TRANSCRIPT & APPLICATION GUIDEOF 7-EPISODES AND Q&A 1-2

SESSION 2QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Hello.I'mDr.TomO'Bryan.Thankyouforjoiningusforthequestion-and-answer

period.We'vehadmany,manyquestionscomein,sowhatwe'vetriedtodoispickquestionsbycategorysothateverycategorythatwe'vetalkedaboutintheBetrayalSerieswillbeaddressed.Ihavemytrustylittlehatfullofquestions,andtheykeepfillingupwithmoreandmorequestions,sothat’sgreat.

[00:00:30] Thisisthefirstone,andthiscomesfromPamandsays,"Dr.Tom,howoftenshouldfoodsensitivitiesbetested?BothmydaughterandIhaveIBS..."that'sirritablebowelsyndrome"...andautoimmuneconditionsruninthefamily."Verygood,Pam,thatyou'rethinkingaboutthehistoryinyourfamily.Thatmeansthatit'swiseofyoutobelookingatfoodsensitivities.

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Ifyouhaveafoodsensitivity,it'sgoingtotakesomewherebetween6monthsandayearbeforeyou'renotwastingyourmoneytotestagain.Ifyouaresqueakycleancompliant,youdoyourverybestnottohaveanyexposurestothefoodsthatyouhavebeenidentifiedbyatestthatyourimmunesystemisrespondingto,meaningelevatedantibodiestothatfood.Ifyou'resqueakyclean,you'reprettysafeatgoing6monthsandthenretestingtoseeifthatantibodyloadhascomedown.Ifyouhavehadaninadvertentexposure,it'ssafertowaitayear,butayearfromnow,ifyou'retryingyourverybest,butyougotanexposurehereorthere,thenyou'resafeatayear.At6months,youmightfindthere'snotmuchdifferencebecauseyou’vehadanexposure.Withasingleexposure,theantibodyloadcanskyrocketbackup,andit'llstayupanywherefrom2to4months.That’swhyyouwanttowait6monthsbeforeyouretestagain.

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Let'sgoforanotherquestion,"Dr.Tom,forapersonwhohasanautoimmuneproblemandwantstofigureouthowbesttoimprovehisowncondition,howdoyoudecidewhatpractitionertoconsult?IsitimportanttouseanM.D.?Whataboutdoctorswho'vebeeninthebusinessfor40yearswiththeirspecificadvertisedanti-agingprotocolandnowtheyclaimtobefunctionalmedicinepractitioners?Whataboutachiropractorornutritionistwhosaystheycanhandleautoimmunedisorders?It'sveryconfusingtofigureoutwhotoconsult.AretherespecificquestionsIcanasktovetoutwhetherornotapractitionerwillbecapabletohelp?"

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Reallygoodquestions,reallygoodquestions.IthinkthiswouldfallmostlyintoCategory1andthewholeconceptofautoimmuneconditions.Whattypeofpractitionerdoyoulookfor?I'machiropractor,soifyouwerelookingforme,you'dfinemeunderthecategoryofchiropractor.Mybeliefisit'snotthedisciplinethatthedoctorwastrainedininitially.Rather,it'sthepostgraduatestudythedoctorhasdone.

Someoftheveryfinestfunctionalmedicinepractitionersarechiropractorsoracupuncturistsornaturopathsormedicaldoctors.It'sreallytheoutsideoftheirinitialtrainingwheretheygainedthebigpictureoverview.Youhavetolearntocrawlbeforeyoucanwalk.Youhavetolearntowalkbeforeyourun.Inmedical

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schoolandnaturopathicschoolandchiropracticschoolandacupunctureschool,youlearnhowtocrawlinhealthcare.Youlearnthebasicsthatyouhavetolearn,soit'sreallyafterwards.

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Howdoyoufindsomeone?TheonlywayIknowtobereallysafe...There's2ways,(1)talktoafriendwhohashadgreatresultswithafunctionalmedicinepractitioner.Ifthat’snotanoption,yougotothewebsitefortheInstituteforFunctionalMedicineandlookforacertifiedfunctionalmedicinepractitioner.That’s3yearsofaddedtrainingtowhateverdegreetheyhave.Thenit'savigoroustesttopassbeforeyougetthecertificationasafunctionalmedicinepractitioner.Thewebsiteisfunctionalmedicine.org.Youcangothere.

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Nextquestion,"Dr.Tom,tryingtochangetoagluten-freelifestylewithyoungchildrenhasafewchallenges.Asmuchaswetryathome,it'snotalwayspossibletocontrolwhattheyeatatschoolorwiththeirfriends.Onthevideo,oneofyourguestssaidthatyoucan'tbe80%gluten-free.Ithastobe100%ofthetime.Surely80%isbetterthannottryingatall,though."

