Very informative documentary put out by the LDN Research Trust on Lyme/MSIDS. Dr. Horowitz, Dr. Toups, Dr. Schweig, Dr. Windham, Dr. Holtorf, & Dr. Schwarzback, speak on everything from testing, to diet, to inflammation, and how LDN can help patients.
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/Lyme-Disease-LDN-Documentary (Video found here) Approx 1 Hour
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For more on LDN: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/12/18/ldn/
https://www.change.org/p/1120418/u/22746020?utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_campaign
Carl Tuttle
Hudson, NH
MAY 14, 2018 — Please see the latest email thread below addressed to the president and chairs of New York Medical College who have refused to acknowledge the concerns identified in these letters. Please continue to read past the 19 references.
NOTE:
All information provided is in the public domain available for use in future litigation
The evidence is overwhelming that Lyme disease is capable of death and disability as most data is easily accessed through Pubmed by an astute fifth grader.
If Lyme disease was classified as life-altering/life threatening as it truly is and elevated to Highest Alert in the same category as AIDS then we would get the funding needed to finance a Manhattan Project.
What was the motivation for downplaying the severity of Lyme disease?
The rush to create a vaccine for Lyme led to the mishandling of the disease as laboratory testing was manipulated (Dearborn) to insure the vaccinated would test seronegative. All evidence points to those who were involved in the vaccine debacle. The vaccine by the way caused the same debilitating effects as the disease itself as identified in the class action lawsuit below. For the record, LYMErix was not withdrawn from the market due to slow sales.
REPORT ON LYMErix
Prepared by: SHELLER, LUDWIG & BADEY
Stephen A. Sheller, Esquire
Albert J. Brooks, Jr., Esquire
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sodqs3pdeeesktf/Sheller%20Lymerix.pdf?dl=0
JUDGEMENT, FINAL ORDER AND DECREE GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT:
https://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/images/NewDirectory/Government/Vaccines/2003_Vaccine_Judgement_Final_Sttle_Apprvl..pdf
The Vaccine Connection: Lyme Gets a Business Model
By Pamela Weintraub:
https://www.lymedisease.org/vaccine-chapter-of-cure-unknown/
Please read the following comment by Dr. Rosalie Greenberg in response to Dr. Bransfield’s recent article:
Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease
https://www.dovepress.com/articles.php?article_id=38295
Letters to the president of New York Medical College:
———- Original Message ———-
From: Carl Tuttle
To: Alan_Kadish@nymc.edu
Cc: Nicholas_Janiga@nymc.edu, Michael_Newman@nymc.edu, ddutko@hanszenlaporte.com
Date: May 6, 2018 at 11:01 AM
Subject: New York Medical College and the 21st Century PlagueMay 6, 2018
New York Medical College
40 Sunshine Cottage Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595
Attn: Alan Kadish, M.D., PresidentRe: New York Medical College and the 21st Century Plague
Dr. Kadish,
It was once thought that the Black Plague (mid-1300s) was transmitted by the bite of a flea that acquired the pathogen from infected rats. This rat-flea theory may be in question but transmission regardless is believed to have been vector borne [1].
There is no question whatsoever that Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick.
Lyme disease is capable of producing sudden death with no warning signs; [2,3,4] heart damage requiring transplant, [5] paralysis with seizures, [6] lymphoma [7] and persistent infection after antibiotic treatment [8,9,10,11,12] along with congenital transmission [13] and ability to create wheelchair bound patients [14] yet there are no Public Service Announcements informing the public that you could become horribly disabled or die from Lyme disease.
I ask you Dr. Kadish, “Why do you think there are no Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) describing the severity of Lyme disease?”
Please be advised that a racketeering lawsuit (RICO) has been filed in the United States by the law firm SHRADER & ASSOCIATES, LLP naming Dr. Gary Wormser of New York Medical College and six other academics.
The court document can be found at the following link:
Click to access LymeDisease.pdf
A worldwide community of physicians has been influenced by the ongoing disinformation campaign aimed at promoting the idea that Lyme is little more than a nuisance disease (Aches and pains of daily living) as health agencies across the globe are blindly following what has been deceitfully established here in the U.S. (New York Medical College)
We are dealing with a life-altering/life-threatening infection with faulty/misleading antibody tests, inadequate treatment, no medical training and absolutely no disease control.
