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Autoimmune diseases occur
when your immune system mistakenly begins to
attack your body. It may be a particular organ that is
under incursion or it may be a more comprehensive
attack resulting in several systems beginning to
malfunction. This impairment of the immune system
can manifest itself in many different ways with
multiple symptoms being present. In certain cases,
symptoms can morph and change over time, leaving
the victim feeling as if there is no known diagnosis
for their particular disease. Or, on the contrary,
they will be diagnosed with multiple diseases and
given multiple medications to take. Often, these
medications only mask the symptoms for a time
and have to be constantly adjusted or alternated in
order to try and keep up with the rising symptoms.
At times these medications can even trigger new
symptoms to arise, leaving the patient feeling as
if they are in a never-ending battle for normalcy
and peace of mind. Some symptoms that may be
perceptible are fatigue, achy muscles, swelling and
redness, low-grade fever, trouble concentrating,
numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, hair
loss, skin rashes, belly pain, bloating, diarrhea, etc.
Again, since these symptoms are inconsistent, it’s
sometimes difficult to diagnose an autoimmune
disorder or to know the exact
source of the disease.
However, even when
the source cannot
be pinpointed and
the symptoms are
erratic, there are
still comprehensive
ways to facilitate
the body’s ability
to heal itself.1
When we have our
health, we are often
ignorant of the benefits
that we possess. But, when
our health is lost and we are
struggling to survive,
we can start
to lose
hope.
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Chronic disease has a way of eating away are our
resolve and strength. That’s why it is so essential that
we find the solution to these problems now and not
wait any longer to begin to implement the changes
we need to make.
This guide has been written for your to be able
to navigate through some of the more detailed
approaches to making these changes. We
recommend that these changes be made with the
assistance or supervision of a medical doctor.
DISEASE
In our Autoimmune Secrets series, we discuss
several diseases that can manifest from having an
immune disorder. Some of the diseases we discuss in
Autoimmune Secrets are cancer, diabetes, arthritis,
inflammatory bowel disease, celiac, lupus, Lyme
disease, etc. When we begin to understand that these
diseases are manifestations of the body attacking
itself, we can begin to know how to reverse these
affects. So, what really causes Autoimmune disorders?
What are the essential triggers that are starting this
“runaway train” of symptoms, as scientists are now
referring to it? According to Dr. Daniel Nuzum, who as
an essential contributor to our Autoimmune Secrets
series, there are two main triggers, leaky gut and a
fatty or debilitated liver. Here, we will look more at
these issues and better understand how they trigger
autoimmune disease. We will also review some
information from the series, in order to delve more
deeply into it and find a way to address these issues as
we seek to reverse the effects of autoimmunity.
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Leaky Gut
One trigger that was discussed was leaky gut
and the affect it has on igniting an attack on
the wrong systems.
“When we look at the progenesis, where
does rheumatoid arthritis come from? There’s
this concept called molecular mimicry. Your
gut is a quarantine zone; it’s a tube and it’s
supposed to keep bad things out and let good
things in. What happens with molecular
mimicry is that the gut has sprung holes.
Microscopic pinholes develop in your gut. All
the garbage from the food, all the waste, is
leaking out into your body.
Sometimes what happens is proteins from
bacteria and proteins from yeast also
leak out. Some of these proteins look like
human tissue, and in some cases, some
of the bacteria, especially certain bacteria
like Klebsiella and Pseudomonas, these are
species of bacteria that produce proteins that
look like our joints.
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These bacterial proteins can leak into the
bloodstream through that leaky gut being
caused by the Methotrexate, right, and the
immune system starts to attack them because
it looks at them and it says, “These are foreign.”
Over time what it says is, “Hey, these look like
our joints. Let’s attack the joints too because
they look the same.” That’s molecular mimicry.
The molecules that are leaking through
the leaky gut mimic the joints and they
perpetuate the autoimmune response. Until
you stop that gut from leaking, and whatever
is causing it, whether it’s a medication that
you’re on or whether it’s that you’re eating
the wrong food or plastics; plastics can cause
a leaky gut. Eating or drinking from plastics
can cause a leaky gut. It doesn’t matter what
it is that you’re doing, you’ve got to stop that
process to stop the molecular mimicry to calm
down the immune system long enough so that
the joints can begin the process of healing
and repairing so you can get that patient back
to stable and normal.” - Dr. Peter Osborne
Thus, leaky gut, or intestinal permeability as it is
also called in the scientific research, really sets
the stage for immune system malfunction.
One major issue that is caused by leaky gut
is constant inflammation. When there is
chronic inflammation, the body signals for
cortisol to be released, which helps to reduce
inflammation. The problem is, when the
inflammation is not able to be dealt with, the
body will continue to release cortisol and over
time this will have deleterious affect on the
body. This will often burn out the adrenals and
that’s why we often see fatigue associated with
autoimmune disorders.
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“With leaky gut, undigested food ends up floating
into the bloodstream, causing an irritation and an
inflammatory immune response, which eventually
leaves the body in an inflamed state, number one, but
leaves the immune system exhausted. So the immune
system, because of if we’re eating three times a day
and the immune system has an inflammatory response
every time we eat, it wears out the immune system.
The immune system gets to where it’s exhausted and
so it gets tired of having this level five alarm three
times a day. As the immune system gets exhausted, it
starts to dysfunction. It has a faulty function then, and
that’s where autoimmune disorders start to happen.”
- Dr. Daniel Nuzum
This leaves us with the question, “Can leaky gut be
reversed?” Is there hope once the immune system
has been damaged? Fortunately, many people have
seen incredible results by making certain changes to
their diet and lifestyle that have transformed their
entire body and restored their immune system’s
capability to function properly. Making healthy
choices is the beginning of a new life.
HOW INFLAMMATION CAUSES
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Inflammation is the body’s response to infection. While
inflammation can be a good way for the body to fight
infection, if the condition persists over time, chronic
inflammation can lead to long-term illness. Chronic
inflammation can occur from either the body being
unable to eliminate the condition it is fighting or from
repeated exposure to something that may be causing
irritation or a reaction in the body. When the body is
not at it’s optimal level for fighting off disease, then
the immune system may not be able to fully eradicate
a particular bacteria or virus. It may also be more
susceptible to developing allergic reactions to particular
irritants. These issues can set someone up for chronic
inflammation, that can convert into a chronic disease, or
a chronic display of a particular set of symptoms.
Depending on what is causing the inflammation, the
infection or reaction may move from one area of
the body to another, or may even spread, infecting
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various systems in the body. Thus, the symptoms
will ebb and flow, depending on where the immune
system is concentrating it’s attack.
As we discussed before, this chronic inflammation,
can lead the body to begin attacking itself, when it
becomes fatigued and mistakes the body’s cells for
the agent it is fighting against.
What we eat and how we live our lifestyle has a
dramatic effect on how well our body deals with
infection and allergens. The healthier we are,
the more quickly or body can eradicate possible
contaminants and irritants.
Some foods that promote inflammation are:
• Corn and soybean oils
• Pasteurized dairy
• Refined carbohydrates
• Conventional meat
• Sugars
• Trans fats2
A great way to begin addressing chronic
inflammation is to go on a plant-based diet. You
can also incorporate principles of maintaining an
anti-inflammatory diet at the same time. This will
increase your chances of helping your body eliminate
those chronic symptoms.
When adjusting to any new diet, the body may go
through a period of purging itself of toxins. Many
people may want to quit at this stage and say the
new diet was just not for them. However, if they
persist with the healthier diet, their body, as it
eliminates these toxins completely, will begin to feel
refreshed and rejuvenated. They will begin to have
more energy and the symptoms of toxin elimination
will begin to disappear. So, while we recommend
you always seek the supervision of a doctor for any
drastic changes to your lifestyle, we also recommend
you continue with your new lifestyle protocol and be
persistent until to you start to see the positive results.
As you begin to gain momentum and see how your
body is loving having the nutrition it craves, you won’t
want to go back.
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Anti -INFLAMMATORY
Foods
Foods high in antioxidants
help to reduce damage
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Acai fruit Green Foods