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That’sabsolutelyright,andifyougotoEpisode4wherewetalkaboutenvironmentalexposuresanddigestiveissues,youwillhearthatsomeofthegueststhatweinterviewsayyouhavetobe100%gluten-free.Thescienceisclear.Youreallyhavetobe,thatanyexposures...Thisisspecificallyforgluten,nototherfoodsensitivities,becausethereissomethingcalledamemoryBcell,andtheonlyfoodthatI'mawareofforwhichwemakememoryBcellsisgluten.

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NowwhatamemoryBcelldoesinyourimmunesystem,it'swhatweusewithvaccinations.YougetavaccinationformeaslessothatyourbodywillproduceamemoryBcell.IcallthemGeneralMeasles.Fortherestofyourlife,GeneralMeaslesisonguardthatifyou'reeverexposedtoalittlebitofameaslesbugintheenvironment,GeneralMeaslesturnsontheassemblylinerightawaythat’salreadybeenbuiltwiththevaccinationtomakeantibodiestomeasles.GeneralMeaslesisaroundfortherestofhislifetoprotectyou,therestofhislife.

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TheonlyfoodthatIknowthatamemoryBcellisproducedforisgluten,sothere'saGeneralGluten.Ifyouhaveanyexposureswithgluten,anyexposures,youruntheriskofturningonGeneralGluten.That'sbeenaproblemthatI'veknownaboutformany,manyyears,andit'salmostimpossiblenottohavesomeexposure,almostimpossible.That’swhywecameupwiththesedigestiveenzymescalledGIShield.Ifyougotomywebsite,theDr.com,you'llseetheGIShieldandyoucanreadaboutthem.They'retheonlyonesonthemarketthatIknowofthatworkreallyquickly,andyou'llhearalltheexplanationthereaboutwhythat’ssoimportant.IrecommendtomypatientsthattheytakeGIShieldanytimetheygoouttoeat,anytime,justasaprecautionbeforeyoustarteating.Inthevideosonourwebsite,weexplainwhyithastobebeforeyoustarteating.

Nextone,"Iknowweareusingtoomanyantibacterialproductsandaremakingourworldtoocleanforahealthygutmicrobiome.Myquestionis,howcanIgetenough

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dirtandstillavoidthingsthatwillgivemefoodpoisoning?I'msoconfusedabouthowtotreatmyfood."Reallygoodquestion.ThatcomesfromEpisode3.ThewaythatIrecommendyoudothatisbyfocusingonwhatItalkedaboutinthatepisode,isalittlebitoffermentedvegetableseveryday.

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You'reexposingyourselftodifferentfamiliesofbacteriathatnormallyyoudon’tgetexposedto,butthey'rehealthybacteria,andbecauseyou'reswitchingoutthefermentedvegetableseveryday,everyfewdays,differentbacteriaproduceinthefermentingofdifferentvegetables.Thebacteriaproducedoncarrotsaredifferentthanthebacteriaproducedonbokchoy,sothat’swhyyouwantavarietyoffermentedvegetablesthatyou'reeatingbecauseyou'reinoculatingwithaspectrumofbacteria,andwhyisthatsoimportant?Younowknow,Ihopeyouknow,thatit'snothavinganyparticularprobioticsinyourgutthat’simportant.It'sthewholemicrobiome.It'sallofthevarietythat’scriticallyimportant,andthat’swhyyouwanttousedifferentfamiliesoffermentedvegetables.

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Intermsofbeinginthedirt,walkbarefootonthebeach.That’sprettysafe.You'llgetsomeexposuresthere.Walkingbarefootonyourgrassathome,unlessit'ssprayed.Ifyou’vegotgrassinyourbackyardthatyou'renotputtingweedkilleronandthingslikethatsothat'snotgettingonyourfeet,walkbarefootaroundinthebackyard.Thosekindsofthingswillhelpforyourkids.Dependingonwhereyoulive,gooutinthecountry.Takewalksinnationalparks.We'relesslikelytohaveexposuresfromsprayingforweedsinnationalparks,soyou'resaferthere.Justletyourkidsplayinthedirtthere.

"Thankyouforallthewonderfulinformationinthisseries.Hastherebeenacaseofalopeciauniversalisthathastotallyrecoveredthroughfunctionalmedicine?"ThisisfromReen.Thankyou,Reen.Thankyouforyourkindwords.Yes,therehavebeenmanycasesofalopeciathathavereversed,many.It'sanotherautoimmunecondition.

