fight that vaccine, to fight what's been injected into you. That's
how vaccinations work. But the carrier, aluminum, is now in your bloodstream and has an affinity
to accumulate in your brain.
E3 Advanced Plus for Food Toxicity and Sensitivity

Where to find it: https://store.thedr.com/product/e3-advanced-plus/ (Be sure to watch
the video on that page for more information.)
Michelle Ross: I also take E3, too, at bedtime for about a week after a gluten exposure.
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Really good, yeah. E3 Advanced Plus, that's the digestive enzymes that
break down wheat. One capsule ... Now, I'm not supposed to tell you this, but you're all old
enough now, that one capsule will break down the gluten in a slice of whole wheat bread. That
doesn't mean you eat bread, whole wheat bread, and then take a capsule. So, taking a couple
of those before going to sleep will always help with any residue that might be in your system.
By the way, E3 Advanced Plus, the digestive enzymes that we're talking about, helps you break
down wheat, also break down over 60% of the Bt toxin in GMO corn. I'm going to be doing a
special interview with Jeffrey Smith from the Institute for Responsible Technology on that in the
next couple weeks. You'll hear all about it. If you've liked us on Facebook, you'll hear about it
because we will send the announcements out to everyone. Please make sure to like us for that.
Michelle Ross: What about other gluten-digesting enzymes?

Dr. Tom O’Bryan: The problem is that all of the gluten-digesting enzymes on the market, and
there are a number of them, they all take three hours, four hours, six hours to work, but how
long does it take for food to come out of the stomach? Two hours, about two hours, maybe 90
minutes, if it's quick, but 90 minutes to two hours. Oh, wait. The digestive enzymes take three to
six hours to work. What does that mean? It means that the food that's coming out of the
stomach, if there's gluten in it, it's not digested by those enzymes, because those enzymes take
three, four hours or more to work. So, they'll help you further down the intestines. Remember,
your intestines are over 20 feet long, so further down the intestines, they'll help, as food's
moving along with those enzymes in it, but in the proximal part of the small intestine, they don't
work.
I knew about this problem for years, and that's why we finally were able to put together the
product E3 Advanced Plus. E3 Advanced Plus, 99% full degradation of any inadvertent
exposures to wheat within 60 minutes, before that food comes out of the stomach into the
proximal part of the small intestine. That's why Michelle's talking about taking E3 if she has an
inadvertent exposure. I know Michelle does, and Marzi and I do; we travel with E3. It's in Marzi's
purse all the time. Thank god that I've got a wife with me because I don't carry a purse, and I'm
not going to carry a purse, you know? So, when I'm traveling alone, I've got E3 Advanced Plus
in my roller bag when I'm traveling, but if I don't have my roller bag, I don't have the E3
Advanced Plus with me, so I just make sure, whatever I order, it's like a piece of plain fish with
some oil on it, or something like that, very simple.
Michelle Ross: Excellent. Okay, so this is from Nancy, and she says, "The directions on
E3 say to refrigerate, so how do I carry it in my purse?"
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Yeah. The reason for that, Nancy, is that the probiotics in E3 Advanced
Plus, they're really good probiotics, but like any other probiotics, if they get heated up over, I
think it's 140 degrees, but if they get heated up, then, they can be destroyed. But you don't have
to refrigerate them. In the summertime, it's often shipped, depending on where it's being
shipped to, in refrigerated containers, you know, little things with a little ice pack in it, because
UPS may have it sit on a dock somewhere, and the sun can hit the whole box that's got a
hundred bottles in there or something, and if they heat up too high, you'll kill off the probiotics.
It's not dangerous for you. The rest of the ingredients are still there to protect you. The enzymes
are there. The prebiotics are there. They still work. But for most people, they're not going to
have their E3 Advanced Plus ever get anywhere near 120 to 140 degrees. I think it was 140. It
might have been 120. I don't remember. It's one of the two.
So, I never worry about that. I don't refrigerate them. The only time that I know that I may have a
less potent product is when I leave a bottle in the glove box of my car in the summertime. So, if I
leave it in the glove box, I know that, "Ugh, all right, so the probiotics aren't going to work." The
enzymes still work, and there's no danger. It's not a problem for you, and I'll use them anyway,
but then, I know that, "All right, I'm not getting the probiotics out of these capsules now because

