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The Hidden Drivers of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Lyme Disease is One)

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The Hidden Drivers of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn’s and colitis are called genetic, autoimmune, and idiopathic. What if all three labels are wrong? A new paper tests each against current evidence.

Independent Medical Alliance

Aug 02, 2026

Host: Dr. JP Saleeby | Guest: Josh Dech

What if Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are caused by more than genetics alone?

Dr. Yusuf “JP” Saleeby, IMA Senior Fellow in Functional and Integrative Medicine, and gut health specialist Josh Dech take a closer look at what may contribute to inflammatory bowel disease, also known as IBD. The two recently co-authored a new paper published in the Journal of Independent Medicine. Their conversation traces how genetics, diet, gut health, and the environment may work together to shape both diseases.

Inflammatory bowel disease affects more than 7 million people worldwide and ranks among the fastest-growing chronic diseases globally. Nearly everyone diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis hears some version of the same three things: the disease is genetic, the immune system is attacking its own tissue, and the underlying cause is unknown. Those three explanations leave two treatments on the table, drugs and surgery, and they leave a patient nothing to investigate.

A new paper in the Journal of Independent Medicine argues that all three explanations fail against current evidence. Josh Dech and Dr. JP Saleeby, its co-authors, point out that each has been contested separately in the literature for two decades without anyone testing them as a set. Taken together, they conclude, the conventional model does not hold.

What replaces it is a disease that is partially heritable, environmentally activated, and immune-mediated, and the distinction is not academic for anyone living with one. If exposures determine whether susceptibility becomes disease, exposures can be found and changed. (See link for article, research paper and video)

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SUMMARY:

  • The authors found that genetics only explain about a quarter of disease risk for irritable bowel (IBD).
  • The authors argue that the autoimmune label, despite holding for decades, is based on the weakest evidence and that pathogenic transfer has never been demonstrated.
  • The serologic markers long cited as evidence for autoimmunity turn out to recognize microbial and fungal targets but are not autoantibodies in the classical sense.
  • A review of 53 meta-analyses across 71 risk factors shows the following exposures for IBD that are quantified and modifiable:
    • antibiotic exposure
    • oral contraceptives
    • breast-feeding was protective for Crohn’s and colitis
    • ultra-processed food
    • air pollution
    • psychological stress
    • mold
    • mycotoxins
  • The authors state current treatments complement but ignore the environmental exposures.
  • The authors give the following issues that should be questioned alongside a standard work-up:
    • Birth mode and feeding history
    • Early antibiotic courses, particularly before age 5
    • Water damage & mold exposure at home, work and in vehicles.
    • Adolescent diet, stressors, and infections

At this point in the article, they described a case report on a 14 year old whose Crohn’s progressed far enough that surgeons planned to remove most of his intestines & place a colostomy. Testing pointed to chronic Lyme disease and three months into treatment a repeated scope test found no lesions.

In short, they conclude the following answers for IBS: antibiotic stewardship, breastfeeding support, reducing ultra-processed food, and remediating indoor mold.

After reading the comments after the article, I would be remiss if I did not mention the ‘vaccine’ issue due to the fact they all introduce foreign substances the body recognizes as foe, priming it for later potential problems such as life-threatening allergies to many things including food, which many are also linking to Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS), an allergy to animal products supposedly caused by ticks – with no solid proof, as well as the fact some get AGS without any known tick involvement. So while ticks play a part, they are obviously not the only ingredient required to get AGS.

Pathogenic priming was shown clearly with the COVID gene therapy injections.

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Candida, diet and nutrition, Inflammation, Lyme, research, Treatment

Study Uncovers Hidden Bartonella and Babesia Infections in ME/CFS Patients

Four years ago an article was posted asking if a chronic infection could be behind ME/CFS patients. The answer appears to be yes. A previous study found a link between Cytomegalovirus, EBS, and Human Herpesvirus-6 and ME/CFS. The following also connects Babesia and Bartonella to the condition.

https://www.lymedisease.org/bartonella-babesia-me-cfs/

Study uncovers hidden Bartonella and Babesia infections in ME/CFS patients

A new pilot study from North Carolina State University has found molecular evidence of Bartonella or Babesia infection in nearly half of 50 people diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

The findings suggest that vector‑borne pathogens may play a larger role in chronic illness than previously recognized.