02 05
Allium Nuts &
vegetables Seeds

03
Beans &
Lentils
fatty acids circulating in the
Be sure to up your
intake of fiber, fruits,
vegetables and herbal
teas in order to help
fight inflammation.2
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inflammation because it
diminishes the amount of
blood stream.2
Other nutrients shown to promote an
anti-inflammatory response are vitamin E,
curcumin, acetylcarnitine, catechin3 and
Omega 3’s (such as those found in flaxseed)

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How Natural Foods Work to Reduce
Inflammation
In addition to the 6 foods shown in the previous
chart, there are other foods which have been shown
to help reduce inflammation when added to the diet.
Turmeric, ginger, garlic, beets, flaxseed, leafy greens,
and berries all contain special chemical compounds
that decrease inflammation and pain. They use
different processes to accomplish this.
1. One of the processes used by these foods is to
down-regulate antiapoptotic genes. These genes
prevent natural cell death and therefore cause
inflammation to persist. The anti-inflammatory foods
mentioned above counteract these genes and allow
natural cell death to occur, including inflammatory
tissue, tumors, and cancer-causing cells.
2. These foods also inhibit the oxidation of the cell
membranes, DNA, and other cellular proteins. By
blocking this mechanism, the natural break-down of
the cells is slowed down considerably.
3. Another way these foods combat inflammation
is by blocking the production of cytokine proteins,
which are given off by damaged cells. These cytokine
proteins send the signals that cause swelling and
inflammation to occur. When the production of
these cytokines are inhibited it naturally reduces
inflammation.
4. “Inhibition of transcription factors. Transcription
factors are proteins necessary for gene expression.
When the action of a genetic transcription factor
related to an inflammatory protein is blocked, the
protein is never produced, which ultimately reduces
inflammation in the body.”4
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GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION
New scientific research is beginning to uncover a
vast nervous system located in the gut. It is called
the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) and it plays a vital
role in maintaining proper health. It lines the entire
gastrointestinal tract and consists of two thin layers
of more than 100 million nerve cells. New research
is showing that this system does affect behavior
through its communication with the brain.
Therefore, what we eat and what is going on in the
gastrointestinal tract can have a very direct impact
on our mood. Those who have gastrointestinal
diseases have been found to have a higher incidence
of depression and anxiety. This may be the disease
itself that is causing the mood disorder, or it could
be the mood disorder that is actually causing the
gastrointestinal symptoms, since the brain and the
gut are so closely linked. There have been other
behavioral connections as well. Such as children who
have autism, which are found to be lacking certain
gut flora. Because of this it is essential to maintain
a good gut microbiome in order to maintain proper
emotional and physical health.
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THE 2ND BRAIN

