PKD and Protein

I have a client with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Any thoughts?

I did some research on this and it seems to be all genetic. The main symptoms are pain, UTI’s, High BP and in rare cases end stage renal disease. Here is what I would do: 

1. I would refer her out to a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3 or have her give me a call. The more vital she is, the more vital she will be. The body is a machine and it can be fine tuned.
2. Of course I am going to recommend regular acupuncture. There are great treatments for pain, to move qi though kidneys, to strengthen other organs that mother (SP and LU) the KD’s, as well as lots of herb decoctions that are great for the KD’s and UTI’s.
3. I would do research and start her on some Qi gong. I use the Universal Tao system because I mesh with it. There are a lot of sitting, standing, cosmic, detox, visceral, etc meditations that she can do to bring energy to and through her 5 elements. A great DVD to start with is by Lee Holden (I learned from him and he teaches for Mantack) and called Qi Gong Flow for Beginners. You can buy it at www.pacifichealingarts.com.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

 

PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

I have a client with PCOS and have not idea what to do? Your thoughts are appreciated.

Answer:

Here are some thoughts for you to consider and look into:

1. Insulin resistance and hyperinsulemia appear to have a relationship with androgen hormonal modulation.  There is more and more research linking high insulin levels to PCOS. The research shows that high circulating insulin stimulates certain ovarian enzymes, resulting in elevations in testosterone (both free and serum). Insulin influences the adrogenic state by affecting metabolism of ovarian androgens but also by regulating circulating levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). Insulin has been show to lower SHBG (which binds to estrogen and testosterone making them unavailable. Thus, lowered SHBG increases the bioavailability of testosterone to the tissues = PCOS symptoms. (The Textbook Of Functional Medicine)
2. Women who are estrogen dominant (low progest levels), which high circulating insulin and cortisol levels have to shown to have PCOS.
3. Women who have chronic depression and anxiety have been shown to develop PCOS.

 How to you work with this? Well, here is what I would do:

1. I would focus 100% on a 100% rule with your client and the NLC principles. No 80/20 at this point. I would put her on mainly a protein type diet, eliminating all gluten, flour, sugar, etc. I would also try to make the diet more on the fungal diet side as well. This will increase her fat and protein intake and limiting the amount of carbs and fruit she is taking in. This will help to regulate blood sugar levels.
2. I would run a full hormone profile (#207 or #209))on her to find out where she is at. Then you can supp with bioidenticals as needed.
3. I would run an adrenal profile (#201)  as well. With any type of stress, there is an increase in CRH (which can drive clinical depression), elevated cortisol levels and androgen production. High cortisol levels raise blood glucose levels. High persistence glucose levels lead to excessive insulin secretion. Excess insulin secretion leads to insulin resistance. With insulin resistance there can come more pancreatic production of insulin in order to compensate for the resistance. These high cortisol and insulin issues lead to Syndrome X, weight gain, difficulty with weight loss, depression, anxiety and so forth.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

 

How to work with a client with Epilepsy?

Here are some things to look into and try with clients with epilepsy. I have read a lot of good stuff, but have not had a chance to try any of this recently. 

1. Gluten: I would eliminate this 100% from the diet. I have read and seen a lot of cases on DVD of children who have seizure disorders and epilepsy. Once the gluten was eliminated, the seizures went away.
2. GABA: This is an AA that we produce in our body to help with anxiety. It makes us feel calm and tranquil. According to Larson in Depression Free Naturally, he has treated many epileptic cases by using GABA. As well, he states that the addition of Taurine can inhibit the seizures.
3. Sound healing: This can be used for many superficial reasons such as to calm the body. When I mean superficial, I mean the physical body. But on a deeper level, sound healings assist the client with tapping into and tuning into their other bodies. It is a great way to relax, but a deeper way to get in tune with what is going on within. Our physical bodies are 3D representations of our other bodies. So if she is having seizures, what is going on within that is creating them?

