Au#smautoimmuneconnec#on

Dr.JonathanRitz,N.D. October2011

NaturopathicApproach
FirstDoNoHarm TreattheWholePerson Iden#fyandTreattheCause UsetheHealingPowerofNature DoctorasTeacher Preven#on Adisciplineofmedicinerequiringadoctorateleveleduca#on similartodegreeprogramsinallopathicmedicine,butwitha dierentworldviewthatfocusesonhealingratherthan suppressionofsymptoms. UnlicensedinNorthCarolina,whichmeanswearefreetoprac#ce NaturopathicMedicine,butnottodiagnoseortreatanycondi#on.
Licensedin15States(andD.C.andP.R.)asPrimaryCare.

Abstracts:
MedHypotheses.2011Jun;76(6):86370.Epub2011Mar21. Aproposedmechanismforau1sm:anaberrantneuroimmuneresponsemanifestedas apsychiatricdisorder. BuehlerMR. Source HQUSAFA/DFB,2355FacultyDrive,Suite2P389,USAFAcademy,CO80840,USA. maahew.buehler@usafa.edu

JAu#smDevDisord.2011Oct20.[Epubaheadofprint] BehavioralCorrelatesofMaternalAn1bodyStatusAmongChildrenwithAu1sm. BraunschweigD,DuncansonP,BoyceR,HansenR,AshwoodP,PessahIN, HertzPiccioaoI,VandeWaterJ. Source DivisionofRheumatology/AllergyandClinicalImmunology,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis, 451E.HealthSciencesDrive,Suite6510GBSF,Davis,CA,95616,USA.

Abstracts:
AnnClinPsychiatry.2009JulSep;21(3):14861. Phenotypicexpressionofautoimmuneau1s1cdisorder(AAD):amajorsubsetofau1sm. SinghVK. Source BrainStateInterna#onalResearchCenter,Scoasdale,AZ85260,USA.vj1000s@yahoo.com

BiolPsychiatry.2009Nov15;66(10):97884.Epub2009Aug22. Anau1s1cendophenotyperesultsincompleximmunedysfunc1oninhealthysiblings ofau1s1cchildren. SaresellaM,MarventanoI,GueriniFR,MancusoR,CeresaL,ZanzoaeraM, RusconiB,MaggioniE,TinelliC,ClericiM. Source LaboratoryofMolecularMedicineandBiotechnology,DonC.GnocchiONLUSFounda#on IRCCSS.M.Nascente,Italy.msaresella@dongnocchi.it

Abstracts:
BrainBehavImmun.2009Jan;23(1):6474.Epub2008Jul30. Detec1onofautoan1bodiestoneuralcellsofthecerebellumintheplasmaofsubjects withau1smspectrumdisorders. WillsS,CabanlitM,BenneaJ,AshwoodP,AmaralDG,VandeWaterJ. Source DivisionofRheumatology,AllergyandClinicalImmunology,UniversityofCaliforniaatDavis, 451E.HealthSciencesDrive,Suite6510GBSF,Davis,CA95616,USA.

JNeuroinamma#on.2010Nov17;7:80. MitochondrialDNAandan1mitochondrialan1bodiesinserumofau1s1cchildren. ZhangB,AngelidouA,AlysandratosKD,VasiadiM,FrancisK,AsadiS,TheoharidesA, SideriK,LykourasL,KalogeromitrosD,TheoharidesTC. Source LaboratoryofMolecularImmunopharmacologyandDrugDiscovery,TulsUniversitySchoolof Medicine,Boston,MA,USA.

Abstracts:
JNeuroimmunol.2010Oct8;227(12):15361.Epub2010Jun23. An1bodiesagainstthevoltagedependentanionchannel(VDAC)anditsprotec1veligand hexokinaseIinchildrenwithau1sm. GonzalezGronowM,CuchacovichM,FrancosR,CuchacovichS,FernandezMdelP, BlancoA,BowersEV,KaczowkaS,PizzoSV. Source DepartmentofPathology,DukeUniversityMedicalCenter,Durham,NorthCarolina27710, USA.gonza002@mc.duke.edu

WorldJBiolPsychiatry.2002Jul;3(3):1626. Treatmentoflateonsetau1smasaconsequenceofprobableautommuneprocessesrelated tochronicbacterialinfec1on. MatarazzoEB. Source DepartmentofPsychiatry,SchoolofMedicine,UniversityofSaoPaulo,Brazil. eneidam_br@yahoo.com.br

Abstracts:
BiolPsychiatry.2006Feb15;59(4):35463.Epub2005Sep21. Brainderivedneurotrophicfactorandautoan1bodiestoneuralan1gensinseraof childrenwithau1s1cspectrumdisorders,LandauKlenersyndrome,andepilepsy. ConnollyAM,ChezM,StreifEM,KeelingRM,GolumbekPT,KwonJM,RivielloJJ, RobinsonRG,NeumanRJ,DeuelRM. Source DepartmentofNeurologyandPediatrics,WashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicine,St. Louis,Missouri63110,USA. ClinDiagnLabImmunol.2004May;11(3):51524. Heatshockproteinandgliadinpep1depromotedevelopmentofpep1dasean1bodies inchildrenwithau1smandpa1entswithautoimmunedisease. VojdaniA,BazarganM,VojdaniE,SamadiJ,NourianAA,EghbaliehN,CooperEL. Source Sec#onofNeuroimmunology,ImmunosciencesLab.,Inc.,8693WilshireBlvd.,Suite200, BeverlyHills,CA90211,USA.immunsci@ix.netcom.com

