Want a Therapeutic Infestation of Parasite???

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On several different health lists I am on I have seen dozens of posts

which blame parasitews for all sorts of human problems -- from

diabetes to arthritis. It seems there are people who feel that a

controlled parasitic infestation of the right parasite can cure some

human problems.

 

I am sure not advocating intentionally eating worms. I would have to

think long & hard, and do a lot of research before I even considered

infecting myself.

 

Alobar

 

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Immunotherapy using Probiotic Helminthic Therapy

 

Probiotic Immunotherapy safely and naturally restores nature’s

balance to your immune system, quells inflammation, and stops tissue

damage. Helminthic therapy, nature's most powerful probiotic,

harnesses nature to heal, restoring the helper organisms we co-evolved

with and that our immune systems depend on to function correctly, and

is based on sound science.

 

Stop treating the symptoms, fix the problem.

 

Learn more, including how this natural immunotherapy can be delivered

to your door.

 

http://autoimmunetherapies.com/

 

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About the immunotherapy helminthic therapy

 

Helminthic therapy is a safe and effective immunotherapy that actually

treats the underlying causes of autoimmune diseases, chronic

inflammatory conditions and allergies.

 

Autoimmune Therapies was founded by Jasper Lawrence and Dr. Marc

Dellerba, PhD., in 2006, to make available the immunotherapy Jasper

Lawrence had used to put his own severe allergies and asthma into

remission after discovering early research.

 

Immunotherapy based on the use of helminths was the obvious result of

an theory published in the Lancet called “The Hygiene Hypothesis.”

Hundreds of research projects investigating this scientific hypothesis

since it was published in 1986 have refined it from its relatively

simple beginning. It is now called the “Old Friends Hypothesis,”

reflecting how much it has been adapted to fit new discoveries.

Because it works so well to describe the rise of immunological

diseases in the West it is now widely accepted and used, and this is

shown by how commonly it is referenced in articles about these

diseases: news link. For a fuller explanation you can read this

article written by us: link.

 

As you read through our web site and the scientific and medical

literature you will begin to understand that some helminths really are

“old friends” and that their absence in our increasingly sterile lives

has resulted in a huge increase in the number of people with diseases

involving immune dysregulation*.

 

Here is a statement of the Old Friends Hypothesis in very simple

terms. It is now thought by many scientists, but by no means all, that

the human immune system depends upon exposure to a variety of

organisms, in particular helminths, for proper development and

functioning. The reason for this may be that as we have evolved as a

species these mutualistic symbionts (less correctly but more commonly

referred to as parasites) have always been present in our bodies. This

is an example of co-evolution, in which two species evolve together.

The sudden absence of these parasites is now believed by many

scientists to be a major factor in the malfunction of many people’s

immune systems, resulting in an increase in immunological diseases.

 

That this is true is most obvious when you look at the number of

people suffering from autoimmune diseases in the sterile

industrialized countries. Third world countries, where there is poor

sanitation, and hence high level of parasitic infection (like many in

Africa, Asia and South America) do not have high levels of diseases

like Type I Diabetes, MS, Crohn’s, Asthma, allergies, Lupus or

Rheumatoid Arthritis. These are diseases that are reaching epidemic

levels here.

 

As we have made our environments increasingly sterile we have

eliminated most of these organisms from our bodies and the result is

that our immune systems do not develop or function properly. It is no

coincidence that all the so called modern diseases started to become

more common after the introduction of clean drinking water, sewers,

antibiotics and vaccinations.

 

This idea may sound strange at first. To understand it, think of the

human body as an ecosystem. An ecosystem only works properly when

there is a variety and balance of interdependent organisms.

Eliminating so many species from our bodies has had two effects:

 

1. Huge benefits to our health from the effective elimination of

harmful organisms such as those which cause cholera, typhoid, measles,

mumps, tuberculosis, etc.

 

2. An unexpected and unwelcome increase in the so called modern

diseases, such as allergies, asthma, autism, Crohn’s, MS, and even

depression and heart disease arising from the elimination of

beneficial helper organisms.

 

We have thrown out the baby with the bath water.

 

Helminthic therapy is just one step in restoring the natural

environment in our intestines to a state similar to that that existed

as we evolved. There is little doubt that bacteria and perhaps

protozoa, viruses or fungi could also provide health benefits. The

growing probiotic industry is an indication of the possibilities for

these types of immunotherapy. But even at this early stage in the

development of this idea for some diseases the re-introduction of

helminths can have remarkable benefits.

 

At present, Autoimmune Therapies offers treatment based on human

hookworm (Necator americanus) and human whipworm (Trichuris

trichiura). Our whipworm should not be confused with treatment using

pig whipworm (Trichuris suis ova, or TSO) offered in Europe by Ovamed.

Although several different types of worms and other organisms are

currently being investigated for their potential therapeutic benefits,

by us and by various universities and medical schools, hookworm and

whipworm are offered by Autoimmune Therapies because of their safety.

That they are safe is demonstrated by the Center for Disease Control

(CDC) recommendation that American doctors should not treat light

infections of hookworm or whipworm in their patients.

