The Power of

Natural Immunity
in Preventing and Healing from COVID-19

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
How Natural Immunity Works ................................................................................................... 1
The Types of Immune Responses in Humans ............................................................................ 1
What are the Different Parts of the Immune System? .............................................................. 3
How Natural Immunity Has Helped with Previous Infections.................................................... 4
Boost Natural Immunity and Overcome Infection ..................................................................... 5
Gut Health and Immunity: How to Promote a Healthy Gut ...................................................... 9
Immune Priming Advice from Our Experts .............................................................................. 15
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 17
About Jonathan Otto ............................................................................................................... 18
 HOW NATURAL IMMUNITY WORKS
The human body is designed so intelligently and one of the most amazing gifts we’ve been given is the power of
natural immunity. Did you know that according to Philip Tierno, director of clinical microbiology and immunology
at NYU, we encounter on average 60,000 different types of germs on a daily basis and that about 1- 2 percent are
possibly dangerous to people with normal immunity?

To protect us from harmful germs, our immune systems create proteins that are called antibodies. These antibodies
fight off or kill these germs.

Not only does our immune system protect us from harmful germs like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that
are harmful, but it also protects us from some environmental pollution and cleans up internal cellular problems
which include cancerous cells.

THE TYPES OF IMMUNE RESPONSES IN HUMANS

Our bodies are composed of different types of immunity. This includes innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and
passive immunity.

Innate Immunity
Innate immunity is the immune system you’re born with.
It is also called nonspecific immunity because it’s the first
line of defense against all harmful antigens such as fungi,
bacteria, viruses, and toxins.

Common examples of innate immune responses include

the coughing reflex, enzymes in tears and in skil oils,
mucus, skin and stomach acid. The innate immune system
also comprises inflammation-related serum proteins such
as the complement system, C-reactive protein, lectins
such as mannose-binding lectin, and ficolins. All of these
components that form innate immunity are designed to
immediately prevent the spread and movement of foreign
pathogens throughout the body. Innate immunity is
designed to respond to threats within minutes to hours.

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Adaptive Immunity
Adaptive immunity is also referred to as specific or acquired immunity.
This is the second line of defense that takes action when antigens are not
stopped by innate immunity.

Without properly developed adaptive immunity we would die of

infection unless extraordinary measures are taken to isolate us from
pathogens like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Adaptive immunity
is different from innate immunity since its responses are highly specific
to the particular pathogen that induced them whereas innate immunity
responds to all pathogens.

Adaptive immunity is also known as acquired immunity because it is

developed throughout our lifetime by overcoming infections. It usually
offers long-term immunity against these infections. Vaccines are aimed
at boosting adaptive immunity but they have also been shown to lead to
autoimmune diseases.

According to PubMed, vaccines may lead to a phenomenon called epitope mimicry whereby an antigen that is
administered with the vaccine may share structural similarities with self-antigens. The immune response to the
vaccine antigen could therefore also extend to other host cells expressing the structurally similar self-antigen.

White blood cells called lymphocytes are responsible for carrying out adaptive immune responses. Different
classes of lymphocytes called B cells and T cells carry out responses to antigens. B cells create antibodies that bind
to pathogens or to foreign substances, such as toxins, to neutralize them. T cells wipe out infected or cancerous
cells and direct the immune response by helping B lymphocytes to eliminate invading pathogens.

One of the most important components of adaptive immunity is immunological memory. According to NIH,
immunological memory is defined as the ability of the immune system to respond more rapidly and effectively to
pathogens that have been encountered previously, and reflects the preexistence of a clonally expanded population
of antigen-specific lymphocytes.

Passive Immunity
The most common type of passive immunity is the borrowed immunity that a newborn gets from his or her
mother. According to the NHS, antibodies are passed on from the mother to her unborn baby during the last 3
months of pregnancy. A mother’s breast milk also contains antibodies to boost their baby’s passive immunity. A
baby will share the same immunity as their mother. So if she is immune to chickenpox, her baby will be too.

It is shown that passive immunity to childhood illnesses like measles, mumps, and rubella can last for up to a year.

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 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM?
The immune system is made up of white blood cells, antibodies, the complement system, the lymphatic system,
the spleen, bone marrow, and the thymus. And, as recent research has shown, the gut also plays a huge role in
regulating the immune system.

This complex system works together to fight off infections. For example, white blood cells are made in the bone
marrow and are part of the lymphatic system. White blood cells move through blood and tissue throughout your
body, looking for foreign invaders (microbes) such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. When foreign invaders
are detected, the white blood cells launch an attack.

