Peptides and Longevity: Redefining Aging and Transforming Health with Dr. Kent Holtorf Hope for the ‘Untreatable’: How Peptides and Immune Therapy are Changing Lives
May 14, 2025
Dr. Amy Derksen, naturopathic physician who treats complex chronic illnesses like autism, PANS/PANDAS, Lyme and mold-related conditions. She discusses immune-first strategies, low-dose antigen therapy, and how peptides like thymosin, TB4 and BPC can calm hyperactive immunity and aid repair. Conversation also covers autonomic response testing, gut-brain links, cellular senescence, and practical clinic teamwork.
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Use Low Dose Antigen Therapy To Retrain Immunity
- Do use low-dose antigen immunotherapy (LDI/LDA) to retrain immune tolerance for foods and inhalants.
- Amy Derksen reports single intradermal mixes (300 antigens) often clear sinuses and shrink thyroid goiters within minutes for some patients.
Calm The Immune System Before Hitting Infections
- Do calm immune overactivation before aggressive antimicrobials in chronic infections.
- Amy switched from heavy antibiotics to immune-first approaches (LDA/LDI) and saw patients tolerate treatments far better.
Peptides Emerged From A Multi Doctor Case
- Amy joined a multi-disciplinary team for an extremely sensitive, bed-bound patient and became the managing physician.
- Peptides were proposed there, prompting Amy to attend a peptide conference and integrate peptides into care when nothing else worked.