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 …
Leaky Mouth – Leaky Gut – Leaky Brain
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 …
New Cheaper AutoImmune Test
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 …