Antibodies are the part of the immune system that helps to fight these foreign invaders by recognizing antigens
and marking them for destruction using multiple cells, proteins, and chemicals.

The complement system works together with antibodies to destroy foreign invaders. Upon stimulation, these
proteins are activated and initiate a cascade which results in the activation of inflammation, the opsonization
(labeling) of pathogens and cells for clearance/destruction, and the direct killing of target cells/microbes by lysis.

The lymphatic system is responsible for releasing white blood cells and other immune cells that monitor and
destroy foreign invaders. The spleen is also involved in producing white blood cells and produces antibodies to
help protect us from infections. Bone marrow is responsible for producing red blood cells, platelets, and white
blood cells.

The thymus is an organ that is located in the chest behind the breastbone. According to PubMed, it is critically
important to the immune system which serves as the body’s defense mechanism providing surveillance and
protection against diverse pathogens, tumors, antigens, and mediators of tissue damage. Interestingly, in a healthy
immune system, the thymus teaches the immune system to ignore healthy and vital gut bacteria. When it fails to
do so, the result is autoimmunity that affects the gut such as Crohn’s disease.

The gut also plays a huge role in maintaining immune homeostasis and for many years, gut bacteria were thought
to have no role in immunity. In fact, studies have shown that most of the human microbiota resides in the gut, and
as it turns out, so does 70-80% of the body’s immune system.

The gut microbiome is essentially important for teaching T-cells to recognize foreign invaders from our healthy
tissue. When antibodies cannot access certain pathogens that have managed to attack our cells, T-cells mediate
the situation and destroy infected cells – this process is referred to as cell-mediated immunity.

It is therefore important to establish a healthy balance of gut microbiome to maintain host-microbe symbiosis.

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 HOW NATURAL IMMUNITY HAS HELPED
WITH PREVIOUS INFECTIONS
Over the years there have been much deadlier outbreaks that people have overcome without vaccines. The key
lies in early treatment and having a well-functioning immune system.

In 2009, we saw the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic, a virus that was a lot deadlier than SARS CoV-2. What was
interesting about this outbreak was that adults aged 60 and older were largely unaffected by it while young adults
in their 20s were getting severely ill. Scientists believe that the reason for this is that adults over 60 had already
lived through previous pandemics where they were exposed to similar strains giving them long-term immunity.

Today, the H1N1 virus is a lot milder than it was during the 2009 pandemic, and in some countries, like South
Africa for example, swine flu is now a seasonal influenza virus that becomes prevalent in winter and co-circulates
with other seasonal viruses.

Not only has previous infection or exposure to the H1N1 virus led to lasting immunity, but according to BBC News,
a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine showed that people who recover from swine flu may
be left with an extraordinary natural ability to fight off flu viruses.

Another article published by Reuters stated that people who were infected in the H1N1 pandemic developed an
unusual immune response, making antibodies that could protect them from all the seasonal H1N1 flu strains from
the last decade, the deadly “Spanish flu” strain from 1918 and even a strain of the H5N1 avian flu.

This is a great example of the true power of natural immunity and how it has the ability to respond to new
outbreaks to help us develop adaptive immunity to protect us.

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 BOOST NATURAL IMMUNITY AND OVERCOME INFECTION
It is clear that our natural God-given immunity is capable of helping us to fight numerous infections. It’s our duty
to foster the immunity we are given by giving our bodies all the right nutrients it needs. In this next section, we’ll
discuss the important role of diet in immunity and share information on what you can incorporate into your diet
to make sure you’re boosting your immune system on a daily basis.

THE ROLE OF DIET IN IMMUNITY

The food we eat plays a huge role in our immunity. A study published by PubMed discusses the role of diet in
immune function. It also discusses key nutrients that are vital for healthy immune functioning.

Amino Acids
Amino acids have been shown by studies to play an important role
in immune function. A study conducted by Peng Li and colleagues
found that amino acids are responsible for the activation of T
lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, natural killer cells, and macrophages;
cellular redox state, gene expression, and lymphocyte proliferation;
and the production of antibodies, cytokines, and other cytotoxic
substances.

There are three important amino acids for immunity, arginine,

glutamine, and cysteine. All of these can be derived from eating
a healthy and balanced diet. Here are some of the foods you can
include in your diet to ensure you’re getting these amino acids.

1. Arginine

According to Healthline, arginine is necessary for the development of T-cells, which are white blood cells that play
central roles in an immune response.

