IF NOT HIV, WHAT FACTORS CAN CAUSE IMMUNODEFICIENCY?
01. DRUGS
02. OTHER TOXINS
03. MALNUTRITION
04. BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
05. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
06. LIFESTYLE FACTORS
07. EMOTIONAL / PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, STRESS
08. OXIDATIVE STRESS
01. DRUGS.
All drugs are toxins and have adverse effects. Because the cells of the immune system are among the body's most actively dividing, they are for that reason extremely vulnerable to drugs and other toxins.
A. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS example: Anti-Retro-Viral Drugs (ARVs)
B. OVER-THE-COUNTER (NON-PRESCRIPTION) DRUGS example: Antihistamines (allergy pills, sleeping pills)
C. RECREATIONAL DRUGS example: Amyl nitrite ("poppers," "rush").
Although not every drug is known to be capable of damaging the immune system, the many that do include prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and recreational drugs. Some antibiotics, such as Bactrim, which are supposed to work with the immune system to fight infections, actually damage the immune system. Over-the-counter drugs are not necessarily safer than prescription drugs. Some drug types are found in more than one category. For example, steroids.
Drugs can have numerous toxic effects on immunity. The production of the immune cells starts in the bone marrow. So if you see listed as an adverse effect "bone marrow depression," that's going to damage your immune system. Let's see how many drugs are on this list:
http://sideeffects.embl.de/se/C0151773/
If the adverse effects include "leukopenia" that means it causes damage resulting in a decrease of white blood cells. Here's that list:
http://sideeffects.embl.de/se/C0750394/
Lymphocytes are a subset of white blood cells (which include CD4+ and others), and if they are adversely affected by a drug, the adverse reaction is called "Lymphopenia," which means there is a drop in the overall Lymphocyte count.
http://sideeffects.embl.de/se/C0024312/
It is wise to research the adverse effect of any drug before taking it. If you do this, you will probably take few if any drugs.Why? Because drugs do not cure disease. They suppress symptoms, and they create disease.
To learn about a specific prescription drug, go where the physicians are supposed to go:
http://www.pdr.net/
02. OTHER TOXINS
Asbestos, benzene, trichloroethylene, styrene (component of styrofoam), crystalline silica, diesel exhaust, welding fumes, entire classes of compounds, such as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons which include polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxins (TCDD), are some of the many chemicals and chemical mixtures that can lead to immunosuppression in humans who are exposed to them. Many of these are also known to cause cancer.
http://scorecard.goodguide.com/health-effe…/explanation.tcl…
http://rivm.openrepository.com/…/b…/10029/6693/1/veraldi.pdf
http://www.epa.gov/…/ha…/wastemin/minimize/factshts/pahs.pdf
In general, exposure to petrochemicals and combustion products of petrochemicals should be avoided. Silica and asbestos are mineral particles. Avoiding exposure means no not inhale, drink, eat, or have skin contact. These are the ways that toxins can enter your body.
The immunological effects of pesticides as a group are more complicated. Some pesticides impair normal immune system function by lowering white blood cell counts, while others act in a different way, by causing allergies or autoimmune diseases.
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/newscience/immune/repetto.htm
http://www.chem-tox.com/immunesys…/pesticides/pesticides.htm
http://www.wri.org/…/f…/pdf/pesticidesandimmunesystem_bw.pdf
03. MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition is the primary cause of immunodeficiency worldwide, and nowhere has this been found to more true than among Sub-Saharan African nations.
The immune system constantly is producing new cells and new cell products to protect and defend the body against disease, and nutrition provides the raw materials needed to carry out these processes. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that malnutrition is immunosuppressive and severe malnutrition is severely immunosuppressive.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/10/1582.long
Sub-Saharan AFRICA: Scientists, health care providers, journalists and others who have observed so-called "AIDS" in Sub-Saharan Africa have concluded that malnutrition, along with unsafe water supplies and unsanitary conditions, is a major cause of many health problems.
Malnutrition itself can be misdiagnosed as HIV/AIDS. Moreover, various infections that are more prevalent and more severe in those suffering from malnutrition are also being misdiagnosed as HIV/AIDS. When the antibody tests are used, the criteria to qualify for a "positive" result is LOWER in many African countries than elsewhere in the world. In addition, the test is known to register a "positive" result for people with a variety of infections that are common in Africa and have nothing to do with the elusive "HIV."