A plague denied; essentially classifying this disease as a low-risk and non-urgent health risk.
Lyme disease is spreading across the globe through migratory birds with no continental boundaries destroying lives, ending careers, causing death and disability while leaving victims in financial ruin.
Through an elaborate racketeering scheme the disease has been downplayed because it became “too expensive to treat” as outlined in the SHRADER & ASSOCIATES, LLP court document.
Wormser of NYMC has been identified as a kingpin for disseminating the disinformation globally.
Here is just one example of the negative influence Dr. Wormser has had on the global scientific/medical community while promoting his bias against persistent infection:
Summary:
In 2001 Prof. Gerold Stanek, MD (Medical University of Vienna) clearly reported persistent Borrelia infection in a 64 year-old patient despite treatment with four courses of ceftriaxone. [15]
When publishing a paper in 2012 [16] with co-author Dr. Gary Wormser of New York Medical College, Stanek claimed:
“Most manifestations of Lyme borreliosis will resolve spontaneously without treatment.”
In 2014 Stanek published the following paper promoting antibiotic treatment in a patient requiring a pacemaker after Lyme caused complete heart block. And this is a nuisance disease?
Lyme Borreliosis (Book Chapter)
https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942739356&origin=inward&txGid=D355DFF083BF00E79EB6ABEAFE4BBD9F.wsnAw8kcdt7IPYLO0V48gA%3a13
Stupica, D.a, Stanek, G.b, Strle, F.a
a Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
b Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, AustriaAbstract
A 49-year-old male, living in a Lyme borreliosis (LB) endemic region, noticed an erythematous skin rash about 10 days after a bite that in the next 2 weeks evolved to a ring-like skin lesion with diameters of 18×9. Cm, i.e., presenting as typical erythema migrans (EM). The lesion disappeared spontaneously in 5 weeks; however, in the following 2 months the patient developed radicular pains, complete heart block that required insertion of transient heart pacemaker, and knee arthritis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed lymphocytic pleocytosis. High levels of serum and CSF borrelial IgG antibodies and intrathecal production of the specific antibodies were ascertained, and treatment with ceftriaxone 2. G OD intravenously for 14 days was initiated. The patient regained his physical capacity, radicular chest pain and knee swelling declined, and heart conduction abnormalities resolved. The pacemaker was removed during antibiotic treatment, and the patient’s further course was uneventful. The patient had all major manifestations of LB, which could have been prevented if EM had been recognized and properly treated. However, instead of antibiotic treatment, the physician who saw the patient at the time of EM ordered tests for the presence of borrelial antibodies, and misinterpreted negative serology as an indication against antibiotic treatment.LB is the most frequent tick-transmitted illness on the Northern Hemisphere. It is caused by certain species of Lyme borreliae. In the present report, epidemiology, etiology, mode of transmission, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this emerging disease with increasing incidence are discussed. © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
_______________________A recent pilot study of twelve patients from Canada were culture positive for Borrelia infection (genital secretions, skin and blood) even after multiple years on antibiotics so there was no relief from current antimicrobials. Some of these patients had taken as many as eleven different types of antibiotics.
Persistent Borrelia Infection in Patients with Ongoing Symptoms of Lyme Disease (2018)
http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/6/2/33We have lost nearly four decades to Wormser’s racketeering scheme where the focus was to discredit the sick and disabled (while suppressing evidence of chronic disease) as opposed to finding a new approach for treating persistent infection from a pathogen known to cause immune suppression.
“Spirochetes disseminate to the lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen and brain within a week of infection [17] . Lymph node germinal centers, where B cells are supposed to mature and be assigned an immune system function, are rendered incompetent” [18]
Now the rest of the world is suffering.
Might I remind you Dr. Kadish, as president of New York Medical College, you are 100% responsible for Wormser’s scientific misconduct which continues to this day.
As spokesperson for the 55,000 individuals calling for a congressional investigation into the mishandling of Lyme disease [19] , I ask that you stop Dr. Wormser from publishing his junk science and remove him from his position of influence over the student population of New York Medical College.
