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EPISODE 5 ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS:

THE HIDDEN DRIVERS OF DISEASE

Betrayal•Episode5-EnvironmentalToxins:TheHiddenDriversofDisease

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

WelcometoEpisode5.Getreadyforthisexciting,jam-packedepisodeontoxinsandautoimmunediseases.Youwilllearnabouttheuniqueautoimmunediseaseswhicharebeingcausedduetotoxicity,andlearnaboutthecasesofthepeoplethathaveturnedtheirconditionsaround.Inthelastepisode,youlearnedtheimpactofdigestivediseases.Youlearnedabouttheextremeprevalenceofthisterriblyuncomfortableandoftenpainfuldiseasewhichclaims60to70millionAmericans.

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Sadly,thesediseasesresultin21millionhospitalizationseachyearand245,000deaths.Itdevastatesfamilies,costingover141billiondollarseachyearintheUSalone.Youlearnedabouttheconnectionofautoimmunediseasewithglutensensitivity.Youalsofoundthewaystotestandseeifyourdigestivesystemishealthyornot.Youlearnedthestepsfortreatingthedigestivediseases.Youalsogottheprivilegeofhearingtheamazingsuccessstudiesofpatientsgettinghealedfromdigestivediseases.

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You'vealsolearnedaboutthecriticalimportanceofhydrochloricacid,andhowessentialitisforgooddigestion.Finally,thequestionweallwanttoknowtheanswerto,whattoeatforahealthygut.Youlearneditallinthatpowerfulepisode.Inthisepisode,you'reabouttolearnthatyouandIliveinthehorrifyingrealitytoday,thattoxinsexisteverywhereinourworld.You'regoingtofindoutaboutthespecifictoxinsthatareinourfood,soyoucantakesimplestepstoavoidtheseautoimmunetriggers.

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You'regoingtoseethatwhat'strulygoingonwiththefireretardantissue.Episode5alsomakesaclearanalysisofheavymetalsandtheirimpactonthebody.Otherexcitingtruthsyou'reabouttouncoveraretheunexpectedmoldproblem,theproblemwithplastic,withBPA,thechemicalthatsoftensplastics,andthehiddentrap,BSA,andtheactualdataonelectromagneticfrequencyexposures,everydayhouseholdproducts,suchasshampoos,makeup,deodorants,andfinally,theproblemwithairpollutionandwhatyoucanactuallydoaboutit.

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Getreadyforanepisodethatwillforeverchangeyourhealthandthehealthofthosethatareinyourcircleofinfluence.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,chemicalsareusedinconsumerproductsandreleasedintotheenvironmentbeforetheyaretestedfortoxiceffects,notlikeinEurope.IntheEuropeanunion,theyrequiretheindustrytoprovethatchemicalsaresafe,thatthey'renottoxic,beforetheyenterthemarket.Here,wehavetoprovethatthey'renotsafe.

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Morethan1billionpounds,yes,that'sbillion,1billionpoundsofpesticidesareusedannuallyintheUnitedStates,three-quartersofwhichareusedinagriculture.RecentbiologicalmonitoringstudiesindicatethatpesticideexposuresarewidespreadintheUSpopulation,includingtopregnantwomenandchildren.Isitanywonderwhyweareexperiencingsuchadramaticincreaseofautoimmunity?Newborninfantstoday,everysinglenewborninfanthas,onaverage,280toxicchemicalsintheirbloodstreamatbirth.


[00:03:30] AccordingtotheLancet,themedicaljournalLancet,neuro-developmental

disorderscausedbyindustrialchemicalshascreatedasilentpandemicinmodernsociety.Pandemicmeansitaffectseveryone,it'sbiggerthanepidemic.Thetruthis,youareexposedtoapproximately250poundsperpersonperdayoftoxicchemicalsintheUS.That'sshocking.

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Unfortunately,undertheEPAinventoryupdatereportingprogram,thechemicalmanufacturingindustryestimatedthatapproximately27trillionpoundsofchemicalswereproducedinorimportedintotheUSperyearintheearlypartofthisdecade,whichistheequivalentofapproximately74billionpoundsperday,perday.That's250poundsperpersonperday.Itdoesnotincludefuels,pesticides,pharmaceuticalsorfoodproducts.Manyofthesechemicalsareintheenvironment,andsomeaffectthehealthofourchildren.

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Thisisveryalarming,becauseaccordingtoDr.JeffreyBland,thehumancelltakesthesesignalsfromtheenvironmentandturnsthemintobiology.Whatdoesthatmean?Itchangestheshapeofourcells.Thisisthereasonwhytheratesofautoimmunediseaseshaveskyrocketedinthelastfewdecades.Ourgeneshavenotchangedinthattime.Whathaschanged?Theenvironmenthaschanged.Whiletheglobalpopulationisincreasingatarateoflessthan1%peryear,theuseofchemicalsinourenvironmenthasincreasedby3%peryear.

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Fromtheyear2002theyear2024,therewillbeadoublingofthechemicalsthatwehaveproducedandusedonourplanet.IntheUSalone,we'reimportingandproducing74billionpoundsaday.Thinkaboutthatforaminute.Thatmeansthateveryday,we'resaturatingourair,ourwater,oursoil,andourfoodwithtensofthousandsofchemicals.Wehavetobreathetheair,wehavetodrinkthewater,andwehavetoeatthefood,andeverybreath,everydrink,andeverybite,we'rebombardingourselveswithchemicals.

[00:06:00] Thisiswhyyourimmunesystemissoactive.Theimmunesystemisanetworkofcellsthatinteractwiththeenvironment.Ifourenvironmentisnowchanged,whyarewesurprisedthatourinteractionwiththeenvironmenthaschanged?Whatifourautoimmunediseaseepidemicisreallyjustanadaptationtoanewenvironment?

Dr.DanKalish:[00:06:30]

Inmy25yearsofpractice,Ithinkthemostconcerningenvironmentaltrigger,andtheonethatIthinkallofusandourfieldseeontheincrease,isexposuretoenvironmentalchemicalsandheavymetals.I'vebeenatmanyconferencesinthelastyear,allthedoctorsaresayingthesamething.Itwasbad20yearsago,butthelevelsofenvironmentaltoxinsinourpatientsnowarejustreachingamountsthatwecouldn'thaveevencomprehendedtwentyyearsago.

It'sjustbecomingmoreandmoreandmoreofaproblem.Itusedtobe,inthegoodolddays,therewasareasonforit,like,myfirsttoxicpatientwasBrian.HewasawelderfortheNavy.Builtsubmarines.Itmadesense.Hewasaroundthesemetals


[00:07:00] hiswholelife.Ihadanoldergentlemaninhis70's.He'sanold-schoolnewspapermanwhoactuallyhandledleadtype,sohewasveryleadtoxic,becausehewastouchingleadforalotofhisyoungeryearsinthenewspaperindustry.

