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Send us a textIn this episode of The Autoimmune RESET, we explore the often-misunderstood connection between low ferritin and hair loss. Is iron supplementation really the right solution, or is there more going on beneath the surface? Join VJ Hamilton as we dive into the symptoms of low ferritin, the dangers of high iron and chronic inflammation, and the fascinating role of hidden infections—like Blastocystis, Helicobacter pylori, and Candida albicans—in hijacking iron and making matters worse.We'll also discuss how high ferritin can be a marker of inflammation, why the real problem may not be iron deficiency but iron utilisation, and how copper plays a key role in the process. Plus, learn about anaemia of chronic inflammation, what tests you need, and how to address this complex issue holistically.If you're struggling with hair loss, fatigue, or persistent low iron levels despite supplementation, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you uncover the root cause and take control of your health. Tune in to learn why more iron isn't always better!Want to join my new program, The Inflammation at its source and reclaim your health? You can learn more here.If you are ready for change, download your free copy of The Autoimmunity Recovery Plan here so you can get started.Or, if you prefer working together 1-2-1 or would like to explore functional testing, you can find all my services here. Thanks for listening! You can join The Autoimmune Forum on Facebook or find me on Instagram @theautoimmunitynutritionist.

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In celebration of our FREE 3-Day Training Event: Stress, Burnout & Why Your Gut Protocol Isn't Working that's kicking off next month, we are pulling out another GUT episode. This time, we are talking all things parasites, and specifically digging into the two most common parasites we see on lab testing: Dientameoba Fragilis and Blastocystis Hominis. I choose this topic as we still get so many DM's in our Instagram inbox, about a video on these parasites I did 5 or so years ago, all asking the same thing: How do I get rid of these parasites?! In today's episode, Chris & Filly talk about about: What are parasites and how do they affect our health Dientameoba Fragilis and Blastocystis Hominis: are they actually harmful? How to effectively test parasites How to treat parasites (and no, it's not always about “killing” them) Why a holistic approach is far more effective at eradicating symptoms Common reasons why your parasite-cleanse isn't working Deeper root-causes of parasites that go beyond the body Invitation to our FREE 3-day Live Event next month: Stress, Burnout & Why Your Gut Protocol Isn't Working Show Note Links: Register for our FREE 3-Day Live Event: Stress, Burnout & Why Your Gut Protocol Isn't Working Register for the Communicating with Symptoms Workshop Register for the FREE 3 Steps To End Your Body Burnout Webinar Book In For a Connect The Dots Initial Consult to get your case reviewed Join the WAITLIST for the Ending Body Burnout Method program Take Chris & Filly's Ending Body Burnout Assessment here Check out how you can work with Chris & Filly Functional Medicine here Disclaimer: This Ending Body Burnout Show podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it do not constitute medical, health care or other professional advice, and are provided for general information purposes only. All care is taken in the preparation of the information in this Podcast. Chris & Filly Functional Medicine does not make any representations or give any warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose. This Podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it are not to be used as a substitute for professional medical, psychology, psychiatric or other mental health care or natural medicine health care. Chris & Filly Functional Medicine recommends you seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Inform your doctor of any changes you may make to your lifestyle and discuss these with your doctor. Do not disregard medical advice or delay visiting a medical professional because of something you hear in this Podcast. To the extent permissible by law Chris & Filly Functional Medicine and the Ending Body Burnout Show Podcast will not be liable for any expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damages) or costs which might be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. No part of this Podcast can be reproduced, redistributed, published, copied or duplicated in any form without the prior permission of Chris & Filly Functional Medicine.

Join Kriben Govender, a seasoned food scientist and gut health expert, as he sits down with Dr. Brad Leech, a clinical nutritionist with a profound understanding of the microbiome. In this enlightening conversation, they delve into the complex world of gut health and explore how it's intricately linked to our overall well-being. You'll discover: The importance of the microbiome in autoimmune conditions and overall health. The staggering diversity of bacteria within our gut and what it means for us. Lifestyle factors that are diminishing our microbiome diversity. Simple, actionable steps you can take to enrich the diversity of your gut microbiome.  

If you'd like to improve your gut health, diversify your diet!Incorporating a variety of colorful plant-based foods, prebiotics, and select strains of probiotics is always a step in the right direction. But when it comes to probiotics and prebiotics, there's a lot of conflicting information. Is a higher CFU always better? Will prebiotics feed bad bacteria too? Is it okay to rely on fermented foods as the primary source?Today I'm joined by Dr. Jason Hawrelak, a naturopathic physician and expert in prebiotics, probiotics, and the gut microbiome. Dr. Hawrelak was my instructor in my master's degree at the University of Western States, and I've also learned a lot from him in his online courses in the years since. Dr. Hawrelak did his Ph.D. examining the capacity of probiotics, prebiotics, and herbal medicines to modify the gastrointestinal tract microbiota and teaches worldwide on microbiota modification and gastrointestinal health.In this conversation, Dr. Hawrelak and I discuss the importance of using specific strains of probiotics, the therapeutic benefits of prebiotics, Dr. Hawrelak's take on treating Blastocystis and H. pylori, the potential negative impacts of long-term use of berberine, how you can nurture your gut microbiome, and more. Enjoy the episode!To learn more, visit the show notes at https://savemythyroid.com/podcast/prebiotics-probiotics-and-the-gut-microbiome-with-dr-jason-hawrelak-095/. Do You Want Help Saving Your Thyroid? Access hundreds of free articles at www.NaturalEndocrineSolutions.com Visit Dr. Eric's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/NaturalThyroidDoctor/ To work with Dr. Eric, visit https://savemythyroid.com/work-with-dr-eric/

Thank you for joining us for our 2nd Cabral HouseCall of the weekend! I'm looking forward to sharing with you some of our community's questions that have come in over the past few weeks…   Simon: Hi Dr Cabral, I have a quick question on sugar vs non-caloric sweeteners such as xylitol, erythritol and mannitol. I mostly eat a very healthy Mediterranean diet however sweets are my guilty pleasure! I try not too eat too much sugar and avoid artificial sweeteners at all cost, so lately I've been buying some ice cream and chocolate sweetened with xylitol and erythritol assuming this would be 'better for me', but deep down I'm wondering whether a bit of sugar would actually be better than these additives. I've listened to your podcasts on natural non-nutritive sweeteners but never heard you directly compare them to sugar and say which would be a healthier choice. For context I'm fit and healthy with good insulin sensitivity but have suffered from IBS-D in the past. Thanks!   Luke: I have been through quite a lot, from going to the gym 6 days a week, eating relatively balanced, happy and healthy individual to one day January 2nd 2021, massive panic attack I thought i was going to die. 2 weeks later, Fibromyalgia symptoms, then Chronic Fatigue, then burning sensations all over my body, then balance issues, then brain fog got so bad I didn't even recognize who I was. I ended up with 30 plus chronic symptoms.  I found functional medicine and I have healed 20 of the 30 symptoms I was experiencing but some still remain. I am a strong believer that EBV was the main cause for all of this. My remaining symptoms are (new symptom) very warm sensation, feels like someone poured warm milk down the left side of my leg, calf mainly but also my arm and sometimes my head. ER said these warm sensations are nothing to worry about and go home. Ectopic beats, could this be EBV or the parasite, I did a 6 month parasite protocol Still have Blastocystis hominis. But because I got 80% better, was it really ever the parasite as a lot of people I spoke to said it is super bad. But I could never get rid of it with taking very targeted supplements like everything in your parasite protocol and also a 10 day course of a compounded anti parasitic antibiotic.  I feel my heart beat generally all over my body, very heavy at times especially when I do something active, I think the main issue is that I can feel it. I've been through 2 cardioligist and they say everything is normal and fine and benign ectopics. This is the main issue I want to get rid of.  Still fatigue and bodily sensations remain too.  I WAS 80 percent better, but now about 50% better.  Surely after 12 months of clean eating, protocols left right and centre, targeted supplements to go along with my results, I would be feeling the needle move forward and not backwards.  What am I missing here? Thank you Dr Cabral   Joy: Hello Dr Cabral, my question/concern is related to pancreatic insufficiency. After years of being treated for CBO then SIBO, plus ongoing treatment for past trauma and still no improvement, actually feeling worse with more bloating and gas my gastroenterologist did more stool testing. The results showed pancreatic insufficiency. I am told the only way to treat this is by taking the prescription digestive enzymes. I was also told just take the enzymes and I'll be fine, that I should be able to eat what I want. I have been taking the enzymes for over a month now and still experiencing bloating and gas, although much better than before taking them. Are taking the enzymes the only answer? There must be other things I can do I support my system? Thank you for your help! Thank you for all you do!   Joan: Hi Dr. Cabral, I'm addicted to your podcasts. :) Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us for free!! 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This was a wide-ranging and fun conversation that covered a lot of ground. We could have kept going for a lot longer.  Professor Marchesi is an expert on the application of next-generation sequencing technology and novel analytical methods to study microbial ecologies. Our understanding of the microbiome and the genomic potential of the microorganisms within the microbiome has vastly increased due improvements to DNA sequencing technology and associated reductions in the cost of sequencing a genome.  DNA sequencing has allowed us to create inventories of microbiomes based on the source of the sample collected: stool, sputum etc. These inventories allow us to understand datasets generated from research studies. However, Professor Marchesi describes there being microbial ‘dark matter' within the microbiome, in which dark matter is defined as a DNA sequence that has never been definitively linked to a strain of bacteria that has been cultured in a pure culture setting and phenotypically characterised. This is an inherent limitation to our understanding.  There are a variety of technologies and approaches available to study the microbiome beyond using next-generation sequencing technology. They can be broadly described and categorised as ‘omics'. Each of the Omics describes a different technique e.g proteomics (study of proteins) metabolomics (study of metabolites) etc. Researchers combine these techniques to study microbes and ecosystems, but there is still a lot that we do not know. To exemplify this, Professor Marceshi referenced E.coli, the most well-studied microbe on the planet. Despite all of the research that has been conducted to date to characterise E.coli, only 40% of its genome has been mapped to particular functions.  Professor Marchesi and colleagues at Imperial College have pioneered the application of intestinal microbiota transfer (IMT) to different diseases, including recurrent C.difficle infection and patients undergoing treatment for blood cancer. Looking into the future, Professor Marchesi believes that probiotics will be rationally described and selected based on specific microbiome profiles in the intended recipient (s). He also believes that donor screening for IMT will evolve and that robust analysis of the microbiome in patients before and after IMT procedures may reveal clues about the mechanism of action of IMT, which, in turn, may result in the discovery of new drug candidates.  — Some facts from the conversation with Prof Marchesi :  50% of stool biomass is bacteria. It is for this reason that we alternate between being greater or less than 50% human/microbial. They're roughly 150 species in the gut of any person and 1000's different species.  The microbiome has been shown to have an impact on drug metabolism and safety/tolerability/efficacy. There are bacteria that can cause uncontrolled growth in plants - there may be parallels between what happens in plants and what happens in human cells. There are distinct differences between the microbiomes in the small and large intestines, as well as significant differences in immunology. The differences in microbiome profile primarily relate to differences in food sources.  Microbes can be described as factories that produce chemicals and proteins. We know more about chemicals then proteins such as short-chain fatty acids (an energy source for colonocytes acetate, proportionate, butyrate and valerate. Professor Marchesi describes them as anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and anti-carcinogenic - i.e they reduce the risk of cancer and help with your mental health. Every one bacteria has ten viruses trying to predate it in the gut. Viruses are the most abundant organism on the planet. There are more viruses on the planet than there are stars in the Universe.  Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 1:15 Silent retreats and isolation chambers 3:41 Artificial intelligence  6:10 Julian's journey into the microbiome  9:10 Phylogeny and morphology  12:18 Evolution of DNA sequencing  13:40 Personalised medicine   14:51 The human genome project  15:33 Finding your way as a scientist  16:05 Culture-independent approaches and culture approaches  22:08 Dark matter 26:24 Naming bacteria after people 27:30 Omics and gene profiling  30:22 Drug metabolism and microbes  34:51 Is the microbiome the passenger or the driver? 36.06 Colon cancer and cancer in plants  40:24 Intracellular bacteria  41:10 Probiotics including the segment relating to a generic probiotic and IBD drug  45:25 Single strain vs a complex ecosystem  46:26 Small intestine vs large intestine microbiomes  51:29 Probiotics  54:10 Post-antibiotic use microbial therapy 55:52 Donor screening for intestinal microbiota transfer good clip of EnteroBiotix 58:40 where I talk about scale, would be good to clip  1:00:52 Using metabolomics to screen donors  1:01:25 What is metabolomics? 1:03:50 Microbial metabolites  1:05:30 Reverse engineering FMT/IMT 1:06:35 Bariatric surgery 1:08:30 Obesity and food cravings     1:11:06 Maternal transmission and the early life microbiome , also good clip on short-chain fatty acids  1:13:00 Microbial proteins, 10% of world's biomass is below the sea floor and it's bacteria, good clip. Level of the adaptation is really good 1:15:30 Antimicrobial resistance 1:18:00 Fungi in the microbiome  1:19:10 Blastocystis hominis  1:20:50 Phage and fungi in the microbiome 1:29:22 Understanding how IMT / FMT works  