There is a lesser known part of the
body’s nervous system, called the enteric
nervous system (ENS). It extends along
the entire digestive tract. Because this
network of nerves, relies on the same
type so neurons and neurotransmitters
that are found in the central nervous
system, it has began to be referred to as
the “second brain”.

COMMUNICATION
The communication between the brain
and the digestive system is coming to
light as playing a key role in maintaining
good physical and emotional health. The
gut and brain communicate through the
nervous system, the immune system and
through hormones. Through this we
are learning how directly what we eat
impacts proper cognitive function and
mood regulation.

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Making
Food
RIGHT
CHOICES

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Natural foods also contain the best nutrient profiles,
which enable our bodies to absorb and utilize the
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Supplements
By adding certain supplements to your diet you will
be able to support your immune system in any areas
that it may be lacking. Since our food supply has
changed so much over the last century and we spend
much less time outside, it is possible to be lacking
certain nutrients that may need to be supplied
through supplements, such as B12 and Vitamin D.
Water
Part of starting to improve your health and getting
your body working properly is making sure you are
getting adequate amounts of water. A great way to
start is by eliminating other beverages. Sodas and
juices are high in sugar and can cause inflammation,
which will perpetuate autoimmune conditions. Then,
by ensuring that you are getting half your bodyweight
in ounces of water (i.e. if you weigh 160 lbs, you
would drink 80oz of water a day), you will be
supplying your body with an essential
component that it needs to combat
inflammation and disease.
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Sunshine
Getting a good amount of sunshine is also essential
to maintain adequate levels of vitamin D. Recent
research has shown that vitamin D is essential to a
properly functioning immune system. So, we can be
giving our bodies nutrition from our food, but if we
are getting enough sunshine in order for our bodies
to synthesize those nutrients and create vitamin D
with the aid of sunlight, our immune system will
still be ill-equipped. It’s important to get at least 15
of sunlight a day without applying sunscreen. The
sunscreen blocks the body’s ability to convert the
sunlight into vitamin D.
Another great thing about sunlight is it’s capacity
to set our circadian rhythms. So, if you are having
trouble getting to sleep at night, a great tool you
can use is getting outside first thing in the morning,
without sunglasses on and enjoying the sunshine.
When your eyes are exposed to the light in the
early morning, this will signal your body to reset
your circadian rhythms. It helps your body to
know when it is morning and approximately when
night is coming and it is time to start releasing
melatonin. Because we use artificial lights, we
confuse often confuse our body and it disrupts our
sleep patterns. Think of how your body seems to
reset if you are out camping and not using artificial
light. You naturally begin to get up with the sun
and get sleepy when the sun goes down. This is
how our bodies were designed to operate, so if we
can facilitate this process, it will help get us on the
right track.
Therefore, a great way to start your day, is with a
nice 15 minute walk with some skin exposed to the
sunlight and no sunglasses.
Sleep
Sleep is the only time our body shuts down it’s other
processes in order to focus on healing and repairing
cells. If we deprive our body of this essential time,
it makes it very difficult for it to do the repairs
necessary to heal. Not only this, but we will age
faster and the damaged cells will multiply faster than
they can be replenished.
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Here are some tips to improve your ability to fall
asleep and your sleep quality:
• Eliminate all caffeine from your diet. Even
drinking caffeine early in the day can disrupt
your body and make it difficult to fall asleep
at night.
• As mentioned early, get out and take a 15 to 30
minute walk early in the morning to set your
circadian rhythms.
• Turn off all screens and electronic devices
two hours before bedtime. The blue light
emitted from the devices interferes with
your melatonin production. Melatonin is the
hormone your body produces which creates a
sleepy feeling.
• Charge electronics in another room, not the
one you sleep in. This will eliminate EMF’s from
the area you sleep and also cut down on the
temptation to get up and check your devices
once you are in bed.
• Have a bedtime routine. Do at least 3 to 5
things in the same order every night before
bed. This will signal your brain that it is time to
prepare to fall asleep.
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• Try diffusing lavender essential oil as you lay
down or right before. Lavender has been
shown to relax and calm the body.
• Try reading or doing a relaxing activity right
before bed. Exercising before bed is not ideal
because it creates adrenaline and endorphines
which tend to wake you up and help you feel
energized. Instead save your workout/exercise
time for when you wake up in the morning, to
get your day going.
CLEANSES
To really reset your body and improve your overall
health as you begin to make these lifestyle choices,
it can be really beneficial to do some cleansing
protocols for different systems of the body. Here
are some suggestions for various cleanses that
may be a great jumpstart and help you reset your
immune system.
5 to 10 Day Juice Fast
Doing a juice fast is an excellent way to cleanse
the body and infuse it with the nutrients it needs.
Because of the glycemic load associated with juicing
fruit, you should only ideally juice vegetables. This
will keep the sugar content low. A 5 to 10 day
juice fast is enough to really reset the body and get
things moving in the right direction. While some
people may prefer to go longer, it tends to create
a yo-yo effect, because if you are doing a 30 to 60
day juice fast, you are not teaching yourself how to
balance your diet. You
are jumping from one
extreme to another and
are likely to go back to
bad habits after the juice
fast is over. It’s better to
just use a shorter fast as
a boost to get you going
and reset your palette.
Then, transition into a
raw diet for a 3 to 5 days
and then start adding in
whole grains, legumes,
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nuts and seeds. This way your body will really kick
into healing mode when it sees it has the nutrition
Drainage Pathways
and energy it needs. Another reason a long-term Drainage Pathways That Need
juice fast may not be ideal is that there is not enough to Be Cleared:
fiber in the juices to keep the digestive tract moving.
If you are doing a short-term fast, you’ll notice that
the juices will cleanse out your colon and help with • THE COLON
any impaction that may be occurring. However, with
a long-term fast, you will have to take some type of • THE KIDNEYS
fiber to keep your digestive tract going or you can
develop a buildup because the residue from the • THE SKIN (Being
vegetable juice does not have sufficient fiber to move able to sweat and
through quickly. Contrarily on a short-term fast, the release toxins)
body’s ability to temporarily shut down digestion
is a benefit. Since digestion uses a large amount of • THE LYMPH
the body’s energy, a juice fast can allow your body SYSTEM
to spend very little time on digestion and focus on
healing and fighting infection. Vegetables are also • THE LIVER
anti-inflammatory as we discussed before and so a BILE DUCT
juice fast aids the body in reducing inflammation and
regenerating new cells. (Liver/Gallbladder
Connection) 4