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Itusedtobe,inthegoodolddays,25yearsago,weknewwhysomeonewastoxic,itmadesense,andtherewerecertaintoxicpatients.Now,wecouldseeatoxicpatientthat's15yearsoldthat'slivinginapristinecommunityinColoradoandhasnevertouchedachemicalorheavymetal.Ithinktheenvironmenthasbecomemoredangerousthanweunderstand.

Dr.WalterCrinnion:[00:08:00]

It'stheamountofchemicalsfromourbadhabitsofbreathing,andeating,andwantingtodrinkwaterthatbuildsupinourbodies.Now,thelevelsofchemicaltoxicantsinourbodiesissomuchgreaternowthanitwas,andmanydocsarenowcomingtomefortraininginthis,becausethey'refindingtheirmethodsthatpreviouslyworkedgreatforpatientsarenolongerworking.Somanyofthe,actually,allofthechronic,debilitatingillnessesthatareinepidemicproportionsnowarealldirectlyrelatedtothebuild-upofenvironmentaltoxicantsandourbody.

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TheCenterforDiseaseControlisnowdoinganongoingtrialfor,it'sthenationalreport,they'renowthefourthnationalreport,it'sontheCDCwebsite,lookingattoxicantsintheaverageUSresident.They'vetestedfor246chemicaltoxicantsandheavymetals.108arefoundineverybody.Ineveryone,ineveryone.108toxicchemicalsthatneverwereontheplanetathousandyearsago,neverontheplanet,manyofthem,morethan50or70yearsago.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Right.

ProfessorSeralini:[00:09:00]

Iamaresearcher,andsinceallmylife,since30years,Idedicatedmystudiestotheeffectsofpollutiononhealth,andespecially,inthelast20years,abouttheeffectsofGMOstheagricultural,edibleGMOs,somostlysoyandcorn,RoundupreadysoyandcornfilledwithRoundup,onhumanhealth,andespecially,also,onhumancells.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Soyandcorn.


Soyandcorn,Roundupreadysoyandcorn.TheyareknownasspongesforRoundup,youknow,andalsoastotheBTcornwhichisfilledwithanewinsecticide,newlymutatedinsecticide,thatitproducedbyitself.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

BTcorn,it'satypeofcorn.


It'saGMcornmadeandtransformedgeneticallytoproduceitsowninsecticideinsidethecells,insidethegrains.Idedicatedthat,myworktothat,inordertostudythelong-termeffectsonmentalhealth,andtostudytheeffectofthetoxinsinhumancells.First,wehavefoundthat,onembryoniccells,aswellasinmammals,Roundup,whichisamajorpesticideoftheworld,isalotmoretoxic,


1,000timesmoretoxicthanglyphosatealone.Therewasafraudinthedeclarationoftheactiveingredient.

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TherearehiddenpoisonsinRoundupwhichare,infact,somepetroleumdistillateresidues,burned,oxidizedalot,andthatwillirritateanykindofmembraneinthecells,likethegutmembrane,butalsothekidneyattheepithelium,andthatwillallowthepenetrationofthepollutantinsidethebody.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Excuseme,you'resayingthatRoundup,whichmostpeoplehaveintheirgarage,thattheyspraytokillweedsonthedrivewayoraroundthehouse,thattherearechemicalsinRoundupmorethanjusttheglyphosatethatweall...

ProfessorSeralini:

Ofcourse.

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Hearabout.Thereareotherchemicalsthatalsoaretoxictohumans?[00:11:00]ProfessorSeralini:[00:11:30]

ItwasafraudforMonsantotodeclarethat,infact,glyphosatewastheonlyactiveingredientinRoundup.Theyarehiding.Theyareconsideredasinertandconfidential.Thepetroleumdistillateresiduesoxidizealot,whicharecorrosivedetergents,andtheyarehiddeninanypesticide,butRoundupisamajoroneintheworld.TherelationshipwithGMOsisverysimple,because80%ofedibleGMOsaredesignedandmodifiedartificially,inordertobeabletokeepRoundupinside.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Sothat'sthemechanism...

ProfessorSeralini:

Yes.

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ofwhywe'redoingGMOs,isthattheGMOplantsaredesignedtobeabletoresisttheRoundupchemicalsthataresprayedonthefields,sothatsprayingitonthefieldswillkilltheweedsandallowthisplant,thismodifiedplant,togrow.

[00:12:00]ProfessorSeralini:

TheRoundupisamajorpesticideintheworld,and80%ofedibleGMOshavebeenartificiallymodifiedintheirheritagepatrimonyinordertobeabletoabsorbRoundupwithoutdying.ThisiswhyIdonot,IneversayresistancetoRoundup,becausetheydocollaboratewiththepesticideinordertobefilledwithit.Isay,tolerateRoundup,andMonsantosaysthesame.ItsaytheRoundupreadytolerant,so,yeah,sothatmeansthattheytolerate.

[00:12:30]Dr.KaraFitzgerald:

Youknow,mercuryisfairlycommon,believeitornot,evenincarefulindividuals.IhadapatientwithHashimotothyroiditis,wasattemptingtodorightbyherselfbychoosingtoeatlotsoffish.Ofcourseyoucan'tblameher,right?Imean,that'sasmartthing,butshehappenedtobechoosingseabass,and,asweknow,seabassisloadedwithmercury,unfortunately,amongothercompounds,andso,shehadveryhighlevelsofbloodmercury.

[00:13:00] Inhercase,thatwasdefinitelyapieceofthepuzzle.Ithinkthattheorganotoxinsortheplasticizers,pesticides,herbicides,youknow,thingsinourfood,Ithinkthose


arereallybadactors.Wejustcan'tunderestimatetheirimpactondisease.Theymightbealittlebitmorewilyforustoreallyfigureout.

Dr.DavidHaase:[00:13:30]

Oneoftheothertoxinsthatmaycomearoundisnotsomethingwebreatheinortouchorfeel.Itcancomeinourdietaswell.Aflatoxinisamoldoracompoundthatcomesoffofmold,that'softenfoundingrainsandlegumes.Interestingearlyenough,wedoalotofadvancedgenetictestinginoffice,wholegenomeanalysisandsomemetabolomeanalysis,andinfindinganindividualthatwasmissingthegenesthatattachglutathioneontotoxins,soglutathioneisourmasterantioxidant,masterdetoxifier,right?

[00:14:00] Thisindividualwasmissingseveralofthegenesnecessarytoattachglutathioneontotoxins.Guesswhat?Aflatoxin'soneofthethingsglutathioneremoves,sothisindividualhadautoantibodiesagainstAflatoxinadducts.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Wow.