Sincerely,
Carl Tuttle
Lyme Endemic Hudson, NHCc: Nicholas S. Janiga, Esq., Chief Counsel NYMC
Daniel R. Dutko, HANSZEN LAPORTE
New York Medical College Guiding Values:
https://www.nymc.edu/about-nymc/guiding-values/
Aptitude for Patient Care – The best reasons for providing patient care shouldn’t be a big paycheck. A strong desire to help people and the ability to provide exceptional care comprise the key traits every medical and health service professional should possess. Some of these things can be taught, but we find that NYMC students self-select our school because they truly wish to make a difference in people’s lives.
References: (Please read them)
1. Maybe Rats Aren’t to Blame for the Black Death
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/01/rats-plague-black-death-humans-lice-health-science/
2. Cardiac Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi: An Autopsy Study of Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Lyme Carditis. (March 2016)
http://ajp.amjpathol.org/article/S0002-9440(16)00099-7/abstract
Excerpt:
“Fatal Lyme carditis caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi rarely is identified. Here, we describe the pathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular findings of five case patients.”
3 CDC Case Study #1: Three Sudden Cardiac Deaths Associated with Lyme Carditis: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6249a1.htm?s_cid=mm6249a1_w
4. CDC Case Study #2: A case report of a 17-year old male with fatal Lyme carditis
http://www.cardiovascularpathology.com/article/S1054-8807(15)00025-3/abstract?rss=yes
5. Professor Neil Spector: Duke physician uses near-death experience to encourage patient self-advocacy
http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/05/28/duke-physician-uses-near-death-experience-encourage-patient-self-advocacy#.VYlYnxtViko Dr Neil Spector from Duke University required a heart transplant after his Lyme disease went undiagnosed for four years.
6. Nashua Mom in the ‘Lyme Light’ on Katie Couric Show
http://patch.com/new-hampshire/nashua/nashua-mom-talks-chronic-lyme-on-katie-couric-show Fifth-grade teacher Kelly Downing was paralyzed from the neck down and interviewed by Katie Couric.
7. Infection by Borrelia burgdorferi and cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (Cancer)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9331890 Specific DNA sequences of Borrelia burgdorferi were identified in cutaneous lesions from 9 patients (follicle center lymphoma: 3/20; immunocytoma: 3/4; marginal zone B-cell lymphoma: 2/20; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: 1/6).
8. Application of Nanotrap technology for high sensitivity measurement of urinary outer surface protein A carboxyl-terminus domain in early stage Lyme borreliosis.
http://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-015-0701-z 41 of 100 patients under surveillance for persistent LB in an endemic area were positive for urinary OspA protein after antibiotic treatment.
9. Culture evidence of Lyme disease in antibiotic treated patients living in the Southeast.
http://danielcameronmd.com/culture-evidence-of-lyme-disease-in-antibiotic-treated-patients-living-in-the-southeast/ Rudenko and colleagues reported culture confirmation of chronic Lyme disease in 24 patients in North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. All had undergone previous antibiotic treatment.
10. DNA sequencing diagnosis of off-season spirochetemia with low bacterial density in Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi infections.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24968274 Faulty/misleading antibody tests landed a sixteen year old male in a psychiatric ward when his lab results did not meet the CDC’s strict criteria for positive results. His Western blot had only four of the required five IgG bands. Subsequent DNA sequencing identified a spirochetemia in this patient’s blood so his psychiatric issues were a result of neurologic Lyme disease misdiagnosed by antiquated/misleading serology. This patient was previously treated with antibiotics.
11. Granulomatous hepatitis associated with chronic Borrelia burgdorferi infection: a case report
http://www.labome.org/research/Granulomatous-hepatitis-associated-with-chronic-Borrelia-burgdorferi-infection-a-case-report.html The patient had active, systemic Borrelia burgdorferi infection and consequent Lyme hepatitis, despite antibiotic therapy.
12. Scotty Shelton and Persistent Infection in Saginaw MN
https://www.change.org/p/the-us-senate-calling-for-a-congressional-investigation-of-the-cdc-idsa-and-aldf/u/11685820 “Scotty’s brain (cerebral cortex) was positive for Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia myamotoi, his testicle is positive for Bb. We are now testing other tissues. Seven years of antibiotics and 3.5 years of natural treatments (along with antibiotics) and he was highly highly positive.”
