For more information, visit https://thecirsgroup.com
CIRS, or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, is a complicated illness, so we understand you probably have lots of questions! This week, we had a LIVE AMA (ask us anything!) all about CIRS. We got some great questions, spanning everything from binders to remediation, from trigeminal neuralgia to spondyloarthropathy (say those illnesses three times fast). We hope you get a lot out of this one, and we look forward to the next! For more information, support, and resources in your own CIRS...
For more information, visit https://thecirsgroup.com
CIRS, or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, is a complicated illness, so we understand you probably have lots of questions! This week, we had a LIVE AMA (ask us anything!) all about CIRS. We got some great questions, spanning everything from binders to remediation, from trigeminal neuralgia to spondyloarthropathy (say those illnesses three times fast). We hope you get a lot out of this one, and we look forward to the next! For more information, support, and resources in your own CIRS healing journey, visit TheCIRSGroup.com
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro and disclaimer
1:18 Intro to Jacie, Barbara, and The CIRS Group
3:30 What is CIRS?
5:49 What is the Shoemaker Protocol?
7:50 Healing from CIRS vs Maintenance afterward
11:44 Symptoms of CIRS
13:33 How to get diagnosed with CIRS
15:20 The Archetypes of CIRS Patients
18:07 What to do while you wait to see a doctor
19:16 Improvements in symptoms
20:58 What are the best binders to take?
23:52 VIP expectations
27:14 Ice-pick pains as a symptom, and nerve function
29:25 How to wash clothing, and washing machine tip
32:32 Genetic Haplotypes for CIRS
33:48 Is Colesevelam the same as Welchol? Yes.
33:57 The dangers of basements for mold
35:05 How to test your house for mold
36:32 Best way of eating, or diet, for CIRS
38:00 Applesauce as a vehicle for taking CSM
38:58 VCS test pass vs fail to determine CIRS
41:07 How to prepare for remediation
45:25 The importance of following the protocol in order
48:08 CIRS and Long COVID
50:02 Visual disturbances and CIRS
51:38 MMP9 and TGFb1 bloodmarkers
52:52 Bloodwork test collection
54:19 MMP9 high, TGFb1 low and what that could mean
55:20 Histamine supports
56:21 MSH
58:00 Outro
HELPFUL LINKS:
Hoffman Center link for more info on CIRS: https://www.drbrucehoffman.com/post/chronic-inflammatory-response-syndrome
GENIE test info: https://www.progenedx.com/faqs
HERTSMI-2 test for mold only: https://www.envirobiomics.com/product/hertsmi-2/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
VCS test on SurvivingMold.com: https://www.survivingmold.com/store/online-vcs-screening
Endotoxin only test: https://www.envirobiomics.com/product/e-endotoxin/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
Actino test for buildings: https://www.envirobiomics.com/product/actino-test/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
Actino test for skin: https://www.envirobiomics.com/product/actino-skin/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
All three bundle: HERTSMI-2, Endos, and Actinos test: https://www.envirobiomics.com/product/sm-aeh-actino-endotoxin-hertsmi-2/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
SurvivingMold.com article on Long COVID: https://www.survivingmold.com/legal-resources/dr.-shoemaker-essays/new-research-article
Our podcast episode on COVID and CIRS: https://youtu.be/lBQ0xi1tHLo?si=FY4-Jl1BI86IXPzB
FLCCC Alliance resource on treating Long COVID:
https://covid19criticalcare.com/treatment-protocols/
https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FLCCC-Long-COVID-Protocol-Summary-12-11-23.pdf
https://covid19criticalcare.com/protocol/i-recover-post-vaccine-treatment/
https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/I-RECOVER-Post-Vaccine-2024-03-01.pdf
The CIRS Group:
Support Community: https://thecirsgroup.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecirsgroup/
Find Jacie for carnivore, lifestyle and limbic resources:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladycarnivory
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LadyCarnivory
Blog: https://www.ladycarnivory.com/
Find Barbara for business/finance tips and coaching:
Website: https://www.actlikebarbara.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actlikebarbara/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@actlikebarbara
Jacie is a 4 year carnivore, certified nutrition coach, and carnivore recipe developer determined to share the life changing information of carnivore and CIRS to anyone who will listen. Barbara is a coach, facilitator, speaker, 3 year carnivore, and a big fan of health and freedom. Together, they co-founded The CIRS Group, an online support community to help people that are struggling with their CIRS diagnosis and treatment.
