Upgrade your "fibromyalgia" knowledge [voting results inside]
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Commentary:
Josh Axe, DC, from Day 1, because he mentioned the structure alot, and also PRP stem cells, ligament laxity, and Jay Davidson, DC from Day 7.
When they talk about the physical structure and my fav amino acid NAC, then I'm REAL interested, and they definitely have my attention then..
The transcripts are most helpful to read along while listening, because sometimes when they say certain words, I have a hard time understanding what was said. The thyroid ones were interesting, but I already knew that info.
Overall, I learned 6 new things which are:
The word microglia
The word microbiotic
GABA along with B-6 to relax muscles. (I have to have that!)
All the different kinds of other testing for Lyme, other than the Standard Blot test
The Mineral Taste Test
And that I was my mother's garbage disposal, a first-born child thing.
Everything else talked about, I totally knew.
What was never specifically mentioned about environmental...
Chemtrails, vaccines, nannites (nano-tech) in the Lyme Disease part, but many patients diagnosed with Lyme, never had tick bites, nor the very telling rash. Ticks can and do cause Lyme, but there are so many never have been bitten by ticks, so it could be coming from elsewhere, like chemtrails, tainted vaccines, or some other delivery method. Have to remember that TPTB want us sick, disabled and dead.
The meninges in the structure, should have been mentioned. It's a well known fact that compressed meninges and compressed upper cervical is HUGE in fibromyalgia. They should have touched on that more and in great detail. I know all of that already, but the average folks listening would have no idea where to turn to, other then a general chiropractor and/or bodyworker. Josh Axe touched on it, in his talk, but it would have been nice had he elaborated on it in further detail.
Josh Axe mentioned 'Structural Correction" in another article that a blog recently reposted, so I'm guessing he knows about Advanced Biostructural Correction.
On this blog my mess/ms: Brain and body connection - Dr Axe: The Brain/Body Connection At Exodus Health Center we specialize in “structural correction chiropractic.” Simply stated, we move and re-shape the entire spinal structure. This highly successful form of treatment is one of the specialties currently ranking us among the largest, fastest growing practices in the world...
Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC) is what Josh was referring to in that article. http://www.meningealrelease.com/
Why we all should do these summits:
The summits are great for the average individual, because most have no idea, of even the general information, let alone the deep details.
Also, with all the holistic doctors exiting the planet, who will be left to teach us that there are always other safer ways of dealing with things? These summits are EDUCATION for the dumbed down mind numbed masses. Sometimes it is hard to sit still and listen to others talking, but we have to know and learn how to take care of ourselves. Because the real doctors are dying and taking their knowledge with them.
I have more upcoming summits events to post, so this will be the "Summer of Summits" for us here.
DAY 7 (June 26, after 10am US eastern)
Laboratory investigations critical to determining what is really the reason for constellations of chronic symptoms to include pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep dysfunction and intestinal distress will be discussed and their importance explained today at The Fibro Fix Summit.
Genetic, nutrient, toxicity and GI testing for FM patients
Roger Deutsch
Food Sensitivity and its Role in Pain and Fatigue
Activation of the inflammasome by foods
Factors influencing susceptibility to food sensitivity
Food intolerance and global pain/fatigue
Todd LePine, MD
Fibromyalgia and Metabolic Dysfunction
Putting together all of the metabolic pieces
Minding your mitochondria: A critical gateway to recovery
Sleep hygiene: Importance of brain and body restoration
Jay Davidson, DC
Lyme Disease as a Fibromyalgia Masquerader
Stealth infections with Lyme and co-infections
Best testing methods for Lyme disease and co-infection
Comprehensive treatment options for Lyme and related infections
Julie Matthews, CNC
Oxalates in Pain and Fatigue
What are oxalates and why might they be a problem?
How oxalate metabolism problems can cause fibromyalgia
Determining if you have an oxalate problem
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Commentary and Thoughts:
Jay Davidson, DC Lyme Disease as a Fibromyalgia Masquerader
What You'll Learn -
* Stealth infections with Lyme and co-infections
* Best testing methods for Lyme disease and co-infection
* Comprehensive treatment options for Lyme and related infections
Transcript: Jay Davidson, DC (PDF) http://drjaydavidson.com/
I liked the approach to several different kinds of testing, as opposed to just one test. Besides the obvious positive, he goes further in getting what the actual numbers. Someone with 400 or over, is definitely suffering a neurlogical breakdown, for instance.