 

I think there are many layers to this and all the pieces to her puzzle (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) need to be addressed. I would find a support team that is able to assess and treat her, do soft tissue work on her to allow energy to flow, to do a sound healing, to do some lab testing, and so forth.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

 

Allergies

I have found that most allergies are related to a depressed immune system. This can be from many reasons, but start simple. If things are plateauing in the long run, then you can refer out, try lab testing, etc. Here is what I would do in no particular order: 

1. I would do a toxic home and office checklist to eliminate any conventional, chemically riddled products, etc that may be in his path. You can substitute them with organic brands, essential oils or make some home made cleaning supplies, etc.
2. Heal the gut: Yes this can be done with food, but the most important is organic. If you feel you don’t have the ability to do this, refer them to a CHEK NLC. I would add in other gut healing supps as well. Everyone has there own ones they use, but I tend to use Cod Liver oil, aloe, probiotics, cayenne pepper and perma-clear.
3. I would eliminate all sugar, salt, milk, gluten, microwaves, plastic bottles, containers, etc. I am not going to go into a long dissertation why, but most contain xenohormones that create sympathetic overload, stress the liver and create chaos within the hormonal system.
4. There is more to it than just nutrition. He needs to be educated on the “less is more” principle, as well as other lifestyle principles. There are many faces to stress and besides food, there is mental, emotional, and spiritual. Your body cannot differentiate between one or the other. So each one creates the same chaos in the body. I would refer them to a CHEK NLC if you feel you don’t have the ability to do this. Things that he needs to be educated on are: the many faces of stress, digestion, sleep, water, thinking, cooking, shopping and so forth.
5. Down the line, you can run an adrenal stress test, gut stool test and 90 antigen food test from Biohealth. If you continue to beat a dead horse with the above with little results, he may have a serious gut dysfunction going on, be in a stage of adrenal stress (which can create gut issues) or eating foods that he is intolerant to.

 The goal here is to build up the immune system. Working on his gut healing, nutrition, reducing sympathetic stress and increasing his parasympathetic energy, the goal can be easily achieved. I personally would add in acupuncture and moxa treatments, which are great to build the immune system up. Keep in mind that 65% of the immune system is actually in the GALT system within the gut. Feel free to email or call if you have questions.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com

Systemic Lupus

There have been TONS of posts on the forum about Fibro and other autoimmune d/o. I would email Bryan Walsh to see if he can send you some from the Forum files. This is one I posted about 1 yr ago.What is lupus?Lupus is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease in which the Immune system, for unknown reasons (so they say), becomes hyperactive and attacks normal tissue. This attack results in inflammation and brings about symptoms.What does autoimmune mean?Literally it means immune activity directed against the self. The Immune system fights the body itself (Auto==self). In autoimmune diseases, the immune system makes a mistake and reacts to the body’s own tissues.

What is inflammation?Literally it means setting on fire. It is a protective process our body uses when tissues are injured. Inflammation helps to eliminate a foreign body or organism (virus, bacteria) and prevent further injury. Signs of inflammation include; swelling, redness, pain and warmth. If the signs of inflammation are long lasting, as they can be in lupus, then damage to the tissues can occur and normal function is impaired. This is why the treatment of lupus is aimed at reducing the inflammation. I would have to say as well most of what we do is geared towards reducing inflammation, which can be physical, mental, emotional and spiritually manifested and related.

What happens in autoimmune diseases like lupus? The immune system is designed to protect and defend the body from foreign intruders (bacteria, viruses). You can think of it like a security system for your body. It contains several different types of cells, some of which function like “security guards” and are constantly on patrol looking for any foreign invaders. When they spot one, they take action, and eliminate the intruder. In lupus, for some reason and we don’t know why, the immune system loses its ability to tell the difference between a foreign intruder and a person’s own normal tissues and cells. So, in essence, the “Security Guards” make a mistake, and they mistakenly identify the person’s own normal cells as foreign (antigens), and then take action to eliminate them. Part of their response is to bring antibodies to the site that then attach to antigens (anything that the immune system recognizes as non-self or foreign) and form immune complexes. These immune complexes help to set in motion a series of events that result in inflammation at the site. These immune complexes may travel through the circulation (blood) and lodge in distant tissues and cause inflammation there. You see this in Lupus, other autoimmune diseases, and leaky gut syndrome.