Struggling with digestive issues, brain fog, fatigue or other random bodily issues, especially following antibiotics, steroids or other medications? It could be candida. Learn more about the symptoms, root causes, and treatment protocols used by Dr. Michael Biamonte, author of "The Candida Chronicles" and expert candida practitioner. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what's wrong. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow Lindsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

The protozoa Blastocystic hominis, long thought to be a cause of IBS, is receiving renewed attention in the functional and integrative medicine field. A growing body of evidence shows that Blasto may be benign in its impact and, in fact, may not even be a parasite as was previously assumed. In this podcast episode, I review a sampling of studies that examine the prevalence of Blasto in patients with IBS, and consider the effects of treatment on both Blasto and symptomology. The takeaway for practitioners is we should always treat the patient rather than the lab result, and even consider a more conservative approach to recommending labs for gut symptoms. https://drruscio.com/blastocystis-treat-or-not My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/ If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com/  Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources

We speak frequently about the importance of an evidence-informed, gut-first approach for addressing chronic symptoms both inside and outside the GI tract. And the more research and clinical experience we compile, the more we find that a wide range of concerns can be improved by looking at them through the lens of gut health.  On this podcast, I summarize clinical reviews and case studies from the June 2021 issue of the Future of Functional Medicine Clinical Newsletter that treat mold toxicity and environmental illness by addressing diet, GI health, and thyroid. I discuss a case study of a patient with psoriatic arthritis that was resolved in a month, a review of studies highlighting the role of diet and supplements for treating IBD, and new findings about the symptomatology and treatment of Blastocystis hominis. https://drruscio.com/mold-toxicity-ffmr/ My book Healthy Gut, Healthy You is available at https://drruscio.com/getgutbook/  If you're in need of clinical support, please visit https://ruscioinstitute.com/ Looking for more? Check out https://drruscio.com/resources 

The TWiP team solves the case of the Traveler to Tanzania with a Purple Lesion, and discuss Mosquirix, the first vaccine approved for Plasmodium parasites. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode PWB on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Historic malaria vaccine (Nature) Efficacy and safety of RTS,S/AS01 (Lancet) Letters read on TWiP 199 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study for TWiP 199 Gentleman in 40s, repeated intestinal issues, diagnosed with Giardia and treated, a year later again, again not feeling well. Stool testing shows Blastocystis and Endolimax nana. Lives in NYC area, single, active socially with different partners, no other medical problems, does take PREP for AIDS. Exam and labs normal except for stools. HIV negative. Treated with metronidazole, no impact on symptoms. Coincides with successful encounters.   Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. --- Full video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-JhZf7fRA --- Download My New Candida Diet & Cleanse Guide Free Mobile App: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/candida-diet-cleanse-guide/id1553653763 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candida.crusher --- Subscribe to Eric Bakker - The Naturopath All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. FOLLOW Eric Bakker - The Naturopath: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CandidaCrusher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericbakker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericbakker.ND?ref=tn_tnmn

At the 2021 Ancestral Health Symposium (AHS) in Los Angeles last month I was able to catch up with microbiome researcher and writer Lucy Mailing, PhD. This year Lucy presented on the topic of Rewilding the Gut, noting the detrimental effects of our modern environment, diet, and lifestyle on the gut microbiome. Lucy has been on the podcast twice before, talking about optimising the gut microbiome and debunking microbiome myths and misconceptions. Lucy's research and writings are truly cutting-edge and have consistently shaped our recommendations and approach to gut health with our clients.  ​On this podcast, Lucy shares some of the concepts she outlined during her AHS Talk, including the specific aspects of modern living that interfere with microbiome diversity and establishing a basis for chronic disease.  She talks about the hygiene hypothesis, including the need for early childhood exposure to microbes, and some of the best ways to support a healthy gut ecosystem. Here's the outline of this interview with Lucy Mailing: [00:00:32] Video: Rewilding the gut - Lucy Mailing (AHS21). [00:02:27] Book: ”Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character, by Richard P. Feynman. [00:03:25] Environmental mismatches. [00:04:35] Book: Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues, by Martin J. Blaser MD. [00:05:03] Effects of diet on the microbiome; Study: Smits, Samuel A., et al. "Individualized responses of gut microbiota to dietary intervention modeled in humanized mice." Msystems 1.5 (2016): e00098-16. [00:05:29] The Hadza people of Tanzania. [00:06:53] Herman Pontzer, PhD; Paper: Pontzer, Herman, Brian M. Wood, and David A. Raichlen. "Hunter‐gatherers as models in public health." Obesity Reviews 19 (2018): 24-35; Podcast: How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy. [00:07:37] Jeff D. Leach, microbiome researcher. [00:07:55] Article: I spent three days as a hunter-gatherer to see if it would improve my gut health, by Tim Spector. [00:09:47] Rewilding. [00:12:11] Video: What are the ethical implications of anti-meat dietary policies? - Diana Rodgers (AHS21); Podcast: Kale vs Cow: The Case for Better Meat. [00:12:10] Allan Savory on desertification. [00:13:06] Keystone predator species; Blastocystis hominis. [00:13:55] Blastocystis associated with distinct microbiome ecological patterns; Study: Nieves-Ramírez, M. E., et al. "Asymptomatic intestinal colonization with protist Blastocystis is strongly associated with distinct microbiome ecological patterns." Msystems 3.3 (2018): e00007-18. [00:15:04] Lucy's previous appearances on the NBT podcast: How to Optimise Your Gut Microbiome, and Microbiome Myths and Misconceptions. [00:17:05] Article: The oxygen-gut dysbiosis connection, by Lucy Mailing, PhD. [00:18:33] 4-Quadrant Model. [00:20:13] Podcast: The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters, with James Estes, PhD. [00:20:55] C-Sections and the microbiome. [00:22:41] Mom-to-baby fecal transplant; Study: Korpela, Katri, et al. "Maternal fecal microbiota transplantation in cesarean-born infants rapidly restores normal gut microbial development: a proof-of-concept study." Cell 183.2 (2020): 324-334. [00:25:22] Are we over-sanitizing? [00:28:33] Benefits of exposure to animals. [00:29:09] Podcast: The Dog as the Ultimate Health Upgrade (an Introduction for Pre-Contemplators), with Toréa Rodriguez. [00:31:30] Rewilding the nervous system. [00:34:37] Secure attachment; Podcast: Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, with Jessica Fern. [00:37:41] Dr. Julian Abel; Podcasts: 1. Building Compassionate Communities to Improve Public Health, 2. Maintaining Social Connection in the Era of COVID-19, and 3. The Compassion Project: The Power of Hope and Human Kindness. [00:40:12] Eating for a healthy microbiome. [00:40:32] Metabolic flexibility of the gut; Study: Sholl, Jonathan, Lucy J. Mailing, and Thomas R. Wood. "Reframing Nutritional Microbiota Studies To Reflect an Inherent Metabolic Flexibility of the Human Gut: a Narrative Review Focusing on High-Fat Diets." Mbio 12.2 (2021): e00579-21. [00:41:21] Jason Hawrelak's new course: Functional Gastrointestinal Testing: A Critical Review; Podcast: How to Use Probiotics to Improve Your Health. [00:44:06] NBT Podcasts with Ben Bikman, PhD and Ted Naiman, MD. [00:45:51] Find Lucy at lucymailing.com; Patreon, consultation.