DRAINAGE AND DETOX

Detoxing consists of several concepts, but essentially
it is finding the best methods to eliminate toxins from
the body. The body can store up toxins in fat cells
and in the liver and gallbladder, as well as in the
lymph system. Cleansing all these systems and
flushing fat from the body helps to get all your
organs functioning at maximum capacity. All
this will also enable your brain to clear and your
cognitive abilities will be at their peak.

What’s the difference between drainage and

detox? Detox is really focusing on pulling chemicals
out of the body, so you’re removing radiation, heavy
metals, glyphosate, pesticides, herbicides. You’re
literally pulling the chemicals out, that’s detox.
Drainage is really focusing on the pathways,
so the colon’s a drainage pathway. So if you’re
constipated, that’s a drainage pathway that’s
blocked up that needs to be cleared out so that
the toxins can be flushed out.

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So, if any of these drainage pathways are clogged or
working inefficiently, then toxins will build up in the
system. Also, if there is a greater inflow of toxins
than the body is able to eliminate, this will also cause
a build up as the body seeks to store the extra toxins
since it cannot excrete them fast enough.
As long as there’s accumulated waste in your body,
that waste is a pro-inflammatory substance. And
anybody with an autoimmune disorder cannot afford
to have inflammation in their body. They have to
remove inflammation.
Inflammation in a body of someone that is dealing
with an autoimmune disorder is kind of like having
a fishbowl that hasn’t been cleaned in weeks. You
might not be able to see the fish in the fishbowl and
that’s similar to how your immune system can’t see
the toxin, or the pathogen, or the microbe that it’s
trying to get to, the virus that it maybe needs to get
out of your body. If the environment in your body is
toxic, like the fishbowl that hasn’t been cleaned for
weeks, an immune system is going to have a hard
time finding that fish. The fish is the toxin, the fish
is the virus, or anything, whatever is causing the
irritation in your system. And so if we don’t clean the
water or detoxify the fishbowl, our immune system is
going to continue to have this problem.
So when we do things to
improve our health and
stabilize the system
and the person gets
to where they are
feeling pretty
decent, we need
to move onto
detoxification.
As they
detoxify and
that fishbowl
gets cleaned
up, we clean
all that water,
the immune
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actually start to function better and do what it’s
supposed to do.
Not do what it has been doing, but do what it is
supposed to do. That takes time, by the time an
immune system has become dysfunctional to the
point that someone’s dealing with an autoimmune
disorder, there’s retraining that has to happen.
The immune system has to be retrained. That’s
why certain protocols and methods need to be
implemented in order to retrain the system. 6
RETRAINING THE SYSTEM
So, how do we retrain the system? Here are the basic
concepts to implement:
1. Rotating the Diet: providing your body with
various types of nutrients and preventing the
body from reacting to a specific food
2. Digestive Enzymes: to make sure your food is
breaking down properly
3. Reducing Inflammation: use anti-inflammatory
foods and supplements
4. Create a Healthy Gut Microbiome: recolonizing
the gut with beneficial bacteria
5. Detoxification: once the systems are
working properly, the body will be ready to
detoxify
So, once we begin rotating our diet, adding digestive
enzymes, using anti-inflammatory foods and
supplements, what’s next?
When it comes to correcting the gut, a process that
Dr. Jay Davidson follows uses these general tenants:
1. Using antimicrobials to reduce the bad gut
bacteria and starve off harmful bugs
2. Then build up a healthy gut microbiome with
fermented foods and probiotics
3. Eliminate parasites with an efficient parasite
cleanse protocol
So, we can follow processes to reducing the bad gut
bacteria, one of which is eliminating sugar. Bacteria
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and yeasts thrive on sugar, so by greatly reducing our
sugar intake, we can begin to reduce the amount of
overgrowth that is going one with these pathogens.
Then, by taking high-quality probiotics and adding
fermented foods to our diet, we can rebuild a healthy
gut microbiome that will enable our immune system
to thrive. Finally, we need to eliminate parasites.
However, it is best to cleanse the liver and gallbladder
before beginning the parasite elimination process.
That way we ensure that all our toxin excretion
processes are working properly, so when there is
die-off from the parasites, our bodies can deal with it
more efficiently.
HOW TO GET RID OF TOXINS
We can get rid of them by first reducing our exposure.
If you can slow the amount of accumulation, you have
better opportunity to support your system in getting
to a healthier baseline that is able to clear a lot of
those toxins. But you can add certain foods that help
with detoxification, you can work with supplements.
You can work with another major wave of getting
toxins out of the body through sweating, and whether
that’s through exercise or a sauna, like heat therapy.
You can make sure that your digestion stays very
efficient, because that’s another major escape route
for toxins is through elimination.5
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It also helps actually to clear the kidneys too, so a
couple of different drainers.
There’s something called TUDCA, and our body, the
fancy name is Tauroursodeoxycholic acid. But we’ll
know it as TUDCA, T-U-D-C-A. But TUDCA, our body
actually manufactures a little bit of this, but you can
extract it from plants and vegetables and take it. And