Bartonella and Babesia are both transmitted primarily through arthropods—ticks, fleas, and lice—and have been linked to a range of persistent symptoms.

Improved testing has revealed that Bartonella, once thought to cause only short‑lived infections like cat scratch disease, can be associated with chronic and even neuropsychiatric symptoms. Babesia, best known as a tick‑borne parasite, has also been transmitted through blood transfusions and organ transplants.

For this study, researchers selected 50 participants from a larger group of chronically ill individuals with long‑term fatigue and neurological symptoms such as memory problems, tremors, disorientation, or anxiety.

Using quantitative PCR and DNA sequencing, the team detected:

  • Babesia in 10 participants
  • Bartonella in 11
  • Both pathogens in 2

That’s 23 out of 50 participants showing evidence of infection.

“ME/CFS diagnoses are primarily based on immunological biomarkers that can have numerous influences,” said study author Edward Breitschwerdt, Melanie S. Steele Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine at NC State.

“Our goal was to detect the DNA of specific pathogenic microorganisms that might contribute to or cause a patient’s chronic illness.”

Breitschwerdt emphasized that the small sample size means the results can’t be generalized to all ME/CFS patients, but the unexpectedly high prevalence highlights the need for further research.

The study, supported in part by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, appears in Pathogens.

SOURCE: North Carolina State University

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Babesia, Bartonella, research, Testing

Self-Reported Observations of Unusual White Fibrous Structures in Embalmed Corpses: Multi-Year Survey Results

https://ijirms.in/index.php/ijirms/article/view/2201

Self-Reported Observations of Unusual White Fibrous Structures in Embalmed Corpses: Multi-Year Survey Results from Embalmers in Five Countries, 2022–2025

Thomas F. Haviland*·Laura Kasner·Daniel SantiagoiD

DOI:10.23958/ijirms/vol11-i07/2201· Pages: 204 – 208· Vol. 11, No. 07, (2026)· Published: July 1, 2026

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Abstract

Background: Beginning in 2020–2021, embalmers in multiple countries reported observing large, tough, rubbery white or off-white fibrous structures in the veins and arteries of embalmed corpses, which they described as distinct from classic postmortem clots.

Methods: We conducted four annual cross-sectional surveys (2022–2025) of active embalmers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand using SurveyMonkey. A dual distribution strategy (professional associations and direct emails to funeral homes) was used. Core questions assessed observation of unusual white fibrous structures and estimated percentage of corpses affected.

Results: Across 808 total responses, the proportion of embalmers reporting observation of these structures ranged from 66% to 83%. Weighted average prevalence in affected corpses ranged from 19% to 27%. The 2022 survey showed a marked increase in first observations beginning in 2020 and accelerating in 2021.

Conclusions: Multiple years of surveys document consistent self-reported observations by experienced embalmers of unusual white fibrous structures in a substantial fraction of corpses, with a clear increase noted around 2020–2021. These findings constitute a potential safety signal that warrants independent investigation by forensic pathologists and biomedical researchers to characterize the structures and determine their etiology.

(Click on top link for full article and pictures)

New White Fibrous Clots Publication

Dr. John Campbell

July 23, 2026

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**Comment**

For the ‘science’ skeptics out there, this is what research looks like when no ‘external’ funding or grants are received. Hence the use of SurveyMonkey.

Researchers know that when they study a topic that doesn’t fit the narrative, they are entirely on their own. No large NIH grants should be expected because our government is completely in bed with Big Pharma, who literally couldn’t care less if you live or die.

Lymeland has been in this lovely parallel universe for nigh on 40 years. Any research that moves the needle forward at all is independently funded and since research has become so incredibly expensive, cheap tools like SurveyMonkey are utilized.