Dr.DavidHaase:[00:14:30]

Whatthatmeans,right,whenthisindividualwouldeatfoodsthathadalittlebitofmoldonthem,maybesomepeanutorsomechickpeasthathadn'tbeenwashed,theywouldgetsick,theywouldstartgettingheadaches,andtheycouldn'tfigureoutwhysometimestheyatehummusandtheywerefine,andothertimestheyweren't,becausetheAflatoxinintheirbodywouldstimulateanautoimmuneresponse,andtheAflatoxinwouldbuildup,becausetheyhadageneticpropensitynottobeabletoremoveit,becausetheycouldn'tconjugateittoglutathione.

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Herewe'vegotthisinterplaybetweengenetics,detoxification,autoimmunefunction,andit'sapuzzlethatcanbefiguredoutifyoulookandyoutestandyou'recurious.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.

Dr.DavidHaase:

Youknow,alotofthesethingsthatwedon'tknowwhy,justrequireustocontinuetoaskwhy,andeveryonceinawhile,wefiguresomethingout.

JoelSalatin:[00:15:30]

Oneladyhadasonwhowaschemicallysensitive,andeverytimeheatemeat,hehadlikeaseizure.Whenshestartedwithours,hecouldeat,andheneverhadaseizure,becauseitdidn'thavethetoxinsinit.Anotherlady,everytimeshetouchedchicken,forexample,outofthesupermarket,shegetarash.Shewaschlorinesensitive.Supermarketchicken,includingorganic,isbathedinchlorine.Shewasabletoeatours,andshecouldtouchitandhandleit,andnothing.

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Oneofthemostinterestingonescamefromoneofourchefs,actually,whosaid,Ididn'tknowthis,butintheindustry,oneofthebigissuesinthepreproomiswhat'scalledsorehandsyndrome,whenyouworkwithchicken.Yourskinispermeable.Imean,stuffgoesthroughit.Whenthepreproomwouldworkwith,yousay,breakdownchickens,youknow,you'rebreakingdowncarcasses,inabout2hours,theirhandsgetsorelikearthritis,becauseofthetoxins,everything'swet,


right,we'regettingeverythingwet,andit'scomingintoyourskin,andsotheycan'tworkitthatmuch.

Shesaid,whenshestartedwithours,theycouldwork,theycouldgoalldayandtheyliterally,theydidn'ttakeabreakontimebecausetheywereusedtotakingabreakwhentheirhandsstartedfeelingsore,andtheyforgottotakeabreak,becausetheirhandsdidn'tgetsore.What'sgoingon?Well,becausewedon'thavethetoxins.

[00:17:00]Dr.MarkMenolascino:

OnekeythatIthinkaboutwithenvironmentaltoxicityisthat,wherewe'reraisingourfood,thefeedlotbeefthatwe'reusingwiththeantibiotics,withthehormonesthatwe'regivingthem,withtheenvironmentalconditions,it'sjustnotahealthyplacetoraiseafoodsource.Thewatersupplythatwe'reusing,weactuallydowatertestinginourcommunity,andwefind,shockingly,peoplewithuraniumarsenic,highlevelsofleadintheirhousesupplyandintheirwellsupply.

[00:17:30] Ithinkthemineraldepletionsweseeinoursoilsmakeyouvulnerabletothetoxicity,whereas,yourreservemayhavebeenhigher,andIthinkit'salmostabell-shapedcurvewheretherewastoxicityinthepast,becausewedidn'trecognizethatyoucouldn'tsmokeandchangeyouroilandsitingasoline,thatthatwasdangerous,andsprayDDTthroughouttheneighborhood,andhavethekidsrunbehindit.

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Asourfutureprogresses,inourbiggercities,withthesmog,withthepollution,wefindthattheabilityfortheresistancetotoxicityismuchlower.Thecoloredsheetsthatwe'rebathingourkidsinatnightwithallthedyesandallthehormone,theflameretardants,they'reallhormonedisruptors.Ahormonedisruptorisachemicalthataltersthefunctionofahormonepathwayinyourbody,andforme,whenIhearhormonedisruptor,Ihearautoimmuneinstigator.Ireallythinkthatthosesystemsgohand-in-hand,andthattheycandriveeachother.

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youmentionedaboutflameretardantchemicalsinchildren'sclothing.Whatkindofclothingshouldourparentsbegettingforourkids?

Dr.MarkMenolascino:

Everyoneshouldbewearingorganiccotton.It'snotpossibleforeverybodyateverymoment,butthethingsthatyouspendhoursandhoursin,likeyourbedding,that'stheonethingthatprobablymakesthemostsensetospendmoneyonforyourkids.

[00:19:00]ProfessorTervaert:

IntheNetherlandswehaveabigproblemnowwithonemetalcalledChromium6.Thesearepeoplethatworkinthemilitary,andallthetanksthatwereinAfghanistan,forinstance,also,thetanksfromtheUnitedStates,theywereclosetomyuniversity.Manyofthementhatworkedtherebecameillafterworkingforacoupleofyearsinthatcleaningindustry.

[00:19:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.


ProfessorTervaert:

TheideaisthatChromium-6hascausedallkindsofproblems.Wehavenowanofficialteamtolookifwecangetmoreknowledgeaboutitandalso,getmoreproofthatindeeditisthecase.Metalallergydiscoveryanddeterminationofmetalallergyisabigissuenowadays.


Whenyousaidtheseworkersgotsick,weretheysickwithautoimmuneconditions?

ProfessorTervaert:[00:20:30]

Yeah,well,there'sthreediseasesthattheyhave.Oneistheincreasedprevalenceofcancer,especiallycancerofthethroatandofthestomachandofthelung.There'salsoanincreaseofnasalperforationthat'sadirecttoxiceffectofChromium6,andthediscussionsareespeciallyaboutthosepatientswhodevelopedanallergytoChromium6,youhaveto,somemen,attheageof50,suddenlydevelopedasthma,suddenlydevelopedrhinitis,andhayfever,andallkindsofotherallergies.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

50yearsold.

ProfessorTervaert:

Strange,it'sstrange.Imean,normallyyouhavetheseasakid.Then,whenyougrowolder,itdisappears.Hehastheopposite.

[00:21:00]Dr.SaraGottfried:

Wewalkaround,wegetexposedtoallthesepollutants.Wewalkonasphalt,wewalkon,wegetexposedtoheavymetalsonourshoes.Leavingyourshoesatthefrontofthedoorisn'tjustsomezenconcept,it'sactuallytoleavetheheavymetalsandtheotherenvironmentalpollutants,sothatthey'renottrackedthroughyourwholehomeandcausingproblemswiththeirairquality.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Especiallyifyouhaveaninfant.

Dr.SaraGottfried:

Yes.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Oratoddler.Someonecrawlingaroundonthefloor.

