Spring Cleaning for your BODY.
Mold, Detoxing and Immune System Upgrades
BIG IDEA #1: Inflammation and Immune System Dysfunction: Cytokines Are THE Cause
Cytokines made by white blood cells to fight—mold toxins, Lyme, tick-borne infections, intestinal yeast overgrowth, long-covid and chronic virus infections—make you feel sick. Cytokines are the cause of most symptoms people have in all of these medical conditions, that is why these illnesses all look alike.
Why This Matters. Cytokine excess causes fatigue, brain fog, body pain, joint pain, neuropathy, hormonal dysfunction and more.
The BIG problem—immune dysfunction from cytokine excess keeps you from recovering.
Lower Cytokines to Boost Immune Function and Feel Better. Fortunately getting sleep, removing toxins, killing germs including yeast excess, lowers cytokines.
Anti-Cytokine Supplements WORK. In my clinic I saw improvements in symptoms and improved immune function when people took cytokine lowering supplements.
Liposomal Glutathione + Liposomal Curcumin are the best at lowering cytokines.
An AntiCytokine combination product is another option—instead of curcumin. Key herbs in an anti-cytokine combination include black tea extract, N-acetyl cysteine, turmeric extract (curcumin), tocotrienols, and resveratrol.
The Dreaded Herxheimer Reaction is All About Cytokines. When your immune system sees dead bug parts from a new antibiotic, or an increased dose of the antibiotic, it makes more cytokines. Manage a herx with liposomal glutathione + liposomal curcumin.
Here are the NATURAL ways to Lower Cytokines
1) Get Sleep - First, it is important to get 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Sleep lowers cytokines.
2) Use Supplements - To lower cytokines, there are a number of interventions to:
increase antioxidants,
decrease NF-kB genetic programming of cells,
increase Nrf2,
block kinase enzymes, and
detox.
3) Antioxidants - Based on the work of Martin Pall PhD, it is critical to lower oxidizing agents that trigger cytokine production. Glutathione, which is made in every cell, and its building blocks, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), are helpful. Curcumin, which is a component of turmeric, and quercetin are also good antioxidants.
4) Detox - Glutathione and its precursor building blocks, ALA (Alpha-Lipoic-Aid) and NAC (N-acetyl cysteine), also help remove toxins.
5) NF-kB - Curcumin, quercetin, and resveratrol decrease NF-kB induced genetic signals to produce cytokines.
6) Nrf2 - Curcumin, resveratrol, and black tea extracts containing the polyphenol EGCG increase Nrf2, which increases cell-level production of glutathione and other antioxidants.
7) Kinase Enzymes - Quercetin also blocks kinase enzymes required in the production of cytokines. Blocking kinases with quercetin interferes with the cytokine production line.
Big Idea #2:Boost your Immune System:
The Best Glutathione
Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant with many health benefits. Glutathione is a very strong antioxidant found in everyone's cells. It may:
lower cellular waste products called oxidation agents and free radicals,
repair cell damage, and
remove toxins.
It is also a useful support for:
liver detoxification,
liver inflammation,
herxheimer reactions,
injured nerves, and
severe cognition (thinking) dysfunction.
The best Glutathione is one that is readily absorbable in your system. Glycine and NAC are the precursors needed for your body to build Glutathione. Body Harmonics stocks Research Proven Glutathione in a few different forms: Capsule and Autopen.
Best Tests for Mold Toxicity
There are four different ways to test for Mold Toxicity that are not screening tests. Only the urine mycotoxin test—a direct test—shows if mold toxins are actually in you. Antibody testing, Shoemaker biomarker testing like TGF-beta 1 and C4a, and HLA-DR genetic testing do not prove you have mold toxins in you—they are all indirect tests that could be positive, even when you do not have mold toxicity.
Why This Matters. Finding mold toxicity is tricky. And unfortunately each testing technique has accuracy problems.
A positive urine mycotoxin test proves you have toxins in you. One problem is when you are really sick, the kidneys may not be able to move mold toxins into your urine. This causes false negative results.
Provoke a positive test by taking a hot sauna or very hot bath the night before testing. Heat mobilizes toxins so more are urinated out.
RealTime test appears best. Mold specialists Dr. Neil Nathan and Dr. Jill Crista favor RealTime urine testing due to better clinical reliability. I share their opinion.
Treating MOLD Toxicity
Clinically these general binders remove various types of mold toxins. It is possible to give a trial of one of these for one to two months before trying a more specific binder based on urine testing from RealTime Labs.
BIG IDEA #3:
DETOX - MOLD and Myotoxins -Bind 'Em Up—Move 'Em Out
Mold can be devastating to your health. When you take oral binders, you can recover from Mold Toxin Illness. The trick is choosing the binder(s) that works best with your mix of specific toxins.
Why This Matters. There are a variety of specific mold toxins like black mold toxin (tricocethene) and gliotoxin. Binders that grab mold toxins in your intestines, target different toxins.
A broad-spectrum binder product with a number of ingredients is best if you have a variety of mold toxins in you.
A more targeted binder with one ingredient, like activated charcoal, is better for specific toxins when you have one or two.
Specific binders also fill the gaps to cover what broad spectrum binders miss if you have a complex number of toxins.
Specific Binders
Different binders work better on certain toxins than others.
Ochratoxins are bound best by cholestyramine and activated charcoal.
Aflatoxins are bound best by activated charcoal and bentonite clay.
Tricocethenes are bound best by activated charcoal, but cholestyramine, pectin, charcoal and bentonite clay can help.
Gliotoxins are bound best by betonite clay.
Body Harmonics Binder Recommendations:
1) Full Spectrum Binder + by Codeage: This binder contains activated charcoal, bentonite clay, Mineral Powder, Fulvic & Humic Acids, Molybdenum and Carbon Forms and will bind and absorb many toxins in your system
2) Supercharged C60: Carbon 60 Fullerene is considered a super antioxidant to support detoxification, promote healthy aging, and boost immune health. It has an advanced form of multi-layered and highly organized carbon fullerenes at least one hundred thousand times more potent than regular Carbon 60. The free radicals it neutralizes do not alter its shape or function, allowing it to deal with free radicals until it continuously leaves the system.
Spring brings new growth and new opportunities to supercharge your health. Body Harmonics is here to help you on your journey!
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