it’s this water-soluble bile acid, and I’ve seen the most
amazing testimonies of people taking this where their
liver bile duct is just clogged up. So literally all you do
is you take one capsule with a meal up to twice a day.
So if you have two main meals in a day, or if you have
three main meals, just pick two of them. Whether it’s
like lunch or dinner, just take a capsule of TUDCA with
a meal, and it helps to move the bile duct.
There’s an enzyme, DPP IV, or Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV,
it’s called. And it’s definitely gaining more popularity
in the last few years because it helps with gluten,
and can even help with casein as far as breaking that
down. But this enzyme specifically actually helps to
squeeze the liver. So it really helps to again, create
movement. And you want to think that motion is life,
you want to get movement in there. Carbons and
charcoals, clays are really good as well too to bind
onto the bile. And now there are even better things

Coffee enemas, too, actually help to purge, there

are some veins in our rectum area, they’re called
the hemorrhoidal veins, or the hemorrhoids people
have heard of. And that goes right to the hepatic
portal vein, and all you’ve got to know is when you
put coffee about six inches into the rectum area, let
that absorb, it goes right to the liver. And there’s a
couple of things that happen when you do a coffee
enema, it actually increases glutathione, which is a
detoxer for the body.

There are also really some great products, natural

products, for drainage as well. Milk thistle, that one is
awesome to help open up the liver bile duct system,
just to get things open and flowing. Again, you want
to think movement is key, motion is life. Another one
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that are available, like a bioactive carbon that actually
goes systemic through the body besides just with the
liver bile duct.4
One of the things that has been very helpful for
people with Alzheimer’s is to do heavy metal detoxing
and detoxing in general. Heavy metal detoxing is
where we are doing things that are going to pull
those heavy metals out of the system, while at the
same time, giving them nutrients. The body can’t heal
itself effectively if it doesn’t have the raw materials to
rebuild itself. If you remove toxins and don’t replace
them with nutrients all you have is a hole. You take
the toxin out, well there is a place for things to get
stuck into again. If you don’t fill that with nutrients,
all you have to do is get exposed to the toxins again
and they go right back where they were originally.
So heavy metal exposure, heavy metal toxicity
is one key component to the development of
Alzheimer’s. There’s another issue that we have
in our environment, and particularly in the United
States, and that’s glyphosate. And glyphosate is
the herbicide in the product Round-Up, made by
Monsanto. Glyphosate will cause neurological
disorders, it kills brain cells. Glyphosate also will
bond to heavy metals in your system and move
them around in your system depositing them
wherever it goes. And glyphosate is a very small
molecule and can pass the blood-brain barrier.
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So if it passes the blood-brain barrier, well it’s carrying
aluminum and fluoride at the same time. It takes those
neurotoxins right into the brain, deposits them, causes
death of the neurons, so you get brain damage from
it. So glyphosate is another contributing factor, and I
believe that it plays a pretty big role in the explosion
of cases of Alzheimer’s that we’re seeing today. People
are beginning to develop Alzheimer’s at younger and
younger ages. Many doctors and scientists are in the
process of working to reverse this condition. There are
different things that work very well at both detoxifying
the brain and the nervous system and introducing
nutrition to the nervous system.
There are herbs - one of the very best is green coffee
bean extract. The chemical chlorogenic acid that
occurs in green coffee beans is excellent for both
protecting brain cells from the depositing of this
amyloid protein, number one. Number two, it acts as
an antioxidant protecting the brain cells, the neurons
in the brain. It also helps with the third factor is that
it improves insulin sensitivity so it helps with the
metabolization of sugar.
Another essential herb is rhodiola, which is an herb
from Russia that is extremely beneficial for the
brain, for memory, and for folks with Alzheimer’s.
Ashwagandha, an herb from India that also is
excellent for the brain. Both of these are not only
good for enhancing memory, but they are good
for protecting the brain. So if you were to start
on these earlier on in life, they would be good
preventatives for Alzheimer’s or for neurological
disorders. They are also very beneficial in the
treatment of neurological conditions, including
Alzheimer’s. Another excellent herb is ginkgo
biloba. Ginkgo biloba is both an antioxidant, and it
helps the microvascular circulation in the brain. So
there is an old saying in medicine, it’s a tenant of
medicine, and that is, “Healing is proportionate to
blood flow.” So, ginkgo biloba is one of those herbs
(rhodiola falls in this category also) that increase
microvascular circulation and that microvascular
circulation improves the blood flow in the brain. So,
by improving that blood flow more nutrients are
flowing into the tissue and more toxins are flowing
out of the tissue, which is extremely important.6
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Detoxing TIPS
REDUCE EXPOSURE TO TOXINS:
• By creating your own home and personal care products or
buying healthy alternatives. Essential oils can be used to
create amazing DIY products.
• Put a filter on your water to get rid of toxins, like
fluoride
• Eating organic to avoid pesticide exposure

