Dynamic Neural Retraining System Research

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Understanding how neuroplasticity – or the brain’s ability to

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EXECUTIVESUMMARYTHEISSUESomewhere inyourcommunity, therearepeople–men,women,evenchildren–whoareseriously illandout of options. They have lost all hope as they are battling illnesses not well understood by themedicalcommunity.Yet,theirsufferingisveryreal.

MultipleChemicalSensitivities(MCS),Fibromyalgia(FM)andChronicFatigueSyndrome/MyalgicEncephalomyelitis(ME/CFS)affectmillionsofpeoplearoundtheglobe.Itmaybesurprisingtolearnthattheoccurrenceiscomparabletoheartdisease.Therearecurrentlynostandardizedtreatmentsforthesesyndromes.

Thesecomplex,multi-systemillnessesrobindividualsoftheirlivesandtheirdignity.Inseverecases,onceactive,contributingmembersofsocietybecomedisabled.Often,theyspendwhatlittleenergytheyhavechasingsymptomsandseekingtreatments.Whilethesepeoplecomefromallbackgrounds,theyshareonething–theywanttogettheirlivesback.

THEOPPORTUNITYSince2008,DynamicNeuralRetrainingSystem(DNRS)hasbeenhelpingthousandsofpeopleregain theirhealththroughauniquetreatmentbasedontheprinciplesofneuroplasticity(thebrain’sabilitytochange,orrewireitself).TheprogramtheorizesthatMCS/FM/ME/CFSareduetobraintraumaresultinginchangestothefunctioningofapartofthebraincalledthelimbicsystem. Overtime,thisnegativelyaffectstheabilityofmultiplesystemsinthebodytofunction.Rewiringthelimbicsystemprovidesthecatalysttoareturntohealth.StronganecdotalreportsfromDNRSparticipantsandpreliminaryclinicaldataareverypromising,oftenindicatingprofoundchangesin healthandqualityoflife.

THEFUTUREItistimetomovethistreatmentprogramintothemedicalrealm.Rightfullyso,medicalpractitionersrequireobjectiveevidenceshowingatreatment’seffectivenessbeforeprescribingit.TheUniversityofCalgaryandTheUniversityofAlbertaarecollaboratingonamulti-stageacademicresearchstudytoexaminetheimpactoftheDNRSprogramonthebrain.TheUniversityofCalgaryisaleaderinbrainimagingandbrainresearchandtheUniversityofAlberta’sIntegrativeHealthInstituteisaleaderinresearchingintegrativemedicine.Assuch,theyarethenaturalpartnersforthisstudy.Researchwillincludefunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging(FMRI)andvariousothermarkersinhealthatbaselineandatsixmonthspost-treatmentintervention.ResearcherswillassessscansandothermarkerstolearnmoreaboutthepotentialimpactofDNRSonthebrain. Thescanswillidentifywhatchanges–ifany–areoccurringinthebrainsofDNRSparticipantsanddemonstratehowthesechangescorrelatetotheirimprovements.

HELPRESTOREHOPEANDHEALTH!

Theresearchstudyhasthreephasesandthetotalcostisestimatedtobe$500,000.Becauseweknowmorethananyonethatthesufferingcanend,weareaskingforyoursupport.Aftersuccessfullyraising$100,000forPhase1ofthestudyfromasmallgroupofdedicatedsupporters,weare reachingouttoDNRSfriendsandfamilytohelpusraisethenext$100,000forPhase2of thisproject.Together,wecancreatebetteroutcomesforthosewhosufferdaily.Pleasejoinusbymakinga giftthatismeaningfultoyou.

THEPROBLEMMillionsofNorthAmericansaresufferingfromacollectionofchronicconditionsthathave

baffledthemedicalsystemfordecades.A2014CanadaHealthsurveydeterminedthatamongCanadiansaged12orolder,1.7%hadbeendiagnosedbyahealthprofessionalwithFibromyalgia(FM),1.4%withChronicFatigueSyndrome(CFS)and2.4%withMultipleChemicalSensitivities(MCS).Thisrepresentsover1.4millionCanadiansandanillnessburdensimilartothatofheartdiseaseandgreaterthanthatofcancer(refertothegraphbelow). A2015InstituteofMedicinereportindicatedtheprevalenceofCFSaloneintheU.S.rangesfrom836,000to2.5million. Todate,therearenovalidatedorrecognizedtreatmentsfortheseconditions.