13. Congenital Transmission of Lyme/TBD
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z10em0szgpm8bll/Congenital%20Transmission%20of%20Lyme%202015.doc?dl=0
14. Wheelchair-Bound Girl Calls Blessing By Pope Francis ‘Most Precious Moment Of My Life’ http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/09/24/pope-francis-blesses-girl-in-wheelchair/
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A 12-year-old girl who has been confined to a wheelchair since being diagnosed with Lyme disease said meeting Pope Francis as he arrived in New York Thursday was “the most precious moment of my life.”
15. Isolation and polymerase chain reaction typing of Borrelia afzelii from a skin lesion in a seronegative patient with generalized ulcerating bullous lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. (2001) Breier F1, Khanakah G, Stanek G, Kunz G, Aberer E, Schmidt B, Tappeiner G. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11251580
16. Lyme borreliosis. (2012)
Stanek G1, Wormser GP, Gray J, Strle F.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21903253
Gerold Stanek published in the British Journal of Dermatology in 2001 reporting that: “Borrelia [the Lyme disease bacteria] may possibly be able to remain dormant in certain tissue compartments”
17. Lymphoadenopathy during Lyme Borreliosis Is Caused by Spirochete Migration-Induced Specific B Cell Activation (2011)
Stefan S. Tunev, Christine J. Hastey, Emir Hodzic, Sunlian Feng, Stephen W. Barthold, Nicole Baumgarth
http://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1002066
18. Suppression of Long-Lived Humoral Immunity Following Borrelia burgdorferi Infection (2015)
Rebecca A. Elsner, Christine J. Hastey, Kimberly J. Olsen, Nicole Baumgarth http://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004976
19. Calling for a Congressional investigation of the CDC, IDSA and ALDF
https://www.change.org/p/the-us-senate-calling-for-a-congressional-investigation-of-the-cdc-idsa-and-aldf
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Letter to the Academic Chairs of New York Medical College:
——— Original Message ———-
From: Carl Tuttle
To: john_fallon@nymc.edu, lnewman21@aol.com, mkittleson@nymc.edu, william_frishman@nymc.edu, Gregory.almond@nychhc.org, joseph_etlinger@nymc.edu, ernest_lee@nymc.edu, robert_amler@nymc.edu, vilma_bordonaro@nymc.edu
Cc: Alan_Kadish@nymc.edu, Michael_Newman@nymc.edu, ddutko@hanszenlaporte.com
Date: May 8, 2018 at 7:52 AM
Subject: Fwd: New York Medical College and the 21st Century PlagueTo the Academic Chairs of New York Medical College;
Please see the letter below and supporting references addressed to Alan Kadish MD, President of NYMC.Dr. Gary Wormser of New York Medical College has played a pivotal role in the mishandling of a disease destroying lives all across America as he continues to spread the disinformation which has misguided an entire medical community.
“Last September, France became the first country to release a national plan to address tick-borne diseases like Lyme. It ranges from ramped-up surveillance of ticks and infections to better treatment protocols and diagnostic tests.”
Marisol Touraine Launches National Plan to Combat Lyme Disease and Tick-borne Diseases
http://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/archives/archives-presse/archives-communiques-de-presse/article/marisol-touraine-lance-le-plan-national-de-lutte-contre-la-maladie-de-lyme-etExcerpt:
Marisol Touraine said: “This plan aims to avoid the feeling of abandonment and the therapeutic wandering faced by Lyme patients. It helps to better understand the disease, to treat patients more effectively and to mobilize all available tools to prevent the disease. ”
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It is time for New York Medical College to recognize that Wormser is toxic to the advancement of the knowledge and treatment of Lyme disease which has been misclassified and downplayed as a low-risk and non-urgent health issue.
Might I remind everyone reading this email; you or a loved one is a single tick bite away from experiencing this travesty.
