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ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (ADD)
The most likely cause is High Cortisol

Explanation:
When the adrenal gland is overactive and in stress mode, there is heightened brain activity. A whole host of symptoms occur when the body is in stress mode, and make the condition worsen.

The adrenals are meant to help us survive bad situations. In a bad situation, your brain has to be very active mentally. You have to have a heightened awareness of everything around you. However, if stress is sustained for long periods of time, then your focus, attention, and concentration ability will often become scattered and it will be difficult to concentrate on one thing. This is what happens to those who have ADD.

ADHD can be caused by a deficiency of B vitamins and vitamin D. These vitamins affect stress levels, cognitive function, and the nervous system. Taking them can prevent most of the ADD symptoms.

Diet:
When the adrenal gland is overactive and produces higher levels of cortisol, several nutrients are depleted. This includes vitamin B1, potassium, and calcium.

Another factor to consider is hypoglycemia. This is low blood sugar levels, and it's related to insulin resistance. Whenever blood sugar levels are too low or even too high, cognitive function is greatly impaired – see the diet plan for this.

A diet for ADD contains protein foods, plenty of vegetables, good fats, some fruits, and very little sugar or artificial preservatives and additives.

Causes:
Low Blood Sugars
High Cortisol

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Let's talk Lyme and Fulvic Acid.

Nearly everyone is familiar with Lyme and the standard symptoms, treatments, and testing that happens.

We're here to talk about the OTHER parts people don't commonly know about.

One of the first BIGGEST issues is something called:
"Kryptopyrrole"

Kryptopyrrole is an enzyme that mycoplasmas (Lyme) will cause the body to secrete as one of its "weapons" to allow the infection to proliferate better.

"When high levels of kryptopyrrole circulate in the body, it binds with Vitamin B6 and zinc causing them to be depleted faster and preventing their use in the brain and body. A high incidence of this is demonstrated in autism spectrum disorders, AD(H)D, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism and down syndrome."

This essentially means - that the mycoplasma known as "Lyme" causes you to excrete your essential vitamins and minerals faster - so that the microbes will have a better chance of surviving by disarming the immune system by removing the key minerals needed for the immune system to "arm" itself, as well as key vitamins needed for energy production.

Instead of fighting the immune system directly - which pathogens have a poor chance of succeeding in doing, they instead have found ways to "disarm" and "cripple" the immune system so that the immune system can't work properly.

Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD, is a practicing physician in Woodinville, Washington with a focus on the treatment of chronic neurological conditions such as Lyme disease, autism, and CFIDS. In the years that he has treated patients with chronic infections, he has observed that, for many, recovery is often elusive. Patients may plateau or find that their recovery is stalled. In other cases, patients may not succeed in their attempts to rid the body of a particular toxic or infectious burden, such as in patients with longstanding or therapy-resistant, late-stage Lyme disease.

In looking for possible explanations as to why some patients struggle more than others to regain their health, coauthor Klinghardt has found a high correlation between patients with chronic Lyme disease and those with kryptopyrroluria (KPU), or more precisely hemopyrrollactamuria (HPU). The condition is alternatively known as the “mauve factor” or “malvaria.”

KPU may be an inherited condition, but it can also be induced by psychological trauma or chronic infections. Epigenetic influences such as intrauterine, birth, childhood, or transgenerational trauma may trigger KPU; other triggers may include a car accident, divorce or emotional trauma, and physical or sexual abuse. Chronic infections, such as Lyme disease, may themselves serve as a trigger for the condition.

The HPU complex is a biochemical marker and neurotoxic substance frequently identified in the urine of patients with autism, learning disabilities, alcoholism, substance abuse, schizophrenia, ADHD, Down syndrome, depression, bipolar disorders, and even criminal behavior. Some estimate the incidence of KPU to be 40-70% in schizophrenia, 50% in autism, 30% in ADHD, and 40-80% in alcoholism and substance abuse.

Based on testing with Klinisch Ecologisches Allergie Centrum (KEAC; http://www.hputest.nl) in Holland,�Klinghardt has found the incidence of KPU in Lyme disease to be 80% or higher; in patients with heavy metal toxicity (lead, mercury, aluminum, cadmium, and others) over 75%; and in children with autism over 80%. These are very significant percentages of the patient population with chronic illness that may benefit from a treatment program that addresses KPU. Healthy controls do not test positive for KPU.

