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Did you know that we can have different reactions to eg. gluten, wheat, egg, corn, bacterial pathogens or toxic chemicals in two different immune systems? The mucosal system and the systemic system are connected but can act independently of each other. So, we are merrily doing blood tests to look for antibodies to pathogens, food, …
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That's the number one question I have been asked - only about 20 times a day for the last 10 years, ha! So, I thought a kind of cheat-sheet based on my experience might help. What tests should you do - for an MOT (40s and 50s take note!), for preventing illness (20s and 30s), …
I couldn't have put this better myself: Managing autoimmunity goes well beyond nutritional supplements and a restrictive diet. Instead, you must focus on treating the whole person and all the various factors that are a part of their life.— DR Datis Kharrazian One thing Dr. Kharrazian continually sees are people who are always looking for the …
There is such a lot of myth and confusion surrounding autoimmunity. Most people think there's nothing they can do about it - it's just bad luck. That is definitely not the case, at least in some people. The biggest thing to remember is that autoimmune diseases take years to develop. The point of testing for …
Just to let you know I penned a new Autoimmunity factsheet for the A-Z yesterday. I am being asked more and more about it and realised I didn't have anything to point people towards. So, here it is for you with the intro to start you off: Autoimmunity Factsheet Years ago, we used to think …
We have been very good over the past couple of decades at looking for infections and problems in the gut that can trigger or are linked to inflammatory and autoimmune disorders elsewhere in the body. But I've always felt we were missing a trick by not considering infections and inflammation at the other end of …
Many of you have been asking how to test for autoimmunity processes going on in your body lately. I direct you usually to your doctor for an overall screen, where they might do ANA (antinuclear antibodies) usually to see if there is a general sign of autoimmune disease such as lupus, RA or hepatitis there. …
Many of you have been asking how to test for autoimmunity processes going on in your body lately. I direct you usually to your doctor for an overall screen, where they might do ANA (antinuclear antibodies) usually to see if there is a general sign of autoimmune disease such as lupus, RA or hepatitis there. …
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The new Cyrex 12 PAIRS test was released this weekend. It stands for Pathogen Associated Immune Reactivity Screen. In other words, it is looking for infections of various kinds that trigger or exacerbate autoimmunity. Useful. And it got me thinking about testing and treating infections generally. First,let's look at the autoimmunity link briefly. We know …
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Has your childhood - or adult experience even - subconsciously triggered your chronic illness, or could deeply-buried beliefs you built then be stopping you from getting well now, maybe? I was asked this question many times over the past few years. I thought it was a crock, quite honestly. But then I had no choice …
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