Studies also show that a deficiency in this amino acid can hinder protection against serious diseases.

A study conducted by Claudia R. Morris, MD, and colleagues shows that low arginine bioavailability plays a pivotal
role in the pathogenesis of a growing number of varied diseases, including sickle cell disease, thalassemia, malaria,
acute asthma, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and trauma,
among others.

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There are many foods that can help you to boost your arginine levels. You can also get arginine supplements.

Foods containing arginine:

• Walnuts
• Hazelnuts.
• Pecans
• Peanuts
• Almonds
• Cashews
• Brazil Nuts

2. Glutamine

This amino acid plays an essential role in immune functioning. A study was conducted by Vinicius Cruzat and
colleagues to determine the role of glutamine in metabolism and immune function. The study concluded that
immune cells largely depend on glutamine availability to survive, proliferate, and function, and ultimately defend
our body against pathogens.

Foods containing glutamine:

• Cabbage
• Spinach
• Tofu
• Lentils
• Beans

3. Cysteine

According to the International Council on Amino Acid Science, cystine is one of the direct precursors of glutathione,
a key antioxidant, and immune-supporting molecule, and its supply is considered to be a rate-limiting factor in
glutathione synthesis.

A deficiency of cysteine can lead to impaired antioxidant defenses, decreased ability to metabolize drugs or toxic
compounds, depressed immune functions, some psychoses, and homocystinemia.

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Foods containing cysteine:

• Chickpeas
• Couscous
• Lentils
• Oats
• Walnuts

Micronutrients
A study published by Pubmed concluded that selected micronutrients such as vitamins A, D, C, E, and zinc are
required to ensure the structural and functional integrity of external and internal surfaces of the body such as the
skin and all mucus membranes, which form physical and chemical barriers that represent the first line of defense
against pathogens.

Having a varied diet abundant in fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes can help to give your body all the
essential micronutrients it needs to maintain a well-functioning immune system.

1. Vitamin A

According to Pubmed, Vitamin A is involved in the development of the immune system and plays regulatory roles
in cellular immune responses and humoral immune processes.

In measles infections, a Vitamin A deficiency is a recognized risk factor for severe disease. Vitamin A deficiencies
also impair innate immunity by impeding normal regeneration of mucosal barriers damaged by infection, and by
diminishing the function of neutrophils, macrophages, and natural killer cells.

Foods containing vitamin A:

• Cantaloupe
• Pink or Red Grapefruit
• Green leafy vegetables
• Spinach
• Carrots
• Sweet potatoes
• Red peppers

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 • Mango
• Papaya
• Apricots

2. Vitamin D

According to Pubmed, vitamin D can modulate the innate and adaptive immune responses and a deficiency in
vitamin D is associated with increased autoimmunity and an increased susceptibility to infection. One of our
experts, Dr. Michael Klaper explains the important role of vitamin D in maintaining a healthy immune system.

Dr. Michael Klaper: The things that we know are good is giving your body the basic vitamins and minerals that it
needs, and vitamin D, we’re seeing, plays an important role. We used to think that it was just involved in calcium
metabolism, et cetera, but we now know that you need sufficient vitamin D to have a healthy immune system and
membranes. Skin, mucous membranes in the mouth… they require healthy vitamin D levels and those are part of
your immune system. Keeping your vitamin D levels above 30 nanograms per milliliter is important. We need the
sun. We’ve become so afraid of it, and this will increase your vitamin D levels.

Foods containing vitamin D:

• Spinach
• Kale
• Okra
• Collards
• Soybeans
• White beans

3. Vitamin C

According to Healthline, vitamin C is involved in many parts of the immune system. It helps to produce white
blood cells known as lymphocytes and phagocytes, which help protect the body against infection. It helps white
blood cells function more effectively while protecting them from damage by potentially harmful molecules, such
as free radicals.

Foods containing vitamin C:

• Citrus fruit • Blackcurrants • Potatoes

• Peppers • Broccoli
• Strawberries • Brussels sprouts

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 GUT HEALTH AND IMMUNITY:
HOW TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY GUT
Numerous studies have shown a clear link between gut health and immunity. In fact, it is known that 70-80%
of the immune system is in the gut. That’s why an unhealthy gut can lead to a range of health problems and
symptoms. Making sure your gut is well-balanced is the key to optimal immune functioning.