All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. --- Full video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9AcLOTM6Rk --- Download My New Candida Diet & Cleanse Guide Free Mobile App: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/candida-diet-cleanse-guide/id1553653763 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candida.crusher --- Subscribe to Eric Bakker - The Naturopath All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. FOLLOW Eric Bakker - The Naturopath: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CandidaCrusher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericbakker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericbakker.ND?ref=tn_tnmn

All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. --- Full video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiwOL9KEOI0 --- Download My New Candida Diet & Cleanse Guide Free Mobile App: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/candida-diet-cleanse-guide/id1553653763 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candida.crusher --- Subscribe to Eric Bakker - The Naturopath All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. FOLLOW Eric Bakker - The Naturopath: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CandidaCrusher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericbakker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericbakker.ND?ref=tn_tnmn

All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. --- Full video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJFM1PRCbI --- Download My New Candida Diet & Cleanse Guide Free Mobile App: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/candida-diet-cleanse-guide/id1553653763 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candida.crusher --- Subscribe to Eric Bakker - The Naturopath All of your most burning questions on candida and diet answered by New Zealand Naturopath of 30 + years! In each bite-size episode, you'll get practical tips you can follow right away to improve your health and lifestyle. So go ahead and binge listen. FOLLOW Eric Bakker - The Naturopath: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CandidaCrusher Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericbakker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericbakker.ND?ref=tn_tnmn

Audun returns to help solve the case of the Ecuadorean Gentleman Treated for COVID-19, followed by a discussion of the interaction of Blastocystis with the intestinal microbiota and the immune system, and of course a new clinical case from Daniel. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Guest: Audun Lier Download TWiP #192 (46 MB .mp3, 76 minutes) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode PWB on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Blastocystis interactions with gut microbiota and immune system (PLoS Path) Hero: Lucy Engel Graves Taliaferro Letters read on TWiP 193 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study for TWiP 193 Male, 50s, seen by physician for unilateral eye pain, blurred vision, watery drainage. Soft contact lens wearer. Given eye drops, oral medication, sent for another opinion when does not resolve. Has hypertension, hyperlipidemia, no surgeries, no allergies, is on hypertension/statin med. Works in store. No toxic substance use. HIV negative. Lives on large piece of land with his own well, away from city, own septic tank. Left eye is very red. Ophthalmologist report: decreased visual acuity in left eye, injection of conjunctiva, edema, erosions, send corneal scrapings for culture. Swims in Long Island Sound. No travel history. No pets.  Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

There is a lot of debate in the research community as to whether certain bacteria and parasites are commensal or pathogenic. This debate is incredibly important in our practices which is why it is concerning to me when authors make conclusions based on data that may have different clinical implications then they reference. In the study we discuss today the authors concluded that blastocystis is indeed a commensal but listen in to see if I agree with that. Research DiscussedDeng, L., Wojciech, L., Gascoigne, N. R. J., Peng, G., & Tan, K. S. W. (2021). New insights into the interactions between Blastocystis, the gut microbiota, and host immunity. PLOS Pathogens, 17(2), e1009253. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009253  Stay in touch!Women's Health Insider is now LIVE! Find out more at https://www.naturopathicmentorship.com/whi Interested in our 12 week flagship program - Advanced Women's Therapeutics https://www.naturopathicmentorship.com/program-applicationAdvanced Women's Health website https://www.advancedwomenshealth.ca/My personal website and articles https://sarahwilsonnd.com/Finally Lose It purchase https://sarahwilsonnd.com/finallyloseitInstagram https://www.instagram.com/drsarah_nd/ Facebook https://facebook.com/sarahwilsonndLive in Ontario? Book an appointment! https://www.advancedwomenshealth.ca/book-nowOne on One professional consult 

Blastocystis is one of the most common GI parasites encountered in clinical practice. There’s been some debate as to whether it’s friend or foe. There’s even more debate on how to treat it and whether it even needs to be treated. Newer technology shows that there are many different subtypes of Blastocystis. These subtypes may hold the key to understanding the nuances in clinical presentation and the difficulty in eradicating it. Today we introduce Blastocystis and discuss how the subtypes may influence presentation and treatment.   Today on The Lab Report: 3:00 Blastocystis: Friend or Foe? 5:15 What kind of parasite is it, how do you get it, and what are the symptoms? 7:30 Subtypes and why we care 10:55 Treatment 13:30 Urticaria and Blastocystis? 15:00 What do we think we know? Natural therapies for Blastocystis 18:10 Question of the Day: Why doesn’t Genova offer antimicrobial sensitivities to parasites? 20:45 The Methane Dysbiosis Score   Additional Resources: Genova's Stool Testing Support Guide Parasitic Organisms Chart Webinar - Parasitology Stool Diagnostics: From Basics to Blastocystis   Subscribe, Rate, & Review The Lab Report Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Lab Report, presented by Genova Diagnostics, with your hosts Michael Chapman and Patti Devers. If you enjoyed this episode, please hit the subscribe button and give us a rating or leave a review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Email Patti and Michael with your most interesting and pressing questions on functional medicine: podcast@gdx.net. And, be sure to share your favorite Lab Report episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to help others learn more about Genova and all things related to functional medicine and specialty lab testing. Disclaimer: The content and information shared in The Lab Report is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in The Lab Report represent the opinions and views of Michael Chapman and Patti Devers and their guests.         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have known since the early 1970s that infections can trigger autoimmune diseases and now we have an interesting hypothesis on the potential triggering of Hashimoto’s disease by COVID-19 infection. A recent case study out of Singapore published in the Singapore Medical Journal entitled, “COVID-19 complicated by Hashimoto’s thyroiditis” presents an individual who developed Hashimoto’s thyroiditis after contracting COVID-19. COVID-19 can cause a hyperinflammatory state in the body which is a potential recipe for developing autoimmune disease. The authors begin by pointing out the most current literature on COVID-19 connections to the autoimmune diseases antiphospholipid syndrome, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and Guillain-Barre syndrome. This patient was a 45-year-old Chinese man who developed a non-productive cough and rhinorrhea for one day after exposure to COVID-19 in his dormitory. On the second day of his symptoms he was diagnosed with confirmed COVID-19 infection. His symptoms went away after 7 days, but he reported new onset of severe generalized fatigue and muscle weakness. Before these symptoms happened, he was in good health, not taking any medications or supplements, working productively, and no history of smoking. He had no family history of autoimmune disease. His physical examination was unremarkable and his thyroid was normal without goitre. However, his TSH level was high at 6.49 and his free T4 was low at 9.19 which is a classic presentation for hypothyroidism. His thyroid peroxidase antibody was extremely high at >2,000 confirming Hashimoto’s disease. His inflammatory markers were normal as well as electrolytes and other metabolic tests. Chest x-ray was completely normal. He was prescribed 25mcg of levothyroxine once a day and five weeks later he reported increased energy, and he had started running again. His TSH was 6.59 and free T4 was 10.91 so those markers did not improve despite the medication and his energy improving. The authors state that the onset of his symptoms from the time he first developed COVID-19 to the time he developed Hashimoto’s disease was similar to the onset of the other 4 autoimmune disease connections noted above in previous studies. The authors conclude that the hyperinflammatory state triggered by COVID-19 also known as a “cytokine storm” can predispose patients to developing autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Dr. Hedberg’s Comments Some patients will develop Hashimoto’s disease after getting the flu or other infections such as Epstein-Barr virus, H. pylori, Yersinia enterocolitica, Blastocystis hominis, Parvovirus-B19, Hepatitis C, and Herpes 6 to name some of the most common triggers. Infections can cause abnormal shifts in the immune system thus triggering autoimmunity in predisposed individuals. Normally, it takes three important factors to trigger autoimmune disease: 1. A genetic predisposition. 2. A gut problem such as leaky gut or intestinal dysbiosis. 3. A triggering event such as infection, physical or emotional trauma, giving birth, mold exposure, medications, radiation exposure, excessive iodine exposure, or toxin exposure such as mercury. What is interesting about this case is that he did not have a genetic predispostion at least not that we knew of or was stated in this paper. We also don’t know if he had any gut problems. The cytokine storm caused by COVID-19 can be quite intense compared to other infections so perhaps any predisposing factors were overriden by the storm. This is just speculation on my part but with only a single study subject and not more data about this individual, there isn’t much more to go on other than what we know about how the immune system responds to infections and how autoimmune diseases are triggered. Additional speculation on my part would be that if you have an autoimmune disease like Hashimoto’s disease,

There is a new exciting paper on the connection between eradicating the intestinal parasite Blasctocystis hominis and improving Hashimoto’s disease. I previously reported this infection connection in a case study which revealed an individual with Hashimoto’s disease getting better after eradicating Blastocystis hominis. Case studies aren’t the strongest scientific proof of a particular therapy but now we have and excellent paper with three research groups including a much-needed control group. This paper is entitled, “Improving Hashimoto’s thyroiditis by eradicating Blastocystis hominis: Relation to IL-17” published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism by El-Zawawy et al. The author’s begin by pointing out a very important fact that Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was once thought to be a TH1-mediated disease but once TH17 cells were discovered it became clear that it is a TH17-mediated disease. TH17 cells drive autoimmunity through production of the cytokine IL-17. Blastocystis hominis is the most common intestinal parasite in humans and most individuals never get any symptoms. This parasite is opportunistic however so if your gut or immune system becomes compromised, it can multiply and cause gut symptoms such as constipation and diarrhea, joint pain, drive autoimmunity and a host of other health problems. Blastocystis hominis has a prevalence of 1.6% to 16% in developed countries and up to 60% in developing countries. You can get this parasite from contaminated food or water. How was this study done on Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Blastocystis hominis? 60 patients aged 19-57 with 19 females and 1 male in each group. Group 1: 20 patients recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis without Blastocystis hominis infection. Group 2: 20 patients recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with confirmed Blastocystis hominis infection. Group 3: 20 healthy subjects without Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and not infected with Blastocystis hominis infection. All subjects in group 1 and 2 had a history of fatigue. 9 patients in group 1 and 7 patients in group 2 had a history of constipation. 6 patients in group 2 had a history of diarrhea. Interestingly, all subjects in group 2 who were infected with Blastocystis hominis had significantly higher blood pressure than the other 2 non-infected groups. The following tests were done on all subjects: Free T4 Free T3 TSH Anti TPO antibodies IL-17 Stool analysis CBC (complete blood count) ALT and AST (liver enzymes) Albumin Bilirubin Cholesterol Triglycerides BUN (blood urea nitrogen) Creatinine Group 2 which was infected with Blastocystis hominis was treated with the medication Nanazoxid for 3 days to eradicate the parasite and then retested 6 weeks later. What were the study results? TSH levels were higher in groups 1 and 2 compared to the healthy group 3 as expected. Free T4 was lower in group 1 compared to group 3 however group 2 did not have lower levels than group 3. Free T3 was significantly lower in group 2 compared to group 3. Free T3 levels in group 1 were not significantly different than the control group. TPO antibodies were the same between group 1 and group 2. Group 1 and group 2 had significantly higher levels of IL-17 compared to the healthy control group. However, group 2 had significantly higher levels of IL-17 compared to group 1 because group 2 was infected with Blastocystis hominis. They also found that high levels of IL-17 correlated with higher levels of anti-TPO antibodies and lower levels of Free T3. What happened to the patients treated for Blastocysis hominis? 10 patients in group 2 reported improvement in fatigue and 5 patients had improved constipation. Diarrhea completely resolved in all 6 patients. Blood pressure in group 2 which was significantly higher before treatment did not change after treatment.