And all the different forms of detoxification, EDTA, DMPS, DMSA, ALA, and my ears perked right up when they both mentioned NAC. It's one of my favorite amino acids, and does so many wonderful things.
NAC (N-Acetyl L-Cysteine): ONE OF THE BEST SUPPLEMENTS bar none! For immune function and detoxification, plus liver health, mental health, and general health. For a while now, the amino acid derivative n-acetyl-cysteine (“NAC”) is one of my favorite supplements. It's a decongestant. It will cut your cold or flu by about half, raise the antioxidant status of your liver and lungs, protect your kidneys from chemical injury, support detoxification of everything from mercury to acetaminophen to alcohol, and protect your eyes from degenerative damage. Yes please!
Swanson has a clean version in capsules, and it's also sold in bulk.
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And the herx detox reactions are because of drainage problems. Like lymph stagnation, colon, liver, kidneys already burdened. Have to unstop the drain, to let the bathwater out, so to speak.
Katerina Baboulas posts and articles about drainers... Katerina's recent post on drainage...
Dr Rouggerio's Ultrasound Drainage Protocol - Update: -Dr R (co-inventor of GcMAF/RERUM) has advocated using a therapeutic version of an ultrasound unit (see files section and UltraSound protocol) to help to target cervical nodes (CCSVI chronic cerebral spinal veinous insufflation) and increase glymphatics of brain to help move lymph and drain brain. Many times you can do this alone or 'push' in medication like GcMAF or RERUM. -I have tremendous neuroinflammation that leaves me homebound at the moment so felt i would be best 'test' subject as any relief gives me exponential movement fwd. -I tried the ultrasound on neck (cervical node) was ok. Then on temples then base of skull (occiput) and felt as tho was hit by a sledge hammer completely spaced out hard to speak with increase in brain pressure. NOW, it is important to note that i did not use any medication to push through just ultrasound alone. It is also important to note that many patients doing this have tremendous sense of clarity achieved from doing so. -it seems i am much too sensitive at the moment for UltraSound Therapy. I leave the treatment on the bench as a back-burner, as once i get my neuropain down it may be something i could re-visit to help drain the brain with tremendous benefit. -LLLT (low level lasers) are also now being considered in place of UltraSound, once i have more info i will update and share! Cheers to this uphill yet thoroughly rewarding healing process!! Much Love and Healing Blessings, Katerina Baboulas
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These articles she was referring to in her files section...
Transcranial Ultrasound (helping CCSVI) - Home Unit/Use
KATERINA BABOULAS·THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016
Have some exciting news. Spoke with my docs office who has been using trans-cranial ultrasound to help drain lymph in brain/decrease neuro-inflammation. For those who do not have doctors who can do this, there is also a way to access this from home buy purchasing your own. This is upon the recommendation of Dr Rouggerio (GcMAF /RERUM co-inventor) who is using this on his autistic patients to help with brain inflammation. I will be posting the protocol also in the files section so that we have a go-to for it. Right now i am researching for the best unit/price with the right specs, perhaps we can help one another in this effort.
Here is the protocol:
"You will need a machine that is Low-Intensity, Pulsed, Non-thermal (very important) with frequency between 3-7MHz to get the most beneficial results. You will also need clear ultrasound gel.
As far as specific brands, "Exogen" has been recommended by Dr. Ruggerio who came to teach us on this therapy, but I'm not sure of the specs of this product or the price.
The purpose of the transcranial ultrasound is to encourage lymph flow & help decrease brain inflammation.
There are 3 area targeted with the ultrasound treatment:
1. the neck (over the deep cervical lymph nodes, which are along the jugular veins)
2. the temples (which are an acoustic window to the brain)
3. the occipital foramen on the back of the head (another opening to the brain)
Each place is treated for 30-45 seconds, while applying gentle pressure to the areas. I like to start with the neck on each side, then the temples, then the back of the head at the lower occiput/top of neck, where you feel the crease. You will need to apply firmer pressure at the occipital foramen to make good contact with the area.
It is best to rest for about 10 minutes after the treatment, as you may experience lower blood pressure right afterwards. "
And, as a doctor, Jay looks into how one is going to the bathroom. Mentioned Squatty Potty, so as to get one in good squatitng position for complete evacuation of the bowel.