Dr.SaraGottfried: Yes.[00:21:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:

You'vebeenwalkingonthecarpetwithyourshoesthathavethefertilizerandinsecticideandRoundupthatyoujustwalkedpasttogofromthecartothehouse,andit'sonyourshoes.Nowyoubringitin,nowit'sonyourcarpet.Nowyourbaby'scrawlingonthecarpet,andthey'vegotitintheirhands,andthenitgetsintheirmouth,andyou'reexposingthemtosomanymorechemicalsthatway.

Dr.SaraGottfried:

Criticallyimportant.Idon'thaveatoddleranymore,butI'mdoingyogaonthecarpet.Right?

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.


Dr.SaraGottfried:

I'mgettingexposedtoit,so...

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.[00:22:00]Dr.SaraGottfried:

Mykids,they'lllieonthecarpetanddothingsontheirlaptops,so,yeah.Veryimportant.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.

Dr.StevenMasley:[00:22:30]

Foodsensitivity,thatwouldbethefirstthingIwouldthinkof,andsomeonewhodoesn'thaveastellarresponsetoaddingsmartfoodsintheactivityItalkabout,soImightdogluten,eitherI'llgetthemtotryaneliminationdiet,wherewegiveuplikethetop7,gluten,dairy,soy,corn,eggwhites.Oneofthemostcommonthings,peanuts,thatpeoplemightreactto,give,Imean,givethoseupforjust21to30days.Imean,sometimesit'sstartling,theresponse.

Thenifit'snotfood,wecangetinto,somepeoplearechemicallysensitive.Thecosmeticsthatpeopleputon,theperfume,chemicalsinour,weliveinaprettytoxicworld.Whenyouthinkofallthechemicalsinourhome,theycould,insomegeneticallysensitiveindividuals,triggertheirautoimmuneresponse.

[00:23:00] There'sdefinitelychemicalsoutthere,andsoit,youknow,Igowiththemostcommonthingsfirst,buteventually,you'vegottothinkofmildewandmoldandotherpotentialtriggersoutthere,chemicalsinourhome,allsortsofthings,andthey'realladditive.Youaddupalltheselittlebitsofallthesedifferenttriggers,andyouhaveamassivetrigger.That'sthehardestpart,Ithink,isfiguringoutwhatthetriggersare,sothatpeoplecangetoutofthisautoimmunecascadethattakestheirhealthfromthem.


Yes.Yes,itis.Yes,itreallyrequiressomeinvestigation,almostSherlockHolmes,tofigureout,so,youcanstartwiththebasicsandahealthierdiet,andifitdoesn'twork,thenyouhavetoreallydiveintheretosee...

Dr.StevenMasley:

Oh,yeah,absolutely.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Where'sitcomingfrom?

Dr.StevenMasley:

Usually,thereissomething.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

BisphenolA,alsoknownasBPA,isthemainchemicalinplasticproducts,so,plasticbottles,plasticutensils.Theyspraythisplasticintincans,even.Theysprayitoverpapertowels.


[00:24:00]Speaker1:

Carbonlesscreditcardreceipts.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Creditcardreceipts,right.That'sallBisphenolA.Studieshaveshownthatabout90%orhigher,90%ofthepopulationintheUShasveryhighlevelsofurinaryBisphenolA,thisBPAcompound.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

So,thistoxicchemicalisintheurine?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Right.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

For90%ofusalready?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:[00:24:30]

Right.It'sreallyknownmostlyasanendocrinedisruptor,meaningthatthisisacompoundthatcanactuallybindtoahormonereceptor.There'slotsofevidencethatBPAiswhattheycallanendocrinedisruptor,soitcanmakefemalesandmaleshaveabnormalhormonedevelopment,whetherit's...

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Someone'sbodymightthinkthey'vegotawholelotmoreestrogenthantheydo?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Right.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Orawholelotmoretestosteronethantheydo?


Right.That'sthecostofBPAbeinganendocrinedisruptor.TherewasactuallyaUSsenatehearingabout,world'sleadingexpertsonthisBPAcompound,whetheritshouldberemoved,thentheexpertopinionwastoremoveit,thatthisisdangeroustothepopulation,butthathasn'tbeendone.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Politics,right?


Whatthey'vedone,somepeoplewillsaythingslike,BPA-free,butnowthey'reusingsomethingcalledBSA,whichismoretoxic,moreinflammatory.There'sasayingthatDr.Vachhanialwayssays,plasticisplastic,andthere'ssometruthtothat.BPAisanareaofinterestforus,becauseweknowwhatsomeoftheresearchshowsisthat,onceyougetexposedandingestthisplasticcompound,besidesitsendocrinedisruptioneffect,itcanactuallybindtoyourprotein,andthencreateanewtriggerforautoimmunity.

Wedidapublicationacoupleyearsago,wherewelookedathealthyblooddonors,andabout10to12%ofpeoplehadthatreactiongoingoninthepopulationofhealthyblooddonors.

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Healthypeoplehadthis?



Yeah.Youcandosomethingstolimittheirexposure,likeforplastic,ifit'sheated,yougetmorereleaseinyourliquid.Ifyouhavewaterthat'sbeensittingoutinthesun,awaterbottle,thenthatplasticBPAcompoundgetsinthewater.Ifthesolutionisreallyacidic,likesoda,sodahasaverylowPH,right,it'sveryacidic.ThatacidicenvironmentmakesmoreofthatplasticBPAcompoundgointhesolution.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

TheplasticbottlesofsodathatyoucanbuyinthestorearelikelytohavelevelsofBPAinthem?

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Absolutely.Iftheyarenotrefrigeratedandifthey'rehot,justthefactthey'reacidic,there'sahigherBPAcontentthan,let'ssay,water.


Afewthingsthatyoucoulddonow,first,don'tleaveplasticwaterbottlesinthecar.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Absolutely.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

It'sgreattohavewaterinthecar,butgetglassbottles,orhavelikeacoffeemugkindofthing.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Ametalthermos.

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ametalthermos.Stopusingplasticwaterbottlesinthecar.Thesecondthingis,ifyou'redrinkingpop,don't,butifyouaredrinkingpop,don'tgetplasticbottlesofpop.Isthecanalittlebitsafer?

[00:27:00]Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Well,thecansarestillcoatedwithBPA.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Oh,well,that'sitonpop.Sorry.Pop'sout.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Thepointisthatthesethingsdohaveanimpact.Thebiggestinsult,though,iswhenpeopledrinkcoffeethroughaCoffeeLid.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

TheheatreleasestheBPAintotheliquid.