Therefore, more people on the African continent qualify for a "positive" diagnosis. Receiving a toxic treatment for a misdiagnosed disease is the result, and, needless to say, this is not a pathway to good health.
http://www.rebirth.co.za/hiv_does_not_cause_aids3.htm
http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/hiv/epvtafrica.htm
http://www.virusmyth.com/aids/hiv/pdafrica.htm
Although the misdiagnoses are believed to occur most often in Africa, they can happen anywhere, and malnutrition also affects people everywhere, especially but not only poor people. Malnutrition can result from not enough food, or from a diet of poor quality food that, whether it tastes good or not, lacks a balance of essential nutrients.
Infants and young children are most at risk, and the immune system in humans is still developing after birth, especially during the first 18 months, so some damage occurring in the womb and very early in life may be permanent. In that regard, breastfeeding by a well fed mother is the best health insurance for your child's future.
http://www.aipro.info/…/Nutrition,%20immunity%20and%20the%2…
http://one.wfp.org/polici…/introduction/background/…/s1.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2949400/
04. BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS & CLOTTING FACTOR VIII (HEMOPHILIACS)
Transfusions of blood from other donors have been associated with immunosuppression, and sometimes immunoaugmentation, the combined possibilities being referred to as immuno-modulation. Transfusion-Related Immuno-Modulation = TRIM. The research on TRIM leaves much to be desired.But an Allogeneic (or allogenic) transfusion of whole blood involves putting the cells, proteins and other biochemicals, as well as any undetected microbes, from one person's body into another genetically different person's body, so there's a whole list of problems that can arise from any of the foreign blood components. However, when it comes to TRIM, the culprit appears to be the prime suspects, the foreign white blood cells.Two ways to avoid such problems: 1) do not consent to a transfusion unless necessary; 2) for nonemergency surgery, make prior arrangements to donate you own blood to be stored in case you need it. After the donated blood has been replaced by new blood produced by your bone marrow, you can have the surgery. If blood from another donor must be used, it has been reported in the scientific literature that the risk of TRIM can be reduced by removing some of the white blood cells from the donated blood prior to transfusion.Regarding Clotting Factor VIII administered to hemophiliacs, Peter Duesberg has published a paper showing that foreign protein contaminants in Clotting Factor VIII, rather than HIV, are causing immunodeficiency.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16675937
https://www.blood.ca/…/Transfusion-related_immunosuppressio…
http://cvi.asm.org/content/6/5/652
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/97/5/1180…
http://www.duesberg.com/books/ch11-2.html
05. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
MANY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE IMMUNE SUPPRESSION (IMMUNODEFICIENCY)
An environmental factor is anything that originates outside your body but can get inside your body. it can get into your body by inhaling it, eating or drinking it, or absorbed after skin contact.In that sense, many of the other categories, such as drugs, chemicals, etc. are environmental factors. Others are not in any of the other categories.
Here are some examples:
Cigarette smoke - firsthand and secondhand
http://informahealthcare.com/…/abs/10.3109/10408449009089870
Alcohol - usually consumed as an alcoholic beverage: beer, wine, and various "hard liquors"
http://www.vrp.com/…/four-factors-that-sabotage-a-healthy-i…
http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/content/34/6/830.full
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh26-4/257-263.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1542040
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16322595
Lack of Skin exposure to Sunlight -Vitamin D deficiency
http://www.vrp.com/…/four-factors-that-sabotage-a-healthy-i…
Radiation - X-Rays, Microwaves, Radioactive pollutants from nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons. nuclear medicine, and nuclear waste, Radon in soil seeping into homes and other buildings.
http://www.chem-tox.com/immunesystem/radiation/emr.htm
http://www.mydrhorn.org/docs/microwave.pdf
http://www.rerf.jp/radefx/late_e/immunity.html
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/…/skeptoid…/episodes/4080
http://www.unscear.org/…/09-81160_Report_Annex_D_2006_Web.p…
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426842/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23080082
Many organic chemicals, including petrochemicals, benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzo(a)pyrene (found on barbecued food), PCBs, Dioxan, pesticides, auto exhaust, diesel exhaust. And of course drugs. These and more were covered separately.
http://www.nutramed.com/environment/carschemicals.htm
http://www.fws.gov/…/L…/4TX_Sal/Albers_2003_Hydrocarbons.pdf
http://www.psr.org/…/environmental-pollutants-and-the-immun…
Heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, and cadmium.
