Environmental Considerations That Disrupt the Immune System With Dr. Tom O’Bryan

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [05:00] With any chronic inflammatory disease, where does the inflammation come from? It always comes back to the same mechanisms.
• [10:00] The leaky gut, and the larger molecules going through into the bloodstream.
• [15:00] People who were tested that had elevated antibodies were all healthy. But within three years, 87% of those people were diagnosed with an auto-immune disease.
• [20:00] The statistics of pregnancy when eating organic fruits and vegetables compared to conventional produce from the supermarket.
• [25:00] There is no evidence of a plastic bottle of water affecting you, but chemicals are accumulating in our body over time and autoimmune diseases are increasing every year.
• [34:00] When implementing lifestyle changes, the most important thing you can do is be kind to yourself and to be patient.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Autoimmune diseases are on the rise, with the accumulation of toxins in the food we consume and environmental factors resulting in our immune system trying to keep up.
• There’s no evidence of a single plastic cup or bottle affecting our health, but the chemicals accumulate in your body. Every auto immune disease is going up between four and 9% every single year.
• There are steps to reduce the amount of chemicals you take in, including having indoor plants, eating organic foods and using negative ion generators in your car.

RESOURCES:

• Immune Modulation Strategies Guide
• “The Autoimmune Fix” Book
• Learn more about our practitioner training here
• “Betrayal, The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You” online docu-series
• The Essential Guide To Immune System Modulation
• Autoimmunity, Immune System Health, and Thymus Gland Function
• The Microbiome in the Gut Is Foundational to Immune System Health
• Optimizing Your Immune System is Critical During Times of Chronic Stress
• Three Ways Food Phytonutrients Boost The Immune System
• How Fiber Supports the Immune System
• The Appendix and the Immune System: Challenging Long Held Beliefs
• Boosting The Immune System to Slow Immunosenescence