Dr. Peter Kan: Gut health is probably one of those most common things that I encounter in my practice. However,
I will tell you that gut health doesn’t always show up as gut pain. Many people say that they don’t have GI
symptoms like they don’t hurt. They don’t have tummy pain. They may not have gas or bloating. That does not
mean you don’t have GI problems. It just means that you don’t have GI symptoms that’s manifesting. Gut issues
can result in a malabsorption issue, which can lead to fatigue. Gut issues can be to chronic food sensitivity and
even chemical sensitivity. Gut symptoms can lead to brain symptoms because of the gut brain connection, which
can lead to fatigue, brain fog, depression, anxiety, and short term memory loss. Don’t confuse gut health with
just GI symptoms. It can manifest as systemic inflammation and lead to chronic pain, and of course, gut issues can
lead to autoimmune disease of various types such as Hashimoto’s, Celiac disease. It could lead into rheumatoid
arthritis, Sjogren’s and so forth.

Now to truly understand digestive health, we have to understand how digestion happens from a basic physiology
level. Digestion actually starts in the brain and in several different ways. First, you see food, you smell food, you
hear people talking about, “Hey, let’s go eat.” That sends a signal to your brain to say, “Hey, maybe I should be
opening on my appetite.” Digestion starts in the brain in so far as that you’re perceiving and you’re anticipating
food.

Now that’s one level, but another that’s physiologically or neurologically ingrained is this gut brain connection.
From the brain, you have brain, brainstem, spinal cord, and there’s a nerve that comes out of the brainstem in the
medulla oblongata that innovates all the way down into the gut. There’s a nerve called the vagus nerve. This is
one of the cranial nerves, cranial nerve 10, and this nerve actually innervate from the brain to the gut. What does
it innervate? It innervates gastric motility. The fact that you can move food through your GI tract is a muscular
phenomena. This vagus nerve innervates the muscle, the smooth muscles in your gut to create motility. The vagus
nerve also innervate the stomach to produce hydrochloric acid, which is critical for assimilation and digestion of
proteins and minerals.

It also innervate the gallbladder so that you can secrete bile, which is critical for fat nutrient absorption such as fat
soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E and K, as well as essential fatty acids such as fish oil. It also innervate the liver.
It also innervate the various valves from, for example, the sphincter from the gallbladder, as well as even down
into the ileocecal valve where the small intestine converts or transitions into large intestine. The biggest nerve
innervation to the gut involves motility, secretion of a acid, not to mention the pancreas as well. Don’t want to
forget that, with digestive enzymes, so you can break down food. The brain controls digestion to a large degree.

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Remember this innovation from the gut goes back up to the brain as well so that the gut environment, if it senses
different things, there’s various neuropeptides and different chemicals that the gut is communicating with the
brain about the environment in the gut. This is all part of that digestive process. Understand that digestion starts
in the brain.

The next place where digestion happens is in your mouth through mastication. The grinding of food chews the
food down into smaller pieces so you increase surface area, and so you can actually swallow it. But not only
that, in a mouth, you have saliva glands and the saliva amylase, which is the enzyme to help you break down
carbohydrate. Also assists in the digestion, so the digestion starts also in the mouth as well.

Now as you swallow the food, once the food hits your stomach, what happens is stomach acid has to be produced
as this gastric HCL. This is so important. Western medicine makes acid out to be the bad guy. Every single heartburn
or reflux, every ail you have, they say, “Oh, it’s because you have too much acid,” and they give you stomach acid
medication to stop the acid, but you need the stomach acid. Now your stomach produce a lining that protects
itself from its own stomach acid. That’s why you have stomach acid all the time in your stomach, but you don’t feel
it because normally that lining protect itself on its own acid. The fact that you feel any heartburn and reflux means
that stomach lining has been compromised due to inflammation or ulcer or H. pylori infection. The stomach
acid is important in protein absorption to break down protein and to also absorb minerals such as calcium, iron,
magnesium. All these minerals have to be absorbed in an acidic environment. So stomach acid is critical.

Now in addition to stomach acid, the acid actually stimulate the pancreas to release enzymes. These are your lipase,
which break down fat, your protease, which break down protein, your amylases which break down carbohydrate.
The pancreas is actually, in addition to secreting insulin, we typically think of pancreas as an insulin secreting organ
to help control blood sugar. It’s also critical in digestion as well. Some people have pancreatic insufficiency where
they just don’t make enough enzyme because the pancreas may be having toxicity issues or maybe someone had
blood sugar issue and the pancreas may be fatigued and cannot produce enough enzyme. As we go lower, then
we have the gallbladder, as I mentioned earlier, which secretes bile, which help you absorb vitamin A, D, E, and K
as well as fatty acids.

