Restore Immune Tolerance for Optimum Survival with Russell Jaffe from the NANP 2022 HEALCon. Take this quiz to earn 1.5 NANP CECs.

Russ Jaffe has more than 40 years of experience contributing to molecular biology and clinical diagnostics. He has pioneered “lymphocyte tests of immune function and hypersensitivity.” He is focused on providing functional, predictive tests and procedures designed to improve the precision of both diagnosis and treatment outcomes.

He received his B.S., MD, and Ph.D. from Boston University School of Medicine and completed residency training in clinical chemistry at the National Institutes of Health before starting the Health Studies Collegium think tank and PERQUE Integrative Health, LLC, a company that offers scientifically proven, integrative health solutions that speed the transition from sick care to healthful care.

Presentation Description: 
The immune system naturally defends and repairs, but when there is an immune burden, then defense takes a back seat - “repair deficit” or inflammation, acute or chronic, sets in. This is a well-recognized cause/amplifier of chronic, degenerative, and autoimmune conditions. When defense takes precedence over repair in the immune system, increased intestinal permeability intensifies the defense work in the immune system. Partially broken-down food remnants get through impaired intestinal walls and set the stage for host hospitality to chronic infection and/or autoimmune, chronic degenerative illness. Delayed or late-phase food and other chemical sensitivities can also contribute to chronic low-grade systemic inflammation. Adequate personalized intake of protective antioxidants and nutrients, guided lifestyle modifications, and actions that target improved acid-alkaline balance. This allows the innate immune system to flourish, fight the inflammatory state, and restore repair, providing relief from the “repair deficit.” We call this the Alkaline Way to epigenetic health. We present here our multi-step program to take the body from disarray to repair 

Learning Objectives:

• To learn that inflammation or repair deficit is the underlying cause of practically all chronic conditions. 
• To learn the different aspects of a functioning immune system and its relationship with repair deficit and gut health. 
• High sensitivity assessment techniques, including detecting delayed hypersensitivities. 
• Learning to make the right food and nutrient choices while creating an acid-alkaline balance for optimum gut and immune repair.