[00:09:00] IthinkthemostimpressivetogetthebigpictureoverviewonthisisDr.DaleBredesen'sarticlesonreversingAlzheimer's,9outof10peoplewithcard-carryingAlzheimer'satUCLA.TheirAlzheimer'sresearchcenteriscalledtheBuckInstitute.TheyreversedAlzheimer'sin9outof10peoplein5years.Took5years.Thereare34pointsonthechecklist.Dotheyhavethis?Dotheyhavethis?Dotheyhavethis?Dotheyhavethis?

[00:09:30] Youhavetobecomprehensive,butthat’showyouaddressautoimmuneconditions,bybeingcomprehensive.There'snoonepillthat'lldoit.That’swhyyouguyshavetobesowell-educatedonthebigpicture,becausethere'salotofpiecestothepuzzle.Iwantyoutorememberit'sbasehitsthatwintheballgame.Don’tgoforhomeruns.Justkeepgoingforthebasehits,thesmallthings.

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IwanttothankyouforbeingapartofBetrayal,ourseries,andIhopethatyou’vegottensomuchinformationyou’vehadOMGsagainandagainandagain.Nowourplanistocontinuethisandtobringoutmoreinformation,andinordertodothis,thesupportthatyougiveuswillallowthistohappen.Howdoyougiveussupport?Purchasetheseries.That’swhywemadeit$47.00,justaseasyaspossibleforalloftheseexperts.

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We'vedoneover80interviews.There'snowaytogiveyouall80interviewsina1-hoursummaryin7days.It'sjustnotpossible,sowehavebitsandpieces.Ifyouwanttoseeall80interviews,that’sintheGoldSeries,sothat’savailabletoyou.Byyoursupportingusinowningtheseries,itallowsustocontinuethiswork.Pleaseconsidersupportingus.Clickthebuttonbelowatwhateverlevelyoufeelcomfortabledoing,thedownloadlevelfor$47.00,theGoldlevel,whateverlevelfeelsrighttoyou.Thankyouforyoursupport.

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IencourageyoutoowntheGoldseries.GofortheGold.Whatyou'llseeintheseunabridgedinterviews,you'llseeDr.JeffBlandandIbothwithtearsinoureyes.You'llseewhatIcallThe3Amigos,whichisDr.AristoVojdaniandDatisKharrazianandIsittingaroundatableforanhourandahalfjusttalkingaboutautoimmunityandhowfoodsimpactonit.There'snowaytogiveyouallofthat.Yougotsometastesofitinthe7-partseries,butyougettoseeallofittogether.Wewilldonateapercentageofallofoursalesbacktocharity,andespeciallyworkingwithkidstohelpkidsgetthroughlearningabouttheirautoimmuneconditionandhowtoaddressit.Thankyouverymuchforyoursupport.Itmeanstheworldtous.Youhavea60-daymoney-backguarantee,sogoaheadandclickthebuttonbelow.Owntheseriestoday.

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MollyfromVail,Colorado,wrote,"Isitpossibletorepairtheblood-brainbarrierlikethegut?"Absolutely.Anyepithelialbarrier...that'sthelininginbarriers...anyepithelialbarrierwillheal.Youregenerateeverycellinyourbody.Thequestionis,doyouregenerateahealthiercellorthesamediseasedcell?Anyone,notonlytheintestinalpermeability,theblood-brainbarrierpermeability,butyourbladderpermeabilityifyouhaveinterstitialcystitis.Anypermeablemembranecanhealifyoucreatetherightenvironmentforit.Thanks,Molly.Thatsagreatquestion.

AnneinTexaswrites,"IwasinterestedintheremarkbyDr.KalishthatParkinson'smedicationshavealimitedlifespanofeffectiveness.IfapersonhasalreadystartedParkinson'smedicationforacoupleofyearsbutstopstopursueanothertreatmentprotocol,cantheyberesumedlaterandaddmoreyearsofeffectiveness,oronceyoustart,isittoolatetostopandtryotherprotocols?"

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No,it'snevertoolate,andneverstopamedicationwithoutthesupportofthedoctorthatprescribedthemedicationtoyou.We'renotencouragingyoutostopmedication.Whatwe'reencouragingyoutodoisstopthrowinggasolineonthefire.Youcantakethemedicationsifthey'rehelpingwhileyou'regoingthroughtheprotocol,becauseyou'renotchallengingorinterferingwiththemedications.Whatyou'relearningishowareyouthrowinggasolineonthefire.WithParkinson's,the

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[00:13:30] criticalcomponentisyourmicrobiome,critical.Youmightwanttolookandseetheimpactofthemedicationthatyou'retakingonyourmicrobiome,butyoudon’thavetostopthemedicationinordertodotheseprotocols.