Despitetheexistenceofresearchthatsuggeststhatthecentralnervoussystemisaffectedinthesesyndromes,bothadefinitivecauseandavalidatedtreatmentoptionhaveeludedresearchers.

Thesesyndromesareserious,complex,multisystemdiseasesthatdrasticallyaffecthealthandquality oflifeforindividualsandtheirfamily.Theseillnessesrarelyexhibitinisolationandmanywhosufferhaveacombinationofsymptomsthatincludeallthreeclassifications.

Acommonclusterofsymptomsfoundintheseconditionsincludesproblemswiththinking,

confusion,headaches,muscleandjointpain,exhaustion,depression,anxiety,sleepdisorders,andamyriadofsensitivities.Sensitivitiesrelatedtosensoryprocessingsuchasaheightenedsenseofsmell

i.e.,anincreaseinsensitivitytoscentedproductsandchemicalsfoundindailyliving,oranincreaseinsensitivitytolight, soundortoucharecommon.Inaddition,otherswilldevelopanexpandinglistof foodsensitivities.

Symptomsinallthreeillnessescanrangefrommildtosevere;consequently,someindividualsmayexperiencemoderatediscomfortwhileothersarecompletelydisabled.

ABOUTFIBROMYALGIA(FM)

TounderstandFibromyalgia(FM),thinkofthissyndromeasaninjurythatdoesnotresolveorthatisre-triggeredsomehow. Symptomsoftenincludewidespreadinflammationandchronicandunexplainedmuscleandjointpainthatdonotrespondtocommontreatments. Thesymptomsmanifestasgeneralizedinflammationandchronicpainandcanescalatetoseveremuscleburning,intolerablejointpain,musclewastingandcompleteexhaustion.

ABOUTCHRONICFATIGUESYNDROME(CFS)

TounderstandChronicFatigueSyndrome(CFS),thinkofthissyndromeasavirusthatdoesnotresolve. Oftensymptomsstartontheheelsofaflu-likeillness,buttheypersist. ThosewithmildCFShavelittleenergyandfeelasthoughtheyareconstantlybattlingthefluandhaveachronicsorethroat.Over-ridingfatigueandillnessfollowingactivityarecommonplaceforCFS. NomatterhowmuchsleepindividualswithCFSget,theyneverfeelrested.Eventhesmallesttasksareexhaustingandcanleaveindividualsflattenedfordays,weeksormonths. ForthosewithsevereCFS,theillnessleavesthemcompletelydisabled.

ABOUTMULTIPLECHEMICALSENSITIVITIES(MCS)

TounderstandMultipleChemicalSensitivity(MCS),thinkofanegativeimpactfromachemicalexposurethatdoesnotresolve.Forexample,someonewithmildMCSmightgetaheadachewhenexposedtocommonchemicalslikethosefoundinperfumes,laundryproductsornewfurnishings. ForthosewithsevereMCS,thesameexposuremayleadtoseizuresrequiringthepersontoliveincompleteisolationtoavoidtriggers.Whentheillnessescalates,manybecomecompletelydisabledandhavedifficultyfindingappropriateandsafehousing.

THEIMPACTONTHEINDIVIDUALANDSOCIETY

Suffererscommonlywaityearsbeforereceivingacorrectmedicaldiagnosis;eventhisdoesnotbringclosure,asthereiscurrentlynorecognizedtreatmentorcure.Duetothedelayeddiagnosis,conditionsoftenbecomesevere,meaningindividualsbecomedisabled,isolatedandhousebound.Manyareforcedtoquittheirjobs,oftenlosetheirrelationships,havelittlecontactwithfamilyandfriends,andspendalltheirsavingsexhaustinglargelyineffectivetreatmentoptions. Manyrelyonthegovernment,friendsandfamilyforfinancialaidandhelpwithdailytasks. Theirprimaryfocusissurvival. Manyhavegivenuphopeandsadly,somecommitsuicide. Theactualsuiciderateisnotknown,howeversuicideisrecognizedasapotentialoutcome.