 

What does helminthic therapy consist of and how do I learn more?

 

Autoimmune Therapies offers a wide variety of treatment options

tailored to your age, gender, the type and duration of your illness,

the drugs you currently use, medical history, and current blood tests.

Treatment is designed to minimize the temporary mild side effects a

minority of our patients experience.

 

Treatment is accomplished by deliberate infection with either

hookworm, or whipworm, or both, providing a unique immunotherapy.

 

We understand that with a new and complex immunotherapy like this,

support before and after therapy is a vital part of the service we

offer. Not only do we guarantee that your infection will remain for

the documented average of the lifetime of each organism (so long as

our clients host “our” worms) but we also support them as required.

 

For more information about treatment before contacting us please visit

the rest of this site. Details on pricing can be found on the

Pre-treatment Page.

*Autoimmunity is a disease in which the immune system mistakenly

recognizes self tissues as foreign, and attacks them. Asthma, amongst

many, is not an autoimmune disease by this definition. In asthma the

body recognizes benign particles, like cat dander or pollen, as

pathogens. In attacking them self tissues are also harmed. Asthma,

like most diseases commonly thought to be autoimmune conditions, are

more properly referred to as diseases of immune dysregulation.

 

References

 

(1) Strachan, D. P. 1989. Hay fever, hygiene and household size. (The

Hygiene Hypothesis) Br. Med. J. 299: 1259.

 

(2) Cookson, W. O. C. M., and M. F. Moffatt. 1997. Asthma: an

epidemic-in-the-absence-of infection? Science 275:41.

 

(3) Wills-Karp, M., J. Santeliz, and C. L. Karp. 2001. The germless

theory of allergic disease: revisiting the hygiene hypothesis. Nat.

Rev. Immunol. 1:69.

 

(4) Yazdanbakhsh, M., P. G. Kremsner, and R. van Ree. 2002. Allergy,

parasites and the hygiene hypothesis. Science 296:490.

 

(5) Shi, H. N., C. J. Ingui, I. Dodge, and C. Nagler-Anderson. 1998. A

helminth-induced mucosal Th2 response alters non-responsiveness to

oral administration of a soluble antigen. J. Immunol. 160:2449.

 

(6) Fox, J. G., P. Beck, C. A. Dangler, M. T. Whary, T. C. Wang, H. N.

Shi, and C. Nagler-Anderson. 2000. Concurrent enteric helminth

infection modulates inflammation and gastric immune responses and

reduces Helicobacter-induced gastric atrophy. Nat. Med. 6:536.

 

(7) Lynch, N. R., I. Hagel, M. Perez, M. C. D. Prisco, R. Lopez, and

N. Alvarez. 1993. Effect of anti-helminthic treatment on the allergic

reactivity of children in a tropical slum. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.

92:404.

 

(8) Wang, C.-C., T. J. Nolan, G. A. Schad, and D. Abraham. 2001.

Infection of mice with the helminth Strongyloides stercoralis

suppresses pulmonary allergic responses to ovalbumin. Clin. Exp.

Allergy 31:493.

 

(9) van den Biggelaar, A. H. J., R. van Ree, L. C. Rodrigues, B. Lell,

A. M. Deelder, P. G. Kremsner, and M. Yazdanbaksh. 2000. Decreased

atopy in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a role for

parasite-induced interleukin-10. Lancet 356:1723.

 

(10) Turton, J.A. (1976) IgE, parasites, and allergy. The Lancet

ii:686 (text not available online, too old)

 

(11) Inoculating Celiac Disease Patients With the Human Hookworm

Necator Americanus: Evaluating Immunity and Gluten-Sensitivity

 

(12) Doetze, A., J. Satoguina, G. Burchard, T. Rau, C. Loliger, B.

Fleischer, and A. Hoerauf. 2000. Antigen-specific cellular

hyporesponsiveness in a chronic human helminth infection is mediated

by Th3/Tr1-type cytokines IL-10 and transforming growth factor-Beta

but not by a Th1 to Th2 shift. Int. Immunol. 12:623.

 

http://autoimmunetherapies.com/helminthic_therapy_about.html

 

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Who Can be Helped by this type of immune therapy, Helminthic Therapy?

 

It is possible that anyone with a chronic inflammatory condition, or

one involving immune dysregulation, could benefit. But, it is

impossible to predict in advance if a person with an autoimmune

disease and or allergy will respond. The only way to test it is to try

helminthic therapy. Diseases that have been shown to respond are:

Asthma, Autism, Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Eczema, Hay fever

and allergies of all kinds, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Migraine,

Multiple Sclerosis, Psoriasis, and Sjogren's Syndrome. Response of

patients with Ulcerative Colitis to hookworm alone has not been

satisfactory, but has responded very well to whipworm. It is important

to note that while effective immune therapy like ours offers a chance

of remission, not a cure. Meaning, that if you get better staying

better depends on continuing to host the worms.

 

http://autoimmunetherapies.com/helminthic_therapy_FAQ.html