JUICE FASTING:
Doing a vegetable juice fast helps to start the body on the
cleansing process as well

SUPPLEMENTS:
• Milk Thistle
• Dandelion Root
• Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid (TUDCA)
• Green Coffee Bean Extract
• Rhodiola
• Ashwagandha
• Ginkgo Biloba

TEAS:
There are many great detoxing teas available now. Several of
these contain milk thistle and dandelion root as well as other
great detoxification herbs.

DIGESTIVE ENZYMES:
Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP IV) helps to break down foods
more efficiently but also “squeezes” the liver and creates
movement in the detoxification system

BINDERS:
Carbons, charcoals and clays help to bind to the toxins and
assist in flushing them out of the body

SWEATING:
Use a dry sauna to promote sweating and increase your
body’s opportunities to eliminate toxins.

COFFEE ENEMAS:
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CLEANSING PARASITES
Mercury has a very high affinity for the brain, lead has
a high affinity for some different organs, and it loves
the bone so these heavy metals will basically protect
Lyme. If heavy metal toxicity is present and you’re
going after Lyme, the likelihood of healing from Lyme
a hundred percent and not touching the heavy metal
toxicity or detoxifying heavy metals it’s very unlikely,
so that’s a shielding. The other shield mentioned
before too is Lyme lives inside parasites so when
somebody comes to me or like one of my doctors
or helping somebody with Lyme disease, chronic
Lyme disease, the first thing we do is not jump in
to try to kill Lyme. The first thing we want to do is
open up the drainage pathways and then we want to
start removing what is shielding or protecting Lyme,
which includes having metal toxicity and includes
parasites as well. So that’s why in the Lyme disease
protocol I would always parasite cleanse first, I would
always detoxify, and then I like the mopping up of the
smaller pathogens because it’s too hard to kill Lyme
in these other pathogens when all these other things
are protecting it.
There’s definitely an order to it and for the person
that’s struggling with health right now as you’re
listening, if there’s one thing that you can start
focusing on its drainage and opening up the liver bile
duct area. The liver bile duct, when that’s clogged,
that clogs up the body lymph, that clogs up the
head draining into the lymph and if you want to put
yourself at risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia, don’t
drain your brain. Every time you sleep at night your
brain drains fluids. But when the liver bile duct is
backed up, when the lymphatic the body lymphatic
is backed up, the brain has a tough time draining. So
that you may experience memory issues, brain fog,
and just not be able to process things. You may be
very sensitive to smells and lights and things like that.
Focus on drainage first then come in and do some
parasite cleansing. You can incorporate depending
on what it is you can sometimes incorporate some
detoxification, focus primarily on detoxification
then as you get through parasites and then do some
mop-up of some pathogens and I really think that
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is a great timeline to understand how do you heal
from Lyme disease.
There are actually a lot of great products and things
out there natural that can really change lives and help
people in the parasite category. There’s something
called mimosa pudica, and you want to specifically
find mimosa pudica from the seed because that’s
actually the fat-soluble portion of it. It has been
shown to have better results. The other portion is not
fat-soluble, so it doesn’t really get into our cells. And
fat-soluble by nature is different than just liposomal.
Liposomal is you’re encasing fat for absorption to get
into the body.
There are other natural things, like neem and clove.
There is also something from Ayurvedic medicine,
called vendonga, that works amazing for parasites.
Coffee enemas also help rid the body of parasites,
especially in the drainage phase, because it causes
an increase in bile production, and it causes purging.
So when that bile gets thick and sludgy and the stuff
is not moving, coffee enemas actually help to move
that flow or push that out. Parasites love the liver bile
duct; they love to clog it up. And bugs and pathogens
in general love to cause stagnation. Stagnation of the
fluids, cardiovascular, the lymph, the lymph is two
times for fluid than the cardiovascular system. So
draining the lymph system is really important.
The liver bile ducts, they love to clog this up because
it gives them an environment that they can thrive in.
And when things are moving, that’s an environment
our body can thrive in, not these bugs. So coffee
enemas help to really move that along.4
• Mimosa Pudica from Seed
• Neem
• Clove
• Vendonga
• Coffee enemas
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Restoring THE GUT The microbiome of the bowel communicates with
the brain all the time, and gives it information. So we