Then the absorption of nutrient happens in the small intestine. As we journey down from the brain, the mouth,
the stomach, pancreas, gallbladder. Now we’re reaching the small intestine as we go lower down the GI tract.
The small intestine is where absorption takes place. The absorption of nutrients. This is where things can go
wrong because the stomach lining, the intestinal, I shouldn’t say stomach because the stomach lining is here, the
intestinal lining. Here’s your picture of your intestinal tract with the intestinal epithelial cells, is literally one layer
thick. So your skin, the dermal layer has multiple layers while the intestinal lining is only one epithelial cell thick.
That means if these epithelium cells gets damaged and inflamed, then you’re going to have problems where
nutrient may start to leak out of this damaged lining, and your immune system may start to attack this protein or
food particle that’s leaking out thinking it’s a foreign invader and that triggers inflammation.

When you have leaky gut, you have a double whammy of malabsorption and inflammation. That’s why it’s such a
problem. Leaky gut precedes autoimmune disease. What that means is leaky gut is a prerequisite for you to get

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autoimmune disease. If you don’t have leaky gut, it’s actually kind of hard for you to develop autoimmune disease.
Therefore, if you have autoimmune disease, then you must reverse that leaky gut.

As we go lower, we have the large intestine and that’s where your gut microbiome lives, the beneficial bacteria.
In fact, we are more bacteria than we are human because the bacteria cells exceed the number of human cells in
our body. Then the large intestine is also where elimination happens so that you actually create the fecal matter
and eliminate it. That’s digestion from top to bottom.

When we want to renew the gut, we have to think of it holistically. It’s not just about something here and here.
You have to think about the environment in which you eat. Sitting down and playing nice music, eating with a good
company, putting nutritious food in your body. You want to chew your food slowly, masticate. You don’t want to
just swallow your food or inhale your food because that digestion process is really important.

Probiotics
Studies in animal models of gut inflammation have
identified that providing probiotic bacteria can reduce
inflammation, with reductions in pro-inflammatory
Th1 and Th17 cytokines such as IL-17 and IFN-γ, and
enhanced production of inflammation resolving cytokine
IL-10. One of our experts, Dr. Struti Lam goes into detail
about the important role of probiotics in our bodies.

Dr. Sruti Lam: Let’s imagine our body, full of this

inflammation, as a forest that has not been taken care
of, or a garden that has not been taken care of. What
happens to a garden that has been full of weeds and
growing with no water and dry twigs everywhere, and
dry plants, and dead. Let’s imagine that in our body that
is full of inflammation, all of these autoimmune diseases
that we have. How do we start taking care of our body
now? First, we will start pulling the weeds off. By pulling
the weeds, we’re trying to eliminate everything that has caused toxins or overgrowth that is not supposed to be
there, so imagine pathogenic bacteria that is not supposed to be there in the body that is overgrowing.

We’re going to try to eliminate it and clean it. After that, we’re going to prepare the soil in the garden and we want
to water it and have it loosened and ready to grow new things. In the same way in the body, we are also going to
do the same thing where we’re going to prepare our body and have it clean and ready to start growing new things
and start healing well. What’s another thing we do after we prepare the soil in the garden? Then we’re going to
put seed and the last thing after the seed, we want the seed to grow well, so we use a fertilizer.

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The same thing in our body, we’re actually going to, after we finish cleaning it up, and it’s ready for good things to
grow and for healing to take place, we’re going to start with two different things that I’m going to talk about today.
One is probiotics and another one is prebiotics. Let’s talk about probiotics. What are probiotics? Pro bios basically
means for life. It’s non-pathogenic bacteria that we’re going to ingest in our body that is able to sit in our body, go
into our body and not be digested or harmed by the enzymes and the acids that our stomach produces. Then it’s
able to adhere to our intestinal wall, and three, it’s able to colonize for a short amount of time in our intestines to
ferment and then form stools. Those are the reasons why we’re going to use a probiotic.
Why a probiotic in the first place? After we have all this infection and inflammation in our body, most of the time
we’re using a lot of antibiotics, which are killing all the commensal or the good bacteria in our body.

After we lose all the good bacteria in our body, then we have a clean slate and now our body doesn’t really
have enough amount of bacteria, which are the commensal bacteria that we require for normal growth and
development and for digestion in our body to be available. That’s why we’re going to ingest this. There’s so many
different kinds of probiotics that we hear about and we see at stores. Some of the few strains I’ll mention are for
example lactobacillus, which is a big strain. There are different kinds of sub-strains of lactobacillus, which is ruminis,
rotary, and then there’s another strain that is very common too, which is called bifidobacterium. Bifidobacterium
also has a lot of sub-strains in it.

