Got asthma? What's the cause? Could be scented household products, Tylenol, plastics, or a vitamin D deficiency, among other reasons.
A series on identifying the root causes of disease. Use quick links to verify research and sources.
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Contents
Genes Aren’t the Problem (So, What Is?)
Implications
Root Causes of Asthma
Alternatives & Considerations
Drugs as First-Line Treatment?
Context: See how this subject fits in the bigger picture, and get links to related topics
Genes Aren’t the Problem (So, What Is?)
With knowledge of causal factors, true healing is possible.
Establishment medicine has long promoted the belief that genes are a “blueprint” for a person’s biology and health. This was proven incorrect by the Human Genome Project completed in 2003.
Defective genes are spoken about as if they are “disease time bombs,” fatalistically programmed to go off inside of us... And yet, despite common misconceptions… diseases that result from errors in the nucleotide sequence of a single gene… [account for] less than 1% of all diseases… Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, it is no longer accurate to say that our genes “cause” disease.
Genomic researcher Craig Venter remarked… “Genes have very little impact on life outcomes. Our biology is way too complicated for that and deals with hundreds of thousands of independent factors. Genes are absolutely not our fate. They can give us useful information about the increased risk of a disease, but in most cases they will not determine the actual cause of the disease, or the actual incidence of somebody getting it.” … As we migrate from one country to another, our chances of being diagnosed with most chronic illnesses are determined not by the country we come from but by the country we migrate to… [and] the concordance between identical twins for breast cancer was found to be only 20%. Instead of our genes, our lifestyle and environment account for 90–95% of our most chronic illnesses.
Genes are better understood as potentialities.
Genes express differently based on the cells’ environment — which means our exposure to toxins, nutrients, stress, exercise, and so on.
Those environmental factors determine whether genes are “signaled” or not.
Implications
The presumption that conditions that seemed to “run in the family” were due to genetic inheritance overlooked all the other things (the “environment”) that family members may share: the food they eat, the toxins in their water, the electro-magnetics in their area, the chemicals in their cleaning products, the way they deal with emotions, their stress levels and so on.
The implications of the genetic “blueprint” model were profound and long-lasting. Western medicine promoted the false belief that disease is due to genetic inheritance, propagating a medical system built on the false belief of fated outcomes and “no cures”, resulting in:
Helplessness, disempowerment
A focus on symptom management
Excessive use of pharmaceutical drugs
Distraction from identifying and addressing root causes
Dr. Bruce Lipton: “We are not victims of our genome”
My research on how environment [toxins, nutrition, exercise, stress relief, etc] shapes genetic activity was published in 1977… Twenty years after I started my stem cell research, the same conclusions were officially recognized by science in advancing the revolutionary field of Epigenetics … the science of how environment controls genetic activity. The most exciting consequence of these studies is the revelation that we are truly masters of our genome…We are empowered creators, not victims of our genome.
While genes play a role in life and disease, there are innumerable epigenetic triggers that differentiate us from mice and each other [and express as health or illness].
Root Causes of Asthma
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) [source and source and source]
Air pollution [source and source and source and source]
Antibiotics, especially when given to infants in first two years of life [source and source]
Aspirin [source]
Being indoors too much (reducing ability to effectively build the immune system) [source]
BPA (See EDCs)
Breathing ineffectively, mouth breathing [source and source and source and source]
Chemotherapy / antiblastic drugs [source]
Food dyes, artificial [source and source and source
Gut issues, low levels of stomach acid [source and source and source and source]
HiB vaccine (See vaccines)
Household scented products, sprays, candles, cleaning products, bleach [source and source and source and source and source and source]
Infections, chronic, drug resistant bacteria [source]
Medical scans (CT scans, mammograms, etc) that use ionizing radiation [source]
Medications, prescription and over-the-counter (phthalates/EDCs) [source]
Microplastics [source and source and source]
Seed oils / vegetable oils / PUFAs / omega-6 dominance / linoleic acid [source and source and source and source and source]
Vaccines [source and source and source and source and source and source]
Vitamin D deficiency or absorption issues [source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source]
VOCs (volatile organic compounds) (See household scented products, cleaning products)
Tartrazine [yellow dye#5] is a type of artificial dye containing an “azo” group, widely studied by toxicologists and allergists, since it is related to several adverse reactions, such as urticaria, asthma, nausea, eczema, bronchitis, rhinitis, bronchospasm, and headache.
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
Stomach acid is crucial for health, performing vital functions like protein digestion, nutrient absorption, and pathogen elimination... Silent reflux affects many people and can cause symptoms like allergies, asthma, and chronic sore throat, often misdiagnosed as other conditions… Nutrient absorption is impaired by low stomach acid. For instance, calcium absorption increased five-fold when stomach pH was lowered from 6.5 to 1…
In one study, over 80% of asthmatic children had below-normal acid secretion… Wright reported that over 50% of asthmatic children he treated were cured by normalizing stomach acid and administering vitamin B12.
