A recent (March 2008) peer reviewed study published in the Journal of American Neurotoxicology and Teratology states that only small to moderate amounts of pesticides in rats cause excessive weight gain by damaging brain structures like the hypothalamus and the pituitary (Lassiter, 2008). Why are toxins causing weight gain? There are 2 solid reasons:

1)    When toxins enter your body they have an affinity for fat cells, due to the fact that they are fat soluble. When the toxins attach to the outer cell membrane, which is made of a lipid bi-layer (two layers of fat), it causes the cells to continually release Leptin. When Leptin is elevated too often, just like Insulin in Type II Diabetes, the receptors burn out and the message is not heard. Remember, Leptin is the hormone that tells the brain to burn fat for energy. Therefore, weight gain that does not respond to exercise or diet is inevitably due to Leptin resistance.

2)    The toxins also cause the release of chemicals called cytokines that damage Leptin receptors in the brain (hypothalamus). Once the receptors to Leptin have been damaged, Weight Loss Resistance is only the first of many problems (Pompa, 2007).

Your body makes an extremely important hormone called MSH (Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone). MSH is produced in the hypothalamus by Leptin, and it controls nerve, hormone, cytokine functions, skin and mucus membrane defenses, and the production of endorphins and melatonin. If your brain cannot hear Leptin, and is therefore “Leptin Resistant,” you will eventually become MSH deficient (Shoemaker, 2005).

What does this mean? It means that every immune and hormone response in your body will be altered. Practically speaking, you feel horrible and cannot figure out why. You find yourself on medications and chasing symptoms on a never-ending downward spiral.

The key to 21^st Century Health Care is understanding how toxins affect this hormonal cascade, causing inflammation, which leads to so many different diseases like depression, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia … just to name a few. The science of Weight Loss Resistance will bring us out of the dark ages of extreme dieting and exercise, not only for those who cannot lose weight, but also for those who are challenged with chronic illness.

Detox Myths and Truths

A common marketing myth on the internet, magazines and TV is Colon Cleansing. Colon cleansing products are designed to stimulate the colon and eliminate colon build-up/waste which may result in temporary weight loss and reduction in colon toxins. However, this does not translate into true fat reduction and a true decrease in your total toxic burden.   True detoxification and fat burning (the hormone leptin) occur only by using products that detoxify your body at the cellular level.  Read on about a a cleanse (cleansing) detox diet you can also add to your health program.

Detox Tips and Tricks

Increase your quality of dietary fats “good fats” and eliminate “man-made fats” such as hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats “trans fats”.

More fat…How can this help?

1) Increasing good or natural fats bind circulating toxins.

2) Bad man-made fats prevent cells from eliminating toxins; Good fats allow cells to eliminate toxins!

3) Increasing good fats cause the liver to release stored toxins.

By the way, increasing good fats assist with reversing weight loss resistance and fat burning –  the opposite of what you are told!

From the Desk of Dr. Dan Pompa (Latest Research)

Recent research crossing my desk this month continues to link the consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to weight gain, fat storage, obesity and appetite control.

The two (2) main conclusions from this work are:

1) Leptin. Consuming even small amounts of HFCS impairs the body’s ability to recognize leptin, a hormone that controls appetite.

2) Toxins. Levels of metabolic waste products spike when HFCS is consumed. This can disrupt the body’s ability to control blood sugar, raising the risk factor of fat storage and weight gain.  Again, using a detox cleansing diet plan along with true cellular detoxification products can remove the toxins and rebuild the cell membrane.

Source:  Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesityhttp://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/4/537

Detox Questions and Answers

Dr. Pompa I know that increasing good fats helps protect and eliminate toxins. However, I’m concerned with gaining weight? (Ann C.)

Remember consuming good fats does not make you fat, it is the inability to burn it (read about the fat hormone leptin above). Your body needs fat to burn fat. Fats are also critical for hormone production, which is a real health concern for most women. I believe good fat to be the # 1 missing nutrients in the Standard American Diet (SAD).  Bonus! High fat diets are a natural detox diet that can be added to any true cellular detoxification program.  Please check out what I believe to be the best detox diet the cellular healing diet.  Click here for a free eBoook.

Mission Statement:

There is a lot of talk today about the need for proper detoxification and it’s critical effect on health/quality of life. The purpose and mission of Dr. Dan Pompa is to work on your behalf to bring you the latest research, breaking news, and solutions surrounding toxicity and detoxification.

Sources:

Lassiter,T. L. and Brimijoina, S. 2008. Rats gain excess weight after developmental exposure to the organophosphorothionate pesticide, chlorpyrifos, Neurotoxicology and Teratology. Volume 30, Issue 2, March-April 2008, pp. 125-130

Pompa, Dan. (2007.) Why You Can’t Lose Weight. In David Riklan and Joe Cilea (Ed.), 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Health. (pp.95-98). Marlboro, NJ: Selfgrowth.com.

Shoemaker R.C. 2005. Mold Warriors: Fighting America’s Hidden Health Threat. Baltimore: Gateway Press.