A third kind of strain I would like to mention is Saccharomyces boulardii, and another strain, the last strain would
be streptococcus. Let’s talk about lactobacillus. Lactobacillus has been found in research to be very effective for
allergies, for liver diseases, for vaginitis, for vaginosis, all kinds of hepatic functions. Lactobacillus has been found
to be useful to be ingested in our body. The same way bifidobacterium has also been used in several different
conditions that we have in our diseases. Today, I want to really talk about Saccharomyces boulardii, and why
Saccharomyces boulardii. Remember talking about inflammation here especially, we’re going to concentrate more
on the IBS, which is Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBD, Irritable Bowel Disease. When we have all of these toxins
that are infesting and inflaming our body, what is Saccharomyces boulardii really do?

Saccharomyces boulardii is a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is a yeast strain and that’s why we’re really
ingesting it in our body. After we ingest it in our body, what are the functions of it? One, it has been known to
increase immunity by secreting IGA in our body. Secondly, it is effective for overgrowth of all kinds of clostridius
peces. Saccharomyces has been useful in a lot of different diseases that have E. Coli as well and that cause diarrhea.
It is for diarrhea, for excess or overgrowth of clostridium, whether it’s immunity that is decreased, so these are
different things that Saccharomyces boulardii has been used for. It’s also been used to increase neurotransmitters
in the brain for GABA and serotonin in the brain. These are the reasons why Saccharomyces boulardii has been
studied for and useful for inflammation in our bowel.

When we actually start using probiotics, what are we really looking at? How much do we ingest? What is the dosage
length? How do we take care of probiotics? Depending on what inflammation you have in your body, depending
on how chronic your inflammation is in your body, depending on what kind of diseases, you use different strains.
For example, lactobacillus, you can use anywhere between 10 billion to 100 billion strains. Then you can dose it
twice a day, three times a day, or four times a day. It’s similar to phorbithador bacterium. Again, it depends on
which part of the body’s inflamed. You can give it locally, and you can even take it ingested systemically.

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Saccharomyces boulardii is also a minimum strain of 500 milligrams of billion bacteria that’s supposed to be
ingested in our body for inflammation of IBD or IBS. Again, this could be strained twice a day, three times a day,
and four times a day. These are what probiotics are. These are what we can actually use as supplements, but what
about different probiotic foods? Many cultures, from time and time again, thousands of years, have their own
probiotics that they have been using culturally and traditionally in their foods. For example, yogurt, kefir, these are
mote products, which are fermented foods and they all have been used as probiotics.
Other foods from other countries, for example, the Japanese have miso soup, which is made from either barley
or millet or rice and you can eat it as soup, you can freeze dry it, you can get it as packets and then you can make
your own miso soup and add whatever vegetables you want in it. Koreans eat a lot of kimchi, which also is all these
vegetables that are pickled in a certain way with different kinds of spices and soy sauce and all different kinds of
things. You can use it with cabbage, you can use for radish, you can pickle your garlics, that’s kimchi. Then there is
sauerkraut, many people are more familiar with sauerkraut. There’s even drinks like kombucha that are fermented
drinks that we can ingest to increase the probiotic content in our body.

All of these are different foods that we can try and eat that would increase not only the probiotic content in our
body, but for example, there is natto, which has increase of Vitamin K in our body, or pickled vegetables also that
we can used. The nutrients are present in the vegetables, plus the fermentation that takes place that we can
actually ingest.

Probiotics
Prebiotics provide your healthy gut bacteria with food. Studies show that prebiotics can also enhance barrier
function, in addition to their role as substrates for bacterial metabolism. Dr. Lam shares insight into the importance
of using prebiotics.

Dr. Sruti Lam: What are prebiotics? Prebiotics are substances that we ingest again that could be raw vegetables or
fruits that need to go ... Have these three things. One, they should be non-digestible by our enzymes or our acids
that we produce. Two, they have to have enough time to actually colonize in the body again, and three, they need
to be able to ferment in our body. What happens when we ingest prebiotics?

Prebiotics are ... They actually go into our body and they take their own time to ferment in our body. Let me give
some examples of what prebiotics are. Artichokes, asparagus, onions, leeks, garlic, wheatgrass, all of these are
prebiotics. Now, why do we need prebiotics when we’re already taking probiotics? We need some substance that
we ingest in our body.