MICROBIOME must have good bacteria in our bowel. If you want

to think about it a different way, we are parasites,
there’s only about ten trillion in our cells, and we
have 100 trillion bacteria in us and on us. So we’re
a parasite on our bacteria, so we won’t have the
absolute healthiest microbiome of bacteria that we
can possibly have if we’re going to be using them for
energy and power and creating different things that
our body needs.

And so restoring the gut biome is critically important

and truthfully there aren’t many good probiotics out
there. Most of them are lactobacillus and bifidus
whereas there’s over a thousand different bacteria
in our bowel. And so we want diversity of bowel
bacteria there. So eating things without washing
them to death, without cleaning them to death, gut
need a little dirt like you did when you were a kid, to
help increase your gut biome. We can be too clean,
we can absolutely be too clean.

So taking care of that gut biome, I’m not against

anything medical I’m just against the wrong use.
We pass out antibiotics like candy, it is not healthy
for us. Antibiotics can and should be used at critical
moments; if you have
Another thing that’s not frequently talked about is the sepsis, if you have this
microbiome of the gut. Unfortunately we frequently overwhelming disease,
damage that. We damage it with antibiotics and if you have this but
drugs, killing off the microbiome. So antibiotics are a we can use other
primary cause of cancer. We know for instance that things. We can use
girls, women, that have had six doses of antibiotic ozone, we can
before their 18th birthday have a three-fold increase use hydrogen
in breast cancer. Just recently there was some nice peroxide, we
publications because the nipples have their own can use natural
microbiome, they have bacteria in them. And the herbal agents
antibiotics have changed that microbiome and that that kill bacteria,
changed microbiome in the breast from antibiotics is oregano, there’s
now being shown as a cause of breast cancer. We knew a lot of great
it statistically, but now we’re understanding why. herbs that help
kill. We can use
silver, there’s
many things
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bacteria that we can’t use because they’re not FDA
approved. But we can certainly use them at home.
We can use them outside of the hospital.
So antibiotics okay when we’re critical, we absolutely
have to them, yes. But other times randomly ...
Doctors prescribe them for a cold, well we know colds
are viruses and we know that antibiotics don’t kill
viruses. So there’s kind of an insanity going on out
there with our use of antibiotics, and they’re very
destructive. They cause a lot of disease.7
Some great ways to begin restoring your microbiome
is with probiotics. Probiotics replenish the gut
with good bacteria that can help to create the right
balance in the gut and assist in restoring the immune
system. Fermented foods are another way to infuse
the body with the probiotics it needs and to feed the
good bacteria in order to keep it flourishing.
Prebiotics are fiber that your body cannot digest but
your gut flora can. Many foods have prebiotic fiber
and therefore work as food for your intestinal flora.
Some foods to incorporate are raw onion, garlic,
peaches, grapefruit and beans. Prebiotics can also
boost your immune system function.
Another addition to probiotics and prebiotics
is coriander oil. It is beneficial for healing your
intestinal lining and it contributes to an ideal
environment for healthy gut bacteria. It also aids the
body in the absorption of omega-3s.
Another mineral that made aid gut health is
Magnesium. Getting 320 to 420 mg a day either
through diet or supplements can support immune
health and proper digestion.10
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HORMONES & YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
Balancing our hormones is so crucial to the proper
function of our body as a whole. Our hormones help
regulate many of our bodily functions and when they
get out of balance, it can lead to damage.
So, from a biochemical standpoint, we’re looking at
balancing the hormones, which is partly the foods
we select. We know that xenoestrogens and the
meats that we eat are loaded with estrogens, for
example. So now we have a whole group of people
developing prostate cancer, breast cancer, because of
the high consumption and the dependency on animal
products as their source of protein.
It’s interesting that people even think they need
eggs, that that’s the standard, the best source of
protein. Even egg whites are touted as appropriate,
yet we trigger worse autoimmune conditions with
eggs and the foreign proteins, because with milk
and eggs, they’re viewed by the body as a foreign
invader, a protein antigen. Our body then sets up a
system with the white blood cells to try and remove
these foreign proteins, but then it starts attacking
our own body proteins.
So we really have to calm down the inflammation.
We have to reduce the exposure of these highly
inflammatory foods, namely all animal products.
Meat, cheese, eggs, dairy products. And we have to
move towards plant, whole food nutrition.
Now, just taking plant, whole food nutrition isn’t
enough. We really should understand that people
selectively have individual compatibilities. So
we’ll do an additional test, say an aloe
test. A SAGE medical test. There
are a few that measure
what’s called IGG,
the white
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blood cells’ response to the foods that you eat. And if Insulin
we select the foods that are most compatible for you,