Microbiome researcher and scholar of integrative gut health Lucy Mailing, PhD. is back on the podcast with me today. Lucy just completed her doctoral degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she studied the effects of diet and exercise on the gut microbiome in states of health and disease. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and recently won the Young Scientist Award at the International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Health in 2019. On this podcast, Lucy discusses her recent talk at the 2020 IHH-UCSF Symposium on Nutrition and Functional Medicine. The topic is myths and misconceptions about the microbiome - and some of these are quite surprising! We discuss gut testing methods and why some are better than others. Lucy explains why you consider skipping probiotics after a course of antibiotics and shares what to do instead to support repopulation of a healthy microbiota. She also discusses some of the best and worst gut-health supplements. Here’s the outline of this interview with Lucy Mailing: [00:00:30] Why care about the gut microbiome? [00:01:37] Previous podcast with Lucy: How to Optimise Your Gut Microbiome. [00:03:52] Unschooling and self-directed learning. [00:04:40] Book: The Carpenter and the Gardener by Alison Gopnik. [00:05:45] Podcast on unschooling: How to Support Childhood Cognitive Development, with Josh Turknett, MD. [00:06:16] Lucy speaking at UCSF: Microbiome Myths & Misconceptions (on Facebook). Slides from her talk. [00:07:46] Lucy's talk at the Ancestral Health Symposium 2019: Modulating the gut microbiome for health: Evidence-based testing & therapeutic strategies. [00:09:06] Myth: Culture-based stool testing is accurate. [00:11:00] Companies currently using 16S: Thryve and BiomeFx. [00:11:28] Podcast: How to Use Probiotics to Improve Your Health, with Jason Hawrelak. [00:12:16] Diagnostic Solutions GI-MAP. [00:14:34] Metagenomics; Onegevity. [00:14:56] Doctors Data and Genova have now added PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to their tests. [00:15:33] Parasites Blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis. [00:17:35] Jason Hawrelak’s course: Blastocystis & Dientamoeba: Gastrointestinal Pathogens or Commensal Symbionts? [00:17:39] Blastocystis.net. Book: Thoughts on Blastocystis, by Christen Rune Stensvold. [00:18:45] Gut dysbiosis is driven by oxygen leaking into the gut; Study: Rivera-Chávez, Fabian, Christopher A. Lopez, and Andreas J. Bäumler. "Oxygen as a driver of gut dysbiosis." Free Radical Biology and Medicine 105 (2017): 93-101. [00:19:04] Blastocystis might buffer oxygen influx, preventing the overgrowth of other pathogens. Study: Tsaousis, Anastasios D., et al. "The human gut colonizer Blastocystis respires using Complex II and alternative oxidase to buffer transient oxygen fluctuations in the gut." Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 8 (2018): 371. [00:19:40] Blastocystis colonization correlates with a higher bacterial diversity; Study: Audebert, Christophe, et al. "Colonization with the enteric protozoa Blastocystis is associated with increased diversity of human gut bacterial microbiota." Scientific reports 6 (2016): 25255; And the opposite result: Nourrisson, Céline, et al. "Blastocystis is associated with decrease of fecal microbiota protective bacteria: comparative analysis between patients with irritable bowel syndrome and control subjects." PloS one 9.11 (2014). [00:20:02] Myth: We know what a “healthy” gut microbiome looks like. [00:20:06] Lucy's blog on the elusive “healthy microbiome”: A new framework for microbiome research. [00:22:43] Microbial signatures of dysbiosis. [00:26:06] Myth: Everyone needs comprehensive gut testing. [00:27:37] Ivor Cummins and Malcom Kendrick podcasts: Should You get a CAC Heart Scan or Not? Part 1 and Part 2. [00:28:14] Myth: Breath testing is a reliable way to test for SIBO. [00:28:27] Lucy's blog posts on testing for SIBO: What the latest research reveals about SIBO and All about SIBO: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. [00:29:40] Culture-based testing methods underestimate the number of bacteria in the small intestine by about a hundredfold; Study: Sundin, O. H., et al. "Does a glucose‐based hydrogen and methane breath test detect bacterial overgrowth in the jejunum?." Neurogastroenterology & Motility 30.11 (2018): e13350. [00:30:53] Orocecal transit time ranges from ten to 220 minutes; Study: Connolly, Lynn, and Lin Chang. "Combined orocecal scintigraphy and lactulose hydrogen breath testing demonstrate that breath testing detects orocecal transit, not small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with irritable bowel syndrome." Gastroenterology 141.3 (2011): 1118-1121. [00:32:43] SIBO might not produce enough hydrogen to result in a positive breath test. Sundin, O. H., et al. "Does a glucose‐based hydrogen and methane breath test detect bacterial overgrowth in the jejunum?" Neurogastroenterology & Motility 30.11 (2018): e13350. [00:34:36] Myth: Most bloating, distension, gas is from SIBO (and we neeed to kill the overgrowth). [00:34:45] Small intestinal dysbiosis, not bacterial overgrowth is what underlies a lot of gut symptoms; Study: Saffouri, George B., et al. "Small intestinal microbial dysbiosis underlies symptoms associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders." Nature communications 10.1 (2019): 1-11. [00:36:09] Mark Pimentel's research group. [00:37:04] How to support the gut ecosystem; serum bovine immunoglobulins (SBI). [00:38:25] Orthomolecular SBI Protect. [00:38:38] Myth: A high-fat diet is bad for the gut. [00:38:52] Misconceptions from the scientific literature on high-fat diets. [00:39:54] Diet alters the gut microbiome composition within 48 hours; Study: David, Lawrence A., et al. "Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome." Nature 505.7484 (2014): 559-563. [00:41:06] The Hadza hunter-gatherer microbiota cycles with the seasons; Study: Smits, Samuel A., et al. "Seasonal cycling in the gut microbiome of the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania." Science 357.6353 (2017): 802-806. [00:42:41] Ketones may support gut barrier function. Study: Peng, Luying, et al. "Butyrate enhances the intestinal barrier by facilitating tight junction assembly via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase in Caco-2 cell monolayers." The Journal of nutrition 139.9 (2009): 1619-1625. [00:44:45] Myth: More exercise is always better.  [00:46:05] Zinc carnosine may reduce exercise-induced gut permeability; Study: Davison, Glen, et al. "Zinc carnosine works with bovine colostrum in truncating heavy exercise–induced increase in gut permeability in healthy volunteers." The American journal of clinical nutrition 104.2 (2016): 526-536. [00:46:45] Myth: You should always take probiotics after antibiotics. [00:47:51] Probiotics can delay the restoration of the native microbiota after antibiotics; Study: Suez, Jotham, et al. "Post-antibiotic gut mucosal microbiome reconstitution is impaired by probiotics and improved by autologous FMT." Cell 174.6 (2018): 1406-1423. [00:49:20] A better strategy: supporting the gut epithelial cell with butyrate; Study: Rivera-Chávez, Fabian, et al. "Depletion of butyrate-producing Clostridia from the gut microbiota drives an aerobic luminal expansion of Salmonella." Cell host & microbe 19.4 (2016): 443-454. [00:51:37] Myth: Prebiotics work the same for everyone and always feed good bacteria. [00:52:45] Blog post: Resistant Starch: Is it Actually Good for Gut Health? [00:53:12] Cooking food affects microbiome; Study: Carmody, Rachel N., et al. "Cooking shapes the structure and function of the gut microbiome." Nature Microbiology 4.12 (2019): 2052-2063. [00:54:27] Variable glycemic responses to Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and Galactooligosaccharide (GOS); Study: Liu, Feitong, et al. "Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) and galactooligosaccharide (GOS) increase Bifidobacterium but reduce butyrate producing bacteria with adverse glycemic metabolism in healthy young population." Scientific reports 7.1 (2017): 1-12. [00:55:32] Myth: All herbal antimicrobials are safe and effective. [00:56:13] Grapefruit seed extract inhibits a broad spectrum of bacteria and is toxic; Study: Heggers, John P., et al. "The effectiveness of processed grapefruit-seed extract as an antibacterial agent: II. Mechanism of action and in vitro toxicity." The Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 8.3 (2002): 333-340. Presentation by Jason Hawrelak, PhD: Phytotherapy in the Treatment of Dysbiosis of the Small and Large Bowel. [00:57:03] Herbs that have been found to be useful: Atrantil, Iberogast, triphala. [01:00:44] Current projects: blogging, consultation, creating training courses. [01:03:02] Lucy’s website, support Lucy’s work on Patreon.