Alternatives & Considerations
Limit Toxins & Irritants
Limit exposure to air pollution and other irritants, triggers [source and source]
Improve indoor air quality and ventilation [source and source]
Eat a diet that is anti-inflammatory and low in histamines; eliminate processed foods (UPFs) [source and source and source]
Eliminate seed oils / vegetable oils / PUFAs / omega-6 dominance / linoleic acid [source and source]
Optimize Nutrient Levels, Reduce Inflammation
Vitamin D [source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source and source]
Diet with healthy fats, omega 3 fatty acids [source and source]
Probiotics [source]
Ginger [source]
NAC [source]
Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus (FCB) / Chuanbeimu [source and source and source]
See more at Wellness Resource Center: Asthma, COPD and Other Respiratory, Breathing Issues
Asthmatics… produce much higher levels of leukotrienes, which are fatty molecules of the immune system and at least 1000 times more potent than histamine at causing bronchial constriction… Many of the inhaled drugs that treat your asthma work by reducing leukotrienes. But there’s a more natural way for you to fight leukotrienes. With nutrition you can reduce the precursor molecules (5-lipox and AA) in your body, thus preventing the inflammation from ever being produced. CLA helps fight 5-lipox and AA inflammation without harming your arteries. CLA does this by converting inside your body to both DHA and EPA, both of which have powerful anti-inflammatory properties. CLA can also help lower blood pressure, which is a serious condition that may be a co-factor in your asthma. One of the best things you can do for your health right now is to balance your omega 3 to omega 6 fat ratios, and CLA from organic, grass-fed meats can play a big part in this.
Drugs as First-Line Treatment?
Do you consider it sound practice to use toxic chemicals as a first-line treatment rather than addressing the causes (which are often poisons in food, air and water)?
Is there any greater absurdity than a medical model that treats the symptoms of disease with sub-lethal dosages of toxic chemicals and in which there is no attempt to uncover, understand or remove the causes of those imbalances?
After all, what disease has ever been found to be caused by a lack of a drug? Is acid reflux caused by a lack of proton-pump inhibitors? Is heart disease caused by a lack of statin drugs? Is osteoporosis caused by a lack of Fosamax? Is cancer caused by a lack of chemotherapy? Is depression caused by a lack of Paxil?
Absolutely not. Then why would anyone consider it sound practice to use potentially toxic chemicals as a first-line treatment for conditions that are not caused by a lack of a chemical? To the contrary, many diseases are caused exactly by culminative exposures to chemicals that… are biologically alien to the body… We are treating poisoning with poisons!
Context, Organized Curation
This article is a subset of a vast resource curation on the failure and corruption of establishment medicine. See here for the entire curation or select links below to focus on an individual subject.
Failed Health Outcomes — The U.S. spends nearly twice the per-capita amount on healthcare than the next highest spender, yet Americans are the most chronically ill, and rank 48th in life expectancy, among other countries. In addition, medical misdiagnosis causes permanent harm and death to 795,000 people every year.
Verifiably Corrupt — Establishment medicine as a system is verifiably corrupt, serving the interests of industry — not health. (Obviously, not every individual working in establishment medicine is unethical. Rather, the system that educated / indoctrinated them, and that sets policy, hires, pays, and promotes them is verifiably corrupted.)
Big Pharma & Biotech : Immoral Business Model — Corporations, by design, are beholden to profit above all else, acting as powerful entities that are “essentially psychopathic and without conscience.” Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are the utmost example of corporate psychopathy, demonstrating inhumanity in response to human suffering.
Regulatory & Professional Betrayal — Government agencies entrusted to regulate the field of medicine fail to do so. The majority of influential professional organizations such as the American Medical Association are corrupted by industry.
Not Evidence/Science-Based — The bulk of establishment medicine’s standard of care is not based on unbiased, reproducible science. (We prove it here.)
Harms, by Drug or Test — Establishment medicine providers routinely utilize diagnostic testing and “treatments” that cause harm (“adverse”, “side” effects). Get verifiable evidence of the harms, organized by drug, treatment, or test (mammograms, CT scans, antibiotics, statins, benzos, etc).
Failed Strategies & Procedures — The philosophies, strategies, and procedures used by establishment medicine are dysfunctional and irrational, including a focus on suppressing symptoms rather than understanding them. Providers do not seek to identify and resolve the root causes of illness, and diagnosis is simply an exercise in naming groupings of symptoms, disconnected from their purpose and message.
Root Causes of Illness — With knowledge of causal factors, true healing is possible. Quickly identify drugs, vaccines, toxins, and nutrient deficiencies that cause illnesses and symptoms e.g. depression, infertility, kidney issues, cancer, seizure, etc. Quickly verify documented “side effects” and evidence of harm.
Stifling Treatments That Don’t Enrich Industry — Healing modalities that don’t benefit industry are underutilized, suppressed, and disparaged. Providers who are perceived as a threat to establishment dictates or lucrative markets are condemned, intimidated and attacked.
Suppressed Cancer Treatments — Cancer treatments that don’t benefit establishment medicine are ignored and disparaged. This curation of more than 150 clinical studies and testimonials provides quick access to documented cancer reversal and recovery successes.
The Significance of Legal Precedent — Legal precedent, breach of duty, and “standard of care” are significant factors in the state of the medical industry.
Alternatives & Considerations — Alternatives, considerations, and what you can do.