I forgot and left them in the glove box. And it gets hot in the car in the summertime." But I'll still
use the enzymes in there.
Michelle Ross: I don't take them for the probiotics. It's a nice bonus, but I take them for
the enzymes, so I have a bottle in my purse- a smaller bottle, like a travel size. Then, I keep the
main bottle in the refrigerator. But it's really those enzymes that we're worried about, and they're
fine out of refrigeration.
Good Gluten vs. Toxic Gluten?
(To learn more about GLUTEN and the trilogy of Autoimmune Disorders: genetics,
environmental triggers and intestinal permeability - aka Leaky Gut - click here for The Gluten
Summit - another gift to support you.)
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: First, let me thank everyone that throws up those hearts and things. Just
a minute ago, there were like 50 or 70 of them that just went boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
It's like cheerleaders at a football game, you know? It's great. Thank you so much. That's really
nice.
Wendy Allen writes, "Products will say gluten-free but have rice that has gluten."
That's a really good point, Wendy, so let's dial that one down right now, all right? Gluten is not
bad for you. Bad gluten is bad for you. Because there's gluten in rice, gluten in corn, gluten in
quinoa, gluten in most grains, but it's the gluten proteins in wheat, rye, and barley, that family of
gluten proteins are the ones that are nasty for everyone- for everyone.
Now, some people are sensitive to rice, the proteins in rice, so the gluten proteins in rice. Some
people are. Some people are sensitive to corn. 50% of celiacs will also be sensitive to corn, and
if they eat corn, they still have the celiac antibodies being produced. But across the board,
wheat, rye, and barley are the ones for everyone that's a problem. So, rice for everyone, the
proteins in rice for everyone are not a problem. You may be sensitive to rice; you may be. Also,
in rice, you have to worry about the arsenic because the rice grows in water. It sits in water all
the time, and unfortunately, the irrigation water that we use in this country, and many places
around the world, has lots of residue from insecticides and pesticides, and that's high in arsenic,
and the rice absorbs the arsenic. So, you want organic, whenever possible. That will help. That
doesn't guarantee it doesn't have high levels of arsenic in it, but it reduces the likelihood.
Michelle Ross: Heather says, "What about oats?"
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Oats, when oats grow out of the ground, there's no toxic gluten in them.
When you buy oats off the shelf, there's toxic gluten in them. It's contamination, that the trucks
that harvest the oats and bring them to the manufacturing facility, they hauled wheat last week,
and they don't clean the trucks. But certified gluten-free oats should be safe for you, in general.
They should be safe for you, unless you have a sensitivity to oats, like rice or any other food.

But for all of us, we should only be eating certified gluten-free oats if you're eating oats because
we don't want exposures to wheat ever. Ever. Because everyone, when exposed to wheat, will
tear the lining of the gut. Everyone. So if the oats are contaminated, you can tear the lining of
the gut.
Michelle Ross: Amy ask, "I've heard that wheat in Europe is different. Can you comment
on that?" You're in Italy right now, Dr. Tom. Are you and Marzi eating gluten?
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: I'm not even tempted to, but I understand the rationale that people have
used, because if the symptoms that people have in the US when they eat wheat is that they get
gut problems, bloating, gas, gut pain, and they go to Europe, and they eat the wheat there, and
they don't have gut problems. They say, "Oh, I'm fine. I can eat wheat. It's no problem." They
come back to the US, and they eat wheat, and they get gut problems again. So, they start
thinking the wheat in Europe is safe for them.
Not true. It was tough to explain that years ago, but now we know. There's more science. The
vast majority of people that have gut reactions to wheat is not because of the proteins in wheat.
It's because of the FODMAPs in wheat, the fermentable carbohydrates, and they also have the
immune response, which triggers all the systemic problems, but the gut symptoms are usually
from the FODMAPs. The wheats that are grown and used in Europe are much lower in
FODMAP content. The strains of wheat they use are lower in FODMAPs. So you can eat the
wheats in Europe and not have gut problems because it's low in FODMAPs, but you still get the
immune response. If you've crossed the line, and you have elevated antibodies to wheat, you
get that immune response with the wheats in Europe just like you would with the wheats in the
United States.
Michelle Ross: Right, and there seems to be a lot of consciousness in Italy about
gluten-free.
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Oh, there is. It's very cool. We've not done it here because where we are
now, there's a really good health food store that has lots of gluten-free options, but when you're
in Italy, if you want gluten-free food, you can go to the pharmacy. You can go to the pharmacy,
and you ask them if you can order some gluten-free pasta. They'll have it for you the next day-
fresh, gluten-free. Why? Because the government here gives credit ... If you get a diagnosis of a
gluten-related disorder from one of the certified centers ... There are 37 centers in Italy that are
certified by the government, that if they say you've got a problem with wheat, then your food bills
are tax deductible, and those people go to the pharmacies to order their pastas and stuff. You
can go to the pharmacy in Italy and order gluten-free croissants, gluten-free pasta, gluten-free
biscotti. We've done that before. We haven't done it on this trip because the store that's in the
area that we're at is well equipped. I love my biscotti to dip my coffee in. I'm a dipper, so I love to
dip, and feel safe doing it.