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions:  Alana: Hello :) I had the parasite blastocystis and have done your protocol 2 times without success and want to move onto the cbo protocol. Anyhow I am in Bali and have friends use this product to kill parasites here named Ozonides which has active oxygen and apparently kills candida yeast etc too... the herbal oil listed ingredients include - wormwood, mugwort, black cumin, clove, walnut, marjoram, olive and ricinus. I have just started taking this and my question Is how long do I need to  take this for and how log should I wait until I start the cbo protocol? Could this product Ben successful in treated that too? I wanted to ask as I know yo heighten the importance of doing a long protocol which is why yours is 12 weeks and I also have yours :) and have heard great things! 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We finally have a study specifically looking at the efficacy of the Autoimmune Protocol Diet, also known as the Autoimmune Paleo Diet or AIP, and Hashimoto’s disease. The exact title of the paper is, “Efficacy of the Autoimmune Protocol Diet as Part of a Multi-disciplinary, Supported Lifestyle Intervention for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis” by Abbott et al. Published in April of 2019 in the journal Cureus.  I break down the study details below so you can better understand if this diet actually works for Hashimoto's disease. I have written before about the Autoimmune Paleo Diet but this was on a paper looking at inflammatory bowel disease which did show some promising results. The authors begin the study by stating some of the potential causes of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis including genetic and environmental factors, pregnancy, drugs, nutritional intake, vitamin D receptor defects and infections. They also state something very important which is the fact that individuals with Hashimoto’s disease who are treated with thyroid medication tend to continue to have a reduced quality of life and chronic symptoms like fatigue, nervousness, dry skin, hair loss, and irritability even though their thyroid numbers look fine. I also liked the fact that they stated there isn’t enough evidence that goitrogens consumed in moderation negatively impact thyroid function. How was this study done? 17 subjects between the ages of 20-45 with Hashimoto’s disease began the study but only 16 finished due to one of them getting pregnant. They couldn’t have been following the AIP diet within 30 days of starting the trial and it was ok for them to be taking thyroid medication. Subjects did a 2-week washout period and filled out symptom and food questionnaires. The following blood tests were done: TSH Total and Free T4 Total and Free T3 Reverse T3 Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO) Anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (TGA) Complete blood count (CBC) Complete metabolic profile (CMP) Vitamin D Highly-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) And surprisingly they did an organic acids test and a stool analysis. A stool analysis is vital for those with Hashimoto’s disease to identify infections like H. pylori, Blastocystis hominis, and Yersinia enterocolitica. Organic acids gives a detailed view of overall metabolism so we know how well someone is making energy from fat, protein, and carbohydrates as well as detoxification, gut health markers, neurotransmitters, and certain amino acids, vitamins and minerals. After the two week washout period, the subjects started a 10-week process including: -Six weeks of food elimination which included gluten, all grains including gluten-free grains, dairy, nuts, legumes, nightshades, eggs, coffee, alcohol, seeds, refined sugars, oils, and food additives. -More nutrient-dense foods including bone broth, fermented foods, seafood, organ meats, and more mono and polyunsaturated fats. -Lifestyle modifications including sleep hygiene, support systems, stress management, movement, and more time outdoors. -A four-week maintenance phase with no food reintroductions. All participants had the support of health coaches and NTP’s who helped them with menu planning, grocery shopping, recipes, cooking, and lifestyle modification suggestions. Unfortunately, the participants engaged in a private Facebook group despite the fact the Facebook has been shown to cause anxiety and depression. Once the 10 week intervention was over the subjects repeated all of their lab tests and questionnaires to see how they responded. Did the Autoimmune Paleo Diet yield good results for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? All of the symptoms measured in the questionnaires improved and the symptom burden decreased significantly. None of the thyroid blood tests changed with any significance including TSH, total and free T4, total and free T3, and the thyroid antibodies did not change either.

Our discussion today revolves around a microscopic parasite called Blastocystis hominis, a case of hives and Hashimoto’s disease! The case report was published in 2015 in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries.  The report was entitled, “Eradication of Blastocystis hominis prevents the development of symptomatic Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a case report.  The case involved a singular subject who was suffering from chronic urticaria (hives), angioedema (skin swelling) and overly soft stools who also showed signs of Hashimoto’s disease. But before we delve into more details, let me provide you with some basic background information. Background on Blastocystis Hominis Blastocystis hominis is the most common protozoan parasite in humans with incidence between 5-75% depending on the country's level of development.  In the past, it had been considered as a non-pathogenic parasite. However, studies by the research teams of Katsarou-Katsari, et al. (2008), Valsecchi et al. (2004) and Vogelberg et al. (2010) showed that Blastocystis hominis infection is associated with chronic urticaria. What is urticaria? In general, urticaria is a very common skin disorder that can have immune, non-immune or idiopathic causes.  It appears as swollen, pale red bumps or plaques. When the skin lesions appear within a six-week period, the patient would be described as having a case of acute urticaria.  Anything longer than six weeks, however, is clinically defined as chronic urticaria. You may be wondering at this point what a parasite and a skin condition have to do with Hashimoto’s disease. Existing research has revealed that chronic urticaria and the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies, or autoimmune thyroid disease, have some kind of association with reported prevalence from 12-29%. How does the parasite Blastocystis Hominis trigger Hashimoto's disease? A study conducted in 2004 by Pasqui et al. and a clinical review published in 2008 by Tan discussed how Blastocystis hominis activates specific Th2 immune cells that produce interleukins which are proteins that are important in the immune response. The researchers in this study identified a deficiency of studies on the pathogenic role of Blastocystis hominis in the direct development of autoimmune disease. They then proposed that there may be a connection between this parasite and the onset of Hashimoto’s disease. The Case Report on Blastocystis Hominis and Hashimoto's Disease The 49-year old subject suffering from chronic urticaria, angioedema and soft stool consistency was found to have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis even though he had never exhibited symptoms of this disease before. The patient’s physician had already prescribed an anti-histamine which typically resolves hives.  The patient also underwent a restrictive diet which did not contain any established allergens such as fish, cheese, dairy products, nuts, wild animal meat, vine, artificially colored products, etc.). That did not resolve the urticaria. What Lab Tests Were Done? The patient then endured quite a battery of tests.  Those included: Blood count Differential blood count Glucose Urea Creatinine Minerals C-reactive protein …and over 25 other tests. The patient even had an ultrasound of the abdomen which looked normal. In addition, the prick skin test was performed for 13 standard inhalatory and 15 nutritive antigens.  Everything was in reference range which indicated that nothing was amiss there. Next, stool cultures for the presence of parasites Blastocystis hominis were isolated on three separate occasions. The plan was then to focus on the thyroid and autoimmunity as hypothesized by the researchers so the following lab tests were done: IgE (immune system antibodies) TSH FT3 FT4 Anti-thyroglobulin (Anti-TG) Anti-thyroperoxidase (Anti-TPO) What Did the Thyroid Lab Tests Reveal? Total IgE was slightly elevated

Julie’s Biggest Takeaways: Parasites are incredibly varied in many characteristics, including their size! Some are microscopic, while others are macroscopic and can be seen with the naked eye. Not just small macroscopic, although some worms at 35 cm can be considered quite large. Some tapeworms can reach 50 feet! Bobbi Pritt’s blog started as an exercise to share the cases she observed while a student at the London School of Tropical Medicine. She wanted to share these cases with students back at the Mayo Clinic, but found the audience grew to include clinical parasitologists, microbiologists, and parasite-interested people worldwide. Part of its success relies on its succinctness: a short, digestible case study with the minimum information needed to make a diagnosis. Pritt’s research focuses on developing molecular tests to detect microorganism RNA or DNA. Molecular tests can be used as a complementary diagnostic test or as the primary test, which can give healthcare workers definitive information to make therapeutic decisions much more quickly than a test that requires culturing the microorganism. A new bacterium that causes Lyme disease, Borellia mayonii, was found because the molecular tests that detect Borellia burgdorferi are flexible enough to detect multiple species and can differentiate between the different types of organisms. It was an astute technologist working at the bench who recognized the readout was slightly different than We did a tick drag, taking a white cloth and dragging it through vegetation. The Ixodes ticks that transmit Lyme disease will think the sheet is a host and will grab onto the sheet, allowing easy collection of a large number of ticks to test for bacterial presence. One of the outstanding questions in parasitology is the relationship of Blastocystis (formerly known as Blastocystis hominis but may actually be several species) to human health. Blastocystis lives in the intestinal tract and may cause irritable bowel-like syndrome. Definitive evidence on whether Blastocystis causes intestinal disease has yet to be presented, and there is a lot of opportunity for research in this area. Links for this Episode: Take the MTM Listener survey (~3 min.) Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites (Bobbi Pritt’s blog) ParasiteGal: Bobbi Pritt on Twitter Pritt B.S. et al. Identification of a Novel Pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study. Lancet Infectious Disease. 2016. MTM Episode: Biofilms and Metagenomic Diagnostics in Clinical Infections with Robin Patel HOM Tidbit: Patrick Manson. On the Guinea Worm. British Medical Journal. Bobbi on This Week in Parasitism (TWiP)

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Today's episode comes from this article, Blastocystis Hominis, Leaky Gut, and Chronic Hives

The TWiP Wataalamu solve the case of the One Year Old From Kenya With Moving Skin Lesions, and describe how to make mosquitoes refractory to Plasmodium with engineered symbiotic bacteria. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Engineered Serratia make mosquitoes refractory to Plasmodium (Science) Operation Sea Spray (Wikipedia) Photo credit Letters read on TWiP 141 Case Study for TWiP 141 A 59 yo Spanish speaking female on Long Island originally from Guatemala. Goes to ER after returning from 10 day trip to visit friends and relatives in Guatemala and El Salvador with fever, cough, diffuse muscle aches, fatigue, chills. Respiratory pathogen panel done, positive for rhinovirus. Told that it's just a virus, go home. 5 days later returns with fever and chills, pain in upper belly, feels constipated. Admitted. No past med/surg, no allergies, no significant family history, no meds. Works cleaning houses. Travel: spends most time in and around big cities, lots of exposure to animals, ate all local fare; conch ceviche, fresh eggs, flattened chicken dish. Elevated white count left shifted, neutrophils increased, eosinophils cleared; cultured Salmonella from blood. IV antibiotics given, gets better, about to go out the hospital door, when results of stool O&P comes back from initial admission. Observed: Entamoeba coli; Endolimax nana; Blastocystis hominis. Released to home, 2 weeks later feels fine. Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