Carl Tuttle
Lyme Endemic Hudson, NH
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2nd letter to the president of New York Medical College:
——— Original Message ———-
From: Carl Tuttle
To: Alan_Kadish@nymc.edu
Cc: ddutko@hanszenlaporte.com, Nicholas_Janiga@nymc.edu, john_fallon@nymc.edu, vilma_bordonaro@nymc.edu, Michael_Newman@nymc.edu, ernest_lee@nymc.edu, robert_amler@nymc.edu, mkittleson@nymc.edu, Gregory.almond@nychhc.org, lnewman21@aol.com, william_frishman@nymc.edu, joseph_etlinger@nymc.edu
Date: May 9, 2018 at 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: New York Medical College and the 21st Century PlagueDr. Kadish,
Please see the attached list of “Deaths From Lyme Disease” compiled from scientific literature by John D. Scott, Research Scientist dated 17 April 2018.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eo794dx7zspc1ln/Ld%20deaths.doc?dl=0Lyme disease patients have fatal outcomes and deaths are documented in alphabetic order.
If you search through this document you won’t find anything published by Dr. Gary Wormser of New York Medical College. In fact, none of his publications refer to these outcomes as Wormser has had a career long history of downplaying the severity of Lyme disease as identified in the racketeering lawsuit.
You have to ask the question Dr. Kadish:
“What is Wormser’s motivation for downplaying the severity of Lyme disease?”
Furthermore, congenital transmission of Lyme disease has been documented as well but you won’t find any references to this mode of transmission in Wormser’s publications. (See attached list of references) https://www.dropbox.com/s/xlju8w25phkypy0/Congenital%20Transmission%20of%20Lyme.pdf?dl=0
There is a refusal to recognize that untreated/undertreated Lyme evolves into an entirely different disease similar to untreated strep throat which, as you know progresses to rheumatic fever causing irreversible heart damage.
What happens to the Lyme patient who went months, years or decades before obtaining a diagnosis? Patient experience is describing a disease that is destroying lives, ending careers, causing death and disability while leaving victims in financial ruin.
It is this stage of disease that Wormser refuses to recognize as he has spent a career discrediting the sick and disabled as we have seen in the Lancet article where he is a coauthor; Antiscience and ethical concerns associated with advocacy of Lyme disease. Six of the seven defendants named in the racketeering lawsuit are coauthors of this disgraceful article.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(11)70034-2/abstractOnce again I want to remind you Dr. Kadish that as president of NYMC you are 100% responsible for Wormser’s scientific misconduct.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl Tuttle
Lyme Endemic Hudson, NHCc: Nicholas S. Janiga, Esq., Chief Counsel NYMC
Daniel R. Dutko, HANSZEN LAPORTE
Academic Chairs of New York Medical College
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Most anti-inflammatory diets agree on many of the foods to include, however, the “not allowed” foods may differ, sometimes dramatically.
For example, the Autoimmune Protocol nixes nightshade vegetables, nuts, seeds and eggs. The Paleo diet is fine with grass-fed meats, eggs and seeds but rules out grains, as well as dairy and legumes such as chickpeas, lentils, beans and peanuts. The Zone allows some low-fat dairy and an occasional egg white, but discourages all refined grains. And Dr. Weil’s anti-inflammatory diet echoes the nod given to leafy greens and salmon, but encourages whole grains and adds the importance of anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric and ginger.
Dr. Joseph Mercola warns that refined sugars, processed fructose, trans fats and grains encourage inflammation, while fermented vegetables, traditionally cultured foods, leafy greens, animal-based Omega3-fat and nutrient rick green teas are anti-inflammatory, as are garlic, blueberries, shiitake mushrooms, cloves, ginger, rosemary, turmeric, cinnamon, oregano, sage, and thyme.1
Following is a bare-bones summary of the basics of a few of the more popular anti-inflammatory diets, along with current medical opinions about them. Anti-inflammatory diets as a whole differ significantly from the current recommended “choose my plate” recommendations of the United States Department of Agriculture.2
Based on both the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Mediterranean diets, Dr. Weil’s anti-inflammatory diet suggestions offer a few revisions and additions, including the addition of green tea, omega-3 fatty acids and natural anti-inflammatory spices, such as turmeric and ginger. Dr. Weil emphasizes that his approach to eating is aimed at supporting a healthy life and reducing chronic inflammation in the body, which he agrees is at the base of many chronic diseases today. He recommends that approximately 40 to 50 percent of daily calories should come from carbohydrates, 30 per cent from fat, and 20 to 30 per cent from protein.
