Clinical Practice - Stuart White

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Mentoring the Mentor

Stuart White, DC, DACBN, CCN

Whole Health Associates

1406 Vermont

Houston, Texas 77006713/522-6336

[email protected]

www.wholehealthassoc.com

www.doctorofthefuture.org

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Mentor goals:

To declare what is possible and establish acommitment to that possibility

Address personal and professional barrierslimiting the ability to serve

Evolution of vision/mission/ethics that drive

success Create immediate action steps to apply

learning and growth

Construct the round table of appliedtrophologists


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Clinical PracticeOpportunity to Transform Lives and Ease Suffering

The healing process is opportunistic in that it waits for chaos as an entry wayfor wholesome reparative process that begins with a problem

The challenge is to assist the patient to shift from a relatedness to thedisease process to a sense of fascination with being fully alive, lit up!

Initially we help people with their suffering and through detoxification andrestorative principles while also reducing the burden of stress imposed bythe aberrant lifestyle it is possible to flatten the physiological responses thatare called disease

Degenerative processes can be reversed, tissues can be renewed andenlivened, and general functionality can be increased all this looksmacroscopically like increased energy, better disposition, increased libido,

and a more prolific creativity In the healing process we must seize the day and help people learn about

the increase in life that they are experiencing while they are healing theirdisease

Clinical PracticeOpportunity to Transform Lives and Ease Suffering

Especially with chronic severe imbalances, like cancer or autoimmunedysregulation, oftentimes the only way to move through the healing processis with the encouragement of the more subjective aspects of the patientspresentation like feeling better

As practitioners if we are not connecting the dots between physiology andstate of mind or attitude we are not helping people awaken to the shift fromdisease orientation to a focus on vitality

Indeed as a practitioner often times my confidence in long-term chronicdegenerative cases wherein the progress is slow to observe arises from theapparent improvement in quality of life and clarity of mind that is moreimmediate

In a similar way even when apparent improvement is observed in adegenerative condition with no outward elevation of attitude I may feelconcerned as to whether profound transformative healing is really underway

Indeed there is a difference between healing and therapy, in that with thelatter after discontinuity of therapeutic devices everything just goes back tothe way it was not the goal


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Fully Alive -

Dont ask what the world

needs. Ask what makes you

come alive and go do it.

Because what the world needs

is people who have come alive.

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Revisiting the paradigm of disease

All disease processes are intelligent, directed

processes

Disease processes equal healing processes

All disease process either kills the organism

or makes it stronger, either way it brings

change

that which doesnt kill us makes us stronger. -

Nietzsche

When someone is diseased, were meeting

someone dominantly in a state of change


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How can we support the

change?

Change happens!

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Old paradigm:

Suppress symptoms

Suppress change

Prolong change

Delay evolution


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New paradigm

Support and encourage the change

Address any shock resulting from the

change

Complete the disease process

Accelerate evolution

Eternal truth -Wisdom arises through the simple

act of giving someone orsomething your full attention.

Attention is primordial intelligence,

consciousness itself. It joins theperceiver and the perceived in aunifying field of awareness. It is the

healer of separation.

Eckhart Tolle


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7 Pillars of Healing

7 Unified Mechanisms of Health

Endocrine/Hormonal

Glycemic Management

pH Bioterrain

Inflammatory status

Immune burdens

Circulatory Status

Digestive Potency

7 Pillars of Healing

Endocrine/Hormonal Disruption & Depression

Glycemic Management Insulin/Cortisol Dysregulation

pH Bioterrain Net Acid Excess

Inflammatory Status Cumulative Repair Deficit

Immune Burden - Toxicity, Infection & Infestation

Circulatory Status Arterial, Venous & Lymphatic Competence

Digestive Potency Fuel absorption, waste removal, Immunemodulation


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Foundation

Give me a place to stand

on and

I can move the worldArchimedes

Digestive

Potency

Circulatory

Status

Inflammatory

Status

Immune

Burdens

pH

Bioterrain

Glycemic

Management

Endocrine

Hormonal

Normal

Miracle


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Clinical Depression In depression, regardless of the cause (e.g. metabolic, nutritional, social), distortions

in thinking (e.g. catastrophizing or all-or-nothing attitudes) are usually present.Selective attention to these distorted thoughts is the norm for the depressed patients.One aspect of treatment is identifying these thoughts, elucidating the nature of thedistortion and testing the logic behind the automatic assumption. For a fulldescription of these distortions read Cognitive Therapy of Depression by Aaron Becket al or Feeling Good by David Burns.