That our body can actually help break down and ferment in our body. So that way, we’re decreasing pathogens
in our body. When we ingest this food and when it’s fermenting in our body, it will decrease the luminal pH, that
is the all the acid and everything that is secreted by our body. It decreases that pH further or alkalinizes it, so the
food that we’re able to ingest is absorbed better.

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A prebiotic is basically an oligosaccharide. What are oligosaccharides? It’s a big word to think about. Oligosaccharides
are just 3 to 10 simple sugars that are linked together, so it takes more time for it to be digested. That’s why it’s
called a complex carbohydrate.

There are a lot of fruits and vegetables that are very, very high in oligosaccharides and our body really needs these
oligosaccharides to help in slowing transit time. Otherwise, everything we eat can just directly be excreted, but
we want our body to be able to colonize well, ferment well, stay in our body well, decrease the transit time, so we
are able to digest and absorb everything that is taken in our body.

Fructooligosaccharides are very high in onions, in leeks, in garlic, and there is a very special root that I want to
speak about and it’s called chicory root, and I will continue talking about chicory root as well. Now, after we ingest
probiotics and we ingest prebiotics, we have already now seeded our garden, our body that is fully inflamed. And
now, we have to talk more about all the things that are required to help heal our body.

Digestive enzymes
Dr. Peter Kan: We need to support the enzymatic process. Why?
Because that is where absorption and breakdown first happens.
If you can’t break down the food, you can’t absorb it. If you can’t
absorb it, then it doesn’t matter how healthy you eat, then you are
not going to be able to extract the nutrients from that food. Enzymes
are really important. We talked about how many people suffer with
pancreatic insufficiency where they’re not making enough enzyme
and remember, why would they not make enough enzyme? It could
be because that their stress that’s happening and when your body’s
in a fight or flight state, digestion is compromised. Literally, the
sympathetic nervous system, the fight or flight nervous systems
engage, which shuts down the digest and relax system. For you to
make enzymes for your body to think that you’re actually sitting
down enjoying a nice meal, you cannot be stressed. A lot of times
people are in the chronically stress state, and that causes enzyme
deficiency.

That’s one way that can happen. Other people may have enzyme deficiency due to pancreatic issues. If someone’s
diabetic and they’re constantly pumping out insulin, the pancreas may not be able to secrete enough enzymes
cause that organ literally is experiencing fatigue and possible failure. There’s many different reasons for that.
But I could tell you that enzyme deficiency is so common. In fact, as we age, gastric acid and pancreatic enzyme
production tend to decline with age just as a normal part of aging. For most people, a multivitamin is not what I
recommend. Enzymes is what I recommend, because if you can take the enzymes and improve your enzymatic
breakdown, then you’re going to be able to extract more nutrients from your food and multivitamin is kind of an
afterthought.

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 IMMUNE PRIMING ADVICE FROM OUR EXPERTS
Dr. Paul Barattiero: The art of asking the right question is how you get the right answers, right? So until you’ve
asked the right question, you never get the right answer and it doesn’t matter who you’re asking it. That’s the
reality is the more specific the question, the more specific the answer and knowing the right answer is only
because you’ve asked the right question, right? So for me, so many people struggle with health and they chase
symptomology. So they have a pain or they have a condition and so they’re chasing that condition. But the real
question is what’s the cause? What is the cause? If you’re looking for the solution then you have to understand
what’s wrong. So to me, the most important question that people don’t ask is what causes overall health issues or
disease models? And the answer is oxidative stress and inflammation. That’s the leading cause of disease.

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We talk about so many different types of disease models, but really what causes all of them is oxidative stress
and inflammation. So if we understand what the true cause is, and yes, there are multiple ways to get to oxidative
stress and inflammation, but ultimately it is a dysfunction of the gut. And when we say that someone’s gut is
dysfunctioning, what do we really mean? Because people talk about leaky gut, something coming down your
leg, like your guts are leaking and so you have like stuff coming down your leg or whatever. No. What does gut
dysfunction really mean? It means that the improper bacteria are thriving. So when we talk about a dysfunctioning
gut or when we talk about a healthy gut, what does that really mean? And what it means is the type of bacteria
in the gut. We are supposed to have 91 to 96% anaerobic microflora.