Jillwrotein,"It'sgreattolearnaboutprotectingthebrainfromneurodegeneration,butwhatcanbedonetoarrestandhopefullyreversethedegenerationofmotorneurons,likeinpost-poliosequelae?"Thenshewrote,"THANKSFORYOURFABULOUSWORK,"capitalletters.Thankyou,Jill."Theserieshasbeengreat."Thankyou.

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That'sEpisode6,andifyouremember,Dr.Kharraziantalkedaboutregenerationofnervesisthatwhenaneurongetsdamaged,thereisaleapfrogeffectforthenextneuron.Youbuildanewneurontoleapfrogovertheonethat'sbeendamaged,andyoucandothatatanypoint.It'smoredifficultthelongerthedamagehasbeenaccumulating,butstopthrowinggasolineonthefire.Takethethingstohelprebuild…buildthemicrobiome…theconceptisthesame,andyouwillhaveregenerationoccur.

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ThisisJuliette,"Iappreciateyourtakingthetimetoanswerourquestions.IhaveHashimoto'sandalsothismysteriousitchconstantaroundmyneckandface.InoticedifIstayawayfromfermentedfoodsandfoodsthatfermenteasilyinthestomach,theitchisless.Besidestheitch,whenIdoeatfermentedfoods,Iwouldsqueeze.Myeyelidswouldswellupandmyeyeswouldbewateringanditching.IthinkImighthaveahistamineintolerance.IthinkIalsohaveahistaminereactionwithbonebroth.

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"Forashortwhile,I'vebeentakingsoil-basedorganisms,butI'mnotsureifIgetareactiontothis.Idohavealotoffoodsensitivities.Iusedtoincludealotofgelatinandcollagenhydrolysateinmydietuntilrecently.IdiscoveredIhaveasensitivitytoglutamatefoodsthroughmuscletestingthroughaholisticallergyplaceinSanFrancisco.I'mhopingthisholisticallergyplaceI'mgoingtowillhelpwithmyfoodandenvironmentalsensitivities.HowcanIhealmygutifIcannoteatfermentedfoodsandbeingsensitivetoglutamatefoods?Ilookforwardtoyouranswer.Thankyousomuch."

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Episodenumber4iswherethiswouldfallunder,andthisisayellowcanaryinthecoalmine.Thisisoneofthereallytougherones.Jill,oneofthethingsthatIwouldconsideryoulookintoisfecaltransplants.There'sawholelotofresearchonfecaltransplants.Youjusthavetoworkwithadoctorwhoisveryexperiencedatthis.It'snotafieldthatI'mexperiencedin,butIhavereadalotaboutit,andforsomeonelikeyou,whoisayellowcanaryinacoalmine,itdoessoundlikeyouhaveaglutamatesensitivity,sothewaythebonebrothismadehastobechangedforyousothatyoudon’tproduceasmuchglutamateinthebonebroth.That'sdonebycookingitmuchsloweratalowerheat.

[00:16:30] IfyoulooktoDr.KatieReid'ssite,R-E-I-D,shehadachildwithautismandshe'saPhDbiochemist.Shegaveuphercareertoreallyresearchherchild'sbiochemistry,

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andwhatshefoundwashowtoworkwithglutamatesensitivities.That’saplaceyoucango.That’sareallygreatquestion,verytoughcase.Youarethecanaryinthecoalmine.Thatdoesn’tmeanyoucan'tgetwell,butyoureallyhavetodialdownabouttheglutamatesensitivities.

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ThisquestionisfromJanetinSanDiego,"Whenstreamliningtestsafterin-depthintakehistory,howdoyoudecidewhichtestsaremosteffectiveandrevealing?Foodsensitivity,stooltest,mineralhairanalysis,organicacid,digestivehealth?Itcangetsoexpensivetestingallthesethings,noneofwhichisdonebytraditionaldocsusingtraditionalinsurancecoverage.MydoctorwouldlookatmelikeIhave10headsifIaskedaboutthesethingsformeormypatients.Mostsuccinctly,howdoyoubestgetasenseofhowthegutisreallyworkingandhowleakyitis?"

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Thankyouforthequestion.That'sareallygoodquestionfromthisdoctor.Episode3talksaboutthatindetail,buthowdoyoudecidewhattheprioritiesare?IfyoulookatDr.DaleBredesen'spaperonreversingAlzheimer's,therewasa34-pointchecklistandyoucouldn’tnotdoall34points,becauseifyoumissone,thatmightbethegasolineonthefirethatcontinues.Howdoyouknowwheretostart?Asaclinician,it'sexperiencethatgivesyouthat.Forme,inmypractice,themostimportantthingsIlookfor,doesthispatientneedvalidationofafoodsensitivitysothatthey’llstopeatingthefoodandnotjustreducethefood,butstop?