The triple TWiP solve the case of the Peace Corp Veteran with Eosinophilia, and discuss the genome sequence of the hyper-prevalent parasitic eukaryote Blastocystis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Genome diversity of Blastocystis (PLoS Biol) Photo credit Letters read on TWiP 140 This episode is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron is the #1 fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service in the country. Get $30 off your first delivery and FREE SHIPPING by going to blueapron.com/twip. Case Study for TWiP 140 From Dr. Arthur Mumelo, northern Kenya. One-year-old girl. Brought by mother with skin lesions that developed a week prior. The lesions are five in total – on the forehead, neck, back, chest and right arm. The lesions look like boils/furuncles but keep changing size and appearance – like something is moving under the skin. They are painful and itchy. Child is breastfeeding well. No other complaints. Child was born at Nyahururu County Referral Hospital. Gets vaccinations at Melwa Health Centre (Rural), vaccinations are up to date. They live in a wooden house with a dirt floor, roofed with corrugated iron sheets. The house has two rooms. They sleep on raised beds. There is a big community dam in the neighborhood, with stagnant water throughout the year. They don’t use mosquito nets. They have reliable clean water supply from the government. They have one dog but the neighbors’ dogs also visit their compound and living area. They hang their clothes on the clothesline after washing; never dry their clothes on the grass. Clothes not hot-ironed. On Examination; Child is breastfeeding well, afebrile, no pallor, no jaundice, not in distress. Occipital lymphadenopathy; tender, mobile. Furuncles on the forehead, chest neck, back and right arm. They are 1-3cm in diameter and 0.5 cm high, tender, have a central punctum from which serosanguineous fluid is discharging.  This is a rural health centre – the only labs done are a peripheral blood film – which showed increased eosinophils and neutrophils. HIV test – negative. Send your case diagnosis, questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

Solving a problem requires understanding what caused it, and rarely is it good enough to move straight to remediation. The same applies to weight (fat) loss, and in this podcast, Dr Tommy Wood, MD, PhD and me discuss the underlying causes of over fatness and draw on three specific examples that represent common patterns we’ve seen in the 1,000 athletes we’ve worked with over the past three or four years. Here’s the outline of this interview with Dr Tommy Wood: [00:00:13] Podcast: Mind Pump Simulcast. [00:01:44] Problem solving. [00:03:22] Sustainability. [00:03:38] First Example: Elite female runner. [00:04:23] Relative energy deficit. [00:08:42] Description of NEAT or Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. [00:09:03] Study: Pontzer, Herman, et al. "Constrained total energy expenditure and metabolic adaptation to physical activity in adult humans." Current Biology 26.3 (2016): 410-417. [00:11:33] Greasing the groove. [00:12:44] Counting and cycling calories. [00:14:27] 10% deficit. [00:15:42] Pharmacological interventions. [00:16:34] Second Example: Christopher Kelly. [00:16:48] Gravel grinder events. [00:17:07] Belgian Waffle Ride. [00:18:05] Reintroducing carbs. [00:19:45] Thyroid on keto. [00:20:26] Kiteboarding. [00:20:55] eBook: What We Eat (scroll to bottom of page). [00:22:24] Self regulating. [00:23:42] Visceral and subcutaneous fat. [00:25:25] Visceral fat has a higher fat turnover. [00:26:34] Killing fat cells with cold thermogenesis. [00:26:59] Lipodystrophy. [00:27:34] Gut health. [00:27:57] Blastocystis, Cyclospora. [00:30:47] Gut health and inflammation. [00:30:59] Podcast: Arrhythmias in Endurance Athletes with Peter Backx, PhD. [00:31:50] HsCRP. [00:32:14] Podcast: The Hungry Brain with Stephan Guyenet, PhD. [00:33:56] Study: Jönsson, Tommy, et al. "Digested wheat gluten inhibits binding between leptin and its receptor." BMC biochemistry 16.1 (2015): 3. [00:34:47] Paleo On The Go. [00:35:43] Visceral fat firewalls off the gut. [00:36:10] LPS (endotoxin) translocation across the gut wall. [00:40:22] Getting a dog. [00:41:28] MitoCalc developed by Alessandro Ferretti and Weikko Jaross as discussed in this NBT blog post by Dr. Tommy Wood. [00:43:21] Time restricted eating. [00:44:24] Walking. [00:45:13] Podcast: The Importance of Strength Training for Endurance Athletes with Mike T. Nelson. [00:46:27] Third example: 35 lb to lose. [00:47:44] The under eating thyroid pattern. [00:48:16] Understanding Local Control of Thyroid Hormones:(Deiodinases Function and Activity). [00:50:35] Resistance training. [00:51:13] Muscle is more metabolically active. [00:52:07] Podcast: Breaking Through Plateaus and Sustainable Fat-Loss with Jason Seib. [00:53:02] DXA or DEXA Scan. [00:53:14] Waist-hip ratio. [00:54:08] I'll happy when... [00:54:41] Icelandic Health Symposium 2017 featuring Dr. Satchidananda Panda, Dr. Tommy Wood and others. [00:55:58] Study: Longo, Valter D., and Satchidananda Panda. "Fasting, circadian rhythms, and time-restricted feeding in healthy lifespan." Cell metabolism 23.6 (2016): 1048-1059. [00:56:16] There are over 600 genes regulated by circadian rhythm, reference 1, 2, 3 and 4. [00:56:56] Continuous feeding. [00:57:58] Eat when it's light outside. [00:58:47] Yearly cycles. [00:59:55] Frontloading calories. [01:00:40] The Nourish Balance Thrive 7-Minute Analysis.

In 2010, I did an email interview with Blastocystis Research Foundation (BRF) director, Ken Boorom on the parasite Blastocystis hominis and the work done by the BRF. Several years after that, I did an audio interview with Ken to catch up o the latest research and developments concerning the protozoan parasite that afflicts so many.

Why You Should Listen: In this episode, you will learn about parasites. How to test for them, how to treat them, how to avoid them, and much more. we talk about parasites, the challenges of testing, the symptoms they produce, how to treat them, and whether or not parasites are ever good for us. Enjoy! About My Guest: My guest for this episode is Dr. Raphael d'Angelo, MD. Dr. Raphael d'Angelo, MD is a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of parasites. Raphael d’Angelo, M.D., a holistic medical doctor providing consultative services in the area of natural health. Dr. d’Angelo has over 45 years in medical microbiology and parasitology and conducts research on various aspects of infectious diseases. He is certified in family medicine, integrative holistic medicine, medical microcurrent, clinical aromatherapy, and medical technology. Dr. d’Angelo has conducted research on the natural treatment of infections with current investigations in parasite eradication. Key Takeaways: - How do people get exposed to parasites? - What are some symptoms of parasites? - What percentage of the population has a parasite? - How commonly does he find parasites in his testing? - How does he test a sample for parasites? - Why does he also look for parasites in urine? - Do pharmaceutical options work better than natural ones? - What are the components of his treatment approach? - What is the importance of the moon cycle? Connect With My Guest: http://www.parawellnessresearch.com Related Resources: n/a Interview Date: February 17, 2017 Disclosure: n/a Disclaimer: The content of this show is for informational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any illness or medical condition. Nothing in today's discussion is meant to serve as medical advice or as information to facilitate self-treatment. As always, please discuss any potential health-related decisions with your own personal medical authority.

Sign up for our highlights email and each week we’ll send you: An interesting scientific paper we've read with actionable advice. Nonsense we read/heard this week and why it's nonsense. Something awesome we read/listened to this week and why it's awesome. I was inspired to record this podcast by a discussion that took place on the Lower Insulin Facebook group. I love the conversation that goes on over there, but like many of debates we see around the Internet, the conversation is somewhat one-dimensional. Low-carb, high-fat, moderate protein, intermittent fasting and you'll be okay. After working with close to 1,000 athletes to improve their health, performance and longevity, we know that's not always true, and we’re confident that a complete solution must give consideration to everything we outline in this episode. The five things (in no particular order): 1. Eat a minimally processed diet food free of added sugar and vegetable oils (processed fats). Because processed foods: Are less nutrient-dense. Are designed to make you overeat. Increase insulin responses due to processing. Alter the gut microbiota unfavourably. Translocate endotoxins such as LPS across the gut wall. This induces inflammation and hyperinsulinaemia. Induce leptin and insulin resistance centrally which leads to overeating. 2. Get sufficient sleep and Sunlight! 3. Appropriately manage stress, social connectedness and purpose. Consider stress of dieting. 4. Move like a human, i.e. walk, stand, and occasionally lift heavy things. 5. Consider magnesium and zinc deficiency (especially in athletes). If you’re an athlete and you’re doing all of the above (and I mean doing not knowing) and you’re still not meeting your goals then we should talk! Book a free consultation online. Here’s the outline of this interview with Dr Tommy Wood, MD, PhD: [00:00:34] Tommy's PhD defence. [00:04:32] Low Carb Breckenridge 2017. [00:04:43] Dr Jeffry N. Gerber, MD, FAAFP. [00:06:07] LPS (endotoxin) translocation across the gut wall. [00:07:28] Coronary artery calcium score, see The Widowmaker movie. [00:09:12] Functional Blood Chemistry Presented by: Dr Bryan Walsh. [00:10:32] Lower Insulin Facebook group. [00:11:49] Minimally processed diet free of added sugar and processed fats. [00:15:46] The gut microbiome, insulin and leptin resistance. [00:16:11] Emulsifiers. [00:16:47] Gluten, dairy, soy and eggs. [00:18:06] Food sensitivity testing. [00:19:14] Podcast with Dr Ellen Langer, PhD: How to Think Yourself Younger, Healthier, and Faster. [00:19:58] ALCAT and MRT food sensitivity tests. [00:22:21] Nutrition, Paleolithic. "A consideration of its nature and current implications." New England Journal of Medicine 312.5 (1985): 283-9. [00:22:35] Sleep. [00:25:33] Podcast: How to Get Perfect Sleep with Dr Kirk Parsley, MD. [00:26:51] Breaking the vicious sleep cycle. [00:27:08] Podcast with Dr Chris Masterjohn, PhD: Why We Get Fat and What You Should Really Do About It. [00:27:20] Photoperiod: go the fuck outside already. [00:28:43] F.lux et al. [00:29:01] Yoon, In-Young, et al. "Luteinizing hormone following light exposure in healthy young men." Neuroscience letters 341.1 (2003): 25-28. [00:30:57] Stress. [00:31:09] Podcast with Dr Bryan Walsh: Social Isolation: The Most Important Topic Nobody is Talking About. [00:32:05] Purpose. [00:35:54] Sir Ken Robinson, PhD: books and TED Talk. [00:36:34] Book: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Dr Robert M. Sapolsky, PhD. [00:38:20] Headspace, Calm. [00:39:30] Movement, especially walking. [00:40:34] Podcasts with Katy Bowman and Dr Kelly Starrett. [00:41:02] Getting a dog. [00:43:07] Ivor Cummins: magnesium and zinc deficiency. [00:44:31] Highlights email sign-up. [00:47:38] Testing. See podcast with Dr Bill Shaw: Surviving in a Toxic World: Nonmetal Toxic Chemicals and Their Effects on Health. [00:48:17] Podcast with Todd Becker: Getting Stronger. [00:48:36] Smoke from wood stove. [00:49:12] Advanced glycation end products (AGEs). [00:49:49] Allostatic load. [00:50:11] Vlassara, Helen, et al. "Oral AGE restriction ameliorates insulin resistance in obese individuals with the metabolic syndrome: a randomised controlled trial." Diabetologia 59.10 (2016): 2181-2192. And Uribarri, Jaime, et al. "Restriction of advanced glycation end products improves insulin resistance in human type 2 diabetes." Diabetes care 34.7 (2011): 1610-1616. [00:52:34] Helko Vario 2000 Heavy Log Splitter (maul). [00:53:30] Podcast with Joshua Fields Millburn: Love People and Use Things (Because the Opposite Never Works). [00:53:36] The Fireplace Delusion by Sam Harris. Naeher, Luke P., et al. "Woodsmoke health effects: a review." Inhalation toxicology 19.1 (2007): 67-106. [00:53:59] Carmella, Steven G., et al. "Effects of smoking cessation on eight urinary tobacco carcinogen and toxicant biomarkers." Chemical research in toxicology 22.4 (2009): 734-741. [00:55:33] Tommy's personal blog. Trumble, Benjamin C., et al. "Age-independent increases in male salivary testosterone during horticultural activity among Tsimane forager-farmers." Evolution and Human Behavior 34.5 (2013): 350-357. [01:00:43] Personal care products, see the EWG’s Skin Deep database. [01:01:36] Stool testing. [01:01:47] GI-MAP. [01:02:43] Blastocystis parasite blog. [01:03:20] Rajič, Borko, et al. "Eradication of Blastocystis hominis prevents the development of symptomatic Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a case report." The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 9.07 (2015): 788-791. [01:05:31] Doctor's Data test. [01:05:40] Cyclospora parasite. [01:06:52] Jones, Kathleen R., Jeannette M. Whitmire, and D. Scott Merrell. "A tale of two toxins: Helicobacter pylori CagA and VacA modulate host pathways that impact disease." Frontiers in microbiology 1 (2010): 115. [01:08:22] Biocidin liquid. [01:09:18] Book a free consultation. [01:10:47] If I don’t have the answer, then Tommy will, and if he doesn’t then someone I’ve interviewed will, so if you work with me you know you’re going to get fixed no matter what.