Michelle Ross: Great. This is good. I'm glad somebody asked this, so we can clear it up.
Spelt and kamut are in the toxic family of gluten, so they definitely need to be avoided. Then,
Nancy mentions that the wheat in Europe is not treated with glyphosate, so for the most part,
they are not allowed, so that's another aspect. I saw a question about legumes being sprayed
with glyphosate, as well, so purchasing organic, non-GMO certified is important for those
processed foods, as well.
Bisphenol A and Other Toxic Chemicals
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Yes. Yes, agreed. There are a number of people, like Nasiah saying, "I
make my own soap." Heather says, "Everything going under your armpits, 100% absorbed into
your body, all those dangerous chemicals."
You're absolutely right that we cross a threshold of toxic chemicals. It used to be that we would
do urine tests to see if you have Bisphenol A in your urine. It's a waste of time and a waste of
money to do that anymore. Everybody's got Bisphenol A in their urine now. Infants are born with
Bisphenol A in their bloodstream because they got it from their mother.
Now, what you check is for antibodies to Bisphenol A, meaning you've crossed the line, and
your immune system will not tolerate any of the stuff anymore. Now, your immune system's
trying to fight Bisphenol A, and it's trying to fight Red Dye No. 3. And it's trying to fight arsenic,
and fight aluminum, and you wonder why degenerative diseases are so much more common.
That's the whole education program that we're setting up at theDr.com for people. It's called The
Four Pillars program, and it'll be coming out pretty soon. We'll tell you guys all about it, to
educate you about all this stuff, so that you can develop the lifestyle to protect yourself from this.
It's coming soon, but you're absolutely right about the absorption of all these toxic chemicals in
our body.
Chemical Screens/Tests
Michelle Ross: Yes. Cyrex Array 11 is the multiple chemical screen. Array 12 is the
pathogen test. Our next question is: “What about MRT, LCAT, the leukocyte test?”
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: They're all good tests. They all have value. I don't know that there's one
test out there that I would trash. I don't think so, not now. And there probably are some that
haven't gotten on our radar screen. What most of the researchers look at is antibodies. See,
there are two categories of an immune response. There's one called the innate immune system.
That's the one that's automatic response, the first response. It takes care of any threat that
comes in, and it creates inflammation to get rid of that threat. But when the innate immune
system can't handle the job anymore, when there's more of the threat, or the threat keeps
growing even though the innate immune system is making the inflammatory cytokines, and it
needs help, it calls in the adaptive immune system.

The adaptive immune system is how, as humans, we've adapted. We have a stronger immune
system. So if you think of the innate immune system as a six shooter firing chemical bullets, the
adaptive immune system that makes antibodies is firing bazookas. What I like to look for is
antibodies. Do you have elevated antibodies? Because now we know that your innate immune
system can't even handle it anymore. And some of the tests in this question are the innate
immune system. They're the initial responders. And they're valid tests. And if you have
elevations there, you have a problem. But I personally, in our practice, like to look to see if the
reserves have been called out, if the big guns are out now, because the science is really clear.
When you have elevated antibodies, you cause a lot of collateral damage, and this stimulates
the whole autoimmune mechanism.
Michelle Ross: Absolutely. So we usually recommend the Vibrant Wellness food