http://www.mercout.com/pages.php?pageid=39
http://eclectichealing.com/mercury.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9524402
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898874/
http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/…/Environmental%20Contam…
06. LIFESTYLE FACTORS
10 Lifestyle Factors That Affect Immunity Adversely:1) Poor diet, poor eating habits, inadequate pure drinking water; 2) Poor sleep habits, too little or poor quality sleep; 3) Inadequate or improper activity /mobility/too little or too much exercise; failure to be physically fit; 4) Toxic habits: smoking, coffee, alcohol, sugar, salt, junk food cravings, drugs; 5) Too much time spent indoors; 6) Stressful situations; 7) Unhappy social life/ toxic relationships 8) No humor or laughter; 9) Spending time in a toxic environment; 10) Not enough enjoyable sex (we save the best for last!)
http://www.delimmune.com/solutions/low-immune-system/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/Change-lifestyle-boost-immune-…
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/04/health/upwave-immune-boosters/
http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-strengthen-immunity
http://www.health.harvard.edu/…/how-to-boost-your-immune-sy…
http://www.naturalhealth365.com/natural_heali…/immunity.html
http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/guide/sex-and-health
http://www.whyarewewhispering.com/…/new_research_suggests_s…
http://articles.mercola.com/…/18/11-sex-health-benefits.aspx
07. EMOTIONAL / PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, STRESS
The state of our emotional health, emotional stress, and our nervous system's organic health are known to have a strong influence on the health of our immune system. Such associations were noted more than 150 years ago.In more recent decades this interaction has evolved into its own field of study. It is called psychoneuroimmunology.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/anewtake.aspx
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780120885763
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoneuroimmunology
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/index.cfm?id=3370
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17503136
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12090368
There are many people who are perfectly healthy. As soon as they are told by their grim-faced doctor that they are HIV+, their health starts to deteriorate. Stress, depression, anxiety, worry -- can do that. Are doctors unaware of this? Why do they treat their patients in a way to CREATE disease?What is the cause of AIDS in such cases? Is it HIV? Or is it Dr. X?If the HIV+ result doesn't do it, they'll try again with a "low CD4" and "high viral load" and "you need to take ARVs, but it won't cure you,and you will have to take them for the rest of your life."In such cases, the cure is obvious. Fire your doctor, shrug off any fear, and laugh at the incompetence that was masquerading as health care.Then go and have a good time! If you feel healthy, you are healthy. If you're feeling down and out, leave the trap of gloom and go find happiness.If your mental state has already caused physical illness, whether it be immunodeficiency or something else, you may need to do more than improve your emotional health to get regain your physical health.Don't underestimate pychoneuroimmunology. It is real. It can be your worst enemy or your best and strongest friend.
08. OXIDATIVE STRESS
OXIDATIVE STRESS & YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM (Introduction)We have discussed the real factors that are known to cause immunodeficiency: drugs; other chemical toxins; malnutrition; blood transfusions; radiation and other environmental factors; lifestyle factors such as smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, too little or too much exercise; and psychological effects that can harm the body, such as mental depression, anxiety and stress.Many of these overlap, but is there a common denominator? The answer is "yes."ALL of these produce the same type of general effect at the cellular level. It is a very destructive chemical effect called "oxidative stress."Therefore it appears that oxidative stress, in all of its various forms, is the real culprit, not the virus that has never been proven to exist.We will be going into some detail on this, because it is the key to restoring and maintaining good health.Then we will look at solutions. Some of these we have already talked about. As it turns out, the natural remedies such as umlingo juice as just one example, contain antioxidants and therefore help to reduce oxidative stress.ARVs and many other drugs do just the opposite, producing oxidative stress, resulting in detrimental changes in physiology, killing your cells, and eventually, you.Which to choose? Not a difficult choice once you know the facts,But if you've been on the wrong path for a long time, the journey back may have its challenges. Yet many have successfully met those challenges, cleared the hurdles, and succeeded.The choice is yours.
*************************************************A partial list of references:
http://www.annclinlabsci.org/content/30/2/145.short
http://www.finecurepharma.com/…/Oxidative%20stress%20causes…
https://www.fightaging.org/…/linking-oxidative-stress-with-…
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/156/3/274.full.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_oxygen_species
http://mutage.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/3/169.long
http://tpx.sagepub.com/content/38/1/96.full
http://www.genox.com/what_is_oxidative_stress.html
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/23498575…
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/…/articles/P…/pdf/v089p0F408.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15321958
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1721737/
http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/88/9/3608.short…
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