Author: DR Jeffrey J Hunt

Gluten Hypersensitivity

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01/09/20

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Gluten is a protein found in cereal grains. Wheat has a high concentration of gluten, which allows for the elastic nature of the dough. If you have a hypersensitivity to wheat gluten/gliadin, you should also avoid rye, spelt, and kamut, as the proteins in these grains look similar to wheat gluten in the eyes of the immune system.

Most people are unaware that wheat has many proteins other than gluten/gliadin. The protein gliadin found on wheat gluten is what causes the immune system to overreact in some people. However, there are instances when test results show normal immune response to wheat gluten/gliadin, but an over-reactivity to wheat protein in general. In this case, wheat would still need to be removed from the diet.

There are two types of hypersensitivities to food:

Type 1 food hypersensitivity is characterized by an allergic reaction immediately following contact with the offending food. The antibody associated with Type 1 hypersensitivity is the immunoglobulin IgE. This hypersensitivity may cause anaphylaxis and death if untreated.

Type 3 food hypersensitivity is mediated by the antibody IgG4. Type 3 hypersensitivity is the most common type of food hypersensitivity. After exposure to the food allergen, the reaction may not occur for one to five days. Therefore, this delay of immunoreactivity makes it difficult to diagnosis this type of food hypersensitivity.

An accurate and reliable test for food hypersensitivities is IgE/IgG4 Blood Allergy Test. The IgE/IgG4 Blood Allergy Test checks for both Type 1 and Type 3 food hypersensitivities.

The Type 3 food hypersensitivity may cause many types of inflammatory, immunological and/or neurological symptoms such as nephritis/ kidney; arthritis/osteo and rheumatoid; dermatitis/eczema, psoriasis, hives and rosacea; sinusitis; gastritis; colitis (celiac, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel); and respiratory problems such as asthma, chronic bronchitis. Food hypersensitivities may be involved in cognitive, emotional, neurological symptoms such as depression, headaches, migraines, anxiety, irritability, and poor concentration.

The gastrointestinal tract has a high concentration of immune and nervous system tissue. Any food or microorganism that the immune system deems unacceptable leads to an inflammatory response which may affect different areas of the body.

Return to Full Schedule May 19

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19/05/20

We hope you maintained your health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We would like everyone to know that we are open for normal business hours. We are screening patients upon arrival. You will be asked to use hand santizer, and wear a mask during your appointment.

Naturopathic Medicine is an Essential Service

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30/03/20

During the current healthcare crisis, the office of Dr. Jeff Hunt will remain open providing complete Naturopathic Services.

Please note: to protect the health of our worker we are asking you to access the office via our disability ramp on the side of the building.

The Ministry of Health has designated some health services, including Naturopathic Physicians, as an essential service (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/covid-19-provincial-support/essential-services-covid-19#healthservices). According to the Ministry of Health webpage on COVID-19 essential services, “essential services should and are encouraged to remain open. They must, however, follow the orders and guidance provided by the PHO to ensure safe operations and reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.”

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement (BHRT)

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19/02/20

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement (BHRT) refers to the therapeutic use of hormones that are identical in every way to the hormones produced naturally in the body. Diagnostic testing may include salivary and or blood tests.

The results may reveal hormone imbalances that are then addressed with the use of BHRT. Bioidentical hormones are derived from plant sources not animal derivatives. Bioidentical hormones usually prescribed are estradiol, estriol, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol and DHEA. Most hormones are delivered to the body in a cream form, which can be rubbed into the skin. This transdermal application of hormone creams delivers the hormones to the tissues similar to ovarian, testicular and adrenal release to the body.

BHRT are compounded by pharmacies and require a prescription from a Naturopathic Physician.

Heart Health and Related Health Conditions

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14/02/20

Benefits of Chelation

Helps to prevent Arteriosclerosis (Hardening of the arteries)
Helps to rejuvenate your cardiovascular system
Helps to improve conduction in all degrees of AV heart block
Helps to abolish extra heart beats, skipped beats and rapid heart beats
Helps as a pre-operative preparation
Helps remove lead and heavy metals from the system
Reduces toxic lead and metal deposits and abnormal calcium deposits
Reduces blood pressure and blood cholesterol
Improves circulation
Improves vision and hearing
Improves liver function
Improves skin texture and tone
Helps prevent abnormal cross linking of molecules that age tissue
Helps to relieve symptoms of senility by increasing circulation to the brain
Helps to relieve hypoglycemia, phlebitis and scleroderma
Dissolves fats in plaque lined arteries
Helps make blood slippery and prevents abnormal blood clotting
Helps increase tissue oxygenation

The Ultimate Question is: Can It Help You?

Gastrointestinal complaints are among the most common in health care.

