Thank you, Lew Rockwell.
Now, wait a minute. Dr. Nathan Thompson did say that it was an auto-immune disease. Auto-immune is not new. Didn't he cite AIDS or AIDS-like condition that destroys the immune system.
A couple of good things about this video: one, we got to see the commonly listed immune cells that make up the immune system. I could have gotten that from a Wikipedia search, that is true; still, it's nice to see. He makes a good point that in order to treat auto-immune diseases, you have to remove the triggers that are causing your immune system to attack healthy structures in your body. He admits that he doesn't know how to address the problem. He points to the fact that it hasn't been studied, but I would think that AIDS, which is an auto-immune disease, has been studied and been treated to some success. Could that be a place to start looking for applicable and valuable healing remedies? Though Dr. Thompson certainly sounds and thinks like a very decent, sincere man, I did get the sense that he hasn't brushed up nutritional support for ailments. I could be wrong. Except for vitamin D, which grew in popularity about 10 years ago.Mr. Sardi noted that as much as 90% of underactive thyroid is due to autoimmune activity.
I asked him for a summary statement to clarify and to expand on autoimmune
problems. He said:
· It is very plausible that a shortage of zinc and its co-factors B6 (required for absorption) and selenium (required for zinc release) may result in vulnerability to autoimmune disorders…that is, the immune system attacks various organs such as the eyes (uveitis, macular degeneration), kidneys (nephropathy), liver (hepatitis), pancreas (type 1 diabetes), colon (colitis, leaky gut). [We know that imbalances in the gut bacteria and leaky gut also foster autoimmune trouble.]
·
Zinc is crucial for proper function of the immune system (and
so much more). Zinc deficiency is rampant in the American population. Anyone
who doesn’t get enough zinc or can’t use it properly is prone to autoimmune
reactions. It is possible to get enough zinc in the diet, but it takes adequate
selenium to release the zinc from its binding protein. And you should know that
high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) depletes zinc.
Given the high consumption of HFCS in the US, the increasing incidence of
autoimmune disorders is not surprising.
· Some autoimmune conditions start as something else. Take, for
example, Lyme disease. An infection (Borrelia burgdorferi) may or may not
result from a tick bite. Such an infection may or may not be quelled by
antibiotics. If people are low in zinc, the medication is less likely to be
effective. If they are low in critical nutrients and/or have an imbalance in
gut bacteria, they be more prone to autoimmune reactions. So, seemingly
out of nowhere, an infection from a tick bite mysteriously becomes an
unremitting chronic problem. That effect is reported more frequently among
those who are zinc-deficient. Tick bites and the infections have been around
throughout human history. The new element may
be zinc deficiency made worse by a craving for sugar that is too often
satisfied with high fructose corn syrup.