So we have the drainers and the squatters. Couldn't resist the cat humor there. Moving on...
Jay mentions that Lyme can be diagnosed as fibro, but it's possible to have both going on. With all the vaccines, chemtrails, nannites, GMOs, etc... it's a wonder any of us are still living. He does mention the environment, in general.
Real important for any infection is to allow the fever. If it gets out of hand and too high, then Belladonna homeopathic and tepid baths to bring it down some, but fevers are the body's way of eliminating the toxins. I guess the reason for me only getting a flu like thing every ten years, is because I've never taken anything to suppress the fever as an adult. I force myself to sweat it out, no matter how long it takes. Take whatever essential oil or any other herbal, etc... as needed, but allow the fever, drink Vitamin C in water to bowel tolerance to get keep things moving out and work with it, as opposed to against it.
Heavy metals implicated in Lyme's Disease, Thyroid disease, and even fibromyalgia. So the more we get this shit out, the better off we'll all be. It's a never ending thing these days because of the environment, etc...
Selenium competes with mercury in the thyroid, but the heavier metal gets there first, before the lighter mineral does.
The Mineral Taste Test: If a mineral tastes sweet, then the body needs it. If it tastes bad, then the body doesn't need it. That's something I've never heard of before.
LEAD is a biggie too. And this part, if your mom had lead, you got it from her.
EDTA is amazing for getting lead out of the bone, but it doesn't do a great job of getting it out of the body. So if somebody is very toxic from lead - big... Like if your mom has health issues, that's always something to look into to see if you have high lead levels because a lot of times the number one source is your mom. Paraphrased, because the transcript had typos.
So the first child born to any woman, gets the shit. Basically, the mother's first child is her garbage disposal for real. Thanks Mom! Couldn't you have just skipped sex that one night? Geez.
What new thing did I learn from this talk? All the different kinds of other testing for Lyme, other than the Standard Blot test, the Mineral Taste Test, and that I was my mother's garbage disposal, a first-born child thing. Meh.
Still playing catch up with watching these talks (3 days behind), so stay tuned...
DAY 6 (June 25, after 10am US eastern)
Using “Food as Medicine” in your recovery. Sound dietary strategies, including the incorporation of a wide variety of fresh and low-sugar foods, and the use of medicinal spices will be explored by nutrition and diet experts. Regaining motion and flexibility and beginning to improve fitness level safely and without aggravating your condition will be presented.
Can excessive sugar in your diet worsen your condition?
Foods to remove/reduce cravings and increase energy
The dietary approach that will strengthen your metabolism
Christa Orecchio, CNC
Food as Medicine for Fibromyalgia
The BIG-5 healing foods to add to your diet
Food-lifestyle-emotional connections in the food as medicine approach
The BIG-5 healing foods to remove from your diet
Andrea Nakayama, CNC, CNE, CHHC
Lifestyle Medicine in Thyroid Disorders and Fibromyalgia
Links between thyroid disorders and fibromyalgia
Food as medicine in thyroid disorders and fibromyalgia
Becoming your best self advocate in recovery
Deidre Rawlings, ND, PhD
Fibromyalgia: A Food and Lifestyle-Based Recovery
Food as medicine in fibromyalgia
Lifestyle changes that have real and rapid impact
Putting effective at-home recovery strategies into action
Roxanne Edrington, DC, CCN
Exercise, Motion and Fibromyalgia
Which exercises are safe for those with fibromyalgia
How to avoid pain/fatigue aggravation while regaining fitness
Attaining greater flexibility and strength while suffering
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Comments & Thoughts:
A little behind in watching, since there are several in the same day. Stay tuned for more commentary, but finally have the transcripts linked.
JJ Virgin, CNS, CHFS The “Sugar Impact”
What You'll Learn -
* Can excessive sugar in your diet worsen your condition?
* Foods to remove/reduce cravings and increase energy
* The dietary approach that will strengthen your metabolism
They have also been bestsellers in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and numerous other media outlets.
JJ specializes in weight loss resistance related to food intolerance and has helped hundreds of thousands of people finally lose the weight and feel better fast. She shows people how to identify sneaky sugars, crush sugar addiction, and shift from being a sugar burner to a fat burner.
