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. …
Ta-Dah: My Own General AutoImmune Screen Test Added To Shop!
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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Testing and Treating Infections – and the New Cyrex 12 Autoimmune Pathogens Test
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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What Is an ACE Disorder? Is Your Chronic Illness The Result of a High ACE Score?
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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Rules For Healing
I saw this list of 'rules' today in the AIP (autoimmune protocol) community and I thought you might find them useful.There are some really good pieces of advice here which I think can apply to pretty much any healing 'journey' you are going through. I particularly like the emphasis on not following every trend …
New AIP Recipes
Four new grain, dairy, nut, seed and nightshade AIP recipes for your delectation. Enjoy x
Healing Series: Are We Putting Too Much Pressure On Ourselves?
A bit of musing for you today.. Sometimes I think we have to take a step back and look at how much we are trying to achieve with all our healing strategies. I wonder sometimes if we put too much pressure on ourselves and I am forever being asked: 'When will I be better?', …
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Gluten Summit: The Round-Up!
At last, I have come to the final part of the Gluten Summit series: the summary! What are the main conclusions? What can help us most practically in our day-to-day gluten lives? Have a read of the round-up piece here: Gluten Summit Summary: What Have We Learned? In this report, I have picked out the …
Updates: Allergy 101 Factsheet, Core Protocol and Gluten Plan
Yep, I have been a busy bee! Just to let you know I have updated the following for you: Gluten Plan Updated Barrier Healing section and Core Protocol to take account of Permavite no longer being TGF safe. Phew - I wish they'd stop changing the ruddy products! Free update on the Facebook Gluten Planners …
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Gluten Summit Speaker Series 2: Vojdani
The next article in my Gluten Summit speaker series is now out for your delectation! Here's the last one if you missed it. This time, I have focused solely on Dr Aristo Vojdani who explained in great detail about the immmunological processes going on in gluten related disorders (GRDs). I have done my best to …