Dear Colleagues:
I hope you are well. This newsletter is mainly composed of an article I recently received. I hope you enjoy it.
REQUEST
Do any of you have any experience using a Scenar device? They are promoted for all kinds of healing including healing cavitations in the jaw without surgery. A dentist recommended it for a personal problem of mine but I am having trouble finding any first hand info. If you use one or have been treated with one for any condition please call or email me ASAP. Thanks.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
The article below was sent to me by my buddy Keith Rau DC on the faculty at Life in GA. It is so interesting how a decade or longer after alternative medicine has been promoting an idea (and it never reaches the mainstream press or journals), a mainstream researcher finds the same thing and gets big press about it like it is a new discovery. This happened with H. Pylorii and ulcers and now again with dysbiosis and allergies/asthma. It will be interesting from here how long it takes to reach the offices of the average M.D., or if it ever will. I remember how a few years ago they linked taking estrogen to asthma but were unaware of the mechanism (one being how synthetic estrogens aggravate dysbiosis, another how it lowers vitamin B-6 levels) and that hasn’t trickled down to the average M.D.’s office yet.
I recently had a patient with chronic shoulder pain that despite great AK work and supplementation never got better until they were taken off their hormones (and these were prescribed by a natural M.D. and made by a great compounding pharmacy). The body is so fascinating and we really need to be great detectives in tough cases.
A Healthy Gut May Resist Allergies, Asthma
Updated 12/27/2004 4:04:30 PM
By Miranda Hitti
Dec. 23, 2004 -- Allergies and asthma may start in your gut. Upset the gut's natural mix of helpful bacteria and fungi, and allergies and asthma may develop.According to researchers, the rates of allergies and asthma have increased. They say this correlates with increasing antibiotic use and possibly relates to the hygiene theory. This may mean that modern practices of sanitation could deprive people of defenses needed to prevent asthma and allergies.
That theory was recently tested on lab mice. First, the mice drank water laced with antibiotics for a few days. This disrupted their microflora -- healthy bacteria and fungi found naturally in the gastrointestinal tract. The mice got increasing numbers of fungal inhabitants. Specifically, they had increased amounts of the yeast called Candida, which is commonly seen after taking antibiotics.
Candida, like many other yeast, secrete molecules that affect the immune system's response to allergens.
With their microflora out of whack, the mice were then exposed to allergens. They promptly showed signs of allergic airway disease similar to asthma.
But another group of mice weren't bothered by the mold. Their microflora had been left alone. That suggests that allergies and related breathing problems could start in the gut.
The study didn't stop there. The researchers pushed a bit further to see if genetics or other allergens mattered.
They found that the genes of the mice made no difference, and they saw the same effect with several other allergens (pollens, danders, dust mites, and cockroach feces).
Change the microflora in the gut and you upset the immune system's balance between being exposed to allergens and having a severe reaction to them, says researcher Gary Huffnagle, PhD, in a news release.
Huffnagle is an associate professor of internal medicine, microbiology, and immunology at the University of Michigan's medical school. He worked on the study with Mairi Noverr, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan, as well as British colleagues.
The findings could apply to humans.
People need a mix of healthy bacteria and fungi in their guts. Microflora in humans can be thrown off by antibiotics and a sugary, high-fat, low-fiber diet. Swallowing also brings potential allergens to the gut.
The researchers aren't against antibiotics. Instead, they want people to know that eating a healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables is important after taking antibiotics to restore microflora as quickly as possible.
The study appears in the January issue of Infection and Immunity.
SOURCES: Noverr, M. Infection and Immunity, January 2005. News release, University of Michigan.
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