Hey Sally~Yes, you can trace "every" symptom and "every" valid scientific finding in "every" autoimmune disease back to these missing enzymes.

Is MS an autoimmune disease? That is a good question. Maybe "they" have been wrong all along about the true definition of "autoimmune". I believe the evidence will speak for itself on what the involvement of the immune system is in these diseases. That is why I like to refer to autoimmune diseases as PEDD.


As an example, look at what the immune system was actually targeting in the "lupus NETS" study. The immune system was not targeting normal healthy tissue, it was targeting unbroken down bits of protein and DNA that should not have been in the bloodstream. These subsequent NETS then become lodged in organs and tissues. This is what leads to the kidney failure etc. in lupus, not a random attack by the immune system on normal healthy tissue. Parts of the immune system are being dysregulated in autoimmune disease, such as tumor necrosis factor, but we will be able to clearly show why this is happening and how it is directly related to a lack of protease. In fact, there is a movement afoot in the medical community to rename "autoimmune disease", "immune dysfunction syndrome".

You believe herpes is the cause of MS? There is actually a connection to bacteria and viruses being one of the "triggers" so to speak. Remember the previous list though on the symptoms and findings of MS? (That is also a list of the symptoms and findings in lupus, CFS, and fibro.) If you believe herpes is the sole cause of MS, you would need to be able to show how each of these symptoms and findings would be explained by the herpes virus. I have yet to show the results of some very definitive findings in fibro and CFS that rule out a virus or bacteria in these diseases. Of course the XMRV virus has been thought for years to be the cause of CFS by many researchers and CFS sufferers.

Here is some information from my book on the connection to bacteria and viruses, protease, and autoimmune disease.

"Co-Infections: Parasites, Fungal Forms, and Bacteria
These are some of the more unpleasant side effects of having a pancreatic
protease deficiency. Proteases are responsible for breaking down proteins
into smaller amino acids. Proteases are also responsible for keeping the small
intestine free from parasites (such as intestinal worms), yeast overgrowth, and
bacteria. Parasites, fungal forms, and bacteria are proteins that additionally
disguise themselves in a protein sheath that our bodies may view as normal.
Proteases work by removing this protein shell. With the protective barrier
down, your immune system can destroy the invading organism.

Oftentimes, autoimmune sufferers say their disease was preceded by a viral
or bacterial infection. If you are bordering on a pancreatic enzyme deficiency
and you contact a viral or bacterial infection, this would deplete
your proteases as they would be needed to ‘disarm’ the invader."