Experience has shown that organ functions contribute to the biochemical status thatgives rise to healthy or less healthy thinking and cognitive choice making

It is possible to move from the organ to the state of mind or from the attitude back tothe organ imbalance thus the practitioner never need be at a loss for the potentialto help shift the experience

For example fear promotes anticipatory anxiety (activating the dorsal raphe nucleuswhich in turn primes the limbic system for panic (locus coeruleus) generating a feed-forward cycle via the amygdala and locus coeruleus and HPA axis developing

legitimate panic and subsequent depression

So anything that can be done to influence these systems and neurological cascadescan assist an evolution in state of mind and perception this can be the trick to shiftexperience to feel differently is to think new thoughts

Seven Pillars always help Without intricate assessment a number of basic modulations can be introduced that

shift the state of mind, without any outward counseling

Endocrine pillar support of the HPA axis and individual glands

Glycemic Management with cortisol and insulin down-regulation

Bioterrain support with mineral repletion reducing acidosis and this promotingparasympathetic nervous states can offset anxiety

Inflammatory pillar support and food allergy reduction will shift the cytokine cascadesand HPA state of readiness for crisis

Immune pillar support liberates the oppressed immune system and cytokinecongestion alerting states of reactivity and malaise

Digestive pillar support and pre and probiotic encouragement can result in reductionof leaky gut syndrome and subsequent stress generally enhanced gut lining healthresults in a state of wellbeing that defies the circumstantial conditional world

Six of the seven indentified pillars can make a direct contribution to state of mind

To see this in practice, and personally as we balance our own physiology, leads to arelationship understanding between the physical and emotional


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SomatoLimbic RelationshipThe body is a circuit board for the flow of spirit wherein each organ and

system represent specific devices to translate vibrational reality intophysical function.

When we say chemical imbalances impair psychologically and spiritually

it is because we recognize that biochemistry and physiology are the

means we have to translate eternal reality (spirit) into temporal

expression and experience (body & ego).

Each disease relates to a pattern of thinking and difficulty that is as much

part of the healing as the physiology. Likewise health creates a pattern of

thinking and wisdom. We are the feng shui experts of the physical body.

Although strictly physical in our approach we are impacting the thinking

and emotional development and even the spiritual realization, just as

Jesus did in the wilderness fasting for 40 days before he began his

outward ministry and many eastern traditions direct as a path to

enlightenment.

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Somato Limbic RelationshipIntrigued HPA Axis In crisis

Passionate - Liver- Anger & Frustration

Forgiving - Gallbladder - Resentment

Connection - Lungs - Grief & Separation

Peace - Heart - Troubled

Self loving - Spleen - Low Self Esteem

Abundance - Pancreas - Complaining

Unmoved - Stomach - Triggered & Reactive

Quick mindedAdrenals Bored

Confidence - Kidneys - Fear & Regret

Perceptive - Small Intestine - Insensitive

Flexible - Colon - Dogmatic Positioning

Containment - Uterus - Histrionic

Assertive - Prostate - Aggressive

Creativity - Gonads - Barren & Unimaginative


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New Product Alert Read All About It! Epimune Complex released November, 2009 is useful to modulate immune

responses, similar to echinacea, changing cytokine cascades impinging on the HPA

Axis regulatory mechanisms. This results in a lift in attitude and positive outlook. As

well immune responses are amplified resulting in immediate improvement to illness

pathogen responses. Is this an immune product or an endocrine product or both?

Epicor is dried fermented Brewers Yeast fed a proprietary blend of nutrients and

then stressed under anaerobic conditions which provides vitamins, polyphenols and

betaglucan that acts as immune modulation

Maitake mushroom (Grifola Frondosa ) provides immune modulating compounds

called proteoglucans that is shown to modulate receptors on WBC and macrophages

Turkey Tail (Coriolus Versicolor) also called cloud mushroom promotes vigor and

vitality provides polysaccharides and proteoglucans to encourage gene expression

of cytokine receptors of WBCs, increased percent of T helper cells, and increase of

