Youll need to be seen one to three times a week for weeks or even months. But once you start to get better food tolerance, adding tiny bits in and going to full dosage on that, thats when I will start to see improvement overall. Just very light, light touch things that can at least help to calm the system down a little bit more. I just want to make sure we pull people out of the black hole of despair and remind them that the foundational factors will get you very far. The brain is already wired to a point of trauma. I would say, like, 80% to 90%. In this case, this would be more the way Heidis using it. Sometimes, you might hit a wall and not feel like its working anymore. Because the immunoglobulins contained in Intestinal Support Formula address the often overlooked piece of your gut health, your immune system. The gold standard of studies to determine if a product is effective is a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Maybe its poor diet, maybe it is aging, but my allergies definitely got worse as I got older. Looking at this piece, how the brain works, how the brain directs the body, how the hypothalamus directs how our immune system works and our endocrine function works, and all those things that we see are in distress in this hypersensitive population. It has a few other trade names going on the market. Our team of licensed nutritionists and dietitians strive to be objective, unbiased, honest and to present both sides of the argument. I think that those are really important things for us to take assessment of in our own homes and in our own environment. No product order inquiries. Red light therapy can help minimize scar tissue as it helps boost circulation and brings more oxygen to the area. Headaches and migraines. In fact, red light therapy is already widely medically accepted in its use in photodynamic therapy. It reduces itchiness, redness, sneezing, coughing, and mucous production. H1-receptors are blocked with H1-antihistamines to prevent most symptoms. Today, back with us is Heidi Turner. In the study mentioned above, researchers treated one subject group with a combination of red light, an antihistamine, and a steroid treatment. Use the device for three minutes per session, two times per day. HT: Yeah, absolutely. This involves addressing estrogen from all angles: Stop the overproduction of estrogen. All rights reserved. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4126803/). These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Improve hair growth in people with androgenic alopecia. The eye drops can cause a stuffy and runny nose, and sensitivity to light. For example, is a tanning salon a place you feel comfortable receiving this treatment or might it be better to first be seen and possibly treated by a medical professional? So really, its been a lot around symptom management for a long time. I think its because its not only H1, H2 and things like that to control the response, if they even tolerate that. Ill just give you an overview of the limbic system and how it works. Theres no prescription, theres no medication, theres no supplementation, theres no diet to it. But yeah, I would say if one program doesnt work for your patient, then to direct them to another. What Ive noticed with some patients, clearly, is when weve used many of the other therapies, and someone has improved but has not improved fully, thats when the immunoglobulins can really help them get over that hump, dampen some of the immune reactivity, and allow them to expand their diet. So I have seen shifting in numbness and tingling in the extremities by making these changes. Get useful, helpful and relevant health + wellness information. The near infrared rays penetrate 3 inches (7.6 cm), some say as much as 9 inches (22.8cm) inside your body. A controlled trial to determine the efficacy of red and near-infrared light treatment in patient satisfaction, reduction of fine lines, wrinkles, skin roughness, and intradermal collagen density increase. But at this point in time, theres not enough evidence to support most uses. The same may hold true for viral reactivation or mold. The researchers found that GABA and histamine are made in the same brain cells, called histamine neurons, which led the scientists to question its function. That could be any number of symptoms that fit within a histamine modulation, where histamine might be active in that particular inflammatory process. Reduce wrinkles, fine lines and age spots. Histamine is a chemical produced by your immune system that can start a chain reaction to defend against allergens. And stress typically will trigger a lot of their symptoms. So this is not an allergic situation, this is a hypersensitive situation. They can typically expand on that. Improve sun-damaged skin. The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. And Heidi, thank you again. The therapy aims to solve skin conditions such as scarring, and signs of aging including wrinkles and age. Histamine allergies include pet dander, dust, tree mold, and pollen. That seems to be a place where Ive settled after having worked with autoimmunity, SIBO, digestive issues and such. Two wires coming off the device end in red and infrared light bulbs. These immunolglobulins bind to and deactivate toxins and irritants like bacterial fragments thus allowing your gut to heal, breaking the vicious cycle of inflammation and leaky gut. I have some patients who are eight months, 12 months who are in a much better place, but are still working some of their reactivity. 5 Hair Loss This canopy would be where I sleep. If its someone whos busy and you can tell theres like, Boom, boom, I want to get this done, then I steer them more toward the Ashok Gupta program. So if we bring in the ImmunoLin therapy too early, I dont typically find good tolerance there. Its still an emerging therapy but holds a lot of promise. Also, my eyes are not as dry and there are actually times when I do not need goggles. Also, the wavelength of the red light source ranges. Be cautious of who is supplying and where you are receiving treatment. They become more hypersensitive the more the body is treated. Theres something called limbic system injury or damage. HT: There is, yeah. You dont want to say, Well, this is just a psychological issue that youre experiencing, because theyve heard that from all of their doctors at this point, right? Red light therapy may use only red wavelengths, only NIR wavelengths, or (ideally) a combination of both. And modulation of the immune system, and calming of that basic visceral hypersensitivity and reactivity in the gut. Nevertheless, allergy lights use both red and infrared. The interaction creates a chemical reaction that destroys cells. The majority of my career has been at The Seattle Arthritis Clinic in Seattle, Washington. And maybe EMFs. Similar devices to the Lloyds will specify their own treatment schedules you should follow. The Future of Functional Medicine Review: Elemental Heal (Gut Healing Meal Replacements), Efficiently Navigating the Available Diets & Sulfur Intolerance with Heidi Turner, How To Identify and Treat CIRS and Mold Illness, The Wahls Protocol: Treating Autoimmune Diseases With Diet, How to Build a Healthy Gut to Lower Cortisol Levels, 4 Strategies to Boost Longevity, Energy, Mood, and More, The Best Diets and Tests for IBS (And Which to Avoid), New Research Shows Whats Helpful for Hormonal Health, Underlying causes are usually gut dysbiosis, mold/CIRS, Lyme and/or chronic viral reactivation, Patients with a history of trauma/abuse will often times need limbic retraining therapy, Gentle therapies like meditation, yoga, acupressure, acupuncture, EFT Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping, Experience initial benefits in 1-3 weeks, 6 months for major improvements, Reduce exposure to wifi devices and blue light, Dietary strategies see previous podcast episode with Heidi Turner. With medicine, the nasal congestion dropped by 32%. Will I achieve the desired results? DAO is not absorbed and does not have systemic activity. Weve got a lot coming at us. So you want to help them manage their daily life. And all of a sudden, youre just building yourself into this corner where you really cant live your life at all. Red light is similar to infrared, but you can see it. Was it because of what we did?. But that could be hiving, migraine, or autonomic nervous system issues. The limbic system is part of our brain that assimilates incoming information and it determines how the body is going to respond to something. Since then I have developed an intolerance to histamine containing foods and suffer severe flushing and flashes, itching, irritability and other symptoms. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3882349/). But its also avoid the triggers. It is the first time Ive ever been able to actually get in there. Dr. Terry Wahlsdoctor, researcher, and patient of progressive multiple sclerosisshares her highly effective protocol for improving autoimmunity. Over three sessions a day, the subjects received 18 J per day. The patients that Heidi Turner typically sees in her practice have done the basics of diet, probiotics, antimicrobials. The combination suppresses the cells that release histamine. When I say treat, most of these patients have a certain level of something, whether its bacterial overgrowth or mycotoxicity or Lyme disease, or some sort of significant dysbiosis or viral infection that needs to be managed. Red light is good at relieving these allergy symptoms: sneezing coughing increased mucus runny nose blocked nose itchy eyes red eyes watery eyes itchy throat itchy mouth itchy ears earache loss of smell headache tiredness And the good news is that they both improve with the appropriate limbic system retraining. The infrared is there, just not visible.). You said it really well. Histamine is vital for our day-to-day biological rhythms. If Im literally eating a high histamine food or a couple of them at every meal, after a few days, I start to feel it. There are a lot of variables to consider when thinking about red light therapy: Red light therapy is being promoted as a treatment for some common skin conditions. So that is giving us a leg up, in terms of allowing your body to deal with any kind of coexisting infections that are going on, whether thats mold or Lyme or Bartonella or EDD or SIBO. And they found that to be really beneficial, for the really hypersensitive whos just reacting to everything. Red light therapy appears to be safe and is not associated with any side effects, at least if used short-term and as directed. Barikbin B, Khodamrdi Z, Kholoosi L, et al. The nasal lights use LED bulbs. In addition to helping those with SAD and depression, blue light may help with sun damage and acne. What are the things that we might not consider, that arent just the diet? According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, around 1% of the population has histamine intolerance, also known as histamine sensitivity. Once we actually do calm things down, again, thats when we want to enter in and do what we can to help to guide the body back to a place of homeostasis and balance. Is it low histamine, low sulfur, low fermentable? Wheezing, nasal congestion or trouble breathing. So when theres some kind of trauma coming at someone, each of these areas of the brain will come together to help you through that trauma, from the perception of whats going on, to the survival, getting into the fight-or-flight, getting you out of it, to the recovery, and then to the memory of it as well, so that if that situation happens again, youll be more adept at surviving it. I step back from it and think, Well, why does the body think it needs to be so protective? This can be physical injury, chemical exposure to, say, pesticides, chemicals, cleaners, air, water, cosmetics, lotions, anything that the body is having a reaction to. Methionine, and calcium salts are used in histadelics to reduce histamine. Green. You cant put it in too early. And Im specializing more with mast cell activation and histamine intolerance issues. That can be massively helpful for someone who thinks they have either mast cell activation syndrome or histamine intolerance. Theyre layering everything into it! It exposes you to low levels of red or near-infrared light. Theyre now offering $50 off select panels if you visitPlatinumTherapyLights.com. GI map - high gut dysbiosis, low stomach acid, low DAO (possible SIBO - awaiting test kit) no histamine bacteria found to be out of range..the only reason they suggested SIBO is E.coli is slightly high Urine histamine - very very high Cortisol come back perfect. How Histamine Can Cause Way More Problems Than Just Allergies. I love that stuff, so if you can get it in, and get it in early, terrific. Improve scars. Let me think about that. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. The research here, while preliminary, has shown encouraging results for an array of applications including thyroid, skin health, anti-aging, joint pain, muscle recovery, and body composition. So as a practitioner who becomes very sensitive to this level of sensitivity, you become very judicious in what you recommend to the patient. Were starting early, and then were already starting at a heightened sense of the brain. I just want to quickly qualify that this podcast episode will be more for people with fairly progressed symptoms, highly sensitive patients, patients who feel like nothing works for them, or theyre reactive to many of the therapies that they have tried. It's possible to experience histamine toxicity if you have histamine intolerance, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). Theyve been through the antibiotics. DrMR: And thats the Emotional Freedom Technique that youre referring to, with the tapping? Histamine intolerance results from a disequilibrium of accumulated histamine and the capacity for histamine degradation. There was clearly a difference. Youll get a shining recommendation, and sometimes thats placebo, sometimes thats legitimate. MCAS and histamine intolerance Underlying causes are usually gut dysbiosis, mold/CIRS, Lyme and/or chronic viral reactivation Patients with a history of trauma/abuse will often times need limbic retraining therapy Alternative therapies for MCAS and severe histamine dysregulation Gentle therapies like meditation, yoga, acupressure, acupuncture Theyre very hypersensitive to those treatments. And when theres a higher level of severity, where we really cant calm things down and the body is just in this constant activated state, thats where it veers more into that mast cell activation syndrome place. But with enough attentiveness, you can really start to, I guess, assign a pathological level of meaning to otherwise normal events (as just one example of what can set the groundwork for this). All of a sudden, the fear becomes so palpable that even just the fear itself can start to trigger that response. The MZ Skin Light-Therapy Golden Facial Treatment Device has unique light settings to bring in-office treatment results in your home - next session. So we might put a whole family into a house with mold, and only one person is going to be symptomatic and the rest are perfectly fine. All of their lights come with a 60 day trial period which is amazing, and a full three year warranty worldwide. You have probably heard about a number of food intolerances - from gluten and dairy to fructose and FODMAPs. Doing this kind of work strengthens your immune system. Red LED light therapy may reduce inflammation and stimulate the production of collagen, a protein responsible for younger-looking skin that diminishes with age. And thats what I would find in this population, that they were highly sensitive, not just to supplements and food but to everything. They can use each of these different tools in different situations. 00:10:53Make Sure Basics Are Addressed First 00:15:31The Limbic System: One Key to Treatment 00:17:55Typically, a History of Trauma 00:25:44Programs for Limbic System Retraining 00:29:42Hyper-attentiveness & Sensitivity 00:32:18Comparison of Retraining Programs 00:37:20The Potential Impact of Screens & EMFs 00:42:38Immunoglobulin Support 00:49:26Episode Wrap-up 00:52:42, Download this Episode (right click link and Save As). Or deprived sleep, or whatever. You might occasionally want to replace the cleanable probes. Infrared light is a type of energy your eyes cant see, but your body can feel as heat. So you have to make sure that youre sticking with it. Im seeing the subset of people with inflammatory conditions that didnt quite fit within the standard model of autoimmunity or neuro issues or gastrointestinal issues. Why does it just reject everything that is asked of it, or everything thats being given to it, or any kind of sensory inputs? HT: Interesting. But it is different than a food allergy. What do we need to do to look at the relationships in their life? Stimulate collagen production, which gives skin its structure, strength and elasticity. The wavelength of the red light device being used in a doctors office versus in your at-home device could affect your desired result. Im a bit skeptical, but also curious to see what kind of benefit one may garner from limitation. Just, how do we step back a little bit more? And I said, What? [ 5] You can get quercetin from your diet, or you can try a high-quality, organic quercetin supplement. Like if theyre in a restaurant and theyre having a reaction, starting with tapping will actually help to abate that reaction, so that they dont have to jump up and start doing rounds or whatever. And then its interesting that, in that populationIm not saying for everybody, but in this populationtheyve been through so much and theyve had so much tested. Red light therapy allows long wavelengths to penetrate deep into the skin tissue impacting cellular and nervous system processes. Red light therapy research suggests that this type of light can naturally be energizing and correlated with improved moods by increasing self-confidence, positivity, passion, joyfulness, laughter, social awareness, conversation skills and sensory stimulation. I get that. Collagen is a component of connective tissue that builds skin. I wanted to say thank you to Platinum LEDwhich helped make this podcast possible. This sensitivity often results from poor gut health. Oh, that person tolerated that. Nasal probe devices are available over the counter to consumers without a prescription. Well, is this the missing piece that I havent really been considering, because Im not a neuroscientist? Thats where were going to see that cascade of symptoms start to come on, that are going to be digestive and immune. Thats when you look at that history of that person and see, what were the predisposing factors that led to their level of hypersensitivity versus everybody elses? Some studies also include a comparison to another commonly used treatment. DrMR: So I dont want people to misconstrue this as, My God, Ive got to go through six months to see anything. Youll likely be having positive feedback, which will invigorate your motivation between one and three weeks. The numbers in the parentheses (1, 2, 3) are clickable links to peer-reviewed scientific papers. HT: Yeah, sure. Depending upon whats the right recipe that gets us there, at a certain point and I think that thats related to again, the history, our bacterial balance and genes. Red light is good at relieving these allergy symptoms: In one study, researchers treated twenty-nine allergy sufferers with 660 nm red light. DrMR: Yeah, I think thats a really good way of interpreting it. HT: Yeah. In the course of neurogenic inflammation, histamine liberation also occurs, which can be associated with itching. Make sure you avoid the triggers. It does not require the use of harsh topical substances or heat which can irritate or burn the skin. DrMR: And youre using the term fear broadly, not meaning necessarily psychological fear, but immune system being overzealous. Steroid nasal sprays can sting, burn, and irritate the nose and throat. I care about answering your questions and sharing my knowledge with you. Certainly, from a symptom management perspective, I do help to guide the patient into working into the diet thats going to be the least reactive, while doing all of these things to help strengthen that immune system and strengthen that nervous system. Other immune system chemicals complete the chain reaction to repair the damage to your tissues. And I think thats what well talk about today. What Can You Do for Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee? Histamine is a signaling molecule, sending messages between cells. . Is RLT covered by my health insurance? (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29356026/). So then when we see this, when histamine is at play, then yeah, we can say there is either a histamine intolerance or histamine dysregulation, as I like to call it. Most say that the studies published so far show some potential for certain conditions, but that more studies need to be conducted. Our digestive process, cardiovascular system, respiratory, immune system, endocrine system. Histamine Intolerance Symptoms Symptoms resemble common allergic responses and symptoms. 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195 |, Important Updates + Notice of Vendor Data Event. But I put it on the backburner and moved on. If you put all of that together, thats where I think one person might have this kind of reaction versus the next. Methylation and Histamine Intolerance. But this is not an allergic reaction to the fish itself. Need help or would like to learn more? Sometimes there is still that level of hypersensitivity around food. And it just takes something to really kick it over. The efficacy of these products has not been confirmed by FDA-approved research. Blue LED light therapy may destroy acne-causing bacteria ( P. acnes ). DrMR: Right. And while everyone I interview, I think, is trying to do the best that they can, you can really tell the difference between an experienced clinician and people who might be more theoretical. All of these invisible things that are impacting us, that were just taking for granted, that are just a part of what we do at this point, we do need to question, to what extent are they impacting us? This enzyme has been clinically tested and found to break down food-derived histamine in the digestive tract. I know he does a little bit more meditation, and some of my patients just really like that. The total energy per session was 6 J. Some wavelengths have shown to also induce histamine levels (405nm and 633nm), which attributes to blue light, sunlight, and LLLT . I think it might have even happened one or two more times after that. And she will talk about this as well. Intolerance can present symptoms including: Headache Skin flush Sneezing Stuffy nose Hypertension Diarrhea Stomach cramping Histamine Intolerance Causes The main cause of histamine intolerance is impaired DAO (diamine oxidase) activity that results in a decrease in the rate of histamine elimination from the body. You may also find you have unexplained bruises on your body and bleed easily. I still work with all of those things, absolutely. So going off of a wireless system. LloydsPharmacy allergy reliever uses red light therapy in the form of nasal probes that are inserted into your nose and emit two separate wave lengths of red light. Improve psoriasis, rosacea and eczema. Theyre doing both Dr. Gupta and Annie Hopper. Subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups, with patients in one group given one treatment session of RLRPT, followed by medical treatment. Having worked with this for so long and looking for the key, Im always hesitant to put something too much onto the pedestal. They can cause vomiting, drowsiness, and trouble peeing. I wouldnt recommend really heavy duty massage, or anything really that is too hard on the system. Reduce histamine-containing foods. All the things that I might see as histamine-mediated. With more energy, other cells can do their work more efficiently, such as repairing skin, boosting new cell growth and enhancing skin rejuvenation. I guess it all depends on the patient population that youre treating. Sometimes, I was able to get in there with a certain supplement or we were able to find a particular diet that really helped them to reduce their symptoms significantly. And its this head-scratching thing. They have often been through many doctors, elimination diets, supplements, and more, yet inflammatory symptoms persist and are resistant to treatment. Red light therapy (RLT) involves exposing the body to low-wavelength red light. Im just curious what youre doing there. And if I go there, Im breathing that in. And there are no set rules on how much light to use. Work meditation in, yoga, deep breathing. After red light treatment, 72% subjects said their rhinitis symptoms were significantly better. Red light therapy is promoted as a treatment for some common skin conditions, including to: Improve wound healing. I keep coming back to that idea of, Whats the fear? What do we need to be doing that is going to turn the volume down on that level of hypersensitivity and hyperreactivity, and identify what the fear is in each of these people? Well, Ill give you a little bit of my history with it, and take you through to that. But it makes sense to me, having stepped back from it further and further. Daily exposure to this bright light is the treatment method most often recommended for patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a form of depression that occurs as a result of reduced exposure to sunlight in the fall, winter and spring.
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