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Iftheyneedthat,thenthetestsarereallyimportant,comprehensivetestsforaglutensensitivity.Inmypractice,howIchoosewhichtestsaremostimportant,you'llseethemonmywebsite,theDr.com.Intheorderofimportance,IwoulddothetestcalledtheWheatZoomertest,andthenIwoulddotheGutPac,P-A-C,test.Thatgivesmetheoverviewonglutensensitivity,intestinalpermeability,andthemicrobiome.Thosearethestartingpoints.Thosearetheteststhatarejustcriticaltoknowabout.Afterthat,theygodownthelistinpriority.Somepeoplehavesmallintestinalbacterialovergrowth,andtheyhavetodoatestforthat.Somepeoplewillhaveotherfoodsthey'resensitiveto.Youmightdoamultiplefoodpanel.Thelistgoesonandon,butit'saclinician'sexperiencethattellsuswheretogo.

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ThisquestionisfromAmyinSanDiego,"ThankyoufortheBetrayalSeries.Ihaveshareditwithmyentirefamily."Thankyoufordoingthat."TheywillnowknowmoreabouttheprotocolsIfollowandwhy.WhatcanIexpectthetreatmenttoincludefromafunctionalmedicinedoctorifmyGIeffectsstooltestthatIhaveparticularbacteriathatiscausingmyrheumatoidarthritis?Mindyou,IhavebeeneatingaverycleanautoimmunePaleodietandhavecleanedupasmanytoxinsinmyhealthcareregime,cleaning,andpersonalcareasIcan.IamalsoworkingongettingafewmercuryfillingsoutofmymouthwithatrainedSMARTdentist,buthaveseennoreliefinmysymptomsinoverayear.Thanks."

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Thelikelihoodisthatthemicrobiomeisoutofbalance,andchangingthedietisgreat,butitmaynothaveyetimpactedonrebuildingahealthiermicrobiomeenoughtocalmdowntheinflammation.Ifyoursymptomsarestillthere,the

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inflammationisstillroaring.Withasituationlikethatwithmypatients,Iwoulddoatestofinflammatorymarkers.Iwoulddoacytokinepanel.IwouldlookathighsensitivityC-reactiveproteins.Wehaveabaseline.Okay,here'stheamountofinflammationthatwehavegoingon.Thenin3months,I'dcheckitagain.

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Evenifyoursymptomshavenotreduced,haveweimpactedontheinflammation,thelevelofinflammationwithourprotocols?Ifwehavenotimpactedonthelevelofinflammationwithourprotocols,eitherourprotocolsarenoteffectiveorwe'reputtingagardenhoseonthefire,butthereisanothergardenhoseofgasolinegoingontothefire.Thegardenhoseofwaterisnotpowerfulenoughtooverpowerthegardenhoseofgasoline.It'seitherthatthere'smoreinflammationthat’soccurring,that’sbeingfed...Maybeit'sthemercury.Maybeit'stheleveloftoxicchemicalsinyourbody.Maybeit'samoldinfection.Therearemanythingsthatcankeepfuelingtheinflammation,ortheprotocolsyou'recurrentlydoingarenotgoodenoughtooverridethelevelofinflammationthat’sgoingon.

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InthemidstoftheseQ&As,Ijustwanttothankyouonceagainforsupportingusandinowningtheseries.It'syourowningtheseriesthatallowsustodothisandtocontinuedoingit.That’swhyImadeitsoincrediblycheapat$47.00.Ifwhatyou'relearningisnotenoughvalueforyou,that$47.00istoomuch,Iunderstand.That’sokay.I'mreallygladthatyou'repartakingintheseries.

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However,ifyoucan,we'reaskingthatyousupportus,especiallywiththeGoldPackage,becausethereyougetalloftheinterviews,all87interviews.Ithinkit's87,84,87.Ilostcountastohowmanyitis,butyougetalltheinterviewsandyouseethingslikewhenI'minterviewingwithDr.Kharrazianone-on-onehowwejuststartlaughingatsomeofthesillythingsthatwe'resaying,andweleftthatintherebecauseit'sjustfuntotalktothesegeeks.It'sfun.You'llgettoseeallthebackgroundstuffthat’sgoingon.That’sintheGoldPackage.Thankyouverymuchforyoursupportatwhateverlevelthatyou'reabletodo.Thankyou.