interferon gamma

Epimune Complex: Epicor 500 mg providing dried yeast fermentate

Maitake Gold 404 8 mg

Maitake mushroom powder 48 mg

Turkey Tail Mushroom Powder (Coriolus) 150 mg

Calcium Lactate 30 mg

Vitamin C from Acerola berries 20 mg

Zinc rice chelate 10 mg

Hypothalamus

Nervous System Immune System

BiochemistryMemory / Emotional

Neurotransmitter abundance

Sympathetic/Parasympathetic status

Hippocampus - context

Amygdala Emotional response

Immune toleranceInflammatory status

Endocrine balance

Insulin/Cortisol status

Toxic burden - Antioxidant

statusPsychoneurohormonalimmunology


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Hypothalamus

Blood/Brain

Barrier

Blood Solutes

Nutrients

GlucoseAmino Acids

Fatty Acids

Osmoticelectrolytes

especially

sodium

Hormones

Cortisol

ImmuneInflammatory

Cytokines

NeurotransmittersPeptides

Median Eminence

Neurohypophysis

OVLT

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Cortex

Thalamus

Approach to wisdom

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your

heart and try to love the questions themselves

like locked rooms or books that are written in a

foreign tongue. The point is to live everything.

Live the question now. Perhaps you will then

gradually, without noticing it, live your way

some distant day into the answers

Maria Rainer Rilke


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Change the world

It wants to

Q&A:

1) They have never found a patently closed artery on adead person. When the basil constriction relaxes, theartery that looks closed, opens up to some degree. Allheart function is to some degree being influenced by vaso

constrictive states. We have a lot of emotional vasoconstriction.

2) There are really only 2 diseases - heart disease andcancer. Both of them are dysregulations of the immune-in


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Inflammatory systems in different directions. When the heart becomesinflamed and sticky, we get plaguing and then we get heart disease.When the immune system doesn't have enough Ca to be able to identifyits invaders like cancer, it becomes intolerant and you get sick. These

are the 2 directions that the body goes in. The number one treatmentfor cancer and heart disease is garlic.


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Epimune Complex Research: Effective and

Comprehensive Support for Immune Function

Primary Objective: Assess Effect of

Epimune Complex on Immune Markers:

Salivary IgA

Complete blood count (CBC)

Immunoglobulin E (IgE)

Cluster of differentiation (CD)4/8

CD19

Cytokines

Red-blood-cell zinc

To assess the effect of Epimune Complex consumption on

immune markers, Standard Process designed an open-

label pilot study. This type of trial does not use a controlgroup (open label) and is used to identify areas for further

research (pilot study). While an open-label pilot study

does not result in clinical recommendations, it is a great

way to identify interesting findings for further examination.

Sponsored by Standard Process and managed by a

contract research organization, this Institutional Review

Board-approved study examined how Epimune Complex

affects both the white blood cells of the immune system

and surrogate markers of their activity. Subjects had blood

drawn at the beginning of the study and again at the end.

These samples were tested for a number of biomarkersthought to indicate immune function and activity.

Trend increase in salivary immunoglobulin A (IgA

Overall increase in multiple immune markers

Statistically significant increase

in red-blood-cell zinc

Statistical and clinically significant

increase in leptin

Open-label, pilot study

30 days: 2 Epimune Complex capsules per day

25 subjects: 20-57 years of age; 15 men and

10 women; 18 Hispanic/Latino, 5 Caucasian, 2 Asian

Ingredients in Epimune Complex

EpiCor: contains a variety of active compounds such as beta-glucans, mannan-oligosaccharides, nucleotides,

amino acids, and vitamins

Mushroom powders: whole food powders of the mycelium of Grifola frondosa (maitake) and Coriolus versicolor

(turkey-tail) mushrooms

MaitakeGold 404: contains polysaccharides found in the mycelium of maitake mushrooms

Calcium lactate: highly digestible calcium that supports numerous actions in the body (involved in cell signaling)

Zinc rice chelate: highly bioavailable and needed throughout the body (plays a structural role in proteins and

helps protect cell membranes while influencing cell communication, hormone release, and cell death, among

other actions)

Acerola: a rich source of vitamin C, which supports the immune system through peripheral means (supports

mucosa, cell function, skin, blood vessels, and other tissue via its role in collagen synthesis and antioxidant

activity; may help re-form other vitamins, like vitamin E)


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1. This finding is consistent with the results

of a study based on one ingredient (EpiCor)

where salivary IgA trended up at four weeks

and became statistically significant at

eight weeks: Jensen et al. 2008. The Open

Nutrition Journal, 2:68-75.