Dr.SaraGottfried:[00:27:30]

Wetalkedaboutusingstainlesssteelcontainersforwater,andalsoglasscontainers.They'retotallyinert,sothat'sthesafestthingtouse.Usethem,also,forfood.Myfridgeisfullofglasscontainers.Iusealsostainlesssteelcontainers,butthenyoucan'tseeit.Forwhateverreason,stainlesssteeljustdoesn'tworkas


wellformeandmyfamilywithleftovers.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yeah.Ican'timagine,whydotheyputlidsonpotsthatarenotglass?

Dr.SaraGottfried:

Iknow.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Youwanttoseehowthingsareintherewithouthavingtotakethelidoff,right?Also,forstoringfoodintherefrigeratorusingglasscontainers.Wouldyoubecautiousaboutplasticcontainersintherefrigeratorwithyourfoods?


Yeah,sostayawayfromplastic.Imean,whenIfirststartedtoseethedataonplasticandwhatitdoestothefemalebodyandtothemalebody,IjustgotridofeverythingthatIhad.Ihadpeoplewho'dcomeoverandthey'llbringmeaplasticcontainerofsomething,itgoesstraightintoeithertherecyclingorthetrash.Ijustdon'twantitinmyhome.Anotherimportantclassisyourpotsthatyou'reusingforcooking.Havefun,thecheap,nonsticksaucepanthatyoucanget,they'reterrible.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

They'renasty.


Teflonisanendocrinedisruptor,itdoesanumberofharmfulthingstothebody.IuseScanpan.whichisbasedinScandinavia,anditdoesn'thaveendocrinedisruptorsinit,orjustuseacastironpot,oranenamelpot.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

WeusetheLeCreuset?

Dr.SaraGottfried:

LeCreuset.Yes.IloveLaCreuset.It'sgreatformakingsoupsandstewsandeverything.

Dr.MarkMenaloscino:[00:29:00]

TheEMFexposure,Ithink,isgoingtobeabiggerproblemthanwethink.Thereissomesuggestionthatit'salreadyahormonedisruptorfortheadrenalgland.Thatdataisfairlyclear.Thereseemstobecancersinunusualplaceswherepeoplekeeptheirphones,andparticularly,fortheyoungerpeopleinoursociety.Theyoungeryouare,themorethattheEMFpenetratesthebody.There'ssomegooddatathatshowsthedepthofpenetrationofthebrainforlittlekidsversusadultsismuch,muchmoredramatic.

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Ithinkit'soneofthosethingswhere,sometimesitmakessensetobemoreprudentbeforethedateisactuallyhere,especiallywhenit'sadonoharmchoice.Ireallythinkthat,astimegoeson,we'regoingtofindthattherearethingswe'redoingthatweprobablyshouldhavebeendoing.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Ifullyagree.Asaparent,oneofthethingstheycoulddoisjustdemandthattheirchildrenareusingchordswiththephones,notaBluetooth,becausethenyou'reputtingabatterynexttoyourbrainanyway,butusingacordthatplugsintothephoneandtheretalkingonaheadset.


Dr.MarkMenaloscino:

Yes.That'swhatIdo.That'stheway...

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

That'swhatIdo,also.

Dr.MarkMenaloscino:

Ithinkthat'sthesmartwaytogo.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yeah.

[00:30:00]Dr.JohnCline:

Youknow,apersonhasalotofelectromagneticradiationexposureintheirhomesorworkplaces,it'sfairlysimpletocreatesafezones,likethebedroom,forinstance,sothattheyarenotbeingconstantlybombardedwithelectromagneticradiation.Removingelectromagneticradiationisafairlysimplethingtodo,andprofound.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

MayIaskyouaboutthat?

Dr.JohnCline: Sure.[00:30:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Peoplethink,well,Idon'thaveanyelectromagneticradiation.It'sreallyeasytorunatesttoseeifyou'rebeingexposedtoelectromagneticradiationwhenyou'reoutintheworld.Allyouhavetodoisturnonyoursmartphoneandthentrytoconnecttoawireless,andlookathowmanywirelessnetworksarewithinrangeofyoursmartphone.Thatmeansthatelectromagneticsisinyouraura,inyourpresence.

[00:31:00]Dr.JohnCline:[00:31:30]

Absolutely.Allourcomputersarecable,sowedonothavewirelessrouters.Then,I'vetestedourhomeforaphenomenoncalleddirtyelectricity.YoucangettheseGraham-Stetzermeters,they'renotexpensive.Wehaveoneintheclinic,weloanouttopatients.Theydrawalittlemapoftheirhomes,wheretheplug-insare,andthentheygofromplug-intoplug-inwiththismeter,andrecordthedigitalreadout.Thewiringinahomecanactlikealargeantenna,andpullradiofrequencies,microwaves,outoftheair.

[00:32:00] Ifyourhomeisclosetoanelectricgeneratingstation,oraswitchingstation,theelectricitygoesoutthroughthewiresandintoourhomes,butthenithastoreturntothestation,becauseit'saloop.Ifyou'reinthatpathway,thatwillmovethroughyourhome,andthroughthewiring,anditcancomeoutinyouratmosphere.


Iremember,inthemid-eightiessomewhere,readingastudythat,ifyoulivewithinaquarter-mileofhighpowerelectricalwires,theincidenceofchildrenwithleukemiawasmuch,muchhigher.

Dr.JohnCline:[00:33:00]

Sure.Ifyoufindareasandthehomewherethere'saverystrongdirtyelectricity,youcanbuyafilterandjustplugitin.Inourbedroom,we'vegot3filters.Iftheheadofyourbedisclosetothewallandthere'swiresinthewall,therewillbeafieldfromthat.Goodideatopullthebedawayfromthewall.


Dr.SaraGottfried: Therearesomewomenwhoneverwearlipstick.Blessthem.I'msomeonewholoveslipstick,andIonlywearorganicnow,butthatwasn'talwaysthecase.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.


Iactuallymeasured,in,thiswasmaybefiveyearsago.Iperiodicallyrunmyownfunctionalmedicinetestsonmyself.Ifoundthatmyleadandmymercurylevelswerequitehigh.ThemercuryIunderstand,becauseIhaveafondnessforsashimi,andIhavetobecarefulaboutit.That'soneofthereasonswhyItestmyheavymetal.Theleadwassoconfusingtome.Istartedtolookat,youknow,whatwerethesourcesoflead?

[00:34:00] Itestedmywater.Iusethewaterfilter,Ihaveaverylongtime,anditwasn'tmytapwater.Itwasn'tfiltrationsystemthatI'musing.WhatIfoundwasthatitwasmylipstick.IwasoccasionallyusingsomelipstickthatIthoughtwassafe.CanIsaysomeofthebrands?

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yeah.