Studiessuggestthatthecosttothehealthcaresystemandtosocietyisastronomical. ResearchhasestimatedthatthevalueinlostproductivityduetoCFSwas$9.1billionintheU.S.,orapproximately$20,000peraffectedpersonperyear.

APOSSIBLECAUSEOnetheorybehindthecauseofillnessisthatexposuretoeverydaytoxinscreateschangesinbrain

functionkeepingthebrainandbodystuckinaninflammatoryandchronicstressresponse.Thistraumaloopresultsinchangestotheneuralcircuitswithinthelimbicsystemofthebraininvolvedwiththreatandprotection. StudiestodatesuggestthatthechangesinthedeepwiringofthebraininvolvedwiththeseillnessesaresimilartothosefoundinPost-TraumaticStressDisorder.

Onequestionthisresearchwilladdressiswhetherthebrainchangesitsfunctionandstructure

inresponsetovariousformsoftraumainvolvedwiththesesyndromes.Interestingly,whileneuroplasticityisapossiblecontributingfactorinthecauseoftheseillnesses,theDNRSprotocolsuggeststhatitalsoisapossibletreatment.

EarlyfindingssuggestthatrewiringthelimbicsystemthroughtheDynamicNeuralRetraining

System(DNRS)isofferingpeopleaviableandeffectivetreatmentprotocol. Preliminaryfindingssuggestthatthisdrug-freeapproachtohealingiseffective,empowerspatientstobeinvolvedintheir healthcare,andrepresentsanewunderstandingofhowbrainfunctionrelatestochronicillness.

ABOUTTHEDYNAMICNEURALRETRAININGSYSTEM(DNRS)

DNRSisadrugfree,self-directed,neuroplasticity-basedtreatmentthathashelpedthousandsofpeoplefromover35countries.TheDNRSprogramexamineshowvariousformsoftraumacanaffectthestressandprotectivemechanismsinthebrain,howthisaffectsoverallhealth,andhowthisbraintraumamanifestsonphysical,psychological,andemotionallevels.Thisintensiveprogramfocusesonrestoringhealthybrainfunctionthroughthetrainingofanumberofregulatoryskills(attentionfocusing,attentiondistraction,cognitivereappraisal,emotionaldistancing,andemotionregulation)andexperientialandincrementalexposuretherapytocontextsofperceivedrisk.Formoreinformationonthistreatmentgotohttp://www.dnrsystem.com/

CASESTUDY

ByfollowingtheDNRSprotocol,participantshaveexperiencedrecoveriesthatrangefromamoderateimprovementinday-to-dayfunctioningandqualityoflife,toprofoundlife-alteringrecoveries.Considerthatdramatictransformationinthefollowingstory.

DAN’SSTORY

DanwasanavyveteranwhodevelopedanumberofdifferentconditionsincludingPost-TraumaticStressDisorder,askinrash,anitchingdisorder,foodandenvironmentalsensitivities/allergies,braindamage,leakygutsyndrome,heavymetaltoxicity,severeconstipation,insomnia,anxietyanddepression.

Dan’shealthstartedtodeterioratein2005afteraseriesofstressfulanddevastatingevents.Anasty

divorce,chronicbackpain,aseriousneckinjury,andsubsequentfinancialproblemsledtohisdecline.ExposuretotoxicchemicalswhileservingintheNavyandexposuretomoldintwohomesmayhavebeenthetippingpointforDan’sdescent.Thisoncehealthyself-described‘fitnessnut’becamecompletelydisabled;therefore,his77-year-oldmotherhadtotakecareofhim. Duetoillnessandan

increaseinfoodsensitivities,Dan’sweightplummeted. Dansays,“Iwentfrombeinga200-poundmantoaskin-and-bonesweightof119lbs.Ilookedlikeaconcentrationcampsurvivor.” Danspentupwardsof$450,000lookingforananswertohisailinghealthbeforestartingtheDynamicNeuralRetrainingSystem.