Symptoms
The KPU condition results in a significant loss of zinc, vitamin B6, biotin, manganese, arachidonic acid, and other nutrients from the body via the kidneys. There are many symptoms of KPU, which may result from deficiencies of these nutrients. Those in bold are tell-tale signs of the condition. Klinghardt finds that depression is often a leading symptom of the condition. Symptoms may include the following:

Abdominal tenderness
Abnormal fat distribution
Acne, allergy
Amenorrhea, irregular periods
Anxiety / Nervousness
Attention Deficit / ADHD
Autism
B6-responsive anemia
Cold hands or feet
Constipation
Course eyebrows
Crime and Delinquency
Delayed puberty, impotence
Depression
Emotional liability
Eosinophilia
Explosive or episodic anger
Familial
Hypoglycemia, glucose intolerance
Knee and joint pain
Light, sound, odor intolerance
Mood swings
Nail spots (Leukodynia)
Obesity
Pale skin, poor tanning
Paranoia / Hallucinations
Perceptual disorganization
Pessimism
Poor breakfast appetite
Poor Dream Recall
Poor short-term memory
Stress intolerance
Stretch marks (striae)
Substance abuse
Tremor, shaking, spasms
Withdrawal
Impact of Nutrient Loss
Elevated levels of HPL found in urine are the result of an abnormality in heme synthesis. Hemoglobin is the substance that holds iron in the red blood cells. Heme is also the principal building block of many enzymes involved in detoxification (cytochromes), enzymes involved in healthy methylation (MSR and CBS), and NOS – a significant enzyme in the urea/BH4-cycle. HPL is a byproduct of dysfunctional heme synthesis and can be identified in the urine. HPL binds to zinc, vitamin B6, biotin, manganese, arachidonic acid (omega-6), and other important compounds that, as a result, are excreted via the urine.

This leads to a significant depletion of these nutrients throughout the body and to the synthesis of non-functioning or poorly functioning enzymes. Turning to the importance of zinc, vitamin B6, biotin, manganese, and arachidonic acid in the body, it becomes clear how widespread the problems may be that are created by this condition.

Zinc deficiency may result in emotional disorders, food allergies, insulin resistance, delayed puberty, rough skin, delayed wound healing, growth retardation, hypogonadism, hypochlorhydria, mental lethargy, short stature, diarrhea, stretch marks or striae (which may be misinterpreted as Bartonella in some patients with Lyme disease), white spots on the fingernails, reduction in collagen, macular degeneration, dandruff, skin lesions such as acne, hyperactivity, loss of appetite, reduced fertility and libido, transverse lines on the fingernails, defective mineralization of the bones leading to osteoporosis, and many others.

Zinc is a powerful antioxidant, and lower levels lead to an increase in oxidative stress. Lower levels are correlated with lowered glutathione, an important part of the detoxification system. Zinc is required to support proper immune function. “White blood cells without zinc are like an army without bullets,” says Klinghardt.

Vitamin B6 deficiency is thought to be a rare occurrence. However, in those with KPU, this is not the case. B6 deficiency may lead to nervousness, insomnia, irritability, seizures, muscle weakness,
poor absorption of nutrients, decrease of key enzymes and cofactors involved in amino acid metabolism, impairment in the synthesis of neurotransmitters, impairment in the synthesis of hemoglobin, seborrheic dermatological eruptions, confusion, and neuropathy. Like zinc, B6 is an antioxidant and correlates to levels of glutathione.

Biotin deficiency may be evidenced by rashes, dry skin, seborrheic dermatitis, brittle nails, fine or brittle hair, and hair loss. More importantly, however, it may be associated with depression, lethargy, hearing loss, fungal infections, muscle pain, and abnormal skin sensations such as tingling. Biotin is an important co- factor in the production of energy in the mitochondria. Biotin is essential for a healthy brain and nervous system. Biotin deficiency is associated with many aspects of the aging process.

Manganese deficiency may be associated with joint pain, inflammation, and arthritis. Deficiency may result in a change in hair pigment or a slowing of hair growth. It is essential for normal growth, glucose utilization, lipid metabolism, and production of thyroid hormone. It may be associated with diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, Parkinson’s disease, osteoporosis, and epilepsy.

Arachidonic acid (from omega-6) deficiency may lead to the impairment of white blood cell function, primarily the leukocytes, which may lead to one being more vulnerable to infection. It may lead to neuropathy, neural and vascular complications in preterm babies, skin eruptions, behavior changes, sterility in males, arthritic conditions, dry eyes, growth retardation, dry skin and hair, slow wound healing, hair loss, kidney dysfunction, heart beat abnormalities, and miscarriages.