Dr.SaraGottfried:[00:34:30]

IwasusingBurt'sBees,theirlipshimmer.Thatactuallyhasleadinit.Mighthavebeenremovedbynow,butthat5yearsago,itstillhadlead.IloveChanel.Ilovekindoftheirnewlookevery6months,andIwasusingaChanellipstick,mostlyforgoingoutatnight,noteveryday,butthesewereenoughofanexposuretogetmyleadleveltoasignificant...

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Theywereaccumulative.

Dr.SaraGottfried:

Yes.


Idon'tthinkwe'reevergoingtogettothepointwherewecanreallyreduceourexposureis,right?There'sjusttoomuchlatexglovesusedwithfoods,toomuchplasticbottles,there'stoomuchchemicalsthatareusedincleaningproducts,thereisformaldehydeincarpets,right?There'sallthesethingsaroundus,andthere'snostrategytoreducethatload.Theonlychancewehaveistotrytoimproveourowntolerance.

It'snotassimpleasyoujustdosomethinglikechelationtherapy,whereyoutrytopullthesemetalsoutofyourbody,thatyou'restillgoingto,evenifyoudidchelation,youwouldstillhavereactionstoplasticthatwouldn'tbechelatedout.Youwouldstillhavereactionstoformaldehydethatdon'tgetchelatedoutwiththosetypesofagents,right,whichisanormaltreatment.

[00:35:30]

There'sapointthatweallhavetoconsiderimprovingouroveralltolerance,especiallyifwewerereactingtochemicalsinearlystages,andespeciallyforthosethathaveautoimmunity.Asfarasotherthingsthatyoucandothat,like,chemicaltoleranceissues,raisingantioxidantlevelsandglutathionelevels,especially...


Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Antioxidantsareinthevitaminsandmineralsthatwetake,right?


Right.Ifwecanhaveahighantioxidant-richdiet,ortakethemassupplements,thatcanhaveanimpactontolerance,butattheendoftheday,thekeythingistonotignorethosesymptomsofreactingtochemicalsandsortofreactivefoods,becauseitreallysuggeststhatyou'relosingyourtolerancetotheenvironmentandthefoodsyoueat,andthenextthingthathappensisyoulosetolerancetoyourselfandstarttodevelopautoimmunediseases.Theycouldbeanywhere.


ThetoxicantsthatIneverusedtoworryabout,they'recallednon-persistent,becausetheyhaveshorthalf-lives.Theyareoutofyourbodyinafewhoursoracoupleofdays,whocares?Well,itturnsoutthat,we'rebreathingtheminallthetime.Inourhomes,theairpollutionlevelsarejustastounding.Andcities,fromthevehicularexhaust,vehicularexhausthasgreaterassociationwithcardiovasculardiseaseandheartattacksthancholesteroldoes.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Wow.

Dr.WalterCrinnion:

Women,thegreatestriskforgivingbirthtoanautisticchildishowclosethatwomanislivingtoabusyroadway.Thereareatleasteightstudiesnow,acrossthecountry,showingthesamething.Ifthatwomancontinuestoliveinthathome,thatchild'sautismgetsworse.


Youknow,weknow,IknowofthestudiesthatshowthatshowthatchildreninMexicoCityhaveAlzheimer'salready,earlyAlzheimer's.Theycanidentifytheplaqueinthebrainisbecauseofthetoxicityoftheair.


Yeah.It's,thevehicularexhaustisnotagoodthing.Idon'tknowwhythisisnotmorewell-known,butyoucanmakelabratsfat,obese,fromairpollutants,vehicularexhaust.Youcanmakethemdiabetic.Inhumanstudies,thecardiovasculardisease,theautism,allergies,asthma,sotheseenvironmentaltoxicantsaremulti-faceted.Theyknockouttheimmunesystem.Theyknockoutthemitochondria,soyoudon'thaveenergy.Chronicfatigue.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

That'sthefurnaceineverycellthatgeneratesenergy.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

Youdon'thaveenergy,andifyoucan'ttakethatfuelandburnitforenergy,itgoesintostorage,fat.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yep.


Thesethings,forme,arethevehicularexhaust,theplasticizersthatwegetinourair,andaswellasourpersonalcareproductsthat,thegreaterthelevelofphthalatesorplasticizersintheurine,thehigher,thebiggerthebeltsizeinmales,females,andchildren.


Dr.TomO’Bryan:

There'sacorrelationbetweentheurinephthalates,meaningourbody'stryingtogetridofthisstuff,getitoutofthere,andtheirbeltsize.


Correct.Now,thesetoxicants,theydamagethemitochondria,theimmunesystem,andwe'veknownthere'sbeenthisimbalanceinimmunityforalongtime.Now,it'sclearlyresearched.Icanpieceitalltogetherforyou.Thesetoxicantsimbalancetheimmunesystemsothatyoucan'tfightoffvirusorbacteriawell.Youendupwithchronicinfections.Limesdisease,chronicEpstein-Barr,chronicherpes,alltheseotherthings,andthen,sothat'slowTH-1,highTH-2,allergies,whichhavebeenatepidemicproportionforthelast40years,or50years,andautoimmunity.


Yeah.

Dr.DatisKharrazian:

It'sthesameimbalancethatisfoundinthehostofallthechemicaltoxicantsthattheCDChasprovenareinallofus.


TherewasanairplanefallingonAmsterdam,causingalotofproblems.ItwasanEl-Alairplane,andthen,aftertheairplanefallonapartofthecity,itappearsthatthereweremanypatientswithautoimmunediseases.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Theybeganto...

ProfessorTervaert:

Yeah.Theydeveloped...

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Developedautoimmunedisease.


Theydevelopedautoimmunediseases.Thequestionwas,whatwasthereason?Theywerelookingfororiginsandforallkindsoftoxicities,andthen,weputforwardthehypothesisthatitwasjustthesilica,thesilicacoming,becausethebuildingsweredamaged,andtherewasalotofsilicacomingintotheatmosphere.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

That'samineral,silica?


Yes.SEO-2.It'sthemaincomponentoftheearthcrust,actually.Ofcourse,ifbuildingsfalldown,thenalotofsilicacomesintheair.Itwasn'tahypothesisatthattime,butsomeyearslater,therewasanearthquakeinJapan,andtheyactuallycalculatedexactlyhowmanymoreautoimmunediseasestheysaw,andtheyproved,actually,thatitwasthesilicathatwascausingthisproblem.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Thesamemechanismwhere...

ProfessorTervaert:

Thesamemechanism.


Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Whenbuildingscollapse,someoftheconstructionmaterialisintheair,andpartofthatparticulatematterissilica,whichpeoplebreathein.

ProfessorTervaert:

Yeah.Yeah.Forinstance,9/11,probablythesameissue.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

I'veseensomeofthosestudieson9/11,andtheamountofautoimmunediseasesthatpeoplearegettingnow...

ProfessorTervaert:

Right.

Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whoweretherescueworkersat9/11.[00:41:00]ProfessorTervaert:

Right,right.

ProfessorYehudaShoenfeld:[00:41:30]

Itwouldbeofinteresttoyoutoknowthattheworkerswhoworkedinthegroundzero,afterthe9/11destructionofthetwintowers,afterworkinginthereconstructionsofthebeautifulbuildingswhicharenowthegroundzero,manyofthemdevelopedautoimmunediseases.Thiswaspublishedinthearthritisrheumatism,averyrespectfuljournaloftherheumatologistsinthelastyear,toindicatethattheywereexposedconstantlywithdifferentmetals,someofthemaluminum,whentheydestroyedordemolishedtheruinsandtriedtoreconstructthisbeautifulbuilding.

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Everywhereinourlife,themodernlife,weareexposedtonoxiousmaterials,whichcanstimulatetheimmunesystemand,inafewsubjects,whichweknowwhotheyare,andwecanpredictthem,orpredictthe,or,let'ssay,diagnoseordepictthesepeople,theymightdevelopautoimmunediseasesbybeingexposedtoallthesesubstancesthatyoureleasefit.


Yes,theenvironmentisoverwhelming,butyoucandosomeverysimplesteps.I'vecometotheplaceinmycareer,Tom,withtheresearchthatIreadandstudy,andyouprobablyhavenot,Idoubtyou'veheardanyhealthcareprovidersaythis,Ithinkthenumberonethingpeopleshoulddotobehealthy,evenbeforeorganicfood,isgetahighqualityairpurifierintheirhome,onethatforcestheairthroughaseriesofHEPAfiltersandcharcoalfilters.

[00:43:00]

Justbydoingthat,dustcontrolinyourhome,IhavetheWaltersHolyTrinity,getthefurnaceventssuckedout,getthedustsuckedoutofthem,becausetheseenvironmentaltoxicantsaren'tfree-floatingintheair,they'reonthedust.Then,buythehigh-quality,pleated,electrostaticairfilters.They'llcostyou20bucksapop.Thatgrabsthedust,doesn'tletitgetinthevents,andthenyougetagood,high-qualityairpurifier.


[00:43:30]

Usually,that'saboutathousandbucks.Forthatthousanddollarinvestment,ortwelve-hundreddollarinvestmentorwhateveritis,theopportunityistheretoknockouttheallergies,topreventawomanhavinganautisticchild,toreduceyourriskofheartattack.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.

Dr.WalterCrinnion:

It'sjust,that'snumberone.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Theairthatwehavecontrolover,whichisinourhome...

Dr.WalterCrinnion:

Youhavecontrolovertheairinyourhome.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Thatwespendatleasthalfofourtimein,becausewesleepthere.

[00:44:00]Dr.WalterCrinnion:

Exactly.Now,there'smanystepstogobeyondthere.Getthecarpetingoutofthehouse,don'twearshoesinthehouse.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Whatdoyoudoifyouwalkintoahotelroomandyousmellallthecleaningstuff?Whatcanapersondo?

Dr.HylaCass:[00:44:30]

Makeanotethat,nexttimeyouaskforanon-toxicroom,forahypoallergenicroom.Forthetimethatyou'rethere,ifit'sreallybad,youmove,butthey'reusuallyallthatbad,andyouaskthemnottousecleaningthingsthenexttimeinthatroom.Idon'thavepeoplecleanmyroomwhenI'minahotel,actually.That'sanotherthingtodo,andtobringinanairfilter.ThereareHEPAairfiltersinhotelsthatyoucanaskfor.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Yes.Oh,hotelscarryHEPAairfilters.Oh,whatagreatidea.

Dr.HylaCass:

Yeah.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

That'sagreatlittlepearl.

Dr.HylaCass:

I'mgoingtostartarunonHEPAfilters.HEPAjustmeansit'saverysmallpore,soitreallyfiltersoutthefineparticles.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

You'recleaningtheair,sothatthatenvironmentalexposureisnotasbadforyou.

Dr.HylaCass:

Right.

[00:45:00]Dr.AntonioMarinho:

Ifyouareasonofapatientwithrheumatoidarthritis,andyouarepositiveforNTCCPantibodies,orarheumatoidfactorantibody,it'spossibletohaverheumatoidarthritis,almost,in50%ofthesonsordirectfamilywhosmokes.


Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Smokingmaybeatriggerthatseemstobecorrelatedwith...

[00:45:30]Dr.AntonioMarinho:

Yes,butiswell-correlated.Okay?Thatwouldbeanenvironmentalstatement.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Thosefamilymembersofsomeonewithrheumatoidarthritis,ifthey'resmokers,they'relikelytohaveelevatedantibodies...

Dr.AntonioMarinho:

Yes,andlikely...

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Torheumatoid.

Dr.AntonioMarinho:

Yes,andlikelytohavethedisease.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Haveit,buttheymaynothavesymptomsyet.

Dr.AntonioMarinho:

Yet,buttheywillbeaverygoodcandidatetohavethedisease,theclinicaldisease.

ProfessorYehudaShoenfeld:[00:46:00]

Smoking.Youwouldn'tbelievehowdeleterioussmokingisfortheimmunesystem.Letmegiveyoujustoneexample,howitcaninducetheimmunesystemtoreacttowardourownorgans.Whenyousmoke,yousmoketheproteinsinyouralveoliinthelung,youchangetheirconformation,andtheyarenotrecognizedanymoreasourowntissuesbytheimmunesystem,andtheimmunesystemattacksit.

[00:46:30]

Thereisevenatheorythateverythingstartfromsmokingorinhalingtoxicsubstancesintoourlungs,andthen,thecellsdistributeittothedifferentorgantoinduceoneofthe80differentautoimmunediseases.Moreover,ithasbeenfoundthat,insmoking,quiteoften,ourtherapieswillbecalledbiologicaltherapy,thenewlydevelopedanti-missiletherapy.Theyarenoteffectiveifyouaresmoking.

[00:47:00][00:47:30]

Asyoucansee,allthesehealthymeasurements,vitaminD,alsophysicalactivity,bytheway,reducingobesity,quittingsmoking,and,asImentioned,thevitaminDsupplements,canslowdowntheprocess.Ifwedetectbyourpredictingmeasurementsapersonwhoisatrisk,definitelywehavetorecommendthemthis,otherwise,healthymeasurementstoslowdownandtoreducetheriskofdevelopinganovertdiseasefromthesehiddenmarkersofbeingatrisktodevelopautoimmunediseases.

Dr.JohnCline[00:48:00]

Thankyoufortakingthetimetolistentovariousexpertsintheirfieldswhenthinkingaboutthisimportantsubject.ThesubjectthatI'vebeenaskedtodiscusstodayishowtoxicantsinthebody,theburdenoftoxins,andthewholesubjectofdetoxificationcanimpactautoimmunedisease.


