Presenter: Julie Logan, DC
Original Date: March 26, 2023
Naturopaths and integrated care practitioners are well aware that Mycotoxin exposure is more common than previously thought, and in genetically susceptible individuals, can lead to crippling illness, including worsening neuroimmune conditions such as PANS/PANDAS. We are discovering more and more frequently that many of our patients with severe inflammation, allergies, compromised immune function, Mast Cell Activation Disorders, Autism, Pandas, Lyme diagnoses, etc. are actually dealing with a mold exposure that has been undetected - creating the inflammatory storm that underlies many of these conditions. Unresolved inflammation and severe symptoms in many body systems is the hallmark of this disease, earning the name Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS).
We will review and update ourselves on biotoxin mediated illness, which can look and act just like Lyme disease, and often goes along with, or is caused by, a Lyme infection. In this discussion Dr, Logan will discuss the discovery, diagnosis, and treatment of this illness, and discuss its possible relationship to PANS/PANDAS as well as its role in Autism severity and morbidity in the adult population.
Dr. Julie Logan DC practices with Dr. Anju Usman Singh at True Health Medical Center in Naperville, IL. She is a fully MAPS trained and mentored physician who specializes in working with children with the symptoms of Autism, ADD/HD, PANDAS/PANS, food sensitivities, thyroid problems, methylation defects, GI issues, allergies, and environmental illnesses Over the last few years she has explored the connection between Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) and the PANS/PANDAS Symptom Picture. She applies both biomedical as well as chiropractic principles of restoring optimal health to her patients. She has successfully battled some of these conditions and problems in her own health as well as resolving the symptoms of autism in one of her own children. This has given her a heart to help others who are suffering from the same.
1.25 General and 0.25 Pharmacology (Total 1.5 CEUs) pending approval by OBNM