From reading, research and learning to understand the body, I feel we have a big part in creating Lupus. It is an autoimmune disease where one starts fighting one self from an overload of sympathetic stress. Now stress can come from anywhere:

 1. Physical

2. Mental

3. Emotional

4. Chemical

5. EMF

6. Environmental

When treating/coaching a client with Lupus, doing comprehensive musculoskeletal, nutritional, and lifestyle assessments are a must. If you are not familiar with these, I would refer her out to a CHEK Practitioner who is. You could tag along and learn a bunch. “When in doubt, refer out!” With patients like this, a good place to start is educating them that “less is more.” Most people with Lupus have been so overloaded with stress for so long, that their body cannot handle it anymore. They have been plugging energy into anything and everyone, but themselves. Exercise is not the answer and can actually make symptoms worse, in certain cases.Tai Chi, Qi  Gong and other Meditative type exercises is all she will need at this point, depending on her overall physiological load. After the assessments are done, you will have a better idea of where all the stressors are coming from. From that point on the goal is to educate so she can start eliminating those stressors, increasing her nutrition and lifestyle habits, leading to a life of health and vitality.

As well, here is one of my last responses on the forum about another autoimmune disease. I have attached it, so I hope it helps as well.Obviously your client has an autoimmune dysfunction and I would fully analyze and assess that in the many ways you know how. These anti-inflammatory meds with help of course, but at the same time they could be even more of a stress to the body. This is why in the first place your client has this disease.In Digestive Wellness by Elizabeth Lipski she discusses the many various types of dysbiosis, what causes them, their effects and how to treat them. There are four types, but I will discuss one to give you some options. “Sensitization Dysbiosis occurs when the immune system reacts with abnormal or aggravated responses to the digestive process. Microbes in the gut and foods produce exotoxins that irritate the gut lining. Our bodies recognize these toxins as foreign substances and produce antibodies that signal the immune system to get rid of them. Unfortunately, this local reaction might be the cause of some autoimmune diseases. RA, ankylosing spondylitis, and perhaps skin disease such as eczema and psoriasis are often the result.”Lipski. 67. Fabulous book and a great read on the digestive system.  Most people with this type of dysbiosis usually have leaky gut, increased sensitivity to foods and the environment. Some of the other symptoms that she lists are acne, bowel or skin problems, connective tissue disease, and psoriasis. This type as well can be associated with another type of dysbiosis called Fermentation Dysbiosis which is characterized by bloating, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, and gas. Most people with this type over indulge on sugar, wine, beer, fruit, grains and fiber. It is the fermentation of all those carbs that provides the environment for the multiplication of all the bad bacteria in the gut. As well, all of this is associated of course with Candida-FUNGUS!

So not only do you have an autoimmune disease, your client most likely as well has dysbiosis, leaky gut and/or Candida infestation. I would do some testing from BioHealth to be conclusive with your recommendations. As well, following all the basic NLC principles will help alleviate some of the digestive stress he/she is having. Add Cod Liver oil to her diet (natural anti-inflammatory), salt to her water, coconut oil to her diet (anti-fungal and bacterial qualities), and get him/her on a probiotics to restore natural gut flora to normal ratios. If you do the test from BioHealth (www.biodia.com), I am pretty sure it is #238, but check to be 110% accurate. If your client does have a fungal infection, the NLC principles will help, as well as the rec above. I would though have him/her follow the Fungal Diet by Kaufman and/or see Dr. Kalish or Dr. Oliver for some supplement recommendations to assist in fighting the Candida. I am not going to go on much further, but there are other things you want to look at as well and might want to test: hormonal levels, adrenals, and for parasites.

According to Carolyn Myss, “the 1st chakra is primarily associated with the immune system.” The 1st chakra is related to the adrenals, safety/security and tribal association. It is somewhat like have a strong mote around a castle.From this standpoint, I would begin analyzing to see if they have 1st chakra dysfunction. I would have to say that most people do secondary to having no “I”dentity. The 3rd chakra is the daughter (symptoms) of the 1st.So this all makes sense if your client does have dysbiosis, candida or any other GI disorder. Work on the 1st chakra on a physical lever or more energetic/spiritual level and I am sure you will get results.

Joshua Rubin

www.eastwesthealing.com