After a rocky start to the season, NBT client Bob McRae turned everything around using our performance orientated functional medicine program for athletes. "I had the best race of my life yesterday, beyond my imagination." said 47-year old McRae, after his first age-group win (by 14-minutes) and 6th overall at IRONMAN Boulder. Bob is now the number one USAT ranked athlete in his age group.   Listen to this podcast to discover how Bob used a combination of blood chemistry, urinary organic acids and hormone testing, stool culturomics together with diet and lifestyle modification and NSF certified nutritional supplements to achieve peak triathlon performance. Here’s the outline of this interview with Bob McRae: [00:04:22] Dr. Phil Maffetone. [00:09:06] Quest Diagnostics. [00:09:22] Fat Black podcast. [00:11:26] IRONMAN Boulder and Kona. [00:11:47] Bob was unable to elevate his heart rate. [00:13:10] GI symptoms affected racing. [00:13:38] Blastocystis was found on a BioHealth 401H stool test, gone on retest. [00:13:39] Candida overgrowth found on a Great Plains urinary organic acids test. [00:13:47] Elevated lysozyme (an enzyme secreted at the site of inflammation in the GI tract) on Doctor’s Data stool test. [00:13:59] Elevation of white blood cells (eosinophils) on a blood chemistry. [00:15:55] Whole30. [00:16:16] Eliminating sugar, dairy and grains. [00:17:23] Bob has reintroduced sprouted grains. [00:19:03] Bob’s daughter has resolved her skin issues eating the same diet. [00:20:35] Elevated TSH and Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibodies, both now getting better. [00:22:59] Travelling for triathlon. [00:26:41] Mass start in Kona. [00:26:56] Clif Bar Triathlon Start Commercial. [00:29:44] 1:02 swim. [00:30:15] Working with swim coach and drafting. [00:30:46] Muse meditation device. [00:33:03] EmWave2. [00:33:30] Fat Black podcast #187. [00:33:45] Headspace. [00:34:51] Daniela Ryf. [00:35:57] Andrew Messick CEO of IRONMAN. [00:39:32] First Endurance EFS drink. [00:44:16] Dr. Keith Runyan on my podcast. [00:45:18] 9:45 top 20 in the world. [00:48:14] Elevation of methylmalonic on a urinary organic acids test indicates a deficiency of vitamin B12. [00:48:42] DUTCH. [00:49:18] Iron Rambler blog.

No siempre está indicado transferir los embriones en día cinco también hay que considerar la pérdida de opciones que supone tener menos embriones disponibles para ser congelados.

Gas, bloating, diarrhoea, constipation, reflux. Modern allopathic medicine still does more harm than good for these common and chronic health complaints. I often think about what my life might be like now if I’d listened to my gastroenterologist and written off diet, lifestyle and infections as a potential cause of my gut issues. I wonder if by now I’d still be taking anti-inflammatory steroids or if I would have gotten to the point where I needed surgery. A better solution was to take a deep dive into gut testing to uncover the root causes underlying my bloating and diarrhoea. Stool testing allowed me to find amoebic and pinworm infections, urinary organic acids showed yeast overgrowth. Together with some diet and lifestyle changes these problems were treatable with botanical herbs and with just one prescription medicine. My guest today is physician, researcher, author, critical thinker, educator and health enthusiast Dr. Michael Ruscio. Michael is a functional medicine practitioner who emphasizes nutritional and lifestyle solutions to the types of problems described above. He runs a busy practice in Walnut Creek, California where he spends two days a week seeing patients and three days researching and writing. Together with a small team of researchers, Michael is in a unique position to help people through his experience both as a practitioner and researcher. Best of all, he’s willing to divulge all his trade secrets on my podcast! This interview might not be the best place to start if you’re new to the idea of functional medicine and testing. If that’s you then I’d highly recommend listening to some of the early episodes of Michael’s podcast. In this interview, Michael and I go in some technical details of SIBO and other infections like Blastocystis hominis, Yersinia, Toxoplasmosis and Epstein-Barr. We also talk about how some of these infections might interfere with vitamin D metabolism, either by interfering with the vitamin D receptor, or perhaps increasing conversion of 25-OH D to 1,25-OH D. As a result, we're seeing low levels of 25-OH D on a blood test, but that's because it's all been activated, which is potentially immunosuppressive. There's also some evidence that inflammation (certain inflammatory cytokines) upregulates the enzyme CYP27B1, which creates 1,25-OH D. Here’s the outline of this interview with Dr. Ruscio: [0:05] Christopher’s introduction of Michael and his podcast. [2:50] Michael’s upcoming conference in the UK. [7:58] What is the SIBO protocol? [8:28] Great results from a case study Dr. Ruscio did with Christine, a patient who he guided into a new protocol,and why the principles of what he did are more important than the methods. [11:32] How Dr. Ruscio came to understand the principles behind his approach to intestinal health, and how he was forced to think through the varying positions he was being taught. [13:13] How emergency medicine and functional medicine are vastly different for good reason when it comes to protocols. [14:24] An example of why it’s vital to think through the principles and not just follow protocols. [21:11] Why it’s important to be careful with therapeutic trials. [24:16] Why researchers fall prey to omitting facts or studies contrary to their position, and why it’s vital for everyone to raise the bar on the practice of sharing data. [28:25] The gut infections Michael has seen and what he does to treat them. [33:20] Why diet and lifestyle come first. [38:19] Why Dr. Ruscio works with patients in phases and how he goes about it. [39:35] What does Dr. Ruscio do with things he can’t “fix?” [43:02] The things looked for when testing for Epstein-Barr virus. [44:30] Michael’s increasing respect for natural treatments for virus conditions. [47:45] The relationship of Vitamin D to infections and health and some surprising opinions Dr. Ruscio has in light of the Vitamin D hype today. [54:44] How you can connect with Dr. Ruscio. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Michael’s podcast The SIBO protocol episode Re-find Health Conference in London for practitioners with Michael is on Jan 17, 2016 Melissa Hartwig of The Whole30 will be speaking at the same conference the day before