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06/11/19

There is a relationship between unfriendly bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and a multitude of health issues in the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract house 100 trillion cells, more then all the stars in the sky! A major part of you immune and nervous system resides in the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, if there is an imbalance in the bacterial balance in the gastrointestinal tract, one is more susceptible to autoimmune diseases, fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammations, food sensitivities, nutritional deficiencies and intestinal permeability (also known as “leaky gut”).

A diet rich in fiber allows the beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract to break down the fiber into short chain fatty acids. These short chain fatty acids are fuel for the intestinal enterocytes, which are the cell lining in the gut.

Stool analysis is an invaluable non-invasive diagnostic assessment that allows the practitioner to objectively evaluate the status of beneficial and imbalanced microorganisms.

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing to prescriptive and natural agents is also performed for non-desirable organisms which allows for a targeted treatment.

The Microbiome: Linking Gut and Brain Health

24/05/19

AThe microbiome is a community of microorganisms composed of bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses that live in the mucosal surfaces of the body (such as the intestinal tract). Recently the explosion of scientific data has linked the human microbiome with immunity, inflammation, autoimmunity, and ultimately the potential of the brain to heal and recover. In 2008 the National Institute of Health’s Microbiome Project highlighted the importance of the microbial environment in the gastrointestinal tract.

The new science shows how the brain affects the microbiome and how the microbiome affects the brain. The microbiome is populated by 100 TRILLION CELLs, more microbes than there are stars in the sky!

The microbiome is influenced by what we eat, drink, digestive capacity, stress, and antibiotic use. Your microbiome is responsible for digestion, nutrient absorption, blood sugar balance, detoxification and even the overall function of your immune response. The microbiome produces substances that are fuel for cells lining the gut, neurotransmitters, amino acids, and vitamins.

Individual studies implicate gut dysfunction with the beginning of disease pathology of conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, Traumatic brain injury and Multiple sclerosis.

Diversity of the microbial population is the most important feature of a healthy gut, immune system, and ultimately a healthy brain.

A HEALTY GUT = A HEALTY BRAIN

Individualized Exercise Program

15/05/19

As with diet, exercise must be individualized for each patient. There is no drug or therapy that comes close to improving a person’s health than exercise. The systems that are affected positively by exercise are blood pressure, blood flow, cardiac output, dissolved oxygen in the blood, energy output, blood glucose/diabetes, metabolic rate, muscle health, obesity, pulmonary/lungs, sympathetic nervous system and bone health. Virtually every system in the human body is affected in some way by increasing levels of physical activity. Exercise can be categorized as muscular/strength training, anaerobic (sprinting), endurance training (aerobic)

The bottom line is the benefits of regular exercise causes a substantial decrease in all causes of mortality.

Exercise exerts a powerful acute and chronic effect on virtually every system in the human body. In assessing these effects and prescribing exercise, it is important to keep in mind the very different effects of aerobic versus resistance exercise. Both forms of exercise are recommended and should be a component of a comprehensive exercise program.

Dr. Hunt has an Honours Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (BPHE) degree, which gives him the experience and knowledge to assist his patients with an appropriated exercise plan

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Author: DR Jeffrey J Hunt

Reality or Fad

There are two types of hypersensitivities to food:

Type 1 food hypersensitivity is characterized by an allergic reaction immediately following contact with the offending food. The antibody associated with Type 1 hypersensitivity is the immunoglobulin IgE. This hypersensitivity may cause anaphylaxis and death if untreated.

An accurate and reliable test for food hypersensitivities is IgE/IgG4 Blood Allergy Test. The IgE/IgG4 Blood Allergy Test checks for both Type 1 and Type 3 food hypersensitivities.

The gastrointestinal tract has a high concentration of immune and nervous system tissue. Any food or microorganism that the immune system deems unacceptable leads to an inflammatory response which may affect different areas of the body.

We hope you maintained your health during the COVID-19 pandemic. ﻿

We would like everyone to know that we are open for normal business hours. We are screening patients upon arrival. You will be asked to use hand santizer, and wear a mask during your appointment.

Benefits of Chelation

The new science shows how the brain affects the microbiome and how the microbiome affects the brain. The microbiome is populated by 100 TRILLION CELLs, more microbes than there are stars in the sky!

Individual studies implicate gut dysfunction with the beginning of disease pathology of conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, Traumatic brain injury and Multiple sclerosis.

Diversity of the microbial population is the most important feature of a healthy gut, immune system, and ultimately a healthy brain.

A HEALTY GUT = A HEALTY BRAIN

The bottom line is the benefits of regular exercise causes a substantial decrease in all causes of mortality.

Dr. Hunt has an Honours Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (BPHE) degree, which gives him the experience and knowledge to assist his patients with an appropriated exercise plan

We hope you maintained your health during the COVID-19 pandemic.