In the case of Lyme/MSIDS, it is often called “Big Data,’ and relies on patient surveys. If you haven’t done it already, make sure to fill out the MyLymeData Project which allows patients to pool their health information through a secure website. “Big data” projects use advanced technology to gather and analyze huge amounts of patient data, which can assist researchers in studying disease patterns and answering important questions such as why do some people recover from Lyme disease, while others remain ill?

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Activism, Heart Issues, Inflammation, research, vaccines

Old Molecule, New Evidence: Chlorine Dioxide Shows Promise in 3 Veterinary Cases

https://imahealth.substack.com/p/old-molecule-new-evidence-chlorine?

Old Molecule, New Evidence: Chlorine Dioxide Shows Promise in Three Veterinary Cases

Three animals with limited options improved after treatment with chlorine dioxide. A new case series in the Journal of Independent Medicine documents what happened.

Independent Medical Alliance

May 27, 2026

The FDA calls chlorine dioxide “a dangerous bleach.” Millions of people drink low doses of it every day in treated tap water. And clinicians and veterinarians have been quietly using it for years to treat conditions that conventional medicine couldn’t resolve.

A new case series in the Journal of Independent Medicine puts clinical outcomes on the record for the first time in veterinary medicine.

Teresa Carr, a veterinarian with 30 years of clinical experience, and Mitchell Liester, MD, an adjoint assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, documented what happened when they used chlorine dioxide protocols on three animals that had run out of conventional options. A dog with suspected liver cancer. A cat with an infection that wouldn’t respond to antibiotics. A dog with a large, painful mammary tumor. All three improved.

“I began independently researching alternative therapies for patients with more complex conditions.” — Teresa Carr

📖 Read and Download the Full Paper

Chlorine Dioxide as an Adjunctive Treatment in Three Veterinary Cases: A Case Series (JIM Vol. 2, No. 3, 2026) — Authors: Teresa Carr and Mitchell Liester

What Chlorine Dioxide Is

Chlorine dioxide is a selective oxidant first synthesized in 1811. This is not the stuff you accidentally gulped at the swimming pool as a kid. It is a distinct molecule with a different mechanism of action: it selectively oxidizes specific amino acids in microbial proteins, disrupting their function and replication. That gives it broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.

“Chlorine dioxide was synthesized over 200 years ago, but was primarily used as a water treatment agent. It also has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.” — Mitchell Liester

Regulatory agencies have approved it for water treatment, food safety, and medical equipment sterilization. The antimicrobial properties are not in dispute. What’s been missing is formal clinical investigation.

The human data that does exist is promising. Studies have documented improved glucose control, reduced inflammation, enhanced wound healing, and activity against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. A case series showed complete resolution of treatment-refractory diabetic foot ulcers, with one patient achieving sustained medication-free glycemic control for three years.

The Safety Question

The FDA labeled chlorine dioxide “a dangerous bleach” during the COVID pandemic and pursued criminal enforcement against people promoting its use. Carr and Liester argue that label was based on high-dose misuse, not on the low-dose therapeutic protocols practitioners are actually using.

“The FDA during the COVID pandemic labeled chlorine dioxide a dangerous bleach. Now, this was based on very high doses being misused, not on the low doses that have been demonstrated to be safe.” — Mitchell Liester

The safety data at low doses tells a different story:

  • The EPA established a no-observed-adverse-effect level of 3 mg/kg/day for oral chlorine dioxide
  • Phase I and II clinical trials for ALS confirmed that IV sodium chlorite at doses up to 3.2 mg/kg/day was safe and well-tolerated, with no serious adverse events
  • Millions of people consume low-dose chlorine dioxide daily in municipal drinking water
  • In these three veterinary cases, no adverse effects across enema, oral, and intratumoral routes over treatment periods ranging from 10 days to 8 months

Calling this compound “a dangerous bleach” while millions drink it daily is, as the authors put it, like labeling chemotherapy a poison based solely on high-dose toxicity.

Why the Evidence Stays Thin

If the safety data is there and practitioners are already using it, why does the evidence base remain so limited?

The answer is structural. Chlorine dioxide cannot be patented. That means no pharmaceutical company has a financial incentive to fund the controlled trials that regulators require for approval. Regulators prohibit its therapeutic use because those trials don’t exist. And the prohibition makes it harder for researchers to generate the data that would justify lifting it.