Withintwomonthsofstartingtheprogram,Danwasnolongerreactingtostimulithatpreviouslyrenderedhimincapacitated.

“Aftersixyearsoflivingwiththiscondition,allittookwasjusttwo monthsworkingwiththeDNRSprogramandmyreactionsandsymptomsabated!Injustfivemonths, IwasbacktoeatinganythingIwantedandgoingwhereverIwanted!”–Dan

Formoreremarkablecasestudies,weencourageyoutowatchthevideotestimonialsathttp://dnrsystem.com/testimonials.htmlTHEURGENTNEEDFORRESEARCH

Validresearchwilldemonstratehowthebrainisinvolvedwiththeseillnessesandmeasurewhat,ifany,changestakeplacewiththeDynamicNeuralRetrainingSysteminterventiontreatment.Iftheevidencesuggeststhereisapositiveimpact,thiscouldleadtothefirstvalidatedtreatmentforthesedisablingillnesses. Ultimately,thiscouldendthesufferingforthoseafflictedwiththeseillnessesandprovideasignificantcost-savingstothehealthcaresystem.

TheUniversityofAlberta’sIntegrativeHealthInstituteandtheUniversityofCalgaryarecollaborativelyworkingtogetheronaresearchprojectthatwillinvestigatetheimpactofDNRS.

ThepilotstudywillincludepeoplewhohaveMultipleChemicalSensitivities,FibromyalgiaandChronicFatigueSyndrome.Researchwillincludebrain-imagingtechniquestotrackchangesinbrainfunctionaswellasvariousothermarkersinhealthforthosewhoareimplementingtheDNRStrainingintheirrecoveryprocess.

AFTERDNRS

Thestudywillinvolve:

• QuantitativeAnalysis: scalesandinstrumentscompletedbyparticipants• QualitativeAnalysis: in-depthinterviewswithparticipants• Neuroimaging: lookingatbrainfunctionthroughimagesandelectricalactivity• Bio-markeranalysis• In-depthreviewsofexistingresearch• Establishingabio-bankofsamplesfromparticipants• MeasureswillbetakenpriortoparticipationintheDNRSprogramandthensixmonthspost

treatmentintervention

Theintentoftheresearchstudyistolookatandbetterunderstandthebrainfunctioninpatients

affectedbyFM,CFSandMCS,andtoinvestigatetheimpact,ifany,thattheDNRStreatmenthasfortheseindividuals.

THEDNRSFRIENDSANDFAMILYCAMPAIGNManyofyouhaveexperiencedthepoweroftheDNRSprogram,orhavewitnessedthetransformation

inafamilymemberorfriend.Youmayhavewonderedhowyoucangivebackorpayit forward.Ouroverallgoalistoraise$500,000forDynamicNeuralRetrainingSystemResearchandwearethrilledtotellyouweraisedourinitialtargetof$100,000 forPhase1oftheresearchinalittleoveroneweek!Asaresult,Phase1willcommenceinJanuary,2016.WeinviteyoutohelpmakethisresearchanevenbiggerrealitybybuildingonthismomentumforPhase2.

BecausetheDNRSprogramisadrugfreetreatment,traditionalsourcesofresearchfunding–suchaspharmaceuticalcompanies–arenotavailable.Thetablebelowpaintsaclearpictureofthelackofresourcesinvestedinhelpingsufferers.

ThetablesummarizesperpatientfundingfromApril2010toMarch2013forCanadians.

TheUniversityofCalgarywillacceptdonationstobeusedjointlywiththeUniversityofAlbertatomovethisindependentresearchprojectforward.

Youhaveadirectopportunitytoinvestinresearchthatleadstopositivelifechangingandlifesaving

formany people.Wearecurrentlyseekinginvestmentsatthefollowinglevelstohelpusachieveourgoalof$100,000forPhase2oftheresearch:

DiseaseParkinson'sMSDiabetesHeartDiseaseArthritisFibromyalgiaCFSMCS

#affected Perpatientfunding39,000

134,0001,841,5001,431,5004,454,000439,000411,500800,000

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339.0079.0039.0025.005.851.000.350.01

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