She speaks at major integrative medical and consumer conferences having shared the stage with Jack Canfield, Suzanne Somers, John Gray, Dr. Daniel Amen, and Brendon Burchard, and appears regularly in the media, including Public Television, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, the TODAY Show, Dr. Phil and Access Hollywood. JJ frequently blogs for the Huffington Post, Prevention, Dr. Oz’s
Sharecare, and numerous other publications.
JJ is creator of the 4X4 Burst Training Workout & co-starred in TLC’s Freaky Eaters.
She has provided nutrition and training programs for a wide variety of famous faces including CEOs, athletes and celebrities including Gene Simmons, Ben Stiller, Taj George, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Nicole Eggert, Tracie Thoms, and “Superman” Brandon Routh.
JJ is a board Certified Nutrition Specialist, board certified in Holistic Nutrition and a Certified Nutrition and Fitness Specialist, has completed 40 graduate and doctoral courses and continues to learn every day to keep her audience up on the latest science.
----- Christa Orecchio, CNC Food as Medicine for Fibromyalgia
What You'll Learn -
* The BIG-5 healing foods to add to your diet
* Food-lifestyle-emotional connections in the food as medicine approach
* The BIG-5 healing foods to remove from your diet
Andrea Nakayama, CNC, CNE, CHHC Lifestyle Medicine in Thyroid Disorders and Fibromyalgia
What You'll Learn -
* Links between thyroid disorders and fibromyalgia
* Food as medicine in thyroid disorders and fibromyalgia
* Becoming your best self advocate in recovery
Roxanne Edrington, DC, CCN Exercise, Motion and Fibromyalgia
What You'll Learn -
* Which exercises are safe for those with fibromyalgia
* How to avoid pain/fatigue aggravation while regaining fitness
* Attaining greater flexibility and strength while suffering
DAY 5 (June 24, after 10am US eastern)
Today, immune activation with be explored within the context of pain and inflammation. Autoimmune disorders will be considered as strong candidates to produce fibromyalgia misdiagnosis. Thyroid disorders, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, will be fully explored, as will other immune triggers such as gluten-containing foods. Essential oils as a treatment option will also be discussed.
Autoimmunity and Thyroid Disease as Complicating Factors
How autoimmune diseases can be misdiagnosed as fibromyalgia
Autoimmune thyroid conditions and fibromyalgia
Proper diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders
Tom O’Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN
Gluten and Fibromyalgia, Is There a Connection?
Gluten, immunological reactivity and inflammation
Gluten sensitivity masquerading as fibromyalgia
Blood-brain barrier, gluten and chronic pain
Izabella Wentz, PharmD
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Fibromyalgia
How Hashimoto’s thyroid disease can be misdiagnosed as FM
Proper diagnosis and management of Hashimoto’s
Lifestyle interventions to resolve the “root causes” of Hashimoto’s
Peter Osborne, DC, DACBN
No Grain, No Pain
How grains can contribute to pain and inflammation
Other foods/factors that can contribute to inflammation and pain
How pain medications can cause joint and body pain
Eric L. Zielinski, DC, MPH(c)
Essential Oils as a Novel Fibromyalgia Intervention
The reason fibromyalgia befuddles researchers
Why essential oils may be the "missing link"
Tips on how to use essential oils for pain relief
Comments & Thoughts:
Today at The Fibro Fix Summit! Immune activation was explored within the context of pain and inflammation.
Autoimmune disorders are considered as strong candidates to produce fibromyalgia misdiagnosis. Thyroid disorders, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, fully explored, as will other immune triggers such as gluten-containing foods. Essential oils as a treatment option was also discussed.
The Fibro Fix Summit started today! (Day 1's talks ARE still online, so when registering, they are still view-able. There WILL be a marathon Day 8 Replay.
Don’t miss 30+ amazing expert talks discussing the misdiagnosis and improper treatment of fibromyalgia.
Learn what fibromyalgia really is, and what it’s not. The latest evidence regarding what may be causing the pain, fatigue and other symptoms of fibromyalgia will be discussed, along with cutting-edge comprehensive clinical approaches.
Earlier Day 1 posts were just Expert Talks, which were registration gifts. The daily email of the schedule wasn't sent for the first day, only the gifts were.
Have to say that Josh Axe is my favorite so far. He pretty much nailed it regarding the structural cause of fibro. And Dr. Axe's mention of the PRP stem cells for ligament laxity was excellent. I was hoping that someone would touch on that.