[00:48:30][00:49:00]

Ihopethatyouwillgrasp,kindof,thebigpictureofthetimelineofourlives,andhowwegothroughlife,variousexposuresandtraumasthatcausetippingpointsforourimmunesystem,inflammatorysystems,tobecomemorereactive,andhowaddressingmanyfactorscancausetheimmunesystemandinflammatorycascadestocalmdownandrestorelifeandvitality.

Dr.TomO’Bryan:

Thiswasanexcitingepisode.It'sashocktoseethatalloftheseenvironmentaltoxinsarecausingsomeoftheautoimmunediseases,especiallyBPAphthalates.Makesuretotakethisinformationandapplyittoyourownlife.Makesuretolearnmoreaboutproperdetoxingtogetridofthesetoxinsfromyourbody.Fortomorrow'sepisode,we'llbelookingintodiseasesrelatedtothebrain.

[00:49:30] YouwillfindoutabouthowbraindeteriorationsandAlzheimer'scanbeproperlytreated,andyouwillalsofindoutabouttheshockingtruthaboutconnectionsbetweenvaccinations,autism,andattentiondeficit.DidyouknowthatAlzheimer'sandParkinson'soriginatesinthegut,yearsbeforetherearebrainsymptoms?Thisjustcameoutintheresearchlastyear.Okay.Seeyoutomorrow.


EPISODE 5—ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS: THE HIDDEN DRIVERS OF DISEASE SUMMARY AND ACTION ITEMS ApolicystatementwasreleasedbytheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsin2011thatcontainedsomeshockingstatistics.Itstatedthattherewere74billionpoundsofchemicalsthatwerebeingimportedorproducedintheUnitedStateseverysingledayintheyear2010.Thatequatedoutto250poundsofchemicalsperpersonperday.Thehumanpopulationisgrowingatarateof.77%peryear.Chemicaluseisincreasingatarateof3%peryear.Whileourcurrentuseofchemicalsisstaggering,researchhasestimatedthatchemicalusewillhavedoubledbetweentheyearsof2000and2024.Thereareover87,000chemicalsthatareapprovedforuseinourindustrialsocietyandtheyareendingupinourair,water,food,andsoil.Aswebreathe,eat,anddrink…theyareendingupinus.Wearenowfindingchemicalresiduesinourhair,blood,fat,urine,breastmilk,andeventheumbilicalcordbloodofunbornchildren.Whenthelevelsofchemicalinourbodiesincreases,sodoourratesofdisease.InEpisode5,webegintohearthemanywaysinwhichchemicalsmaybecontributingtothedrasticriseinautoimmunity:1. Exposuretotoxicchemicalsinuteromaychangethedevelopmentofimmunecellsleadingtomore

autoimmunediseases.2. Pesticideuseisalteringthemicrobesfoundinthesoilandinhumanspossiblycontributingto

autoimmunity.3. Chemicalsarestickingtoproteinsinthehumanbodyformingnewantigens(neoepitopes)thatour

immunesystemdoesnotrecognize.Asaresult,thenewchemicalcombinedtohumanproteincombinationsareleadingtoanincreaseinautoimmunereactions.

4. Airpollutionisdamagingthetissuesinourlungsmakingthattissueunrecognizeabletoimmunecellsandinitiatingautoimmunity.

So…whatcanwedo?ChemicalsIn–ChemicalsOut=ToxicLoadYourtoxicloadequalsthechemicalsyouareexposedtoandcannoteliminate.Herearesomethingsthatwerementionedinthisepisodeandintheinterviewtranscriptsthathelpyoureduceyourexposuretochemicals:1. Usestainlesssteelorglasswaterbottlesandfoodstoragecontainers.Thiswillreduceyourexposure

tophathalatesandBPA.Thesearetwoplasticizingagentsthatwreakhavoconyourimmunesystem.2. Chooseskincareandotherpersonalcareproductsthatarefreeoffragrances,colors,parabens,

silicones,triclosan,andotherharmfulcompounds.Youcanfindagreatlistofchemicalstoavoidandproductstobuyathttp://www.ewg.org/skindeep/.

3. Takeyourshoesoffbeforeenteringyourhouse.Thisreduceschemicalsthatgetonyourflooring.4. Purchaseorganiccottonandhempclothingandbeddingmaterialstoreduceyourexposureto

harmfuldyesandflameretardants.


5. Purchaseorganicfoodswheneverpossible.Iftheyarenotavailable,refertotheEWG.orgclean15anddirtydozenlists.

6. CleanyourairwithanairpurifierthatgetsridofVOCsandnewpleatedelectrostaticairfiltersforyourfurnace.Remembertohaveyourductscleanedtooastoxinswillaccumulateintheducts.

Hereareafewwaysthatyoucanincreaseyoureliminationoftoxins:1. Makesureyouhavedailybowelmovements.Ifyourbowelmovementsarebackedup,youwill

absorbmoretoxinsinyourintestines.2. Getplentyofsleepandreducestress.Yourbodydetoxifieswhenyourest.3.Increaseyourconsumptionofbroccoli,cauliflower,cabbage,kale,Brusselssprouts,arugula,radishes,

andothercruciferousvegetables.Theywillrampupyourabilitytodetoxifychemicals.4. Drinkplentyofwatertoincreaseyoururineoutputandyourabilitytosweat.Manytoxinstravelout

ofthebodyviasweatandurine.5. Exercise,takehotbaths,anddosaunastoincreasesweating.Asstewardsofthisearth,itisourresponsibilitytobecomeaseducatedaspossibleonthistopicandtakeasmanyactionsaswecantopreservehealthyair,water,andsoilforfuturegenerations.

“I have seen too much suffering. And it’s unnecessary suffering. After traveling the globe and interviewing some of the brightest medical minds on the planet, it is clear that there are simple options that can reduce and sometimes end the struggles of millions of people. It has been my dream to bring

these simple solutions to you and your loved ones so you can live long and vibrant lives filled with joy and hope. Thank

you for making this dream a reality.” Dr. Tom O’Bryan

Dr. O’Bryan is considered a ‘Sherlock Holmes’ for chronic disease and metabolic disorders. He is a clinician par excellence in treating chronic disease and metabolic disorders from a Functional Medicine Perspective. He holds Adjunct Faculty positions with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the National University of Health Sciences. He has trained thousands of practitioners around the world in advanced understanding of the impact of food related disorders and the development of individual autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Tom’s 2016 critically acclaimed ground-breaking book, ‘The Autoimmune Fix’ outlines the step-by-step development of degenerative diseases and gives us the tools to identify our disease process years before the symptoms are obvious.

TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN

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