2. Zinc is an important cofactor in many

processes associated with immune system

function in general. In red blood cells:

Zinc may support cell membrane

strength. (ODell, BL. 2000.J Nutr.

130(5):1432S-436S)

Zinc may provide protection from

oxidative damage. (Wood, M. October

29, 2002. United States Depart. of

Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service)

3. Leptin is a protein involved in

communication between the body and the

brain regarding fat storage and metabolism.

Results

The information presented below is excerpted from the unpublished research report.

Salivary IgA: As an antibody, IgA acts as a sentinel for foreign

matter. The report states, In this study, Salivary IgA increased

by 11.4% after 30 days of exposure to the test product [Epimune

Complex]. This increase from baseline didnot reach statistical

significance.1

Overall increase in multiple immune markers throughout

immune system: To begin to identify exactly how Epimune

Complex interacts with the body, this study examined whiteblood cells and the immune systems communication molecules,

cytokines. The report states, The Epimune Complex product

appears to increase immune markers in the humoral and cellular

immune system.

Red-blood-cell zinc: The report states, In this study, RBC Zinc

increased by increased by 26.4% after 30 days of exposure to the

test product [Epimune Complex].

This increase from baseline was statistically significant (p = 0.014).

Future research is needed to determine if raising this particular

marker of zinc is supportive of overall health.2

Leptin: The report states, In this study, leptin increased by 36.9%

after 30 days of exposure to the test product [Epimune Complex].

This increase from baseline DID reach statistical significance [p =

0.036] and has potential implications for the management of satiety

as well as in immune function regulation.This finding, which is both

statistically and clinically significant, was an interesting surprise and

requires more research to determine the mechanism of action.3

More research on these findings is needed, but this pilot study provides valuable insight into how

Epimune Complex works with the human bodys natural immune response.


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GF This product contains less than 10 parts per million of gluten per serving size or less than 20 parts per million per the suggested use listed on each product label. V Vegetarian (Lacto-ovo)

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Epimune ComplexA Vegetarian Immune Support Supplement Designed to Balance

Immune Response and Intended for Long-Term Use

Immune system coordination is a complicated, total-body effort. To describe it

broadly, the systems response starts in our bone-marrow tissue, where immunecells are made. Organs like the spleen help clean our blood. Glands like the

thymus act as a vessel for cell maturation. And the lymph system, made up of

vessels, nodes, and other tissues, moves or houses immune cells so they can

respond when and where theyre needed. Outposts of lymph tissue can be found

throughout our body, from the familiar ones like tonsils, to the less obvious ones in

our airways and digestive system.

This massive, body-wide system has one goal: protection. Every cell has a specific

coating that defines that cell as part of the body, or self. This coating is what our

cellular defenders, white blood cells, look for as they patrol. White blood cells are

diverse and meet a variety of needs, from acting as sentinels, to directing immune

response, to engaging in an active response against anything perceived as nonself.

These immune cells work hard to keep us safe, and because they have a short life, our

body is continuously replenishing them.

Thats where Epimune Complex comes in. This product is designed to use the

synergistic effects of scientifically supported ingredients to comprehensively

feed the immune system for overall support.

What does Epimune Complex contain?

This product contains EpiCor, Turkey Tail mushroom powder, maitake

mushroom powder, MaitakeGold 404, calcium lactate, acerola, and zinc.

EpiCor is a powder made from dried, fermented brewers yeast grown under

normal conditions, fed a proprietary blend of nutrients, and then stressed

under anaerobic conditions.

Turkey tail mushroom powder (Coriolus versicolor) is made from a mushroom

that grows widely across North America, Asia, and Europe. The turkey tail, also

called cloud mushroom, has a long history of use in traditional Asian medicine.

This mushroom is included in writings that date from the Ming Dynasty in

China. One author, Li Shi Zhen, writes that this mushroom is good for the spirit,

vital energy, and vigor.

Maitake mushroom powder (Grifola frondosa) is made from another mushroom

with a long history of use in traditional Asian medicine. The first recorded use

of maitake, also known as sheeps head or hen of the woods, was between

200 B.C. and 200 A.D. It was used to improve spleen and stomach ailments,

as well as to calm nerves and minds.

