VIP: Very Important Peptide

April 10, 2017

VIP: Very Important Peptide 


 References:  WikipediaBiotoxin Journey


 Actually it's VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE. That's where it was discovered, in the gut. Though it was found in the gut and pancreas, it is also made, in abundance, in the hypothalamus. It has a huge library of effects from extra heart contractility to relaxation of capillaries to gut motility, gallbladder and trachea muscle relaxation, increasing water and electrolyte secretion into the gut. All of its effects on the gut are to increase its activity and movement. It also helps prolactin secretion, leading to breast feeding. It's critical to the daily clock function in your brain. It helps women's vaginas lubricate. It has a very potent effect on heart pumping and peripheral vascular relaxation. 


This is a huge portfolio of activities. Did you know that it does one final good deed? Folks who have mold illness CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) who hurt all over, can't sleep, can't lose weight, have no energy, and just plain feel miserable, will often have very low VIP levels, which, when replaced, can lead to almost immediate relief. 


Can you imagine that? Imagine a chronic fatigue patient who has been given pain pills for years, can't hardly get out of bed, is way overweight and eats like a bird who rises out of their stuporous state to normalcy when they get VIP given to them. Too good to be true? 


Well, possibly. For that sort of effect to happen, Shoemaker from SurvivingMold.com has given it to several thousand patients and found it to be the last step of his 11 step program, where it works with great results, if all the prior 10 steps have been followed. He contends that treating with VIP before you have taken the first 10 steps is somewhat akin to painting a burning house. You have to put out the fire first. 


Just how is all that happening? CIRS happens in only 25% of the population. 75% of us can get away with being exposed chronically and not get sick to mold toxin. But of that 25%, 2% are wickedly prone to devastating illness. Ironically, their illness is all at the level of cytokines and brain peptides, with typical lab all looking normal. CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) only shows a few clues around the edges, like high CRP, of normally done lab tests. 


Routine doctors visits end up with, "You look great" and no answer to devastating fatigue, systemic aches, horrible sleep, lousy brain fog, no good memory and inability to exercise. How do you put out the fire? Shoemaker's 11 step list is pretty detailed. 1) You must remove ongoing sources of exposure. That's absolute or everything else is a waste of time 2) Then reduce the body burden of toxin by binding it in the gut and getting it out by the use of cholestyramine 3) Clean up the nose where you likely have MRCoNS (methicillin coag-negative staph), 4) fix MSH, 5) fix MMP-9, 6) fix ADH/osmolality, 7) fix VEGF, 8) fix C4a, 8) fix TGF beta-1, 9) fix CD4+CD25+, 10) Finally, if VIP is low and symptoms still persist, replace it. 


That's when the miracle occurs. Steps 4-9 all have clear methodologies to measure and repair their attendant problems. The treatment with VIP needs to be done with great care, following a careful protocol of treatment, monitoring and follow-up. It is possible to get pancreatitis from using it, so its use is not without risks. Does this relate to you? It may not. But there folks who are just crippled with symptoms and nowhere else to turn. If you know one, forward this to them! 


 WWW.What will work for me. I'm deep into my mold certification. I've got the lab lined up and the first folks getting tested. There are more than just a few folks for whom this story rings true. Let's see if we can bring them relief!   


 Pop Quiz

  1. CIRS stands for...?                     Answer: Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.    
  2. Standard Lab tests show what in CIRS?         Answer: Nothing. Maybe a high CRP
  3. VIP is a hormone with fantastic ability to improve fatigue, sleep, pain, brain fog, chronic pain, joint aches.... T or F.                          Answer: True, if the person has CIRS and has taken all prior 10 steps of the Shoemaker Protocol.
  4. VIP is a widely active hormone: Name two of its actions.                  Answer:  Makes the heart beat stronger, blood vessels relax, gut make more juice, gallbladder relax, vagina lubricate, brain calculate time....(probably more to come)
  5. VIP is very safe to use and has no side effects. T or F                        Answer:  Not true at all. It can cause pancreatitis and requires careful lab and physician monitoring.

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