Autoimmune Disorders

What Are Autoimmune Disorders? Autoimmune disorders are inflammatory conditions in which antibodies, protein molecules produced by the body's immune system, attack and destroy healthy body tissue. Doctors recognize more than 100 types of autoimmune disorders, including: Chronic bronchitis Rheumatoid arthritis ... Read More

Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism Autism is a subjective diagnostic label that covers a cluster of symptoms or stereotypical behaviors. While conventional medicine often describes autism as a predominately genetic condition that results in a set of ... Read More

Two of the most difficult medical conditions for children and adults of any age are chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation. The body seems to get “stuck”, spinning its inflammatory wheels in a toxic situation, which leads to an imbalance or ... Read More

Jeremiah's Alopecia Universalis It is time for a brief reflection on our journey over the last year and a half with a wonderful family and the young man, Jeremiah, whom the Documenting Hope (DH) team has fondly come to know ... Read More

Baseline Assessments As part of the FLIGHT™ Study’s baseline assessments, Jeremiah had initial evaluations by a functional dentist, an occupational therapist who assesses reflex integration, a neurofeedback practitioner, and a developmental optometrist, among others. Some of these assessments might sound a bit unusual at ... Read More

Electromagnetic Radiation! Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is often dismissed as not a “real” health threat, despite a growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that even low levels of exposure to electrical fields can contribute to conditions as varied as cancer, autoimmunity ... Read More

The FLIGHT™ Study team brought a professional chef in to help Jeremiah’s family with cooking non-allergenic, healthy foods. Jeremiah has an autoimmune condition known as alopecia universalis that causes complete hair loss all over the body. As part of Jeremiah’s ... Read More

Jeremiah and his family have been participating in the FLIGHT™ Study for a number of months. Here is a short video where you can get to know a little more about Jeremiah and his wonderful family. Jeremiah completed his baseline assessments and is ... Read More

This story is used with permission from Marilee Nelson, the founder of Branch Basics. Perspective and Awareness: What I Wish I Had Known Years Ago Perspective on any topic is based on an understanding of the available information that pertains ... Read More

Regression Into Autism Syler was born with autoimmune neutropenia and a urinary tract infection (UTI). He was under observation for a couple weeks to see if his white blood cells went up on their own, but first they put a ... Read More

A 14-year-old girl looked multiple sclerosis in the eye and sent it packing. Suddenly Struggling with Math At 14, Romy was a great student and emotionally stable and mature for her age. Yet suddenly, at the end of 8th grade, ... Read More