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There'sa60-daymoney-backguarantee,noquestionsasked,ofcourse.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,ofcourse,we'llgiveyourmoney.Ican'timaginewhy,butifyoudon’tlikeit,great,noproblem.Wearegivingapercentagetocharity.Ireallywanttohelpreducethislevelofsuicideinceliackids,andwe'resupportingthesummercampsforceliackidswherethey'reeducatedonhowtoworkwiththisdiseasethattheyhaveandactuallyhowtoworkwiththemeankidsatschoolthatteasethemaboutthediseasethattheyhave.Clickthelinkbelow.Clickitnowandsupportus.Thankyousomuch.

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ThisquestioncomesfromLira,"IfIcouldeatamicrobiomehealthful,restorativefoodsourceateachmeal,canyoupleasetellmewhatthetop5foodswouldbe."Theanswertothatisgetthelistofprebiotics.They'resopersonal.Somepeoplelikegarlic;somedon’t.Somepeoplelikeonions;somedon’t.Theprebiotics,there'snotatop5thatI'mawareof.Thefoodsthatareprebiotics,they'reallprebiotics,notmoresothanothers.Theyfeeddifferentbacteria,sothat’swhyyouwantthevarietyofvegetablesthatarefermentingtoinoculatewiththeprobioticsandthen

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avarietyoftheprebiotics,fromCassavacrackers.There'ssomereallygoodCassavacrackersoutthere.MydearfriendsatMissionHeirloomhaveCassavacrackersthattheywillmailtoyou,mailorder,andthey'rejustthebest.Youwantcrunchcracker,gettheCassavacrackersfromMissionHeirloom.

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Anyoftheprebioticswork.Theyallwork.Anyandallofthemwork.Theyjustfeeddifferentfamiliesofbacteriainyourgut,soyoudon’twanttoeatthesameprebioticeveryday.Youdon’twanttojusteatonions.Somepeople,forexample,getgaswhentheyeatonions,notiftheyhavejustalittlebit,butiftheyeattoomuchonions.Whatdoesthatmean?Itmeansyou'refeedingtoomuchofafamilyofbacteriathatyoualreadyhaveplentyof.Likelythat’swhatthatmeans,soI'djustcutbackontheamountofonionsthatyoueatinthatexample.

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ThisisfromThereseinTexas,"WhatisthebesttesttodetectSIBO...that’ssmallintestinebacterialovergrowth,...andcandida?"ThisgoestoEpisodes2and3.TheSIBOtestmostcommonlyusedisabreathanalysistest,andthereareanumberoflabsthatdothat,Therese.Nothardtofind.MostdoctorscanfindtheSIBObreathanalysistestquiteeasily.Intermsofcandida,whattesttodoforcandida?Weallhavecandida.Itisasymbioteinourbodies,butifyouhavetoomuchcandida,that’stheproblem.

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Howdoyoutellifyouhavetoomuchcandida?Youchecktheantibodyload.Ifyourimmunesystemisfightingcandida,yougottoomuchcandida.Youwouldfindthatifwetook100people...Idon’tknowexactlythenumber.Myestimatewouldbemaybe15ofthemwouldhaveelevatedantibodiestocandida.Forthem,they’vegotwaytoomuch,soyouhavetodoananti-candidaprotocol.Noteveryoneneedsananti-candidaprotocol,sothewaytotellisifthecenturystandingguard,yourimmunesystem,says,"Wegotaproblemwiththis,"that’swhenyouaddresscandida.

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ThisisfromFranca,andsheasks,"Ihavesarcoidosis.IamcontinuallytoldthatvitaminDisessentialtogoodhealth,yetIamtoldthatvitaminDcanbeharmfulwiththisautoimmunecondition.Whatareyourthoughts?"Thankyou,Franca.ThisgoestoEpisode1andEpisode4.YouwanttosupplementwithvitaminDifyoudon’thaveenoughvitaminD.HowdoIknowifIhaveenoughvitaminD?YoudoabloodtesttoseewhatareyourvitaminDlevels.It'scalled25hydroxyvitaminD.IfyourvitaminDlevelsarelow,youneedvitaminD.IfyourvitaminDlevelsareadequate,withsarcoidosisyoumightnotwanttoincreaseyourvitaminDlevels,butthefirstplacetocheckiswithyourlevel,howmuchvitaminDyoucurrentlyhave.ThenyoucantakealookandseeshouldyoubesupplementingwithvitaminD.NOTEFROMDR.TOMO’BRYAN:Sarcoidosisisagranulomatousdisorderwithoveractivemacrophages.Thesemacrophagescanover-convert25(OH)Dto1,25(OH)2Dwhichcanleadtohypercalcemia.VitaminDexpertsrecommendthatlevelsof25(OH)donotexceed30-32ng/mlwhenapersonhassarcoidosis.Somewouldarguethatthelevelsneedtobelower.Manyexpertsrecommendthatyour

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physicianwouldcheckboththe25(OH)Dandthe1,25(OH)2Dinpatientswithsarcoidosisaswellasthebloodcalciumlevelstomakesuretheyareallwithinhealthylimits.

