Summary of Tom O'Bryan's You Can Fix Your Brain

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#1 Autoimmunity is the mechanism in which your immune system attacks your organs and tissues. It can occur when you are exposed to any environmental toxin that triggers an immune response, and it can affect any tissue in your body.

#2 The immune system is made up of five different branches that work together to protect you from outside threats. The most powerful immune system is in the brain and made of glial cells.

#3 The humoral/adaptive immune system is activated when the cellular arms’ defensive strategy fails. This is when the soldiers of the immune system launch targeted missiles called antibodies. Antibodies work like trained assassins, and they go after a specific target.

#4 When the innate immune system is worn out, the big guns are called on more frequently, and higher levels of antibodies are produced that attack and destroy antigens in a process that creates inflammation. This is how the immune system keeps you healthy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822502048

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#1

Autoimmunity is the mechanism in which your immune system attacks your organs and tissues. It can occur when you are exposed to any environmental toxin that triggers an immune response, and it can affect any tissue in your body.

#2

The immune system is made up of five different branches that work together to protect you from outside threats. The most powerful immune system is in the brain and made of glial cells.

#3

The humoral/adaptive immune system is activated when the cellular arms’ defensive strategy fails. This is when the soldiers of the immune system launch targeted missiles called antibodies. Antibodies work like trained assassins, and they go after a specific target.

#4

When the innate immune system is worn out, the big guns are called on more frequently, and higher levels of antibodies are produced that attack and destroy antigens in a process that creates inflammation. This is how the immune system keeps you healthy.

#5

Inflammation is like throwing gasoline on a fire. It adds to the problem rather than resolving it. The light switch of inflammation stays on constantly, whether you’re taking boxing or martial arts classes, playing sports, or eating foods that you’re sensitive to.

#6

Excess inflammation affects the weak link in your health chain, which is the part of your body or brain that fails first or most often. This location is determined by your genetics and your antecedents.

#7

The brain is on fire, and we have to put it out. We have to identify where the fire is, where the gasoline is coming from, and then stop both. First, you stop throwing gasoline on the fire, then you rebuild the damage.

#8

There are two types of antibodies: those that are produced by the body to attack antigens outside of it, and those that are produced by the body to attack its own tissue. The body creates these to get rid of damaged cells. If you are constantly being exposed to a toxin, the body will create excessive collateral damage, and therefore will create excessive autoantibodies to get rid of the damaged cells.

#9

The most common cause of brain dysfunction is molecular mimicry, which occurs when the body mistakes and destroys other molecules that look similar to toxins. This can be caused by antibodies and autoantibodies.

#10

The brain is extremely sensitive to the effects of wheat sensitivities. If you have any elevated antibodies to wheat, you risk developing gait ataxia, an autoimmune disease that affects your balance.

#11

Autoimmunity is a slow, insidious process that develops over time. When any organ or tissue in your body has lost a significant number of cells, that organ or tissue can no longer work properly.

#12

The brain actually slows down as we age. This affects the ways we pull up memories and pay attention, and can lead to symptoms that are obvious and diagnosable. If you have any symptoms of brain dysfunction, you are most likely on the autoimmune spectrum.

#13

Brain disease