If the Mediterranean Diet could be considered the mother of the anti-inflammatory diet movement, then Atkins may be the father of it. Quoting from the Atkins website, “The ‘Atkins Diet’ started as a fad, but quickly became a counter-conventional movement that reset people’s understanding of nutrition and weight loss, and its link to health.”
Developed in the 1960s by cardiologist Robert Atkins, MD, the new low-carb approach to eating was embraced by a population sick of fat-shunning, calorie-counting diets that left them hungry and did nothing to curb the growing epidemic of obesity in the U.S. Although his early followers may have delighted in the diet’s permission to fill up on bacon, butter and heavy cream, the diet has evolved and been modified since then.
The Atkins diet is divided into four phases, beginning with near-total abstinence from carbohydrates and gradually incorporating healthy and nutrient-rich carbs from vegetables, nuts, seeds and, eventually, starchy vegetables, fruits and grains as tolerated.
Research does support health benefits for the Atkins and other so-called ketogenic diets, which restrict carbohydrates in an effort to encourage the body to shift from using glucose as the main fuel source of energy and instead burn fat stores and produce ketones for energy.7
Some ketogenic diets have been used to successfully reduce the numbers of seizures suffered by children who have seizure disorders.
In addition, there is evidence that high-fat, low-carb eating can modify symptoms of other neuro-immune disorders, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders, and autism, as well as some types of cancer and diabetes. In his new book Fat for Fuel, Dr. Mercola highlights the importance of diet in helping the body to use fat instead of glucose for fuel in the prevention and healing from cancer and other diseases marked by inflammation in the body.8
Most of the scientific evidence for ketogenic diet benefits is focused on short-term use of the diet, and research is ongoing to evaluate and produce more scientific evidence for the health benefits of long-term use of different types of modified ketogenic diets.
Similar to the Paleo diet but more restrictive, the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet is aimed specifically at healing leaky gut in order to treat inflammatory bowel syndrome and other autoimmune or immune-mediated diseases. Leaky gut occurs when the gastrointestinal wall becomes increasingly permeable and absorbs toxins, bacteria, fungi, and parasites, which leads to gastrointestinal dysfunction and can lead to allergy and autoimmunity.11
Adhering to Hippocrates’ 200-year-old admonishment that “all disease begins in the gut,” the AIP diet eliminates all grains, legumes, dairy, nuts, seeds, eggs, nightshade vegetables, almost all oils, processed foods, alcohol, non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, sugars, starches, most fruit, yeasts, gums, seed herbs and tapioca. Whew!
What’s left are primarily animal proteins, vegetables other than the nightshades, and limited fruit. Admitting it can be a difficult diet for many to follow long term, Dr. Sara Gottfried says, “The AIP is very difficult for many people to follow, but sometimes it’s temporarily necessary to fully heal a very leaky gut.”
The GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Nutritional Program was created by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride as a refinement of Dr. Sidney Valentine Haas’s Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), originally designed “to naturally treat chronic inflammatory conditions in the digestive tract as a result of a damaged gut lining.” The GAPS diet is individually tailored for each patient and focuses on “healing and sealing” the gut lining, and optimizing the gastrointestinal ecosystem to better support the immune system and bran function. Although few studies have shown a consistent benefit from diets like GAPS in healing disorders with an inflammatory component, the principals have shown promise in some children. The mainstays of the GAPS diet are introduced in a specific order in the six-stage initiation stage and continued in the full GAPS protocol. The detailed list of allowed foods—and the even more exhaustive list of prohibited foods—focuses heavily on bone broth, animal fats and fermented foods, with an emphasis on using the healthiest choices available and avoiding additives. The GAPS diet is extremely restrictive, especially at first, but personal testimonials abound from parents suggesting it may be beneficial for some children with autism spectrum disorder.
Probably the mother of all the well-publicized anti-inflammatory diets, the Mediterranean diet, is based on the common eating habits of people living in Spain, Italy, France, Greece and the Middle East. The diet was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1990s and featured a reprisal of the standardized food pyramid. The foundation of the Mediterranean pyramid includes fruits and vegetables, whole grains, seeds and nuts, beans and legumes and olive oil to replace animal fats. An important difference is that meat is grouped at the top with sweets in the “rarely or never” category, instead of being grouped with fish and poultry. Long-standing research supports the principals of eating the Mediterranean way, showing a clear benefit in terms of reducing risk for cardiovascular disease as well as cancer, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. Although it may not be as interesting as some of the newer diets, proponents point out that it represents a traditional healthy way of eating for life, rather than a short term diet to be kept until a specific goal has been reached.