then your body’s immune system will calm down. So hormonal imbalances ultimately, in
The inflammation will reduce, and you’re going to one of the most sensitive events that
come out with, in most cases, removing or getting rid happens when you are starting to slide
of the offending agent that caused the autoimmune towards an inflammatory, namely a
condition.8 chronic inflammatory state. The first major
hormone that tends to shift is going to be
insulin, and so as inflammation goes up, so
Fertility does your insulin level. As insulin goes up,
it screws up the way in which your testes or
Many factors can effect fertility and, fortunately,
ovaries or adrenal glands make a lot of your
many times, whatever is inhibiting or reducing fertility
sex hormones that also go hand-in-hand
can be resolved.
with your anti-inflammatory hormones,
So if somebody’s even having trouble getting things like cortisol.
pregnant, you want to look at ovaries. You want to
These compounds are going to be dictated
look at uterus. You want to look at the hormone
by your relative insulin state. This is where
levels in the body. Hormones would be estrogen, and
your nutrition becomes very important.
you want to also look at the estrogen metabolites.
Carbohydrates don’t make insulin go up in
I generally like a dried urine test or even a 24-hour
and of themselves. Inflammation makes
urine test it’s more comprehensive than just the
carbohydrates become insulin-positive,
standard blood work. When you’re looking at risk
or pro-inflammatory. If you add high
factors hormonal-wise, if you’re looking at uterine
carbohydrate diet to an inflamed, damaged
cancer, breast cancer risk, it’s always the estrogen
liver from a history of crappy diet, then
metabolite, the 4OH ... What they call the 4OH
you’re going to have a pro-insulin kind of
estrogen metabolite, that then puts you at risk.
sugar-type injury.
Well, when you run standard blood work for
However, if you keep eating a clean,
hormones, you can’t actually look at the metabolites
healthy, carbohydrate-rich, plant-based
in the blood. So, the 24-hour urine hormone or also
diet over time, insulin levels actually drop
Precision Analytical has a test called the DUTCH, and
rather than go up. It’s because the liver
you can actually do it at home. It stands for Dried
is getting healthier and healthier. The
Urine Test Comprehensive Hormones. What it will
chronic inflammation state is dropping very
do is look basically at the whole chart of hormones,
quickly. So there are some great resources
so we can look at progesterone. We can look at
out there that you can read if you want to
DHEA. We can look at testosterone. We can look at
dive more into this kind of non-intuitive
estrogen metabolites and how it’s breaking down,
situation where the plant carbohydrates
methylation. We can look at how testosterone’s
and the fruits and vegetables will actually
breaking down. It’s really within that pathway, you
reverse diabetes. And that seems totally
get a better assessment of what’s actually going on
counter-intuitive, but it comes down to the
with the hormones. So, assessing the hormones can
reality that insulin only becomes toxic if
help, whether you’re dealing with hormonal type
it’s elevated due to chronic inflammation,
symptoms, menopause, perimenopause, infertility
not in use because you’re eating healthy
issues. Usually lower progesterone just makes it a
carbohydrates.
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So that’s the big misconception we have around sugar
from plants and vegetables. Those healthy fruits and
vegetables that are coming with high carbohydrates
are matched with fibers that will deliver those sugars
in a volume and a rate through the small intestine
and colon that are acceptable to the digestion,
metabolism of them, and they will not raise insulin
levels if they’re digested in a whole food capacity, and
in a non-inflamed state.
So as you eat healthy, whole foods, your liver’s going
to get cleaner and cleaner, and this is where the
power of fasting comes in. If you want to speed this
process up, drop insulin quicker, fast.
So think low on the food chain, plants and
vegetables, fruits and veggies, and then think, low
inflammation state, fasting if necessary to reset the
immune system and drop the inflammatory state,
and then add lots of healthy micro- and macro-
nutrients in a plant-based diet.
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These are just some of the practical things you can
do to start improving your health right now. Take
time to look into the different aspects of creating
whole-body health. Remember to find ways to
assist your different systems in working together as
a whole. Avoid taking products that will mask your
symptoms, only to create more severe problems
in the long run. You hold the key to your health
in your hands and you can change it today. Just
by making decisions to renew your body and
create healthy lifestyle and giving your body the
tools it needs to heal itself. Your body is amazing
machine that has been designed to self-correct and
regenerate. You just need to make the choices that
will enable it to thrive!
1 https://www.healthline.com/health/autoimmune-disorders
2 https://draxe.com/inflammation-at-the-root-of-most-diseases/
3 https://www.skyterrawellness.com/nutrition/natural-pain-relief-2/
4 Dr. Jay Davidson - Autoimmune Secrets
5 Dr. Stephanie Daniel - Autoimmune Secrets
6 Dr. Daniel Nuzum - Autoimmune Secrets
7 Dr. Ben Johnson - Autoimmune Secrets
8 Dr. Nick Delgado - Autoimmune Secrets
9 Dr. Zach Bush - Autoimmune Secrets
10 https://www.activationproducts.com/blog/prebiotics-and-probiotics/
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