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while guarding against excessive levels of a iron or therapeutic phlebotomy [blood letting]. In one study,
primary toxicant that can generate reactive Iron accumulation in various brain regions is
oxygen species (ROS) to produce cellular dam- associated with central nervous system (CNS) German
age and death.” What is noteworthy about that disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkin- researchers
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statement is the description of iron as both an son’s and multiple sclerosis. Autoimmunity, detected five
“essential nutrient” and a “primary toxicant.” As too, correlates with excess iron. Researchers
the researcher also noted, “A large body of clini- have observed iron-laden macrophages in nu- times more
cal evidence demonstrates disease susceptibility merous autoimmune conditions. When the iron in breast
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and the response to inflammation and infection macrophages (ordinarily the “Pac-men” of the cancer tissue
worsen with elevated iron stores,” with a par- immune system) are full of iron, they become
ticularly well-documented relationship between dysfunctional and turn the immune system than in
iron overload and infectious diseases. Interest- against the body. normal tissue.
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ingly, the reverse also seems to be true, with Excess iron is a risk factor for cancer be-
iron deficiency conferring “relative resistance cause iron works as a catalyst for a chemical
to infection.” As a 2004 review article titled reaction that produces highly toxic hydroxyl
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“Is stored iron safe?” observed, “Antioxidant free radicals that can potentiate tumor forma-
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and antiinflammatory processes may operate tion. In fact, cancer cells “exhibit an enhanced
optimally only in the absence of stored iron” dependence on iron relative to their normal
[emphasis added]. counterparts,” a phenomenon that some re-
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Iron status not only affects susceptibility searchers have termed “iron addiction.” In
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to infectious diseases but also profoundly in- one study, German researchers detected five
fluences risk factors for inflammatory chronic times more iron in breast cancer tissue than in
diseases such as diabetes, obesity, metabolic normal tissue.
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syndrome, atherosclerosis, neurodegeneration, To summarize thus far, excessive iron with-
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liver disease and many other conditions (see in cells is a “potent driving force” for oxidative
Table 2). Researchers view this as significant stress and inflammation. Research describ-
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because of the potential for “simple preventive ing the “danger sensor” of the cell (something
or therapeutic avenues” such as modified dietary called the NLRP3 inflammasome) clarified that
THE ROOT CAUSE PROTOCOL
The steps of the Root Cause Protocol (which many have used to reverse autoimmune conditions successfully like
Lyme disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, fibromyalgia) involve learning to feed your body the correct nutrients and supple-
ments in order to balance magnesium, copper and iron—and repair cellular dysfunction. The protocol involves “stops”
(such as not taking iron supplements) as well as several phases of “starts” (therootcauseprotocol.com/about/). Currently,
72 percent of pregnant women and 60 percent of lactating women in the U.S. take an iron-containing supplement. 38

STOPS:
• Do not eat a lowfat, high-carb, processed, refined-foods diet. Avoid high-fructose corn syrup, synthetic sugars and
industrialized omega-6 oils such as soybean and canola oils.
• Avoid (or stop taking) the following supplements: iron, vitamin D3, calcium, zinc, molybdenum and “drugstore”
multivitamins and prenatal vitamins.
• Avoid synthetic forms of ascorbic acid, citrate and citric acid.
• Stay away from fluoride (in water, toothpaste, etc.)
• Do not use colloidal silver as an antibiotic.

STARTS:
• Phase 1: Eat organic whole foods; take mineral drops, magnesium, whole-food vitamin C and vitamin E complexes,
cod liver oil and an “adrenal cocktail.”
• Phase 2: Obtain natural B vitamins from bee pollen, stabilized rice bran and beef liver (preferably all three).
• Phase 3: Take silica (diatomaceous earth) and boron, taurine and iodine supplements.
• Phase “X”: Donate blood; get more sunlight; do “joyful movement”; clear food and environmental sensitivities;
learn to use the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT); limit exposure to blue light radiation.

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