I was also glad he touched on the grains/gluten and Paleo diets. He mentioned amino acids, and I immediately thought of Dr. Brice E. Vickery's work and research on the protein deficiency part of fibro. He determined that a specific formula of essential amino acids would allow the spine and disks to rebuild. A long time ago, his formula was great. But now, him or someone else in charge of the formula formulation allowed the formula to become contaminated with all these "Other Ingredients", that were never in the earlier version of the formula. These unneeded ingredients weakened the formula, especially the cellulose. There's another whole story behind that one. But his research is very valid. I make the formula from his earlier recipe, still on the Wayback Machine, and put into gelatin caps. I'm so glad Dr. Josh Axe talked about amino acids and nutrition.
Paul Whitcomb, DC, would have been a GREAT guest, as he gets deep into the structural causes of fibromyalgia by meningeal compression (caused by meningeal adhesions aka spinal stenosis) and Atlas/C-1 misalignment, also pressing on the brain stem and meninges, thus causing the autonomic nervous system to go sympathetic and firing off rouge garbage signals. Paul Whitcomb, DC is the founder of the Neurologic Relief Centers Technique (NRCT). https://whitcombpaul.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/fibromyalgia-and-meningeal-compression-dr-paul-whitcomb/
Dr. Axe mentioned forward head posture and structural correction, so I wonder if he also does Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC). ABC protocol is specific, as it, too, concentrates on freeing up the meninges, by doing meningeal releases, and they only adjust PBPs (primary bio-mechanical pathogies), the stuck forward vertebrae that cannot self correct on their own. And they adjust A to P (anterior to posterior) only.
3 weeks ago, I had 2 anterior meningeal releases and 2 lateral meningeal releases, and although I was sore, that night my autonomic nervous was para-sympathic. I can easily feel the switch-over. Over time, the Advanced Biostructural Correction will start the spine to unwind. The meningeal releases are mostly responsible. Jesse Jutkowitz, DC is the founder of Advanced Biostructural Correction. http://www.meningealrelease.com/
AtlasProfilax is great, and the autonomic switch-over happens pretty immediately with that too.
Sometimes the head pain is a locked skull. Dr. Dean Howell's Neurocranial Restructuring (NCR), will unlock the skull and allow for the CSF to flow. Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC) has their own cranial adjustments, except it's called Endo-Nasal Cranial Correction (ECC). An added benefit to NCR and ABC's ECC, is that symmetry is brought back to the face. The women especially love that. http://drdeanhowell.com/
Even with all this work, if one has low dental height and/or missing back bottom teeth, the skull will sink, as there is less space between upper and lower jaw. The Starecta guys has a solution for that, which is a specialized dental split called a Rectifier. Even with all the corrections and releases, if the skull sinks, there's going to be compression, and the meninges and other cranial nerves are affected.
http://starecta.com/
Dr. Brendan Stack, DDS of TMJStack has his own dental split protocol too, and has videos on YouTube of some severely sympathetic patients going to seizures, trembling, and uncontrollable Tourette's. Within minutes of putting a dental splint in and giving some height between the upper and lower jaw, the episodes would stop. Sometimes an ALF appliance was used. http://sleepandtmjtherapy.com/
All of these modalities are some pretty cutting edge stuff. And people with fibro are suffering from these physical and structural problems, that these modalities can correct.
Something else, that has never been touched on, is the hardened fibrin that fibromyalgia sufferers get. This is that hard gristle-like stuff around the shoulder blades, sacral illiac area, and around the illiac crest. Elijah Free, an old school herbalist, says it's rare nutritional imbalances that allows hardened exudated fibrinous tissue to develop in the layers of healthy fascia. According to the herbalist, Elijah Free, there is an essential nutrient in the rarified potassium spectrum that is missing in the system. When this occurs, there is a domino or nutritional cascade effect causing an incorrect chemical signal to be released in the body. This causes fibrin, which is normally in a semi-solvent state to form into a non-solvent state, becoming hard and dense. The herbal that Elijah developed specifically for that is called Fibro-Ease. It works by indirect action (offense). Whereas proteolytic enzymes, specifically Serrapeptase, has a direct (defensive) action on the hardened fibrin/fibrosis. Proteolytic enzymes are great, but it's a challenge to find a formula without all the extra added junk "other ingredients", specifically cellulose. If it's only part of a veggie cap, then the product is easily empties into geletin capsules.
Thank you Dr. Josh Axe, for touching on the structural cause of fibromyalgia.