When one considers the magnitude of potential health problems that may be present when a single condition leads to a deficiency in zinc, vitamin B6, biotin, manganese, arachidonic acid, and other nutrients simultaneously, the negative implications on health are almost endless.

KPU and Lyme Disease
Three possible origins of KPU are discussed in the literature: genetics, trauma, and chronic infections. The connection between KPU and many of the illnesses previously discussed has been known for quite some time. However, prior to Klinghardt’s early work in treating Lyme disease, never before had a connection been observed or published between KPU and Lyme disease. This discovery has been a key for Klinghardt to return his patients to an improved state of health and wellness, and the changes he has observed have been profound.

Klinghardt has found that 4 of 5 patients with chronic or persistent Lyme disease test highly positive for this condition (when tested with KEAC). That suggests that 80% or more of patients with symptoms of chronic Lyme disease may benefit from a treatment protocol that addresses KPU.

Klinghardt finds that it is rare for a patient to have chronic symptomatic Lyme disease as an adult without the patient having developed KPU. He postulates that the biotoxins from microbes block one or more of the eight enzymes of heme synthesis. This leads to a significant loss of key minerals in the white blood cells, which effectively disarms cellular immunity.

In those where KPU was triggered by infection with Lyme organisms, Klinghardt has observed that the KPU is often an unstable form of the condition where there are times of higher levels of pyrroles being excreted and times when this is not observed. If a person has episodes of depression, these episodes generally correlate to times when pyrroles are being released in higher levels in the urine.

One young adult female struggling with Lyme for several years had severe multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) that were not improved by any previous treatment. After starting the KPU protocol, she noticed improvements in her MCS for the first time since she became ill. Other patients with intractable chronic infections have experienced significant improvements in immune function and a resulting lowering of total microbial burden.

Klinghardt has observed numerous patients that have struggled to rid the body of parasitic infestations. In these patients, regardless of the interventions used, the patient continues to expel these parasites on an ongoing basis. Therapy-resistant infections are a hallmark sign of KPU. Klinghardt has found that once the KPU protocol is put in place, there is often a swift resolution of long-standing infections and infestations. This includes patients who have failed years of antibiotic therapy for chronic or late-stage Lyme disease.

Sandeep Gupta, MD, from Australia has stated that parasites and pyroluria almost always go together. He has observed that almost every chronically unwell individual seems to have both; one opens the door to the other. Chronically low levels of zinc allow parasites to invade the mucosal layer of the gut. Parasites may then move to the liver and gallbladder. They interfere with mood, energy levels, and sleep. Addressing the parasites while restoring zinc and B6 often makes a tremendous difference in his patients.

Chronic Lyme disease patients often suffer from severe jawbone infections that may require cavitation surgery, which often tends to fail in this population. When the clients are pretreated for KPU, the outcome of the surgical procedure is generally much better. In some mild cases, ozone treatment of the jaw may be sufficient to turn things around.

Klinghardt has followed the interest in HLA-DR genetic typing in regards to biotoxin illnesses such as Lyme disease and mold. Prior to KPU, patients with certain haplotypes were considered more difficult to treat as the body could not properly and effectively respond to and remove biotoxins from Lyme disease, molds, or in the worst cases, both. In his experience, once the KPU issue is addressed, these HLA types become far less of a concern in most patients and no longer hold them back on their road to regaining health.

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How does Black Oxygen Organics help?

Addressing Zinc excretion in Kryptopyrrole:

EFFECT OF FULVIC AND HUMIC ACIDS ON COPPER
AND ZINC HOMEOSTASIS IN RATS

"As regards the effect of FA and HA on Cu and Zn
homeostasis, both FA and HA stimulated the absorption of these microelements, but only FA increased the retention of Cu (in the liver) and Zn (in the kidney)"

One of the biggest ways Black Oxygen helps to support "Lymies" is through boosting something known as "Clathrin Mediated Endocytosis" - aka - boosting nutrient bioavailability.

Your body has to build "Clathrin Cages" in order to bring nutrients into the cell to be used. This means that any supplement your taking - works up to 60 TIMES better because it is power-driven into the cell by the mechanisms of fulvic acid.

Black Oxygen's Fulvic/Humic also helps to boost chelation of heavy metals and purge parasites in the digestive tract (and the whole body), as well as improve mitochondrial function.