sensitivity test, Cyrex Array 4 or Cyrex Array 10. But the MRT LEAP or LPET test can be really
beneficial if somebody's not producing optimal antibodies, because then an antibody test for
them wouldn't be a valuable investment. And so that can be a good backup test in that case, to
find out what they're reacting too. Correct? Okay.
Dr. Tom O'Bryan: Great.
In Summary…a few final thoughts from Dr. Tom O’Bryan
Every newborn child now in the US has, on average, 186 toxic chemicals in their bloodstream at
birth. 186 toxic chemicals that aren't supposed to be there because Mom has all these toxic
chemicals in her body. So a baby is already fighting a losing battle in a sense. This is one of the
reasons why autism is going through the roof. There is an epidemic that it's not stopping. It's
because of all the toxic chemicals that we are all fighting in utero.
And then, it's all of the toxic chemicals that we're exposed to in our life. Our immune system is
fighting Bisphenol A that's in plastic. It's fighting mercury that's in tuna fish. It's fighting PCBs
that are in the apples. It's fighting the antibiotics that are sprayed on the vegetables like your
inorganic broccoli. The immune system is fighting all of this stuff. All day, every day. It becomes
so trigger happy fighting all this stuff, it sees the minor irritants like wheat and says, "No. No
more."
Learning what you can and taking a stand for your health is VITAL. If you have questions,
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Michelle Ross: What is the next step if someone has been off grains and soy and dairy for
years and is still battling irritable bowel disorder?'

Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Are you off wheat? I don't hear wheat in there.
Michelle Ross: All grains. Soy-
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: All grains. Okay, good.
Michelle Ross: So it could be inflammatory bowel disease as well. That's when you really need
to work with a functional medicine practitioner to find out what else is going on. Are there toxic
metals? Is there some kind of environmental toxicity? What else is going on? Have you done a
stool test?
Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Right. What's going on in the environment of the intestines that's causing
the inflammation, the inflammatory bowel disease? Where is the inflammation coming from?
Everyone wants to know, "How do I put the inflammation out?" That's a very important question.
Really important so you can feel better and not suffer, but where is the inflammation? Where's
the gasoline? Is it gasoline or kerosene? Where's it coming from? You have to make that a
primary question. We talk about that a lot in the book The Autoimmune Fix.
Click here to visit my website and scroll down to get the book AND a host of bonuses.
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A ​Searchable​ Q&A on Energy, Toxicity, Your Brain & Health,

by Dr. Tom O’Bryan

To your health! Dr. Tom O’Bryan

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Adrenals and The Right Testing

Bisphenol A and Other Toxic Chemicals

E3 Advanced Plus for Food Toxicity and Sensitivity

Good Gluten vs. Toxic Gluten?

Can a Ketogenic Diet be TOXIC?

Leaky Gut and Leaky Brain

Malabsorption Problems and Chemical Toxicity

Metal Toxicity - Aluminum Foil

Testing for Heavy Metals

Final Thoughts from Dr. Tom

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Leaky Gut and Leaky Brain

Dr. Tom O’Bryan: ​Yes.

The Right Testing for Adrenals, Brain and Heart

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Can a Ketogenic Diet be Toxic?

Malabsorption Problems and Chemical Toxicity

Dr. Tom O'Bryan: Oh, that's much more comprehensive.

Michelle Ross​: Yes.

Michelle Ross​: Now you know.

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Michelle Ross​: It's a micronutrient panel on our website.

Testing for Heavy Metal Toxicity

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Metal Toxicity and Aluminum Foil

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E3 Advanced Plus for Food Toxicity and Sensitivity

Michelle Ross: What about other gluten-digesting enzymes?

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Good Gluten vs. Toxic Gluten?

Michelle Ross: Heather says, ​"What about oats?"

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Bisphenol A and Other Toxic Chemicals

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Michelle Ross: Absolutely. So we usually recommend the Vibrant Wellness food

Dr. Tom O'Bryan: Great.

In Summary…a few final thoughts from Dr. Tom O’Bryan

For More Information, Read The Autoimmune Fix

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Michelle Ross:​ All grains. Soy-

Dr. Tom O’Bryan: ​All grains. Okay, good.

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A Searchable Q&A on Energy, Toxicity, Your Brain & Health,

Dr. Tom O’Bryan: Yes.

Michelle Ross: Yes.

Michelle Ross: Now you know.

Michelle Ross: It's a micronutrient panel on our website.

Michelle Ross: Heather says, "What about oats?"

Michelle Ross: All grains. Soy-

Dr. Tom O’Bryan: All grains. Okay, good.