When I first met Nicole McPherson, she was desperate—desperate for a life without the constant digestive issues that plagued her, and desperate for relief from excruciating menstrual pain each month. You see, for years Nicole had been careless with her diet. As a naturally thin person with a high metabolism, she never paid much attention to healthy eating. Although her digestion was not great, she could get by. It wasn't that Nicole was uninformed about her body and its systems. In fact, she is a biomedical researcher with a background in clinical research. However, a busy work schedule and the day-to-day race of life distracted her from her own health, and she ignored the warning signs that her body sent her—until those signs were too severe to be pushed aside any longer. After a trip to India, she contracted a severe stomach virus, one that took a full six months to work its way out of her system. At the same time, work stress increased and the drama of a property renovation took its toll. Nicole's body finally returned to normal after the virus—but she began to realize that "normal" was not good enough. Normal was too painful. Starting a Paleo Lifestyle Nicole joined a CrossFit gym and discovered the Paleo diet and lifestyle. She understood its ancestral health background and its emphasis on whole living, so she began live by those guidelines. "It cleared up a lot of digestive issues," she says. "As well as brain fog and tiredness and things like that. I loved Paleo—I was really on board." However, a year after beginning her Paleo diet, Nicole began to develop other symptoms. The pain during her menstrual cycle became horrible, and her fatigue got worse. It seemed her Paleo diet was falling short. Trying Conventional Medicine Desperate, Nicole visited doctors, following the route of conventional medicine, but no one was able to completely resolve the symptoms that troubled her. "I did a lot of my own kind of troubleshooting with supplements," she recalls. "I've probably spent thousands of dollars on supplements over the last couple of years, and none of those really helped." Nicole is not alone. I see many individuals who suffer from chronic, unexplained health issues attempt to boost or improve their body's function using supplements. Occasionally they see improvement; more often, the costly purchases end up in a kind of supplement graveyard in the bathroom cabinet. After her failed attempts to find the source of the problem, Nicole turned to Paleo-style medicine. She visited a female doctor with Paleo leanings but soon found that the doctor's foundation was still in conventional medicine. Nicole's progesterone was low, so her next stop was a gynecologist who diagnosed her with PCOS and recommended surgery and a topical cream to boost progesterone. However, the benefits of the cream disappeared after just two months of use. She felt like she was right back where she started. Connecting with the Right People One day, Nicole happened to hear me speak on a Robb Wolf podcast, and she thought, "I have to get in touch with this guy. He seems to get it." The first test that I recommended was a 4-point saliva test. Nicole had just 16 points of cortisol for the day—a drastically low count. Ideally, she should have double that amount. "At this point, I just could not get out of bed in the morning," Nicole remembers. "My boyfriend would say, 'Let's go get coffee and breakfast,' and I just did not want to get up. I couldn't even cope with going to the gym, even if it was just for a light workout." The feeling of being dragged down, of lacking energy to the point where moving seems like an overwhelming task, affects many people. This feeling points to a cortisol problem, as well as to an issue with the neurotransmitter norepinephrine. Discovering the Importance of Testing Nicole had been supplementing with a topical progesterone cream before we met, and interestingly, the numbers on the lab work were normal whilst she continued to suffer the symptoms of low progesterone. My theory is that topical creams supersaturate into the subcutaneous fat and eventually lead to the downregulation of internal production and sensitivity. Organic acid testing of her urine found several problems, though, most of which could be easily resolved with targeted supplementation. With a little guidance from me, Nicole found supplements that matched her unique needs. The test revealed that her body required supplemental L-carnitine, a micronutrient essential for fat burning. Low levels can affect body composition and energy levels. Three markers in Nicole's Organix profile indicated a need for additional CoQ10, an enzyme vital to energy production. A look at her methylation revealed insufficient folate. Organic acids testing is an amazing tool for pinpointing the root cause of chronic health complaints like Nicole’s. More often than not the result shows small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) which causes malabsorption and an uncomfortable bloated sensation after the afflicted person consumes carbohydrates. Revealing the Infection The Paleo diet, the testing, and the supplements were all key factors in her recovery. But for Nicole, the most important test was the stool antigen test. A stool antigen test checks for antigens, which are pathogenic organisms, bacteria, or parasites residing within a person's bowels. Nicole had Blastocystis hominis, a smoldering gut infection contributing to her fatigue and joint pain. Once I discovered the infection, I suggested that Nicole combat the bug using artemisia, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic and oregano oil. Checking Blood Glucose Levels Nicole began checking her blood glucose levels consistently. Although she started with high numbers, the levels are gradually dropping with the use of the supplements and the pursuit of proper diet and exercise. It is normal for blood glucose to be slow in returning to recommended levels, and the damage done by years of unhealthy eating and overindulgence in carbs and sugars and it does not happen overnight. Exercising Effectively Busy people must find an exercise schedule and style that is effective without adding yet another source of stress to their lives. A little strength training, a daily swim, a fun dance class, a walk, or some light aerobic exercise can be a good start. Some people need a flexible type of exercise that they can do wherever they are, while others benefit from a structured class that forces them to take a break and focus on improving their bodies. Doing Guided Meditation Guided meditation played a major part in Nicole's recovery. "I love Headspace. I discovered it a year ago and it took me a while to get used to it; but now I use it pretty much every day for at least 15 minutes." Headspace provides regular meditations, guided sessions, or SOS sessions for particularly stressful days. These sessions build emotional resilience so that users can better handle the negative experiences and the drama of everyday life. Experiencing the New Normal A few weeks after her results came back, Nicole had her new supplements on hand. With a targeted plan based on thorough testing and a fresh commitment to her Paleo diet, she renewed her pursuit of better health. Soon, her energy and digestion improved, making her feel like a new person. "I'm three weeks into the parasite treatment and I've totally noticed a difference with my digestion," says Nicole. "It's a lot better, and I never realized how bad it was before." After her 60-day program, Nicole will go through the retesting process to ensure that the infection is gone and that all her levels have returned to the acceptable range. "I went so long without testing," she says. "It's really powerful to have a complete picture of what's wrong with you. And it's so nice to know that you're not going crazy and that there is a reason why you aren't feeling great." With testing, meditation therapy, and targeted treatment, Nicole is well on her way to a new, more pleasant, and much healthier normal.

You spend countless hours training, working out, and buffeting your body... ...and thousands of dollars on gym equipment, training equipment, health supplements, healthy food, and if you're a triathlete marathoner, cyclist, adventure racer, obstacle racer or anything like that, travel and race entry fees too... ...but if you're overlooking your hormone health, you're often either taking two steps forward and one step back, or stagnating in your performance and fitness, or worse yet, backsliding in your results! Go take a look at the results from your last workout or event. What was the time gap between you and the top of your category, beating your last workout, or making the progress you wanted? 5%? 10%? Here's the important thing you need to know - your hormones could be holding you back. And an optimal level of cortisol, DHEA, testosterone, progesterone, estrogen and melatonin could easily be the difference that changes your body, your sleep, your libido, your energy and your training and racing season. It's time to learn how to make a difference, and to discover the 8 signs that your cortisol and adrenals may be broken. So in today's podcast, I am joined today by two of the founders of the functional medicine practice . Christopher Kelly is a Pro mountain biker, certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner and a recent graduate of the Kalish Institute. Along with Christopher, I interview Dr. Jamie Busch, also a Pro mountain biker. Jamie is board certified in Family Medicine and by the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. During this episode, you'll learn about how to recognize adrenal stress, how to test adrenal stress, and what you can do about it. Christopher has also given you seven simple signs below that can help you decide if it’s time to get to know your adrenals a little more intimately. ------------------------------- 7 Signs Your Cortisol And Adrenals Are Broken. 1. Reduced interest in all things sexy. Been a long time since you woke up, um, excited? Finding yourself coming up with lots of reasons you really need to just ‘get some sleep?’ Yeah, it’s not fun, and it’s not normal, even for athletes. Sex hormones pay the price of increased adrenal hormone output, which is directly affected by proper digestion, nutrient deficiencies, food sensitivities, sleep patterns, amount of training, pretty much everything. Testing your adrenals along with your sex hormones tells you exactly what you need to do to get yourself back on track. 2. Uneven energy throughout the day. You drag yourself out of bed but really you’d rather hit the snooze button. A coffee outage is a major crisis. The rest of the morning is not too bad, but fatigue sets in soon after lunch. What a wonderful time to take a nap! You don’t get as excited about working out as you used to, but feel much better after a really long warm up. These are all signs of cortisol dysregulation. Cortisol follows a diurnal rhythm, highest first thing an hour or so before sunrise, reaching a nadir a couple of hours after bed, but that doesn’t mean that first thing should be your most energetic time of the day, instead you should perceive a consistent level of energy throughout. 3. Sudden onset sugar and carb cravings. You’ve just had lunch and yet you’re still hankering for another handful of nuts or maybe one of those gluten-free Paleo bars. You have a standing date with the office snack pantry and coffee machine at 3PM. Cortisol affects carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism, and low cortisol nearly always means low energy. Eating for symptom relief always leads to weight gain, especially in the presence of other hormonal imbalances. 4. Disrupted sleep. On rest days you sleep like a baby, but every other day is pretty hit or miss. Race day? Forget it, no rest for the wicked. Wired and tired. All. Night. Long. The half life of cortisol is hours, and high cortisol means high energy and low melatonin, the sleep hormone. In addition, training might not be your only source of stress. High nighttime cortisol can also be associated with an infection, or GI pathogen like H. pylori or Blastocystis hominis. 5. Slow or little muscle gain despite strength training. You’re losing interest in strength training because you’re just not seeing the gains. If you really go for it the delayed onset soreness affects your other training for days. DHEA and testosterone are essential for long term muscle building projects, and over producing cortisol will always lead to low levels of both because they are produced from the same precursors. It makes perfect sense to favor the stress response over building new lean muscle. Your body doesn’t need new muscle if you might not even survive the day. 6. Injuries. A lot of them. Most of them ending in ‘itis.’ You’ve started collecting more insurance bills than race medals every season. You keep getting injured, and you don’t even know how. Cortisol is hormone designed to liquidate your assets, and overproducing it leads to excessive breaking down. Too much breaking down leads to injury. Not to mention the inflammation and reduced ability to recover from said injuries. 7. Less than stellar digestion. Really dreading that race food. Runner’s trots. On the bike isn’t much better. Oh the bloating, the bloating is the worst. In the presence of stress, digestion is inhibited. There isn't enough time to derive the energetic benefits of the slow process of digestion so why waste energy on it? Chronically over producing cortisol leads to chronically poor digestion, sometimes through lowered immunity and infection. -------------------------------------- What You Need To Know About Testing Any one of these scenarios can be the start of a vicious cycle. Athletes and busy, hard-charging individuals alike place a heavy burden on the adrenal system, so it’s even more important to figure it all out. Establishing a baseline can save you tons of time trying to pinpoint every little sign and symptom, it will allow you to start and end the season at a place of health. The best part? Figuring it out isn’t hard. This one that we discuss in today's podcast, and the help of a well trained practitioner, allowed me to design a diet, lifestyle and supplement protocol which after just six months showed some quite remarkable improvement. For example: DHEA-S ng/ml: before 1.75 after 7.6 (+434%), Testosterone pg/mL: before 62.9 after 109 (+173%). As regular readers of BenGreenfieldfitness will know, long term supplementation with hormones is a bad idea. Supplement with testosterone, and first you’ll get disqualified if you are racing or competing, and next, your body will downregulate its own endogenous production and sensitivity to it. A more intelligent solution then would be to uncover and address the root causes of the stress that appears on the test result. Each individual is unique, but a good protocol should take into account eating to maximise nutritional density, getting sufficient rest, a well thought out training program, and lab-based supplementation. For me, there were far more than seven signs that I needed to get to know my adrenals, but it turned out to be the single most important training exercise I may have ever done. If you have questions about about this or other tests, then leave your comments at , and I promise to answer!

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