MaitakeGold 404 is a patented extract from maitake mushrooms that takes

advantage of the health-supporting compounds in these mushrooms. This extract

contains immune-modulating compounds consisting of glucan-protein complexes.

Introduced in 2009

GF V

Content:

90 capsules

Suggested Use: Two capsules per day,

or as directed.

Supplement Facts:

Serving Size: 2 capsules

Servings per Container: 45

Amount

per Serving %DV

Calories 4

Vitamin C 20 mg 30%

Calcium 30 mg 2%

Zinc 10 mg 60%

Dried YeastFermentate (EpiCor) 500 mg

Maitake MushroomExtract(MaitakeGold 404) 8 mg

Maitake MushroomPowder 48 mg

Turkey Tail MushroomPowder 150 mg

Ingredients: See Supplement Facts.

Other Ingredients: Calcium lactate,

cellulose, zinc rice chelate, acerola (berry),

and manioc (root).

Sold through health care professionals.

Whole Food Philosophy

Our founder, Dr. Royal Lee, challenged

common scientific beliefs by choosing a

holistic approach of providing nutrients

through whole foods. His goal was to provide

nutrients as they are found in naturein a

whole food state where he believed their

natural potency and efficacy would be

realized. Dr. Lee believed that when nutrients

remain intact and are not split from their

natural associated synergistsknown andunknownbioactivity is markedly enhanced

over isolated nutrients. Following this

philosophy, even a small amount of a whole

food concentrate will offer enhanced

nutritional support, compared to an isolated

or fractionated vitamin. Therefore, one should

examine the source of nutrients rather than

looking at the quantities of individual

nutrients on product labels.


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of which are cited below, are the basis for much of the information we

provide you in this publication about whole food ingredients. See the

supplement facts for Epimune Complex.

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Epimune ComplexHow Epimune Complex Keeps You Healthy (continued)

Calcium is an essential mineral thats primarily stored in our bones and teeth.

Even though the calcium levels in our cells account for a small amount of the

total calcium used by the body, they are essential for cell functioning.

Acerola is a source of vitamin C, which is an important micronutrient needed

for skin, mucosa, and cell function.

Zinc is a mineral that has been used to support the bodys natural healing function.

How Epimune Complex Keeps You Healthy

Supports a diversity of immune cells

The immune systems primary role is to recognize nonself or foreign

substances in the body and actively respond to them. The ingredients in

Epimune Complex were chosen for their theoretical synergistic effect on the

immune system, as well as their research-supported effects on immune cellsinvolved in normal immune system response. These cells include:

Natural killer cells: Also called NK cells, these white blood cells contain a

package of chemicals (called a granule). When NK cells come into contact witha nonself cell, they bind to their target, aim, and deliver a burst of lethal

chemicals into the nonself cells.

B cells: When a B cell comes into contact with something nonself, it grabsthe protein from the foreign cell and, with the help of a T cell, makesantibodies (proteins) that find, bind, and aid in the killing the foreign cell.

After that initial interaction, B cells become memory B cells that rememberthat specific nonself cell and respond more quickly and robustly if it shows

up again.

Antibodies: When a nonself cell is found, B cells produce antibodies thatbind to and kill foreign cells so they cant cause trouble. Antibodies, also

called immunoglobulins, come in a variety of types. For example,immunoglobulin A (IgA) guards body entrances like the mouth and nose,while immunoglobulin E (IgE) is usually associated with immune cells called

mast cells (found largely in the lungs, skin, tongue, and nose, among others)and has a role in allergy symptoms.

Macrophage cells: When a macrophage cell comes in contact with a foreign

substance, the macrophage consumes that substance. The macrophage thenreleases chemicals alerting other immune cells. Macrophage cells are primarily

found in tissue, although their precursors, monocytes, circulate in the blood.

Provides vitamin C and minerals necessary for maintaining healthThe immune system needs vitamins and minerals for normal functioning.

Epimune Complex is a supplemental source of calcium, vitamin C , and zinc.

What Makes Epimune Complex Unique

Product Attributes

This product is designed to use the synergistic effects of mushrooms, vitamin C,

minerals, and a fermentate of brewers yeast to comprehensively feed the

immune system for overall support. Each of these components targets a different

aspect of the immune system to provide comprehensive support.

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