Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
If you're not getting well or healing on a gluten free diet, check for cross-reactives, especially corn. I’m told June is Corn Allergy Awareness Month, so I thought this might be useful. Even though, most people are intolerant to corn, rather than have a classical allergy in my experience. If you need a refresher on …
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Research I conducted with Dr. Aristo Vojdani showed approximately 20 percent of healthy people demonstrate immune reactivity to chemicals. We published this research in the Journal of Applied Toxicology.The review board called the study revolutionary and breakthrough research. It is the first study that shows a completely new model of how chemicals combine with our own proteins to create autoimmunity …
A great pictorial reminder here for us today from Dr O at the Gluten Free Society on which grains can still give jip to people trying to get well off gluten. These grains are cross-reactive to gliadin too (ie. you eat them and your body still thinks it is gliadin and reacts the same). This …
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Just a reminder here that gluten sensitivity symptoms do not just occur in the gut. In fact, you probably do have gut involvement, but you are also likely to have: Neurological symptoms - headaches, migraine, anxiety, depression, restless legs, twitching, brain frog, as I call it. Actually, many gluten experts now think of it as …
Studies are coming out now about the use of more and more meat glue aka 'microbial transglutaminase' being a possible factor in gluten related disorders. I suspect it is both a cause of them and a reason why some do not heal. Are food additives causing celiac disease? Widely used 'meat glue' may be driving …
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Super-pleased with this new bundle from Cyrex today as it is the most common batch of tests I recommend for gluten related disorders - and it's now £185 cheaper 🙂 You can now get Cyrex 2 (leaky gut), Cyrex 3 (the comprehensive gluten screen) and Cyrex 4 (the cross-reactive foods screen) for a much cheaper …