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ThisisfromMarieinCincinnati,"Idon’tunderstandtheprocessofinflammation.Itisneveractuallyexplained,butthewordisusedfrequently.Isitthatapieceofbreadiseatenbyanyone,notjustceliac,andthenhitstheintestines,thengetsleakedout,thengetsattacked,hence,inflammation?"It'sareallygoodquestion.Okay,inflammationmeansthere'safiregoingon.That’showourimmunesystemresponds.Whenyoueatwheat,forexample,anyundigestedwheatthatcomesoutofthestomachandgoesintotheintestines,thesentriesarestandingguardjustinsidethefirstpartofthesmallintestine.

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They'recalledthedendriticcells,andthey'restandingguard.Ifanythingcomesin,theysoundthealarm.Whenthealarmgetssounded,youstartproducingthesecompoundscalledcytokines.Cytokineshavechemicalbulletsthatattacktheinvader.Theyjustgorightintodestroytheinvader.Howdotheydestroytheinvader?Theycreateaninflammatorycascadeoffireinsidethatinvader,whetherit'sabacteriaorapieceoffoodthatyourbodythinksisaninvader,anditjustburnsitout.Itbreaksdownthecellwalls.Itbreaksitapartandburnsitout.That’stheprocessofinflammation.It'scytokines.Somedocswillmeasureyourcytokinelevelstoseehowmuchinflammationyouhavegoingon.Hopethathelps.

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Iwanttothankyouforsupportingusinourendeavorshere.Whenyouowntheseriesatanylevel,whetheritisthedownloadlevelortheGoldPackage,whenyouowntheseries,yousupportusincontinuingthiswork.I'mgoingtocontinuewiththiswork.Wearegoingtocontinue.We'regoingtogiveyoumoreinformationinthefutureonthis,butwecan'tdoitwithoutyourhelp.Iinviteyoutoconsidersupportingourmissionbyowningtheseries.WhenyouowntheGoldPackage...Itmakesmesmiletothinkthatyou'llbewatchingmyinterviewwithDr.JeffreyBland,mymentor,andyou'llseeustearupatonepoint,orwhenyouseetheentireinterviewwithDr.AristoVojdaniandDr.DatisKharrazian,whichIcallThe3Amigos,wehadsomuchfundoingthat.It'saboutanhourandahalf.

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You'llseethewholething,noteditedtogiveyoulittlebitsandpieces,butyouseethewholething.WhenyouseetheentireinterviewwithProfessorYehudaShoenfeld,thegodfatherofpredictiveautoimmunity,youmaysay,"Oh,mybrotherneedstohearthat,"or,"Oh,UncleSamneedstohearthat,"andyouwillshareitwiththem.Yoursupportallowsustocontinuethiswork,and,ofcourse,there'sa60-daymoney-backguarantee,andwearesupportingthecharitiesthataresupportingespeciallythekidswithceliacdiseaseandotherautoimmuneconditions.Thankyouverymuchforyoursupport.Pleaseclickthebuttonjustbelow.

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ThisoneisfromNo-name,sothankyou,No-name.Itsaid,"Hi,Dr.Tom.I'veneverentirelysubscribedtotheideaofautoimmunity,thatthebodyisattackingitselfwithoutreason.Couldyouaddresswhethertherearesituationswhenthebodyis

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trulymistakingitsowncelltissuesasmastcellsversuscollateraldamageresultingfromtryingtoeradicateaninfectiousagent?Iaskbecauseoftenthemainstreamapproachistodown-regulateinflammationwhenthetruecausehasnotbeenresolved,makinganyimprovementsgenerallyshort-lived."

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Reallyagoodquestion.ThatgoestoEpisode1andEpisode6.InEpisode6,Dr.Kharrazianexplainsaboutneoantigensandneoepitopes.WhatthatmeansisifachemicalcomesintoyourbodylikeBisphenolA,whichitdoeseverydayofyourlife,thatchemicalcanbindontoaproteininyourbody.Nowthatproteinhasgotthismonkeyonitsback.Theimmunesystemseesthismonkeyandgoesafterittoattackit.Whenitattacksthemonkey,itattacksthecellalso.Let'ssayit'sathyroidcell.

