Amyloid Reduction Support

There are many different types of amyloidosis. Some are hereditary and others are caused by outside factors, such as inflammatory conditions (obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, infections, autoimmune disorders, and others) or long-term dialysis. Types of amyloidosis include:

• AL amyloidosis (immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis or primary amyloidosis) is the most common type of amyloidosis in developed countries and usually affects the heart, kidneys, liver and nerves.
• AA amyloidosis (secondary amyloidosis) is usually triggered by an inflammatory disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, obesity, COVID vaccine spike protein/LNP damage, viral/bacterial/fungal infections, environmental toxins. Secondary amyloidosis most commonly affects the heart, kidneys, liver and spleen. Most people who are diagnosed with secondary amyloidosis have typically had their underlying inflammatory disease (a common one is diabetes) for a decade or more.
• Hereditary amyloidosis (familial amyloidosis) is an inherited disorder that affects the nerves, heart and kidneys and commonly happens when transthyretin protein (TTR), a protein made by your liver, is abnormal or misfolded and causes abnormal deposits in the tissues of your body.
• Wild-type amyloidosis (senile systemic amyloidosis) occurs when the TTR protein made by the liver is normal, but a trigger (infection, inflammation, etc.) causes it to produce amyloid. Wild-type (senile) amyloidosis tends to affect men over age 70 and often targets the heart and can also cause carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Localized amyloidosis is associated with aging, as the body seems to naturally make amyloid as it ages. Type 2 Diabetes (where protein builds up in the pancreas) and Alzheimer's disease (where protein builds up in the brain) are two common medical conditions associated with localized amyloidosis. Another form of localized amyloidosis, called Beta2-microglobulinamyloidosis, occurs in people with kidney failure who have been on dialysis for a long time. Beta2-microglobulin is a protein that can build up in the blood as a result of kidney failure. Typical sites for localized amyloidosis include the bladder, skin, throat, or lungs, but amyloidosis may affect any tissue and organ. Correct diagnosis is important so that treatments that affect the entire body can be avoided.

Diagnosis requires specialized tests. There are many approaches to treatment. Treatments focus on eliminating or reducing the amyloid forming proteins by treating underlying chronic inflammation, chronic infections, and obesity.

Treatment may includeanti-inflammatory medicinessuch as hydroxychloroquine and colchicine, and corticosteroids, chemotherapy and other types of medications to reduce amyloid production and control symptoms. For more severe life-threatening cases, stem cell or organ transplants may be recommended.

In addition to medical treatments, an anti-inflammatory diet such as the Mediterranean Diet, reducing salt in the diet, gentle movement such as Qi Gong, Tai Chi or Yoga, weight training and walking are helpful. Improving quality of sleep is also important to improve healing and repair and reducing inflammation.

Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and immune-boosting nutraceuticals are also beneficial to block amyloid binding to healthy tissue and causing damage. Polyphenols found in fruits and vegetables are natural compounds that bind to the abnormal TTR protein and help stop the progression of amyloidosis.

So for those suffering from the complications of amyloid, whether from the COVID shots, COVID illness or other medical conditions, you may want to consider augmenting your anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant approaches with some of our unique supplements.

To your improving health!
Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD

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