“This compound is not patentable, and therefore it’s unlikely that pharmaceutical companies will want to fund further research.” — Mitchell Liester

(See top link for article and video)

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Lyme, Malaria, research, Treatment

Vaccines NOT Tested Against True Inert Placebo: All 3 Vaccine Technologies Are Fundamentally Unsafe

https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/dr-pierre-kory-it-is-a-myth-that?

Dr. Pierre Kory: “It is a Myth That Vaccines Are Safe and Necessary…If I Had Young Children Today, They Would Not Receive a Single Vaccine.”

“…97% of SIDS deaths occur within 7 days of vaccination.”

Lioness of Judah Ministry

Jul 21, 2026

Source: Dr. Dawn Michael

Dr. Pierre Kory, MD: “It is a myth that vaccines are safe and necessary.”

“If I had young children today, they would not receive a single vaccine.” Dr. Kory explains that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) peaks at 2, 4, and 6 months of age — exactly when infants receive multiple routine vaccinations.

He states that the government refuses to perform true placebo-controlled safety trials on vaccines. Unlike other pharmaceuticals, which undergo 2–6 years of rigorous safety testing before FDA/CDC approval, vaccines have never been subjected to the same long-term, robust safety standards.

In clinical trials, safety monitoring for adverse reactions was extremely short:

Hepatitis B vaccine: Tested on only 147 infants/children and monitored for just 5 days before approval.

Hepatitis A vaccine: Monitored for 14 days.

Meningococcal (meningitis) vaccine: Monitored for 7 days.

Prevnar (pneumococcal) vaccine: Monitored for 7 days.

MMR vaccine: Followed for 42 days.

RSV vaccine: Monitored for 30 days.

DTaP / Tdap vaccines: Monitored for 14 days.

Gardasil (HPV) vaccine: Monitored for 14 days.

Crucially, no childhood vaccine has ever been tested against a true inert saline placebo. Trial “placebos” have instead used aluminum adjuvants or other vaccines:

Gardasil trial → placebo was Hepatitis A vaccine + aluminum adjuvant

Hepatitis A trial → placebo was Hepatitis B vaccine

Influenza trial → placebo was the other flu strain vaccine

Meningitis trial → placebo was DTaP

Pertussis trial → placebo was Tetanus + Diphtheria

Polio trial → placebo was diluted polio vaccine

Vaxelis (6-in-1) trial → placebo was DTaP + Polio + Hib + Hep B

Hepatitis B trial → placebo was aluminum adjuvant alone

Dr. Kory notes that countries with the most vaccines on their infant schedules have the highest infant mortality rates.

The United States gives more infant vaccines than any other industrialized nation — and has the highest infant mortality rate among them.

He further states that 97% of SIDS deaths occur within 7 days of vaccination.

(Click on top link for video with Dr. Kory)

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https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/urgent-warning-from-bret-weinstein

URGENT WARNING from Bret Weinstein: ALL 3 Vaccine Technologies Are Fundamentally UNSAFE. NONE Are Safe.

The era of “safe and effective” blanket claims is over. Every vaccine technology has built-in mechanisms that harm you.

Lioness of Judah Ministry

Jul 15, 2026

Source: Valerie Anne Smith

Bret Weinstein: Every single vaccine carries severe, built-in dangers:

  1. Live Attenuated Vaccines: They can cause long-term immune compromise. Your body’s natural defenses get damaged over time.
  2. Inactivated Vaccines: They leave lingering toxins behind in your system. These don’t just disappear.
  3. mRNA Vaccines: Your own cells are turned into factories that keep producing spike protein — with all its toxic effects — long after the shot.

Weinstein’s direct conclusion: “None are fundamentally safe. They all have severe downsides.”

This isn’t theory.

This is the reality of how these technologies actually work inside the human body.

The era of “safe and effective” blanket claims is over.

Every vaccine technology has built-in mechanisms that harm you. Do your own research. Protect yourself and your family.

(Click on top link for video with Dr. Weinstein)

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Activism, research, vaccines