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Withthemonkeyonitsbackandtheantibodiesthatyourbodyisnowproducinggoingafterthisneoepitope,thisnewcell,somethingthat’snotknowntobenormalinyourbody,theresultisthatyoudestroythatthyroidcellwiththemonkeyonitsback.Now,youhavetomakeantibodiestogetridofthedamagedthyroidcells.It'snotjusttheneoantigen,thethyroidcellwiththemonkeyonitsback.Now,youhavetogetridofthedamagedthyroidcell,andthat’sthemechanism,sothat’snotcollateraldamage.That’sgoingrightafterthetissuethatthechemicalhasboundonto.That’swhathappenswithmercury,heavymetals,toxicchemicals,endocrinedisruptors.Theybindontoourowncells,andtheimmunesystemgetsridofthiscell.

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Dr.BlandtalkedaboutthatinEpisode1.Backinthe1980s,hewaswondering,"Where'sthisallcomingfrom?Theimmunesystemisnotsupposedtoattackself.Iwonderifit'sreallyattackingself."Hestartedthinkingaboutthisbackin1980s,anditturnsoutthatit'snotusuallytheimmunesystemattackingself.It'sattackingselfplusamonkeyonitsbacktogetridofthatthing.It'snotjustcollateraldamage.It'sreallygoingafterwhatareforeignagentsinourbody.

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Iwanttothankyouforattendingthisfirstpartofourquestion-and-answerperiod.We'regoingtobedoingmoreofthis.I'llseeyouinthenextpart.Igetasenseofhowoverwhelmingthisis.It'stakenmeyearstogetthisbigpicture,studyingwithmymentors,years.Idon’texpectyoutogetitovernight,butI'mhopingthatthisisbringingupforyou,"Ineedtolearnmoreaboutthis."WhatI'vesaidsooftentomypatientsandtodoctorswhentheywanttolearnthisinformationisifyougiveit1houraweek...Imadeupthenumber,1houraweek.Maybeit's1hourevery2days,dependingonhowcriticalitisforyou,but1hour,"JustTuesdaysat7:00pm,I'mgoingtoreadaboutrheumatoidarthritisandaholisticapproachtodealingwithit,"orwhateveryourautoimmuneconditionmaybe.

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Youjustkeeplearningalittlebitmore.Within3months,you’vespent10hours,12hours,15hoursreadingcutting-edgeinformationfromoursite.You’velistenedtotheseinterviewsagainandagain,oryou’vegottheGoldPackageandyou'rewatchingthe80-plusinterviews,theentireinterview.You'relearningthingsthatweren'tabletobeputintheBetrayalSeriesbecausethere'sjusttoomuch.Right?

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You'relisteningtotheseandyou'relearningmore,1houraweekoflisteningtotheseinterviews.Theresultwillbethatyoukeepdevelopingadeeperandlargerpictureofwhatthismechanismisthat’sgoingonforyou.

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Iwanttothankyouforsupportingus.It'sincrediblyhonoringtobedoingthisforyou,andyoursupportmeanstheworld.Itallowsustokeepdoingthisandkeepmovingforward.WhenyougettheGoldPackage,yougetallthetranscripts,theprintoutslikethis.Yougetalltheinterviewsandyouwilllearnsomuchintheinterviewsthatwehaven'tbeenabletoputintheseriesbecauseofthelackoftime.Thankyouverymuchforyoursupport.Asalways,themoney-backguaranteeisthere.We'resupportingkidsandcharitiestolearnhowtodealwiththeirautoimmunediseases.IguessIwouldjustsayit'sanhonortobewithyou.Thankyousomuch.

“I have seen too much suffering. And it’s unnecessary suffering. After traveling the globe and interviewing some of the brightest medical minds on the planet, it is clear that there are simple options that can reduce and sometimes end the struggles of millions of people. It has been my dream to bring

these simple solutions to you and your loved ones so you can live long and vibrant lives filled with joy and hope. Thank

you for making this dream a reality.” Dr. Tom O’Bryan

Dr. O’Bryan is considered a ‘Sherlock Holmes’ for chronic disease and metabolic disorders. He is a clinician par excellence in treating chronic disease and metabolic disorders from a Functional Medicine Perspective. He holds Adjunct Faculty positions with the Institute for Functional Medicine and the National University of Health Sciences. He has trained thousands of practitioners around the world in advanced understanding of the impact of food related disorders and the development of individual autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Tom’s 2016 critically acclaimed ground-breaking book, ‘The Autoimmune Fix’ outlines the step-by-step development of degenerative diseases and gives us the tools to identify our disease process years before the symptoms are obvious.

TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN