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PATIENT 1 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 1
RanchoBernardo: Hi,Julie.Howareyou?
Patient1: Hi.Great.
RanchoBernardo: Thankyouforbeingwithustoday.
Patient1: Pleasure.
RanchoBernardo: Yousufferedfrom...
Patient1: Glutensensitivity.
RanchoBernardo: Glutensensitivity.Dr.Tomwasabiginfluenceonyouroverallhealth.
Patient1:[00:01:00]
Yes.Iwasjuststartingmyjourneyfrombeingaconventionallytrained,registereddietitiantobecomingacertifiedclinicalnutritionistandlearningaboutrealnutrition.IwasfortunateenoughtogotoDr.Tomasapatientfirst.Iwasn'tfeelingverywell,hadn'tbeenfeelingverywell.Hadtriplets,working,lotsofdifferentthings.Dr.Tomwastheonewhodidthetestingandtoldme,"Julie,youareseverelygluten-intolerant.Alsodairyandsomeothercross-reactivefoods.Ifyoudon'tchangethat,thisisyounow,andthisishowyou'regoingtolookin20years."Itjusthadaprofoundeffectonme,onmyfamily,andthenasaresult,Iwentontopositivelyaffectsomanyofmyclients.Iworkwithprofessionalathletesinmybusiness,sojustprofoundeffect.
RanchoBernardo: Howdidglutenaffectyourlifewhenyouweresufferingfromthat?
Patient1: Howdidglutenaffectmylifeinparticular?
RanchoBernardo: Yeah.
Patient1: Basicallydigestiveissues,fatigueIwouldsay,andthenthyroidproblemswithmythyroidthatwerenotdiagnosed.
RanchoBernardo: Theyweremisdiagnosed?
Patient1: Notdiagnosedatall.
RanchoBernardo: Doctorscouldn'tfigureout.
Patient1: Right.
RanchoBernardo: HowdidyoucomeaboutfindingDr.Tomandgoingfromtheretodiagnoseyourglutenissue?
Patient1:[00:02:00]
IbelieveImetDr.TomatoneofmysessionswhileIwasbecomingacertifiedclinicalnutritionist.Dr.TomisalsoaCCN.IthinkIheardhimtalk.WhenIfirstheardhimtalk,heremindedmesomuchofDr.Bland,whoishowIfirstlearnedaboutrealnutritionandbiochemistryandnutrition.Iwenttoaconference,andIheardDr.Tom.I'mlike,"Ohmygosh,thisguyiswhoIneedtolearnfrom,aswellaswhoIneedtoseemyself."That'showitstarted.HewasinIllinoisatthetime,andthat'swhereI'mfrom.
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[00:03:00] AsaresultoflearningthatIwasglutensensitive,andreallymakingtheconnectionbetweenhowyou'refuelingyourbody,whatyou'refuelingyourbodywith,andhowyou'refeelingandhowyou'reperforming,inmyownpersonallifeandinmyfamilylife,thenItookthattomyprofessionalcareer,whichisasaprofessionalsportsnutritionist.Iworkwithtopsportsathletesacrossthecountry,andinparticularinChicago.I'mtheteamnutritionistfortheChicagoBlackhawks.Asaresult,intermsofwhatwefeedtheplayersbefore,during,andafter,wedefinitelyfocusonarealfoodsdiet,whichwouldbepremiumfuelasnatureintended,whichwouldbedefinitelygluten-free.Theseguys,youwanttodoeverythingyoucantoenhanceperformance,andremovingglutenandotherinflammatoryfoodsfromthedietisjustcriticalandabigpiece.
RanchoBernardo: Howlongdidittakeforyoutofindoutthatyouweregluten-intolerantbeforeyoumetTom?
Patient1:[00:04:00]
Ididn'treallyknowthatIwasgluten-intolerantbeforeImetTom.I'vebeenlearningaboutit.AsIsaid,Iwasaveryconventionallytraineddietitian,soIwasactuallyrecommendingwholegrainbagelsandpastatomyathletes.WhenIstartedlearningaboutrealfoodandtheincredibleeffectoffoodonperformanceandondiet,andIlearnedaboutthetestingthatIwasdone.TomdidaCyrexlab,oneofthefirsttimesitwasavailable.ItwassomebloodtestingthatIdid.
RanchoBernardo: Howhasyourdiagnosispositivelyaffectedyourendresultfrombeinggluten-intolerant?
[00:05:00]Patient1:
Asaresultofknowinghowglutenaffectsme,I'vedonealotofworkovertheyearsintermsofhealingmygutandotherthingsthatarenecessary.It'snotjustgluten.Youhavetolookatthegut.It'stheeffectofglutenonthegut,amongotherthings.ItbasicallyhaschangedhowIeat,howmychildreneat,howmyfamilieseat,andwhatIgivetomyathletes.Also,mypeers.Italkalotabout...Alotofpeoplesaygluten'safad.Youreallyneedtolookintothisfurther,becausethesciencesupportstheeffectthatglutenhasonyourhealthandyourautoimmunity,etc.,isprofound.Youjustneedtoreadthoseresearchstudies.
[00:06:00]
ThemoreIlearn,themoreIrealizeIjustdon'tknowanything.IstudyandIstudy.WhatIhavelearnedfrompeoplesuchasDr.TomO'Bryanisthatallchronicillnessrelatestoautoimmunity,whichrelatestochronicinfections,etc.Whatwereallyneedtodoinordertolivethelifethatwewanttoliveistofindafunctionalmedicinehealthpractitionertohelpusnavigateandtobewell,tobethebestthatwecanbe.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 2 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 2
Patient2: MynameisMonste.IwasdiagnosedwithHashimoto’sThyroiditis15yearsago,whenIwas24
yearsold.ThedayIwasdiagnosedIrememberfairlywellbecausewhenIsawmybloodtestresultsthereweresomefiguresthatwereextremelyhigh.Iwasreallyanxious,soIaskedthedoctor,"What'sthisplease",andsherepliedtome,"Lookyouhaveanillness,anautoimmunecondition.It'schronicandit'sprogressive.It'snotveryimportantwhatyoucando,youjustneedtotakethepill."
[00:01:00] Iwasputonhormonereplacementofthyroidhormonesandthatwasall.AtthattimeIweighed20kilosmore,Iwasrealexhausted,Icouldn'tfocus,Icouldn'tconcentrate.Itwasreallyhardformetogotowork.Towakeupeverymorningitwasreallyaroughtime.BytheendofthedayIwasfeelingreally,reallyexhausted,butatthesametimeitwasreallydifficulttofallasleepandtokeepasleep.Istartedtoinvestigateotherways.Istartedwithseveraldifferenttherapies.Iwasquitefrustratedbecausemostofthemdidn'twork.Whatchangedwas5yearsagoIstartedtoinvestigatemoreonfoodandhowfoodaffectsthewayIfeelandhowfoodaffectsbycondition.
[00:02:00] Idiscovered[inaudible00:02:02],Idiscovered[inaudible00:02:04]inthegluten[inaudible00:02:05]andthenitwaslikeaclick.ItwaslikeokaynowIunderstand.Icanstarttoputtogetherthedifferentpiecesandtoseethattheproblemisnotthispartofmybody,butit'sthewholebody,thatit'scompletely[inaudible00:02:28]it.Myimmunesystemisnotworkingproperly,sothat'swhatIhavetocorrect,notonlytakehormonestoreplacemythyroidthat'snotworkingproperly.
[00:03:00] Atthatmoment,myfeelingwasokaysothereishopebecausebeforethereisnohope.Theonlyhopewasokaythisiswhatitisanditjustmadeitalittlebitbettersomedaysoritmaygetreallyworse,soformeitwasveryimportanttounderstandwhatwasbehindwhatwashappeningandwhatwerethefoodsthatwereperpetuatingthestateofinflammation.OnceIstartedtochangethingsIlostalotofweight,Istartedtofeelmoreenergetic,Icouldsleepbetter,andIevenchangedmyprofession.
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IquitmylastjobandIstartedtoworkasadietitiantohelppeoplelikemethataresufferingthisillnessandtogivethemalittlebitofhopeandideasonhowtoimprove.Whatmakesmereallyangryiswhentheytellyouthatyoucannotdoanythingtoimproveandthat'sabsolutelynottruebecausewhatI'vediscoveredwithmyselfandalsowithmypatientsisthatyoucandoalotofthings.Itmakesmereallyangrythatdoctorsjustdon'tmaketheconnectionbetweenhowthepersonfeelsandwhatthepersoneats.
[00:05:00]
Forme,thisconnectioniscrucialbecauseithasmadealotofdifferenceinmylife.Ithaschangedeverything,butuntilI[inaudible00:04:27]Ididn'tknowhowtodoit,soIwaslost.NowthatIhavealltheinformationI'mabletofeelbetter,tofunctionbetter,tohavealotofhopethat'sjustgoingtobebetterandbetter.Also,it'sagreatfeelingbecausenowIknowIcanhelpmypatientsbecauseI'vebeengettingalltheinformationfromthetrialandfromDr.TomO’Bryan.Itwascrucialtomeethim.
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Iwantyoutoknowthatthereishope.Ifyouarefeelingbad,ifyouarereallyupsetandtiredandexhaustedyoucandomanythingstochangethesituationIwaslikethatsomeyearsago.WiththechangesI'vemadeinwhatIeatandalsotounderstandhowmyimmunesystemworks,andtostartchangingthingsinmylifetofeelbetter,nowI'mabletofeelgreat.I'vebeenabletochangemyprofession,soformeit'scrucialtohavetheopportunitytohavealltheinformationcollected.Likewith[inaudible00:05:43],watchingalltheinterviews,alltheexperiencesthatarebehindthat,allthathugeeffortthathasbeendonetoputallthisinformationtogether,allintheone,sameplaceforyoutobeabletoknowallyoucandotoimprovebecauseittookmemanyyears
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tohave1/10oftheinformationthat'sgoingtobegivenhereandtheinformationI'vebeengivingtomypatientsatmyoffice.
It'sjustalittlebit,butnowinordertogrow,bothasaprofessionalandtofeelbettermyselfasapatient,IknowIhavetowatchtheBetrayalSeries,soIwillencourageyoutowatchtheBetrayalSeriesbecauseitcanchangeyourlife.Itcangiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtostartchangingthingsandtofeelbetterprogressively.Forme,ithasbeengreattoknowallthethingsIknowthankstoDr.TomO’Bryan,soI'msurethatifyouwatchtheBetrayalSeriesitcanmakeahugedifferenceinyourlifeorinthelifeofyourlovedonesthataresufferingfromimmuneconditions.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 3 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 3 JonathanOtto: Donna,I'minterestedinknowingwhatyouexperienced.Whatitisthatyouweresufferingfrom,
andthenwhatyouwentthroughasaresultofthat.Canyoutellmeaboutthat?
Patient3: Well,IcametoDr.OsbornebecauseIwaslosingalotofhairatanalarmingrate.Ihadtriedalotofthings.Ihadtriedtakingthehairvitamins,Ihadtriedtakingtheshampoosandconditionersthatweremeantforthinninghair.Nothingwasworking.Iwenttomynormaldoctor,andhesaidIwasinperfecthealth,andIjustneededtotakeRogaine,andthattherereallywasn'tanythingIcoulddo,itwashereditary.
[00:01:00]
Ifoundadermatologistthatdealtwithhairloss,soIwenttoher,andshecheckedmyferritinlevels,andtheywerebelownormal.Ihadalreadybeentakingiron,butshegavemeaprescriptioniron,andItookitforlikeeightmonths,andweretested,andbarelybudged.Ijustwasn'tabsorbingit.Shethoughtmaybemythyroidcouldbeanissue,becausemynumberswereborderlineandsuggestedmaybeIneededtogetonSynthroid.
Well,youknow,totakeamedicinethatIwouldtakefortherestofmylifebasedonaguesswasn'tsomethingIwantedtodo.Iwantedtofindoutwhat'swrong,becausesomethingwaswrong.Myhaircontinuedtofallout,itwasthinenoughtowhereyoucouldseemyscalp,andI'dbecombingmyhairjustsotocoverthoseareasandsprayingitwithhairspraysoitwouldstaythereandtrytocover.Evenwiththat,Ihadsomebodytellmethat,"Oh,there'sthisstuffyoucansprayonyourhairthatwillcover,youknow,clingtoyourhairsoyouwon'tseethebaldspots."
[00:02:00] Anyway,soIstartedgettingonthewebandtryingtofindout,well,whatelsecouldIdoformythyroid?WhatelsecanIdo?IranacrossaYouTubevideothatDr.Osbornehadmade.HehastheseWebWellnessUniversitypodcasts,andthiswasonthethyroid,becauseIhadbeensearchingforthyroidinformation.Hewasexplaining,howdoesathyroidwork?Whatdoesathyroidneed?Eachstepofthewayofhowitworks,anditneedsthesenutrients,andifitdoesn'thavethosenutrients,whathappens?Iwasreallyexcitedtoseethisinformation,becauseIdidn'thearthisanywhereelse.Ithought,thisisthedoctorIwanttogoto.
[00:03:00]
Ihadfriends,I'daskedthemtoprayforme,"Helpmetofindthedoctorwhocanhelpmewiththis."Ilookedandhe,Icoulddrivehereinthirtyminutestohisoffice.SoIwasrealexcited,Icalledtheoffice,madeanappointment,andcametoseehim.Hedidtesting,hetestedforglutensensitivity,hetestedfornutrients.WasIdeficientinanynutrients?Hetestedforfoodallergies,theIgEandthedelayedresponseallergies.Wetestedmyguthealth,andwetestedforiodineandforheavymetals.
[00:04:00]
Itcameback,Ihadleakygut,Iwasglutensensitive,hadthreeoutofthefourgeneticmarkers,whichwasprobablywhyIhadtheleakygut,becauseI'dbeendamagingmygut.Ihadlotsoffoodallergies,wasdeficientiniodine,sothatwouldaffectmythyroid.Ofcourse,theleakygutwouldkeepmefromabsorbingthingsIneeded,liketheiron.Anyway,westartedonaprotocol,changedmydiets,supplementedandtreatedthedysbiosisinmygutandbegantoseeresults.Resultsformyhair,whichiswhatIcameinfor,butalsoresultsforthingsthatIhadjustlivedwith,thatIjustthoughtwereapartofmylife.That'sjustthewayIam,mydadhadarthritis,soI'mgoingtohavearthritis.
Ihadrestlesslegsyndrome,whichformostofmylifethatIcanremember.Youknow,youtrytotakeaplaneride,andyouhavetroublegettingcomfortable.Yougotothetheater,youtrytogetcomfortable,andyourlegsjustfeelliketheyhavetomove.Ofcourse,sleepingatnight,allthesedifferentthings,Ijustthought,there'snocureforthis.Iaskedadoctoraboutitbefore,and
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there'slittlewives'talesofthingsyoucoulddo,butnosolution.Loandbehold,itwentaway.ImarkedthedateonmycalendarthelasttimeIrememberedhavingitbothermeonaplaneride,andafterthat,itwasjustgone.
[00:05:00] Thatwasrealexciting.IhadhadheadachesforaslongasIcouldremember,probablyatleastoneaweek,oftenmore.Theywentaway.Idon'thaveanyheadachesanymore,unlessIhadanaltitudesickness.Wewentupto11,000feetandIdidgetaheadachethen,becauseIwasdehydrated,andthingslikethat,butIdon'tgetheadachesanymore.It'slikeapartofmypast.
[00:06:00]
Ihadskincondition,myfingersandtoesandmyheelswerejustalwayspeeling,anditwaskindofembarrassing.Ididn'twanttowearsandals,andthatclearedup.Partofmyhairissuewasprobablymyseborrheicdermatitis,andmydoctorsaidthatthatcouldhavecontributedtomyhairloss,andithasclearedup.There'sjustallthesethingsthatIdidn'tknowcouldbehelpedandchangingmydietandfixingthesenutritionaldeficiencieshelpedallthesethings.Idon'thavejointpain,Idon'thavetherestlesslegsyndrome,Idon'thaveheadaches,Idon'thaveskinissues,andIjustreallycameinbecauseIwantedmyhairtostopfallingout.
JonathanOtto: That'sawesome,that'sawesome.Nowtogothroughallofthat,foryou,whatwasthemostpainfulpointofthatexperience?
Patient3: [00:07:00]
Iguessthemostpainfulpointwouldbejust,themostpainfulpointwasdealingwiththefactthatI'mawomanandI'mlosingmyhair.It'sonethingforaguytobelosingtheirhair,becausethat'sfairlycommon,butforawoman,it'sasignofbeingunhealthy,it'sasignthatsomethingiswrongwithyou.It'snothingthatyoucanreallycoverup,Iguessunlessyouworeawig,butyou'reondisplayasbeingapersonwho,you'rejustnotaveryhealthyperson.Somethingiswrongwithyou.TherewasnothingIcoulddoaboutit.Icouldn'tonmyownfindanythingtodoaboutit.
Thatwastomethemostpainfulpart,andthefactthatIcouldgotoadoctorwhocouldtellmethatIwasinperfecthealthwhenmyhairisjustfallingout.I'dgotogetmyhaircut,andtheguyisjustshakingmyhairoffofhisfingers,andthat'snotthestuffthathecutbutthestuffthat'spullingoutwhilehe'scombingmyhair.
JonathanOtto: Embarrassing?
Patient3: [00:08:00]
It'sveryembarrassing.Youknow,it'syourimage,yourself-imageof,thefaceyoupresenttotheworld,andtoknowthatnobodyhadanyanswersforme.Youknow,justthatfeelingoflosinghopethatIcandoanything.IguessthatwouldbethemostpainfulpartandwhyIwaslookingforanswers.
JonathanOtto: Wasthatrelatedtohypothyroidism?
Patient3: [00:09:00]
Itmostlikelywas,becausewhen,partoftheprotocolthatwewentthroughwastofixmythyroidandtohelpittoworkproperly.Iimaginethathadtobeoneofthecontributorstofixingmyhairproblem.Andofcoursetheironaswell,butIthinkthere'sprobablyalotofthingsthatcouldgointoit.Ithinkalotoftimeswetalkaboutwhenwe'rehavinganissue,weseeanissueatourweaklink,anditseemslikemaybemyhairwasmyweaklink,whereitwasshowingupthat,"Hey,there'saproblem,youdon'treallyneedyourhair,sowe'renotgoingtoworryaboutholdingontothathair.We'regoingtoletitgo,"becausemybodyisfocusingontryingtogeteverythingelsetorunright.
Oncewestartedfixingtheotherissues,thenmyhairsaid,okay,ormybodysaid,"Okay,wecannourishyourhairnow."I'mnotreallysure,butdefinitelyoneofthesymptomsoflowthyroidishairloss.Ihadotherlowthyroidsymptomsaswell.Ihadthedryskinandcoldallthetime.Iwas,justneverwentanywherewithoutasweater.Inthesummertime,ofcourse,youhavetoworrytheaboutaircondition,andinthewintertime,I'dmakesuretobundleupmorethananybody
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else,becauseIwasalwayscold.Thatwasdefinitelyasymptomoflowthyroidaswell.Allofthosethingsarebetter,Idon'tcarryasweatereverywhereIgoanymore.
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Ievenreallyhadanissuewithmyvoice.Ithought,well,asI'mgettingolder,Ijustcan'tsingaswell.Therearecertainnotesthathadtroublecomingout,andallofasudden,Irealized,Icansingthosenotesagain.Ithinktherewassomethingwithmythyroidthat,oncewestarteddoingallthis,itwashealing,anditprobablywasn'taffectingmyvocalchordsanymore.Again,somethingthatwasunexpected,anexpectedbenefit.
JonathanOtto: …Cool,Iloveyourstory,it'sperfect.Thentogetthosethingsbackagainforyou,I'mthinkingabouttheBibleversesonthewomanwiththehairinCorinthians.
Patient3: Howherhairishercovering?
JonathanOtto: Yeah,Ithinkaboutthat,andIthinkthat,becauseit'slikePaulissayingit'sashameforamantohavelonghair,butforawomanit'sasignofblessingoverher.It'slikeacoveringoverher.He'sbasicallysaying,forawomanit'sbeautiful,butforamanit'skindoflikeodd.
Patient3: Yes.
JonathanOtto: [00:13:00]
Thenhe'slikeningittoabonnetorsomething,anactualthingthatit'scovered,butthenhe'ssayingthathairactsascovering.It'ssomething,it'ssomething,it'sobviouslyconnectedtothefemininebeauty,right?
Patient3: Yes.
JonathanOtto: Ithinkthatwithyourexperience,didyoufeellike,I'mlosingmyhair,I'mnot,likeIknowyouhadyouridentityinGod.Isensethat,butthentoloseyourhair,didyoufeelthatphysically,thatphysicalpartmadeitharderforyoutofeellikeyou'rebeautifulasawoman?
Patient3: Definitelyyes.
JonathanOtto: What'sthatlike?
Patient3: [00:14:00]
Weliveinaworldthatjudgesyousomuchbyyourexternalappearance,andgettingolderofcoursemakesitharder,butthenalsolosingyourhairis,it'sjustawholelot,Ithinkforawoman,herhairisabigpartofherfacetotheworld.Whenit'sfallingout,it's,itjustmakesyoufeellikeyoudon'tmeasureupinsomeways.Youknowthatpeopleareseeingitandthinkingthingsaboutyou,maybe.
JonathanOtto: Youthoughtthat,you'rewonderingwhatpeoplearethinkingaboutyou.
Patient3: [00:15:00]
Yeah,Imean,partofwhatIdoisuponaplatform,andtherearecameras.Fortunately,notusuallyonme,butIknowthat'sabigpartofthisministry,andIknowthattheycareabouthowpeoplelook.Theywanttoputforththisgoodimage,andIthought,Icouldn'tbeoneofthosepeople.Theywouldnotwantmetobeoneofthosepeoplethatthecamerafocusesinon,becauseofmyhair.Maybeeverythingelsewouldbeokay,butmyhairwouldjustlooktoobad.
I'mnotsayingIwouldn'tbeinthepositionwheretheywould,Iwoulddothatanyway,butIjustknewthatthatwouldbeaqualificationthatIwouldn'thave.
JonathanOtto: [00:16:00]
Ithinkthatforme,thethingthatIfeel,Ifeelwhatyou'resayingisbecauseIfeelthatforyoutojusthavethisfeelingof,"I'vegottohide,"it'snotright.
Patient3: Evenathome,Iwantmyhusbandtolookatmeandsay,"You'rebeautiful."Iwanthimtobeproudtosay,"She'smywife."Yourhairisjustabigpartofwhatyoulooklike,andIwouldloveto
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beabletowearmyhairlong,Iknowhewouldlovethat,butI'mstillworkingongettingitthickenoughtowhereitwouldlookgoodlong,butitisgettingbetter.
JonathanOtto: Yourhairisbeautiful.
Patient3: Oh,well,thankyou.
JonathanOtto: It'sthick,itis.
Patient3: Well,it'sgettingthere,it'simprovingandIdon'thavebaldspotsthatIhavetocoverupanymore,andthat'sexciting.
JonathanOtto: [00:17:00]
You'reinasituationwherethingsaresomuchdifferentnow,likeyou'vegot,Imean,lookat,yourhairlooksbeautiful.That'swhy,Imean,thinkaboutit,you'rewillingtocomeinheretodayandspeakaboutit.Thatisa"I'mnotgoingtohideanymore"statement.Right?
Patient3: Yes.
JonathanOtto: AndI'mgoingtotelltheworld,becauseIdon'twantotherwomentofaceit,Idon'twantothermentofacethis.That'syourmessage?
Patient3: Yes.Iwouldwantotherwomentoknowthatthereareanswers,thatyoudon'thavetojustgotakeRogaine,whichofcourseyouhavetocontinuetotakeforever,ifitworksforyou,thenyoucan'teverstopusingit.It'sjusttreatingasymptom,it'snottreatingwhattheproblemis.Toletpeopleknowthatthereareotherthingsbesideseithergivinguphopeorusingachemicalonyourhairthatcouldhaveothersymptomsthatyoudon'twant.Yeah,hopeisagoodword.
[00:18:00] IgaveareviewonDr.Osborne'sbook,andIsaid"hope-giving,"becausealltheinformationinthebook,similartowhatIreceivedintheoffice,Ifeellikeitgavemehope.Itchangedmylife,andthehairwasjustthestartofit,becausethereweresomanyotherthingsthatIbenefitedfromaswell.
JonathanOtto: Yeah,well,therealityisthattherewasjustawarninglightgoingoffinthecarthatwassaying,"Changethebattery,oilneedschanging."Allthese,thebuttonsweregoingoff.Thehairwasoneofthosethings.Youkeepdrivingthecarwhenthelightsareonforlongenough,andthenyouendupactuallydestroyingthecarforgood.Ithinkalotofpeoplehadthathappenatsomepoint,especiallywhenIwasayoungerguy,Iwas,itwaseasytodestroycars,becauseIwouldn'theedthesignals.
[00:19:00] IthinkIdestroyedonecar,almost,itwasreallyclose,butyoucouldhavebeenheadedforareallybigdisaster.Imean,lookattheriseincancerrates,lookatthecripplingautoimmunediseases,someofwhichyouwerefacing,andhowwhentheyprogress,theycangettoastatewherethey'revery,verydifficulttodealwithandsoforth.Foryou,tellmeabout,tellmeaboutwhatitwasliketogetthingsbetteragain.Whatdidyoudofirst,tellmeaboutwhatyoudid,whatprotocolsdidyouuse,howdidyougetbetter?
Patient3: [00:20:00]
Well,first,knowingthatI'mglutensensitive,Ihadtoeliminateglutenfrommydiet.Dr.Osbornerecommendsallgrains,becausetherearesomanydetrimentalpropertiestoallthegrains,pluscontamination.Almostayearandhalfago,Igaveupallgrains,andthenIhadtoalsoeliminateallthefoodsthatIturnedouttobeallergictothatwerecausinginflammatoryresponses.Therewerequiteafewthings,andsomeofthemwereverydifficult,becausethey'resoubiquitous.Butwedidthat.
Ofcourse,westartedtreatingthegutrightaway,healingprotocoltogetridofagutinfectionandtohealtheleakygut,whichwouldhelpmetoabsorbthenutrientsthatIwasdeficientin,thatI
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wasingesting,butifyoucan'tabsorbthem,theydon'tdoyouanygood.Wehadtofixthat,sothatIcouldstartabsorbingthenutrientsIneededtostartfixingmybody.TakingsupplementswasimportantbecauseIwasdeficientinsomanythingsthatwerereallynecessary,especiallytheiodine,Ithink,andtheiron.
[00:21:00] Otherthingsaswell.VitaminB12wassoimportant,andIwaslowinthat.Glutamineforthegut,Iwasactuallypre-diabeticatthatpointbecauseIhadabadglucoseinsulinreaction,butIwasalsolowinchromium,sowesupplementedwithchromium.Thathelpedalotbecausechromiumissonecessaryforthatprocess.Mydadisdiabetic,Ididn'twanttoenduplikehim.Definitelycutdownthesugarandeliminatedotherproblemfoods.
Alsochangedotherthingsinmylife.Dr.Osbornetalksaboutthetriangleofhealth,whichthebiochemicalisoneside,butthere'salsothementalandthephysical.
JonathanOtto: …Sojustifyoucouldtellmeaboutyourexperienceoftheprotocolsthatyouusedtogetbetter…
Whatdidyoudo,youwentgluten-free,youwentgrain-free,dairy-free.
Patient3: Yes.
JonathanOtto: Ifyoucouldjuststartlistingdifferentthingsthatyoudid.Obviouslyyouhadthethyroidchallenge.Didyoustartdoinganykindofsupplementationforthyroid?
[00:24:00] Patient3:
Iodine.Yes,Iwentgluten-free,andactuallywentcompletelygrain-freeaswell.Dairy-free,soy-free,eggs,Ieliminatedchickeneggs.Wenttoeatingallorganic,ormostlyorganic,definitelythedirtydozen,andmostoftherestofthemaswell.Really...
JonathanOtto: What'sthedirtydozen?
Patient3: Well,there'sthe,EWGputsoutareporteveryyearofthetwelvefoodsthatarethemostheavilyladenwithpesticides.Thosearetheonesthatweshouldreallytrytoavoid,becauseifwewanttoavoidthe...
JonathanOtto: Whatarethey?
Patient3: Well,itchangeseveryyear.
JonathanOtto: Whatweretheythisyear?
Patient3: Likethelettuces,oh,goodness.
JonathanOtto: Probablystrawberries. [00:25:00] Patient3:
Oh,yeah,theberries,strawberries,blueberries,blackberries,apples,pears,likeIsaid,thegreens,tomatoes,peppers,cucumbers,zucchini,summersquash.Thosearesomeoftheonesonthere.
JonathanOtto: Soyoujustgetthemorganic,makesureyougetthemorganic,orjustdon'tgetthem?
Patient3: Orfromthefarmer'smarketfrompeoplewhoaren'tcertifiedorganic,buttheydon'tusethechemicals.Theyjustcan'tgothroughtheprocessofgettingcertified.IguessIcan'tsaytheyweretrulyorganicinthecertifiedsense,butalsoIstartedeatingonlymeatsthatwerepasture-raisedorfree-range,likefree-range,pasture-raisedchickens.Hundredpercentgrass-fedbeef,pasturedpork.
[00:26:00] Ireallykindofmadeadecisionthatthosewerereallythehealthymeats,Ididn'twantanymeatmadeinsomefactoryfarmthatpoorlivingconditionsandeatingadietthatwasnottheirnatural
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diet,andreally,ifthatwasmyonlychoice,Iwouldnothaveanymeat.Ireallychangedthataswell.
JonathanOtto: Soundslikeapaleo-diet,andthenmovingovertovegetarian.
Patient3: [00:27:00]
Notnecessarily,becausethefarmer'smarket,Icanbuyallthosemeats,andatWholeFoods,youknowhowtheygradethemeats,youcanfindthosethatarethefour.Thehundredpercentgrass-fed,youcanfindtheorganicandthepasture-raisedchicken.Thosewerethethings,whenIhadcontroloverthem,Icouldbuywildcaughtsalmon.Eventhewildcaughtsardines,justforthoseOmega3s.Yeah,Istilleatmeat,butifIdon'thavecontroloveritandIcan'tchoosewherethemeathasbeenbought,thenIjustwon'thaveit.
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Partofit,becauseIknowthatit'snothealthyforme,andalsojust,Idon'twanttosupportthefactoryfarmingindustryeither,Idon'twantmymoneyormycontributiontogotowardthewaytheytreatthoseanimals,whichissomethingIneverusedtothinkabout.ThosearethethingsIchanged,Ialsochanged,Iincreasedexercise.That'spartofbeinghealthy,andIwasn'toverweight,butIwaswhatyou'dcallskinnyfat.Maybepartofitisbecauseofthearthritis,orjustwhatever.Ijustdidn'texercisethewayIshould.Thatisabigcontributortowardhealth.I'vebeenchangingmysleep,Iwasn'tgoodaboutgoingtobedontime,andgettingtheseventoeighthoursofsleepatnight.Ihadtoworkonchangingthat.Tryingtonotallowmyselftogetstressedout,becausestressissoterribleforus.
Thesewereallthingsthatfollowedthediet.Iworkedonthedietpartfirst,andthat'swhereIsawallthebigchanges,buttotrytogettoevenamoreoptimalhealth,IrealizedIneededtochangeotherthings.Ireally,beforeIstarteddoingallthis,Ireallydidn'tknowwhatitmeanttobeahealthyperson.Ithinktome,propereatingmeanttolimityourcaloriesto,Ithoughtpretzelswasahealthysnackbecauseitwasfat-free.Iwasavoidingthechipswithallthefatinthem,andIwasdoingsowelltohavethosepretzels,orsoIthought.
[00:29:00] Ihadproteinandcarbsandfatsanddidn'treallyworrythatmuchaboutwhatnutrientswereinthem,justmakesureIhadsomeofallofthem.ThoughtIwasdoingfine.Reallyhadnoidea,Ididn'teventrytofollowthefoodpyramid,really,whichIprobablydon'ttrytofollownow,either,becauseIthinkit'supsidedown.Justhavinggonethroughthisprocess,I'velearnedsomuchaboutwhatitmeanstotrulybeahealthyperson,totrulyhaveahealthydiet.SomanyofthethingsthatevenaretaughtnowadaysIthinkaren'ttrulythewaytogo.
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Thewholelow-fatthingthatweweretoldtofollowin,what,theeightiesornineties,whatever,thatfatwastheenemy.Irealizedit'sbadfatthat'stheenemy,thatthere'ssomanygoodfatsthatweneed,especiallythoseOmega3s,theoliveoil,andcoconutoil,andallthosethings,evensomeofwhichhavebeendemonizedinthepast,thatthey'rejustsogoodforusandcontributetothehealthaswell.
JonathanOtto: Excellent,thankyousomuch...howdidthearthritisgo?Didyougetbetterwiththearthritis? Patient3: Yes…
JonathanOtto: Yeah,whatdidthatlooklike,gettingbetterwiththearthritis?
Patient3: [00:31:00]
Well,Ihavehadalotofjointpain.Ijustalwaysthoughtitwasahereditarything,becausemyfatheralsohasarthritis.ItkeptmefromdoingsomeoftheexercisethatIwantedtodo.Iwantedtogooutandrun,butthenI'dstarttohavejointpain,soIwasn'tdoingthatanymore.IjustthoughtthatwasthewayIwas.Ididn'tthinktherewasanythingIcoulddoaboutit,otherthantakeAdvil,takeoverthecountermedications.Thenbygoinggrain-freeandgettingridofsomeofthefoodsthatIwasallergictothatwereobviouslycausinginflammation,Ifoundoutthatmyjointpainwentaway.
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Itwaskindofunexpected,Iwasn't,thatwasn'tmypurposeforchangingmydiet,butitwasanicesurprisethatIfoundoutitworked.
JonathanOtto: Areyou,ifyoucould,wouldyoutakeawayyourhairfallingoutlikeitdid,ifyoucould,wouldyouerasethatlittlethingthathappenedtoyou?
Patient3: [00:32:00]
Wow.IftherewasanotherwaythatIcouldhavelearnedallthis,maybeIwouldhaveerasedit.ButIthinkmaybethatwasthesignalthatIneededtomakeachange,tosaythatsomethingiswrongandmaybeyouneedtochangesomeofthethingsyou'redoing.Really,myhairfallingoutwasthecatalystthatpropelledmetosay,Ineedtodosomething.Ineedtomakesomechanges.Itwasaprettybigmotivator,andmaybeIneededthatkindofamotivator,becausetheywerebigchangesandtheywerealittlescary.
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BecauseIlovedbread,forone,Iusedtomakebreadallthetime.Iusedtomakeitandsellit.Isolditforfundraisersandsolditto,becauseonceIbuiltupsomecustomers,oncethefundraiserswereover,Isoldabunchofbreadandboughtarefrigeratorandakeyboard.Imadebreadformychurchtotaketochurchvisitors,Imean,breadwasahugepartofmylife.Changingtobegluten-freewasabigchange.Itwasalittlebitscary,andIwasn'tsureIcouldevendoit.ItwasnicebecauseIwasmotivated,andthathairlossreallydidmotivateme.
Isaid,"Well,ifI'mgoingtodoit,Ineedtodo.Ineedtodoitahundredpercent."Thenonceyouseetheresults,onceyouseethatit'schangingallthesethingsinyourlife,thenyou'reevenmoremotivated.Youdon'twanttogoback.Yousayit'sworthit,andthenyoufindoutthatit'sreallynotthathard,becausethere'ssomanyotherfoodsouttherethatIwasn'teveneating.I'dbeeninprettymuchofarutofeatingalotofprocessedfoods,really,thekindwhereyoucangobuyapackageatthestoreandthrowitinapanandaddacoupleofthingsandyousay,"LookatthismealIcooked."
[00:34:00] Ilearnedhowtocookfromscratch.Iwenttothefarmer'smarketandsaid,"Wow,I'venevermadeokrabefore.I'venevermade,I'veneverusedthesegreensbefore.I'veneverusedthisproductbefore.Letmetryfixingit.WhatcouldIfix?"Goontheinternet,lookupsomecookbooks,findallthesenewrecipes,allthesespicesyouneverusedbefore.Therearesomanythingsyoucandowithfoodthatdon'trequireanygrainsorgluten.Ireallydon'tmissit.
Theonlyhardpart,Isuppose,iswhenIgosomewhereelseandotherpeoplearepreparingfoods.That'swhenitgetsalittlemoredifficult,butathome,Ihavefoundthatit'snotnearlyashardaswhatIthoughtitwouldbe.Infact,IlikemydietnowwaybetterthanIlikedmydietbeforeallthis.
JonathanOtto: [00:35:00]
Nowtellme,yeah,it'sveryinteresting,itsoundslikeyouneededamotivatortochangethewayyourlifewas,becausesomeofthosecordshadsuchstrongemotionalties,likebeingawomanandmakingbreadandservingthechurchandyourfamilywiththisdeliciousbread.Thatactuallywasvery,andremaining,justevenkeepingglutenforyou,ifIunderstandcorrectly,wouldhavekeptyouinthesamestate.Thiswasareally,itwasagoldenhandcuffsthatwaskeepingyoubackfromyourtransformation.Suchadeeptiethatyouhadwithalltheseemotionalconnections.
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You,itsoundslikeyouneededoneofthestrongestmotivatorstogetbetterandsomethingthatwouldactuallydevastateyou.Yourhairwasthatthing.Hadithavebeensomethingelse,evenpotentiallymoredevastating,likejointpainisworsethanhairloss,exceptforthefactthatit'snotnecessarilyworseemotionally,sothereforeyouwentafterthethingthatwasbotheringyouthemost.Perhapslikewithyourfaith,youwouldseethatthere'ssomekindofconnectionbetweenthesethings.Whatdoyoufeelforyourfaithandhowthathelpedyoutofindthatpathtohealing?
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Patient3: [00:37:00]
Well,IthinkGodusesallthingsinourlifeindifferentwaysandIbelieveheusedmyhairloss,thatIreallybroughtonmyselfbymypoorchoices,butheallowedthosethingstoprogressintomyhairloss,maybetomotivatemeandsay,youneedtomakesomechanges.Alltheseotherthings,thejointpaintherestlesslegs,theheadaches,allthosethings,Icouldlivewith.Butthehairloss,Icouldn'tcoveritupanditaffectedmyself-image,anditwasadefinitesignthatsomethingwaswronganditgotmyattention.
Itwasverymotivating,andIthinkGodusedthattogetmeontherightpath,becauseIreallywanttoagewell.Idon'twanttoendupwithabunchofdebilitating,degenerativeconditionsthatmychildrenmayhavetodealwithintakingcareofme,oranyofthosethings.It'slikemyhairlosswokemeupsothatIcouldmakesomechanges,changemylifestyle,changemydiet,becomeatrulyhealthyperson,sothatIcanagewell,sothatIcanlivewell.
JonathanOtto: [00:38:00]
Nowdidyoufindthatyourfaithgaveyoupeaceoranythingthatyouneededonthatemotional,relationallevel,whileyouweregoingthroughsomeofthesereallybigchallenges,includingthehairlossbuttheotherthingsaswell?Yeah,didyoufindcomfortthere,becausealotofpeople,theysimplydon'tfindstrength.They'llhaveterriblethingshappentothem,andasmotivatingastheycouldbe,theyaren't.
Othersdrawfrommaybestrengthfromvariousareasandsomefromfaith.Foryou,didyoufindstrengththere?Diditgiveyouanythingthatyouneededinthatimportantplaceinyourlife?
Patient3: [00:39:00]
Ibelievemyfaithdidhelpme.Forone,IhadprayedandaskedtheLord,"Helpmetofindanswers."Heledmetofindingthefunctionalmedicinepractitionerwhodidhaveanswers,whowasn'tjusttryingtogivemeadrugtotakebutwhowassaying,"Let'sfindoutwhattheproblemis."PartofmyfaithwasknowingthattheLordhadledmetothispersonwhocouldhelpme,andthentoseethoseresultswaslikeaconfirmationthatthiswastherightthing,you'reontherightpaththatGodhadstarted,Godhadledmeon.
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IthinkalotofthatwasreallyhelpfulandtothenseethatallthesethingsthatIwasdoingreallyfitwhatGodistellingus,thatourbodyisatempleoftheHolySpirit,andit'smyresponsibilitytotakecareofthistemple,becauseI'mhere,IwanttobeabletoservetheLordandglorifyhimwithmybodyandwiththethingsI'mabletodo,andtoseethatdoing,makingthesechangeswasglorifyingGodeven,bytakingcareofhistemple,beingabletoservehimbetter.Allthosethings,Ijustfeltlikehe,thesewerethingsthathewouldwantmetodo.Yeah,thatwasabigmotivatoraswell.
JonathanOtto: Thankyou.Ifyoucouldtellme,that'sexcellent,whatwouldyousaytosomeonethatwasgoingthroughachallengerightnow?Whatwouldbeyourmessageofencouragement,andjustthatcalltoactionthatyouwouldgivethepersonwatching,ifthey'renotfeelingwellandthey'relookingforanswers?Whatwouldyousay?
Patient3: [00:41:00]
Iwouldsaythatthereishope.Ithinkthere'salwayshope.Ourbodyissocomplex,andyetithas,IthinkGodhasgivenourbodiesthisnaturalabilitytohealitself,ifit'sgiventherightnutrientsortheright,well,Iwouldsaythatthereisalwayshope,thatGodhascreatedourbodiesinthismarvelousway,whereourbodiestrytoheal.Theyhave,youhavewithinyoutheabilitytohealifyoumaketherightchoices,ifyougiveyourbodythethingsthatit'sneeding.Ifyoucanfindsomeonewhocanhelpyoutofindwhatthosethingsare,it'samazingwhatcanhappen.
Afunctionalmedicinepractitioner,whocanmayberuntherighttests,whocandeterminewhatareyoudeficientin,whatkindofreactionsarehappeninginyourbody,andthentheycancomeupwithaprotocolthatcangiveyoutherightnutrients,therightsupplements,maybehealsomedysbiosis,maybetheycantellyouhowyoucanchangeyourdiet,howyoucanchangeyour lifestyle.There'ssomanythingswecandothat'swithinourpower,it'swithinourpowertohelp
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[00:42:00] ourbodiesheal,andtofindthatsource,theoriginoftheissue,andnotjusttrytomedicatethesymptoms.
Somuchofmodernmedicineissaying,youhavethisissue,andhere'sadrugthatwecangiveyou,andit'sgoingtohelpyoufeelbetter,butit'snottakingcareoftheproblem.Wewanttogodowntothatorigin,therootoftheproblem,andhelpourbodiestobeabletohealthemselves.Ifwecanfixwhateverthatoriginis,thenifwecanfixtheoriginoftheissue,ifwecanfindoutwhatisitthat'scausingthatissue,isitanutrientdeficiency,isitaninfection,isitaparasite,isitthatyou'reeatingfoodsthatarecausinganinflammationandjustsettingoffacascadeofproblemswithinyourbody?Findoutwhatthatis.Theresultscanbeamazing,onceyouknowwhattodo.Yourbodycanstarttoheal.
[00:43:00] JonathanOtto:
Perfect,that'sexcellent,thankyou.ThendoyouknowanythingaboutDr.IzabellaWentz?
Patient3: Yes.
JonathanOtto: Cool.Whatdoyouthinkofherwork?
Patient3: IloveherstoryabouthowshedealtwithHashimoto's,andI,evenatsuchayoungage,andhow,let'ssee.
JonathanOtto: Didherbookhelpyouatall?
Patient3: [00:44:00]
Ihaven'treadherbook,butI'veheardherspeakatdifferentsummits,andI'vereade-mailsandsomearticlesthatshehaswrittenaboutHashimoto's,andIloveherstory.Ithinkwhenyouhaveastory,it'ssopowerfulbecauseshe'sbeenthroughit.Sheknowswhatitwaslike,sheknewwhatitwasliketohavetosleepfortwelvehoursadayandnothaveanyenergyandforhertowonderwhat'sgoingon,andtohavetofindout,toseekwhat'swrongwithme,andtocomeupwithanswers,andtoseetheamazingresults.Andthatsheisabletotakeherstory,andallofhermedicalknowledgefrombeingapharmacistandthatshe'sabletohelpotherpeoplefindanswers,too.
JonathanOtto: Didshehelpyou?
Patient3: [00:45:00]
Yes,shewasoneofthepeoplewho,again,allthesewonderfuleducators.Shewasoneoftheeducatorswhohelpedmeunderstandwhathappenswiththethyroidandwhat'sgoingoninourbodiesandhowit'sattackingourthyroidorotherpartsofourbodywhenthingsgetintooursystemthatdon'tbelongthere.Ifyourthyroidistheweakestlink,thenthat'swhatgetsattackedandhow,andthenwhatwecandoaboutit,howwecanchangeourdietsandtheautoimmunetypeprotocolsthatwillbeeffectivetokeepthatfromhappening.
JonathanOtto: That'sawesome.Shehadhairloss,too,didn'tshe? Patient3: [00:46:00]
Yes..itmadeallthedifferenceintheworld,Youknow?..andIdidn'thaveanylife-threateninganythinggoingon.Itwasmaybemoreofavanitything,butitstill,it'schangedmylife,soIwouldhopethatotherpeoplewilllisten.BecauseIdon't,Ithinkthatotherpeoplearelikeme,thattheydon'tknowthatthere'ssomethingyoucando.Theyhavethingshappeningintheirlifethattheyjustthinkisthewaythingsare,there'snothingyoucandoaboutit."Oh,it'sallinmygenes."Iwouldloveitiftheycouldseewhatadifferenceitcouldmake,justlikeIdid.
Youknow,partofitis,gettingpeopletolisten,becauseIhavelovedonesthatIwishwouldlisten.Theyhaveissues,andtheydon'tthinkthatit'sgoingtodoanything,theydon'twanttochangetheirlife,theydon'twanttochangetheirlifestyle,andIwishthattheycouldseelikeIdowhatadifferenceitcanmake.Ifmybeingherecanhelpconnectwithsomebodythat'sgoingthroughsomekindofissuethatdoesn'tthinkthatthere'sreallyanythingtheycando,oh,it'ssoworthit.
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Itseemsalittlescarytochangeyourdietandchangeyourlife,butit'ssodoable,andIwouldnevergoback.
[00:47:00] JonathanOtto:
There'snowaybackforyou,isthere?Donna,Ithinkyou,Ithinkyouknowtherealitythatpeoplehavelosthope.It'shappenedoveralongperiodoftimeforalotofpeople,andpeoplearejusttoldliesconsistentlyaboutthisissue.Auto-immunityisjustoneofthebiggestliesinthebook,andit'slargelyallduetoignorance,butit'sstillalie,it'snottrue.Itgetsrepeated,it'slikeChinesewhispers,youcan'tgetbetterfromthis.It'sruiningpeople'slives,it'sruiningmarriages,it'sruining,likethegirlthatcameinherebefore,she'sonlytwenty-five.
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Herlife,ifshehadn'thavefoundtheanswer,herlifewasalreadystarting,likeitwasjust,what'sitlikeforatwenty-five-year-oldkidtoalwaysjustbeconstantlythinkingabout,youknow,visittherestroomandwhereitisandwheresheisinpositiontothat,tobelosingherhairatthatage,thatwasherthing,tobebreakingoutfullofacne,sohermumlooksatherfaceandstartscrying,andshecan'tevenlookatherdaughter'sface,becauseitbringsupsomuchforhertoseeherowndaughtergothroughthat.
Everyareaofthisyounggirl'slife,she'sgorgeous,she'sgotherlife,she'sgottheworldatherfeet,she'sgotherallaheadofher,andit'salreadybeingtakenfromherbeforeit'shardlystarted.She'sgoingtoget,she'sgotherdreams,shemaywanttogetmarriedoneday,shemaywanttodoallthesethings,butlikeallthesethingsthreatenthethingsthatbringpeoplethemosthappiness.
Thenalittlechildcomesout,andthey'vegotthatfromthestart.Alreadytheystartgettingthiseducationthatthey'rejustgoingtohavetotakemedicationfortherestoftheirlife,andgraduallyjustgetworseandworseandworseuntilthey'rebedridden.Itupsetsyou,doesn'tit?
[00:49:00] Patient3:
Well,yeah,andIteachatapreschool,andIseechildrencomeinwithalotofissues.Theymightevenbeonthespectrum,autismspectrum,orhavemultipleallergiesthatputtheminthehospital.IseeallthesethingsandIwishthatIcouldtellthem,there'ssomethingyoucando.Therearethingsyoucando,thatyoudon'tjusthavetotrytotakemedicationsorjustgetintosomekindofaschoolprogramthat'sgoingtohelpyoufunctionbetter.Imean,therearethingsyoucoulddothatwouldchangethesituation.
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Justmoreandmore,Iseethesedegenerativeconditions,peopleIworkwithwhosufferwithpossiblyfibromyalgia,orlupusordifferentthings,andtheyhavetroublefunctioning.Iwantpeopletounderstandthatthereare,thereishope,andthere'ssomuchthatpeoplecando,andit'swithinourability.Wehavechoicesthatwecanmake,wejustneed,oftenwejustneedhelptofindadoctorwhowillruntherighttestsorwhowillfigureoutwhatitis,whatistherealproblemsowecandosomethingaboutit,andwecandosomethingaboutit.
JonathanOtto: [00:51:00]
Cool.That'sperfect,loveit,loveit.Whatdoesitfeellikerightnowforyoutojustbeabletobepresentwithyourhusbandandhisneeds?There'salsooneaspectthatnobodytalksaboutwhenitcomesto,theaspectofHashimoto'sthataffectsyourrelationshipsthemost,todowithintimacy,butlikethisisalloffcamera,becauseyourresponseiswhatmatters,soyoucantellthathoweveryoulike.Youcantakeitwhateverdirectionyoulike,butevenjust,whateverthatanswerisforyou,butintermsofwhatdoesitmeantoyoutobeabletobepresentwithyourhusbandandyourfamilyandtobeabletobeamotherandawifeandthesethingsthatareimportanttoyou?
Patient3: Iguess,I'mnotsurejust,youmeanasfarasbeinghealthyandhavingenergyandthingslikethat?
JonathanOtto: Yeah,sure,yeah.
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Patient3: [00:52:00]
Okay.Well,ofcourse,Iwanttobeagoodwife,Iwanttobeagoodmother,Iwanttobeagoodhomemaker,Iwanttobeagoodfriend,Iwanttobeabletodoallthethingsthataregood,tobeabletopreparegood,healthymeals,tobeabletospendtime,qualitytimewithmyfamilyandbeabletoshareinthesameactivities.TonotfeellikemaybeIembarrassthembecausemyhairisfallingoutandIlookterrible.Yeah,Iwanttobeabletobethereformyfamily.Iwanttobeabletobeagoodmom,beabletobeagoodwife.
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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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 4 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 4 JonathanOtto: TellmetheinterestingthingsaboutDr.Osborne.
Patient4: He'samazing.Hefindsoutandcares.Findsoutwhat'swrongwithyouandstickswithyou
throughthewholejourney,nevergivingup.He'sthemostdeterminedperson,ordoctor,I'veeverhad.Heeducatesyouandneverstopsdigging.Hedigsasdeepashehastotofigureoutwhat'swrongwithyou.
JonathanOtto: Canyoutellmeaboutyourexperiencewiththeautoimmunedisease?Like,whatwereyoufacinginJuly.
Patient4: [00:01:00] [00:02:00]
Well,attheageof50,Idevelopedanautoimmuneconditioncalledpolymyalgia,anditstartedwithin,quickly,amonth’stime,afterfollowingaveryhealthylifestyleoffeelingtiredandstillandIwasexercising,anditwasn'tthatIwasn'tdoingexerciseandstiffeningup.Istartedlosingweightandtheycouldn'tfigureoutwhy;Iwaseating.So,IstartedgoingtoOrthopedics,tryingtofigureoutwhatwaswrongandtheythoughtmaybeIwasanorexic,orthatIwasn'texercising,Iwaslosingmusclemass.ThenI,slowly,wasnotabletodrivemycaranymoreorliftmyarmsovermyhead,anditwasextremelypainful.Icouldn'tblowdrymyhair,Icouldn'tgetapotoffthepotracktocook,andfinally,afterabout8doctors,Ifoundarheumatologistwhodiagnosedmewithpolymyalgia.Andshesaiditwastreatableanditwasthegoodthingthatitwouldbetreatablewithprednisone,andtheystartedmeonahighdoseofprednisoneandwithin7days,Iwaswalking.ItwasmiracleandIjustthoughtitwaswonderfulandIthoughtIwascured.
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TheytapereditdownandsaidthatIwouldneedtostayontheprednisonetherestofmylifeandthat,ifIwastogetoffofit,Iwouldstiffenupagain.Ijustwasgladtherewasacure,notunderstandingtheharmitwasdoingtome.Ihadalreadyhadahistory,startingbackwhenIwasachild,ofhavingeczema,andback50somethingyearsago,Iwastreatedwithcortisonecream.Andintomyteenageyears,Iwas,again,theeczemawouldbecontinuallygettingworse.Icontinuedtobeprescribedprednisone,shots,steroidspack,andthecortisonecream.So,Ihadhadahistorythroughoutmyentirelifeofthatbeingthecureforme.So,ithaddevelopedintoanaddictiontosteroidswithcomingoffofthem,onceImetDr.Osborne.
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Hetoldmetheharmtheyweredoingtomeandthathecouldputmyautoimmuneconditionintoremission.ThenIstartedonthejourneywithhimtodoingthat.Itwasn'thardgettingofftheprednisone,butthesymptomsofthesteroidwithdrawalIhadwashorrific.It'saconditioncalledred-skinsyndromethat,then,Ihad.Youarethinkingyoureczemaisjustgettingworseandworseuntilitjustovertakesyourbodywithrashesandinflamedskin.Thecureistobeoffofthesteroidsandjuststayoffofthemfortherestofyourlife,andit'stakenabout5years,butit'sbeenwellworthit.I'msogratefultoDr.OsborneforstickingwithmeandencouragingmeandseeingmethroughtowhereIcanactuallylivenowandbefreeofeczema,even.
JonathanOtto: That'swonderful.
Patient4: Yes.
JonathanOtto: Sowonderful. [00:05:00] Patient4:
ItiswonderfulbecauseIhavehadtovisitdoctorsforsmallthings,still,afterthis5yearsofhealing,andthatisseriouslywhattheycanprescribe,istheyoffertome,issteroids.I'vebeenprescribedit,nottakingit,butthathasbeenthesolutionwhenI'vegonetoamedicaldoctor
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fortearinginmyeyes,thinkingthatmytearductswerecloggedup,andtheyweren't,butthesolutionwasasteroidofferedtome.I'veexplainedIcannevertakethemandtheanswerisalways,"Well,it'sjustasmalldose,"butthatwouldn'tevenmatter.They'rejustbeingprescribedwaytoomuchnowforbabiesandanyproblemsthatitseemstobethecure,soit'sjustmaskingtheproblem.
[00:06:00] JonathanOtto:
Whenwasthelasttimeyoutalkedaboutyourdoctorsaboutthis?
Patient4: [00:07:00]
Ithinkthatgoingtothedoctorsandtheydidn't,ever,fromIknowwhenIwas8yearsoldgoing,theynevertriedtofigureoutwhyyouwerehavingtheproblemsyouwerehaving.ItwasjustaprescriptionandsendingyououtthedoorandIwasconstantlysearching,myself,forwhatwaswrongandtryingtobehealthyandfollowingtheguidelinesforwhatahealthydietwas.MostlyitwaswholegrainsandmorefiberandIdidn'teatfastfoodandIdidn'tdrinkcokes;Icookedmyownmeals.Thentofindout,later,thatreallyyoucouldbecuredwithgoodfoodandstayingoffofmedicationsandthatyoucancureillnessesbyeatingcorrectlyandlearninghowtotakecareofyourself.That'swhatI'velearnedsomuchfromDr.Osborne,isI'mlearninghowtotakecareofillnessformyself.
JonathanOtto: Itmustfeelgood.
Patient4: [00:08:00]
Yes,itdoes.Itgivesyouawholenewlife.IfeellikeI'veneverfelt-I'm60nowandI'veneverfeltbetterinmywholelife.It'shardhealingbecauseyouhavealotofhealingcrisiswhenyoustartonahealthyjourney,andyoudon'tthinkaboutthathappening.Youthinkit'sgoingtobe,youknow,you'regoingtohealquicklyandfeelbetter,andyoureallydohavetogothroughhealingcrisis,soyouhavetostaythecourse.Yes,andyouwillcomeoutbetter.Forsure,there'sjustsomanystoriesoutthereandtheblogsthathavebeenwonderfulandhelpfulandallthedoctors,ontheinternet,thatyoucanlistentonow,educatingyouhowtotakebettercareofyourself.
JonathanOtto: Allright.DoyouknowDr.O’Bryan?
Patient4: Ido.Ilistentohim.Ilistentohispodcastallthetime,histalks.
JonathanOtto: Havetheyhelpedyou?
Patient4: [00:09:00]
Definitely.It'shelpedmeunderstand,evenmore,inhowtohelpmyfamilyandtheirfriends,andhowtoconquerthisgluten-freeproblemthatwehave.Atleast,inbeingabletotravelandgoingouttoeatandcontinuetoleaveanddodgetheproblemsandunderstandwhatweneedtolookforandstayawayfrom.
JonathanOtto: Whatdoyoufeellikewasthemostdifficultpartofwhatyouweregoingthrough?So,explaintomeyouconditionsagain,like,whatwerethesymptomsyouwereexperiencing?
Patient4: [00:10:00]
IguessIstartedout,first,withdigestiveproblems.Letmebackup.IreallystartedoutwitheczemaandthenitdevelopedintodigestiveproblemsandIwasalwaysonthesearchforhowtofeelbetter.Whattoeattofeelbetter.IknewsomethingIwaseatingwasbotheringmeanditcangiveyouafearofeating.So,Iwasconstantlyonthejourneyforthatandthen,whenIhit50,Istartedstiffeningupandnotbeingabletowalk.Mydadhadpassedawayfrommultiplesclerosisandmygrandfather,LouGehrig'sdisease,soIhadwitnessedbothofthem,withaterrible,cripplingdisease,taketheirlivesandthemnothaveanythingthattheycoulddoaboutit.Ijustassumedthatthat'stheroadIwastaking.
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Then,whenIhadbeenontheprednisoneforsolong,Ithoughtthatwasacure,butthenwhenImetDr.Osborne,headvisedmethatthatwasharmingme.ThatIcouldn'tstayonittherestofmylife.IknewIshouldn'tandIthoughtthiswasmyansweranditwouldbeaquickfix,anditwasn't.Ithinkthat'sthehardestpart,too,isthatthiswasallagainstwhatyou'vebeentaught,
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youknow,nottobeeatinggrainsor-IwasevenshoppingatWholeFoodsthatIneededtogoallorganic.Thiswasallnewtome,soitwasrecreatinganddoingawaywitheverythingyouhadlearnedwasright.
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Andthen,whenyouhitthehealingcrisis,andthere'ssomanylovedonesthatarewatchingonthataren'tbuyingthisgluten-freejourneyandthey'requestioningyou,too,becauseyouaregoingthroughaveryevidenthealingcrisis,iswhatIwentthrough,becausetheeczemagotworse,butitwasactuallytheresultfromdetoxingfromthesteroids.ItwastheaddictionthatIhadtothesteroids;Itwasn'teczemaanymore.Justthesearchingandtryingtofindoutwhatwashappening.Tryingtounderstandwhatwashappeningtoyourbodyandknowingthatyouhavetoletitrunitscourseandjuststayeatinghealthy,takingthesupplementsthatyouwerelowonandlettingyourbodyheal,andtakeitscourseandtakeitstime.It'sthepatienceofwaitingandstoppingdoingalotofwhatyoulovedoing.Iguess,for6months,Icouldn'treallygooutside,oranywhere,becauseoftheconditionthatmyskinwasin,fromthered-skinsyndrome.
[00:13:00] JonathanOtto:
That'samazing.
Patient4: Yeah.Therearesomanypeoplesufferingfromthisthatareinthesamesituation.Theyhavetoquitschool,theyhavetoquittheirjobs.Iwasveryfortunatetobeathomeandnothaveajob,atthetime,andthehelpofmyfamilytoseemethroughit,butit'saproblemforpeople.
JonathanOtto: Didyoueverfeellikegivingup?
Patient4: [00:14:00]
Yes.Thereweretimesyou'rewonderingifthisistherightthingtodo.Youseeothersthatcaneatwhatevertheywanttoeatandcontinue,youthinkthatthey'recontinuingtolive,butIactually-Somuch,atthebeginningyouthink,istakenawayfromyou,butithasonlyopenedupawholenewworldtome.Toseewhat'soutthereanddiscovernewfoodsthatyouhadnevereventriedandit'sbeenfun,actually,it'sbeenbeenareallyfunjourneyandI'mgladIstayedthecourse.
JonathanOtto: Whatdoesitmeantoyouto,like-So,youmentionedyourhusband,doyouhavechildren?
Patient4: Yes,3.
JonathanOtto: Howoldarethey?
Patient4: They're-Ihavetwins,that're-Excuseme,sorry.Ihavetwinsthatare30,andadaughterthat's26.
JonathanOtto: I'm30.
Patient4: Areyou?Yeah.Areyoulearningtoeathealthy,youprobablydo,anyway,beingfromAustralia.Australiansarehealthy.
JonathanOtto: No,notthathealthy.
Patient4: Yeah,they'reknown.Veryfit.
JonathanOtto: Ithinkthey'vegotthehighestobesityratesintheworld.
Patient4: [00:15:00]
Seriously?
JonathanOtto: Yes,wedo,it'suptherewithAmerica.
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Patient4: Isitreally?
JonathanOtto: Ithinkwe'reslightlyworse,couldyoubelieveit?
Patient4: Ican'tbelieveit.
JonathanOtto: You'rejustthinkingaboutthebeachculture,thewallabies,andthekangaroos,andeveryonerunaroundwithlikewildanimals?
Patient4: Yeah.Theylooksofit.Mydaughterfollowsalotoffitnessvideosandgirlsthatareontheinternetandthey'reallfromAustralia.It'sherfavorite.
Shethinksthey'rethehealthiest.
JonathanOtto: I'dliketothankCrocodileDundee.
Patient4: Yeah.
JonathanOtto: Becausehemadeuslooklikewildadventuremen.
Patient4: Yeah.That'swhatwethink.
JonathanOtto: Allright.Doyoufeelgratefulto-HowdoyoufeeltowardsDr.Osborne?
Patient4: [00:16:00] [00:17:00]
I'msograteful.Imethimattherighttimeandhe'sgivenmemylifeback.Hereallyis.IwouldhavebeencrippledifIhadn'tofmethimbecausemybodywouldneverhavebeenabletohavecontinuedthesteroids.IreallyrealizedIhadtippedthescalewithtakingthem,sotherereallywouldbeanendatatime.Thengettingoffofthefoodsthatwereinflamingme,stoppedmypain,stoppedtheinflammation.Icanrememberhavingsuchpaininmyknees,andtheyweresoswollen,andwell,Ihad1kneesurgeryforthat.IkindofwonderifitevenhadreallyneededtohavebeendonebecauseIthoughtIhadtohaveanotherkneesurgeryanditwasn'tthecase.IwasabletohealthatpainandtheinflammationwentdownonceIwasavoidingthefoodslikethat,thegluten,andcleaningupmydietandstartedtakingthecorrectsupplementsandtherightomegas,andthepainjustdisappears.
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Ihadpaininmyneck,Iwasable,then,towalkandalmostrunandnopain,atall.Where,everything,togetupoutofachair,wassopainfulandcripplingeffect.Iwassoslowatwalking,walkingupstairswassohardandIcanrunupnow.I'mverygrateful.Hecontinuedtoencourageyouandanyproblemthatyouhad,thathewoulddigasdeepashehadtodigtofigureoutwhatwaswrong,andhealwayshadasolution.Itwasveryinterestingthathissolutionwasalwaysveryeasyandnatural,averysimplesolution.Itwasincredible;Italwaysworked.Learningwhatsleepwoulddotoyou,moresleep,andthesunshineandnotneedingtowearsunscreenandalltherulesthatyouneededtofollowanditjustfreedup,inmyopinion,itjustfreeduptheliving.
JonathanOtto: Howarethings,tohaveyourlifeback,youknow,andjustdowhatyoulove,andhaveyoupresentforyourfamilyandseethefuture.You'vegotchildrenthataremyagethatareprobablyinrelationshipsandgettingmarried.Theseareallthingsthat-Tellmeabout,whatdoesthatmeantoyoutoknowthatyoucanbeingoodhealthandyoucanwalkdowntheaislewithyourdaughters?
Patient4: [00:19:00]
Itmeanseverything,itjustmeanseverythingtobeabletothinkaboutgoingonaskiingvacationwiththemandhavinggrandkidssomedayandbeingabletoplaywiththemandrunwiththemandtakethemplacesandexperiencethings.It'ssowonderfulto,also,helpthemtobehealthyandeducatethemandbeabletocookforthefamilyandknowthatwhatyou'reservingthemisgoodforthem.It'sbeenfun.It'sbroughteveryonetogether,ithas.Mydaughter,myyoungest
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daughter,wassicksincethedayshewasbornandshewasalsoonmedicationthroughoutherwholelifeandwherein,HoustonMedicalCenter,thebestdoctors,andIwasalwayssothankfulanddideverythingthattheyadvised,butshewasprescribedantibioticsandsteroidsherselfforallergyproblems,sinceshewasaninfant.Bythetimeshehadhit20,herhealthhaddrasticallygonedownandweweresearching-That'showwefoundDr.Osborne,wasweweresearchingfordoctorsthatcouldhelpherandthatledustoDr.Osborne.
So,the2ofuswentthroughthisjourneytogetherandI'vehealedherandgivenherlifebackthroughhisadvice,forbothofus,soitwasawonderfultime.Shehadtostopwhatshewasdoingandstopherdreams,andmovebackhomefor2yearstogethealthyagainandfigureoutwhatwaswrongwithher,andhesawherthroughitjustthesameashedidmeandsheisgoodtogonow.She'ssohealthynowandisjustnowstartingtopursueherdreamsagain.
JonathanOtto: Shedoesn'twanttogobacktothat.
Patient4: No.Yeah. [00:21:00] JonathanOtto:
Tellme,whatdiditmeanforyoutohaveyourdaughtertobeabletocomehomeandthenforyoutobeabletoknow-Ithinkabout,like,whatamotherreallywantsfortheirchildrenisthatyou'llknowtheanswer.Likewhenachildcriesout,"Mom,"Imean,ithappenssincethedaywhenit'salittlebabyandit'scryingout,"Mom,helpme."
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Theycryoutforhelp,theirmomruns.Youknow,especiallywhenthey'reateenager,they'relivesaren’tfunctioningright,andyouwould'vegonethroughallthoseyears,ofallthatpain,ofyourchildaskingyouforthehelpthatyoudidn'tknowyouhadtogive.You’regladtofinallybeabletogiveherthehelpthatshe'sneeded.We'vegottofindtherightpeopletohelp,yeah,tohelpsupportherinthat.Becausethat'swhyshecameback,soyoucouldsupporther.Whatdoesthatmeantoyou,youactuallyhelpedyourdaughtergetbetter?
Patient4: [00:23:00]
Itwasawonderfuljourney,itwas,andwewentto,probably,8differentdoctorswithjustthemthinkingshewasanorexicandshewascausingitherselfandthenwemetDr.Osborne.Helookedatherinhereyesandhetoldher,"I'lldigasdeepasIhavetodigtofindoutwhat'swrongwithyou,"anditgaveherhope.Wewentoutoftheoffice,forthefirsttime,withhope,andwewerewillingtodoanythinghesaidtodoandstartedonhisprotocolforhertogetbetter.Ithasbeenproved,toeveryone,that'sbeenwatching,andittookalongtimeandsoIknowpeoplethatwerewatchinghim,theyquestionedwhetherweweredoingtherightthing,goingnatural,andnotgoingwithmodernmedicine.
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Theprotocolwasagluten-freediet.Firstthinghesaid,whenwecameinthedoor,wastofollowamore-"Lookintopaleoandjustgeteducation,"andsowewenthomeandI,atthattime,didnotevenknowwhatglutenwas,andwhenIwastoldthatIneededtoreallylearnwhatglutenwaswhenwewenthome,Iwaslike,"Ohmygoodness.Whatintheworldwillweeat?Howcanwedothis?"Ijustpanicked.Thenhedidaseriesofbloodteststhatdeterminedourvitaminandmineraldeficienciesandourfoodsensitivitiesandenvironmentalsensitivities.Then,whenwegotbackoutresults,thethingsthatweneededtostayawayfromthatourbodieswerereactingto,sowecouldgiveitarest,andwewereabletogooffofallofourmedication.Forher,too,probablyeverydoctorwewenttoputheronamedicationand,forbothofus,wewerealsourgedtotakeanti-depressantssothatwecouldnotbeanxiousaboutnotfeelinggood.
JonathanOtto: Didthatmakeyoufeellikeyouwerecrazy?
Patient4: Feltcrazy.IknewIwasn'tcrazy.
JonathanOtto: Youhadtofightthosefeelings.
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Patient4: Thethingisthattheydidmakeyoufeel,myjourney,likeIwascrazy,andformydaughter'sjourney,andlookedatme,withher,like,"Youarecrazy.You'reacrazymother,"and-
[00:25:00] JonathanOtto:
You'reinfluencingyourchildandshe'sthinkingshe'sgottheseproblemsshehasn't.
Patient4: Right,andthatwecannotfindanythingwrongwithyou,andthesamethingthattheyweretellingme,"Wecan'tfindanythingwrongwithyou."
JonathanOtto: Whatwasitliketofeelwrongforsolong?
Patient:4 Itwasdefeating.Wewereactuallysentoutofanoffice,withoneofthedoctors,withjusta"Goodluck".Youknow,"I'msorryIcan'thelpyou.Ifyouaren'tgoingtotaketheantidepressantorthemedicationthatI'vegivenyou,thenI'msorry,Ican'thelpyouandgoodluck."
JonathanOtto: Didyoucry?
Patient4: Justalmost.IknewtherewassomethingbetterandIknewwhenweheardofDr.Osborne'sname,Iwatchedmanyofthevideosthatwereonhiswebsite,andIknewthatthiswastheplacethatweneededtobe.
Patient4: [00:27:00]
WhatIwanttosaytoyouisjust,tohealyourselfistofollowagluten-freedietanddoorganic,lotsandlots,oforganicvegetablesandfruits,andtrytoeatwild-caughtfishandgrass-fedmeatsandpasture-raisedchickenandjuststayoffofasmuchmedicationasyoucanstayoffof,andyoucanhelpyourself.Miracleswillhappen,andyouhavetogiveittime.Also,stayingoffofsugaris-Alsoatremendoushelpisbeatingthebattleofsugar,beingaddictedtosugar,andyouwillhavetremendousbenefitsfromit,withoutevenhavingtogoseeadoctor.Ithinkpeoplecanhelpthemselvesiftheycan'tgettosomeoneandtheydon'tknowwhattodo,juststartthere,anditwillhelp.
JonathanOtto: Thankyou,andthen-
Patient4: I'vebeenthroughalongstruggleofachievinggoodhealthandIcanassureyouthattheanswersareinthisdocumentaryanditwouldbeverybeneficialforyoutowatchityourself.Itwillbelife-changing.
JonathanOtto: That'sgood-
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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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 5 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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JonathanOtto:
I'mexcitedtohearaboutyourjourney.Howdidyoudo?Whatdidyouexperience?Whatdidyougothrough?
Patient5: [00:01:00]
Ibasically,hadstomachproblemsallmylife.ThatwasjustsomethingIdealtwithsinceachild.Theyalwayscalleditnervousstomachorwhateveryouwanttosay.Itwasalwaysthere.Severalthingsoccurredinmylife.ItreallycametoaheadwhenIhadmysonabout20yearsago.It'stheproverbial,"youknowwhat,hitthefan."Allofasudden,Iwashavingsomanyproblems.Themainproblemwas,theythoughtwasconjunctivitisthatIhad.Ihadmyson.Ihad8infectionsin4months.Oneinparticular,theykeptthinkingIhadeyeinfections.Iwentto3differenteyespecialists.Atthatpoint,Irealizedwhythedoctorsdidsomegenetictesting.Hesaid,"Itisnotconjunctivitis.Whatyou'vegotissomethingcalleduveitis."Thatstartedthishugejourneyforyearsandyearsofdealingwitheyeflaresisreallywhatitwas...Uveitisiseyeflares.
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Atthesametime,Iwasexperiencingextremebackpain.WhenIhadmyson,Icouldn'tstandup.Icouldn'tgetoffthefloor.Youmightsitdownwithhim.Ihad3childrenatthatpoint.Ihada17-month-oldnewbornanda5-year-old.Icouldn'tliterallystandup.Therewasextremebackpain.Iwashavingstomachproblems.Theyseemtogoonfreeze,andthenmyeyewouldflareup.Theeyedoctor,whenhediagnosedme,hedidthisgenetictestbecausehesaid,"Alotoftimes,thisallgoestogether."Ihadaparticulararthriticgeneticmarker.Atthatpoint,Iwasdiagnosedwithsomethingcalledankylosingspondylitis,whichbasicallymeans,afusingofthespine.Theworstcasescenariois,Iwouldbeonwheelchair.Myspinewouldfuse.Theinflammationwouldgetsoseverethatmyspinewouldfusetogether.
[00:03:00] Iwascontinuingtohavetheseeyeflares.Theeyeflaresareverytraumatic.MycasewassoextremethattheminuteIfeltmyeyewasgettingbad,itwouldstartburningfromtheinside.Ihavetoruntoaspecialistandtheyinjectmeinmyeye,thesteroids.Thatwouldhappenabout4timesayear.Itwasextreme.Youlookuptheceilingandtheycomeatyouwithaneedleandtheyputitinyoureye.Thatwasabout3or4timesayear.Therewasnorhymeorreason.Ididn'tknowwhyitwashappening.Atthattime,Iwouldevengetthemandtheywouldputmeonoralsteroids,80milligramsofprednisoneanditstillwouldn'tcontrolit.Itwasweird.Iwasonanti-inflammatories,non-steroidal[medications].Iwastakingallthismedication.Iwasupto10medications.Itwasn'treallycontrollingthesituationatall.Again,thatwaswhenIhadmyson.Isufferedandsufferedforquitesometime.
[00:04:00] Finally,Iwashavingstomachproblems.Iwenttoagastroenterologistandheranthetestspecificallyforceliac.Atthattime,hetookitoutofmydoorandhesaid,"Oh,itlooksfine.Youdon'thaveceliac."Youdon'twanttodo...BecauseIaskedhimaboutit.Isaid,"I'vebeenreadingandcoulditbethistriggeringit?Gluten,coulditbetriggeringit?"Hesaid,"Letmegetthetest."Itcamebacknegativeforceliac.Icontinuedtogobacktoanormaldiet.Iwashavingsomuchpain.Ijusthappentorunintosomebodywhodiscussedthegeneticsasopposedtotestingfromonespecificautoimmunediagnosiscalledceliac.TheyencouragedmetoseeDr.Osborneandtheysaid,"Hedoesgenetictesting."
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Ihaveageneticmarkerforarthritis,theHLA-B27.Iunderstooditbecausethat'showtheydiagnosedmewithankylosingspondylitis.Iwentintohimandhedidthegenetictesting.Loandbehold,Ihad3ofpossible4geneticmarkersforglutenintolerance,whichisthebigumbrella.Ittriggersinflammation.Ifpeopleunderstand,it'saninflammatoryresponseyourbodyhasandwhateverittriggers.Everybody'sgeneticsisdifferent.Inmycase,it'sthesehorribleeyeflares,thebackproblems,thestomachproblems,andeverythinglikethat.IwasamazedbecauseDr.Osbornewasreallydiscontentbecauseheexplainedtomethewholegenetics.Hegavemethediet.TheinitialdietIfollowedwasmorewhattheycalltheceliacdiet.Itwasamiracle.Somebody
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hadwavedamagicwand.Myeyeimproved,mybackimproved,mystomach.Itwaslike,"Wow.ThisisallIhavetodo.It'snottoeatcertainthings."
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Forme,itwentalittlebitfurther.Itwascorn.Icouldn'teatcorn.Ican'tdoanygrainsatall.Istillhadsomeproblems.WhenIeliminatedcorn,itwasabigtriggerformejustalmostlikewheat.OnceIeliminatedthatandagain,that'sinthenormalceliacdiet.Ican'tdocornatall.That'sextreme.Ihavenothadeyeflares.Ifyoucanimaginetome,ifIcouldjusteliminatethatwhereIwentfromhaving4ayearandthatwholehorribleexperienceofshotsinmyeye.Oh,I'vegotcystonmyretina.Atonepoint,Ihad5cystsonmyretinaandtheysaid,"You'regoingtogoblind."Youknowwhat,theyputmeonimmunosuppressants,Enbrel,inparticular.Apparently,withtheparticulargeneticmarker,itmadeitworse.Iwasgettingallthiscystonmyretina.Ifyoucanevenimagine,itwasjusthorrifying.
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Togofromthatandnow,it'sphenomenal.I'mlike,"I'msoexcited.Ijustdon'thavetoeatthat.That'sfinewithme."It'sphenomenalthatIcangetup.Icanstandwithoutpain.Icansee.Idon'thavethefearofgoingblind.It'sjust,"Howdoyouexplainthattopeople?"It'sjustamazing.It'strulyamazing.Theinterestingthingtoounderstandingthegenetics,Ispecifically,also,whenIwentintoseeDr.Osborne,Ihadallofthesymptomsfordepression.Theonlyonesymptomwouldbe,Ididn'tfeellikekillingmyself.Iwaslike,"Idon'tfeelI'mdepressed.It'stellingmeIhavethesesymptoms.Idon'tunderstand."OneofthethingsIrealizedwhenyouhavethismalabsorptioniswhat'shappening.Whenyoueatgluten,it'spreventingyoufromgettingthenutrientsyouneed.ItwasamazinghowIfoundoutIhaddeficienciesthatIdidn'tknowIhad.
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I'vehad19surgeriesinmylife,dealingwithmedicalissues.It'sjustbeenawful.OneofthethingsIhadtoaddresspriortodiagnosis,Ihadbreastcancer.LittledidIknow,severalyearslater,again,whenIwentintoDr.Osborne,IwassovitaminDdeficient.There'salinktobreastcancer.Allthisresearchcomingout,vitaminD,ofcourse,Disyourhappyforvitamin.B,thatwastheotherthingIwasextremelydeficient.Forallmystomachproblems,theyhadmetakingNexiumwhichcausesBdeficiency.Thefunnythingis,betweenthose2things,itwaslike,"Oh,okay.Now,IfeelIhavetheenergyandIcanmove."Itwasjustfabulous.Itwasjustwonderful.
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Mykids,too,thegeneticsofitledtomykidsalsohavingspecificissues.Oneofmydaughtersplayedsoccerandextremeasthma.Shewouldgofromdoinggreatonedayandthenthenextday,shewouldcomeoffthefield10times.Shecouldn'tbreathe.Wehadheron5differentasthmamedications.Wecouldn'tfigureout,again,whatwasgoingon.Shewentcompletelyfluidfreeinhercasealso,dairyfreebecausedairycanactsimilarlytogluten.Shewasabletogetoffallofherasthmamedications,whichreallyweren'tdoinganygood.Forher,thatwasveryspecific.Myotherdaughterhadalotofissueswithherjointswelling.She's17yearsoldandshe'slike,"Mom,Idon'tknowwhat'sgoingon."Herhandswouldswellupandgetallblotchy.Whenwewerefiguringallthisout,werealizedalotofherarthriticsymptomswere,shewould'veeatenbreadatthatpoint.Itwaslike,"Wow.Thisisaffectingthewholefamilyjusttremendously."
[00:11:00] Inthatrespect,it'sbeenphenomenaljusttohavearationalexplanationwhyallthisautoimmuneandinflammatoryreaction,whyaretheyoccurring.It'sjustwonderful.
JonathanOtto: Wow.Isn'tthatsomething?
Patient5: Yes.
JonathanOtto: Iwassohappyforyou.
Patient5: [00:12:00]
Itistrulyamazing.I'msoblessedtohave,really,foundDr.Osbornewhoshowedmeindifferentwaythatcouldimpactme.I'masoccerpersontoo.Iloveplayingsoccer.Ilovejustparticipating.Withsuchastretchthere,itwasjustsopainful.Iplayedupuntilafewyearsago.ItwasjustsohardformetogiveupsomethingIjustlovesomuch.Togetbackmylife,sotospeak,like,
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JonathanOtto: Yougotyourlifeback?
Patient5: Yes.That'swhatIfeellike.
JonathanOtto: Itwastakenfromyou,isn'tit?
Patient5: Itwas.It'shardtoevenimaginebecauseIalwaysfeltIwasveryathleticandIwasveryactive.Iwasnotoneofthesepeoplethatliketositaroundanddonothingoranything.Tothatpoint,Iwaslike,"Idon'tknowwhat'sgoingon.Somethingisn’tright."Ifit'sthisthingthatiscausingit,andIthinkIgetthatresponsefromalotofpeoplelike,"Oh,howcanyougiveupthesport]?"I'mlike,"WhywouldIwanttodothattomyselfwhereIknowthedirectlinkandthecausesandthatkindofpain?"Justgeneralunhappiness.It'snotworthit.
JonathanOtto: Wow. [00:13:00] Patient5:
Anyway,prettyamazing.
JonathanOtto: It'samazingthatwitheverythingthathappened,somethingthat...Ifyoucould,wouldyoutakebackeverythingthathappenedtoyou?
Patient5: [00:14:00]
Atthispoint,itwasajourneyofdiscovery.Idon'tthink,ofcourse,whowantstoliveinpainandwhowantstodealwiththat.ItledmetowhereIamtoday.IwouldneverchangewhereIamtodayandwhatI'velearned.BecauseIthinkIwould'vejustgonealongandbeenlivingamediocrelife,ifyouwill,orwhatever.Ijustfeelit'sokaytochoosehealthychoicesforfoodorthatkindofthing.Iprefertosupplement.Irealizednow,Iwillhavetosupplementbecauseofthedamagethat'salreadyoccurred.Fromavitaminstandpoint,I'vealreadycauseddamagetomyintestinesandstuffthatIwillalwayshaveabsorptionissuesandstufflikethat.It'sokay.
JonathanOtto: Youwouldn'ttakeitbackaftereverythingthat'shappenedtoyou,allthepainthatyouwentthroughthisterriblething,4timesayearsteroidsstraightintotheeye,aneedleintotheeyeball,allthat.
Patient5: [00:15:00]
Itledtohere.Here'stheotherthingthat'sprettyphenomenalandmademeandmykidslike,"That'senough."Ihadbeenabletoeducatethem.Theymaketheirchoicesforthemselves.Ihave3adultsnow.Theychoosetheirdietsandeverythinglikethat.Ihope,bywhatI'vegonethrough,Itakethehitforthem,ifyouwill.Theycantakethatforward.Forinstance,myson,whenhewastested,hehad4of4geneticmarkers.All4ofthemarelinkedtorheumatoidarthritiswhichprobablywouldhaveonsetbynowifhekepteatingglutenandeverything.He,ofallofthem,hisstomachproblemsweretheleast.Theironyis,hehad4markersandtheyalwaystoldme,"Oh,yoursonisgoingtobesotallwhenhegrowsup."Hehadtheclassicsymptomsofgrowthissues.Heendedup,whenwewentglutenfree,hegrew8inchesin6months.Itwasphenomenal.
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Itwaslike,"Wheredidthiscomefrom?"Becausehisbodydidsomethingdifferentthanthenextpersonwhomighthaveonedaughterhadstomachproblemsalot.Whereas,hehadnostomachproblems.Itwasinterestinghowitimpactedhimcompletelydifferent.Theotherthingismood,howmuchdietaffectsmood.Nottodigressfromyouroriginalquestion.Ifeelit'shelpedmehelpmychildrenatamuchyoungerage.Theotherpartis,mysiblings,I'moneof8kids.It'scrazy.Ourfamilyisautoimmunecentral.We'vehadmultiplesclerosis,lupusinmyfamily,diabetestypeI.Infact,oneofmydaughtershadtypeIdiabetes.Allofthisjustlinkedbacktotheinflammatoryresponseofyourbody.It'sjustprettycrazyhowwhatyoueatcanimpactyourbody,howitresponds.It'sprettycrazy.
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JonathanOtto: Wow…Yeah.We'relike,"Mom." Patient5: Let'sgogetaCoke.
JonathanOtto: [00:18:00]
Nancy,Ithinkyou'reverypresenttotheactualrealitythathadnotthingshadhappenedtoyou,yourchildrenwould'vebeeninveryterriblesituation.It'slike,everyindicationthatthey'reincreasingautoimmuneconditions.Letalone,theygetintoyourageandthenolder.Youcouldsayitall,can'tyou?Youcanseeyourchildrenwhattheirliveswouldlooklike,allthesufferingtheywould'vegonethrough.Yoursufferingwassobadyoukeptlookingfortheanswersandyoueventuallyfoundthemthroughusingtheseprotocols.Whatdoesitmeantoyouthatyou'vesavedyourchildrenfromsomuchsuffering?
Patient5: [00:19:00]
I'ddoanythingformykids.Mykidsaremyeverything.Ican'teventellyouthesufferingIwitnessedevenbeforeweknewwhatwasgoingon,specifically,oneofmydaughters.Ididn'tknowshehadalotofmoodswingsandstuff.Onlyafterthefactwhenwefiguredoutthingsweregoingonandthendidtestingandchangeddietsandall.Shewaslike,"Ican'teventellyouhowmuchbetterIfeel."Thatmeans,everythingtome.I'msohappyformyselfthatI'mnotinpaininthat.Formykids,ohmygosh,that'sphenomenal.Ieducatethemandthenthey'vetakenitbecauseIhavekidsatcollege.Youdon'tsitoverthem.Yougivethemthemeansandeducationtogoforwardontheirown.It'sastrugglewhenyougoofftocollegeandthatkindofthing,findthefoodsthatyouneedto.
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Also,otherkidsaroundwhoarenoteatingthatway,it'sdifficult.Atthesametime,theyknowforthemselves,now,there'sanelementofsuffering.Ifyoueatthis,it'sgoingtoresultinthissideeffectorinonecase,gotothehospitalorthatkindofthing.It'sjustbeenphenomenaltomethatyounevercanlookback.Youcan'tlookbackandsay,"Oh,Iwishthis,that,andtheother."It'sinterestinghowitcomestoyouhoweducationcomestoyouandinmycase,I'mjustgladthatwhenitoccurredtomeandthenthekidsseeingmeandseeinghowmuchIwasbeingbetter,thenIaddressitwitheachofthekidsindividually.Sureenough,everysingleoneofthemhadatleast3,andonehadof4geneticmarkers.Weknew.It'justamatteroftimeorthey'reexperiencingsymptomsrightnowthatwedidn'tevenrealized.
JonathanOtto: Nancy,yourchildrenwouldliketohaveamomlikeyou.
Patient5: Oh,thankyou.Thankyousomuch.It'sbeenveryeyeopeningbutinagoodway,alwaysgood.
JonathanOtto: Weneedmoremomsthatmakedecisionslikeyoudid.
Patient5: Thankyou. [00:21:00] JonathanOtto:
Alotofmomslovetheirchildren.There'ssomewhowasjustwillingtokeeppressingontomakethestepsthattheyneedto.Someparentswerejustgivinguponthingsthattheyshouldn'tgiveupon,they'rebeingskepticonthingsthattheyshouldn'tbeskepticon.Thereisalevelofirresponsibilitywhenwe'refollowingasystemthatisnotcuringpeople.
Patient5: [00:22:00]
Ihavetobehonest.Iwasavictimoflotsofmedications.Itwasn'tdoinganygood.Atonepoint,Iwillneverforget,Iwentto8medicaldoctorsfordifferentsymptoms,fromscaryactions,toeyes,toback,tostomach,towhateverin2weeks.Iwason10differentmedications.Whathappenedtomewas,afterbreastcancerandaftertheroundsofradiation,mysystemwentintoshutdownmode.IfeltlikeIwasburningfromtheinside.It'shardtoexplain.Irealized,thisisthemedicationthat'ssupposedtobehelpingme,it'slikepoison.IhadtoalmostcoldturkeywhichtheytellyounottodobutIcouldn'thelpit.Iwasjustinsuchexcruciatingpain.
Irealizedlaterthatalotofitwasactuallycausingthesituationtobeworsewhereyou'rethinkingyou'regettingthetreatmentthatyouneed.Itwasreallylikeabandaid.Itwasaddressingthe
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symptombutnotreallylookingat,whatistheunderlyingcauseofwhyisthisoccurring.That'stheflipthatIhadbecauseIhadto.Iexperiencedallthisdifferentpain.It'sjustaweirdthingwhereyoufeelyou'reonfirefortheinside.Either,it'sthemedicationcausingthis.
JonathanOtto: What?
Patient5: Yes.
JonathanOtto: Didyoufeelbetrayed?
Patient5: Ifeltthat,perhaps,medicinehasstartedgoingdownthewrongroad.I'vehadsomephenomenalmedicaldoctors.Idofeelsometimes,themedicationsweremoreissuedasabandaidtoaddressasymptomthatshouldbemoreshorttermanditwasreallygoingtobeamorelongtermbasis.
JonathanOtto: Isthatirresponsible?
Patient5: Idon'tknow.Idon'tknowitsmeaning.It'sjustthat-
JonathanOtto: Wherewouldyouberightnowifyouhadfollowedthatadvice?
Patient5: Idon'tknow.Goodquestion.NotwhereIamnow.I'mhappytosayI'mnotwhereIwas.I'msohappythat-
JonathanOtto: Whereyouwerewasalreadytheendoftheroad. [00:24:00] Patient5:
Rightnow,IhaveonemedicationthatIhavetotake.Oneprescribedmedication.Thatisphenomenaltome,thatIdon'thavetodothat.It'slike,"Wow."Ifeelgreat.It'snotlike,"Ohmygosh,"youknow...
JonathanOtto: Youonlyhavetotakeonerightnow,right?
Patient5: Thatiscorrect.
JonathanOtto: Howmanydidyouusetotake?
Patient5: [00:25:00]
10.That'swhenmybodywentkaput.Idon'tknow.Mybodywasliterallyswellingup.IfeelIwasgoingtoexplode.Everythingwasburning.Thiswaspostradiation.ThankgoodnessIgotintoDr.Osborneandwestartedfiguringoutwhatwasreallygoingon.Thatisaday.That'samiracleformerightthere.Thatitisnotnecessarilyjusttobesloppingonallthesedifferentmedications.Itisalsodifficultbecauseyoudoaddresspeopleinmedicalcommunitythathavenowgonedownmoretheroadofprescription."Hereyougo.Thiscantreatthesymptom."Nottosayyoudon'tneedthemeverynowandthen,that'snotwhatI'msaying.WhatIamsayingis,sometimes,thesolutionisverynatural.Yourbodywanttoadjustitselfwithoutthenecessityofallthemedicationsandeverythingaboutthat.
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WhatIwanttosaytoyouis,whatIfound.Thenumberonetriggerformeandmykidsandmyfamilyis,whatyoudecidetoeat,whatyouchoosetoputinyourmouth,forme,directlyimpactedmyhealth.Everybodyisdifferent,yourgeneticsaredifferent,andwhatyou'resufferingandyourinflammatoryresponseisyourgenetics.Youhaveanabilitytochangeyourlife.Youdon'thavetogodownthepathofwhateverybodyelseisdoing.Yourjourneyisyourown.Whatyouputinyourbody,justlikeyourailmentsareyourown,whatyoudecidetointroducetoyourbodyis100%withinyourcontrol.That'stheneatestthing.
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It'snotwhere,Iwasrandomlygettingeyeflares,everytimeIturnaround,Ihadnoideawhytonow,Idon'tgetthemanymore.Idonotgetanywhichisjustphenomenal.IfIcouldjustremoveshotsfrommyeyewhichI'vedone,that'sjustworthitrightthere.Youhavethepower.Itiswithinyourcontrol.Youdon'thavetogothroughlifefeelinglike,"Ihavenocontrolandthingsarespiralingoutofcontrolandthatkindofthing."100%,it'sjustanawesomething,thatitiswithinyourcontrol.That'sthebestadviceIcouldgive.Iwouldsuggest,youcouldtakecommandofyourlifetoday.
JonathanOtto: Awesome.Whatwouldyousaytosomeonethat'sthinkingaboutwatchingthisseries?Doyoubelievethattheinformationtothisseriescouldhelpdetainsomebody'slifejustlikeyourlifewaschanged?
Patient5: [00:28:00]
Absolutely,becauseitdid.Itchangedmylife.Itchangedmykids'livesandactually,severalofmysiblings.It'schangedthemsodramatically.Whenyouseethatchange,it'sjustphenomenal.It'sjustawesome.Iwouldabsolutelyrecommendit.Iwouldabsolutelyrecommendtowatchthisseries.Knowledgeispower.Ifyouhavetheaccesstothisresearch,soonerthanlater,that'sphenomenal.Knowledgeispower.Thisiswellworthwatchingbecauseyoucannotlearnfromwhatyou'regoingtoseeandyouwillimproveyourlife100%.Pleasesupportthismissionandsharethiswithyourfamilyandyourfriends.Absolutely.Shewasjusttellingmeaboutthat.Iactuallygetthevideos.Ican'tsay,"That'shim."YouwhatImean?
JonathanOtto: Yeah.Cool.That'scool.
Patient5: BecauseIreadallthestuffandthendifferentdoctorsarecomingonandeverythinglikethat.I'msureI'veseenthisbecauseIgetthee-mailsallthetimefromDr.Osborne.
JonathanOtto: That'sgreat.
Patient5: HavingDr.TomandJonathangetthisresourceoutintotheworldisamazing.Iwillcertainlysharethiswasmyfamilyandfriends.I'mlookingforwardtoit.
JonathanOtto: Thankyou.
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You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
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PATIENT 6 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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JonathanOtto: Whatwastheconditionthatyouwerefacing?
Patient6: Aboutsevenyearsago…Iwasinmysecondyearofteaching,andIstarted...Iwasgainingalotofweight,whichseemednormal.Iwasoutofcollege.Iwasworking,notwalkingaroundcampusallthetime.Iwasgainingalotofweight,butIwasextremelytired,allofthesethingsthatseemednormalfor,okay,I'mnotincollegeanymore.I'mteaching.Thesethingsseemednormal.Thatwasgoingon,andIalsostarteddevelopingchronichives.Thatstartedinthemiddleofmysecondyearofteaching,alongwiththisweightgain.Mymomwas,like,"Youneedtogogetthischeckedout.Thisisridiculous.Thisisnotnormal.Youshouldn'tbehavinghiveslikethis.Gotalktoanallergist."
[00:01:00] Iwenttogomeetwithanallergist,whojustlookedatmeandsaid,"Ohwell,we'rejustgoingtoputyouonareallyhighdosageofantihistamine.There'sprobablynoknownreasonforit.Youjustneedtotakethismedicineforanextendedperiodoftime,andthenwe'llweanyouoffofit,andthenyourhiveswillbegone."Heputmeonthisreallyhighdosageofantihistamine,andIdidn'treallyaskanyquestions.Ijustthought,"Okay,hehasgottoberight."
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Istartedtakingthisantihistamine,andthenIwasseeingageneralpractitioneralsowhosuggestedthatIgetmythyroidtested.Ihadmythyroidlevelstested,andofcourse,theywereabnormal.Healsotestedmyhormonelevels,andIhavereallylowprogesterone.At23yearsold,heputmeonthyroidmedicationandaprogesteronesupplement,whichseemedreallycrazytome,butIstilldidn'tquestionitbecauseIdidn'thaveanyreasontoquestionthisdoctor.IwastakingthishugedosageofantihistamineforthesechronichivesthatIhad,thyroidmedicationformythyroidthatwasimbalanced,andprogesteronesupplements,andIwasn'tgettinganybetter.Iwasstillbattlingthesehives.
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TheywerekindofbetterbecauseIwastakingthismedicationallthetime,butifImissedonepilloneday,thentheywouldflareupandbeterribleallovermybody,whichmadeitreallydifficulttoteachhighschoolstudents.Mythyroidwascompletelyunbalancedstill,likethemedicationwasn'tregulatingit.Also,IwasgettingsickeverytimeIate,whichIthoughtwasnormal.Itwasreallycommoninmyfamily.Wejustjokethatonmymom'ssideofthefamily,everybodyjustgotsickeverytimetheyate.Wejokedaboutitasafamilydigestivesystem,andIjustthoughtthatwasnormal,thateverybodyjusthadIBSinmyfamily,whichtherewasnocureandyoujustdealtwithit.We,asafamily,justdealtwithitanddidn'tevenseekanykindofmedicalhelpforthat.
AfterIhadbeenonthisthyroidmedicationandtheantihistamineforabouteightmonths,mymom,again,suggestedthatIshouldgettestedforfoodallergies.Myoldersisterhasareallysevereseizuredisorder,andmyparentshadhertestedforfoodallergiestoseeifpossiblytherewassomethinginherdietthatwascausingherseizurestoworsenandifmaybetheygotherfoodallergiesundercontrol,itwouldhelplowerherseizures.
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Whenhertestscameback,mysister'scamebackthatshewasintoleranttogluten,mymomcalledandsaid,"Maybethat'swhat'scausingyourcrazyhives."IaskedthisgeneralpractitionerthatIwasseeingformythyroidissueifhewouldtestmeforgluten,andhelookedatmeandtoldmeIwascrazy."Thereisnowaythisisrelatedtoyourthyroid.Thereisnowaythisisrelatedtoyourhives.Butifyoureallywantmetodoit,I'lldoit."Hegavemetheceliacbloodtest,andluckily,itcamebackpositive,becausealotoftimes,theycomebacknegative,soI'mreallyluckythatitcamebackpositiveforme.Thatwasinsummerof2009.
Thisdoctordidn'tknowanythingaboutgluten.HewasonlygivingmethetestbecauseIhadaskedhimto.Iwenttraditionalgluten-free.Icutoutwheat,barley,andryeandstartedeatinga
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tonofgluten-freeprocessedfoodsbecauseIdidn'thaveanydoctorguidelines.Ididn'treallyknowhowtocookformyself.Iateatonofsandwichesbeforethat,takeoutsandwiches.Imadesandwichesformyself.Ilovedbaking.Ididn'treallyknowhowtocook.Ireliedongluten-freeprocessedfoods,andIdidn'tgetbetter.Actually,Igotworse.Istartedhavingthesereallystrangereactions.Iwasn'tgettingsickafterIatequiteasoftenasIhadbefore,butIstartedhavingweirdthingshappentome,likemylipsblewupthreetimestheirnormalsizeafewoccasions.Thisseemedtomakenosense,like-
JonathanOtto: KindoflikeBotox?
Patient6: Yeah,exactly,lookedlikeBotoxgonewrong.Itwasveryweird.ThenIhadweirdheartpalpitations.IkeptthinkingIhaven'teatenanythingthatIshouldn'thaveeatenthatcontainsgluten.Whyisthishappening?Iwassofrustrated.Iwouldstillgetsickonandon,buttherewasnorhymeorreasontoit.IstartedbelievingmaybeIwasallergictostrawberriesorsomethingcompletelybizarrelikethat.
JonathanOtto: Didyoufeelparanoid?
Patient6: [00:06:00]
Oh,completely.Ifeltlikemaybethisisallinmyhead.Thereisnowaythatitalladdsup.Ididn'treallyknowwhototalkeitherbecausethedoctorsIwasseeing,oneofthemhadjustputmeonabunchofantihistamine,whichIwasstilltaking,andtheotherdoctorseemedtothinkthatthereisnowaythatthisglutentestcouldbelinkedtotheotherthings,soIreallydidfeelcrazy.IfeltlikehowamIsupposedtogetbetterifthethingsthatthey'retellingmetodoaren'tworking?
Ihadbeentraditionallygluten-free,Americangluten-freeforabouttwomonths,stillgettingsickallthetime,stillhadmyhives,wasstillonatonofmedication.Ijustdecidedtherehasgottobesomedoctorinthisgiantcitywhereweareoneofthetop,wehaveoneofthebestmedicalcentersinthenation,therehastobesomedoctorinthiscitywhoknowssomethingaboutgluten.IjustGoogled"glutenspecialistsHouston,"andIfoundDr.Osborne.Ithought,"Ohgreat,adoctorwhomightknowwhat'sgoingonwithme."
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Icalledthem,andtheyweresoniceonthephonewhenIcalledandtoldthemwhatwasgoingon,andtheygotmeanappointment.IwentintoseeDr.Osborne,andItookallthetestresultsthatIhadformythyroidtestsandmyglutenbloodtestthattheyhaddone,theceliactest.HelookedatmytestresultsandtoldmethatIshouldn'tbeeatinganyofthosegluten-freeprocessedfoodsandexplainedtomeabouthowtheglutenproteinreallyisn'tallgrains.It'salsoinriceandcornandthatbecauseIwaseatingthosethings,itwasmakingmyreactionworse,myconditionworse.
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Icutthosethingsout,andIdidseveralotherstests,thenutrienttesttoseeifIwasdeficientindifferentvitaminsandminerals,andthenthebigfoodtesttoseeiftherewereotherthingsthatIwasallergictothatglutenhadthencausedmysystemtobeintoleranttootherfoodswiththeleakygut.Ididthosetests,andtheycamebackwithsomereallyinterestingresults.Dr.OsbornetoldmeIwastheyoungestpersonhehadeverseentohaveeightmajordeficiencies,whichwasprettyscarytobetoldthatat23yearsold.
Icutallgrainsout,Icutdairyout,andIcutsoyoutofmydiet.IlearnedhowtocookbecauseIhadto.IstartedtakingsupplementsforthedifferentvitaminsthatIwasdeficientin,andIstartedtogetbetter.IwasstillonthemedicationforthehivesbecauseIwasafraidthatifIstoppedtakingitthatmyhiveswouldcomeback,andIjust,Ididn'twantthemtocomeback.Istartedeatingtotallygrain-free.InevergotsickafterIate.Itwastheweirdestthing.IkeptlookingatmyfriendsandIwassaying,"Isthishowyouguysfeelwhenyoueatnormally?Thisisnormal?You'renotsupposedtofeelbloatedanddisgustingafteryoueatmeals?"andtheylookedatmelikeIwascrazy,butitwasawesometonotgetsick.
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IwasabletostoptakingmythyroidmedicationandmyantihistamineforthehivesaboutsixmonthsafterIwenttotallygrain-free.Iprobablycouldhavedoneitearlier,butIthinkIwasjustafraidofwhatwouldhappenifIhadstoppedtakingthem,butIstoppedtakingthemedication,andmyhivesdidn'tcomeback.Mythyroidlevelswerenormal,andIlost35pounds.Itwasamazing.I'velearnedhowtocook.Idon'tfeeldeprivedatall.Ifeellikealotofpeopleask,"Howdoyousurvivewithouteatinganygrains?Isn'tthatsoboring?Doyoueatsaladsallthetime?"No,Ireallyhardlyevereatsaladsactually.Youjusteatrealfood,andit'sdelicious,andyouhavetolearnhowtocookandeatwithoutusingprocessedfood,butit'sworthittonotbesickandbedependentonmedication.
JonathanOtto: Thatisawesome.It'sawesome.Youweresickforsolong.Whatdiditfeelliketofinallygetbetter?
Patient6: [00:11:00]
Itwasamazing.ItfeltlikewhenIsawDr.Osborne,heexplainedtomewhatwasgoingon.Ifinallyfeltlike,Ijustfeltvalidatedalmost,likeI'mnotcrazy.Therereallywassomethingwrong,somethingdeeplywrong,thisautoimmune,allofthesedifferentthingsthathadbeenhappeningtome,andtherewassomethingthatwascausingallofthem.Itwasn'tinmyhead.Itcouldbefixed.Eventhoughsomepeoplemightthink,like,"That'sareallyhardthingtodo,"it'sreallynot.Ididn'thavetogothroughanymajormedicalprocedures.IjusthadtochangethewaythatIate,andthat'snotreallyabigdealinthegrandschemeofthings,likeawholelifeofsickness.It'sbeenreallyamazingtofeellikeI'mincontrolofmyownhealthandhowmybodyreactstodifferentthingsandthatIdon'thavetobedependentontheAmericanpharmaceuticalindustryorthegroceryindustry.I'mnotenslavedtothosedifferentthings.Icanbeincontrolofitmyself,whichisveryfreeing.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.Ithinkthatvalidationmeantalottoyou.
Patient6: Itreallydid.Itwashuge.
JonathanOtto: [00:12:00]
Ithinkthatwasarealhighpointforyoubecauseyou'reasmartwoman.Youknowyou'reaccomplished.Youareateacher.You'reusedtobeing...Ithinkthatlikethroughschoolandyourupbringingandallthat,Icanseethatyouwouldbethekindofpersonthatalwayshadyourstufftogether.
Patient6: Yeah.Ilikedbeingincontrol.
JonathanOtto: Thisisinteresting,andIcantellthatyou'reorganizedandyou'reprobablyquicktorisetoleadership.Thentohaveallthesethingshappenandthentofeeltotallyoutofcontrolwasprobablylikehellforyou.
Patient6: Itwasterrible.Itfeltlike,IfeltlikewhenIwasseeingthosedoctorsthatIjustwasn'tbeingheard.Theyweredismissingme.Isawadermatologisttoo.Ididn'tevensaythat.Iwenttoseeadermatologist,andtheytoldmeIhadeczema,whichIdefinitelydidn'thaveeczema.Ijustfelt,Ifeltdismissedalmost.You'renotlisteningtowhatI'msaying.Thesearerealissues,butIwasmadetofeelliketheyweren'trealissues.
[00:13:00] JonathanOtto:
Foryounottobelistenedtoforsolong,Ithinkittakesalottohavesomebodylikeyouevenaskforhelp.Ithinkthatyouarethekindofpersonthatwouldliketojustnottoevenaskforhelpandjusttoworkitoutyourself.
Patient6: Yeah,thanks.Ireally,IfeellikeIjustwassodesperate,IjustgottothepointwhereIdon'tcarewhatIhavetodotobewell,I'lldoit,whichIthinkwaswhyIwasso...Ireallygaveupallgrains.Therewasnofightinmeatthatpoint.HecouldhavetoldmethatIcouldonlyeatbroccolifortherestofmylifeandIwouldbebetter,andIwouldhaveboughtinbecauseIjustdesperatelywantedtogetbetter,butthat'snotwhat...ImeanIlovebroccoli,butthat's...
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It'ssomuchbetterthanbeingsonarrow,butitwaseasyformetobuyintothatbecauseatthatpoint,Ijustwantedananswer.Ifeltlikeokay,Ijusthavetolearnhowtodothis,andthenonceI'velearned,onceyougetoverthelearningcurve,it'seasytomaintainit.Iwasjustgratefulthattherewasananswerthatreally,inthegrandschemeofthings,it'ssoeasy.Ididn'thavetohaveanymajormedicalprocedures.Ididn'thavetotakeanymedicationfortherestofmylife.Ijusthadtofigureouthowtocookandhowtoeatinawaythatwouldhealmysystem.Itwassofreeingtobeabletoknowthat.IwasjustgratefultohaveananswerthatIcouldbeinchargeofratherthansomeoneelsebeinginchargeof.
JonathanOtto: Haveyoucommendedyourselfforwhatyoudid?
Patient6: [00:15:00]
Idon'tknow.IfeellikeI...IlookbackandIrealizehowimportantitwasandwhatadifferenceit'smadeinmylife.IfeellikeI'vebeenabletoreachoutandhelpotherfriendswhohavegonethroughsimilareatinghealthchallengesorbeabletospeakinto,"Hey,maybethisiswhattherootcauseofwhatyou'redealingwithis."Ithinktheawareness,asitcontinues,themovementcontinuestogetbiggerandpeoplebegintoseehoweverythingthatweeatisrelatedtoourhealth,it'simportantfortheretobethoseofuswhohavegonethroughittobeabletohelpotherpeople.
JonathanOtto: [00:16:00]
Yeah,it'sgreat.Youhadtovalueyourselfenoughtodowhatyoudidforyourselfbecausesometimes,likeeventhissituationoffeelinglostandaloneinajourneylikethatforsolongandthentohavepeoplethatprobablyloveyoudeeplyinyourlifethatfeltlikeitmighthavejustbeeninyourheadandwonderedwhatwasalwayswrongwithyouandwhynothingwasevergoodenough,sometimespeople,theyletitmakethemsometimesevenfeelliketheyarenotenoughandsothentheyfeelupsetwithyouforbeingthatwayandallthesekindsofthings.Butforallthosethingsthathappened,youstillhadtotakethetimetosay,"No,I'mgoingtotrulylovemyself."
Thenyouwenttopeopleandyousaid,"Listentome,trustme,respectwhatI'msaying,"andthentheanswerwas,"No,I'mnotgoingtolistentoyou.Idon'ttrustwhatyou'resaying,andIdon'trespectwhatyou'resaying,andIdon'trespectyou."Youhadthatcommunicatedtoyou,butthenyousaidtoyourself,"I'mstillgoingtotrust.I'mstillgoingtolisten.I'mstillgoingtorespectmyself.I'mgoingtofindtheanswers."
Patient6: Right.
JonathanOtto: That'swhyI'msayinghaveyoucommendedyourself?
Patient6: [00:17:00]
IguessIneedto.Thanks.Ireallyam,whenIlookback,I'mreallygratefultomymomalso,who,Imeanshewasadvocatingsostronglyformysister'shealth,withallofherseizures,thatshewasdealingwiththatandthenalsowillingtosay,"Maybethisisconnectedtowhatyou'regoingthroughtooandit'sworthaskingyourdoctoreventhoughhemightthinkyou'recrazy,"whichhedid,butthatshewaswillingtolookforanswersformetooasshewascaringformysisterandthenitendedupbeingmysisterhadthesamething,andthenwefiguredoutit'sgeneticandmymomalsohasthissamefoodthing,sowewereabletogothroughthisfoodjourneytogether.Allofoursystemshavebeencompletelychangedfromit.
Ididn'teverfeellikeIwastotallygoingthroughitalone,whichwasahugeblessingbecauseIknowalotofpeoplefeellikethey'retryingtofigureitoutallontheirown,andI'mreallygratefulthatIdidn'thavetodothat,thatIhadfamilyinthesamecity.Wecouldworkthroughittogether,figureitout,makemealsforeachother.Thatwasareally,reallybigblessing.
[00:18:00] JonathanOtto:
Youfeltthatsupportfromyourmom,yeah?
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Patient6: Idid,yeah.
JonathanOtto: Wereyoupresenttohowherheartwasbreakingjustwatchingyouforsolonggoingthroughthat?
Patient6: Ohyeah,forsure,andIwatchedhercareformysisterforsolongwhohasamyriadofotherhealthissuesaswelltoknow,toseehowinvestedsheisinallofourhealth.Iappreciatethatshedoesn'tjustcareformysisterbutshealsocaresaboutmyhealthtoo.Shedoesn'tjustgetwrappedupinthat.Shewas,allalongtheway,tryingtohelpmefigureout,"Okay,maybeyouneedtogovisitthistypeofdoctor.Maybeyouneedtogotothistypeofdoctor."Thenonceshediscoveredmysister'sfoodallergies,itwaslikealightbulbcameon,like,"ThisiswhatKristenneedstodo.Sheneedstogogettestedforfoodallergies,andthat'swhat'sgoingtohelpher."
JonathanOtto: I'dlovetoseeyourmom.Ithinkthatsheprobablyfeelsthisdeepsenseofredemption,yeah.
Patient6: Ithinksheprobablydoes. [00:19:00] JonathanOtto:
Redemptionbecauseitwouldn'tsurpriseme,ifIwastoputacoupleofthepuzzlepiecestogether,itwouldn'tsurprisemeifyourmomfeltguiltinthat...becauseofthegeneticdisposition.It'sjustthispridethatwehaveashumanbeingswherewefeellikewewanttopassthebestlineagetoourchildren,likeeducationbuthealthaswell.It'slikealotofparentsfeelalotofshamebecauseofthechallengesthattheirchildrenfaceandwonder,"WasthissomethingthatIdidinside?"Ijustwonderifyourmotherpassedthroughthatandshe'sseenthatthrough.
Patient6: [00:20:00]
I'mnotreallysure.Iknowthatshe'salsobeen...Shehassomeprettycrazystoryaswellactually.Shehadbeenonthyroidmedicationsinceshewas10yearsolduntilshefoundoutthatshealsohadthesegrainissues,cutoutgrains,andshewasabletostoptakingthyroidmedicationafter55yearsofbeingonit,whichissocrazy.Iknowthatshewassogratefultobeabletowalkthroughthejourneywithusaswell.I'msurethat,inaway,wasaredemptiontoo,thatshewasabletonotonlyhelpusfigureitoutbutthenwalkalongsideusinthejourneyoffiguringout,"Okay,howarewegoingtodothis?What'sthischangegoingtolooklike?"Wehavealotoffunbakingandcookingforeachother,whichisreallygreat.
JonathanOtto: That'sreallysweet.Ijustseethatimageofyougirlshavingfuntogether.It'ssobeautiful.Ithinkthat'sarealmodelforotherfamilies,andwhatanawesomepath.Whatwouldyousaytosomebodythatwasgoingthroughtheirownhellrightnow?What'syourmessageforthem?
Patient6: [00:21:00]
Okay.WhatIwanttosaytoyouisthatit'sreallyimportanttonotgiveup,andit'sokaytobeafraid,andit'sokaytobreakdowncryinginthemiddleofthegrocerystorewhenyoudon'tknowwhattobuy.Butkeepgoing.Don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes,andknowthatit'ssoworthit.It'ssoworthittobeinchargeofyourhealth,tobehealthy,toknowthatyouarenotcrazy,youarenotalone,andyoucandoit,andthere'sresourcestohelpyou.You'regoingtogetbetter,andit'sworthit.
Patient6: Ihadhypothyroidism.MymomhadHashimoto's.SheliveshereinHoustonandisapatientofDr.Osborne's,actually.She'sontheTexasCouncilforDevelopmentalDisabilities.Sherepresentsmysisteronthatcouncil.ShehadHashimoto'sfor45yearsbeforeshewasonthat,onthis,wentgrain-free,andnowherendocrinologistcan'tbelieveit.Herendocrinologistwas,like,"Idon'tunderstandhowthishappened."Butyeah,I'vehadhypothyroid.ItwashypobutneverofficiallyHashimoto's.
JonathanOtto: Yeah,butthendoyoufeelthatyoumighthavepreventedyourselffromgettingHashimoto'swhereyoustoppedtheonsetand...
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Patient6: [00:23:00]
Ithinkthatjustknowingmymom'shistorywithherthyroid,I'mconfidentthatifIhadcontinuedtoeatthewayIhadalwayseaten,whichwasatleastfivesandwichesaweek,ImeanIhadsandwichesallthetime,I'mconfidentthatmyhealthissueswouldhavespiraledoutofcontrol.TheautoimmunesymptomsthatIwasalreadydisplaying,Iknowtheywouldhavejustgottenworse.IknowforsurethatIhadleakygut,andIknowthatitwouldhavejust...Ican'teven...It'sscarytothinkaboutthethingsthatwouldhavehappened,butI'mconfidentthatitwouldhavespiraledoutofcontrolifIhadn'tgottenholdofitwhenIdid.
JonathanOtto: Yeah,andthenyoucanwindupwithHashimoto.
Patient6: Ohyes,IthinkthatifIhadn'tseenDr.Osborneandtakenalltheglutenoutofmysystemandsoyanddairy,ifIhadn'ttakenaholdofthat,Ifeellikemythyroidwouldhavecontinuedto...thelevelswouldhavecontinuedtorisesothatitwouldhavebeenturnedintoHashimoto's,yeah.
JonathanOtto: Wereyousayingyouhadalittlegirl?
Patient6: [00:24:00]
Yeah,Ihavea15-month-olddaughter.HernameisGrace.Ithinkalotaboutthat,likefood,isshegoingtomissoutonbirthdayparties,cupcakesandthings.Wehaven'tgivenheranygrains,andIdon'tplanto,butIdowonderaboutthatsometimesifit's...Isshegoingtofeellikeshemissedoutonthetypicalkidexperiencebynothavingjunkfood,andthat'shardsometimes,Ithink.IfeellikeImadeaprettyamazinggrain-freePaleocakethatwouldbeagreatsubstitute.I'msureallherfriendswillloveitandnotknowthatit'sgrain-free,butsometimesIdowonderaboutthatatbirthdayparties.Idon'twanthertofeelleftout.
JonathanOtto: Yeah,that'sanupsettingfeelingforyou,isn'tit?
Patient6: Yeah.IjustthinkaboutIdon'twanttobethatmomthatbringsmydaughter'scupcaketoanotherkid'sbirthdayparty.
JonathanOtto: [00:25:00]
Thereisaprojectthatwearesupportingwhereit'sasummercampforceliackidssotheycanlearnhowtomitigatethechallengesthatcomeandsotheycanlearnhowtoexplainittotheirfriendsandhowtheycansaynoandwhatthingstheyprobablyshouldsayyestoandhowtheycannavigateallthosechallenges.
Patient6: Right.Ithinkthat'sawesomebecauseespeciallythey'resosmallandtheymightnotunderstand,"HowcomethatkidcanhaveasnackthatIcan'thave?"andtoteachthemtheimportanceofwhyandhowbeneficialitistotheirhealth.Becauseyoudon'twantyourkidtellingtheotherkid,like,"You'redumb.Thatsnacksarebadforyou,"right,buttogetthemtounderstandtheimportanceofitwithoutyellingatotherchildren,Iguess,Idon'tknow.
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Ithinkit'ssoimportanttowatchthisdocumentarybecausethereissomuchthatthegeneralpublicdoesn'tknowaboutwhat'sinourfoodandhowitaffectsus.Ifyou'rewillingtoopenyourselfuptothepossibilitythatyourdietcouldaffectyouroverallhealth,whatcanyoulose?It'sworthwatchingittofindouthowyoucantakecontrolofyourhealth.Don'tmissout.You'regoingtowanttowatchthisdocumentary.Ifyou'veenjoyedwatchingthisandit'sbeenabenefittoyou,it'ssoimportanttoshareitwithyourfamilyandfriendsbecauseyoudon'tknowwhatbattlestheymaybefightingthatyoudon'tevenknowaboutanditcouldhelptheminsuchahugeway,soshareitwithyourfamilyandfriendssotheycanbenefittoo.Considersupportingthemissionandsharethiswithyourfamilyandfriends.
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You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
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PATIENT 7 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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JonathanOtto:
Gary,ifyoucouldtellusaboutyourexperience,likewhatdidyougothrough?
Patient7: Well,Iguessitallstartedaround2011.UpuntilthatpointIhadnothadreallyanysymptoms,anythingtospeakof,soaround2011Iwas,firstthingInoticedIwasoutactuallydoingsomebicycleriding,trainingforabikeridethatIdoeveryspringandInoticedIwasjustextremelytiredforsomereason,moresothanInormallywouldbe.Didn'tknowwhy,butthatwasoneofthethingsInoticed,sojustdealtwiththat.Then,thefirstofthenextmonth,Ihadaphysicalscheduled.IwenttothatphysicalandcometofindoutIwasanemic,severelyanemic,sothatwasasurprisetome,andthatkickedoffalotofthethingsthatwehadtoexplore.
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Mygeneraldoctorsentmetoahematologisttochecktheblood.Mybloodlevelswas50%ofwhereitshouldhavebeen,soIwasway,waylowonthe...Veryanemicatthatpoint.Hegavemesomeironinfusions,wegotthingssettledoutrightthereandthenwestartedaprotocolthereworkingwiththehematologisttogetthebloodlevelsbackup,andduringthatcourseoftime,henoticedthathecouldn'tfigureoutwhyIwasanemic.HeknewIwas,buthedidn'tknowwhatwascausingit,sohesentmetoadigestiveandliverspecialistwhodidabatteryoftests,checkedtheintestinesout,andthat'swheretheydiagnosedtheceliac.Therewasdamagetothewallsoftheintestines.Diagnosedceliac,basicallytoldmeIhadtostayawayfrombreadandwheat,andkindof"Goodluck"atthatpoint.
Didn'treallyhavealotofadviceotherthanthat.Also,theotherthingthehematologistdiscoveredwasthatmyliverenzymeswereextremelyelevated,triplewhattheyshouldhavebeen,sotheyalsodidsometestsonthat,didaliverbiopsy.Cametofindouttherewasautoimmunehepatitiswasgoingoninmyliver,sotheliverspecialistbasicallysaid,"Okay,thetreatmentforthisisgoingtobesteroids,"andI'veseenthatwithmyparents.They'vetakensteroidsfordifferentailmentsintheirlifetimeandIdidnotwanttogotothat.Didn'twanttodealwithsteroids.
JonathanOtto: Whynot?
Patient7: Ittakessometerriblesideeffectsonyou.
JonathanOtto: Likewhat?
Patient7:[00:03:00] Oh,gosh.Inmyfamily'sexperience,youswell,yougainalotofweight,andyoucanonlystayonthemforaperiodoftime.Youhavetogetoffforawhileandcyclebackonandoff.Itjustis,yougetverydependentonit.Mystageinlife,Ididn'treallywanttobedependentonanymedicationslikethat,sothat'swhereIstartedlookingforalternativesolutions.Didalotofresearch,foundDr.Osborne,andcameintohisoffice.Hesentmethroughabatteryoftests,identifiedalloftheareasthatIwasdeficientin,nutrientwise,andputmeonsomesupplementsforthat.Insteadofjustputtingmeona,"Stayawayfromwheat"diet,heputmeonagrainfreediet,soobviouslythat'salotmoreinvolvedandgotmuchbetterresults.
[00:04:00] Myliverenzymesdroppedbackdowntothenormallevels.Myanemicsituationwasresolved.IbasicallywasabletobypassthatsteroidprotocolthatIwasgoingtobeputon,andfeelmuchbetterandmuchhealthierinlifeasaresult.
JonathanOtto: Whatwasitliketogetbetter?
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Patient7: Whatwasitlike?Itwasgreat.LikeImentioned,Iwasfeelingverytiredbefore.Theanemiawasjustdraggingmedownandthatwasn'tnormalforme,sothisputmebackuptoanormallevelagain.Iwasfeelinggreatagain.Asaresulthere,thispastMarch,Igottofulfilloneofmybucketlistitems,ifyouwill.
JonathanOtto: Whatwasthat?
Patient7:[00:05:00] Ididabikerideacrossthecountry.StartedoffinSanDiego,atthebeachinSanDiego,androdeovertoallthewaytoFlorida,toSt.AugustineBeach.IwouldnothavebeenabletodothatwithoutthetreatmentthatI'vehadandtheresultsI'vehad.
JonathanOtto: Whatdoesthatmeantoyou?
Patient7: Itmeansalot.Atmyage,Iwasn'treadytositbackandjustbeonmedicationtherestofmylife,andIknewIhadalotofotherchallenges,adventuresIwantedtogoonandparticipatein.Iwasworriedaboutthatwhenthedoctorsaid,"Okay,wellwe'regoingtohavetoputyouonsteroids."Iknewwhatthathaddonetomyparents,andIdidn'twantthathaddonetomeatthisageinmylife,soyeah,itmeansalottobeabletodothethingsIwanttodo,andnotbestrappeddownbyhealthchallenges.Imean,I'vegottowatchwhatIeat,butthat'sasmallpricetopayforthehealth.
JonathanOtto: Andyougotyourlifeback. [00:06:00] Patient7:
Getyourlifeback,andyoucanbasically,youcandowhatyouwant.Takeonthesenewchallengesthatyouwerenotabletodobefore.
JonathanOtto: Youdid?
Patient7: Yep.
JonathanOtto: Doesthatbringupemotionforyou?
Patient7: Yeah.It'soneofthosethingsthatIfigureditmayneverhappen.OneofthethingsI'vealwaysinterestedinandthingslikethat,Ilikehikingandbiking.Oneofthesethingsis,"Okay,what'soneofthebiggerchallengesyoucandoonabike?"Okay,rideacrossthecountry.That'soneofthethingsthatonedayIwantedtodo.Whenthesehealthissuesstartedcomingup,thatwasprobablydoubtfulthatImightevergettodothosethings,soyeah,it'semotional.It'srewarding.It'sworththesacrificethathastobemadetostayhealthy.
JonathanOtto: Doyourememberwhatitwasliketofeelthedreamslippingaway? [00:07:00] Patient7:
Yeah.IfeltIwaswaytooyoungforthattohappen.Iwasprobably,whenIwasfirstdiagnosedwithceliac,Iwasprobablyabout53.52or53.Ihadafairlyhealthylifeatthatpoint,butknowingwhatwasinvolvedwithceliacandwhatwasaheadofme,ifthingsdidn'tchange,wasprettyscary.Thesedays,theaveragelifespanisprettylong,andyoudon'twanttolivealotofyourlifeinbadhealth,soIwasalittleconcernedforsure,especiallywhenthefirstprotocolwasgoingtobeattheageof52,startsteroidsfortherestofmylife.Ididn'tseethatasaviableoptionsostartedlookingforthealternatives.
JonathanOtto: [00:08:00]
That'sgreat,man.Whataninspiration.Whatagreatinspiration,becausewhat'sthereality?Whenceliacdiseasegetsbad,whathappenstopeople?Whathappenedtoyou?
Patient7: Well,formeitwas...IthinkIcaughtitrelativelyearly.Imean,luckilyIthinkalotoffolksdon'tgetdiagnosedatall,ormaybevery,verylate,andalotofdamageoccursbeforetheystarttakingsomepreventiveactions.Forme,itwasveryobviousIwasanemic,severelyanemic.Imean,my
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hemoglobinlevelwas50%ofwhereitshouldhavebeen.Whenthedoctorsfinallydiscoveredthat,theyweresurprisedIwasn'tpassingoutwithphysicalassertion,justanything.That'soneforsure.Inmycase,italsocreatedanautoimmunesituationwheremybodywasattackingmyliver.Ithadautoimmunehepatitis,sothatwasdefinitelygoinginthewrongdirection.
[00:09:00] Ifwehadn'thadsteppedinmadesomechangesthere,again,steroidsandjustcontinuallygettingworseonthat,thatlevel.LikeIsaid,withthechangesthat'sbeenmade,thenewgrainfreediet,thesupplementalnutrientsI'vebeentaking,thelevelsthatwereskyhighonmyliverreadingsarebackdownonnormallevels,sothatisablessing.Theanemicsituationwhichwas50%ofwhereitshouldhavebeen,everytimeI'mgettingbloodtestsandeverythingit'sright.Rightbackwhereitneedstobe.Greatresultsfromthat.Again,giventheresults,thesacrificeyouhavetomakewithachangeofdietisverywellworthit.
JonathanOtto: Itwasworthitforyou,wasn'tit? [00:10:00] Patient7:
Nodoubt,nodoubt.Changingadietthatdrasticallyistough,andyouthinkyou'vebeeneatingacertainway,certainthingsallyourlife,you'vegottodowithoutsomeofyourfavoritefoodsandthingsthatyouhavegrownupwith,andthingscanchange.It'sjustahabit,andyouhavetochangeyourhabitstoreapthebenefits.
JonathanOtto: Awesome,man.What'syour...Whatarethesignificantpeopleinyourlife?Who'sthat?
Patient7: [00:11:00]
Well,myparentsobviously.Theyhadabiginfluenceonme,andunfortunatelythey'vehadalotofhealthchallenges.IthinksomeofthatisbasicallyinheritedsoIthinksomeofthestuffthatI'mdealingwith,Ithinkmymotherprobablydealtwithanddidnotreallyevenrealizeit.Wasn'tdiagnosedandasaresult,sufferedfromthatquiteabit.SinceI'veexperiencedwhatI'vebeenthrough,mywifeaswellhasbasicallygotonthesameprogram,andshe'sseeingbenefitsaswell,fromdoingthesametypes.Shewasn'tatthepointwhereIwas,butIthinkthechangeindietandchangeinlifestyletheredefinitelyhelpedher,aswell.
JonathanOtto: Doyouguyshappentohavechildren?
Patient7: Wedo.Grownchildren,soit'sjustthe2ofusathome,soit'sprettyeasyforustomakethechangeinwhatweeat,thattypeofthing,becauseit'sjustthe2ofus.
JonathanOtto: Doyouseetheinfluenceonthem?Aretheyinterested?
Patient7: Onthechildren?
JonathanOtto: Yeah,intermsofwiththeirowndiet.
Patient7: [00:12:00]
Yeah.Ithinkthey'veobviouslybeentakingnoteonwhat'sgoingonbecausealotofthisstuffisinherited,andIthinktheyrealizethatitcouldimpactthemdowntheroad,justlikeIdidn'tseeimpactuntilmy50's.HadImadesomechangeswhenIwasinmy20'sand30'sliketheyare,itmighthavebeenalotlessimpactfulat50.Ithinkthey'remakingchanges,theyunderstandsomeofthethingsthey'reeatingisgoingtoimpactthem,sothey'remakingchangesalongthoselines,aswell.
JonathanOtto: That'sawesome.That'sreallyawesome,thankyou.Wasyourfamilyoryourparents,yourwife,yourchildren,proudofyouwhenyoumadethatrideacrossthecountry?
Patient7: Oh,yeah.Ithinktheywere.
JonathanOtto: Youthink?
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Patient7: Ithink.Ihopetheywereproudofit.Imean,tomeitwasamajoraccomplishment.Idon'tknowthattheythoughtIwasgoingtobeabletodoit,givenmychallengeswithmyhealthandmysituation,buttheyweredefinitelypullingformeandencouragingmealongtheway.
[00:13:00] JonathanOtto:
Weretheyworried?
Patient7: Oh,yeah.Yeah,mywifewasprettyworriedaboutit,beingontheroadthatlongandawayfromhomeforthatlong,butwewouldcommunicatefrequentlyobviously.Wehadthephoneandthecomputerwithus,wecouldcommunicate,andactually,comingacross,wecamerightthroughourhometownhereinHoustonandstoppedbytheretovisitwhilewewereintownobviously.MysoninSanAntonio,whenwecamethroughthere…sosawmyfatherinGulfport,Mississippiwhenwewhenthroughthere…Severalconnectionsalongtheway.
JonathanOtto: Wherewashalfwayto?
Patient7: HalfwaywasrightaboutHouston.
JonathanOtto: Thatwouldhavebeenaproudmomentforyou.Youwereproud,weren'tyou?Youwereproudofyourself,weren'tyou?
Patient7: [00:14:00]
Definitely.Definitely.Yeah,thatwasoneofthosethings,again,athingIwantedtodoatsomepointinmylife,giventhechanceofnotbeingabletodothatwithahealthsituation,Iwasprettyconcerned,butIwasfeelinggreat,Ihadtheopportunitytogo.Acoupleofmybuddiesweregoingtodoitandtheyinvitedmetogowiththemandsaid,"Hey,let'sdothis."Itookitonandwewereabletogetitcompleted.Didn'thaveanysignificanthealthissuesalongtheway,whichwasablessing.Greatexperience.Reallyenjoyedit.
JonathanOtto: Awesome,man.Well,Iwanttocongratulateyou,man.
Patient7: Oh,thanks.
JonathanOtto: Forgoingthroughwhatyouwentthrough,forbeingabletoturnthingsaround,Ithinkyou'reagreatrolemodelwhenitcomestopeopledoingwhatittakestogetbetter,andthencelebrating.Ithinkthatyou'reagreatrolemodelwiththat.
Patient7: Oh,thanks.Thanks.
JonathanOtto: [00:15:00]
Ihopeyoualsogiveyourselftheprivilegeor...Ihopeyouhonoryourselfforwhatyou'vedone,andthecontributionthatyourownlifeisjusttoanybodythatcomesintouchwithyou.
Patient7: Great.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.Peoplewatchthisandtheyhearthisstory,andwe'llgetsomephotosofyoufromyoudoingtheride,andsothen,flashthemuponthescreen,becauseI'msureyou'vegotsomephotos.
Patient7: Oh,yeah.
JonathanOtto: Peopleneedtoknowit'spossible,becauseit'sjustthelossofhopeisthethingthatstopspeoplefromdoingthatdietthattheyknowisgoingtohelpthem,ortheysuspectcouldhelpthem.
Patient7: [00:16:00]
Right.Yeah,Imeanagain,it'sachallenge.Whenyoufirsthearthatyou'vegottomakethisbigchangeinyourlife,"I'vegottostopeatingmyfavoritefoods,I'vegottostopdoingthis,"butifyoucanjustkeepyoureyeonthegoalofgettinghealthyagain,livinglifethewayyouwanttoliveitagain,notbeingtieddownbyhealthissues,that'sasmallpricetopay.Smallpricetopay.
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JonathanOtto: That'sawesome.IremembertherewasanoldEnglishbookthatIreadanditwasaboutaChristian’sjourney,anyway.Thelinethecharacterswouldspeakwas,"Heavenischeapenough,"anditwastalkingabouttheChristianjourneyofthosethatbelieveinheaven,andthatthroughlivingalifeofloveandgoodness,andsoforth,thatisconduciveorithelpstocreatethatpath.Heavenischeapenough,likeit'sworthenough.
Patient7: Oh,nodoubtit.Yes.
JonathanOtto: Wouldyousaythatinregardstoyourexperience?
Patient7: Yeah.Iwoulddefinitelyagreetothat.Heavenisdefinitelyworthit,aswell,believeme.I'mabelieverinthat,aswell,butyeah,forthejourneythatI'mgoingthrough,thesacrificethatI'mmakingforthehealthisaverysmallsacrificeforthebenefitthatI'mgetting.
[00:17:00] JonathanOtto:
That'sawesome,man.Tellme,didyourfaithhelpyouwithyourrecovery?Wasthatapartofyourregiment?
Patient7: Yeah,Ithinkso.I'mabeliever,andtherewasalotofprayerwentintothat.Mywifewasdefinitely,therewasprayerfromallofourfamily,onthesituation,becauseagain,wedidn'treallywanttohavetodealwithsomeoftheseterriblehealthissuesthatcanoftencomealongwiththatdiagnosis.Ithinkprayerhelped,faith,thatIdomypart,thatGodwilldotheirpart,butI'vegottoalsotakethefirststeps.Ican'tjustsitbackandsay,"Healme."Ineedtoputsomeactiontothat,thatprayer,ifyouwill.
JonathanOtto: [00:18:00]
Well,Ithinkthat'sareallygreatpointforpeoplethataretryingtoworkouttherelationshipbetweenfaith,iftheyhavesomekindofbeliefsysteminwhatevertheirjourneyis,whateverreligion,orfurthermoremainstreamreligionslikeChristianity,Ithinkalotofpeoplearewonderingwhat'stherelationship?Becausealotofpeoplearesincere,andthey'rejustmaybeprayingfortheirownhealing,butthey'renotwillingtotakethosedecisionsandthat'sobviouslynotapaththatyouwerewillingtotake.Whatdoyoubelieveoftherelationshipbetweenthe2,likefaithandIwouldsupposeworks?
Patient7: [00:19:00]
Well,yeah.Youknow,Idon'tlookattheworksidethatyouneedtodotheworktobeacceptedorlovedbyGodbutIthinkofthis,likeifIwantsomething,ifI'mprayingforaresult,healingforinstance,thenIbelievethat'spossible,butIalsobelievethatwewouldbeexpectedtodoourshareofthat,putsomeeffortbehindthat.Imean,who'stosaythattheanswertomyprayerwasn'tbeingintroducedtoadoctorwhocouldguidemeintherightdirection?Ijusthadtotakethatguidanceandputittowork.That'sthewayI'mlookingatis,thingshappenedalongmyjourneytosteermeinacertaindirection.That'sananswertoprayer.I'vejustgottograbitandrunwithit.
JonathanOtto: Doyouthinkthepeoplethatareprayingforanswersshouldusethoseprayerstoopentheirmindstopotentialtangibleavenuesforthemtofollow?
Patient7: Yeah.I'mabigbelieverinprayer,andIthinkifyou'resincereaboutwhatyou'reprayingfor,keepyoureyesopenandyourmindopenforanswers.Itmaycomeinadifferentwaythatyou'reexpecting.Youmaynotjustwakeuphealedthenextday,butyoumaybewakeupandsay,"Hey,here'sawayIcangetbetterifIputsomeeffortinthisway,"andthatcouldbetheanswertotheprayer.
JonathanOtto: [00:20:00]
That'swonderful.Whatwouldyousayforwhereweattributethesuccessofourhealing?Wheredoweattributethatsuccess?
Patient7: Well,Imeanthesuccess,itcomesfromabunchofdifferentdirections.Fromtheprayerstandpoint,youcandefinitelyseethesuccessjustcomingfromthefaithsidewhereyouprayed
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forsomethingandyougotaresult,butImean,therearesomanyknowledgeablepeopleoutthere,doctorswewereworkingwith,resourceteststhatcanbedonethesedaystoidentifytheseproblems.Allofthatcontributestothesuccessofgettingbetterandgettinghealthyagain.
JonathanOtto: [00:21:00]
That'sexcellent.Then,IthinkthatI'malwaysamazedatexcellentpeopleoutthereinalldifferentlinesofwork,andIattribute,IthinkthatI'mamazedbyallofthem.I'mamazedbywhateverworldviewthattheycomefrom.I'mamazedbytheirthequalityoftheirwork,butoneofthethingsthatimpressesmeaboutsomepeoplelikesayforexample,Dr.PeterOsborne,todaywhatIjustsaid,"I'minterviewingalotofpeoplethathavehadthesetransformationsthroughyou"andthenhesaid,"I'mjustthemessenger."I'mlike,"Well,who'sthegiverthen?"
Patient7: Well,itdependsonwhereyou'recomingfrom.Inmycase,likeIjustsaid,I'mprayingforaresultandI'mlookingforthatresultcomingthroughadoctor,Dr.Osborne,comingthroughresourcesthatI'veresearchedandbooksI'veread,thingsthatopenedmyeyestodifferentthings.
Ifyou'relookingforanswerstoyourhealthissues,thisisagoodopportunitytofinddifferentperspectivesfromindividualsofhowtheymadetheirjourney,andhowtheyfoundresults,andI'dencourageyoutowatchthis,andhopefullyyou'llfindsomeoftheanswersyou'vebeenlookingfor.
JonathanOtto: Doyoubelievethatthiscouldpotentiallychangetheperson'slife?
Patient7:[00:23:00] Nodoubt.It'schangedmylife,soI'mabelieverinthat,fromthatperspective,andIthinkpeoplewhoareopentomakingachangeandarewillingtoputinsomeeffort,evenifyoudon'thavetheceliacdiagnosis,evenifyou'rejusthavingmaybesomeglutensensitivitiesthatarecausingsomeproblems.Someofthesechangesaregoingtobe,you'regoingtoseesomedrasticresults.
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I'veseensomeofthestuffDr.O’BryanhasputoutandIthinkit'sgreat.Ithinkhe'sveryknowledgeableaswell,andIthinkthebodyofworkhe'sgotoutthereisverysimilartowhatDr.Osbornehasgot,asfarashelpingyouunderstandhowyoucantakeahealthyapproachtogettingbetter,andnotnecessarilyhavingtogothroughthetraditionalmedicineapproach,whichismorejustlookingatyoursymptomsandtreatingyoursymptoms.It'sgettingdowntotherootofwhat'scausingtheproblemsandtryingtosolveitfromthatperspective.
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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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 8 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Hello,everyone.We'reinLondon,EnglandwithfunctionalnutritionistChristineBailey.Christine,
thankyousomuchforbeinghere.
ChristineBailey: Oh,it'slovelytoseeyouagain,Tom.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,thankyou.Thankyou.Webothhavemany,manycasesthatwecantalkaboutofautoimmuneconditionsthathavebeenhelped,arrested,orreversedwithafunctionalmedicineapproach.
ChristineBailey: Absolutely.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourpersonalcaseasamotherreallycaughtme…Couldyousharethatstorywithus,please?
ChristineBailey: [00:01:00]
Ofcourse...Ihave3boys.Ihavetwinsandthetwins,they'renow12.WhenIsaacwas…That'soneofmytwins…wasdiagnosedattheageof2withsomethingcalledlinearIgAbullous,itchangedmywholeworld.Now,Iwasalreadyworkingasanutritionist,butsuddenlytohaveapersonalexperienceofonewhereyou'reseeingsomeoneinsomuchpain,screamingbecausethisconditionmeansthattheyareliterallycoveredinblistersandparticularlyblistersaroundthescrotum.Hecouldn'tsit,hecouldn'tsleep,andhewas2yearsold.Myownexperienceofseeingmyownchildliterallycryingouttome,andatthatpointwedidn'tevenhadadiagnosis.
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Imean…Ihadtorushhimtohospitalbecausesuddenlyeveryonewasabsolutelypanicking.Theydidn'tknowwhatwashappeningtohim.Hewascoveredinblisters,hightemperature...Iremembersittingwiththedermatologistatthetime,literallyflickingthroughamanual…Hedidn'tknowwhatitwas.Hewasliterallyflickingthroughthismanualwithme…HeknewIwasanutritionist.Hesaid,"Well,Ithinkit'sthis…Ithinkit'sthis…Ithinkit'sthis…"That'showrarethisconditionwas.Eventually,afterafewdaysinthishospital,theydecidedthathehadsomethingcalledIgAlinearbullousdiseasewhichisanautoimmunedisease.
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Now,whatIhaven'tmentionedisthatI'mceliac,which,asyouknow,ofcourse,isanautoimmunedisease.Forme,itdidn'treallytakemuchresearchtostartlookingat,"IsthereaconnectionbetweenglutenandthisIgAlinearbullous?"Inthemeantime,theydecidedtotakehimdowntoGreatOrmondStreet,whichintheUKisoneoftheleadinghospitalsforchildren'shealth...Theytookonelookathim…Imeantheyactuallystrippedhimoff,tookphotosofalltheseblistersbecausethey'dneverseensomethingsobad…Hewasstillscreaming…Hewasstillinpainconstantly.Hewasn’tabletosleep…Theysaid,"Well,there'snotmuchwecandoaboutit.He'sgoingtohavetotakeDapsone.He'sgoingtohavetotakesteroids.He'sgoingtohavetotakesterilecreams.That'sit.Nothingelse.
Iwashorrified.Imeanalmostintears,tobeperfectlyhonest,becausewhenyou'reamotherandyouaretold,"Thereisnothingreallywecandoforyourchild,"he'sgoingtohavetojustcopewiththisandtakehighsteroids…
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whichweknowthesideeffectsofthesteroids.
ChristineBailey: Ofcourse.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thefutureoftakingsteroidslong-term.
ChristineBailey: [00:04:00]
Ofcourse.Ofcourse.Ofcourse,Iwaswellawareofthesideeffectsofallthismedicationincludingantibioticswasalsohavingonhisgut.Beingsomeonethathad…Myselfhadtorestore
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myownguthealth…Knewabsolutelythedamagethattheywerepotentiallygoingtobecausinghim.Isaid…Asamother,Icannotlookbackandsaytomyson,“Igaveyouallthesemedications,"knowingthattheremaybeadifferentway.Afterabitofresearch,Isaid,"Youknowwhat,thankyou…Thankyou,consultantsbutIcan'tdothis.Icannotdothismedicationforhim."Imeantheyobviouslyacceptedthat.TheygavemelotsofwarningsaboutwhatmighthappenifIdidn'tdothat,abitofscaremongering.
Theysaid,"Well,youcandowhatyouthinkisright,butit'snotgoingtowork.You'llbeback."Isaid,"Look,justgivemeafewweeksandI'mgoingtodosomedietarychanges,I'mgoingtoputinsomesupplementsaswell.I'mgoingtodosomeguthealing.""That'sfine,butyou'llbeback.You'llbeback."Immediately,Iputhimonagluten-freediet.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Didn'ttheyalsosaytoyouthatyourdiscussionwiththemaboutfoodanddiet…
ChristineBailey: Oh,irrelevant. [00:05:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Irrelevant.
ChristineBailey: Oh,totallyirrelevant,yeah."Youcandowhatyoulikewithdiet,butit'snotgoingtowork."Theyalmostsawitasalittlebitofa…sortofsidejunkthat,"Well,youcantwinkleaway.Youcanhaveaplay,butyou'llbebackformeds."
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,thisisanutritionist.Thismotherisanutritionist.
ChristineBailey: Well,partlythat'saswell,I'msure.I'msure.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.
ChristineBailey: Yeah.Yes,Imeanasanutritionist,Idon'treallythinktheythoughtmuchofwhatIwasdoinganyway,tobeperfectlyblunt…andthattheydidn'tknowmuchaboutthiscondition,butalltheycouldoffermewasmedication.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes,yes.
ChristineBailey: ItookIsaacbackhome.Imeangoinggluten-freewasnotdifficultforme.Obviously,IknewexactlywhatIwasdoing.Wetookoutallgluten,andImeanallgluten...Youcan'tjusthavealittlebitglutenandthinkit'sgoingtobeokay.
[00:06:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Now,interestingthatbeforeallofthese,washehavingglutenonoccasion?
ChristineBailey: Hewas…Notalot,becauseobviouslyathome,itwascompletelygluten-free.Ifwewentoutabitorhe'dgonetoaparty,Imeantherewasn'talotofthatbecausehewasonly2,butwewouldeatout...
Dr.TomO’Bryan: He'swithgrandparentsor…
ChristineBailey: Exactly.Exactly.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
ChristineBailey: Extendedfamilyorabuffetthatwemightgoto...Hewouldhavealittlebitofgluten,buthecertainlywasn'tachildthatwaseatingtonsofcereal,pasta,pizza.Thatjustwouldn'tfitinourhousehold,anyway.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,thatjustsuggestshowsensitivehissystemwasatthatpoint.
ChristineBailey: [00:07:00]
Absolutely…Absolutely...I'lltellyouwhat'sinterestingisthatlateron,wewere…Thiswaswheneverythinghadbeenresolved,butlateron,hewentsomewhere...Heputsomecreamon…Ithinkitmighthavebeenasuncreamorsomething...Ithadwheatgerminandhereactedstraightaway.Whenpeoplesaytome,firstofall,thatlittlebitofglutenwon'tharmthem,Ijustlaugh...Imeanthat'sjustabsolutelyridiculous,butalsothatyoucannotabsorbthingsthatcontainglutenthroughyourskin...Iwonderwhatplanetthey'reon.Imeandon'tyougetmedicationsthatyouactuallyputonyourskinanyway?Iftheydon'twork,whythehellaredoctorsdoingit?Imeanthat'scrazy.
Anyway,weputhimonagluten-free…Now,Iactuallyputhimonagluten-freeanddairy-freediet…PartlybecauseIknowIreacttodairy,alotofceliacsdo.There'salotofmolecularmimicrygoingon…There'salotofaminoacidsthatarevery,verysimilarandIjustthought,"Youknowwhat,it'seasiertogogluten-freeanddairy-free."Tomethat'snotdifficult…Now,Itellyou,within2weeks,hewasclear.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Twoweeks. [00:08:00] ChristineBailey:
Twoweeks.Nothingmorethanthat.Therewerenoblisters.Therewerenosoreness.Therewasnoobviousskininflammationgoingon.Hewasfine.Hewaspainfree.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Wow.
ChristineBailey: Painfree…Twoweeks...Unbelievable.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Waytogomom.
ChristineBailey: Thankyou.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
ChristineBailey: WhatmademeangrywasthatifIhadlistenedtothosemedics,Idon'tknowwhatpositionhewouldbeinnowat12yearsold.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,let'sassumeachildattwoandahalfyearsoldisgivensteroidsandsteroidsongoingfortherestoftheirlives,andisgoingtostunttheirgrowth,isgoingtocompromisetheirimmunesystem,it’sgoingtocompromisethedevelopmentoftheirbrains…Theseareallrecordedsideeffectsoflong-termuseofsteroids.
ChristineBailey: It'shorrific…Whenyousayitlikethat,it'shorrific...ThatIcouldhavegonedownthatpathandI'msurealotofothermothersdo.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Becausetheytrustwhatthedoctorissaying. [00:09:00] ChristineBailey:
Ofcourse,ofcourse.Yeah…They'renotevertoldthattheremaybeanotheroption.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: That'sexactlyright.Thisisnotaboutdrugbashing.
ChristineBailey: No,notatall.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thisisaboutfollowyourdoctor'sadvicealongwithlookingatarethereinflammatorymarkersinthefoodsthatweeat?Aretherecertainfoodsthatmightbeflamingthefire?
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ChristineBailey: [00:10:00]
YouknowwhatreallyshockedmewastheyknewIhadahistoryofbowelproblems…TheyknewIhadceliacdisease,whichisautoimmune...Whydidn'ttheysay,"Youknowwhat,glutenmaybeaffectingyourchild…Maybewejustperhapsoughttotestforceliacdiseaseeven"?Imean,Iknowthetestaren'tthatreliable,certainlynotintheUK,whichisIwhyIuseotherlabsmyself,buttheydidn'tevendothat.Thelackofknowledgebetweentheconnectionofoneautoimmunediseaseandanotherjustwasn'ttherebecausetheylookedatitintheirownsections.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Biopicway.
ChristineBailey: Absolutely.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.YouandIbothknowthatittakes3minutestobootupacomputer,togoonlinetopubmed.gov…
ChristineBailey: Mygoodness.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: …AndtypeinceliacandIgAlinearbullous.
ChristineBailey: Yup.Yup.Yeah,yeah,yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ittakes3minutesandthenherearethestudies.That'salltheywouldhavedone.
ChristineBailey: It'strue,alotofmyclientswhocometomewithanautoimmunedisease,whetherthat'sType1diabetes,Hashimoto's,whateveritis,andthey'veneverbeentoldthattheremaybeaconnectionbetween-
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Withthefoodsthey'reeating.
ChristineBailey: Withthefoodstheyareeatingorotherautoimmuneconditionslikeceliacdiseasewhich,ofcourse,islinkedtoglutenanyway...Theydidn'tevenknow.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: [00:11:00]
Yes,yes.Thisisanimportantpoint…isthatit'snotthatourexperts,ourspecialistsneedtobetrainedinfoodanditsimpact...Imeanit'sagoodidea,butthattheydon'ttakethetimetogototheprimaryresourceforthem…
ChristineBailey: Absolutely.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: …WhichistheNationalLibraryofMedicineintheU.S.buthasworldwideaccessibility;15millionstudiesassoonasitopensuponthesearchengine…youtypeinwhatyouwant,andtheygothrough15millionstudiesandshow...Ittakes3minutestodothat.Theydon'thavethemindsettojustlookalittledeeper,justtolook,especiallyafteramotherinquiresandsays,"Doyouthinkfoodmighthavearoletoplayinthis?"
ChristineBailey: [00:12:00]
Especiallywhenitwasactuallyquiteararecondition.Noonewasparticularlyanexpertinitanyway.Youwouldhavethoughttheymightexploreotheravenuesaswell.Whenyou'vegotaveryyoungchild,andImeanveryyoungchild,withtheprospectofhavingtotakemedicationforaverylongtime…wouldyouwanttodothatifthatwasyourchild?Ididactuallysaythattotheconsultant…Shesaid,"No."Isaid,"You'retellingmeyouwouldn'tevengivethesemedicationstoyourchildlong-termandyetyou'reofferingthistome."That'sridiculous…Ridiculous.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Herresponse?
ChristineBailey: Shesaid,"No,Iwouldn't."Shewouldn'tgivethosemedicationstoherownchild,butshe'sexpectingmeto.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Apersonwhoknowsthat,adoctororspecialist,aconsultantasit'sreferredtointheUK,whoknowsthat,theywouldn'tdoitwiththeirchild,isgivingoutthatadvicebecausetheydon'tknowofanyotheroption.
ChristineBailey: Exactly.Theydidn'tknowwhatelsetoadvise.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ifitwasherchild,onewouldassumeshe'dstartresearching.
ChristineBailey: Youwouldhavethoughtso.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: [00:13:00]
That'sareallyinterestingpointregardingthepassionthatpeoplehavetofollowtheirspecialtyandbethebestthattheycanbe.No,theyhavealineofthinkingthattheyuseandtheystaywithinthatframework.
ChristineBailey: IlookatIsaacnow,he'sa12yearold…fulloflife,fullofzest,andalotofpeoplesaytomebecauseIseealotofchildren,"Butisn'titcrueltotakeoutglutenanddairyandgomorepaleo?Aren'ttheymissingout?"No,they'renotmissingoutbecausetheyknowgoodhealth.Isaytoallmychildrenbecausewe'reallgluten-free,"It'sbecauseIloveyouthatIwanttonourishyouwiththefoodsthatwillnurtureyourbodyandmakeitgrowanddevelop.IfIdidn'tloveyou,I'lltakeyoudowntosomerubbishyjunkfoodplace,butIloveyou."WhywouldIwanttogivefoodthatisinflammatory,thatisdamaging,thatispoisontoyou?That'snotasignoflove.
[00:14:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Yes,yes.Oncetheyknowthatit'saninflammatoryfood.Oncetheyknow.Iftheydon'tknow,theydon'tknow.
ChristineBailey: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youcan'tblamepeopleiftheydon'tknow.
ChristineBailey: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oncetheyknow,thenthequestionishowcouldyoudothatbecauseit'smoreconvenienttogiveittohim.Howcanyouacceptthat?
ChristineBailey: That'sinterestingbecausemyeldestchildwhois17,he'sa100%gluten-freebecauseheknowsimmediatelyglutenaffectshim.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: We'regoingtodosomethingthat'sunplanned.
ChristineBailey: Okay.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Isaac,canyoucomeoverhereforaminute?
ChristineBailey: I'mprettysureyoudorememberthosetimeswhenyouhadallthoseblisterswithoutembarrassingyouandhowpainfulitwas.
Patient8: Yeah,IhadtowalkreallyweirdandIcouldn’tsleepproperly.
ChristineBailey: Hecouldn'twalk.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youhadtowalkweirdbecauseofthepain?
Patient8: Yeah…
ChristineBailey: Yeahandbecauseofwheretheblisterswere.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah,yeah,becauseit'sinthisareawhereyourlegscometogether,right,thegroinarea?
Patient8: Yeah.Theywerejustrubbing;theywouldjuststinglikemad.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.Oh,man. [00:15:00] ChristineBailey:
Ithinkyoudoactuallyrememberthatperiodinhospitalwhenyouwerehospitalized.
Patient8: Yeah,Iwasin…
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Wow.Doyouevereatwheatnow?
Patient8: No.Ihaveitliketiny,tiny,tinybit,butmytiny,tinybitemightbeinabitoffood.
ChristineBailey: Ofwheat.
Patient8: No.
ChristineBailey: No,youneverhavegluten.
Patient8: Ifsomeonesaidthattome,I'llsay,"No,Ijustcan't."
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.
ChristineBailey: Mm-hmm(affirmative),yeah.
Patient8: I'lljust…Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourmomhassaidthatyouhadexperienceonetimewithlikeasuntanlotionorsomethingonyourskin?
Patient8: Oh,yeah,thatwasfunny.
ChristineBailey: No,itwasn't...Youhadamassivereactiontoit.
Patient8: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourememberthat?
Patient8: Yeah,Idoactually…Idon’tknowwhen,butIwasintheswimmingpool…anditwouldn'tjustleaveme.Iwasjustlikerubbinglikethat.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Wow,wow.
ChristineBailey: It'sinterestingbecausealotofpeopledosaytome,"Itdoesn'tmatterwhatyouputonyourskinifyou'reaceliacoryou'resensitivetogluten."
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah,that'snonsense.That'sutternonsense. [00:16:00] ChristineBailey:
It'sabsolutenonsense...Ihadaclientwhorangmeinhystericsbecauseshewenttoherdepartmentstore,grabbedthewrongfoundation,didn'trealizetheonethatshehadtakenhaswheatgermin,putitonherskin…immediatereaction.Now,shewasaceliac,butshehadimmediatereaction.Herdoctorsaid,"No,youwouldn'thavereactedtothat."I'msorry,shereacted.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Isaac,Iwanttoaskyou,whenyou'reinschoolyouhavelunchandstuff?
Patient8: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Howisitforyou?Doyoupackyourownlunch?
Patient8: Mymomdoesitbecause…
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.
Patient8: Yeah,butmostofmyfriendshavewhatever.Ijustlikesay,"Okay,"andthenjust…Thereisdifferentfoodsouttherethatarejustasgoodasthenormalfoodis…like,Formybirthdayparty,insteadofhavingpizza,stillIgotagluten-freepizzaImademyself.
ChristineBailey: Hemadeonewithme.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,nice.
ChristineBailey: Yeah,wemadeit. [00:17:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Nice.
Patient8: It'sjustasgood.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.Doyourfriendsatschoolorotherpeopleinschool,dotheybugyou?Dotheyteaseyouor…?
Patient8: Notatall...Myfriendsareveryunderstanding.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,cool.
Patient8: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: That'sverycool.
ChristineBailey: Yeah.ImeanIthinkalso…ImeanitdoeshelpthatI'machef…andI’vereadlotsofbooks…Wewillcreatepaleoversionsofeverything.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,yes,andsoifit'slikeabirthdaypartyforyou,yourfriendslookforwardto…
ChristineBailey: Itdoesn'treallymatter.Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Cupcakesorthecakesthatyourmommakes.
Patient8: Mymommakeslikeonebook,whenthatbookcameout,wegothealthydiets…Ijusttastedsomanyfoods,it'salmostlikeheaven.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Howcoolisthat?
ChristineBailey: It'sinterestingbecausetheyhadasleepover...Yourfriendscamearoundandforbreakfastyousaid,"Mom,makeyourpaleoproteinwaffles."Theirfriendswon'tknowthatthey'regluten-free,highprotein,paleo,blah,blah,blah.Theydon'tknow.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Theguyslikedit?
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Patient8: Yeah,theylovedit.
ChristineBailey: Yeah.
Patient8: Theywantsomemore.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Theywantitmore?
ChristineBailey: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Iwantsometoo. [00:18:00] ChristineBailey:
Ithinkalotofparentsinparticularhavealotofassumptionsthatyou'regoingtomissout,thatyou'renotgoingtogetallthenutrientsyouneed,it'sgoingtobedifficult.Itdoesn'thavetobe…Itdoesn'thavetobe.Yes,ittakessometimetoadjust.Ifyou'vebeenusedtoveryWesternworldofeatingfullofpizzaandpastaandprocessedfoodsandeatingoutalot,thenyes,ofcourse,it'sgoingtotakesometime,but,boy,it'sworthit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah,yeah.Ioftensaythat,thatevenifittakes6monthstoreallygetcompetentatpreparingmealsandyoutryitandyoucanblowitwithsomemealsandallthat,it'sokay.Sixmonthsfromnowyou'vegotitdownandtherestofyourlifeyou'refeedingyourfamilywell.Itdoesn'tmatter.
ChristineBailey: Yup.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Howisyourmomcookingonadailybasis?
Patient8: Well,oh,when…shemakesbreakfast.Shemakespancakesorsomething...
ChristineBailey: Yeah,everythingispaleo,really,isn'tit? [00:19:00] Patient8:
Yeah,andthen…shehasoneofheramazingcreativedishes,sounexpected
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,cool.
Patient8: Yeah,it'sreallygood.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,verycool.Verycool.Isaac,intheU.S,andIthinkaroundtheworld,kidsthathaveceliacdisease,yourmomhas.Iknowyou'venotbeendiagnosedwithit,butyouhaveaglutensensitivity.Kidsgetteasedalotinschoolanditcanberealhardonthem.There'sanumberofpaperswrittenaboutthatandyourfriends…You'vecreatedfriendsaroundyouthatdon'tmesswithyou.Theydon'tteaseyouandthat'sverycool.Thismessagethatyou'regiving,it'sgoingtobereallyhelpfulforalotofpeoplewhentheyjustseethatit'spossible,thatit'snotthathardifmomputsinthetimetolearnhowtopreparewhattheirkids,say,isreallygoodfood.Thanksverymuchforsharingyourexperiencewithus.Thankyou.
Patient8: Welcome. [00:20:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Christine,whataresomeofthethingsthatyou'vedonetohelppeopleunderstandandempowerthemintheirfoodselections,totransitionintoahealthierfoodsforthem?
ChristineBailey: Sure.Well,Imeanyouwereactuallymentioningsomethingaboutanxietyinchildren.IspecializeinthatareaofhelpingchildrenwitheitherspecialdietsorautoimmunediseaseorceliacdiseaseandIran…Firstofall,Irancookingclassesforthem.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Cookingclasses?
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ChristineBailey: Yup.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
ChristineBailey: [00:21:00]
IbringtheminwithaparentaswellbecauseIthinkit'sreallyimportantthatparentgetsitaswellandweteachthemhowtocook.Webasicallyhireoutaschooldesignedatthatlevel,soit'sgotallthekitchenequipment,everything,soteachingequipment…Wewilloftenpreparethreecoursemealsorwemightdohealthysnacksoreverythingisgluten-free,dairy-free,paleo.Theyloveit.Theycomeinquiteapprehensive...One,becausetheydon'tknowwhethertheycan'tcook,andlet'sfaceit,alotofchildrencan't.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Mm-hmm(affirmative).Alotofmotherscan't.
ChristineBailey: Well,absolutely.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Alsothey'vejustneverbeentaught.
ChristineBailey: That'swhythisissogoodbecauseit'sactuallyquiteagoodbondingexperience.Wehavefathersthere,ofcourse,aswell.Attheendofit,mygoodness,theenthusiasm,theconfidencethattheyhave,thedelightincreatingsomethingthemselves,thattheytheneat,anditjustsohappensit'sactuallynutritiousaswell,isbrilliant.TheotherthingthatIalsodoisIrunsomethingcalledtheFreeFromAwards.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: FreeForm?
ChristineBailey: FreeFromAwards,sothey'refreefromallergens.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,Isee...FreeFrom.
ChristineBailey: [00:22:00]
IrantheFreeFromAwardswhichisan…It'sanationaleventandit'sbasicallytoreallyhighlightproductsthataresuitableforpeopleavoidingcertainfoods,whetherit'sgluten,dairy,soyoregg,orwhatever.Iranthechildren'scategorybecauseIworksomuchwithchildren…Imeanthat'sonparentsaswell.I'mveryconsciousparticularlyforolderchildren,whenthey'regoingout,whentheywanttomeetupwiththeirfriends.Theysay,"Well,they'regoingtobeeatingallthestuffIcannoteat.WhatamIgoingtoeat?"Youcanseethissenseofpanicandanxietyinevengoingout…Thatcanhaveaprofoundeffectontheirsocialwell-being,ontheirinteractionwithotherpeople.Youthinkthat'sacrucialtimeanyway…You'refullofsomuchstress,somuchstuffisbeingbombarded...-
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youwanttofitin.
ChristineBailey: [00:23:00]
Yeah,absolutely.Youwanttojustmergeintothebackgroundlikeeveryoneelsedoeswhenthey're15,16.Iorganizethechildren'scategoryandwehave…Literally,myhouseisfullofchildrenagefrom…Weactuallyhadsomeonewhowas6upto18.Theycomeandtheyjudgealltheseproductsandit'sthemthatdecidewhichoneshouldgettheawardsandthentheywereinviteddowntotheawardswhichisabigLondoneventandsoon.It'sfabulous...Absolutelyfabulous.
Partofmyroleasanutritionistandachefisalsoencouragingpeopletojustunderstandwhatfoodsaregoodforthem…whatcannourishthem,whatcanharmthem,andhowtomakethoselife-changingchoicessothattheydon'tfeelleftout...Theydon'tgetanxious…Theydon'tfeeldifferentandexcluded.Theycanstillenjoylife.Infact,enjoyabetterlifebecausethey'reactuallybeingnourishedandthentheyexperienceagreatersenseofvitalityandenergy,butalsothey'reincontroloftheirhealthwhereasalotoftime,peoplewhodon'treallyknowhowtocook,don'treallyunderstandlabelsandfoods,don'tfeelincontrol.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: No,andit'stheeducationthatempowersthem. [00:24:00] ChristineBailey:
Yes,absolutely.Absolutelyright,yeah,yeah.Bygivingthatsenseofeducationandempowerment,they'reinchargeoftheirhealth.I'mnotinchargeoftheirhealth.Iftheyaremyclient,they'reincharge.I'mafacilitator.IhelpthemalongtheirjourneybutitistheirchoiceandIwanttomakeitaseasyaspossible.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Allofuslookingtoenhancethequalityofourhealthneedtobeempowered.Thepeopleyouworkwith,theprofessionalsyouworkwithneedtobeempoweringyouasChristinedoeswithherpatients.
ChristineBailey: [00:25:00]
IurgeyoutowatchtheseriesBetrayal.Ifyouarekeen,interested,youwanttoimproveyourhealth,youwanttoempoweryourself,youwanttoimproveandnourishyourwholefamily,yourchildren,yourbrothers,yoursisters,yourpartner,youneedtowatchthis.It'sgoingtogiveyoualltheinformation,allthetoolssothatyoucanmakethechangeandyouwillexperiencegreathealth.Tom,Ijustwanttothankyoubecausewithoutyourknowledge,withoutyourperseverance,withoutyourpassion,forhelpingpeople,wewouldnotbesurroundedbyallthesefantasticinformation.Tom,youhavedonesomuchtopromotenewimportantscientificresearchthatcanhelpusallandyou'reputtingthistogetherhasjustbeenabsolutelyphenomenal.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thankyou.Thankyousoverymuch.Thankyouallforlistening.ChristineBailey,functionalnutritionistfromLondon.Thankyouverymuch.
ChristineBailey: Thankyousomuch.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
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Dr.TomO'Bryan: WellCatherine,thankyousomuchforbeingwithusheretoday.
Patient9: It'sapleasure.Thankyouforinvitingme.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whyyes.NowyouhaveahealthhistorythathasbeenverychallengingandIfeelthereareprobablymanypeopleouttherewithasimilartypeofexperiencethattheyaregoingthough.Canyousharewithusyourhealthhistory?
Patient9: WellI'vebeenhealthyallmylifeuntilabout15yearsago.IcurrentlysufferMEwhichismyalgicencephalomyelitisandit'sa...
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whichisanautoimmunecondition.
Patient9:
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Yes.It'sanawfulcondition.It'snotrecognizedbythemedicalprofession,butit'sclearlysomethingwhichisattackingone'sownimmunesystem.It'sverydebilitating.It'sveryisolating.Onespendshours,days,weeks,monthsonone'sownwithnohelpfromtheoutsideworldanditcanleadtodepression.Itcertainlyleadstoverygreatunhappinessbecauseyoucan'tseethewayoutmainlybecausethere'snoresearchbeingcarriedoutintoMEbecauseofwhateverreason.Moneycan'tbefoundtoresearchitandsothoseofusthatareleftsufferingwithithavenohelp,nohope,nothingtoclingto.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whataresomeofthesymptomsthatyou'veexperienced?
Patient9: Themainsymptomiscompleteandutterinabilitytodoanything.You'recompletelyandutterly...Ican'tthinkofthewordfor.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Immobilized?
Patient9: Pardon?
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Immobilized?
Patient9: Yeah,wellwhenyou'redrainedofenergy.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Fatigued?Exhausted?
Patient9: [00:02:00]
Yes,thankyou.You'recompletelyandutterlyfatigued.Eventurningoverinbedsometimesisaneffort.Youcan'tfunctionasahumanbeing.Ispent9years90%houseboundandofthat60%wasinbedimmobilized,sleeping,notsleeping,feelingmiserable.Somebodyoncedescribedittomeanditisvery,veryaptthatitfeelsasthoughsomebodyhasopenedataponyouranklesandallyourenergyhasdrainedoutofyou.There'sjustnowayofgettingitback.
Personally,IusedtosufferatightnessovermycheeksandonthetopofmyheadandthatIknewthatanMEattackwascominganditjustincreasedwithitsintensityandgotworseandworseandIjustfeltasthoughIgotthemostworstfluthatyoucouldeverimaginehaving.Ijustcouldnotfunctionandthedepressingthingwasthatnobodycouldhelpme.
[00:03:00] Dr.TomO'Bryan: Thatisverydepressing,overtheyearssufferinglikethat.Withmyalgic,whichmeansmusclepain,
andencephalomyelitismeansaninflammationinyourbrainandyournervoussystem.Sobecause
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thebrainandthroughthenervoussystemcontrolsallofourmusclemovement,youhadnoenergytouseyourmuscles.Youcouldn'trolloverinbed.Youcouldn'twalk.Itwasverydifficulttodoanything,andyouspenthowmanyyearslikethis?
Patient9: 9.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: 9years.Howmanydoctorsdidyouseeinthat9yearperiod?
Patient9: [00:04:00]
About4.IwenttomyGPtostartwithbecauseIwassoupsetandcouldn'tunderstandwhatwashappeningandbecauseIwasupsetandIwascryinginheroffice,shelabeledmeasbeingdepressed.Gavemeantidepressants,sleepingtablets,wantedtosendmeforacognitivebehavioraltherapy,andgradedexercisetherapy,allofwhichareanabsoluteanathemaforpeoplewithME,especiallythegradedexercisetherapy.Itreallycankillpeople.
Itissoawfulwhenyouareinthatsituation,youcannot...Itisnotaquestionofmindovermatter.I'vealwaysbeensomeonewhocanputtheirmindovermatter.Icycled250milesacrosstheJordaniandesertinaidoftheDeafChildren’sSociety.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Atwhatage?
Patient9: Iwas56whenIdidthat.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Wow.
Patient9: [00:05:00]
OrwasI60?Yes.I'venotreallycycledbefore,andthatwascertainlymindovermatterandtherewasnothingwrongwithmethereandtherewasnolackofenergythen.TherewasnothingwrongaboutmypersonathatIfeltIcouldn'tdosomething.IfeltIreallyachievedsomethingthere.Idon'tagreethatIwasjustdepressed.Therewassomethinghappeningtomybody,somethingtookovermybodyandstoppedmefromperforminginanyhumanway.AnotherbigissuewithMEisbrainfogandthatevenpervadedafterIwasstartingtogetbetterafterthe9yearsandgettingalittlebitbetter,tryingtoworkonthecomputer.Thingsjustdidn'tmeananythingtomeatall.Words,Icouldreadasentence,aparagraphandmybrainwouldjustfogoverandthatisareallybigissuewithME.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: You'veseen4differentdoctors.Firstyourgeneralpractitioner,andthenyouwenttospecialists.
Patient9: YesIdid.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Consultants?
Patient9: Consultants,yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Theyrantheirtestsandtheycouldn'tfindanything?
Patien9: [00:06:00]
Well,someofthemrantestsanddecidedtherewassomethingwrongwithmybloodsystemorsomethingelse,orinmyabdomenandgavemevarioustherapies.Noneofitworked.Noneofit.IwasfullofhopewhenIwenttoseethesepeople.Whetheritmighthaveworkedforotherpeople.NowIthinkoneoftheproblemsisthere'snodiagnostictoolformyalgicencephalomyelitisbecausethere'snotbeenanyresearchsoalotofpeoplefeelthatmaybetheyhaveME,butmaybetheydon'tandifonlywehadadiagnosislikeyoudoforMSorotherrecognizedillnesses.Wecouldidentifywhohasgotitandwhohasn'tandthengodownthepathoffindingacureorreasonwhyithappens.Atthemoment,it'sallveryfuddyandwe'realllumped
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intoonebiggroupasbeingdepressedandhavingaproblemwithourpsyche.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes,yes.It'sallinyourhead.
Patient9: Ibegyourpardon?
Dr.TomO'Bryan: It'sallinyourhead.
Patient9: Ah,yes.Absolutely.Allinyourhead.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Actuallyitis.It'saninflammationinthebrainandthenervoussystem.
Patient9: Wellthey'rerightinaway.Yes,yes.Absolutely.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Notthewaytheymeantit.
Patient9: No,no.Exactlynot,no.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Clearlyyouhaveenergynow.
Patient9: Yes.Ido.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whathappened?
Patient9: [00:07:00]
Well,whathappened.Inabout2008,IheardofthismedicationcalledLDN,lowdosenaltrexoneanditseemedabitlikeamiraclecure.NowI'vehad,asyouknow,I'vebeentootherdoctorsandhaddiagnosesandmedicationsandIfeltperhapsit'sjustanotheroneofthoseandIspendalongtimelookingintoitanddoingresearchandthere'ssomebodyontheinternetcalledDr.SpeedywhoisaguyinAmericaandhe'sgreat.He'shadMEfordecadesandhe'swonderful.Hegivespeoplealotofhope,butnotofacure.Iwaslookingonhiswebsitetoseewhathehadtosayaboutit.AllsortsofplacesIlooked.
[00:08:00]
Ittookme4years.Ididn'tstarttakingLDNuntil2012.Itdidn'tcuremeimmediatelyandIdon'tthinkit'scuredme.IstillhaveMEbecauseclearlyifIforgettotakeadose,orifIdotoomuch...IwasupinLondonyesterdayatthehospitalhavingascanofmycochlearimplantandhereIamtodayagainbackupinLondon.TomorrowImightnotbesowell.LDNmasksthesymptomsforme.I'mdeafened.Iwasn'tborndeaf.I'mdeafened.Ilostmyhearinginmylate30sandIhaveahearingdogwhichhelpsme.He'smysecondhearingdog.I'vehadadogsince1998,longbeforeIhadME.Icouldnothavegoneonandhadmyfollow-ondogifIhadn'ttakenLDNin2012becauseitgavemebacktheenergyenoughtobeabletocopewith,copingwithanewrelationshipanditis100%,24hourrelationshipwithadogthatassistsyouinyourlife,anyassistancedog.
Icansay,categoricallythatLDNhaschangedmylifeandit'stheonlythingthat'shelpedmesincetheyear2003whenIstartedgoingdownwiththisdreadful,dreadfulillness.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: WhatarethesideeffectsoftakingLDNforyou?
Patient9: [00:09:00]
Ihaven'tdiscoveredany.Absolutelynone.Thesideeffectsarefeelinggood.Thesideeffectsarefeelinghumanbeingagain.ThesideeffectsarebeingabletojoinbackinlifeanddomoreorlessallthethingsIwanttodo.Icantalktomyfriendsagain,asfarasIcanwithmyhearingproblem,butI'mactiveonmycomputer.Myhusband'snowlosinghissightwhichhasmadelifemuchmoredifficultforme.Ihavemuchmoreworktodo.Idoallthedriving,obviously,whereverwego.I
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couldnothavedonethatwithoutLDN.Icouldnothavecoped.Infact,I'vebeenthinkingmuchmorelatelythatifIhadn'tbeenonLDN,Ithinkbothofuswouldbeincaresomewherebecausehecouldn'tprobablycopeonhisownandIcouldn'tlookafterhim.Iknowit'sabigwordtouse,butit'sbeenamiraclecureforme.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: YouhavediscoveredthatLDNisnotcommonlyacceptedinthemedicalfield.
Patient9: [00:10:00]
Oh,absolutelynot.It'sverydifficulttofindadoctorwhowillprescribeitforyou.YoucangotoalistandfindsomeoneinyourareathattheLDNwebsitekeepstoreferyoutodoctorsandIwasveryfortunateinmyfirstdoctor,hehassinceretiredandhepassedmeontoanacquaintanceofhis,anotherladydoctorandsheprescribesformenow.YoucannotgotoyourGPandasktobeputonlowdosenaltrexone.No,no.It'snotacceptable.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Doyouknowwhythatis?
Patient9: Idon'treallyknowwhy.Icanonlyimagineit'sbecausethey'remisinformed.Theydon'tunderstandwhatLDNdoesandtheyhavetoabidebywhatthemedicalprofessionandtheNHSistellingthemandtheyaretellingthemthatMEisapsychologicalcondition.
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WellI'mdelightedtobespeakingtoyouassomeonewho'ssufferedthewayyou'resuffering.Iknowhowyoufeel.Ihavebeenthere,pleasebelieveme.Ihavebeenthere.I'vefeltsodesperateandsowithouthelpandnowheretogo.Ittookmesometimetoresearchallthevariousthingsthatareoutthereorsupposedlyoutthereforus.Itriedlotsofthings.IheardaboutLDN,Igaveitalotofthought,Ididresearch,andIwouldencourageeveryonetodotheirresearchbecausemaybeitisn'tforeveryone.Taketheplunge.IfyousampleLDNandit'snotforyou,thenthat'sfinebutifit'sacureforyouasitwasforme,somethingwhichisgoingtomaskyoursymptoms,lifeyououtoftheimpossiblesituationthatyou'reinatthemoment,pleasetaketheplunge.Itisworththetry.Forme,ithasbeenachangeoflife.IhavegotmyoldselfbackthatmyhusbandmarriedandI'msohappytobehereandI'mhappytoendorsethismessagethatlowdosenaltrexonecanhelpyououtofyourmisery.
[00:12:00] Iurgeyoutowatchthisnewdocuseries,Betrayal,whichyoumightfindinterestingbecauseitwillhelpyouperhapsperceivewhatismakingyouillandyouandyourlovedones,yourfamily,everybodywhoknowsyouasthepersonyouwerewillbenefitfromthisandperhapsfindawayforwardforyouandforthem.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: WellCatherine,thankyousoverymuchforsharingyourstorywithustoday.It'saremarkablestoryandyouareonewomanwithalotofgumpf.Iunderstandforyears,youwereunabletogetoutofbedmostofthedaysandit'sremarkablehowyou'veturnedthataround.Thankyousoverymuchforbeingwithus.
Patient9: Thankyou.Thankyouforinvitingme.Ireally,really,reallyenjoyedbeinghereandsharingmystory.I'msohappyIcanhelpotherpeople.That'swhatit'sallabout.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yesitis.Thankyou.
Patient9: Thankyou.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 10 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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Patient10: IthinkitwasinDecember.Ihadareallyseverebladderinfectionandweweregoingonholiday
andafriendofmineprescribedmesomeantibioticsanditendedupinmykidneysandIwasreallyunwellwithit.Anyway,wewentonholidayandIcamebackandIstartedhavingreallyseveregutsymptoms.I'veneverhadanissuewithmygutbefore.Iwasathreetimesaday,regulargoldstarmemberandjustsuddenlyIhadallthesesymptoms,eitherbloating,flatulence,diarrhea,constipationjustfromnowhere.
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Afteraboutthreeorfourmonths,IwenttoseemydoctorandshesaidthatIhadIBS.Iwaslike,"HowdoyoujustsuddenlydevelopIBSovernight?"Irritablebowelsyndrome,whichissupposedtobeallthesesymptoms.Therecouldbeeitherflatulence,constipation,bloating,allthesesortofthings,andtheysayit'striggeredbystress.Itwasaverystressfultimebecausemyfather-in-lawwasdyingofcanceranditfittheprofileofwhattheyweresaying.
Initially,Ithoughttheconstipationwascausedbyjusthavingbreadandstuffonholiday.WewereinAndorraandeatingalotofstuffIwouldn'tnormallyeat.Whentheinitialsymptomscame,Ithoughtitwascausedbythat.Thenafterafewmonths,ofcourseIwassinkingdown.IneverreallytiedittogetherwithmaybehavinghadtheantibioticbecauseinSouthAfrica,ifyouhaveanantibiotic,theyautomaticallyprescribeyouaprobiotic.It'spartofyourprescription,whereasintheUKthatdoesn'thappen.Ifyouhaveanantibiotic,that'sit.Nobodyreallylooksafterthat.
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Ididn'treallythinkanythingmuchofit.Ithought,okay.Well,nowIhaveIBS.Allmysisterssufferwithsomeformofboweldysfunction,soIjustthought,okay,I'vegottolivewiththis.ThenIhadreallyseverefatiguetothepoint...Myex-husbandwastravelingalotatthatpointsoIwasraisingthechildrenbymyselfandtheywereaboutfiveandsevenatthetime,sofull-onactiveperiodoftime.
I'dcomehomeintheafternoon.It's4o'clock.I'dfallasleepuntilabout8o'clock.Wakeup.Tryanddealwithwhatevertheyneededdoing.Itwasjustcompletelycrushing.Icouldn'tevenwalkupthestairs.ThenIstartedhavingstrangeheadacheswhereIwaslosinghalfmyvision.Ihadahistoryofsufferingwithmigraines,soIthoughtthey'vejustcomebackandIdidn'trealizeatthetimeIwasactuallyhavingclinically[inaudible00:02:25]attacksofopticneuritis.
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ThenIlostsensationallalongmyribsandIstartedseeingsomeoftheguysatwork,thepeopleandtheneurologiststherejustbecauseIwasworkingwithpeoplethatwereinthemedicalfield.Theoneguysaid,"Oh,itsoundslikeyou'vegottransversemyelitis."Ithought,"Oh,Iprobablyjusthavethat."Ididn'tlinkthegut,theeye,thetransversemyelitistoanything.Then,intheJuly...ThisallkickedupintheDecember/JanuaryandthenintheJuly,Iwenttovisitmyfather-in-lawwhowasjustinhospiceabouttodie.IthoughtI'dgoseeaneurologistwhileIwasthere.
Ihadabrainscanandtheyfoundanisolatedlesiononmybrain.Iwashavingstrangesymptoms.IhadLhermitte'ssymptom.Idon'tknowifyouhaveheardofthat,butit'swhenyoulookdown,youhavethiselectricshockgoingallthewaydowntoyourfeet.Imentionedthatagaintooneofthepractitionersandhesaidtome,"Iwantyoutoseeaneurologist.It'snotagreatsigntobehavingneurologically."Iwenttoseethisneurologist.Hehadalook.Hadthescan.Foundalesiononmythoracicspinethatobviouslyhadcausedsomeofthosesymptomsandfoundalesiononmybrain.
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Hesaid,"Look.Unlesswedoalumbarpuncture,wecan'thaveadiagnosisofMS."Atthetime...It'dbegoingback12,13,manyyears.Maybeeven14yearsnow.Yeah.About14years.Therewasn'treallyalotforMSandasfarasIknew,therewasn'talotoftreatmentavailable,soasapractitionerIjustthoughtIdon'twantthisonmyrecords.Idon'twantpeopletoknowIhavethis
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ifI'mabletoworkandcarryonandnotreallythinkaboutallthelogisticsofit.I'mreallygoodwithdenial.It'sagreatplaceformetobe.
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Ihadthescan.Didn'thavethelumbarpuncture.Cameback.SawaneurologistintheUKwhotoldmeIwasimaginingmysymptomsandthatIwasapractitionerandthereforewascreatingallmysymptoms.Ithoughtgreat.It'sallinmyhead.I'mfine.Ayearlater,Ihadanotherrelapse.Anotheropticneuritis.Severefatigue.Allthistime,mybladderandmybowelswereadisaster.Therewassevereurgency.Mybowelsweredoingwhatevertheyweredoing.Thatwentonforquiteafewyears.Isawanotherneurologistthatyear.Yeah.ItwasveryhardbecauseIwastryingtoraisetwochildrenandIabsolutelynoenergyandIwasworking.Yeah.Itwasreallyhard.Thattimewasnotagreattimeforthem.
Yeah,ithas,andwetalkaboutit.Mysonwillsaytome,"You'reamuchnicerpersonnow,"becauseIdon'tlosemytemperallthetimebecauseitwasjustsuchashortsupplyofenergythatiftheydidn'tdowhatIsaidstraightaway,Ididn'thavetheenergytosayitagainsoI'djustbescreamingatthemallthetime.Emotionally,itwasareallytoughtime.I'mprettysureformyex-husbanditmusthavebeendifficultaswellbecausenobodyknewwhatwaswrong.Ididn'tevendiscusswithhimthatthiswaswhattheneurologistthought.Ileftitaside.
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Wherewerewenow?Ayearlater,Isawanotherneurologistandagain,itturnedouttobeactuallythesameneurologistthatIhadseentheyearbefore.Ididn'trealizebecauseonewasontheNHSandthisoneIthoughtI'dgoseesomebodyprivatelyandhaveadifferenttakeonit.Sameneurologist.Hedidn'trememberme.HetoldmeIwasimaginingmysymptomsbecauseIwasapractitioner.Ididn'thaveanotherbrainscanoranythinganditwasonlyaboutayearafterthatthatIsawanotherneurologistthatIwasworkingwithandhesaidtome...Hedidanotherbrainscan.Itwasanotherlesioninmybrainatthatpoint,sotwointhebrain.
Hesaid,"IfitisMS,it'sverymild.It'sslow.It'snotabig,fastprogression.It'sprobablyrelapsingandremitting.Let'sseehowyougo."Ileftitlikethatforprobablyaboutfourorfiveyears.Occasionalrelapses,occasionalsymptoms.Mostlymyeyes,mostlybowelandbladder.Somenumbnessoccasionally,here,there,andeverywhere.Ijustlivedwithit.Then,Ihadtohavebacksurgeryforadiscthathadslipped.Fourmonthsofreallyseverepain.Lotsofpainkillers.Youcanimaginewhatthatdidtomygut.IwenttoseemyneurologistformynormalcheckupandIdidn'tcouldn'tgetonthebedbecauseofmybackbeingsobad.
[00:07:00] Hehadmeseetheneurosurgeon.Hadsurgerywithhimthatsameweek.Itwasatonofrecovery.Ididn'treallythinkmuchaboutanythingelse.Inthattime,Icouldonlythinkofthepain.Icouldn'tsleep.Itwasnotgreat.ThisisgoingbackaboutsixyearsnowandthenIhad...IwasgoingtoPortugal.IhateflyingorIdid.Idon'tanymore,butIhatedflying.IgotontheplaneandIlostallsensationfrommywaistallthewaydowntomyfeet.Icalledmyex-husbandfromtheplanebeforewetookoffandIsaid,"HaveIgothealthinsurance?WhenIgettoPortugal,haveIgottravelinsurance?"
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IgottoPortugal.Isawaneurologistandhesaidtome,"Ifit'swaggingitsheadandbarking,it'sprobablyadog.YouhaveMS."IgotbacktoUK.Ihadmylumbarpunctureand[inaudible00:07:41]showedupthere.ItwasinJanuary,probablyaboutfiveyearsago,IhadaformaldiagnosisofrelapsingandremittingMS.Bythatpoint,Iprobablyhadaboutfourlesionsinmybrain,whichovertheyears,progressedtoabouteight.I'vethenhadanotherrelapseayearortwoafterthatwhereIlosttheuseofmyleftarmandthelesionsshowedupinmyspinalcordinmyneckandthatwasabouttwoincheslong.Itwasamassivelesion.
Ofcourse,asaphysiotherapist,ifyoucan'tuseyourarms,that'snotgreat.Thatwasparticularlystressful.Iwasonsteroidsatthetimeandtheythenstartedofferingmedisease-modifyingtherapyandIstarteddoingmyownresearchaswell.IsawahomeopathinSouthAfricawho
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offeredmeanalternative,soItookthat.Irecoveredwithinabouttwoweeks.AllthesymptomsIhaddisappeared.Whatwasitthatheputmeon?Noidea.Lotsoflittledropsandtincturesandstuff.Theword.Atthatpoint,Iwashavingterriblelossofwords.Ican'tevenrememberthenamenow.Ijustcan'trememberwordsorI'dbeoncourseovertheweekendandcomehomeandnotrememberit.I'mgoingtodothecourseagain.Itwilltakethreetimesofdoingthesamecoursetoactuallygettheinformationinmyhead.
Yeah.Withintwoweeks,Iwassharper.Thesensationinmyfeethadcomeback.Thesensationinmyarmwasbetter.Neurologicalsymptomswerebetter.Istayedonnaturalforaboutayearandthen...Oh,no,no.Thatwasforthelegone.WhenIhadthearmrelapse,IactuallyendedupinthehospitalbecauseIthoughtIwashavingaheartattackbecauseitwasmyleftarmandIwashavingheartpalpitationsandallsorts...WhileIwasinhospital,mysonwastakenintohospitalwithhisfirstrelapseandheendedupbeingdiagnosedwithMSacoupleofweekslater.Wewereactuallyinhospitalatthesametime.Hewasatboardingschoolatthetimeandhehadbeenhometheweekendbeforeandhehadsomestrangefacialsymptomsandstuff.IthoughthehadBell'spalsy.Hewentbacktoschoolandendeduplosingcompleteuseofonesideofhisbodyandhe's16.
[00:10:00] Thatreallymotivatedmetofindadifferentsolutionbecauseatthatpoint,Iwasreallylookingatthedisease-modifyingtherapiesthinkingthatthiswasthesolution.Ijustcouldn'tbelieve.He'smybeautifulboy.He'sperfect.Ifyoulookathim,he'sjustperfect.
JonathanOtto: Didyoufeellikeitwasyourfault?
Patient10: Yeah.
JonathanOtto: Howishedoingnow?
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He'sokay.HeseesAnthonyaswell,sohe'salsoglutenanddairy-free.He's19nowandhehasn'thadanysevererelapsessincethenbecausewegothimontheprogramwithinaboutsixmonths.Hedidtrythedisease-modifyingtherapyforaboutsixmonths,buthefoundtheself-injectioneverydayreallydifficultandinthatperiodoftime,beingonwhatAnthonyhadputhimon,he'dlostquitealotofweight.Theideawithdisease-modifyingtherapyisthatyoupinchaninch,soyou'vegottohaveaninchoffattoinjectyourselfsomewhereandashewaslosingweight,hejustdidn'thavethoseinchesanymore,whichmadeitquitedifficultforhimandalsonotfeelingsogreatfromthetherapyitselfaswell.Hetookaboutsixmonthsonitandthenhewentoff.
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Whetherornotthatmadeanydifference,it'sdifficulttoknow,butcertainlyatthatpoint,Iwasstartingtoseeallthedifferencesitwasmakingtome.Myenergylevelsweregoingup.Mygutwassortingitselfout.Mymemoryproblemsdisappeared.Ihaven'thadarelapseinthreeandahalfyearsatall.NothingthatwouldcountasasymptomunlessIameatingglutenordairy.ThenIhavefatigue.Ihavetinglinginmyfingersoreventomatoeswillaffectmelikethat.What'sreallyempoweringformewithmyselfandmysonisknowing.IknowwhatIdoworks.Althoughhe'sgototherthingsheneedstochangeinhislife.Heneedstostopsmoking.Heneedstogettobedearlier.Iunderstandthathe'sa19yearoldboy.Heprobablyneedstodrinkabitless,buthe'snormalkidandhetriestobeasnormalashecan.He'sgoingtomakesomanyallowancesinhislifeforthefactthathehasallthefatiguethathestruggleswith.Ifindthatreallydifficult.Ifeelheshouldbeabletogooutallnightanddrinkwithhismatesandgotoworkthenextday.
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That'swhatIwasdoingatthatageandheshouldbeabletodothat.It'slikesomething'sreallybeentakenawayfromhimfromaveryyoungagebecausehewasonly16atthetime.It'shardtowatchthat.Itreallyis.I'mreallygratefulIdidn'thaveitatthatageandit'shardformetowatchhimwithit.Alsoalltheallowanceshehastomakeortheallowanceshisfriendshavetomake.Everybodytravelstohimtocomeandseehim.Hedoesn'tseemtotraveltohisfriends.He'softenquiteisolatedifnobodycomesandhe'sisolatedathomebecausehe'stootiredtostilltravel
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somewhere.Hehasn'tgothishandleonitjustasmuchIdoyet.He'snotascompliantwithhissupplements.He'snotascompliantwithlifestyle.He'sverycompliantwithdiet,butnotsocompliantwitheverythingelse.
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Yeah.Ijustwanthimtohavealittlepotential.Iwanthimtoreachhispotential,whateverthatisforhim.It'snotlikeIhaveapre-existingideaofwhatIwanthimtoachieveinmylife.It'sjustthatIfeelIknowinthelastthreeandahalfyearsforme,I'mknowledgehungry,soformetobeoncoursesandtoabsorbthatknowledgeandtoapplyitandhelppeoplewithitisreallyimportant.That'smefeelinglikeI'mlivinguptomypotential,whereasfortenyearsIdidn'tfeellikeIwasabletodothat.Lookingathim,he'sstillnotabletodothatandIcanseewhatitcouldbeforhim.Icouldseethepersonthathecouldbeifhewasn'tbeingweigheddownbyfatigue,ifhewasn'tbeingweigheddownalsowithconflictingmedicaladvicebecausehe'sgotmeinhisoneeargoing,"Youneedtodothis,"andhe'sgothisneurologistintheothereargoing,"Youshoulddodisease-modifyingtherapyandit'sreallydangerousthatyou'renottakingyourdrugs,"andallthatsortofstuff.
Asmuchashetrustsme,he'salsogotthistrustinthemedicalprofession.I'mfromthemedicalprofessionsothat'sevenharderforhim.Allhislifehe'sgrownupwithsomebodywho'samedicalprofessional,soIthinkthat'squitedifficultforhimandconflicting.
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Well,there'sagreatquotethatsaystheFBIdoesn'tdoresearchlikeaworriedmotherandwhatmotivatedmetodomyresearchandchangemylifeatthatpointwasmyson'sdiagnosis.Absolutely.Iwaswillingtohaveasmallerlife.I'dputupwithitfortenyears.Ididn'tthinktherewasanalternative,buttherewasnowayIwasgoingtoletmysonnothavealife.Therewasjustnoway.That'showIfoundAnthony.Wemetsociallyandwestartedchattingaboutthesethings.IhadalongconversationwithhimaboutmysonandIthought,well,inorderformysontobelievethatthisworks,I'llhavetodoitfirst.Ineedtoprovetohimthatthisworks.
Bythatpoint,IhaddonequitealotofresearchmyselfonspecificallyvitaminDbecausesomanypeopleweretalkingaboutitandthere'salotofresearchouttherethat'sabitconflictingintermsofMS.Iwasreadingtheconflictingevidenceifyoulike,thestuffthatdidn'tagreewiththepartyline.That'showIfoundAnthonyandwithinaboutsixmonths,thedifferenceinmewassomarkedthatmysonwashappytoseehimandhappytotrysomethingdifferent.
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Yes.Yes.Absolutely.Itstillpaysoffeveryday.It'sstillhardwork.Thisiswhatwewerejusttalkingabout.It'sstillhardworkgoingintoarestaurantandbeingthedifficultcustomer,ortellingfriends,"No,I'msorry.Ican'teatthemealyoupreparedforme."It'sstillhardwork.WakingupalittlebitearlierinthemorningifI'mcomingtoLondontomakesureI'vepackedwhateverI'mgoingtoeattoday.Allmysupplementsarein.Iremembertotakeminethismorning.It'sstillhardwork,butit'sworthiteveryday.Sometimesyouhavethatonepatientyouseeasapractitionerwhereyoucanbringyourownexperienceintothetreatmentandyouknowwhatyou'retalkingofis...I'mpassionateaboutitbecauseIknowitworksandI'mtalkingfromthepointofintegrityandknowledgeratherthanoh,Ithinkthiswouldbeniceifyoudid.
InthesamewaywiththebackpainIhad.KnowingwhatIdidaftermysurgerythathelpedmetostaywellandnotrelapseintomoreepisodesofbackpain.Iknowitworks.Idon'tsuggestthings.Itellyou,thisworks,becauseI'vedoneit.Theydosayit.Theydosayit,whichisamazing.Mydaughterisabitolderthanmyson.She's22.She'lloftenjusttextme,"Mum,I'msogratefulyou'remymum."Itisnicetobeappreciated.Itisnicethattheybothhavetheobjectivitytoseethehardworkandthey'vebothlearnedfromit.They'vebothtakensomethingfromit.I'mgratefulthattheycanseethat.Wehaveagoodrelationship,agreatrelationshipreally.
[00:17:00] Yeah.I'vebeenaphysiotherapistnowforabout22years.Inthattime,I'vetrainedasanacupuncturistaswell.Inthelastyear,I'vecompletedaqualificationasakinesiologistbecauseof
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theworkAnthonydoesandthemuscletesting.That'ssomuchmoreaccuratethanthebloodtesting.WhenitcomesbacktothevitaminD,mybloodtestswereverybad.Imeantheycamebackatthelevelof24anditshouldbearound75,whateveritisthey'retesting.Ofcourse,mydoctorimmediatelyputmeonsomevitaminDsupplementsandayearlater,they'ddroppedevenfurther.ThiswaswhenIstartedreadingtheconflictingevidenceaboutvitaminD.WhenAnthonytestedme,hesaid,"Youdon'tneedvitaminD."Ithenaskedsomebodyelseandofcoursewhowasakinesiologisttotestmeandhewaslike,"Yourbodydoesn'tneedvitaminD."Theyusedthesamewordsverbatim,whichwasabitspooky.Yourbodysaysitdoesn'tneedanyvitaminD.Iwaslike,okay.
[00:18:00] ItrustedthemandIjustdidn'tgoonthevitaminDtherapythatwasbeingsuggestedbymyneurologistandwithinayear,twoyears,myvitaminDlevel'sgoneupto68.Itprettymuchhoversaroundthere,sothey'reconstantlytryingtoputmeonvitaminDsupplements,butmybodyjustdoesn'twantitandwhenwetestittogetherwiththeothersupplements,thatoneactuallyknocksouttheeffectsoftheothersupplements.It'sjustaquestionoftrustthatit'llbeokayintheend.Thefactthatithasgoneupthewayithasorganically.
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Mostofmypatientshavechronicpain.That'smyareaofspecialityatthemoment.I'mspecializinginchronicpelvicpainaswell,sopost-hysterectomy,postpartumpelvicpainaswell,whichoftenpresentsasbackpain,hippain,kneepain,butit'salloriginatingwithinthepelvis.Alotofmypatientsdocomeinwitharthritis.They'vejustacceptedthatthat'stheircondition.Heartdisease,whichIseeasanautoimmunedisease,diabetes,andMS,aswell.MEorfibromyalgia.Thingslikethat.Iseequitealotofpatientsbecausetheyhavechronicpain,theyhavesomethingelsegoingon.PrettymuchthefirstthingIdoisaskthemtofixtheirguts.SeeAntonyoranothernutritionaltherapistthatIrefertothatwillhelpthemwiththeirguthealthandstartthere.
Alsojustexperiment.Cutoutglutenforamonthandseehowyourjointsfeel,asastart.Well,that'sthereasonyou'rehere,isn'tit?Tolearnandhelpotherpeople.That'smy[inaudible00:19:18]really.It'sveryrewardingwhenoneofmyMSpatientswasjust...Shecametomebecauseshewashavingspasmsinherlegs,youknow,andwe'vegothertoapointwhereherenergyisbetter,herguthealthisbetter,herurgency,herurinaryfrequencyhasdisappeared.Hermemory'sbetter.She'splayinggolfagain.Shecamebecauseshehadadragginglegandshejustwantedabitofamassageonherlegandthetreatmentwegaveherwasjustsomuchmorethanthat.She'ssograteful.She'snotveryphysicallydemonstrativeperson,buteverynowandagainIgetahugbecauseshe'sjustsograteful,andI'mgratefultoherbecauseit'sbroughttogethereverythingI'veexperiencedandeverythingI'velearned,asapersonandasapractitioner.
[00:20:00] Ifitwasevenjusttohelpthisoneperson,itwasworthit.That'showIfeelaboutit.Ofcourse,shewillthengooutthereandspreadtheword,sootherpeoplewillgetmorehelpbecausetheydon'thavetojustaccept,particularlyadiagnosisofprimarily...progressiveMS.They'rejusttoldtogohomeandthere'snothingforthem.There'salotforthem.There'salotyoucandotohelpthem,whichisjustridiculousthatthemedicalprofessionisjustwritingthemalloffandgoing,well,goodluck.
JonathanOtto: Doyouthinkpeoplearebeingliedto?
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Yeah.Idon'tknowifit'sevenconsciouslybecausefromthemedicalprofession'spointofview,theneurologistmysonsawwasnearhisschool,whichisinSuffolk.Hisschool'sinSuffolk,buthe'snotthereanymore.Hesatinfrontofherandsaidtoher,"Whatismyprognosislooklike?WhatshouldIdo?IfIdon'twanttogoonthesedrugs,whatisitthatIneedtodo?"Shejustcouldn'tgivehimananswer.Hesaidtoher,"Ijustwanttoknowintenyears'time,whatdoesmypicturelooklikewithorwithoutthedrugs?"ShewassotiedbyasfarasIcangatherthebigpharma,whereifapatientisn'ttakingthedrugsthattheytoldtogiveyou,whichisaccordingtowhichof
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theguidelines,theycan'tactuallysuggestanythingoutsideofit.They'renotallowedto,whichIthinkputsadoctorinarealpositionof...What'stheword.Whereyoudon'tknowifyou'reactingfromintegrity.Ifyouknowsomethingasadoctorandyoucan'tsaythattoyourpatient,aren'tyoujustlyingbyomissionbynottellingthem?
[00:22:00] You'rebeingboundlegallybywhateverother...Ican'tfindtheword,butyou'rebeingboundby...Becauseyou'resayingthis,you'renotallowedtosaythat.Ithinkit'scrazy.Well,isn'titalways?It'sallaboutthemoneyattheendoftheday.Ifsomethingdoesn'tseemrighttoyou,followthemoney.Inpolitics,inmedicine,inanything,really,ifitdoesn'tseemrighttoyou,followthemoneyandyou'llfindoutwhythatdoesn'tseemlogical.Ifpeoplearemakingchoicesthatdon'tseemliketheyarelogicalandtherightthingtodo,which,itfeelsforme,everytimeIsatinfrontofmyneurologistorsatinfrontofmyson'sneurologistatthatpoint,whyisitnotlogical?Whycan'tyouanswermethisquestion?Whycan'tyoutellmethis?That'swhenyoufollowthemoneyandyougo,"Oh,nowIsee.NowIsee."
Eitherthey'renottellingyoubecausethedrugistooexpensiveorlikewhenCampathwastakenoffthemarketandbroughtbackasFingolimodorwhateveritis,oneoftheMSdrugs,theonlyreasontheytookitoffofmarketandrebrandeditisbecausetheyputitbackonthreetimestheprice.Now,suddenlyit'sanewdrug.It'snotanewdrug.It'sthesamedrug.Justfollowthemoney.
[00:23:00] Ithinkifapatientisn'tgettingthecaretheyneedwhenthecareisouttheretobehad,absolutely.Weknowthecareisouttheretobehad,sowhyisitnotfilteringthroughtothepatient?
Patient: Oh,thatwasoneofthebiggestthingsIfeltwhenIwasinitiallyhavingsymptoms.I'vealwaystrustedmybody.It'salwaysworkedreallywell.I'dbeenquiteathletic.Suddenly,mybodyjustdidn'tworkanymore.Itjustdidn'tdowhatIwantedittodo.Idon'tknowifyou'veeverhadanyneurologicalsymptoms,butimaginetryingtopickupthatglassandyourhandisdoingthis,youknow?It'sjustnotdoingwhatyou'retellingittodo,sothere'sthiscompletedisconnectbetweenwhatyouwantandwhatyourbody'sgivingyou.Thereisthatsenseofbetrayal.
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Alsowantingtogoforhikesandskiingandhavinganactivelife,whichiswhatIlove,andyoucan'tdothat.Youfeelbetrayedbyyourbodybecauseyou'regoing,"Whyareyoudoingthistome?I'vealwaystreatedyouwellandnowyou'redoingthistome."It'sabitliketakinggoodcareofyourcaranditbreaksdownonthemotorway.Itisdefinitelyahugesenseofbetrayalfromyourbody.Gettingbacktomyson,aswell,whenhegotsick,justfeelinglikethefactthatmybodywasn'twellandnowthatIknowwhatIknowaboutgutflora,thinkingthathisgutflorawould'vebeenbadandprobablypredisposedhimtoanautoimmunediseaselateroninlife.Ijustthinkwell,hewould'veinheritedthatfromme,sothatbetrayalgoesovertwogenerations.Mydaughter'sontheautisticspectrum.Yougo,"Oh,isthatrelatedtohergutflora?"
There'sthatsenseofbetrayalthatgoesbackallthewaytothefactthatmymomwasonthepillandanalcoholicandallthosethingswherehergutwouldn'thavebeenhealthy.Doyouknow?Howfardoyoutrackthatbetrayalback?
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Oh,yougothedoctorandthey...Oh,youdon'twanttosaythey'renotinterested,butcertainlythatistheimpressionyougetwhenyou'rethere.Theirhandsaretiedbecausethey'retiedintothemedicalsocietiesthey'reworthandwhatthey'reallowedtosay.Whattheniceguidelinesare.Whatthepharmaceuticalcompaniesallowthemtosay.That'styingitbackintothesystemagain.TheMSnursethatIsee,forinstance,won'ttrainininjectiontherapybecausethenhehastorecommendcertainthingsandhejustdoesn'twanttobetiedinthatway.Hewantstofeellikehecanbemoreobjectiveandsoon.Yet,whenI'vetoldhimabouttheworkpeoplearedoinglikeTerryWahlsandpeopledoingpaleostuff,I'vesaidthattohim,everysixmonthsIseehim,I've
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saidthattohimoverthelasttwoyearsandeverytimeIgoback,Isay,"Haveyoureadthatbookyet?""Oh,now,whoareyoutalkingaboutagain?"
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Well,ifyouhadanyinterest...Formyself,asapractitioner,ifapatientcomestomeandgoes,"Wow.I'vetreatedmyrheumatoidarthritisandlook,myhandsaremovingandit'sabsolutelyfineandthisiswhatIuse,"Igodosomeresearchonwhatthey'vedonebecauseI'minterested.Maybethatwouldbeagoodsuggestionforanotherpatient.Asaphysiotherapist,I'mnotallowedtorecommendanythingtoapatientfromasupplementandnutritionpointofview.That'scrazy.Howmanypeoplediefrompharmaceuticaldrugseveryyearthat'sbeenprescribedintherightway,takenfortherightcondition,attherightdosage?Isit250,000orsomethingayear?Idon'tknowthestatistics,butit'ssomewherearoundthere.
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Thenthere'sthisaurasurroundingsupplementationandeitherit'sawasteofmoneyorit'sdangerous.YethereIsit,threeandahalfyearslater,takingmassivedosesofcertainsupplementsandI'vebasicallycuredmyselfofallmyMSsymptoms.Mybrainscanprovesthat.I'vegonefromhavingeightlesionsinmybraintohavingonethat'sfading.TheoneinmyneckisjustaboutgoneandIhavenosymptoms.Doyouknow?Yougo,"Hmm..."Thenyoufeelbetrayed.AnotherthingthatmakesyoufeelbetrayedissomethingliketheNHSsaidthey'rewillingtopay1,000poundsamonthtowardsthedisease-modifyingtherapy.Formyson,whenhewasonthat,thosedrugsgetdeliveredtothedoor.Theserviceisabsolutelyamazing.You'vegotanursethatmonitorsyourprogressandmakessureyou'reokayandsoon,butthe300poundsamonthIspendonnutritionalsupplements,whichmeansIdon'thavetousethe1,000poundamonththingandI'mnotaloadontheNHSbecauseI'mnotseeingmyneurologisteverysixmonthsornothavingregularscansbecauseI'mnotill.Nobody'swillingtohelpmepayforthat.
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That'sabetrayalaswellbecauseisn'tmytaxmoneypayingfortheNHS?Whycan'tIchoosemyhealthcare?Whycan'tIsay,"ThisiswhatIchoosetodo.Thisiswhatworksforme.I'mtakingmyhealthintomyhands,soit'smyresponsibilitybecauseI'mtheonlyonetakingtheconsequenceshere.Financially,becausebigpharmaiswillingtogo50/50withtheNHS,you'vegotthisdealgoingon,andthat'sabetrayal,financiallyaswell.Betweenmeandmyson,oursupplementsareabout400quidamonth.Whereasifwewerebothondisease-modifyingtherapy,itwouldcostusnothinganditwouldcosttheNHStwograndamonth.That'smad.It'smad.IfI'mcomingupwithasolutiontomyhealthissuesthatischeaperthanwhatthey'resuggesting,whyshouldn'tIbeabletoclaimthat?
JonathanOtto: Thesystemisbroken.
Patient10: Absolutely.Yeah.Ithink,particularlyintheUKforacutecare,thesystemisgreatforacutecare,butanythingchronic,youcanforgetaboutit.Justforgetaboutit.Ijustseehowmanyofmypatientscomeinnowthatareonantacids.Whenthey'reolderandyourstomachacidhasgonedownanyway,butthey'reonantacidsandtoldtostayonthat...Ihadapatienttheotherdaythat'sbeenonNaproxenandOmeprazolefor8yearsbecausehemighthavepainbecausehe'shypermobile,butnobody'sgivenhimanykindofstabilityworkordiet,youknow?It'scrazy.
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Itdependsonwhatforanditdependsonwhatyouclassifyasadrug.Itake30supplementsaday.Arethosedrugs?Aretheynotdrugs?Whatdoweclassifyasadrug?They'rechangingthebiochemistryofmybody,soIdoseethemasdrugs,butIseethemasthedrugsthataresupportingmysystemratherthan...Idon'tbelieveinsuppressingtheimmunesystem.Ibelieveinsupportingit.Yourbody'saself-healingorganism,soifyoucangiveitthesupporteitherfromanutrientpointofview,whichissupplementsornutrient-based.Ifyouhaveaconditionwhereyouneedadrugtoadjustthat,maybeyouneedadrug,butputtingpatientsonchronicmedicationwheninfacttheirconditioncouldbeeithermodulatedbybody,whichmostdiseasescan,orsupplementation,ifthat'swhattheyneedmoreof,ratherthanadrugorevenjustashort-termdrug,whyaren'twedoingthat?
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It'sanenormouscost,justfiscally.Enormouscostforpeopletobeondrugschronicallyastheyare.Mybrother'sjusthada,essentially,aheartattacklastweekendandhe'sbeenonanti-cholesterolmedicationandbloodpressuremedicationformany,manyyears,butnotonesinglepersonhastalkedtohimaboutstressmanagementanddiet.Hecould'veavoidedallhisbloodpressureissuesandhischolesterolissuesbyaddressinghislifestyleanddiet.Notasingleperson.That'sabetrayal.That'sabetrayal.Ifhehaddiedlastweekend,that'swhatwouldmakemefeelbetrayed.Nowhe'sputonevenmoredrugs.Fortunately,hehasquiteanevolvedpractitionernow.He'sputhimoncoenzymeQ10.Whyhasn'thebeenonthatsincetheyputhimoncholesterolmedication?
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WhatIdounderstand...Itmakesmeverymad.I'mverycalmtoday.ItmakesmeverymadmostlywhenItalkaboutthis.IthinkthethingthatIunderstandfromamedicalpractitionerpointofviewandalsowhatI'mstartingtounderstandfrommyneurologistbecauseIhavearealconflictwithmyneurologisteverytimeIseehim.AsI'vesaidtoyouearlier,I'vejustbackedoffonthatbecauseit'snotevenworththeeffort.It'snotworththeenergytoputintherebecauseI'mnotgoingtochangeanything.WhatIdounderstandisthatsomepatientsarejustnotwillingtoputintheworkandthisiswhereIthinkdrugscomein,butIdofeelthatapatientshouldbegiventheoptionstosay,eitheryoudothis.Thisisanoptionforyou.Changethelifestyleandwe'llmakeiteasierforyou.
Whydon'tweputourmoneyintoprogramsthatmakeiteasierforpeopletodothat?Oryou'vegottobeonthisdrug,whichwillgiveyousomanyyearslessormoretolive,dependingonthedrugthey'reon,andthesearethesideeffectsandthisiswhatyourlifeisgoingtolooklike,oryoucanhavethelifethatlookslikethat.Thereshouldbeareallycleardistinction,sothepatientismakinganinformedchoiceaboutthetreatmenttheychooseratherthanbeingtoldthattheymusthavethisfortheirdiabetesortheymusthavethatfortheirbloodpressureortheymusthavethisfortheirhighcholesterol.Doyousee?
[00:32:00] Itshouldbethattheseareyouroptions.Let'sputitallonthetable.Notjusttheoptionsthatbenefitpharmaceuticalcompaniesoristhequickandeasyfix.Iunderstandthatmostpeoplearejusttoolazy,toobusy,toouninterestedintheirownbiologytodotheresearchlikeIdid,andevenifsomebodyelsehasdonetheresearchforthem,toevenreadthebook,andevenoncetheyhavereadthebooktoactuallyimplementthechangesbecauseit'shard.Itishard,butit'snotashardasnothavingthatlife.IwentforahikewithmyboyfriendnottoolongagoontheCoastalPath,andwehiked12miles.Now,that'snotsomethingIwould'vethoughtIcoulddothreeyearsago.Okay,hikingaroundthecornerwasalotforme.Walkingupmystairswasalotforme.
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Wewereonourwaybackhomeandwewereinalittlecoastaltownandtheyhadneverheardofglutenordairyfreefoodandofcourse,then,you'vegotthestressofwhatamIgoingtoeattonight.AllIreallywantedwasabowloffishandchips.IjustwantedfishandchipsandIhaven'thadthatforyearsandyears.WalkingbackandIwasgettingsteadilyintoaworsemoodandmyboyfriendsaidtome,"What'sgoingon?"Isaidtohim,"Ijustfeelreally,reallyupsetthatIcan'tjusthavesomefishandchipstonight.Whycan'tIjustbethatgirl?Whycan'tIjustbethegirlwhodoesn'thavetothinkohmyGod,I'mgoingtohavetofindthis."It'sboring.It'sboringtohavetothinkaboutfoodallthetime.Ihatethinkingaboutfoodatthebestoftimes,sohavingtothinkaboutitallthetimeisreallydraining.
Helookedatmeandhesaidtome,"Haveyouforgottenthereasonyoucanwalk12miles?"BecauseifIwasthegirlwhoatefishandchips,Iwouldn'tbethegirlwhocanwalkthe12milesandthat'smytradeoff.Evenforme,havingseenthebenefits,it'sstillhard.Forsomebodywhohasn'tseenthebenefitstothenmakethosechangesandwhoisn'tasmotivatedasIwasbecauseofmyson,maybeitistoohard.Idon'tknow.Iseethatwithpatientseveryday.Isay,"Thesearetheexercisesyouneedtodonottohavebackpain,"sothat'swhatmedicalpractitionersare
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[00:34:00] facedwithisdisinterestfromthepatient’s,lackofmotivation.You'retalkingaboutpeoplewhoarealreadylowinenergyandlowinmood.Nowyouwanttotellthemtodosomethingthat'shard?That'sthedifficultyoffunctionalmedicineorthedifficultyofnutritionalmedicineoflifestyleandthatsortofstuff.Igetit,butIstillthinkthatapatientshouldbegiventheoption.
Wow.Everybody'sasnowflake,soeachpersonhastohaveanindividualizedapproach,andagain,that'sdifficult.
JonathanOtto: Eventhoughyousaythatbecause...
Patient10: [00:35:00]
Startwiththegut.Thatisabsolutelymy...Thefirstthing.ForeverybodyIseethathasanautoimmunedisease.Startwiththegut.Asanacupuncturist,westartwiththegut.Hippocratessaidthis,Idon'tknowknowhowmanythousandsofyearsagohelived,"Alldiseasesstartinthegut."Ifsomething'sgonewronginthegut,you'rescrewed.You’vegottofixthatfirstbecauseitdoesn'tmatterwhatyouputintothebodyafterthat,beitadrugorbeitasupplementorbeitfood.Ifyougutisn'tgoingtoabsorbit,ifyou'regutisn'tgoingtokeepitinandnotcreatethismimicrythatweseewithglutenanddairy,youlostalready.Youwon'tseethebenefitsofthatifyouhaven'thealedthegutfirst.Fromtheprotocolpointofview,eventhoughthisisn'tmyspeciality,Idefinitelyalwaysstartwiththegut.
JonathanOtto: Howdoyoudothatinyourpractice?
Patient10: [00:36:00]
HowIdidthatformyselfwasprobioticsandcuttingoutglutenanddairyanddeadlynightshades.That'smythingthatworkedforme.Formyson,he'sokaywiththedeadlynightshades,sohedoesn'thaveglutenanddairy.Idon'teventhinkhestartedoffonamajorprobioticprogrambecauseminewasquiteintenseforsometime.Ithinkitwas...SomepeoplelikeNatashaMcBriderecommendthebonebrothsandtheGAPS-styleapproach,whichiswhatIdotendtoaskpeopletogoandreadthebookatleast,butthatishard.Itishardtoimplementandtodo.Ittakestimeandeffort.Somepeoplejustdon'thavethemotivationorthetimeorinteresttoeventakeon.IthinkliketheGAPSprotocolisaprettygoodonetostarttohealthegut.
JonathanOtto: Great.Now,solet'ssayI'mcomingtoyou.I'msick.Ihaveanautoimmunediseaseorwhateveritis.ThefirstthingthatIneedtodoishealmygut.
Patient10: Yeah.Okay.IwouldprobablysendsomebodywithanautoimmunediseasetoAnthonytobehonestwithyoubecausetheyneedtobetestedtoseeexactlywhichprobioticistherightoneforthemandiftheyevenneedonebecauseitcouldbethatthegutwillhealitselfifyoustartcuttingouttheirritants.Itcouldbethatyouneedcertainprobioticsorcertainstrains.That'swhatyourgutneedsbecauseit'sindividualtoeachperson,everymicrobiomeisasindividualasyouandIare.
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Asmuchasit'snicetothinkthere'samonotherapeuticapproachtoanything,therereallyisn't.Therereallyisn't.Thisiswhatwehearallthetime.We'relookingforacureforcancer.We'relookingforacureforParkinson's.We'relookingforacure.Imeanbylookingatamonotherapeuticapproachforpeoplewhoareasindividualasthecellsinyourbody.Howcanyoufindoneapproachthatworksforeverybody?It'sjustnevergoingtohappen.Ifyoudothat,thisiswhereyouhaveyoursideeffectsbecauseadrugmightblanket,youknow,doonethingforjustabouteverybody.It'sgoingtokill250,000ofthem,whichisokay,becauseit'sasmallmargin,butitisgoingtoloweryourcholesterol,forinstance.
Whatwe'renotlookingatiswhatisthatdoingfromafreeradicalpointofviewforthosepeople?Areyoulookingatthenetbenefitofthatdrug?Whereasyoucansaytheindividualapproachformeformycholesterolistolowermystress.Theindividualapproachforyoutoloweryourcholesterolistocutoutcertainfoods.Doyousee?Whichisnotamono-therapeuticresearch.AstudyIrecentlyreadonAlzheimer'sandself-diagnosedmemoryloss.Theyhadpeoplethatthey
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[00:38:00] didn'tdoamonotherapeuticapproach.Theyindividualizedtheprogramsforeachpersonandtheyhadawesomeresults.Reallyawesomeresults.Eachpersonwasgivenbloodtestingforwhattheyneeded.
Obviously,thattakestimeandeffort.Igetthat.Dowehavethattimeandeffort?Well,ifwelookathowmanybillionswe'respendingondrugs,surelysomeofthatmoneycanberedirectedintorathergivingpatientscareatthepointofcontact,thefirstpointofcontact.Ratherthanthedrugsaregoingtobetakenforthenext40,60years.
JonathanOtto: Haveyoueverseenadocumentarythathasfocusedonautoimmunediseasebefore?
Patient10: [00:40:00]
Ithinkthetwodocumentariesthatreallyshiftedmythinkingnotsomuchaboutautoimmunediseasebutaboutdietsandpossiblyeventhepharmaceuticalindustrywasprobably...Oh,isitHealthMatters?Whatwasthat...FoodMatters?Theywerethecompanythatwereinvolvedinthemakingofthosetwodocumentariesdealingwithsupplementationasopposedtoadrugoradietandsupplementationasopposedtoadrug.ThatshiftedmybeliefandIapproachedmyownhealth.
JonathanOtto: That'sawesome.Couldyousaythatsavedyourlife?
Patient10: [00:41:00]
Itdependsonwhatyoudefineaslife.MaybeMSwasn'tgoingtokillme,butitcertainlywasstealingyearsandqualityoflifefromme.Evenmy16yearold,mysonnowat19,thisweek,hesaidtome,"Mum,MShasgivenusmorethanit'stakenaway,"andwhathemeansbythatisthatithasconnectedustoahealthierlifestyletothepointthatwehavemoreenergyandwehavemoreofagratitudefortheenergywehave,Isuppose,andit'sjustgivenusadifferentapproachtolife.Thefactthatwe'vehadthisautoimmunediseaseandapproacheditinacertainwayhasbeenagiftratherthanthepersonwhodoesjusttakesthedoctorgivesbecausethere'snothingreallythatseriouswrongwithyou.DoyouknowwhatI'msaying?
It'snotlikeyou'relookingatalifeofdisabilityorevenimminentdeath.Youjusthavealittlebitofhighbloodpressure.Maybethatgivesyouthatpictureofwithinfiveyears,youwon'tbewalking,orwithintenyears...Youdon'thavethehoursinyourdaythatotherpeoplehave.Itcertainly...Yeah.It'sgivenmemorelifeinmylife.Inmylife.Inmyhours,morelifeinthehoursthatI'vegot.Idon'tknowifit'sgivenmemorehours.AbuscanhitmewhenIwalkoutside.
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IsupposewhatIwouldsayisthatifyoufeellikeyou'renotwell,andpeopleknowwhenthey'renotwell.We'reintelligentbeings.Ifyoufeellikeyou'renotfunctioningatyouroptimumandyou'renotachievingwhatyouwanteverydaybecauseeitheryou'retootiredoryoudon'tfeelwelloryou'reinpainorsomethingjustdoesn'tfeelright.Iseethisspecificallywithpeoplewiththyroidstuff,theyjustdon'tfeelright.Theydon'tquiteknowwhat'swrongwiththem.Theyjustdon'tfeelright.Iwouldreallyencouragethemtoatleastresearchhealthandresearchsomebodywhocanhelpthemratherthanjustbeingfobbedoffandtoldthateitherthere'snothingwrongwiththem,that'sitallintheirhead,here'sadrugthat'llhelp,youknow?
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Maketheefforttoresearch.Maketheeffortbecauseitpaysoffbigtime.Itreallypaysoffbigtime.Idon'thaveamomentinmydaywhereIdon'tappreciatethefactthatIcanwalkherefromOxfordCircuitStation.It'ssevenminutes'walk.Icandoit.Itdoesn'tsoundlikeabigthing,butitis.Itreallyis.
JonathanOtto: Areyouhappy?
Patient10: Yeah.Yeah.I'mhappy.I'mhappyIcanwearmyheels.Ialmostworethemtodayjusttoshowoff,butIdidn't.Absolutely.IamsogratefulthatIamthepersonthatIamandthatI'vegotthebraininmyhead.It'slikeDr.Seusssays,"You'vegotabraininyourheadandfeetinyourshoesandyoucangowhereveryouchoose."That'sabigthing.Usethebraininyourheadandletyourfeettake
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youtoahealthylifewhereyoufeelthatyou'rereachingyourpotential,thatyoufeellikeyouaregettingthelifeinthehoursratherthanjustthe24hoursinyourday.Putsomelifeinthosehours.
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Verymuchso.AsIwassayingthatpatientIhave...Thefactthatshecangobacktoplayinggolf.Thefactthatshe'sentertainingagain.She'sgotmorelife.Ratherthanjustbeingonthesofathreeorfourhourseveryafternoonbecauseshewastootiredbecauseshe'dgoneanddonethegroceryshopthismorning,she'snowdoingthegroceryshop,entertainingpeople,goingtoplaygolf.She'sgotmorelife.What'slifeallabout?
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Fourteenyearsago,Ifeltbetrayedbymybody.Itjustwouldn'tdowhatIexpectedittodoandIsawmanydoctors.IwasdiagnosedwitheverythingfromIBStoitbeingallinmyheadtoevenjustbelievingitwasstressandtiredness.Eventually,IgotadiagnosisofMS,whichIacceptedandIlivedwithforafewyearsuntilmysonwasdiagnosedwithMSaswell,andIdecidedhewasnotgoingtohavethatsmallerlife.IwantedhimtohavemorequalityoflifethanIwasexperiencingatthatpoint,soIstarteddoingmyresearchintohealthandwellnessmoresoandsetasidemybeliefsasamedicalpractitionerofwhatwaspossibleforus.Inowhavefarmorequalityoflifehavingchangedmydiet,havingchangedmylifestyle,andsodoesmyson.
Eventhoughwestillhavetomakeadailyeffort,I'dencourageyoutowatchthisbecauseitwouldbeworthitifyou'renotfeelingwell,ifyou'renotfeelingright,ifyourdoctorsdon'tknowwhat'swrongwithyouoryoudon'tknowwhat'swrongwithyou.Maybeyourbodyhasbetrayedyou.Maybethemedicalprofessionhasbetrayedyou.Ifyouwatchthis,maybesomebodycansaysomethingthatwillhelpyouandyou'llbeabletosaveyourlifeandjusthavemorequalityoflifeaswell.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 11 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: WellRory,Thankyousoverymuchforbeingherewithustoday.
Patient11: You'reverywelcome,thankyoufortheinvite.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes,yes.You'vebeendiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis?
Patient11: Thatiscorrect,yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Anautoimmunedisease.Canyoutellusthestoryabouthowyoudevelopedthisandwhenyou
werediagnoses?
Patient11: IwasdiagnosedinApril2014butpriortothatI'dbeengoingthrough,approximatelythreetofouryearsofbeingtreatedforwhatwasclassifiedatthetimeassportsrelatedinjuries.I'vealwaysbeenveryathleticsoI'vebeenintocycling,running,swimmingformyentirelife.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Soundslikeatriathlete.
Patient11: Iwasworkingmywaytowardsbeingatriathlete,I'dneverputthethreetogether.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: [00:01:00]
Yes,IwouldlovetogettothatpositionwhereIcouldatriathlon.I'dbeentreatedforthreetofouryears,variousdifferenttreatments,I'dbeentophysiotherapy,wasgivensomanydifferentexercisestocarryoutinanattempttogetmebacktorunning.I'vehadcortisoneinjections,fartoomanyofthemtoandonceIgotbetterorseemedtobebetterforawhiletherewasalwaysatimewheresomethingwouldhappenthatwouldalmostsetmebackanditwouldsetmebacktowhereIwas,backtothestartofwhatisitthatiscausingthisissue.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatwereyoursymptoms?
Patient11: [00:02:00]
Allofthem,IhadnoproblemwiththetreatmentsIwasgiven.Itwas…Iwouldhaveproblemswithmyhipsortherewouldbedifficulty…ThepredominateonethatIhadwas…Ihaddifficultywithmylefthip,itwoulddragwhich…originallyIwasdiagnosedanditwassomethingthatwassaiditreallyonlyhappenstopeopleinpoweractivitiessosprinting,andfootballorgameslikethatwhereyouwouldhaveonesideofyourbodywouldbemoreaffectedthantheother…Iwasgettingstiffnessonbothmyinnerhipflexors.
Myphysioatthetimewaslike,Ijustdon'tunderstandwhyyou’regettinginbothbutbecauseI'mveryambidextrouswewereabletocomeupwithalogicalexplanationastowhyImightbesufferinginthewayIwas.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Sotheysoothedourinquisitivemind?
Patient11: [00:03:00]
Yes,thephysio[said]“I'veneverhadacaselikethis.”IknewwhenIusetoplayfootball,myopponentsdidn'tknowifIwasleftorrightfootedbecauseIwasequallystrongonbothsides.ThetwothingsseemtogotogetherastoawellIdon'thaveaparticularlystrongersidethereforeisn'titlogicalthatIcouldhavethisspasmshappeningonbothhipflexors.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thefootballyou'rereferringtointheU.S,wecallsoccer?
Patient11: Soccer,yes.Footballasweprefertocallit,therestoftheworldcallsitsoccer.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Footballastherestoftheworldcallsit,justsotheU.S.audienceunderstandswhatyou'rereferringto.
Patient11: Yes,I'mreferringtosoccer.Hewouldgivemeexercisesthatwouldstrengthenmyglutes,that'swherethemainissuewasfromhispointofview.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: [00:04:00]
OnceIcouldgetbacktosomelevelofrunning,itwasneverasIwoulddescribeas,freeflowing,therewouldalwaysseemtobeanissuewhereI'dsay,"Yep,hipflexorisflaringupagain."Bythatstage,I'dgottothepointIwasfullybelievingthatwaswhattheproblemwas.ItwasonlyafterI'dgonethroughastageofIstartedrunningagain…Iwasdoingacrosscountry,itwasafirsttimeforovertwenty-fiveyearsthatI'drunacrosscountry...IfoundthatasIwasrunningupthehill,withmyleftleg…IonlyhadcontroloverthetoeareaandsoI'dberunningupthehill,therightfootwouldfullyplowonbuttheleft,Icouldonlyusethetoes.Bytheendoftherace,itwastherealizationthattherewasstillsomethingfundamentallywrong.I'dbeendoingthegluteexercisesnonstopforthebestpartofsixmonths…there'snowaythatthiscanjustbeanissuewithmyglutes,there'ssomethingelse.
[00:05:00] Stillitwastryingtofindwhatitwas,I'dgottothestagewherebecausethishadbeengoingonfortwo,threeyears…Ijustwantedtogotothehospitaloneday,betakenininthemorning,haveabatteryofteststhrownatmesothatbytheendofthedayIcouldwalkoutandgo,that'swhatitis.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thisistheproblem,nowlet'sfixit.
Patient11: Thisistheproblem,nowlet'sfixit.Iactuallydid,oneofmydoctorshadsaid,lookifthereisaproblemgotoA&Eonemorning.Justtryandgetitresolved.Idid,A&Edidwhattheydoforaccidentandemergencyandit'snotanemergency.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Gowhere?
Patient11: Theaccidentandemergency.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Emergencyroomofthehospital?
Patient11: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Isee. [00:06:00] Patient11:
Theysaidit'snotanemergency,youcanstilldoeverythingsogoaway.Ialmostwantedtopullmyhairout.HowmuchlongerdoIneedtocarryonwithoutgettingananswer?Thatcarriedon,Ievensawoneconsultant,IfounditreallyinterestingbecauseIsawtheconsultant.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: That'sadoctor,consultantsinEnglandaredoctors?
Patient11: [00:07:00]
Yes,adoctor,highlyqualifieddoctorwhotestedme…testedmyreflexesandmyreflexesinmykneeweresoquick…hewaslikewowthat'sabsolutelybrilliant,yourfasttwitchmusclereflexesarethequickestI'veeverknown.Thisisabsolutelybrilliant,Iwasthinking,hesaidyoumustbeasprinter.Isaidwell,whenIwasyoungerIwasasprinter,nowadaysI'mmoreoflongdistanceswhenI'mwellenoughtodothose.I'maimingtodoamarathon,hewent,you'renomarathonrunner,you'renotbuilttodomarathons.Iwasslightlybiggerinthosedays,hewastheonewhogavemethecortisoneinjectionswhichIgotslightlybetter,Iwasabletogetbackonmybike.
Again,threemonthsafterbeingonthebikedoingfiftytoahundredmilesaweekonthebike,
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everythingwentbacktosquareone.Iwasdoingthecyclingsectionoftheduathlon…myfriendhaddonethefirstrunhandedovertome,Ididthecycle.IgottotheendofthecycleandwasgoingintothetransitionareaandIcouldn'tgetoffmybike.Ididn'thavethecontrolovermyhips.ToactuallyliftmylegoverthebikeframetothenwalkintotransitionandIneededhelptogetoffofmybike.Again,IwasjustatthatpointofhowmuchlongercanitpossiblytaketogetaproperdiagnosisofwhateverI'vegot?
IwantedtobeabletodowhatIwasdoing,IwantedtogetthroughaperiodoftimewhereIcouldbedoingthesportsIwantedtodowithoutthinkingthatsomething'sgoingtogowrong.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: [00:09:00]
Again,IstartedgoingbacktodoingtheexercisesI'dbeengivenbythephysioandthenfourmonthslatersawanotherconsultant.Hesaid,Icanseethatyou'vegotaproblembutIalsothinkyou'vegotanotherproblemandI'mgoingtoreferyoutoaneurologist.Itwasatthatstagewhere,justthewordsI'mgoingtosendyoutoaneurologist,itwaslike,thatdoesn'tsoundsogood.Withoutreallyfullyunderstandingwhataneurologistreallyislookingat...That'swhenIstartedtheresearchingwhatisthisneurologistgoingtobelookingatwhenIgotoseethemthattheymaybegivingmetheinformationfor.
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Istartedlookingatallthedifferentillnessesanddiseasesthatneurologistlookat.IwentfromAtoZed…Idon'tmindthat,Ireallydon'twantthatone,Ihavethesymptomsforsomeofthese,thatoneIreallydon'twant…andafriendatthetime,inbetweenwhenIsawtheneurologistandhadtheMRIscans,Iwaswaitingfortheresults….Shesaidtome,"Sowhatinyourmindisworstcasescenario?"Isaid,"Havingreadthroughwhatthey'relookingat,probablyforme,Idon'twantthemtoturnaroundandsayyouhaveMS."
Itwasn'tworstcasescenario,InowknowthatbecauseIknowmoreaboutthediseaseitself,thereislotsmorethatcouldbeworse.Istillrecallthedaywhereshesaidtome,"We'vegonethroughalltestsandwe'velookedatthescansandit'sMS."Iactuallyfeltawholeweightofreliefliftedoffofmyshoulders.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Becausenowyouknew.
Patient11: [00:11:00]
BecausenowIhadadefinitiveanswerastowhatwascausingalloftheissuesthatIwashavinganditmeantthatIcouldnowfigureoutwhatIneededtodotomoveon.Yes,I'vegotadiagnosis,firstthingtodowastofindoutwhatthatactuallymeantforme.Atthatstage,I'dreadalittlebitaboutwhatMSis,Istilldidn'tunderstandit.Ithinkformostautoimmunediseaseswecanhearthenamesofthediseases,wehaveanideaofwhatthatmighthaveonthepersonbutit'sonlywhenyoureallylookindepththatyoustartunderstandingexactlywhat'sgoingonandyousuddenlyrealizethatthesmallchangesandthesmalldifferencesthattherearebetweendifferenttypesofMSandalsohowforeachindividualpersonitisthereexperienceisuniquetothem.Notwopeoplearethesame.
[00:12:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Howmanyyearswasitthatyouweresufferingbeforeyougotthediagnosis?
Patient11: Itwasatleastfouryears.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Fouryears. Patient11:
ThereasonwhyIknowaboutitisbyprofession,I'mananalysis.Dataformeiscritical.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: Asanathlete,throughmyrunning…IhadallthedataIneededthroughmyGPSwatch.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: You'dbeenkeepingtrackofyourpace,yourdistance?
Patient11: Ikneweverything,Iknewwhatthegradientswere…IcouldseethegrassandIwasjustlovingeverybitaboutit.IwasabletotrackbacktowhatIbelievewasthefirstrealincidentthatwasnoticeabletomethatsaidsomethingiswrong.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whendidyouseeyourfirstconsultantaboutthis? [00:13:00] Patient11:
FirstconsultantIsawwasinJune2013.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Howlongafteryoursymptomshadbegun?
Patient11: Theywerebythatstageitwastwoyears.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Twoyearsandyouhadseenthephysio?
Patient11: Seenthephysioandeverythingseemedlogical.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Itfitapatternandthephysiotherapistisnotadoctorwhoistrainedtododiagnosisofneurologicaldiseasessoit'snotliketheyfelldownonthejob?
Patient11: Definitelynot.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Themadesomelogicalconclusions,youworkedonit,gotalittlebetter,gotworse,gotalittlebetter,gotworseandthenonedayyouwentandsawaconsultant,adoctor,andthatwastwoyearsintoyoursuffering?
Patient11: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: WhathappenedwhenyoureceivedthediagnosisofMS,whatdidtheyrecommendtoyou?
Patient11: [00:14:00]
Withhindsight,therecommendationshegaveme,thetwokeyrecommendationsshegaveme,onewasaroundtheamountofvitaminDthatIshouldtakewhichwastotakeitupto5000internationalunitsadaywhichiscomparedwithwhatyouwouldnormallygetahugeamountandthesecondrecommendationshesaidtomewasIstronglyrecommendthatyoudonotgoontotheinternetandlookupeverythingaboutMSbecausethere'salotofrubbishontheinternetthatwilljustconfuseyou,itwillworryyoumore.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Oh,I'veneverheardthatonebefore.
Patient11: [00:15:00]
Asananalysis,theinternetisatoolthatIuseallthetime.I'moldenoughtoknowaboutbalanceandit'snotjustaboutlookinguponesiteandsayingwhatifitsaysitontheinternetanditsaysitonthatsitethatthat'sthetruth.It'stakingalotofinformation,processingitandthendecidingformyselfasanadultwhatthingsIbelieveandwhatIdon'tbelieve.Formeit'stheworstpossibleadvicethatyoucangivetosomebody…Youcan'tjustgivethemamajorboltoflightningandnotgivethemanyinformation…Shedidnothaveanyliteraturethatshecouldgivemeaboutthedisease.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourmessagewas,themessageyoureceivedwas,thisisadebilitatingdiseaseyouhave,don'tresearchitonyourownbecausethenyou'regoingtocomebackandaskmequestionandbotherme,ratherjustdowhatIsay.
Patient11: [00:16:00]
Iwouldn'tevensayitwasacaseofdowhatIbecauseshedidn'treallygivemeanyinformationatall.Itwasarealcaseofyou'vegotprimaryprogressiveMS,there'snotreallymuchIcandoforyou.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Sojustgohomeandlivewithit?
Patient11: Effectivelyyes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thenyou'reananalysisandyou'reanathlete,thatwasn'tgoingtowork.
Patient11: Therewasnowaythatwasevergoingtowork.Therealannoyingthingformeistherearegoingtobesomanypeoplethatwillgotoconsultantslikeherthatwillbelieveeverysinglethingthattheysayandwon'tdoanything.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: [00:17:00]
Formethat'stheworstthingthatyoucouldpossiblydoisgivethemadiagnosisofarealdebilitatingdiseaseandthennotgivethemanyinformationatallandoneofthegreatestsourcesofinformationyouactuallysaytothem,don'tlookatitbecausethat'sgoingtogiveyouthewronginformationanditcouldscareyou.No,whatscaresmeisthatyou'renotgivingmeanyinformationatallotherthen,yesyou'veliftedthatburdenI'venowgotsomethingIcansay,"that'swhatyou'vegot,you'vegotMS,"Butdon'ttheneffectivelysay,"You'vegotMS,there'sthedoor,offyougo."
PeopleneedtotakeresponsibilityfortheirownactionsandwhattheydoandthatiswhatIdidandthat'swhatIwillcontinuetodo.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: [00:18:00]
Let'sgobacktowhenshesaidthattoyouinheroffice.Yourdoctorsaidyouhaveadebilitatingdisease,Idonotwantyoutogoontheinternettolookintothisandgohome.Howdidyoufeelwalkingoutoftheoffice?
Patient11: [00:19:00]
Therewasacombinationofthingsgoingon.Firstandforemost,therewasthatfeelingofyou'vebeengivenadiagnosis,younowknowwhatyou'vegot.Whatdoesitreallymean?Therewasalsosomeangerinthereof…you'vegivenmenoinformationwhatsoeverandnoteventothedegreeofnowgospeaktoyourdoctorandgetmoreinformationfromthem.Itwasarealclassiccaseof,hereyouare,you'vegotanillness,goodbye.It'sjustnotawaytotreatanybody.Youcan'tjustgivethemsomethingthat'sarealshock,althoughbythatstage,I'dalreadyprettymuchfigureditoutmyself.ThatthatworstcasescenariothatI'dtalkedaboutwaswhatIhad.Itwasjustgettingthatconfirmationbutyoucan'tjustgivesomebodybadnewsandnotgivesomesortofclarityastowhatitcouldmean.Evenifit'sabasicoversightofwhatthatmeans,whatcouldhappen.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whattheprogressionwillbe,likelytobe,tolayoutthepictureforyou. [00:20:00] Patient11:
Evenifit'sayou'vegotprimaryprogressivesothereforeyouwillgetworse,potentially…butwedon'tknowoverwhatstage…Itmightbethatitcouldhappenveryquicklyoritmightbeveryslow…Youmightnotnoticeanyworseningatallbuttonotgiveanyofthatinformationatalljustleavesthepatientontheirown.
Havinggonethroughtheyearsoffrustrationofnotknowingtoalmostthedelightofright,I'vegotsomethingthat'sadefinitebutthentonotgiveanycrumbsofinformationthatcouldhelp.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Didyoufeelabandoned? [00:21:00] Patient11:
Bythatparticularconsultant,completely.ThatreallywasacaseofI'vedoneasmuchasIcan,next.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: IntheU.S.wecallthatthePontiusPilatesyndrome,theywashtheirhandsandsendyouonyourway.
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Patient11: Yes,itreallywas.Itwas,I'mtryingtothinknow,Ihavenotseenthatconsultantagainandthey'rehavebeen…Itriedsomecommunicationswithherandthere'snotbeenanycommunicationthat'scomebacktome.IwantedsomeinputfromherwhenIstartedmyresearchintoLDN,Iwantedtoseewhat,I'veheardaboutthismedicine,doyouknowanything?Canyougivemesomeinformation?I'veheardnothingback.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Noresponse.
Patient11: Noresponseatall.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: WhatdidyoufindoutaboutLDN? [00:22:00] Patient11: [00:23:00]
ItwasoneofthosewhereonceIgotmyinitialdiagnosis,Iwentontheinternetandstartedresearch.LDNcameupassomethingthatmightpossiblybeabletohelpme.AtthatstageIwasstillgoingthroughthatinitialresearchperiodwasonewhereIdidn'treallydigintoitintoomuchdetailanditwasonlyonceIwasonholidayin2015thatIreallylookedintoitandstartedfollowingitas,lookingatdifferentwebsitesthatweregivingtestimonialsonLDN,seeingthedifferenceitwashavingonpeople’slivesandtheimpactitwashaving.Justrealizingthathereissomethingthathasthepotentialthatcouldbelifechangingforme.Itneededmetogiveitrealseriousconsideration.
AssoonasIcamebackfromholiday,I'dalreadyhadanappointmentlinedupwithmyMSspecialistsoIwentandsawherandaftergoingthroughthenormalquestionsandanswersthatwehave,shesaid,"Anymorequestions?"Isaid"Yep,whatdoyouknowaboutLowDoseNaltrexone?"Shesaid,"Oh,welltheconsultantsherdon'treallyrecommendit,noneofthemwillsignoffasthemedicineforyoutobeusing,"okaythen.I'mstillgoingtobetryingit,whetherornottheyapproveordisapprove,mydecisionisthatatsomestageIwillbetryingit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Becauseyourresearchhasshown? [00:24:00] Patient11:
MyresearchhasshownthatforthevastmajorityofpeoplethatIwasabletofind,theywerereceivingbenefitfromit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatwasthepotentialsideeffects?
Patient11: FromwhatIcouldfine,therewerenone,otherthanintheinitialstagetheremightbesomeissueswithpotentialsleepissues.Iwaspreparedforthat.I'dseentheMSnursesonWednesday,thefollowingMondayIwenttoseemydoctor.Isawthedoctor,Iwasonlythereforonething,willyouprescribeLDNforme?Shesaid,"Iknownothingaboutit,"despitethefactthatIgaveherthepackthat'savailablethatdaythatIgaveherthepack.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thatdayyougaveherthepack.
Patient11: Shesaid,IneedtodomyresearchandIthought,wellthat'sfine.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: That'sfair.
Patient11: [00:25:00]
That'sfair,youdon'twanttosuddenlystartprescribingsomething.YousaidonceI'vedonetheresearchwhatIwillthendoisIwillspeakwiththeneurologistatthehospitalandfindoutwhattheythink.ItwasatthatpointwhereIknewthatifyouweregoingtogototheleadneurologist,I'vealreadybeentold,I'mnotgoingtorecommendit,therewasnopointinmeexpectingyoutocomebackatanystagetosay,yes,you'llprescribeit.
ItooklegalalternativeroutesthatwecantakeandIgotaprivatedoctorthatwillprescribetheLDNforme…itisthendispensedformefromthelegitimatepharmacistandIsawmydoctoron
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Monday,bytheFridayofthatsameweekthemedicinehasarrived;ItookmyfirstdoseonaFridaynightandwhilstIstillknowit'snotsomethingthathappenstoeverybody,IknowonthatSaturdaymorningfollowingthatfirstdose,Ifeltthebenefits.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Howlongagowasthat?
Patient11: ThatwasinAugustof2015.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whathaveyounoticednowinthelastsevenmonths?
Patient11: [00:27:00]
Tome,myexperiencethatIhavenow,LDNisalifechanger.Icandosomuchmorenow,Ihavesomuchmoreenergy.Idon'tfeelforthemajorityofthetime,Idon'tsufferfromthepainsthatIdidwithouttheLDN.FormethebiggestissuesIhaveisIsufferfromspasticityinbothofmyhipsandinmyleftshoulder.ItisonlynoticeableformethatthathappensinsituationwhereI'veoverdoneit.IfIoverdoit,whichtendstobeonweekendsbecauseof.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youmeanactivities,notindosingLDN?
Patient11: Absolutelynot,no,that'sinactivity.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ifyoupushyourselftoohardbecauseyou’refeelinggood?
Patient11: IfIpushmyselftoohard,onebecauseI'mfeelinggoodandtwobecauseIwanttoknowhowfarIcanpushmyselfthenImightnotnecessarilysufferbecauseofitbutIcantellthatI'veoverdoneit.ImightnotthenbeabletodoasmuchasI'dliketodobutIalsoknowfromexperiencenowthatifIoverdoitononeday,agoodnight’ssleepthefollowingdayI'mbackfullybouncingaround.
[00:28:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Whenyoupushyourselftoohardbecauseyouwanttoseehowfaryoucango,yourbodysaysthatwastoomuchandyouhavealittlebitofaregressionandthenyou'reatthestagewhereyouknowthenextdayyouknowthatyou'reokayagainbutthere'samessagehereforyouandforallofyouthatwithwhateveryou'resufferingfromtheruleisyougouptobutnotintopainordysfunction.Whenyou'repushingyourself,you'repushingyourselftoohardbecauseyouregress,youhavetobekindertoyourselfinseeinghowfaryoucango.That'strueforallofyouwithwhateveryou'redealingwithyouhavetobekindintaxingyourself.You'retaxingyourselftoohardandsoyouregress.There'snoguidelineofhowfarcanItaxmyself,I'mfeelingbetter,IwanttoseeifIcandowhatIusetodo,howhardcanItax.
There'snoguidelinesbutyoulearnfromexperience,right? [00:29:00] Patient11:
Withoutdoubt,youcanonlytakeitsofarandI'venevergottothepointwhereI'vetaxedmyselfsomuchandtriedtopushit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: No,no,no,unacceptable,unacceptablebecauseforallofyououtthereifyouregress,you'vepushedtoofar.Youdon'twanttopushthatfarnexttime,youdon'twanttopushthatfarnexttime.Youdon'twanttopushitthathardnexttime.Youjustpushedtoohard.Whatyou'resayingisI'veneverpushedsohardthatIregressedsobadthatI'mmuchworsethanIwasbefore.That'slikethinkingit'sokaytopushalittlebitbutI'mnotthatbadsoit'snotthatbigadeal.I'msuggestingtoyou,I'mnotyourdoctorbutI'msuggestingtoyouandforallofyouthatwithwhateverconditionyou'redealingwith,it'sokaytotaxyourselfalittlebitasyou'reimprovingbutyouhavetobekind.You'reanathlete,you'reasoccer,you'reouttherekickingbuttandtakingnamesandyouwanttogetbacktothat,right?
Patient11: Yes. [00:30:00]
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Justbekinderinhowyoudoitandforyouguys,bekinderhowyoudoit.
Patient11: Itmakesalotoflogicalsense,it'stakesmoresteps.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes,takebabysteps.
Patient11: Takebabysteps,nopointinmethinkingthatI'malreadyatthatstagewhereIcanrunamarathon.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Right,exactlyoranythinginthatdirection.
Patient11: Oranything,atthemomentI'mstillonrunningthetenmetersandit'sonlyonceIcanrunthetenmetersandmasterthetenmetersthatIcanreallystartthinkingokay.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thenyouthinkelevenmeters.
Patient11: CanIdoelevenorcanIdotenpointone?
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thereyougo,that'sevenbetter.Waytogoman.
Patient11: Ithinkthattheargumentthatyou'vegivenisresonatingtherenow. [00:31:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Great,Ijustwantedtointrudethereeventhoughwe'rejustmeetingforthefirsttimeit'ssomevalueforyouandallofyou.Youdon'tpushtoohard.Asmuchasyouwanttobebacktooldself,ifyou’reaten,youdotenpointone.Justsay,okayIjustdidalittlebitmorethanIdidlasttime,that'sfine,that'sfine.
Patient11: Yeah,it'ssmallsteps.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: It'sbiggerpicture.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: It'soneofthosemylongtermgoalisthat,I'vegottostopthinkingthatanything'sgoingtohappenandI'msuddenlygoingtogofromwhereIamnowtotherewithouttakingmuchsmallersteps.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: WhenyourMSwasatitsstrongestinitsimpactonyou,comparedtowhereyouarenow,whatpercentageimprovementhaveyouhad?Howclosetonormal,backtoyournormalbeforeyouhadsymptoms,wereyou?
[00:32:00] Patient11:
I'mjustthinkingofhowIwaswhenIwasatmyworst.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient11: That'sastagethatIwouldneverwanttogetbackto,itwas.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Tellmeaboutthat?
Patient11: [00:33:00]
I'dsayitwasprobablythemosttraumatictimeofmylifereallybecauseIwasstrugglingwalking,whenIcouldwalkIwaswalkingsoslowly.Itwouldtakemeupto45minutestowalkaquarterofamile.InwalkingthatquarterofamileIwouldhavenorealbalances,I'dbewalkingalong,I'dbeweavingaroundtheplace,I'dhavetoholdontothewall.I'ddescribeittopeopleas,you'dsee
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somebodyyou'dlookatthemandwouldbethinking,he'shadacoupleofdrinkstoomany.He'sreallyweavingallovertheplace,he'sgotnocontrol.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thatmusthavebeenveryscary.
Patient11: [00:34:00]
Ireallyhadnocontrol,nothavingthatcontrolandalsoknowingthatIhadn'ttouchedadrinkinseveralyears,it'slikehowisthispossible.WhatisgoingonthatiscausingthatandknowinghowIamnowandnoI'mnotperfect,I'mnota100%ofwhereIwas,I'mprobablynotmorethan60or70%ofwhereIusetobeathleticwise,IalsoknowthatI'msomuchbetterthanwhereIwasatmyworst.
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It'sreallyhardtotryandputanumberonittotryandquantifyhowmuchbetterIambecauseinmyworld,asananalysis,youdon'tgethigherthen100%,Iknowpeopletalkabout110%butitdoesn'texistinmymind,whereIwasthen,Iwouldputatzeroreally.Ididn'thavecontroloverwhatIwasdoing,Icouldn'tgetoutandaboutanddowhatIwantedtodo.Mymindwassayingyeah,let'sgoforitandmylegsweresayingIdon'twanttodoit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: I'mhearingyousaythatyou'reperhaps60-70%backtonormal,what'snormalforyou?
Patient11: Yes,I'dsaythatit'sstillalongwaytogoandnowthatI'mtakingthebabystepsitwilltaketimetogetbackthere,butgetbackthereIwill.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thereyougo.
Patient11: [00:36:00]
That'swhatI'mgoingtodo.ThemessagethatIwouldgivetoanybodyisthattheonlypersonwhoisreallygoingtolookoutforyouandhelpyoudowhatisbestforyouisyourself.You'vegottomakethosedecisions,don'trelyonotherpeopletogiveyoualltheinformationyouneed.Youhavethatabilitytofindouteverythingthatyouneedtomakeyourlifebetterthanitis,eithertoday,eitheryesterday,tomakeyourfuturereallywhatyouwantittobe.Takecompletecontroloveryourlife,makethedecisionsforyourselfandbethepersonthatyouwanttobe.
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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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 12 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,Mary,thankyousomuchforbeingwithustoday.
Patient12: Thankyouforhavingme.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.Youhaveanamazinghealthhistory.Canyoutelluswhathappened?
Patient12: Well,asIwasgrowingup,inanItalianfamily…asyouknow,weeatalotofgluten,pizza,pasta,pane,thewholethreepiece,Icallit…Iwasalways…
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Actually,Ihavetosayrightherethatthebattlebetweenyouandmysisterfortheglutenfreeravioli,youguysweregoingbackandforthastowhichonecouldreallygetitdown.
Patient12: Shedoesaverygoodjob.Karendoes,yes...Anyhow,Ifinallyfiguredoutwhatthecauseofmygastrointestinalproblems,Ihadulcerativecolitisand…
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whenwereyoudiagnosedwiththat? [00:01:00] Patient12:
Iwasdiagnosedwithulcerativecolitisat38.IttookawhileforittomanifesttothatimmunediseasebutIhadhadsomedigestiveproblemsupuntilthatpoint.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Didyouhavegutpainasateenager?
Patient12: NotuntilIgottocollege…Actually,rightaftercollegeIdevelopedastomachulcer…Duodenalulcer.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Nosymptomsinyourteenageyears?
Patient12: NotthatIcouldname…Itwasn'tobviouslyadigestiveproblem.AtthatpointIwasverythin,Iwasverytiny,Ihadsomeproblemswithmyteethenamel,sotherewasalotofmalnutritiontypeevidencethatIhadceliacdisease.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Noconstipation?
Patient12: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Nodiarrhea?
Patient12: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Noabdominalpain?
Patient12: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourautoimmunedisease,colitis,developedaftercollege?
Patient12: Yes. [00:02:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Onceagain,here'sanexamplethatwemayhaveavulnerabilitytoanautoimmunediseasebutit'stheenvironmentthatratherbrokethecamel'sback.
Patient12: That'sright.Actuallytheulcercameaftercollege.Thecolitisoccurredafterthebirthofmyseconddaughter,sophysicalstress,emotionalstress.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Right.Thehormonesthatweproduceareanenvironmentaltrigger,justlikethefoodsorthetoxins,ourownemotionsmaybethetriggerthatsetitoff.
Patient12: [00:03:00]
Absolutelycorrect.Idevelopedulcercolitisandwasaskingmydoctors,whathascausedthis?Well,it'sgenetics…Whatcauseditinmygrandmotherthen,andwhatcauseditinmygreatgrandmotherandmygreatgrandfather,andwhyareweexperiencingthesamediseases?IkeptgoingthatpathuntilIfoundananswer.Forme,Iunderstoodthatitwasceliacdiseaseallthroughonewholesideofmyfamilyhistory,anddietwasprimarilyacureforthat.
In2003,Iself-diagnosedmyselfwithceliacdiseaseandlaterfoundoutabsolutelytrue,andtookmyselfoffofallgluten.Atthatpointitwasreallystillamystery,whatspeltwas,whatglutenwas…hiddengluteninsauces…therewasnoneofthatinformationatthattime.Ireallystudiedthatdiet,andtosayIwasgoingtogooutandfindallthegoodfoodsthatwereglutenfreeatthetime,youcanimagine2003,thereweren'tverymanygoodgluten-freefoods.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Onewouldthinkthey'reeatingcardboardsometimes.
Patient12: [00:04:00]
Yes.IwentrightbiginItalian...AtthatpointIwasinchefschool.Iwasdeterminedtobringanelevationtothisdiet.IstartedexperimentinginmyownkitchenwithwhatIcallgourmetgluten-freeandallergenfriendlycuisine.Thatwasallgreat…Iwasgettingbetter.Mygutwashealingnicely—Nothavingnearlytheheadachesoranyoftheotherrepercussions.Theulcercolitisstartedtoheal,thenIwasdiagnosedwithlymphomain2006.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: That'sacancer.
Patient12: [00:05:00]
Yes,itis.Non-Hodgkin’sLymphoma.Bythetimetheyrealized,becauseIpresentedveryhealthy…Iwasonthisbeautifuldiet,soIreallyfeellikethathidthecancerforawhile,inaway...Bythetimetheyactuallyfoundit,itwasan81/2by131/2by11centimeter,8platetypetumorinmychest...Quitelarge…Tumorloadwaslarge…Yeah,Iwasfacedwithwow.Ihadtheunderstandingthathealinghappensthroughdiet,throughspirituality,throughnutrition,throughanaturalpass—Iwasnotreallyakintotheideaofgoinginfortreatment.
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Iwentforaboutthreemonths…withmynaturopathanddopedmyselfup.Ididsomeimmunologyworkforthecancerandfeltthatthecancertumorloadwasjusttoobig.IwentintomyoncologistandIbeganaprogramwithhimthatIselected.Theydidn'tquitefindverymanypatientslikeme.Ihadreadandresearchedanddonealltheworkandsaid,okay,Iwilldothismanyroundsofchemotherapy,orcertainnumberafterwegetthecleanPETscan,andthenafterthatIwoulddooneortwo,becausethere'snostatisticalevidenceafterthat,thatitreallyhelpsmuchintheradiation,etc.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youtookonyourselftogettheresearchstudiesandthenyoureadthestudies.Iwouldimagineyouwouldhavetoreadsomeofthemacoupleoftimestoreallyunderstandwhattheyweresaying?
Patient12: IactuallydependedontheRalphMossreportquiteabit.Hereallycategorizesthestudies-
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Tremendousservice.
Patient12: [00:07:00]
Itisgreatservice.Ireallyunderstoodthenaturalapproach,thewesternmedicineapproachandIchosetocombinethem.Iwasnottheordinarypatient.Igained13poundsinchemotherapyandhadmorehairthanyoucanbelieve,andwasclimbing13footersor13,000peakmountaineveryThursdaywithmyothergirlfriend,whowasinthesametreatment.We’dcomeinonFridaysforourtreatmentfromthechemotherapy.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youwerehikingtothetopof13,000footmountainswhileyouwereinchemotherapy?
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Patient12: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yougogirl.
Patient12: Thereissomanyfacetstothestory,butformethecancerchallengeorthecanceritselfwasagift,itreallywas.ItwasagifttomakemeunderstandthatIhadsomethinginmylifethatIhadn'trecognizedyet.TherewassomeshadowthatIstillneededtoseeaboutmyself.Irememberafterthediagnosis,itwas2weekslaterandI'mstillreallytetheringbetweendoIstayordoIgo.I'mplayingthesong...Verydepressed,wonderinghowtheheckIgotthisdiseasewhenItookcareofmyselfsowell.
[00:08:00] Istartedmeditation.Isaid,"PleaseGod,showmewhatI'mnotseeing."Immediately,itlookedlikealittlegumclipspassedthroughmymind,andIwasseeingallthesedifferentoccasionsthatIhadassistedwithmyyogainstructororsetupaseminarforherandthiswholegroup,didahugegatheringforpeoplethatIlovedanddidmanythingsforotherpeople.Ithought,"That'snotbad."ButwhenIlookedattheselittlepiecesoffilmIrealizedIwasnotdoingthatfortherightreason…ThesourcethatIusedwasforthemtoloveme,tohelpthemloveme.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Sothatyouwouldbeokayintheireyes.
Patient12: [00:09:00]
That'sright.ThatIwouldbebetterandlookokayintheireyes,andthenIwouldbelovable.Icantellyounow,I'mprettylovable.AtthatpointIhadknownthatthatstillexistedinmyspirit...ThatIdidn'treallylovemyself.Thatpartofthat13,000mountainpeaksthatwedidwasallthispartofthespiritualjourneyofjustbeingsoaliveandsogratefulforeverysingledayandforeverystepItook.Foreverythingthatwashappeningtome.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yousawthatyourselfvaluewaslow,andsotheactionsyouweretaking,onthesurface,theylookedreallynicetotheworld,buttheywerebeingdonesothatyoucouldbeliked?
Patient12: That'sright.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Didyoulookbacktoseewhy?
Patient12: Sure.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatdidyoufind? [00:10:00] Patient12:
Mymotherwasahighly,verypowerful,critical,componentinourlives...Myfather,veryloving...Mymotherwouldspendmostofthetimewithus,wasnot.Thereforewewerenevergoodenough...Wewere6kidsinthefamilyandnomatterwhatwewoulddoforheritdidn'twork.Iactuallyconsideredherasoneofmybestteachersbecauseshewasjustbrilliantatit.Itallowedmyspirittosay,"No,Iam."Ifoundthebeautyinmyself…theabsolutebeautyofwhoweareandwhenIdidthatthewholeworldopenedup.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ifyougobacktowhenyouwerelivinginthatspaceandnotrealizingthatyouwereinthatspace,thatlikelycontributedtoyourulcers?
Patient12: Absolutely.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: [00:11:00]
Therearemanypeoplewatchingthiswhomightfeelsomethingsimilariftheyweretolook.Youhadamomentwhereyouwereprayingandyouaskedforguidanceandherecamethevisions.Howdopeoplefindthisforthemselves?
Patient12:
IactuallyputtogetheraworkshopafterIcuredmyselfof...Iwasconsideredcuredofcancer,anditwascalled'BeautiesWay'anditwasaboutjustacceptingourselvesforexactlywhoweareand
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lovingourselvesandseeingyourownbeauty.Itwasallbeautywork.Therewasaromatherapyandtherewasflowertherapy.Wedanced,wesang,wedidmovedtheenergyinthebody,whereveritwasstuck.Wedidsomeworkwithsound,especiallywherewewoulddiscoverwherewehadsolidpartsorwherethingswerenotfluidinthebody,andthat'swheredisease,inmymind,hasapropensitytostart.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Tellmemoreaboutthat,wherediseasestarts.Whatdoyouthink?
Patient12: Istudiedsoundtherapyforabout10yearsbeforeIbecameagluten-freechef,solovedtheideaofcreatingvibrationinthebodyandwearefluidbeings.Weare90%water...Therearesomanythingsaboutusthatmimictheocean.HowcananyofourpartsbesostifforIwouldstarttowatchpeopleonhowtheyheldtheirbodiesandiftheyhadaninjury—whetheritwasaphysicalinjuryoraspiritualinjuryandthisarea—they'dholdtheirbodyinacertainwaytoprotectit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatyou'redoingthereisclosingoffyourheart,whenyoubringyourshoulderforwardlikethat?
Patient12: [00:13:00]
That'sright.Iexaminedmyownbodyandsaid,wow,Ihadalwayshadthistendonshoulderrighthere,andwhenIwenttomeditateonit…dosomeworkonitandjustimagined…whatisinthere,whatisinthere,andIwouldseelayersuponlayers,uponlayersofthischildhoodmisconception.IwouldwriteandIwouldpaintandIwoulddanceandsinguntilthatbecamefluidagain.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ingivingguidancetoyoungpeoplewhatdowesharewiththemofthis?Areyousaying,whenyou'resittingsomewherewithyourfriends,lookatyourbodylanguageandsay,"I'mfine."Butthencanyouliftyourchestup,canyourollyourshouldersback?Ifso,thatmeantthatyouwerecollapsingandyoudidn'tknowthatyouwerecollapsing,youthoughtyouwerefine.Whatelsewouldyourecommendtopeople?
[00:14:00] Patient12:
Well,IthinkoneofthemostpowerfultechniquesIusedwasgoingbackinmymindtotheearlydaysofchildhood…0to5orsuchformativeyears...Youmightnotexactlyremember0to2or3butyou'regoingtoremembersomethingfromthattimeorevenafter…Youlookatthemisconceptionsthatweregiventoastruths...Asyou'reyoungorsubconsciousmindjustrecordseverythingasliteraltruth…Ifyourmothersaysyou'reugly,inmycasethatwasit…Ifshesaysyou'restupidorthatwomencan'tsucceedinaman'sworld,allthemisconceptions…thisisverycommon...I'mnotsayingastorythat'suncommon,thisisthecommonstory.
[00:15:00] WhatIdidwas…Icalleditre-writingthewrongs,andIwouldwritethatmisconceptionsandthenIwouldgetintouchwithmyhigherselforwhoIwasasamotheratthattimeandIwouldmothermyselfandsay,noyou'rewrong,thisisnottrueandIamthis.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thisisanexercisethatyoudid...Youmadeituponyourownandyouwoulddoitnotsharingitwithanyonebutjusttoexploreforyourselftoseewhatwouldcomeout.
Patient12: It'ssopowerfulwithsubconsciousmind.Obviouslyeverybodyknows,ormaybenot,butsubconsciousmindis20,000timesstrongerthantheconsciousmind.Therefore,consciousmindislikeadotinabigblacksquareandhereisthesubconsciousmind…sothesubconsciousmindrulestheshow.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient12: Howdoyougettothatsubconsciousmindandoneotherthingstodoiswriting…Anotherwayispainting...It'ssound,singing,therapy,allthesemovementandmorefluidthingsarethewaythatIcreatedthiswork.
[00:16:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Ittakesalotofcourage,asoneofmymentorswouldsay,lookwitheyesthatsee...Toreallysee
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Patient12: Ididwriteabookearlyonandthat'showIwasabletousethesemethodssowell.Itiscalled'TheFiveMinuteSelf-HealingTechniquesForBusyPeople.'Thatbooklookedat10differentvibrationalmodalitiesthatwouldreally...Ihadtolearnitreallywellinordertomakethemcondensedintounderstandablelanguage,becauseIwanttoreacheveryone…ThatishowIstudiedallofthat.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youhavebeenonapathtobeamoreconsciouspersonformanymanyyears…Youwerejournalingwithouthavingaworkbooktellingyoutojournal...Youjustcameupwithitonyourown,justtoletitflowtoseewhatwouldcomeup.Didyouscreenwhatyouwritedown?
[00:17:00] Patient12:
No,never.That'snotaccessingthesubconsciousmind.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Right.Youjustwritewhateveryou'dwrite?
Patient12: Iwouldwriteitforabout20minutesandthat'swhenyoustarttoreallyloosenupandwiththeintentionofchangingthatthoughtwithinmybodyandinmymind.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: First20minutescanbedialingintime,butyoujuststaywiththatandkeepwriting,soyou'regoingthroughpagesandyoumightwrite...ThisfeelslikeI'mnotdoinganything…Itmakesnosense…WhyamIdoingthis?Idon'tknow…Juststaywithit,let'sgiveitalittlebitoftime…Isthatthekindofwritingthatyouwoulddo?
Patient12: Yes.ActuallyIlearnedthatfromawritingtutoralongtimeago,thatat20minutesthereisabreakthroughtothesubconsciousortoalittlebitmoreofapre-writingstyle.Ireallyhadtheintentionof,likeIsaid,rewritingthewrongs,sowhateverthattook…Now,ifIfeltthatthat,andIcouldfeelinmybodywherethatthoughtresided.
[00:18:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Explainthatalittlemore.Whatdoyoumean?
Patient12: Iwould...maybewe'dhaveathoughtforastatementthatwouldbesaidaroundmyhousealot.Goodthingyou'resmartbecauseyou'rehomeallday…That'swhatmymotherwouldtellmeeverytimeandshewouldintroducemethatway.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thisismyhomilydaughter.
Patient12: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: She'ssmartbutshe'shomily.
Patient12: Yeah.Goodthingshe'ssmartbecauseshe'shomily.Ohmygoodness,right?
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yeah.Howdevastating.
Patient12: [00:19:00]
Yes…IthoughtIownedit...Ithought,okay,that'swhatIam.Iwasreallysmartinschool...Ididtheself-fulfillingprophecy.Iwouldprobablyholdthatinmyheart.Thatwasabigone.Icouldfeelitsomewhereintheheartarea.Thetumorwasontheside,actuallyitwasrightclosetotheheart.Thattumorwasavehicleformetosay,okay,whatlayeramIonnow,whatamIdoing.IfIwasn'tfinished,Iwouldrewritethewrongs,andthenwhenIwasdonewiththatIdancedtogetitoutofmybody.
IwouldmovethebodyinacertainwaythatwouldallowittoleavethebodyandIwoulddosoundduringthattimeaswell.IcombineallmytechniquesintothiskindofworkthatIcall'BeautiesDance.'
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Segue,we'regoingtohaveaB-rollofherdancingalittlebit,becausewe'llbutthatin.
Speaker3: Yeah.I'llbringanote.
Patient12: Okay.Itwasn'tquitethework.Ithoughtweweren'tgoingtotalkaboutitbutIlovethiswork,it'sveryimportant.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: [00:20:00]
Yeah.Wherewegoiswherewego.Thecamerasaregoingsowecankeepgoingnow.Youweredancing,youdidthechemotherapy,youlookedforresources,youhadanadvocatethatwasascientistlookingatthechemotherapyoptionsandthenyoufollowedhisguidelines.
Patient12: RalphMoss,yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: RalphMoss'guidelines...Youdidstandardchemotherapywithsomecaveattoit.Youwerejournaling.Youfoundoutwhatwerethedeeperlevelsofunconsciousickinessthatwasgoingoninyourpsyche.Youjournalaboutthatandthenyouwouldstandupanddanceandjusttoletgoofitandopenupyourenergy.Whataboutyourdiet?Whatdoyoudowithyourdiet?
Patient12: [00:21:00]
Mydietwasmyspecialtreat.IhadalreadyunderstoodthatIwasaceliacin2003,soIwasonthegluten-freediet.Maintainedabeautifulgluten-freedietbutaddedthingslikelookingatthebloodtypediet...Also,workedwith...Iwasinarawmilkcohort,andIdidthemostbeautifulthingswiththatrawmilkandthecream.IcookedallthefoodformyselfandIwasallorganicandall...thehighestbeneficialfoodIcouldbringintomybody…Thatwasjustenjoy...Ateverywell.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes,thatwouldbeajoy.
Patient12: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youroncologist,washesupportiveofwhatyouweredoing?
Patient12: [00:22:00]
Veryinteresting...IsawoneofthetoponcologistsinColorado.Infact,he'sreallywell-known.AtfirstIwasveryconfusingtohimbecauseIwouldmentionallthesedifferentstudiesandwhyareweusingthisparticulardrugasopposedtocanwejusteliminatethatonebecausetheseareallfinebutIdon'twantthatone.Atthattime,andIthinkit'sstilltrue,lotsofoncologistswilluseslimcadherinsinformationanddialitin,asifyou'regoingtotheLaundromatandyouturnonthedial…yourweight,yourheight…andthisiswhatyou'regoodat...Yourdisease…thisiswhatyou’regetting…
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Hotorcoldwaterandjustturniton.
Patient12: [00:23:00]
Yeah,turniton.Imadethemlookatme.EverytimetheycomeinI'dsay,okay,turnaround,lookatmeandtellme,"DoyoureallythinkIneedmorechemotherapy."Iwasdoingsobeautifully,butthechemotherapydidhelpmecombatthetumorloadthatwastoomuchatthattime.Itwashelpful,andIsawitishelpful,soitwasveryimportantthatIchangedmymindaboutwhatIwasbringingin.Ibroughtin...Iliterallymadethemwaitandprayedoverthemedicineforaminuteorhandsonorwhateveryouwanttocallitandraisethevibrationofit.
Within3monthsIwascancer-free…Thatwasreallyfastandreallygood…Agoodprocess.Accordingtomy...Ihad2doctorsinthefamily…Lotsofmedsinourfamily,andtheysaid,well,there'snotalotof...orIlookedatthestudiesandsaid,there'snotalotofvalidationtogowaybeyondtheamountofchemotherapy.Justgetthecancer,go2roundsafterandthenboostyourimmunesystem…IknewIwasdoingimmunologytheentiretime.Iwasalsodoingnutraceuticalswhichmydoctordidnotwanttoknowanythingabout.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youroncologist.
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Patient12: Theoncologistdidnot...Iwasseeinganaturopathatthesametime…anaturopaththatIhaveseenfor20years.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whenyousaynutraceuticalsyoumeanvitaminsandmineralsandthingslikethat? [00:24:00] Patient12:
That'sit,yes…SomeChineseherbsfromDonaldYanceandsoreallydidmyworklookingatthedatabasesthatwerelookingatthestudiesaboutABCDandEandallfolicacid,allthegeneralstuff,andnotdoingmassiveamounts…justenoughtosupportthebody.Iwasinanothercancer,activecancerin3monthsandthentheywantedmetostayintheprogramandIsaid,no,I'mnotgoingto.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youmeanhavemorechemo?
Patient12: [00:25:00]
Morechemoand/orradiation…Atthatpointthetumormasswasshrinkingbutitwasstillsolidified,itwascalcifiedandsothatareawouldhavecoveredmyheart,mybreastandmylungs,soIknewthatIdidn'twantthechanceofothercancersbecauseofNon-Hodgkin'slymphoma.Attheendofmytreatment,Isaid,"No,I'mnotgoingtodoradiation."AlthoughImetwiththeradiologist,scaredtheJesusoutofme,thatplace…Ileftthereandsaid,"Look,I'mgoingtomyhomeinHawaii"andthere'sablacksandbeachthatIlivenearthatisaspecifictypeofbeachandI'mnotgoingtorememberthename,buthowitwasformedisthelavaflowcamedownattheoceanandinstantlycrystallizedcamebackandlandedontothebeach…socreatedthisbeach.
[00:26:00]
Itcrystallized,thislittleblackcrystal…Ithappenstobethehighest...itattractsalotoffarinfraredrays...Ibroughtmyyoungestdaughter,whowasmyrighthandpersonthroughallthis…Wewereverystrongtogether,shewas11...Isaid,"WewillgotoHawaiifirstanddoradiationonthebeach."Iturnedmy[inaudible00:25:58],coveringmytumorareawiththisblacksandbeachanddidashorttumorfarinfraredtreatmentmyself…Thedoctorswereamazed.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youjustmadethisuponyourown?
Patient12: Yeah…Iintuitivelyunderstoodit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youscoopedupsomeoftheblacksand,putitontheareaoverthetumor-
Patient12: Iactuallyhadadoctorfriendwhodidfarinfraredworkalso,hesaid,"Thatbeachisincredible."Idevisedit.I'dbelike,"Rabin,let'sgodownanddomyradiation."We'llbeonthebeachplayingandjust...
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatabrilliantstateofmindtobegenerating,healingenergy.
Patient12: [00:27:00]
Totrustyourselfasmuch...Idosomecancercounselling,andIreallytrytoinspirepeopletobetheirownagents.Theirowndoctor,andtheychoosewhatitisthatworksforthemandtobereallyin-tunetodoingit...Theycannarrowdecisions.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whathappenswhenpeopledothat?
Patient12: Ithinkthere'salotofdifferentresults,anditsuredependsonthespiritsandjourney.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Givemeoneexampleofsomeonethat'sfollowedyourguidelines?
Patient12: IdidaworkshopafterIhadcomeoutofcancertreatment...Itwasverysoonafter…WewereoverinHawaiiandwewereteachinghealingworkshopandmyhusbandwasdoingphotography,soitwasthisco-workshop...Halfthepeoplewenttophotographthebeautifulflowersandoceanandtheotherhalfcamewithmeandwewentupintoourvalleyandwepickedflowersandmadearomatherapy...bachflowerremedies,dependinguponwhatitisoursoulneeded...Itwasjust
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[00:28:00] Thatgroupstayedwithme,orpartofthatgroupdid,andoneofmyfriends,Lizzy,wasincancertreatment,butfaradvanced...Itwashersecondcancer.Iliterally…withthatworkshop,andthewomenthatsurrounded…wehelpedherdancetotheotherside.Itdidn'tmatterthat...Itmatteredsome,butthefactisifyougettheprize,that'sthewholepoint...Right?...Findingyourownbeauty.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Theresultswasshefoundherownbeauty?
Patient12: Shewasamazing,amazingwoman,andjustlovedtheworkandweallsurroundedandhelpedherandsheneededverylittlehelp...Ifelt10feettallwhenIsitnexttoher.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourhistorywithceliac…haveyou,overtheyears,cheatedeveryonceinawhile? [00:29:00] MaryCapone:
Never.Notonpurpose,ever.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Ever?
Patient12: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whathaveyoufoundforpeoplewhoaretryingtheirbesttonotcheat,butthatthey'rehavingproblemsorstillhavingsomephysicalproblems?
Patient12: Youhavetolookatyourdietathometomakesurethatyou'vereallyeliminatedtheglutenoutofthediet,butalotoftimes…andIknowyouknowthis,thatwhenyougoouttoeatinarestaurantthereiscrosscontaminationissues,thereispeoplethatreallyaren'tquitetrainedenoughtoserveyouamealthatdoesn'thavegluteninit…There'sfriedpotatoandoil,thesameoilasgluten,etc.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatyou'remeaningbythatispeoplewhoareservingyou,theydon'tknowwhat'sinthefood.Theysayit'sfinebutthemashedpotato,chefputsascoopofflourinthemashedpotatoashe'swhippingthemup,andnooneknowsthat.
Patient12: Ioftentalktothechefspersonallyandthathelps. [00:30:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Howdoyoudothat?Doyouaskthemtocomeout?
Patient12: Yes.Isay,reallyI'dlovetotalktothechef...I'machefmyself,IownBellaGluten-Free,sothere'salotmorerespectthanthereusedtobeinthis.Youcangetbetterfoodherethanyouusedto,butIdorecommendmakingyourownfoodandreturningtothekitchen,returntothathomefireandcreatingthesebeautifulfoodsthatwillnourishyourbodyverywell.That'sthebestwaytocontrolinflammationinthebodyandwithceliacdisease.Idoeatout,some,butIdon'teatoutalotandIcookbeautifulfoodathome.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yesyoudo…Icantestifytothat...Yesyoudo.Whenyoueatout,howfocusedareyouonaskingquestions?
[00:31:00] Patient12:
Mydaughterandhusbandarealittlebitintimidatedbuttheyhaven'tsaidaword...TheyknowthatI'mouttheretoprotecttheirgutsaswell,soIreallydefinitelyaskmanyquestions.IfIfindsomethingthatthey'redoingwrong,I'llpointitoutandsay,look,Iwanttosharewithyouateachingmoment...That'showIdo.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Verythoughtful.Theresultofallthisovertheyearshasbeenthatyouformedacompany.Tellusalittleaboutyourcompany?
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Patient12: [00:32:00]
BellaGluten-Freeismycompany,anditcamefromthatbeautystancework.Bella…beautiful…It'sallaboutcreatingbeautyinthisparticulardietorallergen-freediet.ThemissionstatementthatIcameupwithistobringjoybacktopeopleonrestricteddiets.Itisallaboutthejoyoffood.Ispendalotoftimeonthephonewith80,90yearolds...70yearoldladieswearetalkingrecipes...I'llspendanhourandmydaughterislike,"Waitaminute,whereyoujustonthephonethatwholetimeaboutarecipe?""YesIwas."That'swhatIlovetodo…Istalkaboutfoodandhowitcanheal.
I'vecreatedalineofbakingmixesthatisa100%allergen-freeorallergenfriendly.NonGMO,reallywholegrains,brownrice,flour,differentflours,wholegrainsorghum…andwhatIdowiththatisIencouragepeopletostayhealthyonthisdiet.Wehaveawiderangeofmixes.Ialsotaughtcookingschoolfor5yearsandstillteachoccasionallyandwehavealotoffunwiththataswell.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,yourrecipesandyourpackagingarejusttremendous.They'rereallyquiteexceptional.
Patient12: Thankyou.Also,Ihaveacookbook,whichIknowyoursisterusesalot.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes. [00:33:00] Patient12:
Icansendheranothercopy…Shesaidit'sdog-earedandfallingapartatthispoint.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,MaryCapone,thankyousomuchforbeingwithustoday.Yourpearlsofwisdomwillhelpmanymanypeople,justaskthosequestionsinsideofthemandjustwritefortheanswer,dancefortheanswer.That'sabeautifulanalogy.Thankyouonceagain.
Patient12: Thankyou.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 13 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: We'rehereinLondonattheComplementaryandAlternativeMedicineConference.I'mwith
Fasana,whowasabanker.Youhadsomehealthconditionsthatyouwereaddressing.Pleasetellusaboutthat.
Patient13: Iwasinbankinginitially.Igraduatefromfinance.Ihadmythreeboys,anditwasafterthatIdevelopedafewhealthissuesofmyown,whichinitiatedmetogobacktoschoolandtolearnmoreaboutit.IwenttoCollegeofNaturopathicMedicineanddidNaturopathicNutritionforthreeyears.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourbodybegandevelopinganautoimmunecondition.
Patient13: Itdid. [00:01:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Letmedothatagain.Yourbodybegandevelopinganautoimmunecondition,andyouappliedsomenaturalprinciples.Didthatseemtohelp?
Patient13: Itdid.Absolutely.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Offcamerayouhadtoldmethatyourpracticeemphasizesautoimmunediseases.Whatdoyoufindinpeoplewhocometoyou?Aretheycomingtoyouasafirstoptionorasalastresort?
Patient13: Itvaries.Itdependsontheeducationofeachofthepatients.Ifthey'requitehealthyandtheyknowalotaboutalternativemedicinethenit'sthefirstpointofcall.Youwanttotryitfirstbeforeyoutryanythingelse.Forotherpeoplethey'vetriedeverything,nothing'sworkedandit'salastresort.Yougetboth.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes,ofcourse.Canyougiveusacoupleofexamplesofpeoplewhocameasalastresort,whattypeofconditionstheywerepresentingwith?
Patient13: Forexample,mypatientJulieandshehadHashimoto's... [00:02:00] Dr.TomO’Bryan:
That'sathyroiddisease.
Patient13: Whichisathyroiddisease…foracoupleofyears…Asshe'shaditthemedicationisincreasing,she'dbeenonitforawhile,soittakesalotlongertotrytocorrectitandbringtheantibodiesandgetherfeelingbetteragain.Whereasifsomeone'sjustbeendiagnosedwithitandtheyhaven'tstartedanymedication,it'smuchquickerandit'seasiertonormalizethefunction.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: You'resayingthatifthepersonwasdiagnosedwithanautoimmunediseasepreviouslyandhadtriedsomemoretraditionalapproachesthatweren'tgivingthemcompleterelief,sotheywerelookingforalternativesandtheycametoyou,ittooklongerforthosepeopletohaveaturnaroundoccur?
Patient13: Wedogetaturnaround,itjusttakeslongerandyou'vegottoworkwiththedoctoraswelltobringthedosingdownasthesymptomsimprove.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: [00:03:00]
Yes,that'sabrilliantapproach.TheonethatI'vealwaysusedistosay,"Mrs.Patient,you'regoingtostartfeelingbetterandwhenyoudo,pleasetalkwithyourdoctorwhoprescribedthemedicationandletthemknowthatyou'rechangingyourdiet,you’reworking,youdoalittleexercise,whateveritis,andthatcantheymonitoryoubecauseyourhopeisyouwillrequirelessmedication."
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Patient13: Absolutely.Likeyousay,whenyoutakecertainthingsoutofyourdietlikegluten,you'retakingoutthefuelthat'sfuelingthefire.Bigthingslikethatmakesuchahugedifference.
Thankyou.Iseeiteveryday,thesechangesturnpeople’slivesaround.Itmakessuchadifference,andIwisheveryonehadtheavailability,orhadtheknowledge,thatyoucanmakeadifference.Youdon'thavetohavepopapilleverydayandfeellousy.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Marvelous.
Patient13: Ilovehim...That'sthereasonIcametothisconferenceinthefirstplace.Ilovehim,I'vebeenfollowinghimforsuchalongtimethatit'sgreattoseehimandlistentohimperson.
[00:04:00] He'sbrilliant.He'sgivensomuchinformation,andinformationispower...Whenyouhavethatinformationyoucanmakethesechanges.Evenifyouthinktheysoundcrazyatfirst.Youjusthavetotryitandyoucanseethedifference.Ifyou'renotsure,justtry,justtryitandseehowyoufeel.Tryitandseewhathappenstoyourbloodresults,toyouantibodiesandstuff.
Itcouldchangeyourlife;itcouldchangesomeoneyouknowlife.Yourthyroidaffectseverysingle,allyourbodysystemsyouhave.Youhaveareceptorforyouthyroidhormoneineverysinglecellofyourbody.It'sgoingtoaffectyouorsomeoneyouknow.Informationispower.Ifyoucanmakesomeofthesechanges,ifyouhaveknowledge,youknowwhattodo,itcanmakeahugedifference.
That'ssobrilliant.That'sexcellent.Weneedthatbecausejustnobodyknowsaboutit.Nobodyknowsthatit'sactuallyyourimmunesystemandit'snottheorganthat'saproblemit'syourimmunesystem.
[00:05:00]
That'sreallyimportant,that'sgreat.That'sgreat,becausethenyougettotherootcause....Becausewithalltheseconditionsit'syourimmunesystemthat'sattackingyourbody.That'swherethemisconceptionis,right?Thatifit'syourthyroid,it'syourthyroidglandthat'stheproblem.Orifit'swhateveritis,theythinkit'stheglandnottheactuallyimmunesystemthat'sattacking.Thatnooneknowsthat…That'sgreat.
Withautoimmuneconditions,it'syourimmunesystemthat'sattackingyourbody…Youwanttolookatyourimmunesystemandhowyoucansupportit...
It'swhat'sgoingon.It'syourgutproblemandit'sanovergrowth,andyouneedto,whenyouhealthat,calmdownyourimmunesystem.
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I'vehadpsoriasis...Psoriasisisanautoimmuneconditionwhereyourimmunesystemisattackingyourskin.I'vetrieddifferentthings...Iwentdowntheconventionalroute…Iapplieddifferentsteroidcreamstocalmitdown,butthatwasn'tgettingtotherootoftheproblem.Througheducation,throughgoingbacktoschool,spendingthreeyearstherelearningfromfunctionalmedicine,Iwenttotherootcause.WhatwascausingmypsoriasiswasIhadovergrowthofbacteriainmygut,whichwascausinganimmuneresponse—causingmypsoriasis.OnceIgottotherootoftheproblem,Iclearedmygut,thepsoriasisdiminishedandeventuallywentaway.Theskinconditionwasamanifestationofwhatwasgoingoninmygut...Mygutcondition.
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Iwasgoing,Ididn'tdoanythingaboutit.IwasgivensteroidcreamsbutIneverwantedtousethesteroidcreamsoIneverusedit,soIjustleftit.Itwasgettingalittlebitbigger,alittlebitbigger.It'sonlythroughmyownresearchandthengoingbacktoschoolthatIlearnedthatI'mdoingitcompletelywrong.Ineedtogettotherootoftheproblem.Didsomefunctionaltesting,foundoutthatIhadanovergrowthofbadbacteria,whichwascausingleakygut,whichwastriggeringmyimmunesystem,anditwasattackingtheskin.
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ThefirstthingIdidwasofcoursetakeoutglutenbecauseglutenincreasesautoantibodies.Tookthatout,madesomechanges,healedthegut,and,yeah.Iwaslucky.It'snotanautoimmuneconditionthataffectedmyhealth.Peopleprobablydon'trealizethat,becausewhenIhadthepsoriasisIthoughtit'sjustabitofdryskin…It'snobigdeal,justleaveit…Youdon'trealizethebiochemistrythat'sgoingonbehindthat,what'sgoingoninyourgut,howit'sallflaredupandit'sgoingoutofcontrol.
[00:09:00] It'sscarybecauseonceyouhaveoneautoimmuneconditionyoucangetanotherautoimmunecondition.Fine,thisispsoriasis,itdoesn'tmakefeeldrainedoritdoesn'thaveaneffectonmyhealthlikethat,butbecauseIhaveit,unlessIwastotakecareofitandsortitoutI'mmorelikelytogetotherautoimmuneconditionsandwhoknowswhattheycouldbe...Thatcouldbequitescary,becausesomeofthemare...They'rescary.
It'samazing…Iwastellingthistomyhusbandacoupleofdaysago...IfeellikeIamtheluckiestpersonintheworld…NotonlydoIgettodowhatIloveeveryday,butIgettohelppeopleeverydayandIgettoseethemgetbetterandseethemhappy—That'sdefinitelythebestjobintheworld.I'mlucky,Ifeelreally,reallyluckyandgratefulthatIcandosomethingIloveandhelppeoplebeopen-mindedandhavealookatwebsiteslikeTomO’Bryan’s...There'ssomuchinformationonit.
[00:10:00] Also,TheBANThasareallygood...TheBritishAssociationofNutritionalTherapieshasareallygoodEatWellPlate...Informationispower...WatchingadocumentarylikeBetrayalwillhelpyouoryourlovedonesbemoreinformedtomakeachange.
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“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 14 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 14 Dr.TomO'Bryan: Dr.Brown,whatisitthatbroughtyouintohealthcareanddivinginasdeeplyasyouhaveto
becomeanexpertinyourfield?
Dr.Brown: Yeah.That'sagreatquestion.Forme,there'vebeenafewpivotaleventsinmylife,andbothofthemhaveimpactedmyownhealth.Thefirstone,forme,thatwasatippingpointwaswhenIwasateenagerIsufferedfromchronicfatigue.LikealotofpeoplewithchronicfatigueIwasbed-ridden,andIwasseeingmedicalcare,butnotgettinganyanswers,andwasreallyfrustrated.Eventually,afterseeingseveraldoctors...Wellfive,I'mexaggerating,butitwasfive.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Fivecountsasmorethanseveral.
Dr.Brown: It'salot.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: That'salotofdoctors.
Dr.Brown: [00:01:00]
Yeah.That'salot,andjustwasn'tgettinganywhere.Ieventually,thankfullyIthinktomyparents,wasreferredontoanalternativemedicinepractitioner.ThiswasanamazingOsteopathandNaturopathintheBlueMountains,Australia,whereIwasfrom.Wesatdownandhecounseledmethroughwhatwasgoingon.Noonehadeveractuallyexplainedwhatwasgoingoninmybodythatsuccinctlybefore.Understandingthatit'savirus,anditcouldbecausingfatigue,andyouknow,alatentvirus,andtaughtmeaboutnutritionandtheimportanceofthat,andcounseledmeinalow-reactivediet.Atthetime,IthinkIwasn'tpayingasmuchattentiontothedynamicsofwhatwasgoingon.Iwasjustfollowingordersandlisteningtowhathehadtosay.Ifollowedthislow-reactivediet,eliminatingalotofcommonallergens,andalsotooksomeveryhigh-dosevitaminC,andIbelieve,atthetime,justapotencymulti-vitaminandminerals.Itseemedfairlysimpleandeasytofollow.WithinaweekIwaslike50%better.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Aweek.
Dr.Brown: Yeah.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Oneweek.
Dr.Brown: Yeah.Oneweek.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Afterfivespecialists,fivedoctors-
Dr.Brown: Fivespecialists,andmonths,andIwasbedridden. [00:02:00] Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Monthsofbeingbedridden.
Dr.Brown: [00:03:00]
Formethatwaslike,"Wow!Healthylifestyleandpayingattentiontowhatthesethingsthatarewithinourcontrolandhowtheyimpactourhealthisprettyimportant."FromthereIbecamesupermotivatedtoliveandeatwell,andlookaftermyself.Thatjusthadn'tbeenonmyradarbefore.Ididn'tmaketheconnectionbetweenthatandchronicfatigue.Forme,itwasabigthing,andbecamereallyinterested.Eventually,whenIcameoutofhighschool,Iwaslookingatuniversitydegreesanddecided,Ithinkinpartbasedonthatpassion,topursueNaturopathicmedicine.Iwentoffanddidthatdegree.Ithinkthethingthatreallyfueledmethroughthatisthepossibilityofhelpingothers.Youknow,understandthatthereisthisinnatepowerwithinusthatwecanharnesstotransformourlives.Forme,thatwasoneofthedrivingforcesthatpushedmethroughmystudies,andalsoIjustlovethiswholething.Ilovelearning,andIlovesharing
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information.Peopleinthisindustryarepassionateandfeelthesameway.Thatreally,really,tookmethroughmystudies.
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Ithensortofgravitatedmorerecentlytotheareaofdigestivehealthandpublishedabookinthisarea.TheinterestingthingaboutthatwasasimilarsortofcataclysmiceventwhereIwastravelingoverseas,andIgotareallybadcaseoffoodpoisoning,anditjustwipedmeout.I'veseenafewpatientsthathavehadpost-infectiousIBSandthey'reprettybad,butIwasalotworse.ItwastheworstcaseI'veseenbackonthelabsandthings.Absolutelyterribleandsevereevenaftertheacuteinfectionresolved,severegastrointestinalsymptoms,pain,nausea,fatigue,anxiety,theworks.Itwascataclysmic.ForthatreasonIstarteddiggingintotheliteratureonGIhealthinalotmoredetailthanIhadpreviously,andfelt,afterlookingatthis,andlookingatresourcesforpeople,thattherewasanopportunitytheretopullwhatIlearnedtogetherandshareitwithpeople.That'showthebookcameabout.ItwasjustpurelybecauseIwantedtoconsolidatewhatIlearnedandgetitouttothemasses.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whatisthetitleofyourbook?
Dr.Brown: Thebookis,TheDigestiveHealthSolutions.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: TheDigestiveHealthSolutions.
Dr.Brown: Yeah.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Thisiswhereyoubecamecognizantofthecriticalimportanceofthemicrobiome,wasfromthesecondincidentinyourownpersonalhealth?
Dr.Brown: [00:05:00]
Yeah.Inparticular,thatreallytaughtmealotaboutthemicrobiomeanditsrelationshiptoourhealth.I'vebeendivingintothatareaeversince.It'sincredibletheconnectionsthatoccurwithinthatwebofconnectiontothemicrobiomeitself.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Inyourprofessionalexperience,whatpercentageofthepeoplethatpresentwithanautoimmuneconditionneedtoaddresstheirmicrobiome?
Dr.Brown: I'dsayit’sfundamental.Basically,withautoimmunity,asyouknow,oneofthefundamentalfeaturesisdysfunctionofthegutmucosa...
Dr.TomO'Bryan: That'stheliningofthegut.
Dr.Brown: Exactly.Theliningofthegut.Whatthatdoesisitsetsuptheperfectstormforautoimmunedisease.It'sreallyfundamental.Alotofscientistsknowthisnow,thatitisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesthatmeshestheseeminglydifferentillnessestogether.Ofcourse,welookatautoimmunityasdifferentillnessessometimes,butactuallythey'rethesamething.There'salotofunderlying,shared,mechanisms.That'sthechangingviewofmedicine.It'snotaboutnamingadisease.It'sunderstandingwhyit'soccurring.
[00:06:00] Inthecoreofautoimmunediseaseisthisdysfunctionofthegutmucosalbarrier.Inmymind,it'sfundamental.Boththemicrobiomeitself,butalsothehealthofthegutasaconsequence,orrelationship,tothat.Weknowthatthegutisfundamentallyinvolvedinthedevelopmentofautoimmunediseases.Oneoftheempoweringthingsaboutthisisthatyoucandoalotaboutaffectingthatinvolvementpositivelytohelpactuallylessenandevenreverseautoimmunedisease.WhatTheTraildoesisittakesyouthroughadeeperunderstandingofthatfromtheworld'sleadingauthoritiesinthisareatoempoweryouandthepeopleyoulovetohelpaddresstheseseeminglyincurableautoimmunediseases.
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[00:07:00] Theworkyou’redoingisinstrumental.Gettingagreaterawarenessoutintothepublicofthefundamentalfactorsthat,youknow,impactingtheirhealthiskey.Reallyhighlightingthefactthatfoodsensitivitiesinparticular,glutenaswellastheinvolvementofthegastrointestinaltractareinvolvedinautoimmunedisease,willbelifetransformativeforpeople.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Iagree.Thankyousomuch.That'sreallythepassion,here,behindTheTrailistocarrythatmessageoutsopeopleunderstanditinday-to-daylanguage.Theycantakeitthentotheirdoctorsandaskquestionsandinquiriesasto,WhereamIinthisstatus?".Ourdoctorswillnowbeencouragedtolearnmoreaboutthenewerscienceandtheconnectionbetweenwhatweeat,thehealthofourgut,andthedevelopmentoftheseautoimmuneconditions.
Dr.Brown: Yeah,it'sbeautiful.Knowledgeispower.Itwillchangelives.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Iagree.Thankyou.Dr.Brown,thankyousomuchforbeingwithustoday.Theworkthatyou'redoingintheworldiscarryingthismessagetopractitionersandthegeneralpublicinagreatway,andnowyou'vesharedthatinformationwithus.Thankyousoverymuchforbeingheretoday.
Dr.Brown: Thankyou.Arealpleasure. [00:08:00] Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Thankyou.Great!
Dr.Brown: Cool.Ireallymeanthat.Keepupthegreatwork.It'sawesome.Themoreyoucangetthismessageouttothemasses,themorepeopleyouimpact.Adocumentaryisagreatwaytodoit.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Thankssoverymuch.
Dr.Brown: Keepuptheflame.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 15 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 15 Patient15:[00:01:00]
MynameisTony,I'mfifty-fouryearsold,andI'vebeensufferingfromanautoimmunedisease,whichisCrohn'sdisease,fromfifteenyearsago.I'vebeensufferingthisforallthisperiod,butparticularlythefirstthirteenyearsorso.Thelasttwelveyearsinthattwenty-fiveyearsperiod,mylifehaschangedbecauseI'vedecidedtotaketheresponsibilityofmyhealth.Ifoundalotofinformationthathasguidedmealotwiththat.InthistimeIhavediscoveredsomefoodsmakegoodforme,andallthisnotsomuch.Thisisatrialanderrorprocessis,whichisveryslow,andverypainfulsometimes.IwishIcouldhavehadmoreinformationaboutfoodtohealmycondition.Whileitallbeganmoreorlessabouttwenty-fiveyearsago,whenIhadourfirstCrohn'sdiseaseflare.Inthebeginningtheythoughtitwasappendicitisattack.Theyopenedme,theytakethebowelsout,andsawthatitwasCrohn'sdisease.
[00:02:00]
Beginningwiththat,itstartedaverydifficulttimeformebecauseitwasanunknowndisease.Thedoctorsdidn'tknowmuchwhattodowithit.Medicationsatthebeginningwereverystrange.Therearealotofsideeffects.Itwasnotveryeasyatthebeginning.SinceIwasnotverycomfortablewithdrugs,Ithoughtafoodapproachwouldbebettertohealmeinsomeway.Istartedtoinvestigate.Atthetime,macrobioticswasthebestthingonecoulddofordoingsomethinggoodforCrohn'sdisease.Istartedpracticingmacrobiotics,andlearningalot.Eatingthiskindoffood,andIfeltrelativelywell,butitwasaverydifficultdiettofollowatthosetimes.Nowadaysit'sveryeasybecauseyoufindeverywhere,youfindeverykindoffood,butatthattime,itwasverydifficult.Itwasn'tveryknowninSpain,anditwasstrangeforpeople.
[00:03:00][00:04:00]
Therewereverylittle,justoneshopinBarcelonawassellingmacrobioticproducts,anditwasverydifficulttofindsomeinformation.Imetadoctorwhowasaspecialistinmacrobiotics,andIstartedwithhim,butitwasnotveryfun.It'saverydifficulttofollowdiet,it'snot...Iwasn'tagreetenpercentwithallthethingstheydid,butIfeltbetter.Itriedtofollowit,thentherewereaperiodofsomeyearswhichIhadtotravelwithmywife,hadatheatercompany,andwehadtotravelaroundinthecountry.Youwenttoatown,asmalltown,andyouhaveabarwithimpossibletoeatsomethinghealthy.Forsomeyears,Icouldn'ttakecareofmyselftoomuch.Intheend,Ihadseveralflareswhichbroughtmetothehospital,andeverytimeIhadtomakeazerofooddietforfifteendays,andcortisone,andallthesekindofdrugs.Thenyoufelthealedagain,butwhenyoustartedtoeatagain,theygaveyouyogurt,theygaveyoubread,marmalade,veryartificialones.
[00:05:00]
Ialwaysthoughtthatthiswasn'taverygoodapproachforsomeonewhohasbeeninhospitalforCrohn's,thisflare.IfeelbadlybecauseItoldthem,always,thatfoodhassomethingtodo.ThatIwasconvincedthatfoodhadsomethingtodowiththisdisease.Theysay,"No,youcaneateverything,ifyoutoleratewell.Don'tworryaboutfood."Theirapproachwasalwaysdrugs,drugs,drugs,andthesedrugswerenotdoinganygoodtome.Thefirstoneofthem,whichwasPentasaandsulfasalazine,yougetsomeyellowskin.Alltheblanketswerefeelthatcolor,itwasverydifficulttime.Intheend,somanyflares,Igotanestenosis,andtheyhadtocutmybowel,andputittogetheragain.Thiswasabouttenortwelveyearsago,fromthenItookthereignsofmyhealth,andstartedtoinvestigatemore,andeathealthier.Tryingsomecombinationofmacrobiotics,vegetables,dependingon.ThemoreIlearn,Iwastryingdifferentapproaches.
Interviewer: Youtrustedthedoctors,youputyourlifeinthedoctor'shands?Patient15:[00:06:00]
Yeah,becausethat'sthesystem,atthebeginning,butfromeighteenyearsfromnow,Idon'ttrustdoctorsanymore.Iwentonceayeartomydigestivedoctor,justforaregularcheckup.Iseethebloodanalysis,Iseetheyarewell,IhavemoreorlesscontroloftheCD,Ihaveotherproblemswithcirrhosis,buttheCDisquitecontrolled.Idon'tgotothedoctor'sanymore,theydidn'tevenwanttohearaboutthisfoodapproach.Iwassurethatifyouwerewithouteatingfor
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fifteendays,andyouhealmoreorless,that'sacluethatithassomethingtodo.Whenyoustarttoeatagain,youstarttofeelbadagain,isthatwhatyoueat,itdoesyounogood.Iwouldhavelovedtofindsomedoctorwhosaid,"Let'strythis."Itoldthemaboutmacrobiotics,aboutwhatdoyouthinkaboutthis?
[00:08:00]
Theysaid,"No,thesearenonsense,don'ttrustthis,andeatwhateveryouwant,anddon'tworryaboutthat."Beforeeveryflare,Ihavealotofpain,mystomachwasverybig,andIcouldn'tgotothetoilet.Thiswasverypainfuluntilsomedayshavepassedwithouteating.Thetreatmentwastwoweekswithouteating.Thefirstthingis,nottoeat,thenIV,andthencortisone,highlevelsofcortisone,toanti-inflammatorytreatment.Yes,itworks,becausecortisoneisveryheavy.Theamountswerequitehigh,therewereabouteightymilligramsaday.Yougetmoreorlessyoufeelbetter,butyourfacegrowsalot,andyoufeelsomethingisnotgoingwellwiththat.Thenyouhavetofollowthistreatmentformanyweeks.Startwitheighty,seventy,sixty,fifty,moreorless,inabouttwoorthreemonths,theythinkthatyouarebacktonormal.Youknowyouarenotbacktonormal.
Interviewer: Youfeellike?
Patient15:[00:09:00]
Youfeelthatthat'snotworkingatall,andtheyhavetriedverydifferenttreatmentswithtime,becauseIalwayshadflares.Over,andover,moreorlessonceayear.Themedicationwasn'tworking,everytimetheygavemeadifferentmedication,astrongermedication,thelastonewasmethotrexate,whichwasabiologicalone.Thisonehasalotofsideeffects,whichIdidn'tlike.Ifeelworsewiththemedication,thanwithoutit.Idecidedtogiveitupwithoutdoctor'spermission,butIdecidedtogiveitup.Thencirrhosiscameafterlivingwithbiologicaltreatment.Sincethen,Ihaven'ttakenanydrugs,justeatinghealthy.Thiswasforfifteendays,anditwasmoreorlessonceayear,oronceeverytwoyears.I'vebeenduringthirty-fiveyears,goingalottohospitalforfifteendays,andthenallthistreatment,andthenbackhome.
[00:10:00][00:11:00]
Thenthefollowingyear,againtothehospital,itwasverydifficultformeatwork,becauseIworkforanothercompany.NowIworkathome,Ifeelbetter,becauseI'vealwayshadtheurgetohaveatoiletnearme,andworkinginanotherpremises,youalwaysfeeluncomfortable.Youfeelyouneedtohaveatoiletveryclose.It'saconditioninwhichIfindverydistressing.That'soneofthereasonsImoreorlesstriedtomakemylifeworkingathome,becauseIfeelcomfortableinthatsense.Ihavethingsundermycontrol,foodtoo.Icareaboutmyfood,Icook,Icookforthefamily,andformyself.Abouttwelveorfifteenyearsofmylifehavebeenverymuchwastedbecauseofthisreason,becauseofgoingeveryyeartohospital.Sometimestwoorthreetimesayear,attheendofthistwelveyearperiod,everyyearIwentabouttwoorthree.Untiltheymakemethisresection,andsincethen,Ihaven'tgonetohospitalagain.
[00:12:00]
IthoughtnowthatIhaveeverythingrestored,let'strytokeepitthisway,andnotgoingbadagain,becausethisdisease,whatithasis,itcanbereproducedanywhereinyourintestinaltract.Youhavetobecarefulwithit.I'mquitehappy,I'mnothappywiththecirrhosis,butI'mveryhappywithmylifestyle,theyhealthyapproachI'vetaken,andallmyfamilyandfriendsareawareofit.Theyfinditgood,andthatmakesmehappy.Notconsciously,Ithinktheybelieveinwhattheyfollow,theyapplywhattheyhaveestablished,useoiltreatmentforthisdisease.Iknowthatmydigestivedoctorgoestoconferenceseverywhereintheworld,andheisaboutthelatesttreatments,andeverything.EveryyearIhopethatsomethingneworbetterwillcome,butnotmuch.ItwasverydisappointingbecauseIseethemedicalfieldasanindustry,whichtriestokeeptheirsystemworkingwiththisdrugapproach.It'smyopinion,theycaretohealyou,butnotmuch.
[00:13:00]
Theywanttohaveyouasaclientforever,insomeway.Ithinktheirrealintentionisnottohealyou,becauseifyouareokay,youwillnotcomeback.That'smyimpression,that'sthefeelingIhavewhenItreatwiththemedicalprofession.Ithinktheapproachisn'tgood,andmineisfor
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me,becauseifitmakesyounotgoingbacktohospitalagain,somethinggoodhastohave.IthinkI'mdoingwell,becauseIhaven'tgonebacktohospital.Maybeit'stheapproach,butI'mnottakinganydrugs.IfI'mnotfollowingtheirtreatments,howcomeI'mnotgoingbacktohospital?Eatinghealthy,tryingtoavoidgluten,tryingtoavoidsomethingsIknowtheyhurtme,butwhenIfeelbetter,itdoesn'tmatterifItakesomebread,youstartagainfeelingworse.That'ssomethingIhavetohaveitvalidinmind,butnotalways.It'snoteasy,Itrytokeepthebalance,butit'snotalwayseasy.
[00:15:00]
Iwilltellyoutolookforanotheralternatives.Lookforanother,healthierapproachwithfood,withyoga,andothertherapieswhicharenottheconventionalmedicine,buttheycanhelpalot.Thedoctorsonlywillnothealyou,youhavetotryotherthings,andseewhatgoesbettertoyou.Ithinkyoushouldeatalotofvegetables,ifyoueatmeatornotisyourdecision,butnotverymuchredmeatifpossible.Fish,it'sokay,unlessit'stoomuchcontaminated,whichisdifficulttofindthesedays.Youwanttoavoidgluten,andtryothercereals,likequinoa,likebuckwheat,orcorn.Therearealternativestohaveanormallifestylewithoutsacrificingverymuch.
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Wehavebeenusedtosomuchwheat,thatit'sdifficulttogiveupwith,becauseit'severywhere.Industrialfoodisterrible,Iwouldrecommenddon'tbuyindustrialfood,don'tbuythingsfromthesupermarket.Justthevegetables,justthethingsyouknowtheyhaveagoodorigin.Whichareorganic,allthesethings.Ithinkit'sawonderfulworld,Itrustin.It'soneexceptiontowhatI'vesaiduntilnow,I'mgladtohavemethim,becausehopefullytherearesomedoctorswhoarelookingatotherways,orpracticingalltheirwaysofmedicine,whicharen'ttobetrust.Myexperienceforthepast,it'snotgoodatall,butI'mveryhappythatDr.TomO'Bryanisdoingwhathe'sdoing,becauseitmakesyoubelievethereishopeinthemedicalprofession,becausenothavingwhathe'sdoing,theconventionalthings,butotherapproacheswhicharegoodtoyou.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 16 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 16 JonathanOtto: Whenyouansweredthattimebefore,whatwasgoingonoverthere?
DenysReidMargolin: [00:00:30] [00:01:00] [00:01:30]
Dr.Thomasisdefinitelypassionateaboutwhathe'stalkingabout.Hispassion,hissensitivitytothevariousdifferentthings,thevariousdifferentclientsthathe'sworkedwithtouchedme.Ithinkthatthisisasubjectthattheworldneedstoknowmoreaboutindetailthewaythathe'steachingit.Tounderstandhowbroadlyit'saffectingpeople.Hissensitivitywasmakingmesensitive,butwhatIwasrelatingtowasthefactthat,numberone,I'djustbeenwatchingthecancersummit.Ilostmyhusbandtwoyearsago,lessthantwoyearsago,tocancerbutitwasthetreatmentthatkilledhim,notthecanceritself.Hehadbeensickfor35years,anditwasatreatmentthathehad10yearspriorthatkilledhisbonemarrow.Ialsohavetwoadoptedchildrenandbothofthemhaveissues,oneamooddisorder.Ifeelthatglutenisastrongpieceofthat,andanother,adaughterwithautoimmunediseasewithvitiligo,whichisalossofthepigmentoftheskin.
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Learningtoarticulatewhyglutenistheissueandthemechanismofthat,Ithinkisveryimportant.Dr.Tomtalksaboutasnutritionistsandprofessionalslearningtospeakinfrontofthemirror-howyoucanarticulateexactlywhythesethingshappenthewaytheydoissoimportant,soIwasrelatingallofthattohim.Howthiswillnotonlybeimportantinmyfamilylife,buttoclients.Iworkwithparentsofchildrenwhoareatriskofgoingonpsychiatricmeds,workingwiththemwithdiet,nutrients,andlifestyle,andhowtoavoiddoingpsychiatricmeds.
[00:02:30] JonathanOtto:
Haveyouhadsometransformationshappenwhenpeopletaketherightprotocols?
DenysReidMargolin: Absolutely,absolutely.
JonathanOtto: What'sthatlooklike?
DenysReidMargolin: [00:03:00] [00:03:30]
I'lltellitfromapersonalstandpoint.Mysonhasbeenworkingwithaprotocol,anutrientprotocol,wherehehasgonefromtakingonevery,verystrongpsychiatricmedtoamuchlesserone,lesspotencyIsupposeyoucouldsay.Heisonanutrientprotocolwhereheisnowpresent.Thatmaybedifficulttounderstandforpeople,butsometimeswhenyou'reonapsychiatricmed,youarezonedout,notquiteallhere.Nowonthenutrients,he'sveryhere.He'sverypresent,he'sverycapable.HecouldlifeaperfectlynormallifeIfeel,andyetthemissingpieceisstillthegluten.Thatisapiecethathe'snotaccepted,sohecontinues.Ifeelthatifhecouldfinallyaddthatpiecetotherestofthenutrientprotocol,hecouldreallydoanything.
JonathanOtto: How'sthatfeelasamothertoseethattransformation?
DenysReidMargolin: [00:04:00] [00:04:30]
Oh,it'shugelywonderfulofcourse.Asamother,Ithinkyouseeachildfromearlyonandwhattheirgiftsare.Asyouseethosegiftsperhapsbecomemaskedordiminished,andthentoseethemreemerge,it'shuge.Ifeelthathe'sanimmenselygiftedperson.Gifteddoesn'tmeanageekperhaps,butheisintuitiveandhe'svery,verysmart.Hehasamemorytobeatallmemories.IcallhimwhenIcan'tremembersomething,andheremembersthemostobscurethingswayback.Justbeingabletoutilizehispassion,hisjoiedevivre,hislife,hisbeing,iswonderful.That'swhatitwouldbe.
JonathanOtto: DoyoufeelthatDr.Tom'sworkhascontributedtoyourunderstandingsandbeenahelptoyouinyourpracticewithyourpatientswithchildren?Whathasthatbeenlikeforyou?
DenysReidMargolin: [00:05:00]
Verymuchso.First,we'rejustinthebeginningofthisdayinasense,andyetIneedtogobackandreallydigestallofthisandthenlearnhowtoarticulateitappropriatelywithpeople.Yet,IdofeelthatonceIdothatthiswouldhelpalotofpeoplebecauseI'llbeabletohelpthem
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understandthenuancesofthisorallthedetailsthattheyneedtoknow.
JonathanOtto: That'sgreat.Doyoufeelthat'slikeacallingforyoutogivethatinformationtotheworld?
[00:05:30] DenysReidMargolin: [00:06:00]
I'mtrainedininteriordesign.Iwenttoadesignschool,andIloveitwhenI'minthatfield.However,thatwillnotbewhereIputmytime.ThisisdefinitelywhereIneedtobe.Myfeelingisifyoucanhelponechildhavewhatweconsideramorenormallife,that'sworthit.Ifyoucankeeponepersonfromsufferingsomeofthesideeffectsofpsychiatricdrugs,it'sworthit.That'smyquest,orreasonfordoingit.
JonathanOtto: Yougotkindoftakenoutofwhatyoutrainedtodointothisreallynewworld.Youcouldn'tstop.Something'sdrivingyou.
DenysReidMargolin: [00:06:30]
Ithinkmostlybecauseofmyownfamily.Whenyouhaveachild,tomeIcouldleavenostoneunturned.Ihadtodoit.It'sadrivethatIhad,thatIwantedtohavethatchildexperiencelifeasIfeltheshould,andreallyforbothmychildren.IguessI'mprettypassionateaboutthat.Asamotherofadoptedchildren,I'vebeengivenagift.IneedtogivethemthebestthatIcando,sothat'swhyI'vepouredmyheartintoit.
[00:07:00] JonathanOtto:
WhenDr.Tommentionssomeofthethingsattheend,likehetalkedabouttheirtraumaofhavingtwochildrencommitsuicideunderhiswatch,anditwashardforhimtoreflectonthatI'venoticed.He'sprobablyevenstillfeelingsomeoftheguilt.
DenysReidMargolin: [00:07:30] [00:08:00]
Ofcourseheis.Ofcourseheis,andI'vesatwithmyownsoninthehospital.Whenyougoin,inAmerica,toahospitalwithachildwhohasattemptedsuicide,theyputapoliceofficeroutsidetheroomtomonitor,tomakesurethatdoesn'thappenwhileinthehospital.Asaparent,youhavetobethatvigilantpersonallthetime.Ifyoufeelthatitisafoodsubstancethatcouldcausethat,oranimbalanceofthebody'ssystemsthatcancausethat,tomenothingdrivesmemorepassionatelythanknowingthat.Iwantthattonothappenagain.It'ssortoflike"notagainonmywatch"asaparent.IwanttomakesurethatI'veaddressedallofthat.
JonathanOtto: [00:08:30]
Asyoustartedtounderstandyourchildisgoingthroughthesetremendouslytraumaticpsychologicalexperiencesbecauseoffoodsensitivityandbecauseofvariousgut-relatedandhealth-relatedissues,itmust'vebeenreallyhardforyouasamotherjustbeingableto.Didyoueverfeelthatguiltyourself,like,"WhatdidIdowrong?"
DenysReidMargolin: [00:09:00]
IfeelwhatIthinkiswrong,whereI'mnotwinningornotsucceedingatitisjustinarticulatingit.IfoundthatifIcouldarticulateitright,ifIhadtheknowledgeofthesciencebehinditthatthenIcouldarticulatewhatitisandhopefullycompelpeoplemoretomakethatchange.Thatwouldbeitmorethananything.I'm67,andIwishatthispointthatIhadbeenadoctororanaturopathorsomethingthatwouldgivememorecredibilitytogooutanddeliverthatmessage.That'swhy.
[00:09:30] JonathanOtto: [00:10:00]
Whatwouldyousaytoamotherouttherethat'slisteningrightnowthatisdealingwithachildthatisgoingthroughpsychologicalissuesanditisactuallybeingcausedbytheirfoodsensitivity?Themother'sprobablyjustgoingthroughhellbecauseit'ssohardforthem.Whatwouldyousaytothatwoman?
DenysReidMargolin: [00:10:30]
SomeofthethingsthatIgetfromparentsisoften,"Well,howcanIdothatinmyhousehold?ThenIwilldeprivemyotherchildrenoflife."Withtheconceptthateveryoneneedsredfoodcoloringandsugar,andthethingsthatIconsidertobehorriblefoods,thesetoxicfoods,thenit'lldeprivethemoflife.Myfeelingis,"You'reactuallydeprivingthemoflifebyallowingthemtoeatthem.Ifyoudeletethosefromthediet,youmightbeabletoenablethemtoreachamuchhigherpotential."I'mwatchingsomeoneelserightnowgothroughit.Theirchildhadglioblastoma,whichisabraintumor.Inthehospital,theparentswritestoriesinhappinessorwhatever.Nowtheirnewfavoritefoodwithamealisapplepie.Thespeechtherapistcameintocheckhowhe's
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Thesearesimplethingsthatwecouldhavesubstitutesforthatwouldbesomuchmorehealingifpeoplecouldrealizehealththatway.
[00:11:30] JonathanOtto:
Thankyousomuch.Then,tothatmotherthat'souttherethat'sreallybattlingandshejustwantstogiveup,justawordofencouragementfromyoutoperhapsjusttokeepgoing.Whatwouldyousay?
DenysReidMargolin: [00:12:00]
WhatI'dliketosaytoyouisthatwhenyouseeyourchildturnacornertomorewellness,you'llrealizethatthequesthereortheeffortsthatyoumakearewellworthit.Therecomesamomentwhentheytrulyarehealthierandgrounded,andabletoformtheirownthoughtsbetterorapplythemselvesinschoolorwithlife,whateverthatis.Thatis,Ithink,ourultimategoalasaparentanyway,istohelpthemrealizetheirgifts.That'sthemostimportantthing.
JonathanOtto: Youbelievethatweneedtohelpthemfindtheirgifts?Findtheirvoice? [00:12:30] DenysReidMargolin:
Absolutely.Idon'tthinkchildrenareours,sotospeak.Ithinkthattheysortofcomethroughus,whetherit'seveninanadoptionorasabirthchild.That'sbasicallyourrole,istohelpthemrealizetheirgiftsandhelpthemgooutfromustobethebestpersontheycanbeintheworld.
[00:13:00] JonathanOtto:
Youknowwhatit'sliketoseesomebodyrobbedoftheirabilitiestojustexperienceandappreciatetheirgifts.
DenysReidMargolin: That'sthebiggestheartbreaktome,isnotbeingabletoexperiencetheirgifts.
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Mmm,it'sverynotright.Ithinkthehardestpartasaparentisfightingthegoodfight,inessence,againsttheworldbecausesomanyotherpeopledon'tunderstandit.Somanypeoplewillsaytome,"Oh,youknoweverybodysaysit'sa20-80principlewhereyoucanhavegluten20%ofthetimeandifyou'regood80%ofthetime,it'sgood."That'sthegeneralthinking.Well,it'sabsolutelynot.Ithastobe100%ofthetime,andsovigilantthatyou'remakingsureeverythingisgluten-freeandwhenyougotoarestaurantthatyou'retakingthosespecializethosespecialenzymestoenableyoutobypassthelittletinybitofglutenthat'sinthefoodthatyoumighteat.
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“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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
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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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 17 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 17 Dr.TomO'Bryan: Helloeveryone,we'reinLondon,England,andIamherewithLindaElsegood,thefounderand
executivedirectoroftheLDNResearchTrust.Linda,thankyousomuchforbeingwithustoday.
LindaElsegood: Thankyouforinvitingme,Tom.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: It'sapleasure.Tellme,first,whatisLDN?
LindaElsegood:[00:00:30]
LDNisLowDoseNaltrexone.Andnaltrexonewasusedintheearly80sforaddictionsforheroinandalcohol.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Soit'sadrugthatwasusedtoreplaceheroinoralcoholaddictions?
LindaElsegood: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Okay.
LindaElsegood:[00:01:00]
That'sright.Anditwasintrialsandstudiesandonlyfoundharmfultotheliverindosesof300milligramsaday.Addictsweretaking50milligramtabletsthreetimesaday,so150.AndLDN,normally,isaround3or4.5milligrams.Soyoucansee,itreallyisn'tgoingtoaffecttheliver.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Sothetoxiceffectsofthedrugnaltrexonewereat300milligramsormoreperday?
LindaElsegood: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Andwhentheywereusingitforheroinaddictsoralcoholics,theyweregivingthem50milligramsthreetimesaday,verysafe.
LindaElsegood: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Waybelowatoxicdose.
LindaElsegood: Yep.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: AndLowDoseNaltrexoneisthreetofive?
LindaElsegood: 4.5.[00:01:30]Dr.TomO'Bryan:
3to4.5milligramsperday.Soit'sminimal-noknownsideeffects,isthatcorrect?
LindaElsegood: That'scorrect,yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Thankyou.
LindaElsegood:[00:02:00]
Peoplecanexperiencesomeintroductorysideeffects,whichcan,insomecases,beworsethanthepre-existingsymptoms.Sleepdisturbance,headaches,vividdreams,butwehavefoundfromsurveysthatwe'vecarriedoutthatonly5%ofpeopleexperienceanysideeffects,soyou'reveryunluckyifyoudonoticeadifference.Butthesedayspeoplenormallystartondosesreallyultralow,.5insomecasesor1.5,andthathasruledout,inmostcases,anysideeffectsatall.
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Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:02:30]
Sodoctorswhoarebeingcautious,iftheythinktheirpatientsaresensitive,perhaps,they'llstartthemoffat0.5,or1to1.5milligramsperday,andthathasruledoutpotentialtemporarysideeffectsforprettymucheveryone.
LindaElsegood:[00:03:00]
That'sright.Imean,therewerepeoplewhenIstartedLDNbackin2003,everybodystartedonthreemilligrams,butpeoplewithMSwhohadstiffnessorspasmsasasideeffect,orpeoplewithchronicfatiguesyndromeorfibromyalgiawhoareultra-sensitivetoanymedication,andwestillhavetolookatLDNasbeingadrug,thosepeoplecouldhavedroppedoutwiththreemilligrams'causeitwastoohigh.Andbystartinglower,thosepeoplemanagedtotolerateitandtitrateitup,buttherearesomepeoplethatfindtwomilligramsworkverywellforthem,andthatthreemilligramsistoohigh,theydon'tfeelasgood.
Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:03:30]
SowhatarethebenefitsofLDN?Thisisgoingworldwidenow,andprettymuchbecauseofyourefforts,theworldishearingaboutthis.WhatarethebenefitstoLDN?
LindaElsegood:[00:04:00]
LDNhelpsboostyourbody'sownendorphins,andyourendorphinsareyourbody'sownnaturalfeel-goodfactor,andpainkiller.It,instudies,hasbeenshowntohelpregulateadysfunctionalimmunesystem,anditalsoworksonyourtoll-likereceptors,ithelpsreducetheinflammationinyourbody,anditalsohelpsstopcancercellsthatareoutofcontrol,multiplying.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: SoLDNreducesinflammation-
LindaElsegood: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Dr.TomO'Bryan: -itsupportstheimmunesystem,anditarreststhemultiplyingcancercells.
LindaElsegood: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:04:30]
That'sbeenmypersonalexperiencewithpeopleI'vetalkedtowhohavetakenit,also.Andisthisraretoseethesekindsofbenefits,or,Imean,howoftendoyouthink-whatpercentageofpeoplethattakethisdrug,whatpercentageofthemaregettingbenefitsfromit?
LindaElsegood:[00:05:00]
Well,fromallthedoctorsthatI'veinterviewed,I'veaskedthisquestionaswell.Youknow,fromthepatientsthatyou'veprescribedLDNfor,whatwouldyousayhasbeenthesuccessrate?Anddoctorssaynormallyaround97to98%,reallyreallyhigh.Theresultsthatthesepeoplecouldhavecouldvary.Itcanbeasmallimprovementtoavastimprovement,wheretheycouldfeelnormalagain.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whatweretheyfeelingbeforehand?
LindaElsegood:[00:05:30][00:06:00]
Well,thereareover200conditionsthatweknowthatLDNcanhelpwith.Ifadiseasehasanautoimmunecomponent,thereisagoodchancethatLDNcouldworktosomeextent.Forexample,arthritis,typeonediabetes,fibromyalgia,chronicfatiguesyndrome,psoriasis,alopecia,MS,lupus,thyroidconditions,youknow,thelistgoeson.Peoplewiththyroidconditionsfindusuallythatoncethey'vebeenonLDNalittlewhile,it'salwaysgoodtobemonitoredbyadoctorwhenyou'reonotherthyroidmedications,becausetheynormallyhavetoreducethosemedications,whichhastobeagoodthing.Wehavemanypeoplewithfibromyalgiathathavebeentakingacocktailofdrugs,somepeople,like,14differentdrugsaday,canreducethattomaybeonlytwoorthree.Insomecases,theyjusttakeLDN,theymanagetogetoffalltheirmedication.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Wow,yes.Andisthisanexpensivedrugtotake?
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LindaElsegood:[00:06:30]
No,it'saverycheapdrug.InAmerica,it'susuallyaroundabout$30amonth.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: $30amonth?
LindaElsegood: $30amonth.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Not$3,000amonth.
LindaElsegood: Not3,000.
Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:07:00]
$30amonth.Andit'sapowerfulanti-inflammatory,itenhancestheimmunefunction,anditarreststheprogressionofcancerinmanymanycases,$30amonth.Thissoundslikeamiracledrug.
LindaElsegood:[00:07:30][00:08:00]
Forsomepeople,ithasbeenamiracledrug.RepresentingtheLDNResearchTrust,wehaveacaveatwherewehavetosaythatLDNisn'tamiracledrugoracure,anditdoesn'tworkforeveryone.ButthetestimonialsthatI'vehadfromover500people,thatI'vehadthepleasureofinterviewing,manyofthemfeeltheyareabletofunctionagain,whichissoimportant.Whenyouhavegotpeoplewhowereinbed,whocouldn'tmove,theirpainlevelshadbeensohigh,cognitively,theyweren'tabletofunctioninanywhichway,shape,orform,andthensuddenly,overaperiodoftimethattheyhavefeltsoimprovedthatmanypeoplehavegonebacktowork,whichisgoodfortheeconomyaswellaspeople'sself-esteem,andabletolookafterchildrenagain,Imeanit'sverysuccessfulinmanycases.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Wow,yes.Wellthat'sremarkable,that'sjust-I'mstartledbythis,andI'dknownalittleaboutLDNbutI'mhearingmoredetailnowfromyou,whyisn'tthisacceptedbyeverymedicaldoctoraroundtheworld?
[00:08:30]LindaElsegood:[00:09:00]
LDNisoutofpatent,soit'sagenericdrug.ItcanbecompoundedbyanypharmacistintheUS.HereinEngland,ithastobemadebyaspecialistcompany,butit'savailable.Anddoctorscanprescribeitoff-label,onanewpatient-onlybasis.ClinicaltrialsareneededtoprovewhatLDNdoesfortheseconditions,butasyouprobablyknowthatclinicaltrialsarenormallydrugcompanydriven,thereisnomoneyforadrugcompanytodothetrials,soanytrialsthathavebeendonesofar,andonesthatareplannedondoing,havetohaveprivatefunding.
Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:09:30]
So,ifI'munderstandingyoucorrectly,becauseit'ssuchaninexpensivedrug,adollaraday,basically,there'snofinancialinterestsforpharmaceuticalcompaniesthatfundmostoftheresearchonnewdrugs,whichcantakemillionsandmillionsofdollarstodoaresearchproject,there'snoincentivebecausethey'renotgonnamakethemoneyback,iftheydothesetrialsonadrugthatcostsadollaraday.Andsotheresearchthat'spublishedarefromclinicians,doctorsinthefield,whoaresaying,"Hey,inmypatients,thisiswhat'shappening."
LindaElsegood: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
[00:10:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:10:30]
Now,IhadtheprivilegeofattendingthelasttwoLDNconferencesthatyou’vehostedinthelastthreeyears,andI'veheardsomeofthesepresentations.I'veheardofoncologiststhatarereversingcancers.I'veheardofrheumatologistsreversingrheumatoidarthritis,andotherautoimmuneconditions.I'veheardpresentationsonchronicfatigue,doctorswhoarereversingchronicfatigue,andmultiplechemicalsensitivities.Thetypesofstudiesthathavebeendonesofararemoreclinically-basedstudies,andnotresearchstudies.That'smyimpression.AmIcorrectinthat?
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LindaElsegood: Therehavebeensomeresearchstudiescarriedout.Dr.JarredYoungerhasdonetwoforfibromyalgia.Dr.JillSmithhasdonetwoforCrohn's,onewaspediatricCrohn's.Therehavebeenothersmallstudies,butweneedlarge-scalestudies.
[00:11:00]Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Andmore.
LindaElsegood: Dr.JarredYoungerhasatrialproposalformultiplesclerosisandLDN,andthatisgoingtobearound$500,000.Thatwillbeapilotstudy.He'shopingthatthatwillbesuccessful,andthenfundingshouldbeeasilyavailableforafullstudy.
[00:11:30]Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Whatisitthatmotivatedyoutofoundthisorganizationandtocarrythismessageout?WhyareyouinvolvedwiththemessageonLDN?
LindaElsegood:[00:12:00][00:12:30]
Okay.Well,I'vegotmultiplesclerosis,andIwasdiagnosedin2000.Iwasveryillaftermymotherhadaheartattack,andthatwasmytrigger.OnceweknewthatIhadMS,wecouldtrackitback,allthedifferenteventsthathadhappenedtomesinceIwasaround13,thattheywererelapses.Thingswouldhappen,thingswouldgonumb.I'dlosetheuseofsomething,andthenafterafewweeksithadgone.Ineverwenttothedoctors,Ididn'tseetherewasaproblem.It'sjustliketheywereallinmymind,isolatedincidences.Itwasn'tuntilyougetallthepiecesofajigsawpuzzle,andyoucanthenseewhatthefullpictureis.InOctober2003,Iwasinareallynotagoodplace.IwastoldIhadseconddegreeprogressiveMS,andnothingmorecouldbedoneforme.
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Atthatpoint,justtogiveyouanideaofwhatIwaslivingwithmyMS,cognitively,itwasasthoughEnglishwasmysecondlanguage.Icouldn'trecallvocabulary.Iwouldputasentencetogetherinmymind,becauseIknewthatwhatcameoutofmymouth,peoplecouldn'tunderstand.Itwouldmakesensetome,buteverybodywouldgivemethatlook,likesomebodywho'shadastroke,youknow?It'sreallydifferenttoworkoutwhatitistheyhavesaid.Ihadtospeakslowly,soIwasslurringmywords,buttryingtotalkultraclear.ItwasveryslowbecauseIwastryingtomakeaneffortwitheverywordthatIsaid.Iwouldperhapscallacatadog,butIwouldthinkI'dsaidtherightword.EverytimeIspoke,myhusbandcorrectedme.Iwouldsay,"CanIhaveacupoftea?"Idon'tdrinktea,Ionlydrinkcoffee.Hewouldsay,"Don'tyoumeancoffee?"Yes.Didn'tIsaycoffee?No.
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Well,thatwassodepressingbecauseeverytimeyou'dsaysomething,somebodywouldtellyouyou'rewrong.Youknow,"you'rewrong."Don'tdoit.Don'tcorrectmebecauseI'mfindingitreallyupsetting.Hethoughtbycorrectingme,thatIwouldrememberthenexttime.Itdidn'tworkthatway.ThatwastheproblemIhadcognitively,andIreallythoughtIwasgettingAlzheimer'sorsomething.Whenwewerefirstmarried,wewereburgled,andwewereflooded.MostofthethingsthatI'dhelddeartome,atthattime,materialisticthings,werelost.Fromthatpointon,Ididn'teverholdanythingmaterialisticofanyvaluebecauseIknewthatitcouldbetakenaway.Theonlythingthatwasreallyimportantwereyourmemories.IfeltthatIwaslosingmymemories.
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Theleftsideofmybodywasnumbwithpinsandneedles,exactlyhalfmybody,halfmyforehead,andmynose,mytongue,mycheekwasnumbwithpinsandneedles.Itwasvery,verypainful.Itfeltsimilartowhenyou'vehadaninjection,tohaveafillingatthedentist,whenit'swearingoff.Itwasthatkindofpain.Icouldn'tbearanythingtouchingmebecauseitwassopainful.Thehearinginmyleftearwentcompletely.Therewasnohearingthereatall.Ihaddoublevision,soeverythingwasvery,veryhardtosee.IusedtowearapatchoveroneeyesoIcouldsee.Botheyesworked,butjustnottogether.Ihadbowelandbladderproblems.Problems,asinnocontrolatall.Iwaschokingonmyfood.Ihadverybadvertigo.Ihadnobalance.Thestrengthinmyleftlegwouldjust...Icouldbestanding,andthenit'djustgo,liketurningoffaelectriclightswitch.Thestrengthwouldgo.
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Ifellontheflooranawfullot,eitherthroughthevertigo,thenobalance,ortheleg.Iwasfurniturewalking,andhadtouseawheelchair.Ihadrestlesslegs,soatnightitwasawful.Mylegswouldthrasharound.Togetouttogotothetoilet,whichIusedtogotoregularly,ifIwokeup,ifItriedtostandup,mylegswerelikeelasticbands.IwouldbobupanddownuntilIfellover,becausemylegswouldn'tholdme.Iusedtohavetostretchmylegs,andwakemylegsup,that'showIcalledit,beforeIcouldstand.Ifnot,itwouldn'tholdmyweight.Withtherestlesslegs,Ialsohadtwitchingmuscles,differentpartsofmewouldtwitch.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Visiblytwitch?
LindaElsegood:[00:18:30][00:19:00]
Visiblytwitch,justmove.That'sannoyingwhenyou'vegotpartsofyoutwitching.Myrightthumbwouldtwitchsomuch,especiallywhenIwastryingtogotosleep.Iusedtotryandclosemythumbwithmyfingersandholdittight.Tryingtogotosleepholdingsomethingtightisverydifficult.Islept,atonepoint,20hoursaday.Icouldn'tkeepawake.WhenIwasasleep,Ididn'treallyfeelanything,whichwasablessing.Sometimesforafewsecondsafterwaking,Icouldfeelnormal.Thenitwouldhitme,allthesedifferentthings.Painwasareallybigthing.Ididn'tcallpainliketheburning.Ihadburninglimbs.Ididn'tcallthatpain,Icalleditburning.Which,Iwaspointedoutlateron,well,thatwasactuallypain.Thepinsandneedleswaspain.
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Ihadpaininmyhead,whichisliketoothache,really,reallyexcruciatingtoothache.Itwouldmovetodifferentpartsofmyhead,thefront,thentheback,andthesides.Itwasn'talwaysinthesameplace.Ihadverystrongpainkillers.Itwasatradeoffwiththepainkillers.Thepainkillerswouldnumbthepain,soitwasbearable.Alongwiththatcamethenausea,sothenyoucouldn'tmovebecauseyouthoughtyouweregoingtovomitanyminute.Itwasastruggleof,tosaying,wherethepainwasbadenoughthatyouhadtotakethem,butknowingthatyouweregoingtofeelsonauseous.Itwasatradeoff.Atthatpointinmylife,IfeltIwassurviving,notliving.
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Icouldn'tachieveanything.AnytargetorgoalIsetmyself,Ifailed.I'maworkaholic.Ilikeachievingthings.Ifoundthatreallysouldestroying,notevenbeingabletogettothebathroomwithouthavinganaccident.Iwasspittingmydrinks.Itwasawful.Itjustremindedmeofwatchingoneofthosecalendarsthatflipover.Thesixth,theseventh,theeighth,andwhathaveIdone?Ihaven'tbeenabletogetoutofbedwithouthelp.Ihaven'tbeenabletoshowermyselfwithouthelp.Mydaughter,Icanrememberherwashingmyhairhersayingtome,"Okay,youknow,headback,closeyoureyes,Idon'twantyoumoaningyou'vegotsoapinyoureyes."anditwas,Icouldhearmyselfwhenshewasachildyouknow,washingherhair.
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Icouldn'tdoanythingformyselfandthat'sveryupsetting.AtthatpointthatwaswhenIwastoldIwassecondaryprogressiveandnothingmorecouldbedoneforme.NoplanB,nothing.I'dactuallyliketoaddthere,atthatpointmyneurologistexaminedme,hesatmedown,helookedatmeacrossthedeskandsaid,"I'mreallysorrytotellyouyoursecondaryprogressiveMS."Andheshookhandswithme,gotup,openedthedoor,andsaid,"There'snothingmorethatcanbedoneforyou."Thatwasdevastating.Absolutelydevastating.
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WegotinthecarandIsaidtomyhusband,"Ifeelasthoughhesaidtome'gohomeanddiequietly,don'tmakeafuss,you'reanembarrassment.'"ThatishowIfeltatthatpoint.TherewasnoplanBanduntilyougetsickyouthinkconsultantsareGod.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Doctors,notconsultants.
LindaElsegood:[00:22:30]
Yeah,doctors.Ifyou'resickthey'regoingtofixyou,they'regoingtoknowwhattodo.Itwassuchashocktometorealizethatsometimestheycan'tfixyou.Theydon'tknowwhattodo.Sowithmymanytripstothetoilet,thetripping,thefalling,thestumbling,unabletoseeandhearandthink,themostIcouldsitatthecomputeratoncewastenminutesandIwasjustsoexhaustedIcouldn'tfunctionaftertenminutesonit,Ijustneededtojustsleepagain,wastofindoutwhat
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otherpeopleweredoingwithMS.Iknewtherewereotherpeopleouttherewho'dgotMS,whatweretheydoing?Whatweretheyusing?HowweretheymanagingtosurvivewiththeirMS?
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Iwasverylucky.IfoundmanypeoplewhowereusingLDNandtheyallsaidthesametome,"Ifit'snotgoingtodoyouanygood,it'snotgoingtodoyouanyharm."QuitehonestlyI'dhaveeventriediteveniftherewasariskofsideeffects.ImanagedtogetalltheinformationandItookittomyowndoctorandaskedifshewouldprescribeitforme,andshewastoldbythepartnersinthepracticethatshecouldn't.ShesaidthatshewashappytomonitormeifIcouldgetsomeoneelsetoprescribeitforme.Imanagedtofindadoctor,Dr.BobLawrenceinWaleswhowaswillingtogivemeaprescriptionandmydoctormonitoredme.Ifeltquitecomfortablewiththat.
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Iwastoldthattherecouldbetheseintroductorysideeffects.Icouldhavebeentakingparacetamol,itdidnothing.IwasreallyupsetbecauseIthoughtthiswastheonlythingthatI'dfoundthatpeoplewerehavingsuccesswith.Itwasn'tgoingtoworkforme.IfIgotheadachesoranupsetstomach,atleastI'dknowitwasdoingsomething.AfterthreeweeksIwokeuponemorninganditwaslikeIcouldhearsomething.Somethinghadcomebackinmyleftear.Thingsdon'tlookquitesodistorted.Theclarityofmymindslowlycamebackanditwaslike,"Whoa!"
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whatishappeninghere?It'slikesomeoneturnedthelightson.
LindaElsegood:[00:25:00][00:25:30]
Yes.IalwayssayhowIwaslivinginmyheadwaslikelivinginatelevisionsetthatwasn'ttunedinandsuddenlytheknobshadbeenadjustedanditwasclear.Thatwasamazing.AtthetimewhenIwasverysick,whenIhadthispainIwasinsomuchpainonedayIhadanewbottleofpainkillersandaglassofwaterandIwasonmyownanditwasveryhard.
[00:26:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Thankyouforyourcourage.
[00:26:30]LindaElsegood:[00:27:00][00:27:30][00:28:00][00:28:30]
Soatthattimemyparentswouldlookatmeandsay,"Ifonlywecouldhaveitinsteadofyou,ifwecouldtakeitawayfromyou."Friendswereembarrassedbecausetheydidn'tknowwhattosaytome.Itwasso,sodifficult.IthoughtifItookthepainkillersandendedit,thateverybodywouldunderstand.Iwasstoppingeverybodyelsefromhavinganormallife.Whenyouhavesomebodyinthefamilywhoissickitdoesn'tjustaffectthatperson,itaffectsthewholefamilyandIdidn'twanttomessupeverybodyelse'slife.IthoughtifIendedmine...thateverybodyelsewouldbeabletocarryonandtheywouldunderstand.Theonlythingthatstoppedmefromdoingthatwasmy15yearolddaughterwouldhavefoundmeandIcouldn'thaveputherthroughthat.Sotheonlyoptionwastofightit.Todosomethingtotryandgetmylifebackandthat'swhatledmetolookforLDN.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Afterthreeweeksyoufinallywokeupanditwaslikethedimmerswitchwasturnedupandeverythingwasalittleclearer,yourhearing,yourvision,yourthinking.Ittookthreeweeks,butthenthingsstartedtochange.
[00:29:00]LindaElsegood:[00:29:30]
Yes.Ittook18monthstogetbacktoareallygoodstateofhealth.Veryslowlythebowelandbladderproblemsresolved.Thetwitchingmuscles,theburninglimbs,therestlesslegs,itwasnotovernight.Itwasslowly,butasIbecamestrongerdifferentthingsjustdisappeared,thatwereproblems.It’sveryeasywhenyou'regoingdownhillandmymotherusedtosaytomeshewasprayingthatonedayIwasgoingtosayIfeltbetterbutwhenIwasgoingdownhill,"Howareyoutoday?"Thatwasdepressingbecauseitwaslike,"Oh,Ican'tstandnow."Or,"I'velostmybladdercontrol."Goingdown,mentioningit.Whenyoustartgettingbetter,it'ssostrangethewayyou-
[00:30:00] it'ssostrangethewayyourmindacceptsthatyoucandosomethingnow,andyou'veforgottenhowmanythingsyoucandothatyoucouldn'tdountilsomebodymakesyourecallwhatitwas
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youcouldn'tdo,andyouthink,"Well,howlonghaveIbeenabletodothat?"It'shardtoremember.
[00:30:30] I'llsayitwasDecember2003whenIstartedLDN,andIstartedtheLDNResearchTrustinthefollowingNovember.WhatdidIwanttodowiththeknowledgethatIhadlearned?DidIwanttocarryonwithmylifeandsay,"I'mokay,"ordidIwanttohelpthosepeoplethatwereinthatdeep,darkplacethatIwasinthathadbeentoldthere'snothingmorethatcanbedone?
[00:31:00]
Iwantedtotellpeople.Iwantedtostandontherooftopsandsay,"Okay,it'snotamiracledrugoracure,anditmightnotworkforyou,butlookintoit,investigate.Doyourresearch.Seeifitwoulddoanythingforyou."Thathasledtosomanytestimonialsfromdifferentpeople.
Oneyounggirl,verysuccessfulbusinesslady,shehadseveralautoimmuneconditions,andshehadalopecia,andshelostallherhair.Shelostallherbodyhair.
[00:31:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Alopeciaisanautoimmunedisease.
LindaElsegood:[00:32:00]
Exactly.Shelosthereyebrowsandhereyelashes,andshewouldlookinthemirror,andshecouldn'tseeherselfanymore.Itdidn'tlooklikeher.Herconsultanthadsaidtohertherearesomeveryniceheadscarvesouttherethesedays.Shegavetalksandlectures.Shedidn'twanttohavetowearaheadscarf.Theyhadn'ttoldherthatallthedifferentthingsthatwerewrongwithherwereautoimmune.She'ddoneherownresearch,andshecouldseethattherewasapatternhereforautoimmuneconditions.
[00:32:30]
ShestartedLDNandslowlythingsimproved,andherhaircameback,notthesamecolorasithadbeenpreviously,andpeoplethinkthatshehaditdyedandshewasquitetrendy,andshedidn'tmindthatatall.Butshegotherhairback.Itwasfinerthanithadbeenbefore.Shegothair.Thatwasamazing.Alltheotherconditionsthatshehad...IthinkshehadIBS,andshehadlikearthriticproblemsaswell,andtheseallresolved.
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Wehadaveryniceyoungladysharedherstorywithuswhogotfibromyalgia.She'dgotlittlegirls.Shecouldn'tgetoffthesofa.Shecouldn'tlookafterthem.Shewasinsomuchpain,shewantedtodie.Shewasonlyinher20s.Thepainwassoexcruciating.Forsomebodytojustwanttodiewhenyou'vegotsmallchildrentolookafter...Butitwasawful.Shejustdidn'twanttolive.Nowshe'snotonlylookingafterherchildren,doingtheshopping,andthecooking,andthecleaning,she'sworkingparttimeaswell.Amazingstories.
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Anotherstorythatsticksinmymind...Aladywho'dgotCrohn'sdisease,shewasbleedingverybadly.She'dgotchildrenthatshewasn'tabletolookafter.Shesaidthatshehadn'tbeenawifeoramotherforalongtime.Shewasjustlyingthere.Shewentintohospital.Theyweregoingtoremoveherbowel,soitwasbypassingthebowelsalltogether.Dramaticoperation,andshehadbeengiventhepremeds.Theywerereadytotakeherdowntotheater,andshehadapanicattack.Shedidn'twantitdone.Shesaid,"No,don'toperate.Idon'twantitdone."Theytoldher,"Ifyoudon'thaveitdone,you'regoingtodie."Youareonestepaway.Youneedthisoperation.Shesaid,"Ican'thaveitdonetoday.Ineedtogohome.Ineedtothinkaboutit,andIwillcomeback."
Theywerebeingverypersuasivebecauseyoucanimaginethatthey'dgotthatfar...
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
LindaElsegood:[00:35:00]
...tooperating.Shecamehome.Shedidherresearch.ShefoundLDN,andshestartedit,andthebleedingstopped.Shestartedtoputonweight.Herdoctorsentherbacktothehospital,andtheydidtests,andtheycouldn'tfindanyCrohn'satall.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Mygoodness.Howlonghadshebeentakingit?
LindaElsegood: Onlyafewmonths.Lessthanayear.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
LindaElsegood:[00:35:30]
WhenIinterviewedher,shehadjustgivenbirthtoalittleboy,andthestorywasveryupsetting.HewassayingbeforetheLDNthatshewantedtodie,andshewassayingthatiftheLDNcouldkeepherCrohn'sfreeuntilherlittleboywasgrown,shewouldn'tmindthen,if,youknow,itallcameback.Shewassayingthatherhusbandhasgothiswifeback,thechildrenhavegottheirmotherback,andtheywereblessedwiththisthirdchild.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.[00:36:00]LindaElsegood:
Wonderfulstory.Ihearsomanywonderfulstories.I'llalmostbeabitofasofty,Iguess,thattheyreallytouchme,thesestories.
Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:36:30]
Yes.Theworkyou'redoingtocarrythemessageoutaboutthisdrugwithminimaltonosideeffectsthat'sadollaraday,andthedramaticchangesthatareoccurringarenothinglessthanamiracletocarrythismessageout.You'redoingsuchafabulousjobdoingit.That'swhyIhadtohaveyouinthisdocuseriestotellthewordaboutLDN.
[00:37:00]
Forourhealthcarepractitionersoutthere,thewaythisworksisthatitstimulatestheopiatereceptorsandtheendocannabinoidreceptorsthroughoutthebody.Itdoesn'tfillthereceptor.Itstimulatesandbreaksdown.It'saveryshort-termstimulation,soyou'reactivatingendorphinandenkephalinproductionthroughoutthebody.That'swhywithautoimmunediseases,withcancers,that'stheprimarymechanismastowhythatworks.Alittleblurbthereforourdocsoutthere.
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Linda,iftherewereamessagethatyouwantedtogivetothepeopleinattendance...Thesearepeoplewhoarelisteningbecauseofautoimmunediseases...Whatisitthatyouwouldwanttosaytothem?
LindaElsegood:[00:38:00][00:38:30]
Iwouldcertainlysaydoyourresearch.I'llgetaquickplug-inhere.We'vehadabookpublished,"TheLDNBook,"whichisreallysobeneficialtopeople.IfonlytherehadbeensuchabookwhenIwasdiagnosed.ItgivesyouthehistoryandpharmacologyofLDN.Therearequestionsandanswers.There'showtoapproachyourdoctors.Therearechaptersondifferentconditions.It'swrittenforthemedicalprofessionals,butit'salsoinalanguagethatthepersonwiththeconditioncouldactuallyunderstand.It'sabookwellworthlookinginto.Ourwebsiteaddressiswww.LDNResearchTrust.org,andtherearesomanydifferentlinkstothoseinterviewsthatIwastalkingabout,factsheets,clinicaltrialsthathavebeendone,studiesthathavebeendonewithLDN.Thereissomuchinformationtherethatreallyisagoodstartingpoint.
Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:39:00]
LindaElsegood,ExecutiveDirectorandFounderoftheLDNResearchTrust,IwanttothankyouforyourcourageandsharingyourpersonalstoryandthemessageaboutLDNwithouraudience,andthankyoufortheworkyou'redoing.
LindaElsegood: Thankyou.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 18 MalgorzataDesmond: MynameisMalgorzataDesmond.Iamaregistereddietitianandnutritionaltherapist.Iworkin
Poland.Themainfocusofmypracticeisautoimmuneandotherinflammatorydiseases.IseepatientswithHashimoto’sdisease,withrheumatoidarthritis,withpsoriasis,withpsoriaticarthritis,withmultiplesclerosis.Iseealotofkidswithallergy,atopiceczema,atopicdermatitis,asthma.Ialsoseepeoplewithdiabetesandheartdisease,themainkillersofWesternsocieties,butasIsaid,themainfocusisautoimmunedisease.
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Iseeabout100peopleamonthwithinflammatoryconditionsandIhavetosaymyexperienceworkingwithacertaintypeofadietwiththosepeople...Myexperienceisthatdiethasanenormouspositiveeffectonthecourseoftheinflammatoryconditionsinautoimmunedisease.Iworkmainlywithfoods.Foodsandnutrition.TherangeofsupplementsinPolandisdifferentthanyoucansee,let'ssay,intheUSortheUK.Also,theyarequitepricey.Theyaregoodqualityproducts.Nutraceuticalsarepricey.
[00:02:00]
Mymainfocusisdiet.ImakesureIworkwithvitaminDandessentialfattyacids.Sometimesaprobioticandsomeanti-inflammatories.Morethanthis,Iworkwithalow-antigendiet,anti-inflammatorydiet,whichismainlyaglutenanddairy-freedietandincertainconditions,thereareothereliminationslikegrain-freeorpulses-free,sonobeans,nolentils.There'slotsofvegetables,somefruit,lowantigenstarches,andtheproteinismeatandfishinpeoplewhodoeatitandwithvegetariansandvegans,Itrytoadaptthedietandmaketheirdietarychoicewithplant-basedprotein.
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Myexperience...IhavetosayIwasflabbergasted.Iwasabsolutelyamazedwhatdietcando.Let'ssaywithHashimoto’s.ThisisprobablythemostcommonconditionIsee.IprobablyseealmosteverydaysomebodywithHashimoto.Allright.Let'ssaythat...Ihadan18yearoldgirlcametomeabouttwoyearsagoandshehadfull-blownHashimoto’sdisease.HerTSHlevelswerereallyhigh.Idon'trememberatthemomentwhatwasthelevel,butitwasveryhighandespeciallyantibodieswerevery,veryhigh.ATPOandATTantibodiesprobablyabout800,900bothofthem.Shewasputbyatopmedicaldoctoronhormonereplacement,sothyroidhormonereplacementtherapy,butshealsowantedtoimplementadiet,sowewent,firstofall,wewentwithaglutenanddairy-freediet.Itdidhelpalittlebit.HerTSHlevelwasgoingdown,despiteherbeingonamedication,soherdoctorwasadjustingthedoseofthemedicationsaccordinglyandherantibodieswentdownprobablyabout20,30%.
[00:04:00] Then,itkindofstopped,soIaskedherdoesshewanttocontinuewithamoreaggressivetypeofdietarytherapy.Sheagreed,sowewentwiththefull-blownlow-antigendietasIcallit.There,shecametomeabouttwomonthsagoafterayearandahalfonthisdiet,andallherantibodieshavenormalized.HerTSHwentdownevenmore.She'sstillonsome...It'sUterix.It'scalledinPolish.It'samedication...It'sahormoneforHashimoto.She'sstilltakingsomemedication,butthedosehasbeenreducedabout30,40%.Shefeelsbetter.Shedoesn'thavedigestiveissuesanymore,whichshedidhavebefore.
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Thisisjustoneexampleandit'saverytypicalexampleofwhathappens.IcannotsaythatallHashimoto’srespondstodiet.Myfeelingisthat80%ofthepatientsdorespondtodiet.20%arekindofresistanttodiet,soobviouslythereareotherfactorsthatcontributetoanautoimmunediseasethanjustwhat'sgoingoninyourgut.Thevastmajority,myfeelingis,dorespond.Also,otherconditionslikejustnormaljointpain,evenwithoutbeingdiagnosedwithanydiseaselikerheumatoidarthritis.Ihavealotofpeoplewhocometomeandtheysaytheyhavebrainfog.Theyhavefatigue.Theyhavejointpain.Theyhavedeformationsontheirjoints.WhatIseebyputtingthemonagluten-freeanddairy-freedietandobviouslymodifyingthediettobeanti-inflammatoryandhavingagoodinfluenceontheirmicrobiome,asweknownow,significantly
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improvestheircondition.
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Theyhavelessjointpain.Insomecases,I'veseenitactuallylastmonth.Awomancameuptomeafteraboutsixmonthsofbeingonadiet,andallthosedeformationshavejustdisappeared.I'mnotsayingithappensin100%ofthecasesandofcoursewedon'thavethestudiestoactuallyprovethatthisisdietthatisdoingit,butwehavealltheevidenceandindirectevidencesuggestingthatdietcouldhaveacontributiontowhatI'mseeingintheclinic.WehaveprobablyoneofthemoststrikingcasesthatI'vedealtwithwasagirl.A28yearoldgirlwithareallysevererheumatoidarthritis.Shewassobadthatshecouldn'twalk.Shehadseveredeformationsofherhandsandshecouldn'tevenstraightenherarms.Shecouldn'tpickupherbaby.Shehadtwosmallbabies.Theflareofthediseasewasreally,reallybadwhenshecametomeandadoctorIwasworkingwithatthetime,arheumatologist.
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Obviouslythedoctorgavehersomesteroidinjectionsjusttoalleviateherconditionsothatshecouldmove.Weputheronagluten-free,dairy-freedietwithlotsoffruitsandvegetablesandweremovedsomeoftheotherproteinsaswellandliterallywithinayear,thisgirlisnowmedication-free.Someofherdeformation...Shedoesn'thavelikehandsthatlooknormal,butsomeofthedeformationswerelessenedandyoucouldevenseetheregenerationofherjointsonanX-ray,whichwasconfirmedbyourorthopedicsurgeonthatwasworkingwithusatthattime.Shecamebacktonormalfunction,normallife,andthemedicationswereobviouslyreducedandtheneliminatedwiththecareofthedoctor,ofherconsultingrheumatologist,butitwaspossible.
Again,I'mnotsayingthatallrheumatoidarthritiscasesrespondlikethat.ShewasprobablyoneofthemostextremeonesI'veseen,butmostofthetimeswhatIseeisthatdiethasaverypositiveimpactonthecourseoftheautoimmunedisease.Insomecases,extremelypositiveone.
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Shewas.Yeah,shewastakinglotsofmedications.ShejustcametousbecausesheheardaboutusontheInternet,soshedecidedtotryanotherdoctor.Thisdoctor,shewasmybossatthattime,wasveryopentodietarytherapy,sothenshesenthertome.Shegavehersomemedication,butshesenthertome.Thenwedealtwiththediet.No,shestillstayswiththesamedoctor,somyoldboss.Shecomestoherforcheckupsnowandagain.She'sstillinremissionandsheisstillmedication-free.Eachtime,she'sexposedtogluten.Glutenseemstoreactwithherreally,reallybadly.Shegetsjointpainthenextdayanditlastsforabouttwoweeks.
I'mgivinglecturesinPolandaboutthelinkbetweendietandautoimmunediseaseandshewaskindenoughtospeakliveatmylecturesacoupleoftimes.Shesaidthatherlifeisback.Shedidn'thaveanylife.Shewashousebound.Shedidn'tleaveherhouseforacoupleofmonths.Shewassomuchinpainandnothingreallyhelped,soshewasalwayssayingshelovedhighheeledshoesandshecouldn'treallywalk.Now,she'senjoyingherhighheeledshoes.Shecandostep.Shedoesstepaerobics.Shewasn'tabletodoanyofthatbefore.
[00:10:00] Ilovemyjob.That'swhyI'mdoingit.Iloveseeingpatientsgetbetteranditgivesmeamassive...Itmakesmehappy.I'mverytiredafter8hourswork,butIgohomehappy.
Iseealotofkidswithatopicdermatitis,eczema,andIhavetosay,inmostofthosecases,atailoreddietaryprotocolworks.Literallyintwotothreemonths,mostoftheskineczemaisgoneorseverelyreduced,sothisisoneoftheareasthatIfindabigsatisfaction.It'sahugesatisfactionformetoworkwiththosekidsbecauseIseeitasworks.
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Also,anotherareathatmaybeisworthmentioningisankylosingspondylitis.Ankylosingspondylitisistheautoimmunediseasethataffectsthejointsofyourspineandit'smainlyIseemenwiththiscondition,sometimeswomen.It'saseverepainaroundyoursacroiliacjointandjustalongthespine.Outofcuriosity,IwentontheUSankylosingspondylitiswebsiteanditsaiddiethasnothingtodowiththisconditionandIhavetosayinmyexperience,it'stotallydifferent.
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Mostofmypatientsrespondreallypositivelytodietarychange.I'mnotsayingallofthemaretotallypain-free,buttheydoreportlessstiffness,lesspain,moreenergy,andthisisaconditionthatrespondsreallywelltodietarychange.Aspecific,tailoreddietarychange.
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Mostofmypatientscometomeafterhearingfromsomebodythatthisdiethelped.Somebody,orsometimestheylookupsomethingontheInternet,somedocumentaries,ormaybesomeinterviewsofotherpeoplewhohavebeenhelpedbydietaryandnaturalapproaches.Ithinkbywatching"Betrayal,"youcangetalotofinformationthatcaninspireyoutotakehealthintoyourhandsandmaybetoavailofsomeofthosetherapiesthatarenowevenmoreandmoreproventoworkandhelpyougetbetter.
WhatIwanttosaytoyouisdon'tmissoutonthisopportunitytowatch"Betrayal"becauseitcouldchangeyourlifeorthelifeofsomebodyyoulove.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 19 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 19 Patient19:[00:00:30]
Ijustcan'trememberwhenIwasdiagnosedpsoriasis,whichismyautoimmunedisease.It'salwaysbeenwithme.Forme,themanifestationofthediseaseislikeIhavesomerashesonthelowerlimbsandonmyarmsandalsomyscalpandeverything.Almostit'sallovermybody,mycompletebody.AlthoughIdon'trememberwhenIwasdiagnosed.
Ijustrememberalwaysgoingtodifferentdoctorstryingtofindsolutionsformyproblemandtheyjustdidn'tprovideit.Alwayssameanswers,liketakethiscreamwiththiscorticoorwhateverorhavethiskindofshampoo.Butnoactualsolutionformyproblem.
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Ialsorememberonemoment,IthinkIwaslike10or12.Ijusttalkedtomyparent,mydad,andIasked,"Daddy,whenI'mgoingtogetridofthis?IsitgoingtodisappearwhenI'molder?"Hetoldmelikesupersincere,hetoldme,"Son,thisisgoingtobewithyouforever."Icouldn'tstandthatandjustwentdownintears.Iwascryingthewholenightinmyroom.
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Thenyoufindaspotwhenyougetolderthatyouhavetotakethecontrolofyourhealth.Youhavetodothingsforyourselfbecausenobodyelseisgoingtodothemforyou.ThenIstartedfindingalternatives.I'manengineerandI'msuperstructured.Ialwaysthinkthatthere'sasolutionforaproblem.Ijuststarteddiggingontheinternettryingtofindasolutionformyproblem.
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Thenyoufindthattherearepeoplelikeyouthatalsohaveanautoimmunecondition,becausethat'swhatpsoriasisis,it'snotaskincondition,it'sanautoimmunecondition,andthatyoucancontrolit.Youcanimproveit.Youcangetmuchbetterbytakingtherightdecisions.Also,forme,itwaskindofembarrassingbeing...Imeankidsaretoughwhenyou'reyoung.Becauseforaguylikemehavingthoseskinrashes,theylookweirdforthem.
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Thequestionwasalwaysnotinakindway.Imeanit'snotlike,"Heywhat'swrongwithyou?Whatproblemdoyouhave?CanIhelpyou?"It'slikeaweirdlook,liketheyfeellikeitwasickyorsomethingordisgusting.Forme,IhadproblemswithmyconfidenceandwearingshortsinsummeroraT-shirtbecausetheexposuretootherpeople.IthinkIwasnotthatconfidentbecauseoftheproblemIhave.
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Thenyougrowoldandthenyouknowthatyouhavetofindsolutionsforyourself.Ifoundthathavingdietchangesandcontrollingyourstressmanagement,likemeditationordoingsportsandallthatstuff,theyreallyhelpmyconditionaltogether.Ifeltthatsomethinghastobedoneratherthantakethiscreamforever.Ihadtofindtherootcauseofthedisease.Itshouldbesomethingthatisgoingwronginsideofmethatshouldbefixed.
[00:04:30] Theydidn'thaveanswers.Theygaveonlyageneraloverview,atextbookdefinitionofthedisease.Yeah,it'saskincondition.Yougetrashes.Maybeyougetsome...Itgetsred.Maybeitcangetitchysometimes.Yougetthatcreamwhenitgetsitchy.Butnohelp.
[00:05:00] ThethingthatdrovemealsotogetcontrolovermyhealthisthatIalsohavethingsthat,althougheveryonesaysthatthey'renormalthings,Ithoughtthattheyalsohadsomethingtodowithmyproblem.IalsohaveasthmaandIalsohaveproblemswithmykneealwaysinflamed.Ithinkthereweremoreonethingthatwereconnected.Yeahtheyare,theydefinitelyare.
[00:05:30] Theinflammationisahugetriggerpointfor...Icannottellformeviews,formyperspective,isforalmosteverydisease.SinceIstartedmychangesinmydiet,inmystressmanagementandeverything,nokneepain,noasthmabreakouts,andmyskinismuchbetter.Yeahthey'redefinitelyconnectedforme.
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WhenIbeganaddressingmyinflammatoryproblemswithdietforexample,Ifound...althoughIthoughtitwasnormalhavingdigestiveissues.Notgoingproperlytothebathroomsotospeak.Beingonedayconstipated,anotherdayloosestool.Igotridofthemsuperquick.Itwassomethinglikeweeksormonths,notmuchmore.ThatalwayshadbeenwithmeandIthoughtitwascompletelynormal,becauseotherpeopletheydohaveit.Soforme,itwasnormalanditwasoneofthemajorimprovements.
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AlsowhenIhaddustexposure,becauseI'mallergictodust,thatiswhenIhadasthmabreakouts,bigasthmabreakouts.Imusthavemyroomcompletelycleanedeveryday,everyday,otherwiseIwouldhavesomekindofbreakout.SinceIstartedeatingcorrectlyananti-inflammatorydiet,Igotridofthoseasthmabreakouts.Formeitwasnotthateasy.Icouldn'tsleepanentirenight.WhichlotsofnightsitwaslikeIcouldn'tsleep,Icouldn'tbreathe.Itwasveryfrustrating.Alsotakingcorticoidsolution,notaddressingtherootcauseoftheproblem.Thosewerethefirstaspectsthatimproved,butnotonly.
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Afterfollowingastrictanti-inflammatorydietformoremonthsplussunexposureinsummer,myskingotbetterthanever.Formeitwaslikethebeginningofanewlifestyle,butalsothebeginningofapathtohealthasIdescribedit.IstoppedgoingtothedoctorsbecauseIdidn'ttrustthesolutions.Maybeitwasabitofaradicalapproach,butitworkedforme.Itookcompletecontrolofmyhealthinthataspect.
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Tobehonest,youfeelsuperempowered,becauseit'syouthatyouarecontrollingyourhealth.It'snotthatsomeotherpeopleareinchargeofyourhealth.Weliveinakindofsocietywhereyouhavetogiveyourhealthcontroltoothers.Managingyourownhealthviadietorstressmanagement,sport,whatever,givesyouthatkindofpower.
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WhatIwouldliketosaytoyouisthatautoimmunediseasealtogether.Firstofall,it'snotyourfaultsotakethatintoaccount.It'snotyourfault.Second,thatyouhavetotakecontrolofyourhealth.Youcannotgivethecontroltoothers.It'syouthatyouhavetocontrolit.DoyouhavetowatchBetrayal.Thisisgoingtobealifechangerforyou.Expertsaroundtheworldaregoingtohelpyoumanageyourautoimmunedisease.Youcannotmissthis.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 20 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 20 Dr.TomO’Bryan: Well,Sue,thankyousoverymuchforbeingwithustoday.
Patient20: It'sapleasure.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thankyou.We'vehadachancetotalkforafewmomentsoffcameraandyou'vesharedwithme
yourmedicalrecordsofyourhealthhistoryinthelast15-18years.It'sbeenquiteawhile,hasn'tit?
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:00:30]
Kudostoyouforallyou'vegonethrough.We'dstartbysayingyoutoldmethatyourmothercontractedtuberculosiswhileshewaspregnantwithyou.
Patient20: Yes,itwasduringthewar.Shewasdownintheundergroundandalotofpeoplepickeditup,anditwasbruisingonmylegsthatactuallyalertedthemtothefactthatmymotherhadTB.She,luckily,wascuredandwethoughtnomoreofit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: At18monthsofageyouwereclearedalso.
Patient20: Iwasfine,yes.[00:01:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Yourlifewentonwithoutanymajorhealthconcernswhatsoever?
Patient20: Noneatall.Iwasveryluckytohavetwodaughters.IhadtohaveCesareansforthem,butapartfromthatnohospitaltripsoranythingelse.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youhadafewsymptomsabout18to20yearsago.Yourlegstartedtospasmalittle?
Patient20:[00:01:30]
No,Ijusthadalittlespotonmylegatthattime,anditkeptcatchingonmydeskandbleeding,soitwasveryannoying.Didn'tthinkitwasamoleoranythingbutmyGPsaid,"Oh,we'llhavethatoffandit'llbemuchmorecomfortableforyou.TheytookitoffandtheydidsenditforaPathreport.ThePathreportcamebacktomyGP.Irangupfortheresultsandtheysaid,"Oh,italllooksgood,nothingthere."Lifewenton.Thelegwasbetter.Thatwasin1994.
[00:02:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
In1994theytoldyouyougotabillofhealth,everythingwasfine,andthenitwassevenyearslater-?
Patient20:[00:02:30]
Sevenyearslater,2001,quiteafunnystory.IwashavingnosebleedsandIwassent,eventually,toanEar,Nose,andThroatspecialistsothathecouldcauterizeit.Heaskedmehowismygeneralhealth.Isaid,"AbsolutelyfinebutIhavehadalumpinmygroin.Wethinkit'spossiblyaninsectbiteandmylymphnodeshavereacted.Hesaid,"Oh,we'llhavealookatthat."Hescannedit,anultrasoundscan,onitandastheultrasoundscannerwasdoingithelookedupandhesaid,"Sorry,whosentyoutome?Wasn'tittheEar,Nose,andThroatspecialist?"Isaid,"Yes."Hesaid,"Howishelookinginyourgroin?"WellIsaid,"Well,hewasbeingverythoroughandaskedmeaboutmygeneralhealth."Thankheavenshedid,becausetheythenspottedthatmylymphnodeswerediseased.
[00:03:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Theyturnedouttobeacancer?
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Patient20: Thatwasacancerbuttheydidn'tknowwhat.Ithenwentthroughquitealotofteststoeliminateovarian,bowel,cervical,anythingreallyintheabdomen,andtheycouldfindnothing,andtheywerequiteperplexed.
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Iwassenttoaradiographerandshesaidtome,"I'mnotlettingyououtofhereuntilIhavefoundtheseatofthiscancer."Wewentthrougheverythingandshequestionedme.Ihadaveryboringmedicalhistory,andshesaid,"Youmusthavebeentothehospitalforsomething."Isaid,"Well,Ihadaspotoffmyleg."ShetrackeddownthePathreportfromsevenyearspreviouslyanditdidsay,inthelastsentencethattherewasslightirregularityinsomeofthesurroundingcells,whichIthinkinthisdayandagewouldhavesoundedalarmbells.I'dhavebeenbackinandthey'dhavetakenafurtheramountoffleshaway.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Actually,inthatdayandagealso.
Patient20: Ithinkso,butIdon'tdwellonthat.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Iunderstand.Iunderstand.
Patient20: No,Idoappreciatethat.
Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:04:30]
Thatreportin1994,andeveninthatdayandagemostpractitionerswouldknowthatit'snotascreamingPathologyreportbutit'ssaying,"There'ssomethingoutofbalancehere.There'ssomethingthat'snotquiteright."Howdiditfeelwhenyourealizedthathadbeenignored?
Patient20:[00:05:00]
Itwasprettydevastating.Ifeltquiteangryandsodidmyfamily,butIthinkmymainconcernwastogetonwithsortingoutmycurrentmedicalproblem,whichwasitwasbythenasecondarydiseaseinmylymphnodes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: MayIstayhereforamoment?
Patient20: Yes,sure.
Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:05:30][00:06:00]
Becausethatincidentsetuptheentirehistorythatyou'vehadsince1994whereyou'vehadallofyourintestinestakenout.Youhadoneofyouradrenalglandstakenout.You'vehadcancerinyourkidney,cancerinyourbrain,andtheytookthetumoroutofyourbrain,andyou'vehadmultiplepartsofyourbodythatneededtoberemoved,withtheaccompanyingsurgeries,thehospitalizations,therecoveryfromthesurgeries,thelosttimeandqualityoflife,becausesomeoneignoredareportthatsaid,"We'vegotsomethingoutofbalancehere.It'snotseverebutsomething'soutofbalance."
Patient20:[00:06:30]
Ittaughtmeahugelesson.ThelessonthatItrytotellallmyfriendsandfamily,"Takeabitofresponsibility,"andIalwayshaveacopyofeveryreportsincethatdate,becauseitcouldhavebeenhumanerror;itcouldhavebeensomebodywashavingabusyday,whatever.IfIhadseenthatreport,althoughitwaswritteninmedicalterms,Iwouldhaveunderstoodthatsomethingwasnotquiteright.IhavealwayssincetheninsistedonhavingmyowncopyofeveryPathandscanresultthatcomesback,orreportthatcomesback.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Personally,asaphysician,that'salwaysbeenmypolicytogiveacopyofthereportstothepatients.
Patient20: Well,I'mgladtohearthat.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Hundreds,andhundreds,andhundredsofreportsovertheyears.
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Patient20:[00:07:00]
Yes,butitdoesn'thappenveryoften.
Dr.TomO’Bryan:[00:07:30]
Unfortunatelynot.Now,Idon'tunderstandwhynotacceptliability,andthat'snotanacceptablereasoninmyestimation.DoctorsaretheretoofferaservicebuttheyarenotGod,andtheyarenotrepresentativesofGod.MypracticewasinChicagoandtherewasaveryfamouspediatrician,aprofessorofpediatricsatNorthwesternUniversityMedicalSchool,Dr.RobertMendelsohn.HewroteabookcalledConfessionsofaMedicalHereticbackintheearly80s,andhetalkedabouthowmedicineissetupasaninstitutionjustbelowthechurch.
Patient20: Right,yes.[00:08:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Theyhavetheirrobes,theirwhiterobesandtheirinstrumentsthatarealmostlikesacraments.Wecallthemstethoscopesthatweweararoundourneckssothatwehavethisimageofsomethinggreaterthan.Whenourpatientscomeinthepatientsarepositionedtobehumbledandnottochallenge.
Patient20: Sotrue,yes.Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: You'vehadthatexperiencenow.[00:08:30]Patient20:[00:09:00]
Well,yes.Ihadexactlythatfeelingbecauseduringmyworkinglife,IworkedinUniversitieswithsomevery,verycleverpeople,butonday-to-daylevelstheywerenotgods.Theywerethesameaseverybodyelse.Ididn'tdisrespectthembutIneverhadafeelingthatIcouldn'ttalktothem,andit'sanotherthingthatIthinkpatientscertainlyhavetobelievethatthatdoctorsittingacrossthedeskmighthavetheirlifeandwelfareintheirhands,buttheycanbetalkedto.Theycanbequestioned.Ithinkifyou'vegotapieceofpapersometimestotakeawaywithyou,whenthatinitialshockoramountofknowledgeishardtobetakeninit'sverygoodtohavethatpieceofpapertheretoreadoverandunderstandexactlywhat'sbeensaidtoyou.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: It'sadifferentlanguage.
Patient20: Itisandthat'snotagoodthing...[00:09:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Butthey'rescared.Peopleareveryscaredthattheydon'twanttolookliketheydon'tunderstand.
Patient20:[00:10:00]
No,no.Somebodysitsacrossthedeskandintwosentencestellsyouadiagnosisbasedontheresultsofsomehighlytechnicalscanortest,it'salotforanybodytotakein.Youfeelasthoughyou'veonlygotfiveor10minutes,orwhatever.Idothinkthatthatwholescenarioneedstobelookedat,becauseIalsobelievethatifthepatient-
BecauseIalsobelievethatifthepatientunderstandswhatthesituationisfullythatit'seasierforthemtogoalongwiththetreatmentortoadjusttheirlifeaccordinglyandenablethetreatmenttobemoreeffective.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes.
Patient20: Ithinkthewholescenarioisveryimportant.[00:10:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Whenyoulearnthatyouhadcancerandthenyoustarteddoingsomeresearch,andwhatyousaidtomeearlierwasthatyouwantedtostarvethecancer.Canyouexplainwhatyoumeant?
Patient20:
Wellthatcameactuallymuchlaterwhenithaddevelopedintostagefour.Atthatstageasitwasmelanoma,itwasexplainedtomethatithadshoweredthroughmybody.Imaginelotsoflittle
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blackspotsormoleshadshoweredthroughoutmybody.Inotherwords,hadbeencarriedaroundmysystemIthinkbythelymphnodes.
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IjustfeltthatIhadtogalvanizemybodyintofightingthislittlearmyofcancersifyoulike.IhadtheattitudethatIhadtodosomethingpartlybecauseinthosedaystherewerenochemotherapydrugsavailableformelanoma.Therewasnotanoptionofhavingmassesofradiographyorchemotherapy,soIhadtodosomething.Istartedtoreadupaboutwhatcausescancertosuddenlyerupt.Whatisitthattriggersit?I'dbeenperfectlyhealthy.Iwasreallyactive,feltverywell,andyetthiscancerhadspreadandtakenhold.
[00:12:00] Ilookedatmydiet,mylifestylebecauseI'dreadtheeffectofthatonmyimmunesystem.MyimmunesystemwasthekeytogettingridofitandtofightingitIfelt.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yourealizedthatyourimmunesystemwasnotkeepingup?
Patient20: Yeah,somethinghadhappenedtoit,somethinghadbadlydamagedit.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatdoyouthinkthatwas?
Patient20:[00:12:30]
LookingbackIthinkitwasstress.Atthetime,I'veneverbeenapersonthatthoughtIwasparticularlystressed.I'veneverbeendepressed.IsupposeIwasacoper,perhapsacopertoomuchandasmuchasthatIhadn'trealizedthatIwasdoingtoomuch.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: That'strueforthevastmajorityofpeopleinourworldtodaythatthey'recopingwiththeirlivesasopposedtostrivingintheirlives.Weacceptitasnormtobethisstressed.
[00:13:00]Patient20:
Yes.Thepeoplethink"Ohit'sgreatdoingsomuch.Isn'tthatwonderful,"butyouaredoingsomedamageIthinksometimes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whenyourealizedthatyouwerecopingwiththestressoflifeandthatmayhavebeentaxingyourimmunesystem.Thatwastaxingit.
Patient20: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatwasweakeningit?
Patient20: Difficultformetopinpointthatbecauseithadbeenmolderingaway,ifyoulike,oversuchalongperiod.
[00:13:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Whatdidyoudotostrengthenyourimmunesystem?
Patient20: Ohtostrengthenmyimmunesystem.IimmediatelylookedatwhatIwaseating.Ireadhowcancercellsfeedonfatsandsugars.MyattitudewasI'llstarvethem.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: You'llstarvethelittlebuggers.
Patient20: Iwill.Absolutely,yes.ExactlywhatIsaid.I'mnotgoingtoletthemproliferateanymore.
[00:14:00]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Inyourreadingsandyou'realayperson,you'renotamedicalperson.
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Patient20: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whatyoulearnedwasthatcancercellsthriveonsugarandtheystriveonfats.
Patient20: Yes,someverygoodbooksthatwereveryeasytoreadexplaineditinverysimple.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Yes,IthinkthepointthatIwanttobringupisthatyoutookactionnotknowingwhattodo.
Patient20:[00:14:30]
Yes,Ithinkbecausetheycouldn'tgivemechemo.Ithinkiftheyhadsaidtome"We'llgiveyouthischemo,andthenwe'llgiveyouthisradiography.Itwillallbebetter,"Imightnothavedonethat.I'msogladinaway.IfeelIwasluckybecauseIknowthatalotofchemocandodamageoritcansortoutthecancerforawhile,butmightnotbetheanswerinthelongrun.IfeelinthatwayIwasquitelucky.Ihadtodosomethingmyself.
[00:15:00] Iremembersayingtomysurgeon,mycancerspecialist,whowasn'ttheonlysurgeonIwasinvolved,butIremembersayingtohim,"Lookaslongasyoucancutitout,that'sfinebyme.Whateveryoucancutoutthat'sgreat."Hesaid,"Yes,butmightcometothefactwecan'tcutitout."Can'tgowithouteverything.
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Ithought"Well,Igottodosomethingtostopit."ThatIthinkiswhatspurredmeon,soIreadsomebooks.Iunderstoodthechemicalreactionofsomeofthosefoodsinhelpingmyimmunesystemtobeboosted,sothatwasthefirststage.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Whattypeoffoodswasthat?
Patient20:[00:16:00]
Inverysimplisticterms,anythingdarkincolor,darkred,beetroot,blueberries,blackberries,strawberries,blackcurrants,greenvegetables,eventhingslikesweetpotato,whichhasacolorasopposedtowhiteplainpotato.IjustreadeverythingIcouldaboutthenutrientsinthemandwhatgooditwoulddome.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: TherearemanytechnicalthingsIcouldsayaboutallofthosefoods...
Patient20: Absolutely,yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: ...buttheymeannothinghere.Whatmeanssomethingiscolors,manycolors,foodsofmanycolors.
[00:16:30]Patient20:
Yes.Tomatoes,redtomatoes,anythinglikethat,butnotartificialcolorobviouslyandnotprocessed,everythingthatwasasnaturalasitcouldandorganic.ImustsaythatIdidreadalotaboutinsecticidesandadditives.Ithought"No,they'renotdoingmybodyanygood,therefore,I'llcutthemout."
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youareawomanwhowasdiagnosedwithstagefourcancer.Theyhavetakenoutabraintumor.[00:17:00]Patient20:
Thefirstthingwas,yes...
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thefirstthingwasthebraintumor.
Patient20: Becausethatwasbig.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thentheadrenal.
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Patient20: InOctober,IhadthebraintumorremovedandinNovemberIhadmyadrenalglandremovedandtheendofDecemberIhadgammaknifetreatmentforthetumorsthatweretoodeepinmybraintobeoperatedonverysuccessfully,allcleared.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thenyouhadpartofyourintestinestakenout.
Patient20:[00:17:30]
Yes,thefollowingyearIhadanotherboutofgammaknifejustfortheoddtumorthatwasthere.ThenthefollowingyearIsuddenlydevelopedtremendousintestinalproblems,andthatIhadsevensectionsofmysmallintestineremoved.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thishadbeprogressing?
Patient20: Yeah.Theywerestillthere.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Eventhoughyouwerefeelingalittlebetter.
Patient20:[00:18:00]
Ionlyhadspasmsinmyarmsandlegsbecauseofthebraintumors.Ihadn'tnoticedanyproblembecauseoftheadrenalglandtumor.Theintestinesuddenlyblewupandwasreallybad.IwassogladtohaveasmuchofitremovedasIdid.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youdidn'tnoticethattheintestineshadsometumorsinthere.
Patient20: No,itwasverysudden.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Theyweresymptomfree?
Patient20: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Therewasthisperiodwhereyouwerenotsufferingsubstantially,noticinganythingsaying"Whereisthiscomingfrom?"
Patient20: No.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Thecancerwasprogressing?[00:18:30]Patient20:
Yes.AtthesametimeobviouslyIwastryingtofollowthisfairlystrictdietandbecompletelystressfreetotheextremeofdoingeverythingniceIcould.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youwereeatingaswhatwerefertoassqueakycleanasyoucould.
Patient20: Yeah.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Youweretryingtobeasstressfreeasyoucould.Youreduceagreatdealofstressfromyourlife,butthecancerwasprogressing.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Unknown.[00:19:00]Patient20:
Unknown.Iwasbeingscammed.VeryregularlyIhadPETscanseverythreemonthsandMRIsonmybrainbecauseIthinktheywereanticipatingthatonceithadshoweredtherewouldprobablybesomefurthersights.
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Dr.TomO’Bryan: Mostcommonlyitdoes.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Itwasn'tidentified.Itwasn'tseen.
Patient20: No,IjustliterallyhadsicknessanddiarrheaforacoupleofweekseventhoughIdidn'tthink,"OhIgotcancerinmyintestines,"butthat'swhatitwas.
[00:19:30]Dr.TomO’Bryan:
Thenaboutsixyearsagoafterpartofyourintestineswereremoved,youwereintroducedtotheconceptofLowDoseNaltrexone.
Patient20:[00:20:00]
No,alittlebitafterthatbecauseaftertheintestinesthefollowingyear,Ihadlungtumorsrightfromthe‘wordgo’in2008whenithadbeeninmybrain.Theywerelowgrade.Theyweren'ttoobotheredaboutthem.Theywerejustmonitoringthem,butoneofthemhadgrowntoimpacttheaorticarcharoundthatarea.Theydecidedthatitshouldberemoved.Theyremovedthatin
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MarchandtheninAprilIhadtohavetherightkidneyremovedbecausetherewascancerinit.AtthatstageIthinkmyconsultantthoughtwe'rerunningoutofpartsherewegottadosomething.Thereweresometrialsbeingstartedonimmunodrugstargetedatmelanomabecausetherehadnotbeenanythingpreviously.Heputmeintouchwithanoncologistwhocouldgetmeontoatrial.AndthatoncologistputmeontovitaminD3becausehefeltthatthatwasverymuchlackinginmydietandLDN,LowDoseNaltrexone.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: WiththeelevationofyourvitaminD3levelsandwithtakingLowDoseNaltrexonewhathastheresultbeen?
[00:21:00]Patient20:
I'vebeenclearforfiveyears.FiveyearsinSeptember.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Fiveyears...Forthelastfiveyearsthecancerprogressionsthatweregoingthroughoutyourbodyhavestopped.
Patient20: They'vestopped.Theonesinmylungs,thetumorinmylungshavedisappeared.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: They'vedisappeared.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Completelydisappeared.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Withoutchemotherapy.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: Withoutradiation.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO’Bryan: ByusingLowDoseNaltrexone.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: AlittlevitaminD.
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Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Andmakingsureyourdietissqueakyclean.[00:21:30]Patient20:
Yes.NotassqueakycleanasitwasbecauseIfeltthatIneeded...IthinkyoucangettoaplateauandeatveryeasilyandnormallywithallthosefoodsinitbutIthinkinitiallyitwasalmostlikedetoxingmybody.
Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:22:00]
Itwasdetoxingyourbody.That'sexactlyright.Exactlyright.There'sagreatdealofresistanceinthetraditionalmedicalworldtoLowDoseNaltrexone.Tellme.
Patient20: Notonlymyself...IhaveawonderfulGPpractice.Ican'tspeaktoohighlyofthem.ItookthemalltheinformationaboutLowDoseNaltrexoneandIreallythoughtthattheywouldbequitehappytoprescribeitformebuttheyweren't.It'snotacceptedbyNICE...Theywouldn'tformyindicationsotheywouldn'tprescribeit.
[00:22:30]Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Yourdoctors,whoyouhavegreatrespectfor,yourgeneralpractitioners,youbroughtthemtheinformationandtheresultswerehowyouwere...yourcancerswereprogressing.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: You'vehadanumberofsurgeries.YousaidyouknowI'veheardofthis...
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Itwasrecommendedbytheoncologistwouldyouprescribethis.Theysaidnotheywouldn'tbecauseitwasn'trecommendedbytheNICEguidelines.
Patient20: Formelanomacancer.[00:23:00]Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Formelanoma.AlthoughthesideeffectsforLowDoseNaltrexonearepracticallyunknown.Therearenone.Buttheywouldn'tdoitforyou.
Patient20: Nope.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Andhowdidthatfeel?
Patient20:[00:23:30]
Iwascross.IwasverycrossbecauseallthereadingI'ddone...It'scompletelynon-toxic.Icanunderstandreluctanceofgivingsomebodyadrugthat'snotacceptedifthere'savalidreasonandeveninhighdosesit’sneverbeenprovedtobetoxicoranythinglikethat.Iwasgoingtobetakingsuchasmalldoseandit'ssocheap.It'snotasIwasaskingforanexpensivedrug.Iwascrossbutluckilyit'sadrugIcouldaffordandIcouldgetitelsewhere.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: ForourAmericanaudience...
Patient20: Yes...
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Crossed.Whatdoescrossedmean?
Patient20: Angry.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Angry?
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Patient20:[00:24:00]
Okay.Iagree,yessorry.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: You'realovelyBritishlady.Beingcrossed...
Patient20: Nocross.Sorry.Justcross.Angryandyes....
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Beingangry.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Whatdidyoudowiththatanger?
Patient20: IjustputittoonesidebecauseIdon'twantanystress.Sorry,it'sabsolutely...
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Youchangedyourpriorities.[00:24:30]Patient20:[00:25:00]
Absolutely,choosemypriority.Iwasn'tgoingtostartanongoingbattlethere.If,however,Ihadnotbeenabletogetitonprescriptionfrommyoncologistmighthavebeenadifferentmatter.Therearethingsthatyouwanttofightforandthatwould'vemattered.However,becauseitisavailablemyattitudehasbeenspreadtheword.Ihavespreadthewordtosomanypeople.NotonlycounselpatientsbutpeoplewithMSandParkinson's.Peopleverycloseanddeartome.AndIwouldn'tdothatifitwasofanyrisktothem.It'sadifferentthingdoingitwithyourownbodyifyou'redesperatebutyou'renotgoingtosaytofamilyandfriendsohyesyoumusttakethis.Imeanyoujust...
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Ifthere'ssomething...
Patient20: Yeah.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: ...orpotentialtypesofside-effects.
Patient20:[00:25:30]
Yeah.Ihaveabsolutelynoqualmswhatsoever.LastweektherewerethreepeopleIspoketoaboutit.Theweekbeforeprobablytwopeople.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: You'vetakenyourtimetodayonaSunday,usuallyafamilyday,tocomeheretospeakwithusandtotelltheworld.Whatdoyouwanttotelltheworld?
Patient20:[00:26:00][00:26:30][00:27:00]
IwanttheworldtoknowthatLowDoseNaltrexonehasprobablyit'sgivenmeatleastfiveverypreciousyearsandIhopeseveralotherpeople.Icannotunderstandwhywecannotnowhaveitacceptedasnotonlyatreatmentbutapreventativedrug,amaintenancedrugforpeoplewhohavethesediseaseswhicharebasedonafailureoftheimmunesystem.Theimmunesystemisthebasistomyreasoningofallourgoodhealth.IfwecanprotectthatandbuildthatwiththehelpoflowdoseNaltrexone--whichtomehasaverylogicalmechanism--Ican'tunderstandwhywecan'tgeteverybodytoacceptthat.IwillcontinuetotakeitandspreadthewordandworkwithwhoeveristryingtogettheacceptanceIthinkofthegeneralmedicalprofessionofthisdrug.Thishasbeenaroundforsolong.IcannotbelievethatifIwasaheroinaddictIwouldbehandeditonaplatebutbecauseIhavecancerorMSIhavetofightforit.That'ssomethingIfeelverystronglyabout.
[00:28:00]Dr.TomO'Bryan:
Myquestiontoyouishowdoesitmakeyoufeelthatthistreatmentprotocolthatisnon-toxic,safe,inexpensive...Noone'smakingprofitsonthis.Nooneismakinghugeprofitssoit'snotbeingmarketed,encouragedthroughthemedicalsocieties.Howdoesitmakeyoufeeltoknowthatyourgrandchildrenwouldhavedifficultyaccessingthisproductiftheyneededit.
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Patient20:[00:28:30]
IfeelextremelyfrustratedbecauseIhavealotoffriendswhonotonlyhavecancerbutotherveryseriousindicationsandthey'retotallyunawareofthis.Nomatterhowmuchreadingthey'vedonetheymighthavemissedLDN.CertainlytheirGPisnevergoingtosuggestittothem.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes.[00:29:00]Patient20:
That'ssimplybecauseithasn'tbeentestedspecificallyforalltheseindicationswhichwouldcostanabsolutefortune.Iknowwearetryingtodothatforsomeofthecancersbutinthemeantimepeopleareliterallydying.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes.
Patient20:[00:29:30][00:30:00][00:30:30]
Ihave...evenwithpeoplewhohavebeenputonaregimeofchemoorradiographyI'vestilltalkedtothemaboutLDNbecausedietisgood,anti-stresslevelisgoodforyourimmunesystembutsometimesyoujustneedthattrigger.AmongstotherthingsLDNisproventotriggeryourimmunesystem.It'sasimplemechanism.Icanunderstandit.Icanexplainittootherpeople.Whycan'tmyGPtakethatonboardandunderstanditandforacostofliterallyapoundadayprescribethatandlookatwhathappens.Okay,itmightnotworkinonehundredpercent(100%)ofcases,lotsofotherinfluencesmightcomein,butthenumberofpeoplewhoIpersonallyknowwhohaveimproved...Ihavefriendswhohadstagefourcancer.Differenttypesofcancer,Breast,lung,bowel...Stagefour,thatspreadtootherpartsofthebody.Theyarenowclear.Theonlythingthatdifferentiatesthemfromotherpeopleisthatthey'vestartedtotakeLDNandthey'veprobablytakenitfortwoyears.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Reversingstagefourcancers.
Patient20: Reversingstagefourcancers!
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Remarkable.[00:31:00]Patient20:
PeoplethinkI'mjustturningafairystory.It'sveryhardtothinkthatthere'sanyotherreason.Forit.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes.
Patient20:[00:31:30][00:32:00]
SorryI'moverjoyedthatyou'redoingthisandI'msopleasedthatwecanusepeopleintheUKaswell.TheLDNtrustintheUKhasbeenofextremehelptomeandtoalotofmyfriends.Iwilldoanythingtospreadtheword.Thelackofawarenessofitwithinthemedicalprofessionisamazing.Ican'tgoarounddoctorsurgeriesandshoutatthembutIwouldifIcould.WhatIdodoisIgivealltheinformationthatIcantoanybodythatIknowthatIthinkcouldbenefitfromit.Ithinkthatifyourworkcanbesomehowputouttoeverybodywhowouldbeinterestedinanyofthecomplaintsorindicationsthatit'srecommendedfor,somuchthebetter.AllthesocietiesthatsupportthosepeopleaswellastheLDNtrustitself.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Weknowthatcancersareanimmunefailure.
Patient20: Yep.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Ourimmunesystemisheretoprotectus.It'sthearmedforcesinourbody.
Patient20: Absolutely.Dr.TomO'Bryan:[00:32:30]
ThetitleofthisdocuseriesisBetrayal.Whyisn'tourprotectorprotectingus?Whyisn'tourimmunesystemprotectingusandallofthebackgroundinformationforpeopletounderstandon
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that.Alsothebetrayalofourmedicalsystem.
Patient20: Yeah.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: WhyisitthatourGPswillnotlearnsimplethings,orwhentheyhearofthemtheywon'tdiveintoitbecauseit'soutsidethenorm.
[00:33:00]Patient20:
Yes.Ithinkthebetrayalisverytrue.Areweresponsibleforourimmunesystembeingdamaged.Probablybecausewedon'treallyunderstandhowtoprotectit.Ithinkthat'savitalareaofeducationthatwe'relackingasageneralthing.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Wedon'tunderstandhowwehavesuppressedorwornoutourimmunesystems.
Patient20: No.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: ByCoca-Colaand...
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: ...McDonald’s,andthefastfoodindustryandjusthowwe'renotreallytakingcareofourbodies.[00:33:30]Patient20:
That'sright.Ithinkwiththeactualmedicalprofessionthereareprobablydifferencesfromcountrytocountry.WeareverymuchgovernedbyNICEhere...IthinktheFDAinAmerica.Asyousaidrightatthebeginningwecanquestionnow.Wecanaddourvoicetothesepeople...
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes.[00:34:00]Patient20:
...WhoIthinkhaveinthebestpracticehavefollowedtheirmedicalschool,they'vehadtheireducation,andthisdidn'tcomeintoit.Onecansympathizebutonecanstillhaveavoice.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Onecansympathizethattheyweren'teducatedonit,butonecanquestionwhywon'ttheyexplore,whyaretheyclosed.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: That'swherethebetrayalcomes.
Patient20: Yes.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Howdoesthatfeeltoyou?[00:34:30]Patient20:[00:35:00][00:35:30]
IfeelassomebodywhoIthinkhasgotavoice,andhasfoughtback,quitelucky.Whatworriesmeareallthepeoplewhoareunawareandwhoarestilltoofrightenedtoquestionthetreatmentortoquestiontheirdoctorsortomakethemaware.Toevensaytothemwhatabout?IfeelinsomerespectsluckybutveryworriedandIdoworryforalotofmypeoplethatIknow,thattheydon'tknow.It'sahugebattlethatwehavetofighttogetthatacrossbecauseyouhaven'tgotthetimeintheworld.You'reimmunesystem...okay,niceifyoucanbuildthatbackup,butforalotofpeopletheyneedtherightdrugnow.Notinsixmonthstimeortwelvemonthstime,oreventwoyearstime.Theyneeditnow.Lookingatthedrugsthatarecomingalong,they'reactuallymimickingwhatLDNisdoingasfarasIunderstand,fromalayperson'sattitude,butthey'remanufactured.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yesandthey'remuchmoreexpensive.
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Patient20: Muchmoreexpensive.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Fivehundred,threethousandtimesmoreexpensive.
Patient20: Theyhavefarmoresideeffectsthanyou'llevergetwithLDN.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes.
Patient20:[00:36:00][00:36:30]
BestsideeffectofLDNisgreatdreams.IhopepeoplewilllookatmeandseethatI'vebeenonquitealongjourneyandI'maveryhappypersonnow.Ihavestagefourcancer.IknowI'llalwayshavestagefourcancer,butIfoundLDN.Iwasveryluckytohaveadoctorwhoprescribeditforme.I'vebeenwell-monitored,andI'mnowatthispointintimeclearofcancer.IwilldoeverythingIcantohelpotherpeopletofindLDNandtobelieveinhowmuchithashelpedmeandalotofmyfriends.
[00:37:00]
I'vehadnoside-effects.Ihaveacancerthatcoulddeteriorateinthefuture,butI'vehadfiveyearsofveryhappycancer-freelife.InordertospreadthatwordIwanteverybodytoinvestigate.ReadeverythingyoucanaboutLDN.It'sallthere,it'sveryclear,andit'sveryeasytounderstand.Nothingcomplicated.Nohighfalutinmedicalterms,buttheresultsIthinkspeakforthemselves.Whynotjusttryitbecauseit'snotgoingtodoyouanyharmatall.
[00:37:30][00:38:00]
Hopefullyyouwillfindthisdocumentaryseriesanditwillbesoworthwatchingbecausenotonlymystorybutthestoryfromothermedicsandtheirexperienceoftheirpatients.AverywiderangeofpatientsandtheirstoriesIhopewillhelpyoutounderstandLowDoseNaltrexoneandwhatitcandoforpeople.IhopeeveryonewillbeabletowatchthisdocumentaryBetrayalabouttheautoimmunesystemandthebetrayalofbothourbodiesandthemedicalprofessioninpreservingourimmunesystem.Ithinkyouwillfinditveryhelpful.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Well,Sue,thankyousoverymuchforcomingtodayandforsharingyourpersonalstoryandthedramaticresultsyou'vehad.Thankyousomuch.
Patient20: Thankyouforcomingandthankyoufordoingthiswonderfuldocumentary.Ihopeitreachesmanypeople.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Thankyou.
Patient20: Thankyou.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 21 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 21 Patient’sMom:[00:00:30]
SoMariawasbornwithherthyroidworkinglotworsethannormal,sothatmeantthatshehadtobetreatedwhenshewas12daysolduntilnow.Shehastopasscontrols.Wemakebloodtestsconstantly.Maybetwoyearsandahalfagoshebegantothrownotnormallevelsintheliverarea.Sookay,webegantogofartherandfartherandfarther,andfinallyshewasdiagnosedofautoimmunehepatitis.Sosincethenwehavebeenlookingforsomesolutions,andatleastwehavefoundsomethingthatworks.
[00:01:00][00:01:30]
Almostoneyearandahalfwemadethedecisiontogoandvisitonepersonthatisspecialist,nutritionistandrelateitwithautoimmunediseaseswhichisMontseReus,andworkingwithherwehadtheopportunitytochangeMaria'sdiet.Nowshefeelsmuchbetter,andwehavekeepedundercontroluntiltodaytheillness.
Patient21: BeforeIfeltmytummyhurtedalot.NowwhenIstartedthedietIstartedfeelingbetter,andnowmytummydoesn'thurtanymore.
Patient’sMom:[00:02:00]
Atleastwehaveseenlikefivedifferentdoctors,includingherpediatrician,whichistheonlyonewhohastakeseriouslythefoodthing.Ingeneraltheysaythatfoodwasnotrelatedwiththeillness,butIcan'tunderstandthatit'snotrelatedwiththeillnessbecauseifit'ssomethingautoimmuneit'syourbodywhoisfightingagainstyou.
[00:02:30]
WhatIthoughtwasthatfoodcanmakeyoufeelbetter.That'swhatIthought.Maybeit'snotrelatedwiththeillness,orit'snotacauseoftheillness,butcertainlycanhelpyoutofeelbetter.Becausewewerereadingsomuchliteracyabouthowglutencouldinfluencethesesortofillnesses.Formeitwas,let'ssayfunny,thattheydidn'tpayanyattentionoreventhey’dtreatyoualittlebitlikeyou’recrazy.So,that'sfrustrating.Atleastit’sfrustrating.
[00:03:00][00:03:30]
Iwanttosaythatallthedoctorsareallthesame,butsometimestheythinkliketheyhavethetruth.Generallyinourliveswewanttobeopen-mindedaboutmanythingsandwewanttobeopentoheardifferentstoriesordifferentthings,andIalsoalwaysencouragemychildrentojustbeopentodifferentoptionandpaths,becauseyouneverknowwhatcanworkforyou.Havingthissortofreactionlike"Nono,it'snotrelated.Shecaneateverythingshewants"...
[00:04:00][00:04:30]
Weusedtoeatnormallybeforeandweusedtothinkweeatinahealthyway,andinfactIthinkwedid.Weusedtoeatalotofvegetables,weusedtoeatalotoffish.It'snotthatwejustchangedrecently.Weusedtodowell,butnowwedobetter,andthat'sthekey.Justbychangingafewthingsthatwedidn'tknowthatcouldbethereason,nowweallfeelbetter.Soformethat'sagoodthing,thatit'seasytodoit,andtheydidn'tjustpayattentiontothatoption.Ithinkthatthatcanmakeolderpeoplethatisbeenintheprocesswhentheydon'tfeeltheyareencouraged.Theyalsodon'thavethestrengthorthepowertomakethechange.Sometimesyouneedsomebodywhotellsyou"Okay,let'stry.Itcouldwork."
Patient21:[00:05:00][00:05:30][00:06:00]
Ifeltreallydifferent.IfeltlikeIwasstrangeinmyclass.Ijustdidn'tfeelalwayscomfortable.Idon'tknowhowtoexplainit,Ijustdidn'tfeellikeIwaslikethem.TheyalwayshelpmeinallIneed.IfIhaveaproblemtheyhelpmeinit.Forexample,thefood,theyjustdiditforme.Itmakesmefeelreally...Idon'tknowhowtoexplainit.Ijustlikealothowtheyhelpme.TheyhelpmealotinallIneed,andnowIfeelbetter.IfeelmorecomfortablenowwhenIstartedthisdiet.NowIdon'tthinkI'msodifferentaseverybody.Iloveyoualotmom.
Patient’sMom: Iloveyoutoo.
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Ithinkthatwhenkids,theyaresickandtheyhavetogotohospitals,andtheyhavetodobloodtests,andtheyseeotherkidsthatarelet'ssayworsethanthem,sincetheyarebetterlaterthisreallymakesadifferenceonthem,becausetheyseetherearethingshappeningaroundandit'snotthe[inaudible00:06:30],therearethingshappening.
[00:07:00]
Mariahasbeenseeingmanythings.Sometimesshehasfeltsadwhenwehavegonetoseethedoctorsbecauseshehasheardwhatwasgoingonandthosewerebigwordsforher,sometimesnotunderstandingeverything,butshehasmadealwaysnormallife.Nothinghasbeendifferentforherintermsoffriendsorschoolorwhatever,andthefamilywillhavealwaystrytomakehealthier...Normal,sheisnormal,andnothingiswrong.It'sjustaquestionofherdiet.
[00:07:30]
It'struethatit'sdifficultingeneralwhenyoufollowcertainhabitsintermsoffood.It'sdifficulttogotorestaurants,it'sdifficulttogotobirthdayparties,butwehavesorteditout.Nowwehaveourfoodinherboxandwewillbringit,orwegotorestaurantsandweaskthemtocooksomethingspecialforherandtheyareopen,andeverydaymorerestaurantsareopentomakethingsdifferent,soit'schanging.
[00:08:00][00:08:30]
WhatI'dliketosaytoyouisthatsometimesthereissomethinginyourbodythatdoesn'tworks,asinMaria.Herliverisnotworking,sofoodhasdefinitelyhelphertofeelhealthier,let'ssay,andhashelphertokeepthediseaseundercontrol.Maybethefoodisnottheroot,oreatingbadlyisnotthecauseofhisillnesses,becauseshewasbornlikethis,let'ssay.Butwhatdefinitelyhasmakethechangehasbeenadoptingdifferentpatternsordifferenthabitsinfood,andthishavehelphertofeelhealthier,andfeelstronger,andnotummyacheanymore,andkeepingintermsofresults,keepingtheillnessjustcontrol.
[00:09:00]
Iwouldliketosaytopeoplethatthereisahopeforfeelingyoubetter,thatfoodcanhelpyoutochangewhatiswronginsideyouandcancureyou,soatleastyoucantryit.Ithinkthatthishavetobetried.
Patient21:[00:09:30]
SoIhadabloodtest,andifthatbloodtestwentrightIwouldn'tgetthemedication,andifitwentwrongIwouldhavetogetthemedication.SoIwassosad,Iwantedtobegood.Iwaswaitingfortheresults,IstartedtopraytomyGodforittobegood,fortheresultstobeallfine,soIcouldn'tneedthemedicine.Theywerebetter,sothenthedoctorstoldustocontinuewiththedietandseewhathappens.
[00:10:00] WhatIwanttosaytoyouisthatalwaysbepositiveandtrydifferentthings,liketrydifferentfoodstogethealthier,inphysicallyandmentally,andtotrydifferentthingsthatyounormallydo.Whenyoutrydifferentthingsandyouwillfindonethatmakesyoufeelbetter.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 22 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 22 Patient22: [00:00:30]
SometimesIaskedbuttheyansweredlikefoodhasnothingtodowiththis.I'msupposedtobewithagreatgroupofdoctors,ateamofdoctorsthatarethere.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Neurologists?
Patient22: Neurologistsbuttheyin[foreignlanguage00:00:42].
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Neuroimmunology.
Patient22: [00:01:00]
Yeah,andtheyaresupposedtobelikeoneofthebestteamsinEurope.Foodhasnothingtodowithmydisease.That'swhattheytellme.Itfeelsweirdbecausewhenyou'reatthedoctor's,youfeellikeafoolbecauseyouknowyouhavesomeinformationbutyoucan'ttellyourdoctorbecausehe'ssupposedtoknowbetterthanyou.It'sverydifficultbecauseit'slikeimportancia.Howdoyousayimportancia?
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Powerless. [00:01:30] Patient22: [00:02:00] [00:02:30]
Youfeelpowerlesswhenyou'reatthedoctor's.Youfeelfoolishandpowerless.It'sdifficult.It'sverydifficult.Iwasinthehandsofmydoctorandmydisease.Ihadnochoicebutwhenyoustartseeingthatyoudohaveachoice,itdoesn'tfitinthesystemwithyourdoctorandyourmedication.It'sverydifficult.It'sscary.It'salsoscarythiswaybecauseyoudon'tknowifyou'redoingitwellornot.Youdon'thavesomeonetotalkto.I'vebeenfeelingalongtimelikeafool,thinkingthatIwillgetworsebecauseI'mnotusingmymedication.I'mthinkingthatifIdon'teatgluten,Iwillgetbetter.Peoplemakesyoufeellikeyou'reanidiotbutovertimeyouseethatyougetbetter,yougetresults.Thatmakesyoustronger.
Dr.TomO'Bryan: Yes. [00:03:00] Patient22:
AlthoughIcan'ttalktomydoctoraboutthis.It'sverysadbutwhat'simportanthereisthatI'mfeelingbetter,Ithink.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 23 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 23 Patient23: Iprobablywouldlove,Iwouldlovetogetintocoachinghigh-levelshowslikeIusedtodofor
gymnastics.
JonathanOtto: Cool.Tellmeaboutsomeofthemostexcitingthingsyougottodoinyourlife.
Patient23:[00:00:30]
Well,Iworkedthelast12yearsinhigh-levelacrobaticshows,CirqueduSoleil,FrancoDragone,indifferentlevelsofhighacrobaticshowsofthenature.
JonathanOtto: Awesome.Didyouenjoyit?
Patient23:[00:01:00]
Mm-hmm(affirmative),ohyeah.ItouredtheworldwithAlegriaofCirqueduSoleil,andIgottoseemanydifferentculturesandcitiesandpeopleandtheexperiencesthatyougetfromthat.Ididthatatayoungagetooandgrewanddevelopedandwasveryexposed.Imaturedveryfast,andIhadalotoffun,andthat'ssomething...Itwasactuallyadreamtolivesomethinglikethat,soyeah,it'sanopportunityofalifetime.Itwasemotionalhighallthetimebecauseitwasjustsomuchfun.
JonathanOtto: Whatwastheconditionyoufaced,andhowdidthataffectyourcareerandambitions?
Patient23:[00:01:30][00:02:00]
Ithinkmyconditionwasacollaborationofmanythingsbecauseinmylastshow,IwasworkingandlivinginChinadoingoneofmyacrobaticshowsandIhadatraumaticbraininjurybecauseIhadtwoconcussions,twofallsbacktoback20daysapart.IguessIstartedhavingautoimmunereactionswhichIdidn'tknowabout.Ithoughtbeingahigh-levelathletemywholelife,IthoughtIatehealthy,IthoughtIwasokay,buthereIfindout,onceIfoundoutandwenttoOsborneandhedidalotoftestsandstufflikethat,andIhadalotofautoimmune,andIhadn'tevenknownwhatthatmeantatfirst.Heexplainedstuff.Alsobeinginmassagetherapy,Igottounderstandwhatautoimmunemeantandautoimmunediseases.
[00:02:30]
Alsofromthataccident,Istartedgettingpost-traumaticepilepsyseizures.Mybloodworkcameback,andDr.Osbornewas,like,"Oh,wait,thisiswhyyou'rehavingthoseseizures.Youhavenutritionaldropsthatisaperfectstormforseizures."Soyeah,justmygeneralhealthwasdepletingafterthataccident.Idon'tknow,withconcussionsandstuff,everybodyissodifferent,butminewassoseverebecauseIhadtwobacktoback.AsthebrainkeptswellingandIhadallthesesymptomsandmonthsandyearspassed,thedoctorsdidn'tknowwhattotellmebecausenotmuchisknownaboutconcussions.Nowthey'restartingtoknowmorethatrestandthatyoushouldn'tbeinthathighlevelofactivityforalongtimeuntilyourbrainheals.
[00:03:00][00:03:30]
Osbornetoldmeyourbraintissueandspinalcordtissueisthelongesttissuestohealinyourbody,andIneverknewthat.Itwasinterestingtoseehowthataffectedahigh-levelathlete,andittookmedowntonotbeabletodoanythingforthefirsttimeinmylife.Itwasdevastating.It'salmostlikeeverythingthatyouknewandwhatyourlifeisabout,it'slikewakingupandeverythingisdifferent.Youcan'tgobacktowhatyoulovetodo.Youdon'tfunctionthesame.Icouldn'tdriveforthefirstfivemonthsbecauseIwashavingseizure-likeepisodes.Ihadslurredspeech.Icouldn'tevenfunctionasanormalperson.
[00:04:00]
Tohaveeverythingwipedcleanofwhatyouknowaboutyournormallifeandwhatyoulovethatyoujusttakeforgrantedandyoutakeforgrantedthatwecanwalkandtalkanddothesenormalthings,andthenwhenit'swipedclean,it'slike,"WillIevergetthatback?"Youstarttoworry.Youstartto...Iliterallyfreakedout,like,"Isthisgonnabemynewlife?AmIgonnabedisabledalmost?"AndIfeltlikeIdidn'thaveanyhope.Iwokeupeverydaywishing,Ihatetosayit,butIwishedthatIdiedinthataccident,backthen,becauseitwasjustsotraumatictodealwithdayin
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[00:04:30]
anddayoutandhavesomethingthatyoulovetodo,gotoworkandtravel,Idon'tknow,justwipedcleaninaflashofaneye,inablinkofaneye.
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No,itwasn'tamistake.Accidentisanaccident.Withwhatwedointheshows,Imeanit'sahigh-risktypeofcareer,andyouknowthatthat'sboundtohappenanditcanhappenandthat'swhatyousignedupfor.Unfortunately,Imeanthere'salwaysthoserisksinvolvedwhenyou'redoingsomethinghigh-caliberlikethatandontheseapparatusesthatcankillyouifyoudon'tpracticeandhandleitrightandhaverespectforwhatyou'redoingandforyourteammatesthatyou'reworkingwithtoobecauseyounotonlyputyourselfinjeopardybutotherpeopleinjeopardy.
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Myaccident,Ifellandmykneesflewintomyfaceandslitmyheadopensixstitchesandafracturednose,andtheyjustdidn'tcatchit.Theydidn'tcatchmyfirstconcussionbecauseIdidn'thavesymptomsuntiltwodayslater.ItwasonaSundaytoo,soIgotstitchedupandtheysentmehome.Thentwoweeksgoby,takethestitchingout,Ifeelgood.Ineverhaddoctorlookatmyheadandstufflikethat,andIwastooconcussedtoknowthatsomethingwaswrong.
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Thentheythrewmebackintotheshows,andIwasstilldizzyandhavinglotsofsymptoms.Whenmyheartrategotup,Igotmoresymptoms,andtheyjustbrusheditoff.Theytoldmeitwasprobablybecauseofthescubadivingthatwedidintheshowandnottodivesodeep.ThenthenextthingIknow,Ican'tdomytrick.I'dgototakeofftheapparatusandmybodydidn'twork,andIjustfaceplantedintothewater30feetintheair,andasecondfull-blownconcussionhappened.It'sanaccident.Ican'tsayitwasmyfault.Itwasjustthingshappen,andjustlikeacaraccident,sometimesbadthingshappenandyouhavetogowiththeflowbecausethereisnothingyoucandotoreversewhathappened.
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Butyeah,IdoreplayitinmyheadbecauselikeIsaid,itwassomethingIlovedanditwastakenaway,andIdidn'thavethechoicetobedonewithwhatIwasdoing.Godblessedmewithsuchabeautifultalentandagreatjobtouseit,anditceasedreallyfast.IdididentifymyselfwithwhatIdid,andIthinkanybody,whencaughtupinthat,ImeanIstartedat19withtheshow.Iwasveryyoung,anditwasveryexciting.Ijustwantedtosuckitallinandbecomejustthat.Itookalotofactingclassesanddancingclassesandmovementclassesandallthisstuff,andIwasdevelopingmygymnasticsbackgroundwithmoreandjustgainingmoreknowledgeandskillandworkingwithpeoplethatalreadywereveryprofessionalinwhatIdid.Ijust...Man,itchangedmywholelifeinstantlybecauseIwaslivingadream.
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GymnastsgrowupandtheywanttogotoOlympicsortheywanttodothis,andpeopleknewCirqueduSoleilandshowslikethat,andIwasgettingtheopportunity,soyeah,IidentifiedinmyselfnotinabadwaybutjustbecauseIloveditsomuch.Whenyouhaveapassionforsomethingandyouloveitsomuch,it'shardnottoidentifythatthatisme.Youhavetobecomelikethattoperformyourbestbecauseyou'reinthecharacter.You'reinthemoment.You'reintheshow.You'rewrappedinwithyourteammates.Youhavetomakeashowwork100%everynight.Intherealworld,thatdoesn'twork,butyouhavetomakepeoplebelievethat.
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It'skindofbeinganactor,kindofmakemeact,playingthatroleallthetime,whetherIwasdoingashoworinmynormallifebecauseshowbiziskindofalwaysnot,isnotreality,inaway,becauseyou'retravelingtheworld.Imeanwhatpeople,Imeantheygotowork,theycomehome,theygotobed,andtheydoitalloveragaininanormaljob.Buthere,you'retravelingtheworldandyou'remeetingnewpeopleandcultures.Itwaseasyformetoswitchofffromwhatreallifewas.Purposely,Ididn'tdoit,butIguesswhatI'mtryingtosayisyeah,IbecameverymaterialisticforwhatIdid.Whenthataccidenthappenedanditbroughtmedowntozero,likeyousaid,IrealizedhowmuchIlostofjustme,Kasey.IknowIlostwhoIwasinthisworldandwhoGodwascallingmetobeinthisworld.
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It'snotabadthing.Ithinkthingslikethathappentochallengeus,makeusgrow,andtobecomestrongerbecauseit'swhenwe'rebrokendowntoourweakestthatwecanbeourstrongest.That'sexactlywhatitwas,andIthinkthat'swhyIenduphavingsuchseveretraumabutallthedoctorsareamazedhowwellIwashealing.ButyettheywereperplexedbecauseIwouldsayIwashavingtheseattacksandIwasn'tgettingbetter,andthey're,like,"Thescansareclear,"sotheydidn'tunderstandthoughIwassobadbutthenIwassogoodspirituallyandtryingtopushforwardallthetimeisbecauseofGod.
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IfIdidn'thavethat,Idon'tthinkbeingatzerowhereIwasandfeelinglikeIhadnothingandhope,allIdidisjustgetonmykneesandsaid,"Youcanhealme.Youarethebestdoctor."Isaid,"IknownyousinceIwasnineIgotsaved,"andIwas,like,"Iknowyoucanpullmethroughthis,andIhungonthat.EventhoughhowmessedupmybrainwasatthetimeandhowsickIfeltandhowmuchIcried,Ijustkeptsaying,"I'mgonnatrustinYoubecauseIhavenobodyelse.Ihavenothing."I'minChina.I'mawayfrommyfamily.AlotofmyfriendsturnedtheirbackonmebecauseIwasborderlineschizophrenic,that'swhatitlookedlike,likemultiplepersonalities.Oneday,Iwouldbegreatandsay,"I'mgonnagetbetter.I'mcomingbacktotheshow,"andnextminute,I'mcrying,hysterical,paranoidthatthey'reouttogetmeandthey'retryingtofireme,allthisstuff,butitwastheconcussion.ItwassomethingthatIcan'tcontrol.
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Irememberthemtellingmethis.Iwassittingdownatthepoolsideoneday,andthey'resaying,"Yeah,it'sjust,it'ssostrangebecausenobodyknowshowtoapproachyourightnowbecauseonesecondyou'reokay.Inthenextsecond,you'refreakingoutandstuff."Toanormalpersonthatdoesn'thaveabraintrauma,I'msurethatlookedreallyweird,like,"What'swrongwiththisgirl?"SoIhadalotoffriendsdistancethemselves,andIlostalotoffriendshipsalongtheway.
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ThethingsIreadabouttraumaticbraininjury,itcandothat.Itdestroysrelationships,friendships,marriagesbecauseyourbrainisyourcomputer.Itcontrolseverythingaboutyou.Youcan'thelpthechemicalimbalanceandhowyourbrainishealingandwhatnewthingsyoucanlearnandwhatthingsyou'velostandsomethingsyoucanregenerateintimeandotherthingsyoumaynevergetback,soyouareadifferentperson.Ihadtolearntoacceptthat,andIhadtoletGodshowmewhothisnewpersonwassupposedtobethroughmynewjourneyofthishealing.ItwashardbecauseIhadtogiveupwhatIlovedandIcouldn'tgobacktothatbecauseIcouldn'ttaketheriskofhittingmyheadagain.ButGodkepttelling,"Don'tworry,I'mgonnagetyouthroughthis.Igotyouthroughthataccident.Youdidn'tdie.That'sbecauseIhaveabetterpurposeforyou,andyou'remeanttomoveon."
ImeanIlookbackandgo,that'stheonlywayIcouldhavemadeitthrough,isbecauseIhadHimtoleanon.Ithinkthat'swhypeoplecommitsuicide,becausetheydon'thaveanythingtoleanon.Theydon'thavethattrust.Theydon'thavetheirHeavenlyFatherjustwrapthemandguidingthemthroughtheworstoftimes.
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Iwouldn'tbehere.IremembertellingmymomwhensheactuallyflewovertoChinatogetmeandbringmebacksoI'dbeokayontheplane,blessherheart,Itoldher,"Youknow,ifyounevertaughtmeaboutGod,ifyouneverinstalledthatfaithinme,Iwouldn'tbeheretoday.Youwouldn'thaveadaughter."Becausetostrugglewiththat,tofeellikeyou'renotyourselfeverydayin,dayout,Icouldn'tevencookformyself.Icouldn'tclean.Iwouldgetsick.Iwouldgetsosick,andIfeltlikeIwasgoingtodieallthetime,justbadfeeling.WhenIhadtheseizuresandpeopledidn'tbelieveme,itwasjustsofrustrating.It'slike,"Okay,thisisit.Ijustwannajusttakemylife,"andGodkeptsaying,"No,youneedtopushthroughthis.Ihaveapurpose."
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IlookbackandHe'sright.Look,Igettosharemystory.I'mabletowalkandtalkandlivethroughsomethinglikethatandsharethisbecauseitispossibleandeverythingispossiblewithGod,
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Ican'teven...There'snowordstodescribewhatI'vebeenthroughandwhatI'velearned,butwhatdoesn'tkillyoudoesmakeyoustronger.Icansaythatforsure.Goddefinitely,HekeepsHispromises.That'sonething.He'salwaysbeenfaithfultome.He'sneverledmeastray,never.It'sthemostawfulworstthingthat'severhappenedtomylife,butinaway,it'sthemostbiggestblessing.
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ItremindsmeofastoryIjustheardfrommydad.HehadafriendthatwentovertotheJordanareaintheMiddleEastwherealotoftherefugeesareandthey'retryingtopullthoseChristiansout.OneoftheChristianswasgettinginterviewedandsaid,like,"Aren'tyoumadatISISfordoingthistoyouandtakingyourfamilyaway?"andhegoes,"No,IpraiseGodforISIS."Andhe's,like,"What?"Hegoes,"Youknow,IthoughtIcouldcontroleverything.Ihadmyhouse.Ihadmyfamily.Iwasgonnagetoutofhereandstuff."Hegoes,"Butitwasmypride,mycontrol."Andhegoes,"That'snothowGodwantsmetolive.HetookeverythingawaybecauseHewantsHimtocontrolitbecausethat'sthewayI'mgonnabethehappiest,"andheisright.
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WhenyousubmittoChrist,HebringsyououtofthatdarknessandHeblessesyoutenfold.Thereisnowaytodescribeit,butthat'swhatfaithis,believinginthingsunseen.IputmyfaithinHim,andHepulledmeoutandHe'sputsuchablessingonme.IgotthisnewcareerthatIabsolutelylovetohelppeopleandhealthemwithhandsthatHe'sgivenmeandthetalentthatHe'sgivenme.LikeIsaid,Icansharemytestimony,andI'vehelpeddoctors,likewhenIsawOsborneandheishelpingmeandI'mhelpinghim,viceversa,justbecauseeverybraininjuryisdifferent.
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WhereI'vecomefromandwhereI'vebeenatmyzeropointtonow,itcanbedone,andIdiditwithoutmedications.Ididitwithoutbeinginahospitalforalongtimeorregulatedbydoctors.Ididitbytakingtimeandkeepingmyfaithstrong.Ofcourse,Ihadalovingfamilythatreallyhelpedmeoutalot,butmynumberonethingismyfaith.Yeah,itwastheworsttime,butitmademesostrong.ItissuchablessingbecauseofwhatIhavetoshareandhelppeople.IreallythinkthatGodisgoingtouseitinawaywhereIcanhelp.Iwouldlovetoworkinaconcussioncenterorsomethingoneday,andIwouldlovetohelppeoplethatmighthaveexperiencedsimilarsymptomsandpainthroughandsufferingandsay,"Hey,it'sokay.It'sgonnagetbetter,'andtobeawitnesstothem.
JonathanOtto: Youfoundyourself,didn'tyou?
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Idid.Yeah,Idid.It'sstrangebecauseIalwayssaythatapartofKaseydiedinthataccidentbecauseIcanfeelit.IfeeldifferentthanIdidbeforeandIthinkdifferently.It'shardtoexplaintosomebodythat'sneverhadbraintraumatoexplainthepsychologicalstatethatIamgoingthroughinthehealingprocess,butit'sbasicallykindoflikeIdiedandcametolifeagain.IlivedonelifeandnowI'mlivingagain.Yes,youcandothatthroughgivingupyourlifeforChristandyou'rebornagain,butit'slikethatwhenyougetbaptizedandyoucometoChristandyoufeelthatweightlifted.It'slikethatbutthemindisdifferent.You'reright,IfoundwhoIreallyamandwhoIalwayswishedIcouldbeandIknewIshouldbe.ButnowI'maggressivewithit.IstandfirmineverythingthatKaseyis.ButittookmetobreakdowntomylowestpointtolearnthatanddiscoveritandbuildKaseyupandbeconfidentwithwhoIam.
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WhenIfirsthadaninitialattack,Ididn'tknowwhattodowhenIfirsthadtheaccident.Ijustwasamess,andalotofdoctorsdidn'tknowhowtohelpmeuntilImoveddownhereandImetDr.Osborne.Hedidalotofthetestresultsandstuffandmybloodwork,anditshowedalotofautoimmuneproblems.He'slike,"Lookyouneedtobackoffallthegrainsinyourdiet."Andhe's,like,"Areyouwillingtodothat?"andIwas,like,"Ihavetogiveupsushi?"andhe'slike,"Yeah,
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youhavetogiveupsushi."I'dsaywhenIcutthatallout,hewasright,ittooktheinflammationoutofmybody.Mygutwasdestroyedfromeating.Ihaveaglutenintolerance,andmybloodtestsshowIhaveoneglutengene,soIshouldstayawayfromit,butalso,braintraumacancausealotofinflammationbecauseyourbodyisfightingtotrytoheal.
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Thegrain-freediet,Ihadtosay,Iswitched.Itriedtododairy-freeasmuchasIcanwithcoconutmilk.Itriedit.Idon'teatprocessedfood.Itrytoeatlotsofgoodanimalfatsandstufflikethat.Ihavetosayit'schangedalotforme,andithelpedmehealsomuchquicker.Honestly,IowealottoDr.Osborne.Heputmeontherighttrack.He'shelpedmemorethananydoctorI'veeverseenprobablymywholelife,notjustwiththisbraintraumabutwitheverything.It'schanged.I'mhappierinthemorningsnow.I'veneverbeenamorningperson,andnowIcansmileandtalkinthemornings.Ihavemoreenergyeventhoughwiththebraintrauma,youcanhavesluggishnessandfatigueandstuff,buteventhough,IfeellikeIcansustainlonger.
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Workingoutisalittlebitharder,butIthinkbecauseofmydiet,nowthatI'mstartingtoworkoutmoreintense,itevenhelpsmewiththattotrytogetbackintothatlevelofathleticismIwas.Ofcourse,Ican'tgobacktoperforming,butIcangetbackmymusclesandIcangetbackmyenduranceandallthatstuffandworkingouthardandpushingmyself,whichIcouldn'tdoaftertheinjury.Foralmostagoodyear,Icouldn'tpushhard,andevenstill,Ihavetrouble.Ihavetousecannedoxygenandstufflikebetweenmysetstogetmethrough.ButIthinkthediet,forsure,iswhatseteverythinginmotiontogetbetterandbetterandtobeabovetheaveragepersonthatgetsputonmedicine.
Becausemedicines,Ibelieve,andIknowDr.Osbornetoo,theycanjustcausealotofproblems,alotofotherinflammationinyourbodythatcancauseothersicknessesanddiseasesinthelongterm.Peoplecangetdependentonthattoo.SoI'vedoneitthecleanwayandthenaturalway,andthebodycanhealnaturally.
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Well,Idefinitelydealwithaconcussionstill.Concussionscanhealacouplemonths,acoupleyears.Somepeoplelivewith10years.Itdependsthetraumathatwasdone.ButmysymptomsIdealwitharestilllikeIhavetremors.Idon'thaveseizuresanymore.Imeanchangingmydietandeverythinghasstoppedtheseizuresfromhappening.Minewasn'tconvulsiveseizure,soit'sjustreallyonepartialseizureinthesideofmybrain,andsoIdon'tfeellikeIhaveproblemswiththatnecessarily,butIstillhaveweirdsymptomswherethere'slowbarometricpressuredropsandstufflikethatwhereI'llgettremorsandI'llfeelreallyodd.Ihadthisweirdsensationlikethere'sbuzzinginmybrain,anditfeelslikeelectricity.Ican'tdescribeit,butitcanjuststopmeinmytrackssometimes.It'sreallyscaryespeciallyifI'mdrivingorsomething.I'mnotsureifit'sstillrelatedtothewholeseizureepisodesorwhat,butit'sdefinitelypartofmyautoimmune,soIhavetoreallywatchthatI'mstayingstrictwithmydiet.
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ThatusuallyreallyhelpsifI'mstayingeatinggrain-freeandtakingmysupplements,whichItake...Iwasreallylowincalcium,magnesium,andthathelpsmesleepbettertoo,vitaminB12.B12canhavealotofneurologicaleffectsifyou'redepletedinthat.Itakealotofcholinewhichcanhelpthebrainheal,andOmega-3swhichI'mon,andalotofOmega-3s.Soallthathavehelped.IcantellifIstrayawayfromtakingthatfaithfully,Igetintothedangerzone.Restisreallyimportant.Osborneisworkingwithme.Wecateredaregimen,andI'mconstantlymakingsureIdon'toverdoit.
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Irecentlybackeddowntopart-timeatworkbecauseitjustgottooloaded.Iactuallywashittingawallandpassingouttoo.ButI'mdoingbetterandbetteraslongasIgetmyselfthatproperrestandI'meatingrightandexercisingandnotdoingtoomuchbecausesometimesIoverworkandtoomuchstresscancauseit.Sojustreallymaintainingabalance,andthatbalanceiswaylower
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Beingahigh-levelathlete,youhaveareallyhighthreshold.Butnow,I'mkindofbelowaverageforanathlete,butthat'sokay.Iknowwithjustmaintainingandstabilizing,eventually,I'llgettobeamediumhigh-levelathleteandthenmaybebackupthereoneday.Butasofrightnow,aslongasIbalanceouteverythingandfollowwhatOsborneistellingmetodoandeatingrightandsleepingright,Icankeepthesymptomsatbay.Imeantherearestillthingsthatstirup.Ihavetheselittleminiattacksorwhatever,andit'sstillbeinginvestigated,someofit,butingeneral,I'mabletolivenormalaslongasIdon'toverdoit.
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MywordofadvicewouldbeTheSerenityPrayer.Youcan'tcontroleverything,andonlytakeeverythingatdaybyday,andcontrolthethingsthatyoucan,stepbystep,andtakeeverydayatatime.Becausewhenyougettoofaraheadofyourself,itwon'twork.You’vejustgottoslowdownanddefinitelygiveittoGod.IfyoukeepthefaithandletHimcontrolwhatyoucan'tcontrol,itwillworkoutintheend.
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BeforeIknewaboutglutensensitivity,IusedtoGoogleandIwouldputinallofthesedifferentsymptomsbecauseIwaslookingforoneumbrellathattheyallfillunder,andIcouldn'tfindanyanswers.IwaslookingforafunctionalmedicinedoctorbeforeIevenknewthatthatexisted.IwouldgotodoctorsandIwouldbringallofmymedicalhistory,allofmylabreports.I'llkeepthemforyearsbecauseIguessIjustfeltlikesomething'sgoingonthatwe'renotcatching.IwouldgotoaconventionaldoctorandsayIhaveallofthis.Ihavehighcholesterol.I'munabletoloseweighteventhoughI'mrunningandrunningandrunning.Ihavecystsonmychinanditdoesn'tmatterhowoftenIwashmyfaceorifIgetfacialsorwhatI'mdoing.Ican'tgetthemtogoaway.Depression,anxiety,justtheconstellationofdifferentthings,spottinginbetweenmyperiods.Thesethingswentonforseveralyears.
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Istartedtogetalittlebitofanideaoffunctionalmedicine.Idon'tthinkIhadeverevenheardthattermbutIknewaboutthingslikesalivatestingforhormones.WhenIwenttomyconventionaldoctorandItoldherI'mhavingalloftheseissuesandIfeellikeI'mtryingtoeatwellbutmybloodsugariscrashingandIwouldgetsohungrythatit'slikeIdon'tcarewhatIeat.I'mjustsohungry.Icouldn'tgetthefacetoclearup,Icouldn'tloseweightbecauseIwaseating,andhavingthosebloodsugarcrashesandfeelingdepressed,feelinganxious.IthinktherewereprobablyalotofthingsgoingonandIdothinkglutensensitivitywasunderlyingalotofit.Ithinkwhenitcomestoreallygettinghealthy,therearealotofthingsthatfactorin.Partofitiseatingrightandpartofitisspiritualandpartofitisemotionalandpartofitissupportandnetworkandhavingconnectionsandfriendsandfamily,butIthinktherewereprobablyalotofthingsgoingon.
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IwenttomyregularconventionaldoctorandIsaid,"I'mhavingtheseissuesandI'vebeenhavingthemforawhile."andShesaid,"Well,whydon'twetestyourhormones?"Isaid,"Whataboutsalivatesting?Iheardthatthat'sactuallymoreumreliable."Shesaid,"Well,ifyouwanttodothat,letmereferyouovertomycolleague."Iwenttotheotherdoctor,shetestedthem,shediagnosedmewithpolycysticovarysyndrome,andIwasactuallyreallysurprisedtogetthatdiagnosisbecauseihaveI'veneverhadanytroublegettingpregnant.Ihavefivechildrenandatthatpoint,Ihadfour.Ihadothersymptomsthatfit.IhadtheanxietyanddepressionandIhadthatappleshape,carryingtheweightintheabdomen,thecysticacne.AnotherthingIforgottomentiontooisI'vealwayshadissueswithmyskin,withpsoriasisandeczema,eczemaonmyhandsandpsoriasisonmyanklesandmykneesandonepartofmyhand.
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AndonceIhavethePCOSdiagnosis,Iwenttomygynecologist.ItoldherIhavebeengiventhisdiagnosisbutIdon'tknowhowIfeelaboutitbecauseI'mnothavingtroublewithfertility.AndShesaid,"Well,let'sjusttakealookatyourovaries,"andsureenough,Ihadthecyststhattheylookfor,thepolycystsinovaries.Sheconfirmedit.OnceIhadthatlabel,itwasreallyhelpfulbecausethenIknewwheretostartlooking,andIfoundAmyMeddlingwhoisthePCOSDiva.She'sgotagreatwebsite.IactuallymetherinpersonatthePCOSwomensymposiumthattheyhadforafewyearshereinHoustonandIwentthroughhersix-monthcoachingprogramforwomenwithPCOS.SheintroducedmetopeoplelikeDr.SaraGottfried,Dr.TomO'Bryan,peoplewhoareinthefunctionalmedicineworld,andIrealizeditwaswhatIhadbeenlookingfor.
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AndupuntilthatIpoint,Iwouldgo,likeIsaid,IwouldgoandIwouldtakeallofthisinformationandsay,"Thisiswhat'sgoingon.Ihavealltheselabreports.Ihaveallthesesymptoms."Idon'tfeellikepeopletookmeseriouslyandIwenttoanendocrinologistandshesaid,"Here'saplanfor1,200-caloriediet,"andIcameawayfromthatthinking,"IthinkshethinksI'monlyherebecauseIwanttoloseweightbutI'mherebecauseIfeellikethere's
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somethingbiggergoingonthatIcan'tfigureoutonmyown."Andthedoctorwhohadprescribed,whodiagnosedmewithPCOSthatprescribedmetforminandIwastakinganantidepressantatthetime.Andthemetforminhelped.Itstoppedthebloodsugarcrashesandthebloodsugarcrashingthroughouttheday.Andtheantidepressants,Iswitchedaround.Itrieddifferentones.That'salongstory.
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IhadafeelingonceIstartedhearingaboutglutensensitivity,thesymptomssoundedverysimilartowhatIhaveexperienced.Partofmedidn'twantittobetruebecauseit'ssuchachangeandsoforawhile,IfeltlikeitwasprobablysomethingIneededtobeavoidingbutIwasn'tquiteready.Andtheneventually,IstartedtoavoidglutenbutIwasavoidingitinthewaythatIthinkalotofpeopleareavoidingitwhereIwouldstilleatalotofthegluten-freeproductsthatyoucouldbuyatthegrocerystorethatarebasedincornandriceandoats.AndwhileIwaseatingthatway,IactuallydidseethepsoriasisonmykneesgetalittlebitbetterandIthinkmyskingotalittlebitbetter.Andtheneventually,Ifoundafunctionalmedicinedoctorwhotookalookateverything,allofmypasthistory,allofmysymptoms,allofmylabreportsthatIbroughtinfromovertheyearsandwastestedforglutensensitivity.
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AndDr.OsborneusedgenetictestingandlookedattheHLA-DQ11LLswhichheexplainedtome.HelookedatHLA-DQ1,DQ2,DQ8,variousLLsanyway.IwaspositiveforHLA-DQ1.AndhesaidthatmeantthatIhaveaninnateimmuneresponsetoglutenandIalwayswillandtoavoidallgrains.IcutthemoutalittleoverayearagoandtherewasabiglearningcurvebutI'venoticedsomemajorchangessinceIcutthemout.Foronething,thepsoriasisonmyanklethatwasthereforyearshasgoneawaycompletely.WhenIcutoutjusttheglutenandIwasstilleatingcornandtheoatsandthericeandothergrains,itstilldidn'tgoaway.WhenIremovedallgrains,thatpatchofpsoriasiswentawayandIwasrelievedbecauseititchedandpeoplewouldoftensay,"Whathappenedtoyourankle?"It'slike,"Nothing.It'sjustpsoriasis."butitwentaway.
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Thispregnancy,beingmyfifth,itwasactuallyprobablymybestoneandI'moldernow.Iwas38whenIhadher,39now.IonlygainedabouthalfasmuchweightasIhadwithmyotherfourpregnanciesandInolonger...Iquit.WhenIwaspregnant,Iquittakingtheantidepressant.Ididn'twanttotakethroughthepregnancy.IwasnolongertakingthemetforminandIdidn'tfeellikeIneededtotakeitbecausewhenI'mnoteatingglutenandgrains,Idon'thavethesamebloodsugarcrashesandIdon'tfeelthatsamecompulsivefeelingthatIwashavingbeforethatI'vegottomakecookies,I'vegottoeatsomething,cookies,somethingglutenrichintheafternoonbecausemybloodsugarwouldcrash.It'snothappeninganymore.Itmakesabigdifferenceformekeepingmybloodsugarlevel.
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I'vebeenoffoftheantidepressantsandIhadbeenonthemforprobablyeightyearsbeforethatandhadskippedaroundtodifferentonesbecausetheyallhadsideeffects.AndIfeltlikewhenIwouldgotoseethedoctorformymedicationmanagementwhichbasicallyiseverysixmonthswhenyou'retakinganantidepressant,yougoinandyoutalktothe-
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Whenyou'retakinganantidepressant,yougoinandyoutalktothepsychiatristabouthowyou'redoingwiththemedicine.Itwasn'tactuallyinacounselingorlookingatoveralllifeorsituation,what'sgoingon.Itwas,"Howareyoufeeling?Youstillfeelingalittleanxious?Whydon'tweaddinalittleBuspar.DoyouwanttoaddBuspar?"I'msittingthere,like,"No."Idon'twanttoaddmoremedication.Idon'tknowifIwanttobeonantidepressants,butonceyou'reonthem,it'sveryhardtocomeoffbecausethere'snodiscontinuationplan.AtleastnotthatI'vecomeacross.
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MyexperiencewasIstartedandIwasjustonthem.Therewasnoplantocomeoff.WhenIfirstwentonthem,IhadthreeyoungchildrenundertheageoffourandIthinkalotofmyfeelingofoverwhelmandstressandangerandirritabilitywasfatigue,andIwasprobably
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JonathanOtto: Whatwastheangerandirritability?Whatwasthat?
Patient24: IfeltalotofangerjustbecauseIcouldn'tgetanythingdone.
JonathanOtto: Howdidthatcomeout?[00:11:30]Patient24:
Idon'tthinkitdidcomeout.Ithinkitturnedinandbecamedepression.Doesthatmakesense?Iwasn'tlashingoutandthrowingthingsorhurtingmychildrenoranythinglikethat.Iwasmorejustangryandresentful,andIthinkitwasturninginandIwouldfeeldepressedandoverwhelmed.Youunderstand?
JonathanOtto: Sothatfeelingofangerturnedonyourself?[00:12:00]Patient24:[00:12:30]
Yes,Ithinkitjustcameoutasirritability.Ratherthanlashingoutatotherpeople,Itendto,ifI'mupset,probablyholditinmoreandjustfeelirritableoroverwhelmed.Iwentintomyobstetrician.Davidwasmyson,mybabyatthetime,andIwasjustcrying.Iwasjustcrying,youknow?Icouldn't...Ithinkitwastheoverallsituation,thenegativeselftalkforsure--of"Ican'tseemtogetthedishwasherloaded."It'snotthatIwasn'tfunctioning,it'sthatIfeltpulledinalotofdifferentdirections,andguiltwasanotherthing.
Ifeltalotofguilt.'CauseIhadthreeyoungchildrenandtheyallneededmeandtherewasjustone"me"togoaround.Icouldn'tmeeteverybody'sneeds.Wewereinadifferentcity;wewereoutofstatefromfamily,sotherewerealotofthingsgoingon.
[00:13:00] So,IwenttomydoctorandtoldherhowIwasfeeling,andit'sironicbecauseIsaid,"ButIdon'tfeelsad,though,"eventhoughIwascrying.Ididn'tnecessarilyfeelsad;Ipredominantlyfeltirritable,guilty,overwhelmed,andsomeangerandresentment.
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Shesaid,"Youdon'thavetofeelsadforittobedepression,"andsheprescribedZoloft.Initially,whenItooktheZoloft,Ididfeelalotbetter,butitalmostmademefeelalittlemanic;likeIcanrunandrunandrun,andIdon'treallyneedthatmuchsleep.Itwasalittletoomuch,anditalsowouldfeelliketherewasastrobelightinmyheadwhenIwastryingtosleepatnight,soIwasn'tgettingverygoodsleep.Ididn'tfeelthatmuchlikeIneededitbecauseIwastakingZoloft,butIknewitwasn'tright,andsoIwentandIswitchedtoLexapro.WhenIwastakingthat,Ifeltalittle"blah,"sotheyaddedWellbutrin.
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Istayedonthatcombinationforseveralyears;probablyfouryears.Iwasonitthroughmypregnancywithmyfourthchild.Thedoctorsaid,"Ihavealotofmomswhotakethiswhenthey'repregnantandit'sfine."Istilldon'tknowifthere'saconnectionthatmyfourthdaughterdidhavesomedevelopmentaldelays.Shehascaughtupnow--she'sfine--butshehadlowmuscletoneandsomeotherissuesthatwewentthroughphysicaltherapy,occupationaltherapy,andspeechtherapyfor,foraboutfiveyears.Wasthereaconnection?Idon'tknow,andnoonecansaydefinitively,butasamom,Iwillalwayskindofwonder.
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WhenIwaspregnantagainwithmynextbaby,IwasonPristiqatthetime.Inthemeantime,IhadbeenonZoloftagain,andIhadbeenononecalledVybridverybrieflybecauseitwaswaytoomuch.Imean,Ijustdidn'tlikeit.IwasonPristiqforawhile.Itwasfine,butallofthistimeIwassearchingforawaytocomeoffofthemedication.AsImentionedearlier,therereallywasn'tagooddiscontinuationplanforcomingoff,sowhenIwouldtrytogooff,Iwouldjustgooffonmyown.ThenIthinkIwouldhavewithdrawal,andthenthatkindofscaresyoubecauseit'slike,"Well,ifI'mgoingtofeellikethis,Ihavetobeonmedication."So,Iwouldgobackonorgoonsomethingelse.
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So,IwastakingPristiq,foundoutIwaspregnant,wentoff--wentthroughthewithdrawals,whichconsistedofalotofstrange"brainzaps,"ifyou'veeverheardofthat.It'sastrangefeeling.I'vebeenoffofitnowforoverayear,anddespitethefactthatI'mcryingbecauseI'mtalkingaboutpastexperiences,IfeellikeI'vedonefinewithoutit.IwentoffatthesametimeIwentgrainfreeatthebeginningofthatpregnancy.
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AnothermedicationIwason,asImentionedearlier,wasthemetformin.WhenDr.OsborneranaSpectraCellandlookedatwhatvitaminsandnutrientsIwaslowin,hesaid,"Metforminwouldbegreatifyouhadadeficiencyinthisnutrient,butyoudon't,soit'snotactuallycorrectingsomethingthatneedstobecorrectedinyou."Heprescribedspecificsupplementsandvitaminstotake,andItakethoseinstead.Ifeelfinewithoutthemetformin.
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I'vestayedoffofthat,I'vestayedofftheantidepressants,I'vetakenthevitaminsthatDr.Osbornerecommends,andthecystsaregoneonmyface.Myskinisbetter.Mypsoriasisisalotbetter.Iknowthatforsomepeople,ceasingtoeatgluten,theyhavearadical"Aha!"wheretheyfeelinstantlybetteraweeklaterorwhatever.Forme,it'sbeenmoreofagradual...WhenIlookatthebigpicture;whenIlookatthefactthatI'm10poundsless.Thiskindofhappenedgradually,but10poundslessthanIwasfouryearsago.OrthefactthatI'mnottakingallthemedicationsIwastakingbefore.Thefactthatmypsoriasisisgone;thecystsaregonefrommychin.Iseethosekindsofimprovements.
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Iwasn'tsomebodywhowasonmydeathbed,butIwaslikealotofotherwomenwhohavealotofdifferentthingsgoingonandneedsomebodytoconnectthedotsandreallylistentothemratherthantreatingthemlikethey'reimaginingthingsorbeingtreatedinawaythatyoufeellikesomeone'scondescendingtoyou,orthatyourproblemsarereallynotthatbigbecausethey'renotlifethreatening.Iknowthattherearealotofotherwomenlikeme.IactuallyhavefriendsandwomenthatItalktoallthetimewhoarestrugglingwithweight,mood,eventhingslikejointpainandarthritis,andIthinkalotofthemcouldbenefitfromcuttingglutenoutoftheirdiet.
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Thehardestpartaboutit--Idon'tmissthegluten,Idon'tmissthefood,Ireallydon'tmissit.Thehardestpartistravel.Thehardestpartisbeingoutsideofmynormalenvironment.Whenyoutravelplaces,it'snoteasytoeatthingsoffthemenuwhenyou'retryingtoavoidgrainsandsugars.That'sthehardestpart,butInolonger...
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...That'sthehardestpartbutInolongerfeelthatcompulsiontoeatbreadandcookies,Idon'tmissit.Iwasouttodinneronenightwithfriends,itwasanItalianrestaurantandtheybringthislittlepizzaflatbreadsomethingtothetableforeverybodytoeatbeforeyourfoodcomesout,theybringyoutheselittlecookiesattheend.Myfriendkeptsaying,"Sosorrytoeatthisinfrontofyou,Ifeelsobad.Doyouwantitjustalittlebit?"I'mlike,noIreallydon't,Iactuallyjustdon'twantit,itdoesn'tbothermeatall,Idon'twantit.That'sprobablythehardestthingwouldbedinnersandtravelingandnotbeingabletojustorderanythingoffthemenu.Idon'tthinkverymanypeoplewantpeopleto...Whowantstobepitied?Idon't.
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Itwaseye-openingformetorealizeshe'sprojectingontome,she'sassumingthatIwanttoeatthisandIreallydon't.Irealized,Ireallydon'twantit.Iamsomeonewho,backinmyGluteneatingdays,ifIwenttoarestaurantthatbroughtbreadouttothetable,Iwouldfeelverygreedyaboutit.IlearnedalotaboutallofthedifferentteststhattheyhaveforglutensensitivityfromDr.O'Bryan.IlearnedfromhimaboutthevarioustestingthattheyhaveforglutensensitivityandactuallyIknowthathehasaslightlydifferentapproachthanDr.Osborne.WhenIlistenedtohimIwaslearningaboutanotherwaytotestforGlutensensitivityandanotherwayoflookingatit.
JonathanOtto: Didithelpyou?
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Patient24: Ofcourse.IreallyenjoyedlisteningtoDr.O'BryanandtoIzabellaWentz.Ithinktheybothhavealottooffer.
[00:22:00]JonathanOtto:
HowdidIzabellaWentzhelpyou?
Patient24:[00:22:30]
Iappreciatewhenshegivesinformationaboutwhattoaskforwhenyougotoyourdoctor.Ithinkwhenyouhavethatinformationwithyou,itcanhelpyoutoadvocateforyourself.Whenyougotoyourdoctorandyousay,"IthinkmyThyroid'salittlesluggish,"theysayokay,"We'lltakealookatyourTSH."Ifyou'velistenedtoIzabellaWentzorlookedatherwebsiteorreadanythingthatshe'swritten,you'rebetterarmedtosay,"I'dreallylikeforyoutolookatmyT3,T4,myreverseT3,arethereanyanti-thyroidantibodiesinmysystem,Iwanttolookatthewholepicture."Ifyougotoyourdoctorandthey'renotwillingtodothat,youknowthatyouneedtofindanotherdoctor.