Designed on the concept that modern humans could be healthier if we ate like our “pre-agricultural, hunter-gatherer ancestors” did, the Paleo diet focuses on “whole, unprocessed foods that resemble what they look like in nature.” The diet is based on seasonal and regional availability, with an emphasis on pasture-raised and grass-fed animal proteins and fats. Permitted foods include meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, animal fats and oils. Foods to avoid include all processed foods, sugar, soft drinks, grains, most dairy products, legumes, artificial sweeteners, vegetable oils, margarine and trans fats.
Taking the idea of eating like our ancestors did to its extreme, the Raw Food Movement holds that, “our biological and physiological requirements were in place long before the practice of cooking food began [and so]…the closer we can get to those ideals in our modern lives, the higher the level of health we will enjoy.”
Emphasizing the cumulative damage caused by the chemical changes that occur when food is cooked, “raw foodists” subsist on a diet that looks much like that of a wild primate: The emphasis is on consumption of fruit (75 to 80 percent of the daily intake), and all types of fruit are encouraged, as well as green, leafy vegetables (10 to 20 per cent) and small amounts of nuts and seeds (5 percent). Unlike other diets that eschew the nightshade vegetables, tomatoes and peppers are considered “optimal foods” in a raw food diet.
Other followers of a raw food diet add unpasteurized dairy foods, raw eggs, meat, and fish, as long as the temperature of the foods never exceeds 118 degrees. Followers claim a raw food diet can help cure inflammatory conditions such as headaches, allergies, arthritis and diabetes and can improve memory and support the immune system. Medical authorities tend to agree that the focus on high-fiber, low-salt, low-fat foods may provide a benefit in terms of risk for stroke, osteoporosis, stomach cancer, kidney disease and diabetes, primarily because it promotes weight loss. There is also considerable debate over the need to compensate for the diet’s limited supply of nutrients such as protein, vitamin B12, iron and calcium.
Based on the assumption that eating specific food groups such as sugars, grains, dairy and legumes creates an environment conducive to the development of such conditions as skin issues, digestive troubles, allergies, and chronic pain, the Whole30 diet proposes to reset the body in 30 days. The diet does not involve measuring or counting calories but encourages eating moderate portions of whole, unprocessed foods: meat, seafood, eggs, vegetables, some fruit and natural fats. It is basically an elimination plan and totally prohibits all sugars, alcohol, grains, legumes, dairy, baked goods and processed foods. For 30 days. After the initial period, food groups are added back in gradually, one at a time, with the expectation that newly acquired awareness of how foods can affect one’s health will allow for healthier choices moving forward.
Some nutritionists have misgivings about the Whole30 plan, questioning its lack of independent scientific study and alleging that it is based instead on general anecdotal anti-inflammatory theories. The diet also has been criticized for allowing high levels of sodium and processed meats like cured pork (read, bacon) while prohibiting nutrient-rich foods like legumes and dairy. The biggest criticism seems to be that a temporary plan tends to lead to temporary results.
Developed over 30 years ago by Dr. Barry Sears, the Zone diet was designed not as a weight-loss tool but as a “a life-long dietary program based on strong science to reduce diet-induced inflammation.” The basic tenets of the Zone diet can be put simply: Every meal and every snack follows the ratio of one third protein (egg whites, fish, poultry, lean beef or low-fat dairy); two thirds carbohydrates (in the form of non-starchy vegetables and a little low-sugar fruit), with a little monounsaturated fat such as olive oil, avocado, or almonds).
The Zone food pyramid looks a little different from the Mediterranean diet, with vegetables in the primary foundation tier and grains relegated to the top of the pyramid, to be consumed only rarely. The Zone also recommends the addition of supplements including Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) and polyphenols.