One of the key targets of mycoplasma attacks is the mitochondria - or the power plants of the cell. The mitochondria are used to make energy - and many lyme patients due to Kryptopyrrole have impaired mitochondrial function as well due to interruptions in the electron transport chain (basically your cells power production chain)

Mice subjected to strenuous exercise underwent expected ATP declines in muscle, blood, and brain tissue. When supplemented with fulvic acid, ATP loss was sharply reduced. Other biochemical markers of energy status also dramatically improved in the supplemented animals-including levels of CoQ10, which fell twice as fast in control mice as in supplemented animals. When given in combination, CoQ10 and fulvic acid displayed a powerful synergistic effect. Energy parameters such as CoQ10 levels increased significantly more than with either supplement alone.

Further analysis brought some of its key mechanisms of action to light. Black Oxygen Organics contains two primary components, fulvic acid and DBPs (dibenzo-a-pyrones). Fulvic acid independently stimulates mitochondrial energy metabolism, protects mitochondrial membranes from oxidative damage, and helps channel electron-rich DBPs into the mitochondria to support the electron transfer chain. Fulvic acid works as an electron “shuttle,” augmenting CoQ10 to speed electron flow within mitochondria.

The DBPs in Black Oxygen Organics serve as electron “reservoirs,” replenishing electrons lost by CoQ10 when it donates them to free radicals (thereby neutralizing them).

Effect of humic substances on mitochondrial respiration and oxidative phosphorylation:

Fulvic and humic acids extracted from a podzol were shown to stimulate respiration in rat liver mitochondria, when present at concentrations of between 40 and 360 mg L-1. Low molecular weight fractions induced a more significant increase in respiration than high molecular weight material. Humic substances, at concentrations of between 40 and 400 mg L-1, normally also increased the efficiency of the process of oxidative phosphorylation in vitro, particularly after contact periods with the mitochondria of over 1 hour.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2953069/

Because mitochondria exist in every cell in our bodies, all of our systems are stressed by Lyme disease. Decreased mitochondrial function in the brain can lead to chronic fatigue and brain fog. Compromised mitochondria in our muscles can contribute to fibromyalgia.

Lyme borreliosis is transmitted through the bite of a tick that is infected by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Clinical manifestation of the disease can lead to heart conditions, neurological disorders, and inflammatory disorders. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many human diseases

Clinical manifestation of the disease can lead to heart conditions, neurological disorders, and inflammatory disorders. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many human diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms of oxidative stress and intracellular communication in Lyme borreliosis patients. Mitochondrial superoxide and cytosolic ionized calcium was measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of Lyme borreliosis patients and healthy controls. Mitochondrial superoxide levels were significantly higher (p

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Day 5 of this sickness I do think is bacterial strep

I fasted 18 hours
I slept in til noon
I’ve been blessed

Today I Took:

Celery juice
Raw Honey
Raw Garlic
Honey Lemon Turmeric Tea
Elderberry C Zinc Lozenge
TBS Lyposomal Vitamin C
Colloidal Silver Spray
Apple Cider Vinegar & Sea Salt Gargle
Chaga Ginger Tea
Ginger & Bentonite Clay Epsom Salt Bath

Practiced Gratitude

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I’ve been sick and clammy with a swollen sore throat for 3 days now, and I’m pretty sure I’m anemic again.

I’ve been in bed for 3 days. I’ve been doing so many natural remedies like infrared sauna, Lypo c, orange mango juice, garlic honey toast, chaga ginger tea, and elderberry zinc lozenges.

I’ve also been doing vitamin d+k, cranberry d mannose, iron, and a multi gummy.

Today I kicked it up a notch and had honey lemon turmeric tea for breakfast after celery juice.

I had a grocery delivery of colloidal silver spray and salt & vinegar chips. Also some Throat Coat tea. More celery and lemon. More lozenges. Oh and some coco whip. Not for medicine. Just for a treat.

I’m throwing everything I got at this. I just hope I don’t overdo it. I’m already in a flare from a stomach bug/poisoning so this on top of it has been peachy.

Although I will say I have immense gratitude that this hit me between Christmas and New Years. The limbo week where nothing is going on. And my family is home to take care of each other.

Gratitude is also medicine.

We’ll see how I feel tomorrow.

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Maybe your uncontrolled eating issues aren't your fault at all and are due to your gut microbiota.

The good thing is that this can change. "Importantly, this binge eating behavior is actually reversible..."
https://neurosciencenews.com/gut-microbes-sweet-binge-21975/

My sweet tooth and I were as thick as thieves, but after the first 4 months of correcting my gut health, I suddenly had self-control. By the end of the first year, I actually preferred healthy foods (literally). I still like my treats and sweets, but a small amount goes a long way now when before I could binge eat treats for hours.

The first step in any fitness plan to help with weight should address cravings and appetite or you will likely see temporary results with long-term weight regain.

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