HowtoaddressMethyla#on?
NaturalMethyldonors:
NaturalFolate/FolinicAcid(B9) SAMe Methylcobalamin(B12) Trimethylglycine(TMG) Choline,Serine,Methionine

ImpairedDiges#on Intes#nalEndotoxemia Dysbiosis Oxida#veStress Intes#nalInamma#on Intes#nalPermeability

LeakyGutSyndrome

CascadeofGIDysfunc#on

ImproveDiges#on

Nutrition: Juice Plus+, Juicing, Whole Foods, Enzymes, Remove Food Intolerances (IgG/Autoimmunie trigger) Probiotics, Stool Analysis Herbal Medicine; Glutathione boosters; JP+; topical glutathione boosters Kangen Water, Herbal Medicine Amino Acids, herbs Herbs, ABX

Reestablishnormalora ReduceOxida#veStress

RemoveIntes#nalToxins RebuildIntes#nalMucosa EliminateIntes#nalPathogens

NaturopathicApproach

 Thenervoussystemisintricately#edtothegut. Systemicinamma#oncansetthenervoussystemintodysregula#on
Bacterialendotoxins Inammatorycascadewithinthebody HeavyMetals OtherChemicals

Beforegivingherbal,aminoacid,vitamintherapiesthatareintendedto calmthemind,Iperformatest: NeuroScienceLabs:

Providesaurinetestformetabolitesofneurotransmiaers. Wecanthenprovidespecictargetednutrientsthatwillsupportandnotexcite theindividual Over#me,thenervoussystemwillrebuild,andthesenutrientsarenotneeded fortherestofoneslife

Whataboutthenervoussystem?

 VitaminsandMinerals:Zinc,Folate,Homocysteine MitochondrialFunc#on:Lac#cAcid,Carni#ne,BCAAs ImmunoLabs:FoodSensi#vityTes#ng:IgG ImmuneFunc#on/Cytokines:Metametrix StoolTest:formetabolites,benecialbacteria, pathogenicbacteria,faayacids,parasites

Othertes1ngthatIndper#nent

 ToxinsoleninterferewithAerobicMetabolism: (mitochondrialrespira#on)

HerbalMedicine(adaptogens:Ginseng;detox:Milk Thistle) FocusedNutri#on(carni#ne,arginine,ubiquinone, BCAAs,MCTs,NAC,Glutathioneboosters) KangenWater(askmemore,thisisagamechanger) FreshPlants,JP+ ExerciseandFreshAir

Improvingelimina#onwillhelpgetthetoxins out.Thisisaprocess.Ichoosetobegentle ratherthans#rringthingsupimmediately.

Sohowtowehelpremovetoxins?

TheCoupdeGrace:Classical Homeopathy
Homeopathy
Completesystemofmedicine Greek:similardisease S#mulatesthebodytohealitself Correctstheunderlyingimbalance Wholeperson Nontoxic Noknownsideeects,theonlyeectistos#mulatethehealing process Transforma#ve:morethanjusttobefreeofthediseasesymptoms Read:BeyondFlatEarthMedicinebyDr.T.DooleyM.D.(availableasa freeonlinedownload)

HomeopathicCaseStudy:
CaseStudy7yearoldboywithAspergers Tookhomeopathiccaseandprescribed HomeopthicTuberculinum30C Thenextdayhehadthebestdayofhislifeat school.Teacherwrotealeaerhomeaskingwhere histwinwas. Thenextdayhedevelopedarespiratory infec#on Mothertookhimonvaca#ontoMexicoand boughtan#bio#csatthepharmacy. Theboyrelapsedandhisbehaviorreverted.

HomeopathicCaseStudy:
CaseStudy20082009 8yearoldboywithdiagnosedASD TookhiscaseandprescribedVeratrumalbum30C,daily
Almostimmediate,thoughincremental,improvementin behavior,bowelhabits,sleep,andplay. Developedarespiratoryinfec#onaler2months.

At2months,hisimprovementlagged.

Thiswasareturnofasymptomhehadat2yearsofage,whichwas treatedwithan#bio#csandsteroidsatthat#me.Con#nuedwith30C daily. Increasedpotencyto200Cwithcon#nuedimprovement.

Allthroughout,weprovidedtheotherpreviouslymen#oned levelsofcare.

Summary
Cleanupthediet Improveaerobicrespira#on BalanceGutFlora ReduceOxida#veStress RemoveToxins RestoreGutIntegrity BalanceNeurotransmiaers Followuponhomeopathiccase Reneasneeded. Begentle

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