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The problem is because of overuse of antibiotics or heavy metals
or pesticides or whatever the issue is, stress, relationship issues,
whatever it is, we change the biome or the terrain of our gut
and therefore the wrong bacteria thrives. And when the wrong
bacteria thrives, our immune function goes, our food cravings
change to sugar and carbs, anxiety, depression comes. All the
things that the people are suffering from comes into their life
because the wrong bacteria is in the gut. So if gut issues are the
source problem or the leading cause of disease, which is oxidative
stress and inflammation comes as a result of dysfunction of the
gut then our entire focus should be on the gut and changing the
terrain or the biome of the gut so that the proper bacteria are
comfortable living there again. And once the proper bacteria are
there, immune function is back, food cravings go back to normal.

All these things happen normally and we don’t have disease models. But it goes back to the foundation of the
body, which is our own immune function or our antioxidant system, which is housed in the gut.

How do we change the terrain or the biome, right? So it’s easy to say that we just need to rebuild the biome or
the terrain of the gut so that the right bacteria comes, but the reality is for us to have anaerobic microflora the
actual tissue of the gut needs to be a negative electrical potential. So there’s some studies that came out of Russia
years ago showing that if we get the tissue of the gut, the actual gastrointestinal tract, the lining of the gut to be
a negative 300 millivolts of electrical potential then it selectively stimulates anaerobic microflora. So if we change
the electrical potential of the gut tissue itself, then the right bacteria just come and reestablish because we gave
them a home.

And so that’s how we do that. And so for me, when I developed the echo water system that I do, one of the things
that’s in the water, one of the mechanisms of healing in the water, is negative electrical potential called ORP,
Oxidation Reduction Potential of water. And because we know that a negative 300 millivolts of ORP or higher can
create or change the biome and the terrain automatically, I did a negative 450 millivolts so we’re at least hitting
the 300 threshold. And when you drink that water and it goes through the stomach, through the duodenum or
the duodenum, into the small intestine, it’s bathing the tissue of the gut in that water and that tissue can take on
that electrical potential and therefore selectively stimulate anerobic microflora and that’s the healthy bacteria
that we want.

Why would it be so critical to have anaerobic microflora? Well within the family of anaerobic microflora, you have
these amazing bacteria that most people have never heard of called hydrogen trophs. Those bacteria take fiber
rich foods, foods that are broken down into short chain fatty acids, medium chain fatty acids, and they convert
those into hydrogen gas. So during digestion, as long as we’re eating a whole food diet, which has fiber, and also
foods that are broken down into fatty acids, then we have a steady supply of hydrogen gas in our intestinal tract.
And that’s critical because hydrogen reduces oxidation. So now you have your full circle.

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 Conclusion

Immunity is not an isolated phenomenon, having a well-functioning immune system depends on getting the right
balance in your body. This includes eating the right foods, getting enough essential micronutrients, and ensuring
your gut is healthy. This is achieved by taking care of your body. The key to good health is to feed your body with
good nutrition, stay hydrated, avoid stress, and detox your body from harmful toxins.

Ensuring your immune system is functioning optimally is the key to overcoming any illness. It lessens the severity
and duration of diseases and also helps your immune system to fight off harmful invaders, making you less likely
to get sick.

There are healthy practices you can implement daily to help you maintain homeostasis in your body to help you
keep your immune system functioning well.

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 about jonathan otto
Jonathan Otto is an investigative journalist, natural
health researcher, documentary filmmaker, and
humanitarian.

He has created several highly-acclaimed,

groundbreaking docuseries — Depression, Anxiety
& Dementia Secrets, Autoimmune Secrets,
Natural Medicine Secrets, Women’s Health
Secrets, Autoimmune Answers, and Vaccine
Secrets: Covid Crisis — covering innovative,
effective natural remedies for autoimmune disease,
neurodegenerative disease, mental health, cancer,
and heart disease.

These docuseries — watched by millions around

the world — represent Jonathan’s unceasing quest
to discover the root causes of debilitating diseases
by interviewing over 100 world-renowned natural
medicine doctors, scientists, natural health experts,
and patients.

In response to this life-saving knowledge, Jonathan created Well of Life, a line of doctor-
formulated, 100% natural supplements specially designed to detox and fortify the body.

Jonathan’s greatest reward has been hearing the testimonials from people whose lives
have literally been saved with the protocols he developed.

His work has been featured in international TV broadcasts, print media, national news,
and radio broadcasts. He received the awards, Young Citizen of the Year and International
Volunteer of the Year, by the Australian government for international humanitarian
contributions, which he continues to support.

Jonathan and his wife, Lori, welcomed their first son, Asher, in January 2019 and their
second son, Arthur, in May 2021.

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