Again linking back to the idea of returning to evolutionary roots in terms of dietary habits, the Zone was designed specifically to reduce diet-induced inflammation by avoiding inflammation-producing processed carbohydrates and keeping specific physiologic markers in balance. Some medical doctors have questioned the Zone’s restrictions on certain fruits and vegetables and the difficulty of adapting the Zone diet for vegetarians.
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Many Lyme/MSIDS patients suffer with both environmental and food sensitivities and even allergies. Getting to the bottom of that will help their healing process dramatically.
For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/04/19/what-to-eat-when-youre-allergic-to-everything/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/04/04/more-about-healing-from-mcas/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/03/02/dmso-msm-for-lyme-msids/ The many benefits of MSM – including allergy symptoms:
*Reduces cytokines & inflammation (in vitro studies show MSM reduces IL-6 (a marker implicated in chronic inflammation as well as suppressing NO and prostanoids) *antioxidant *free radical scavenger *kills gastrointestinal, liver, and colon cancer cells *restored normal cellular metabolism in mouse breast cancer and melanoma cells *helps wounds heal *increases blood flow *reduces muscle spasms *antiparasitic properties (especially for giardia) *normalizes the immune system *cholinesterase inhibitor *alleviates allergy symptoms *increases energy *improves condition of hair, nails, and skin
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/01/03/the-invisible-universe-of-the-human-microbiome-msm/ Lyn-Genet Recitas, author of “The Plan,” calls MSM the wonder supplement for your gut. It can alleviate allergy symptoms, helps with detoxification, eliminates free radicals, and improves cell permeability. She states that with given time, MSM will start to actually repair damage caused by leaky gut – a common problem with Lyme/MSIDS patients. It can also help the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from food. Many Lyme patients struggle with paralysis of the gut where the muscles of the stomach and intestines stop being efficient. MSM helps this muscle tone as well.
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/05/25/nutritional-video/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/11/24/feel-helplessly-predestined-for-disease-listen-to-this/ In this talk Cyndi O’Meara discusses challenges with wheat.
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/05/20/minding-your-mitochondria/ Diagnosed with MS, Dr. Terry Wahls received the best standard medicine had to offer. After declining to the point of being in a wheel chair, she took matters into her own hands and learned how to properly fuel her body. Using the lessons she learned at the subcellular level, she used diet to cure her MS and get out of her wheelchair.
http://www.wgil.com/2018/05/02/lyme-disease-treatment-measure-passes-illinois-house/
MAY 2, 2018 LOCAL NEWS
An issue that was brought before 74th District State Representative Dan Swanson by constituents was treatment for Lyme Disease.
Swanson passed the “Lauryn Russell Lyme Disease Prevention & Protection Law” through the Illinois House on Friday to allow physicians to prescribe more aggressive treatment for Lyme Disease without the fear of disciplinary action.
“It requires the Illinois Department of Public Health to create a Lyme Disease Task Force and also amend the Medical Practice Act that requires the treatment of Lyme Disease in certain individuals,” Swanson said.
The legislation was inspired by Lauryn Russell, a 12-year-old student from Mercer County, who has Lyme Disease and has had to seek treatment out of state due to potential disciplinary action that could be taken against her Illinois physician for treating Lauryn’s post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) or Chronic Lyme Disease.
“After local families reported these problems to me with treatment of Lyme Disease, I felt compelled to act on behalf of my constituents,” Swanson said.
Advocates for Lyme Disease sufferers say the current recommended treatment of the disease, 10 to 21 days of antibiotics, is insufficient for people with advanced or chronic levels of the disease. Nine states have enacted similar legislation including: Iowa, California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Virginia.
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**Comment**
Way to go Illinois! We need this at the federal level as this modern-day plague is in every state and spreading world wide. Doctors should not have to quake in their boots for diagnosing and treating this devastating disease (s) with effective treatments.
Also, please note that the CDC is undermining work done at the state level with their Lyme Corps (or more accurately – corpse as this is killing us out here): https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/07/07/cdc-sabotages-state-laws-protecting-lyme-patients/ To be clear, the CDC is using Lyme Corps to tell health practitioners the only valid treatment for Lyme, chronic Lyme and complications from coinfections are found in the 2006 IDSA Lyme Guidelines. However, key science institutions and federal agencies would not support this objective.
Madison Area Lyme Support Group 