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ListeningtopeoplelikeDr.O'BryanandIzabellaWentz,Dr.Wentz,givesyouthatinformationsothatyoucanadvocateforyourself.Iknowfrommyownpersonalexperience,ifIhadn'tcontinuedtoaskandtokeepsearchingonmyown,IwouldnothavefoundthekindofanswersthatIfound.Iwouldn'thavefoundanycomprehensive,wellness,healthcare.Iwouldhaveprobablycontinuedtohavebeenprescribedvariousmedicinesthatwouldbeaband-aidforwhatIwasexperiencing.WhatIreallywantedtofindwas,whatwasthesourceoftheproblemtostart.Ithinkmyglutensensitivity,ofcourseit'salwaysbeenapartofme,Ithinkitshowedupeveninchildhood,ofcourse,Ihadneverheardofglutenthen,nobodywastalkingaboutglutenwhenIwaslittle.
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IhadstomachachesandIhadalotofanxietyandworry.Ihadrecurrentthroatinfections,IhadStrepthroatoverandover,thesearethingsIhavefoundoutsincethen,canbeassociatedwithglutensensitivity.Ialsocarriedweightinmystomach,always.Wheniwaslittle,Iwasn'tcarryingweightanywhereelse,justrightthere,allofthesethings.AsIgotolder,theStrepthroatreallyrampedupincollegeandIwouldgotothedoctor,getaprescriptionforantibiotics,andliterallyafterIwentofftheantibiotics,thethroatinfectionwouldcomebackimmediately.IhadafewyearstherewhereItooksomanyantibioticsthatitreallydisruptedmyguthealthandstartedmedownthispaththatthesymptomsjustcontinuedtostackupafterthat.
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IthinkI'vereversedalotofthat.IwasactuallyreallyexcitedbecauseIhavebeengoingthroughtheSpectraCelltestingwithDr.Osbornewherehelooksatallofthevitaminandnutrientlevelswithinthecell.WhenIstartedoff,IhadsomedeficienciesandthenhetestedmelaterwhileIwaspregnantandIhadsomedeficiencies.HereIam,mybaby'seightmonthsold,I'vebeenthroughapregnancyandnursing,thistimeIhadnonutritionaldeficiencieswhichwaseyeopening.Itwasreallysurprisingtome.ThatshowsmethatthechangesI'vemadeindietandthechangesI'vemadeinsupplementinghavebeenhelping.Ordinarily,whenyou'vebeenthroughapregnancyandyou'renursingababy,you'reprobablygoingtobedepletedinsomevitalnutrientsandIwasn't.Thatwasreallyexcitingforme.
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Withmythyroid,IfeltlikeIhadsymptomsoflowthyroid.Mydoctorcheckeditandsheagreedthatitwasalittleonthelowside.Mydoctorhappenstobeclosertothefunctionalmedicinewayofthinking.She'sthedoctorthatIfoundwhenIhadrequestedsalivatesting.She'sveryopen-minded,she'sveryupwithwhat'sgoingonnowinmedicineandshetakesalittlebitmoreofaholisticapproach.Sheprescribed,atthetime,Synthroid,forme.WealsoaddedinArmourThyroidlater.WeeventuallyswitcheditandhadLevothyroxineminusthecorn,nograins,compoundedwithsomeT3,whichiswhatI'mtakingnowinsustainedreleasewhichIthinkishelpful.
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WhenIstartedtakingthyroidmedicine,ithelpedwiththeafternooncrashesIwasexperiencing.IwouldeventuallyliketobeabletocomeoffofitsoI'mnotonanymedication.Iknowwhenyougotoaconventionaldoctor,theytypicallytellyou,onceyou'reonthyroidmedicine,that'sit,you'reonitforlife.IhavehopefromwhatI'velearnedfromIzabellaWentzandotherfunctionalmedicinedoctorsthatitisn'tnecessarilyalifesentence.Youcanhealandgetbetter.OneofthesupplementsthatI'mtakingthroughDr.Osborneisiodinetohelpsupportmythyroid.WhenI'mfinishednursingandweretesteverything,I'mhopingthateventually,I'llbeabletocomeoffofthethyroidmedicine.
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BackwhenIdidn'tknowthatIwasglutensensitive,bythewaythisisalittlebitfunny,theonlythingI'deverheardaboutglutenpriortolearningthatitcouldactuallybeaproblemforpeople,IwasinabreadbakingclassbecauseIusedtolovetobake.Iwouldbakecinnamonrollsandbreadandkolachesandallthesethings.Iwasinaclassandsheencouragedustousebreadflourbecauseithadahigherconcentrationofgluten.That'stheonlythingIknewaboutit.It'sagoodthing,itwillhelpmycinnamonrollsturnoutgreatanditdidbutitwasn'tgoodforme.Ididn'tknowthat,otherthan,youknowsimplecarbsandallthesugarsisnotgoodforyoubutIhadnoideaaboutgluten.
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BackbeforeIknewaboutthesensitivity,backwhenIwastryingtofindaconnectionbetweenallofthevarioussymptomsthatIwashaving,Isuspectedthyroid.Ihavehad,offandonovertheyears,I'vehadtheissuewiththeridgesinmyfingernails,theeyebrowstendtobethinontheoutside,thecrashingintheafternoon,fatigue,depression,weightgain,allofthosethingscanbeassociatedwiththyroid.Theycanalsobeassociatedwithglutensensitivityandalsowithpolycysticovarysyndrome.Ihaveactuallybeenapproachingitfromallofthosedifferentanglesandonethingthat'sconsistent,whetheryouhavePCOSorthyroidissues,orglutensensitivityisdietchange.
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Takingthosethingsoutofmydiethasbeenhelpfulacrosstheboard.Idon'tevenknowifitmakessensetocompletelyisolateitasathyroidissueorasaPCOSissue,asaglutensensitivityissue,Ifeellikeit'sallinterrelated.I'mnotadoctorbutmaybethefactthatmybodywasinflamedfromtheglutenandIwasconstantlyhavinganimmuneresponsetothatwasaffectingmythyroid.MaybethatinflammationIhavethroughoutmybodyiswhyIhavetheeczemaandthepsoriasisandthecysticacne.Maybeitwasthrowingoffmysugarandthat'swhyIdevelopedPCOS.Ithinkit'sallconnectedandIthinkthatthey'realotofdifferentwaystoapproachit,togetbetter,withexerciseanddietandthey'reallequallyimportant.Ifeellikegettingtheglutenoutwashuge,thegrains,gettingthemoutcompletelywashuge.IdothebestIcanwithit.
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LikeIwastellingyouearlier,Iknowthattherearealotofwomenouttherewhoarelikeme.Idon'twanttobetoocriticalofthemedicalsystemthatwehaveinplace.Ibelievedoctorsgenuinelycare,mostdoctorscare,theyhavecompassion.Ithinkthatthemodelseemstobemorefocusedonputtingoutfiresthanonfindinganunderlyingproblem.Forsomeonelikeme,whoisn'tsufferingfromadebilitatingdiseasebutknowssomethingisn'trightandwantstobecomethebestversionoftheirselfsotheycantakecareoftheirfamilyanddowhateverGodcreatedthemtodo,isbysharingwhatI'vebeenthroughsopeopleknowthattheirnotalone.Eveniftheythinkthattheirproblemsaretooinsignificanttomatter,thetruthisthattheymatter,everybody'sissuesthattheygothrough,theirstruggles,theymatter.
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Justbecauseyoudon'tlivesomeplacewhereyoudon'thaveaccesstofoodandwater,whichthosearehuge,hugeproblems,wecareaboutthosepeopleofcourse.Peoplelivingrighthere,intheUnitedStates,inothercountriesthathavewhattheyneed,arestillsuffering.Ithinksometimeswhenwe'resuffering,we'llcompareoursufferingtosomeoneelse'sandthink,"Well,howcouldIcomplainbecausesomebodyelsehasitworsethanIhaveit."Yourstruggleisyourstruggle,ifit'sholdingyouback,ifit'sanxiety,ifit'sfeelinguncomfortablein
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yourownskinandunabletogooutandplaywithyourkidsthewaythatyouwantto,orifyou'retrappedbecauseyoucan'tfindanythingtowearbecauseyoucan'tfitintoyourclothes,oryou'rejusttooself-conscious,thathappens.It'sarealthing.Ifyou'reenergyissolowthatyoucan'ttakecareofyourfamilyorgooutandliveyourlife,thosearerealstrugglesforpeople.
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ByseeingthatIhavefoundsomehelpandsomeanswerswhenIkepttrying,hopefullyotherpeoplewillrealizethattheirproblemsareopportunitiesforthemtolearnandgrowandthattheycangetbetter.Ican'tsaythatmylifeisallsunshineandrainbowsbecausenobody'sis.IdofeellikethingshavegottenbetterandIhavefoundsomeanswersandIfeelalotmoreempoweredwhenIgoandItalktodoctorsorItalktosomeoneaboutmyhealthandmyexperiences.IfeelalotmoreconfidentandI'msogratefulforthefunctionalmedicinedoctorswhoareputtingthisinformationoutthereforthoseofuswhoarelookingforthatkindofhelp,didn'tknowitexistedandlookingforanswersthatdidn'tinvolve...Typicallyforwomentheysay,"Here'sabirth-controlpillandanantidepressant."Thosethingsarenotformeandfindingmoreholisticanswersthatrespectthewholebody,it'sveryempowering.Ithinkitreallyspeakstothedignityofeachpersonwheneverthey'retreatedwiththatkindofcare.
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PATIENT 26 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 25 Patient25: Whatwasgoingonforme?Iwastiredallthetime.Theydiagnosedmewithlupus.Ihad
fibromyalgiasymptoms.Myarmswouldalwayshurt,myarmsandshoulderswouldfeellikeavicegripwassqueezingthem.OnceIgottested,everythingchanged.OnceIchangedmydiet,mylifetotallychanged.
[00:00:30] It'sashortstory,sorry.That'smy,mostofmystoryisjustthat,Ithinkwithinthreedaysofchangingmydiet,thingshadchanged.NowifIeatsomethingthatIshouldn'teat,thenIfeeleffects.SoI'mtoblameifIdon'tfeelgood.BecauseIatethewrongfoods.
JonathanOtto: Wow,that'samazing.
Patient25: Itis.
JonathanOtto: Whatwasyourcondition?
Patient25: TheythoughtIhadlupus.
JonathanOtto: Wereyoudiagnosedwithlupus?
Patient25: Mm-hmm(affirmative).Whichisanautoimmunedisease.
JonathanOtto: Itsaiditonpaper,youhavelupus?
Patient25:[00:01:00]
Mm-hmm(affirmative),right.ButIdon'tthinkIdid.BecauseI'vehadnoneofthesymptomssinceI'vechangedwhatIwaseating.
JonathanOtto: Butthenwouldn'tthatbetrueforeverybodyelse?
Patient25: Couldbe.
JonathanOtto: Whatdoyouthink?
Patient25: Idon'tknow,becauseIjustcanonlytalkaboutme.
JonathanOtto: Sure.
Patient25: Whatworksforme.
JonathanOtto: Butasinyouhadlupus.
Patient25: Ithinkthat...
JonathanOtto: Imeanyougotdiagnosedwithlupus,andyouhadtestsdonethat...
Patient25:[00:01:30]
Butlupusisnotaswell-definedassomeoftheotherautoimmunediseases,likediabetes,oranyoftheotheronesthatyouwanttomention,youknow.It'smorelike,theyeliminateotherthings,andiftheycan'tfindoutwhat'swrong,thentheycallitlupus,kindofthing.Thereareantibodiesthattheycando.Theydoabloodtest,andyouhaveantibodies,so.Ihavenotbeentestedagainforthoseantibodies,becauseIdon'tgotothemedicaldoctortosee,becauseI'mfine.
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Iusedtosleepallthetime,likeafterIgotupandgotdressedtowork.Iwouldsleeponthewaytowork,andI'dtakeanapatlunchtime,andI'dtakeanaponthewayhome.SoIwasjustalwaysextremelyexhausted.ButonceIchangedwhatIwaseating,then,I'mnotthatwayanymore.
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OneofthethingsthatwaskindofinterestingwasaboutthreeyearsbeforeIcametoDr.Osborne,Ineededtoloseweight,soIwentononeofthoseliquiddietswhereyoudrinktheliquids.Ifelttonsbetteronthat.IthinkitwasbecauseIwasn'teatingthegrainsatthesametime.Youcan'tsurviveonaliquiddietallyourlife.
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NowallIhavetodoiscutoutthegrains.It'snotfun,Imeanit'sverylimitinginwhatyoucando.ButnowthatI've...It'sbeensevenyearssinceI'vestoppedeatinggrains.It'salmostlikeyouforgetwhathappenedbackthen.Ican'trememberallthebadstoriesandthebadthingsthathappened,orhowyoufeel,andstufflikethat.BecauselifefeelsgreatnowthatI'venoteatenthegrains.
ItjustfeelslikeIwastiredand,Iwouldn'tcallitdepressed,Ijustwasn'thappyanddidn'thaveenergy.It'shardformetothinkofwordstodescribeit.EspeciallysinceIhaven'tbeeninthatpositionforsolong.It'slikeitwasadifferentlife.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
Patient25:[00:03:30]
It'salmostmorelike,myfamilytellsmemorehowthingswerelike."Thisisthewayyouusedtobe."Or,"Thatusedtobe..."Iwasvery,Ididn'tliketosocializewithpeople.Didn'tliketodothings.Well,Ijustwastiredallthetime.Ididn'tfeelgood.It'sfrustratingwhenyoudon'tknowwhy,orthere'snotananswer.Butit'swonderfulnow,thatIknowwhy,andthingsaren'tthatbadanymore.Idon'thavetotakeabunchofmedicinetotrytocurethisorthat.Becausetheywereputtingmeonmedicines.ItwasjustbyhappenstancethatIsawthecliponTV.
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Itwasasegmentonthenews.Theyweretalkingaboutpeoplethatwerebetter.Aladywastalking,probablydon'tatestimonial,theyhaditonthenews.Iwaslike,"ThatsoundslikewhatI'mexperiencing.Ioughttogoandseeifthat'swhatwrongwithme."SoIcamedown,andthat'showitstarted.Theyjustdotheswabtoseeifyou'regluteninsensitive.Glutenintolerant.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
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Iguessinasenseyoucouldsaythatitwas,thefindingswerefastenoughthatitdidn'tdoalotofdamagetomybody.Itdidn'tevolveintoalotworseautoimmuneissuesandthingslikethat.
LikeIsaid,itwasprobably2009whenIsawhim.Ihaven'tseenhiminawhile.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
Patient25: BecauseIdon'tneedtoseehim.That'swhathetoldmewhenIfirstwenttohim,hesays,"Idon'twantyouasapatientforlife.Iwanttofindoutwhat'swrongwithyouandfixit,andyou'regoingtomoveon."That'swhatI'vedone.Hefixedme,andnowI'vemovedon.
[00:05:00] IstilltakemysupplementsthatIneed,andeveryonceinawhilemybodyhashormonalchanges,aseverybodydoesastheyage.Sohereadjustsme,andhe'llseewhat'sgoingonwithbloodwork,thingslikethat.
JonathanOtto: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Patient25: IfIneedsomethingdifferentthenI'lltakeit.Ionlytakethebasicstuff,likeamultivitaminandfishoil.Doctorsareamazed,whenIgo,thatIdon'ttakeanything.
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JonathanOtto: Yeah.[00:05:30]Patient25:
Becauseyouknow,mostpeoplemyatagearetakingcholesterolmedicineandbloodpressuremedicine,andeverykindofmedicinethereis.
WhenIwasfirstdiagnosedwithlupus,theytriedtogivemesomething,andItookitforawhile.Butitwaslike,makingotherissueshappen.That'swhenIkindofwaslike,okay,I'mnotgoingonthismerry-go-roundof,you'regoingtotakeamedicinethat'sgoingtocauseanotheraccident,oranotherissue,andsoyoucantakeanothermedicine,oryoutakeanothermedicine.Idon't,Ijustdon'tgodownthatpath.
JonathanOtto: Whatweretheotherissues?
Patient25: Ican'tremembernow.[00:06:00]JonathanOtto:
Youcan'trememberwhatsymptomswerebeingcausedbylupus?Orbythedrugs?
Patient25: Oh,bythemedicines,that'swhatIwastalkingabout.
JonathanOtto: Whatwerethey?
Patient25: Oneofthemwasthesideeffect,theysaiditcouldcauseyoutoloseyoureyesight.I'mlike,Idon'treallythinkIwanttotakeariskwithmyeyesight,youknow?Itwasnothelpingme.Ican'tevenrememberthenameofthemedicine,I'dhavetogobackandlookatmyhistory.
JonathanOtto: Whenyoustartedtakingthedrugs...
Patient25: Oh.
JonathanOtto: Whatwasthesymptoms?
Patient25:[00:06:30]
IthinkmaybeIcouldn'tsleepthen.Theymademetoohyper.BecauseIwastiredallthetime,sowhateverdrugtheygaveme,itmademetoohyper.Thenthey'relike,"Wellwecangiveyouasleepingpill."AndI'mlike,"Idon'tthinkI'mgoingthere."
JonathanOtto: Okay.
Patient25: I'mjustgoingtoquittakingthedrug.
JonathanOtto: Cool.
Patient25: Ididthingslikeexercise.Then,that'swhatIsaid,whenIwassittingthere,IsawthissegmentonDr.Osborne'spatient.Iwaslike,"Ineedtogogettested."Myhusbandthoughthewasaquackatfirst,butthenhegottestedtoo,andherealizedthathe'snot.Hehelpedmyhusbandalot.I'vesentlotsofpeopletohimtoo.
[00:07:00] Iliketobehisadvocate,Iliketotelleverybodyabouthowawesomeitis.BecauseifyoutoldmebeforeIgottested.Evenlikethedayhetoldme,"Youcan'thaveanymoregrains."
I'mlike,"Doesthatincludepopcorn?"BecauseIeatpopcorneverynight.
Andhe'slike,"Well,I'mnotthefoodNazi,butwhateverittakes."AndwhenIquitit,Iwaslike,Ican'tbelievethatthisis...ThewayIwasfeelingiscausedbywhatIwaseating.Becauseliterallywithinthreedays,mylifehadchanged.Justbynoteatingbadthings.
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It'sreallyhardtodescribeIthink,unlessyouexperienceit.Idon'tknow.[00:07:30]JonathanOtto:
Doesitmakeyouhappy?
Patient25: Ohyeah,I'mveryhappy.Ican'tgiveanybetterdescriptionsforitthan,itwasalifechange.Itchangedmylifedrastically.
JonathanOtto: Whodoyouhave,whatsignificantpeopledoyouhaveinyourlife?
Patient25: Mychildren.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
Patient25:[00:08:00]
Yeah.Andmydaughterisnowtestingherchildren,becauseit'sgenetic.Eventhoughshewouldalwayshaveastomachacheaftersheate,shewouldneverreallybelievethatitwaswhatshewaseatingthatwouldcauseit.Sonowshe'sgonethroughthetesting,andtheyjustgottheresultsbackprobablywithinthelastmonth.Herbabiesarereallysick,sotheybreakoutinhivesandthingslikethat.It'sprobablyallbecauseof,betweenherandherhusbandbeingsosensitivetowhattheyeat,it'scausingthekids...
[00:08:30]
Herhusbandwasactuallydiagnosed.Hewasdiagnosedwithceliacwhenhewasyounger,liketwoorthree.He'sinhismid-thirtiesnow.Buthismotherdidn'tbelieveit,soshelethimeateverythinghewanted,allthoselies,andnowhe'sgotreallymajorproblems.
Ican'teventhink,thatifIhadsufferedallmylifewithnotknowing.Youjustthink,oh,you'vegotlupus,andthere'snothingyoucando.Eventhoughyoutrytodoeverything,likeexercise,youdothisorthat.Tothinkthatitwasreallyjustachangeofdietthatchangedthelife.It'sprettyincredible.
It'sbecauselikeIsaid,it'sbeensolongthatIforgothowbaditwas,becauseIwanttoeraseallthebadmemories.
[00:09:00]JonathanOtto:
Iwantyouto...
Patient25: Itwasreallypainful,mybodyjustached.Itjustachedliketherewerevicegripsonmyarmsandshouldersandlegsandstuff.Likesomebodywasjustsqueezingthem,andyoucouldn'tdoanythingaboutit.Itwasjustreallypainful.Likethat.
JonathanOtto: And...
Patient25:[00:09:30]
Andthentheextremeexhaustion.That'stheotherthing.Iwasjustalwaystired.Icouldnevergetanyenergy,never.Justalways,"It'stimetogotakeanothernap."I'dtakefourorfivenapsaday,aftersleepingallnight.
MyfamilyreallylikeditwhenIgotbetter,becausethenIwasmoresocialanddidn'thavetoalwaysbeoffsleeping.Itwaslike,fibromyalgia,whereyoualwaysfeellikeyou'retiredandthingslikethat.Theythoughtitwasthat,too.TheythoughtIhadacombination.
JonathanOtto: Andthat's...
Patient25: ButIwasthekindofpersonthatIpushedthroughnomatterwhat.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
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Patient25:[00:10:00]
IstilldidwhatIneededtobedoing.Ithinkifitwas,somebodywhodidn'thaveasmuchdriveanddeterminationasIdid,itwouldhaveflatknockedthemout.Theyprobablywouldn'thaveevenbeenabletowork,orthingslikethat.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
Patient25:[00:10:30]
Ithinkthatitactuallywasdifferentforme.BecauseI'mmoreofashyperson,anddidn'tlikebeingaroundpeople.ButsinceIchanged,I'mmoresocial.I'mnotsoantisocialandsoshyaroundpeople,sinceI'vechanged.Butyou'reright,itwasalotofpain.Theyalsocalleditchronicfatiguesyndrome.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
Patient25: Butbackthen,Iguesstherewasn'tasmuchknowledgeandscienceandresearchasthereisnowabout,andIprobablyshouldhavelookedatajournalorlookedatmyhistoryorsomethinglikethat.Becausewhenyousaidthataboutthepain,it'slike,Ididtakeoffwork.Itookaleaveofabsence,youknow?Becausethepainwassobad,andtheexperiencewassobad.
[00:11:00] Well,becauseIwasasingleparentwiththreechildren.Youdon'thavethoseluxuries.Youdon'thavetheluxuriesofoh,Ican'tdothis,
JonathanOtto: Canyourememberthedaywhenyousubmittedyouknow,myleaveofabsence?
Patient25: Idon'trememberthatspecifically.IjustknewtherewasasummerthatIdid.ThatIdidn'tworkforabout,twotothreemonths,theyletmetakeoff,justtoseeifIcouldfindoutwhatwasgoingon,andfindthecauseofwhatwas...
[00:11:30]
Themostimportantthingtodoistofindoutifit'ssomethinginyourdiet.Becauseeverybody,it'sdifferent.Itcouldbesomethingdifferent.Butitcanmakeadistractchange.Becauseinmylife,likeIsaid,itwasonlythreedays.
Iknowsomepeoplegosixweeksortwomonthsorthreemonthsbeforetheycanfigureoutwhatmakesthembetter.Iwasblessed,Iwasreallyblessedthatwithinthreetofivedays,Iwasjustlike,wow,thisislifechanging.Icanstayawake,I'mnotinpain,Icandothings.MyfamilyishappythatI'mback.Thingslikethat.
[00:12:00] Ithinkthateachpersonistheirownbestadvocate.Thatifyouhaveissuesthatyouneedtodoyourownresearch.Youneedtowatchandlearneverythingthatyoucanlearn.Forsomebodythat'sgoingagainstmainstreammedicine,andtryingtofindalternativestohelpingpeoplelivebetterlives,Ithinkthat'sthebestadviceIcouldgiveanybody,wouldbetofindoutwhatworksforthem.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 26 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 26 Patient26: SoIwasthefirstoneinthefamilytoactuallystartit.Mymom'sbeenwantingtodothisforalong
time,bewiththeOsborne's.I'mtheonewhostartedit.Wegottestedanditshowedallthemarkersfortheglutenintoleranceforme.
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Iwasonitfor2years.IwenttoOU.I'mincollegenow.IwenttoOUandIwenttoA&MandthissummerIwenttoDisneyWorld.IdecidedIwasdone.IdecidedIwasgoingtoeatthenormalfoodthereandnotgettheglutenfreefoodthattheyhad.IdidthatforaboutaweekandIcamebackandIgotreallysickfor2monthsstraight.Thelast2monthsIhadreallybadgaspains.WethoughtIhadtogotoagastroenterologisttogetscoped.Allbecauseofmegettingoffthediet.Thatwasareallyhugewakeupcallforme.
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I'llbehonestwhenIwasfirstonthisdietIbelievedinitbutIdidn'treallyfullydoit.Iwouldgoouttoeateverynowandthenwithfriendsyouknowandbecausecollege.That'swhatkidsdoincollege.Whynot?IwouldcookformyselfathomeandthenIwouldgooutontheweekendswithfriendsandeatoutwiththem,soIwasn'tfullyonit,butafterDisneyWorldIcamebackandIrealizedthatitreallyisabigdeal.NowIhavebeenfullyonit,cookingformyself,fullyonthePaleoDiet.Nograinsandwhatnot.Justfullydoingitcompletelynow.
[00:02:00]
Symptomsandstuff,sinceI'vebeenonit.Iusedtohavemassivemigraines.Itcompletelywentaway.Iusedtohavereallybad,notasthma,justsnifflingmynoseandstuff.Thathasbeenmuchbetteralso.Twootherthings,whenIwasakidIusedtohavereallybadnosebleedsandIusedtohavereallybadstutteringandthosehavealmostcompletelygonetoo.Ihaven'thadanosebleedsinceliterallysinceIstartedthistwoyearsagoandthestutteringhasalmostcompletelygoneasyoucansee.Thosearethemainthings.
JonathanOtto: Soyouhaven'tstutteredbecauseofyourCeliac.
Patient26: Yeah.WellIguessso.It'sjustweirdbecausesinceI'vestartednowithascompletelygonenowprettymuch.Iwasreallybad.Icouldbarelytalk.RightnowIwouldbestutteringthewholetime.Youcouldbarelyunderstandme.It'salmostgonefromsinceIstartedit.
JonathanOtto: That'sincredible.
Patient26:[00:02:30][00:03:00]
Yeah.Iknow.It'sweird.LikeIsaidIdidn'tthinkthiswascompletelylegituntilstufflikethatstartedshowingup.Iwasgettingthatmuchbetterandthestuttering,thenosebleeds,themigraines,allthatstuffwentaway.Thingsyoudidn'tevenknowaboutjustcompletelygoaway.LikeIsaidthemigraines.Yougetalotmoreenergyandstuff.It'sweirdandthingsyoudon'tknowthatyouhavewilljustgoawayovertime.Youjustfeelbetter.Havingtheconfidencetodothis.Youhavetobeconfidentindoingthis.Peoplejudgeyoualot,especiallylikeIsaidbeingincollegeandwhatnot.Peoplethinkyou'reweirdonthisdiet.Yougooutwithfriendsandthey'relike,"Soyouwanttogoouttoeat?"andblah,blah,blah.I'mlike,"Ican't".They'relike,"Why?".I'mlike,"BecauseIdon'twanttokillmyself"prettymuch.Yeah.I'dsaydefinitelyforsure.EspeciallylikeIsaidbeingincollegeit'shardtodobutit'stotallyworthitintheend.
Patient26:[00:03:30]
Ireallywanttogetawarenessoutonthissubject.YetyouafterthediagnosisofCeliacDiseaseare3timesmoreatriskofcommittingsuicidethannon-Celiacpeers.
Patient26: Ididn'tknowthat.Wow.
JonathanOtto: Andnowmetellingyouthat,isthatashocktoyou?
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Patient26: Kindof,yeah.Definitely,yes.
JonathanOtto: Butcouldyouunderstandwhatthosekidsaregoingthrough?
Patient26:[00:04:00]
Yeah.ImeanespeciallylikeIsaidincollegeandstuff.Icanunderstandthosethoughtsandwhatnot,butyeah.Imeanthismakesyoufeelsomuchbetter.Yeah.Incollegethattotallymakessenseandwiththisdiet.Atfirstsociallyyouthinkit'sgoingtoruinyourlifesocially,butImeanyoujustgetusedtoit.Youhavetoworkaroundyourlifesociallyandstuff.There'scertainplacesyoucangotothathavePaleofoodoryoucanbringyourownfoodandjusteatthat.
[00:04:30]
Overtimeyourfriends,whoeveryouhangoutwiththey'llunderstandovertimethateatingtobewhoyouare.LikeIsaidI'mgoingouttoeatallthetime.Imeanit'sgreattotalktoyourfriends,butImeanyou'reputtingallthisgarbageinyourbody.You'reruiningyourbodyatthesametimeasyou'regainingyoursociallifeatthesametime,butyoucanstillbehealthyandhaveasociallifewithyourfriendsincollege.Youjusthavetoworkaroundit.
[00:05:00][00:05:30]
AtfirstlikeIsaiditkindofsucks,butyougetusedtoit.Youworkaroundit.Youfindwaystoworkaroundit.YoufindwaystoworkyourlifearounditandalsoyoustarttomeetpeoplewhoarelikePaleotoo.It'salmostlikeacommoncharacteristic.Makesyoumakemorefriendstoo.Iknowitsoundscrazy,butI'vealsometpeoplewhoarePaleoandtheythinkit'sreallycoolandIbecomefriendswiththem.It'slikesometimeseatingthisyouthinktoyourself,"I'dratherjusteatthefoodandjustdealwiththesufferinglateronandhaveabettersociallifenow",butnowthatI'monitI'mgladIdiditnow.
[00:06:00]
Ididitearlybecausemostpeoplewhoaredoingthisaredoingitlateronwhenthey'vealreadybeenthroughsurgery,beenthroughmedicationsandallthatstuff.AtleastIhaven'tbeenthereyet.I'mgladI'mstartingearly.It'sdefinitelybettertodoitthantonotiswhatI'msaying.I'vebeentocollegeparties.Iseeallthesepeoplebeingthelifeofthepartydrinking.IlookatmyselfandI'mlike,"Okay.That'sfunfornow,butthinkaboutthat10yearslater,it'sgoingtocomebackatyouandjustreallyhurtyou."
Ithinkaboutme.I'mreallygladI'mnotlikethateventhoughIwishIwashavingthatmuchfun.ImeanI'dmuchratherbehealthylateronthanbelikethat.Imeanitmakesyoubewhoyoureallyareinsteadofbesomeonewhoyou'renotlikepeopletrytobethelifeofthepartywhenthey'rejusttryingtogetattention,youknow,berealpopularandstuff.LikeIsaidI'dratherbeonthis.BewhoIactuallyamthantryandbelikethatand,youknow,sufferlateron.
[00:06:30] It'sactuallyweirdbecauseIliterallyjustthoughtofthatwhenIwasintheroom.Ijustthoughtofthatnow.Seeyoujustthinkofthingsovertimelikeyouneverevenrealizeuntilafteryou'reonthediet.Thingsstartpoppingupyou’relike,"Whoa,Ididn'tevenrealizethatstopped."It'scrazy.Ididn'teventhinkaboutthatuntillike30minutesagothatthatstopped.Again,it'slikebeingdifferentdoingthisdiet.
[00:07:00] Again,itsoundsweird,butitalmostmakesyouwanttobedifferentinotherwaystoo.Iwouldn'tsaythatI'mlikesocially...Okay.Iamkindofsociallyawkward,butIdon'tlikechange.Goingtocollegewaskindofhardformetomakefriendsandstuff.I'llbehonest,becauseIwasatUniversityofOklahomafirstandIwenttoA&Mitwaskindofhardtotransitionandstuff.
[00:07:30]
Imeanbeingonthedietitshowsmethatchangeisagoodthing.GoingfromeatingcraptoeatinglikeIamnow.Ithasalsoconvincedme,givenmeconfidencetojoinotherclubs.Beoutsidemycomfortrealmandmeetotherpeople.
Withtheeatingout,youthinkitwoulddegradeyoursociallife,italsohelpsyoubylikethatway,youknowchange.It'smuchbetter.Idon'thaveto,like,everytimeIseeagirljustrunawaypretty
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much.I'llbehonestthat'showIusedtobelike.Nowmoreconfidence.Icanactuallytalktothem.It'sgreat.It'smuchbetterthanitusedtobethat'sforsure.
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Imeanit'snicetohavepeaceofmindthatlateronI'llbehealthy,beabletosupportagoodfamily,youknowhopefullyhaveagoodjob.Beinghealthyisahugepartofthat.I'mgladthatatleastlateronIwon'thavediabetesoranythinglikethat.That'sagreatpeaceofmind.Also,speakingofthat,hopefullywhenyouaremarriedandhavekidsandstuffyou'rehopingtheworldingeneral.Hopefullyyoucanconvincethemtogoonthedietaswell.Likeyousaidiftheyhaveautoimmunediseaseyoucanconvincethemandthenyourkidswilleventuallyfollowyourpathandmaybeyourfamilyaswell.It'salmostlikeitspreadshopefully.Thisislikethestartbutitwillspreadeventually.Helppeopleallovertheworld.
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Again,itishardatfirsttochange,butyou'llthankyourselflateron.Forthefirstyearortwoyou'llbelike,"IwishIcouldeatthat",blahblahblah,butlateronyoudon'tevenhavethedesiretoeatanymore.Youknowit'sgoingtoruinyousoyouwouldmuchrathereatthestuffthat'sgoingtokeepyoualivetheneatthestuffthattastesgood.It'sdefinitelyaninitialchallengebutyougetoverit.Justdon'tgoback.Justthinkaboutwhatthepositiveswillbe.Don'tthinkabouthowit'sgoingtohurtyouinitially.Thinkaboutlateron.Peopledon'tdothat.Theydon'tthinkabouthowit'sgoingtoaffectyoulateron.That'sreallywhatmatters,right?Sothinkaboutthefuture.Imeannoonecaresaboutyourtastebuds.It'snotgoingtotasteasgoodatfirst,buteventuallyyougetusedtoitandeventuallyyouadaptandeventuallyit'sjustyoudon'twanttogoback.
JonathanOtto: Youstartenjoyingit.
Patient26: Yeah.
JonathanOtto: Youenjoyyourfood?
Patient26:[00:10:00]
Yeah.Imeanhonestlytherealotofgoodstuffthat'sPaleomadeoutthererightnow.Cookingforyourselfmakesyoumoreself-sufficientwhichisalsogood.Definitely.Especiallyastimegoesonitwillgetbetterandbetter.TherewillbemorerestaurantsthatarePaleo.Theinitialstartistough,butlateronitwillgetbetterandbetter.
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TOM O’BRYAN, DC, CCN, DACBN
“I have seen too much su� ering. And it’s unnecessary su� ering. 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 � lled with joy and hope. � ank
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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
To deliver you Betrayal: The Autoimmune Disease Solution They’re Not Telling You, Dr. Tom O’Bryan teamed up with renowned film/documentary director and producer, Jonathan Otto who has dedicated his life to 'telling the truth' through film, harnessing the power of personal stories. As you gather vital information in these revealing interviews with experts, you will also be touched on a personal level and be able to feel hope as you journey into the lives of others as they bear their heart and soul. As you learn this breathtaking information to protect your health, each expert will guide you into a path of health and happiness.
PATIENT 27 INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
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PATIENT CASE STUDY 27 Patient27:[00:00:30]
...IfollowedmykidswhowenttoseeaFunctionalMedicinedoctor.Weallgotonthediettogether,andsomeweirdsymptomsthatIhadhadforyears,andyears,andyearsstartedtoimprove.Ieventuallywenttoseehimmyself.Mychiefcomplaintwas,"I'manRN,andmyhusband'sasurgeon,andI'vebeenlimpingforeightyears."Itwouldcomeandgo.ItwouldgetsobadIcouldjustbarelywalkaroundmyhouseandthenit'dgoawayagain.Eventually,astimewentbyitstayed.
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Iwentandhada...Myhusbandx-rayedmyfeetandputmeinabootthinkingitwasplantarfasciitis.Thatneverhelped.WethoughtmaybeIhadastrokeIrecoveredfrom,orwereallydidn'tknowwhatitwas.WhenIwenttoaFunctionalMedicinedoctor,hedidalotoftestingonme,andIgotonaspecialdiet,andIhadawholelotofotherthingsIhadnoideawasrelatedtoallofthis,whichwasneurologicalthatstartedimproving.
[00:01:30]
Oneofthemthatwas...Acoupleofthemthatwerereallyscary,oneofthemwasforabout15years,periodically,whenI'deat,I'dchokeonmyfood.Ithought,"Oh,Ihaveasthma.Iamanxietyridden.I'mnotpayingattentionwhenIeat,"butthenIrealizedIwaschokingevenonwater.SometimesI'dchokeandI'mnoteveneatinganything.Justthesalivainmythroat,Iwouldchoke.Infact,itwassobadsometimeswhenIwaseating,Iwouldactuallyrunoutofthehouseandbetryingtocatchmybreath.Ijustthoughtitwasanxiety.
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Iwenttoanallergist,anddidabunchoftestingatanallergistandthoughtIhadasthma,andIgotthestuffthatyouinjectyourselfwithincase,foranaphylacticreaction.Ihadsomeemergencyasthmamedicine,butweneverreallyknewwhatitwas.Oneofthescarierthingswasatnight,sometimesI'dbesleeping,anditwasworsewhenIhadacold.Iwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandnotbeabletobreathe,somuchsothatI-TherewasonetimeitwasreallyscaryandIfellinthefloor,andforagood20minutesIwaslike...youknowlike,justnotbeingabletobreathe,andneverconnectedthatallofthiswasrelated.Itwasallaneurologicalthingthatwasgoingon.
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Ihadsomanythings.SeeingthatIcan'teatacertainwayandit'ssomethingthataffectedmybodyfromaveryyoungage.Whenyou'vehadsomeofthesethings15,20years,30yearssomeofthem,youdon'teventhinkit'sunusualbecauseyou'vejusthaditforsolong.Youjustthink,"Iinheritedthatdizziness.MybrotherhadMeniere'sdisease.Okay,IguessIinheritedthat.Ihavedizziness."Therewasaperiodwhenmyson,who's21now,wassix.Myhusbandwasoutoftown,tooktwoofthemtoDisneyWorld.IwashomewithtwoofthemandIgotreallybaddizzinessforthreeweeks.Ilostabouttenpounds.Ithought,"Well,maybeIgotavirus."
[00:04:00]
Ifinallywenttotheemergencyroom.Theydidabunchoftestingonme.They'relike,"Wecan'tfindanything."IthoughtitwasmaybeevenanxietybecauseIhadfourkidsreallyclosetogether,likefourkidsinsixyears.Oneofthemwasbornfourmonthsearly,soIhadalotofstressatthattime.Youthinkit'sstress,it'sanxiety,butafterthreeweeks,thedizzinessallofasuddendisappeared.Someofthesethingsjustcameandwentovertheyears,andyoujustdon'tconnectthatthey'rerelatedtoanything.
[00:04:30][00:05:00]
AsIwasgettingworse,aboutthetimeIwenttoOsborne,Iwouldtripveryeasily.Iwouldfall.Weusedtomakeabigjokeaboutit.I'maklutz.I'dfall.Theonethatwasbornrealprematurethat'snow,sheis23yearsold.Whenshehadjustcomehomefromthehospital,Iwasgoingdownthestaircasewithher,holdingher,inahurryandItrippedandIfell,andshefellhalfwaydownthestaircase.ThankGodshewasokay.Shedidgetacrack,butshewasokay.Irememberatthattime,whichwas23yearsago,whenithappened,it'slike,"AhI'malwaystrippingonthatfoot.I'malwaystrippingonit."Myneighborcameoverandhehadhergotothehospital.Itwasadisasterbutshewasfine.Iwaslike,"I'malwaystrippingonthatleg.WhydoIalwaystriponthatleg?"
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Thisiswhathappenedeightyearsago,thenIcouldn'twalkonthatleg.EightyearsagoIcouldn'twalkonit.Istartedlimpingreallybad.Wedidn'tconnectthattowhathappenedyearsbefore,that,"Ohyeah,that'sright.IalwaysthoughtItrippedonthatleg."Thisstuffhasbeengoingon30years,probablysincemyyoungtwenties,I'vehadneurologicalthingsgoingonthatIneverconnectedthemtogether,andIcertainlyneverconnectedthemtowhatIwaseating.
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It'sneurological,thebalance,thedizziness,thetripping.It'sjust,youthinkyou'reaklutzbutitwasactuallyconnectedtomyleg,notbeingabletowalk,alltheotherneurologicalstuffIhadgoingonthatIdidn't-Ifit'sglutenataxiaorMS,whatever,itwassuchaslowprocessthatIjustdidn'tconnectitwithanythinguntilneartheveryendwhenIfinallydidseesomebody.Ihadalotgoingon.Bothmyparentspassedaway.IwouldwalkthedogswithmyhusbandintheeveningandItoldhim-LikeIsaid,he'sasurgeon,I'manRN...Isaid,"Wayne,Ifeellikesomebodypouredconcreteinmyshoes.Thisisnotnormal."Isaid,"Ifeellikemyshoeshaveconcreteinthem,"andhe'slike-That'swhenhestarted,"Youdon'twanttogotoaneurologist.Ifyougotoaneurologist,it'sgoingtobenothinggoodandthere'snothingtheycandoforyouanyway."
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AboutthistimewasthetimeIwenttotheFunctionalMedicinedoctorandtookmykids,andthenIstartedgettingbetter.Iwaslike,"Ohmygoodness.Allthisstuffwasrelated."Allthisstuff,over30years-Okay,onethingwe'vebeenmarried33years.SinceI'vebeenmarried,I'veneverbeenabletokeepmyringsonduringthedaybecausemyfingerswouldswell.Iwasalwaystakingthemoffandputtingthemsomewhere.Ihadoneofmydiamondsstolenyearsago.Ineverreplacedit,whichI'mokay.I'mnotajewelryperson.Thirty-threeyearsI'vebeenmarried,myfingershavebeenswelling.
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SinceIdidtheFunctionalMedicinediet,theystoppedswelling.Theydon'tswellanymoreatall.Thatwasmywholelife,youknow?It'sbeenprettyamazing.ImadealistbecauseIwasdepressed,wellnotdepressed.Ireallyamnotthetypethatgetsdepressed.Iwasannoyed.I'mveryactivesoIwasannoyed,"Ican'tgoatthepaceIwanttogoat,"becauseI'mveryactive.Iusedtowalk.Iusedtorunsixmilesaday,thenitgottowhereIwalkedsixmiles,orfivemilesday,andthenitgottowhereIcouldn'tdoitanymore.Iswitchedtodoinganellipticallikeeightyearsago.Idoanellipticalthreeandahalfhoursaday.It'samazing.Icandoit.Icandohitsonit,youknow,high-intensityeveryfiveminutesonit,anddothreeandahalfmiles.Iliftweightsthreetimesaweek,butIcan'twalk!Ican'twalklikenormally.Sometimesitgetsalittlebitbetterbeingonthediet,butithasn'tgoneawaycompletelyatall.
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ItfrustratesmesoImakemylittlelist,keptitinmydeskdrawer,andeverytimeIthinkofsomething,"Ohwow."Justliketheringfinger,"Wow."Myhandsandfeethavebeengettingcoldmywholemarriedlife.Iusedtoputmyfeetonmyhusbandandhe'dgo,"Getthemawayfromme.It'slikeyou'redeadorsomething."Thatwasjustkindofourjoke.Ihadcoldhandsandfeet,andIdon'thaveitanymore.Istartedmakingthislistjustto,whenthesethingswouldpopuplike,"Wow,thatwentaway."Ihadityears,andIjusthavealistbackandforthofthingswrittendownthatimprovedwhenIswitchedovertothediet.
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Well,youknowwhat?Youjustwanttobehealthy.Whenyougetolder,youjustwanttobehealthyandbeabletostayactive.IliterallyprayeverydayIdon'tendupinawheelchair,walker,oracane.IunderstandifIpossiblyhaveMS,thatcouldpossiblyhappenbutI'mdoingeverythingIcannottoletthathappen.Iknowit'snotconventionalmedicine.That'snotgoingtowork.I'vereadalotofbooksaboutMS.Conventionalmedicineisverydepressing.
JonathanOtto: Theydon'thaveanysolutionsforyou.
Patient27:
Ohno,it'sjustdrugsthatdon'tworkandthey'renoteven-Well,numberone,there'stwotypesofMS.Onethatyourotateinandoutof,whichifIhadit,that'swhatIhadwhenIwasyounger.Thenitgoestoprogressive,whichmeansyouhaveitallthetime.Itjustslowlygetsworse.Noneofthemedicinesworkforprogressive.Noneofthemworkverygoodanyway.
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[00:10:00] They'reterriblyexpensive,buttheydon'twork.Theydon'tworkwell.BecauseIwasinthemedicalsystem,Iknewthat'sthelastthingIwouldwanttodoisbeonabunchofpillsfortherestofmylife.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.
Patient27: Thatdon'twork.
JonathanOtto: Thisisyourlist?
Patient27: Yes.That'smylist.
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Well,Iactuallyrewroteittoupdateit.Ikeepitinmydesk.WheneverIthinkofanything,Irunoverthereandtrytowriteitdown.WhenIwaslookingatittodaytorewriteitalittlebit,that'sgoodhandwriting.Actually,myhandwritingwentfromchickenscratch.Ithought"Ohwow.IguessI'mgettinglazyasIgetolder."Myhandwritingwashorrid.Myhandwritingisbetternow.Youcanactuallyreaditnow.
Itlookedlikedoctor'shandwriting.Ijustthought"OhI'mgettingimpatient,whatever."Itoldmyhusband,"Wayne,mysignature'sbetternow.It'samazing."
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OnethingIknow,thinkit'satthetopofthelist,oneofthefirstthingswhenIwasaboutfourmonthsintothediet,IusedtoalwaysbeabletopushmyselfuponthecounterandgetwhatIwantedbecausewehaverealhighceilingsinourhouse.Ifyouwantsomethinguphighinthecabinets,youhavetogetonthecountertogetit.I'vealwaysbeenveryactive,workouteveryday.I'vebeenveryactive.IalwayspushedmyselfontothecounterandwouldgetwhatIwant.
Aboutayearandahalf,twoyearsago,beforeIstartedallofthis,Iwasnotabletodothat.Ihadtomoveastoolovertothecountertoclimbuponitandgetsomething.Ijustcouldn'tdoit,andIdidn'tthinkanythingaboutit.I'm57.Ijustthought"Okay,I'moldnow.Iguessfromnowonyoumovethestooloverandyougetwhatyouwant."
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Aboutfourmonthsintothediet,Iwasn'teventhinkingaboutit,andIpushedmyselfuponthecounter.Iwaslike"Ohmygosh.What?"IguessIwaslosingmusclestrength,maybethecoordinationandlosingmusclestrength.Myhusbandtheotherday.we'vebeenmarried33years,hedoesthingstoannoymeonpurposesometimes.Iwasalwaysreallystrongandwecouldwrestleorwhatever.Icanpushhimhalfwayacrosstheroom.He's6'1.
[00:12:30] Hedidsomethingtheotherdaytoannoyme.Westartedwrestling.Hewaslike"Holywhatever.You'recomingback."Iwaspushinghimacrosstheroomagain.Ithoughtnothingofit.I'mgettingolder.That'sallyouthink.Youdon'tthinkyourmusclesaregettingwasted,especiallywhenyouworkout.Youdon'tthinkyou'rewasting,butthat'swhatitwas.Ithadtodowiththeglutengraincausingmusclewasting.
[00:13:00] Ihavethreedaughters,andtheyallweartheLululemonyogapants.IcouldnotwearLululemonyogapants.Ilookedridiculousinthem.Itwaslaughable.
JonathanOtto: Why?
Patient27: Iwasneveroverweight.Myhusband,hehasthesesyndromes.HesaysthatIhavesomebizarreKevorkiansyndrome,XYZwhatever.ItwaslikeajokebecauseIhadallthisweirdstuffthatdidn'treallyfitanything.
[00:13:30] Mybodywasrealheavyhere,butIwasrealskinnyuptopandsortofwastedlooking.ItwasajokewhenIputonYogapants.Weliterallywouldrollaroundonthefloorandlaugh.That'show
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badIlooked,okay?
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Aboutayearandahalfortwoyears,yeahayearandahalfintothediet,IwentwithoneofmydaughterswhodoesCrossfitandeverything.Wewentandtryingonyogapants.She'slike"Mom,thoseactuallylookgoodonyou."Iwaslike"Noway.Noway."Iwaslike"Ohwaitaminute,thosedon'tlookasbadastheyusedtolook."Myhusbandwaslike"That'ssoweird."NowIwearthemallthetime.IcoverupwhenIgoplacesandthingslikethat,butIjustlooklikeanormalpersonnow,wearingyogapants.
JonathanOtto: Isnicetofeelwomanly?
Patient27: Heckyeah.57.No,butIalwayscouldhideinthingslikethis,butinyogapantsyoucan't.Ijustthought"Thisisjustme.I'mbornwiththisweirdobody."
[00:14:30]JonathanOtto:
Doyoufeelattractive?
Patient27: Huh?
JonathanOtto: You'reinarelationshipwithyourhusband.Isitnicetofeelwomanlyandattractivetoyourhusband?
Patient27:[00:15:00]
Yeah,andIalwayshave,butIcouldn'twearyogapants.NowIcanwearfrickenyogapants.Itwasmybody.Musclewasting,that'swhatitcauseswhenyou'reglutenintolerant.Itcausesmusclewasting.Allthat'smusclewasting,notbeingabletopushuponthecounter,thestrengthcomingback,thebodyshapechanging.That'sallmuscle,whichcomesfromeatingsomethingIwasn'tsupposedtoeat.
InevergotanofficialdiagnosisbythetimeIgottoafunctionalmedicinedoctor.IrealizedIhadsomethingseriouslyneurologicallygoingon.Iwasgettingbetterandtherewasn'tanyneedtogotoanybodyelse.
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Myfunctionalmedicinedoctorgavemesomanythingstodo.OnethinghetoldmeIcoulddoIwaslike"I'mnotgoingtobeabletodothat"becauseIhadlosttheabilitytojumprope.Hesaid,"No,youneedtogotryanddoitnow.Don'tdoitwithshoeson."Icanjumpropeagain.Thatwasanewthing.That'sbeenafewmonths.Myhusbandsatthereandwatchedmedoit.HesawmewhenIwastryingtojumpropeandIcouldn'tdoit.Ihadbeenabletodoit.HesawmeayearandahalfagoIcouldn'tdoitanymore.Hethinksit'sreallyneatthatIcanjumpropenow.Hegoes"You'relikesomebodyatCrossfitjumpingropenow."Istillcan'twalkthatgreat.
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I'veactuallybeenkeepingthisbecauseprobablythemainthingwasaninabilitytowalk.Ihadbeenlimpingforabouteightyears.WhenIwenttoafunctionalmedicinedoctor,IslowlystartedgettingbetterwhenIgotonthedietthatIoriginallyhadtakenmykidsfor.Igotonthedietwiththem.MysymptomssomeofthemIdidn'tevenreallyrealizewereanythingthatwaswrongwithme.Ijusthadcometolivewithit.Theystartedgettingbetter.
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I'lljuststartwithoneandgoallthewaydown.I'vebeenmarried33years.FromthetimerightbeforewewerefirstmarriedwhenIwasabout23yearsold,myhairhadbeenfallingout.IstartedusingRogainereallyyoung.Myhusband'sadoctor,andhewasabletogetitforme.Istartedusingitreallyyoungbecausemymotherhadhadallherhairfallout,soIwasveryparanoidthatthatwasgoingtohappentome.
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Muchfurtheralonginthisprocess,Ihadstartedfallingalot.IhadjustthoughtIwasklutzyandnotpayingattention.Wewouldlaughaboutitasafamily.Iwouldtripoverthisandtripoverthat.
Westartedhikingprobablyabouttenyearsago.InoticedwhenIhikedmyankleswouldjustbe
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realwobblyandgiveout,soIhadtogethightophikingboots.Ialwayssaid,"OhIhaveweakankles.Ihavetoalwayswearhightophikingboots."Thatwentaway.Idon'thavetowearanykindofanklesupportanymore.
JonathanOtto: That'sawesome.[00:18:00]Patient27:
Mygaithasbeenoffforeightyears.Mygait'sbeenoffbecauseI'vebeenlimping.IhadsoresallovermyfeetbecauseIwillnotstopwalking,yetIwalkwithahorriblelimp.Imayhavehadeightto10soresonmyfeetatonetime.I'mdowntoonenow,whichformeisgreatbecauseitreallymakesitdifficulttowearshoesanddowhatyouwanttodo.
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AnotherreallyscarysymptomIhadthatIhadnoideawasrelated,foraboutthelast10,15yearswhenIwouldeatsometimes,evendrinkwater,orwhenIwasn'teveneating,Iwouldchokeonmyfood.Itwouldgodownthewrongway.I'dbelikegaspingforbreath.SometimesitwassobadIwouldliterallyrunoutinthefrontyard,juststandupandjusttrytocatchmybreath.Thathasbeengoingoffandonforabout15years.Ithoughtagainitwasanxiety,eatingtoofast.
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AnothersymptomthatwasreallyscarywassometimesinmysleepIwouldwakeupandIcouldn'tbreathe.Therewouldbeabunchoffluidinmythroat,andIcouldn'tbreath.Itwaslikeyou'redrowning,you'rechokingtodeath.Thatwasreallyscary.TherewereacoupleoftimesthatIthinkIcouldhavemaybedied.WethoughtIwashavinganasthmaattack.Iwenttoanallergistanddidlungcapacityonme,didabunchofallergytesting,andendedupgivingmeaninhalantandgavemeEpiPenbecausewethoughtmaybetherewassomethingI'mreactingtoo.Thatwasneverwhatitwas,butwewerethinkingitwassomekindofasthmatypething.
Patient27:[00:20:30]
ArealrecentoneafterIstartedonthedietwasIhadnot...Wehaverealhighceilingsinmyhouse,andIhadnotbeenabletopushmyselfuponthecounterandjustgetwhatIwant.Ialways,thelastcoupleofyears,Ihaddraggedachairoverandclimbedupthechairandthengetit.Ithought,"Well,youknow,I'm..."AtthetimeIstartedthediet,Iwas55.Iwaslike,I'moldnowandIguessI'matthatpointthatIcan'tdothatanymore.Well,afterIwasonthedietaboutfourmonths,Ijustwasn'teventhinkingaboutit.Ipushedmyselfupandwasabletodoitagain.Idoitallthetimenow.Idon'tevenhavetothinkaboutit.IcanpushmyselfupandgetsomethingthatIwantrealhighuponthecounter,climbuponthecounterslikeIusedtowhenIwasyounger.ItreallyshockedmewhenIdiditthefirsttime.Itwaslike,"Whoa."Icalledmyhusbandandtoldhim.Isaid,"Youwouldn'tbelievewhatIjustdid."
Ihadveryseverearthritis.
JonathanOtto: Youcanactuallytellme.[00:21:00]Patient27:[00:21:30]
Ihadseverearthritis.IusedtotellmyhusbandandmydoctorthatIfeellikethere'srubberbandsinmylegs.It'ssostiffitjustfeelslikethere'srubberbands.Well,that'sgonenow.Myonereally,reallyscarythingwasmymemorywasgettingreallybad.Thatwasrealscarybecausemydaughter...IrememberonetimewewereadmittingherintonursingschoolandIaskedherseveraltimesthesamequestions...Severaltimes.Shesaid,"Mom,literallyyoujustaskedmethat."Thishappenednotinfrequentlyanditculminated,andIthrewoutahugeIRScheckintherecyclingbinthatmyhusbandhadbeentellingmeto,"Keepyoureyeonit,keepyoureyeonit."Ithrewitinthetrashandtotallyforgotaboutit.Mymemorywasgettingvery,verybad.That'snotanissueatallanymore.Thatwasreallyscary,okay?
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I'malotstrongerwhenIwalkmydogs.Theydon'tpullmedownlikearagdollanymorewhenanotherdogrunsuptous.I'mabletoholdbothofthem,andthey'rehuge.IhadacoughthatIhadforabout11months,anditwasuntil11inthemorning,Iwouldcough.ItwentawayafterIgotoffthedairycompletely.
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Ifitinmyclothing.It'smuchbetternow.Myweightdidnotchangeatall.Myclothesfitalotbetter.Theyjustlookbetteronme.Idon'thavemybloodsugarsgoupanddownanymore.Icangoalldayandeat,ornoteat,andIfeelfine.Idon'tdropthingsanymore.Iusedtodropthingsforthefirstthreehours,fourhoursinthemorning.Idon'tdothatanymore.Mybloodpressurewasgettinghigher.It'stotallynormalnow.
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Ialsohadaflyingphobia,whichmyfunctionalmedicinedoctortoldmewasgoingtobebetterthenexttimeIwent.Ithought,"There'snoway.I'vehadthismywholelife."Myflyingphobiaisalmostcompletelygone.It'samazing.Thelastweflewoverseas,Iwasableto...Iwasfinethewholetimeweflew.Ididn'teventakethevitaminpillstheygavemeto...thathelpyourelax.Ididn'tevenhavetotakethose.
Idon'tgetsickinhighaltitudesanymore.Ilovetogotothemountains,butoftenwhenIwouldgo,we'dgetupinthehighmountainsandIwouldgetnauseousandvomit.Idon'tdothatanymore.Alotofthesethingshavetodowiththedizziness.Ihaddizzinessthat...Istillhaveitsomebutit'snotassevereasisusedtobe,sothatwentaway.
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Ihadcoldhandsandfeet.Thosewentaway.Ihadnumbnessinmytoe.Itwentaway.Myweddingringfingerusedtoalwaysswell.We'vebeenmarried33yearsanditdoesn'tswellanymore.Icanleavemyringonalldaylong.Icanputmypantsonwithoutholdingontothewall.WheneverIputonmyyogapantsorwhatever,Iusedtohavetoholdontothewallandsupportmyself.Idon'thavetodothatanymore.Allthesethings,Ididn'tchangewhatIdo.Myexercisingdidnotchange.IdoexactlythesamethingI'vealwaysdone.Itdidn'thaveanythingtodowiththat.
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IusedtohaveafeelingofsomebodypouredconcreteinmyshoeswhenIwouldwalkalongdistance,whenmyhusbandandIarewalkingthedog.That'sgone.Idon'thavethatheavyfeelinginmylegsanymore.Icanjumprope.Ihadn'tbeenabletojumpropeforacoupleofyear.Myhandwritingisbacktolookinglikewhatmyhandwritingusedtolooklike,whichis...Itlookedlikechickenscratchthereforawhile...Ijustthoughtnothingofit.
Iusedtohurtmyselfalotwithstrainsandbackachesandthingslikethat.Idon'tgetanyofthatkindofthinganymore.Here'smylist.I'llprobablykeepaddingtoit.
JonathanOtto: How'sitfeel?
Patient27: Great.Imeanitwasneattoreadthroughandit'slike,"Ohyeah,that'sright.Idon'thavethatanymore."Itwasneat.
JonathanOtto: Haveyoucongratulatedyourself?
Patient27: No,IjustthankGod.
JonathanOtto: YouthankGod?[00:25:00]Patient27:
IthankGod.Oh,heckyeah.
JonathanOtto: Why?
Patient27:[00:25:30]
I'vebeenprayingforalongtimetofigureoutwhatwaswrongwithme.Alsotohelpmychildren,becausewehadsomanyissues.Iwouldhaveneverthoughtthiswasmyanswerforthat.TheyhadsomanyissuesandI'mnotapersonthatwantsmykidsinadoctor'soffice24hoursaday,becauseIknowit'snotgoingtohelpthem.Notonlyinmyfamily,myparent'sfamily.Itgoesbackgenerationsofauto-immuneissues,mentalhealthissues.Youwanttogiveyourkidsabetterfuturethanthat.Youlookatyourpastlike,"Iwantmykidstohavethefutureofmypast."You
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wanttogivethemsomethingbetter.
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That'swhyitstartedwithmytwokidscomingfirst.Idohaveoneproblem.IamCatholicandit'sbeentoughnottobeabletotaketheEucharist.That'sreallytough.Youcanhavethewineoccasionally,ifyougetuptherebythefrontbeforeitgetstakendown.Mykidsareallveryreligious.Ihaveawesomekids.They'reallreligious.Myhusband'sveryreligious.We'reveryCatholic/religious.It'sverytoughnottobeabletotaketheEucharist.It'stoughforme...Formykidstoo.Especiallymyson.Ithinkit'shardestonhim.
JonathanOtto: Whatifyoutookagluten-freeone?[00:26:30]Patient27:
Theydon'tmaketherighttypeofgluten-freeone.
JonathanOtto: Whatifyoubroughtyourownin?
Patient27:[00:27:00]
Youhavetohavespecificones.Youhavetogogetit.Youhavetobringitup...It'scalledapyx.Youhavetobringitupwithapyx.Youhavetohavespeciallyblessed,soyoucangetthewine,butyouhavetositcloseenough...Myphysiciansaiditcangetcontaminatedwiththehost...Withthegrainfromthehost.Youneedtositprettymuchnearthefrontsoyougetatthebeginning.Whenyougotoabigchurch,that'stoughtodo...Tositnearthefront.That'sprobablyliterallythehardestthingforme...Asmuchasyougiveuponthisdiet,yougetsomuchbackphysically.That'swasreallytoughformebeingCatholic.Itstillis.Itstillishard.
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IjustfigureGod...Iwaspraying,andthisisareallyoddstory,butatthetimemydadpassedaway,Iaskedforhishelpwithallthestuffthatwasgoingonwithmyfamily.Literally,thenextdayIwenttothisdoctor.Itwasverystrange.Thefriendofminethatgotmetogotothisphysician...IkeptseeingheratWholeFoodsandseeingheratWholeFoods.Shekepttellingme,"Youneedtogoseehim,youneedtogoseehim."Overaboutatwoyearperiod.Ineverseeheranymore.It'salmostlike...Ifeellikethiswasouranswer.Istillhavealotofproblemswiththehost...theEucharist.Ifeelbadaboutthat.Afunctionalmedicaldoctoristhebestroutetostart,beforeyoudoanythingelse.
JonathanOtto: Yeah.You'llbehearingwhatIwanttosaytoyouis?
Patient27:[00:28:30][00:29:00]
Findareallygoodfunctionalmedicinedoctor,whichIdon'tthinkiseasytodo.Startwiththatfirst,beforeyoutryanythingelse.I'msogladIdidn'tendupinaneurologistoffice,becauseit'smychoicetonotbeonamillionmeds.IknowwhatIprobablyhave.Ieitherhavedamagefromglutenataxia[inaudible00:28:26].Mywholelife,IwasdamagedfromitbecauseIcouldn'teatit,andIwaseatingitmywholelife.Oritsomething/similartoMS.I'vereadallaboutMS.Idefinitelychoosenottobethosemedications,becausetheydonotwork.I'vereadTerryWahlsandshedoesitallthroughherdiet.Shegotoffmeds.She'saphysician.Idefinitely,that'stherouteIwanttogo.Idon'twanttogothemedicalroute.Iknowthemedicalroute.Findagoodfunctionalmedicinedoctorandletthemworkyouup.Dowhathesays,andtrythat.Giveityourall,anddoeverythinghesays.Sticktoitcoupleofyearsandtrythatfirst.
JonathanOtto: Willtheygetbetter?
Patient27:[00:29:30]
Probably.Ithinkso,unlessit'ssomething...Arare...That'ssomethingthat'soperable.Ifit'ssomethingthatneedstobeoperatedon,that'sdifferent.Mostthingsthatarechronicillnessesdefinitelyautoimmunediseases.That'stheroutetogo.
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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.
You’re about to go on an exciting journey of a lifetime as you discover truth about how you can achieve optimal health in this disease ravaged world we all live in today. In this Gold edition of Betrayal you’re going to witness the full-length interviews, which have not been screened to the public. Just one interview may hold the pearl for you in your health quest. You’ll be gaining life saving information from world renowned experts, including doctors, scientists and researchers who will be revealing detailed information into their specific areas of expertise behind the true contributors to autoimmune diseases as well as the patients who have arrested their own autoimmune disease. Our prayer is that this information guides you both in prevention and the way to reverse these terrible conditions the vast majority of people have been told they have to live with.
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