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At Pompa Health Solutions, children with ADD / ADHD like behavior and those within the autism spectrum (ADD through autistic) all start out on the same program. The approach is the same because the root causes are the same; that is, nutritional imbalance and neurotoxicity leading to neurological damage. The further a child is to the right of the spectrum (exhibiting disorders like sensory integration, aspergers, and autism), the more neurotoxic he/she is.  We know that such children will not recover without proper detoxification; therefore, we apply all the steps outlined below. To the left of the scale, however, we need only assist the body back to balance with chiropractic care, dietary modification, and education.  Besides Dr. Pompa’s Healing Diet, very little detox is needed with this condition.

Numerous studies over many years have conclusively linked AD(H)D type behaviors to such things as traumatic birth process (leading to misalignments of the spine called subluxations), the consumption of sugar-rich and processed foods containing preservatives and dyes which create subluxations, and to metal and chemical toxicity from environmental sources and vaccinations. In our practice, without prescribing medication, we have overcome the ill effects of these things at a 100% success rate when parents partner with us in following our program for the well-being of their children on the autism spectrum.

Before we begin the program, our behavior consultant conducts an initial assessment to explore the severity of behavior and level of need. The consultant attempts to identify external factors (environmental and nutritional) and internal factors (emotional, dental, and visual) that may be triggering behavioral issues. Following the assessment, we use a series of protocols to treat and remove central nervous system interference. We also work with other specialists who treat and remove additional interferences. As a result, we can better guide the parents and the child into an individualized plan of care or treatment plan according to our prescribed protocols. In some cases, it may be necessary to begin at a more advanced level due to individual sensitivities or extreme levels of behavior.

STEP 1: DR. POMPA TESTING PROTOCOLS

Testing is essential in determining if neurotoxicity is a factor and in identifying the toxins we are up against. It also helps us target the source and remove it prior to detox. Knowing that each child is different, the doctor decides what particular tests are needed (for a listing of tests and detailed information about our protocols, contact Pompa Health Solutions at 724-940-7733 or visit http://www.drpompa.com).

STEP 2: SUBLUXATION EVALUATION

You must have your child checked for subluxations. Anywhere on the spectrum, these kids usually have a loss or reversal of the normal cervical curve, as mentioned above. This is typically the first neurological upset to the immune system and nerve system, and it sets off a complex dysfunction inhibiting the immune system from dealing normally with its surroundings, particularly the toxic stress from the standard American diet, vaccines, and the environment. For most children, all we need do is remove the interference from this structural problem, and then the nerve system (God’s healthcare plan) does the healing. In more severe cases, we need to go to the next step, and possibly beyond.

STEP 3: DR POMPA’S “HEALING DIET”

This is the most specific diet for neurotoxic syndrome because it is the only diet that detoxifies and heals at the cellular level. It also includes specific supplementation (for detailed information about our protocols, contact Pompa Health Solutions at 724-940-7733 or visit www.drpompa.com).

Using exercise, dietary changes, and supplementation with children on the autism spectrum, we typically progress them through treatment at a much slower rate; therefore, we approach treatment with smaller steps to thoroughly accomplish our goal of system detox.

STEP 4: DR POMPA’S DETOX MODALITIES FOR SEVERE CASES

Stronger detox modalities are typically needed only when children are on the far right of the spectrum; that is, with conditions like Asbergers Syndrome, sensory integration, and autism (for detailed information about our protocols, contact Pompa Health Solutions at 724-940-7733 or visit http://www.drpompa.com).

Steps 1-3 must precede this step in order to properly detoxify children with this level of toxicity.

Pompa Health Solutions is the only clinic in the Pittsburgh and Wexford, PA area combining these specific types of protocol.  These life changing protocols are developed from years of research and personal experience (call Pompa Health Solutions at 724–940 –7733 or visit www.drpompa.com to receive a copy of Dr. Pompa’s son Dylan amazing recovery story).  Because of this, we feel confident that we lead the Pittsburgh, PA in the treatment of children with neurotoxic syndrome.

Finally, please note that we ultimately treat children — not syndromes or diseases. Pompa Health Solutions and Dr. Daniel Pompa’s passion is to see kids enjoy normal happy lives, behaving as normal children do — not perfectly, but in a balanced way. You see, during years of toxic exposure, a child can learn certain behaviors, and, in time, he will use those behaviors to acquire desired things and to control situations. His success reinforces the behaviors, thereby creating positive experiences for him, and then the behaviors become tools for future use. After treatment and the completion of our protocols, these “tools” often present themselves even though toxicity and/or interference in the central nervous system have been removed. At times, it may be difficult for parents, and others directly involved, to approach positive behavior modification in a balanced way. This is when our behavior consultant can step back into the picture with additional ideas to address the learned behaviors and help bring balance, harmony, and peace back into your family life.

Yes, there is hope.

Cancer From the Kitchen?

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

Published: December 5, 2009

” The battle over health care focuses on access to insurance, or tempests like the one that erupted over new mammogram guidelines.”  CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE.

According to the EPA, Since WWII approximately 80,000 chemicals have been introduced into the market place. Not one was tested for toxicology before 1976. Today only 10 chemicals/yr of the approximately 1,500/yr new chemicals are tested.

In most European countries these legislation’s have already been established.  These governments have stepped in because of the known destructive effects of these toxic chemicals.  America continues to put money and politics ahead of our health.  When the people begin to wonder why they are so sick / diseased and understand it is highly connected to the toxins in the market place then hopefully, with all of us they will listen.