More and more people are turning toward a gluten free diet to help improve mysterious medical conditions. This new awareness of the gluten free lifestyle is definitely very positive. The problem however lies in the foods being sold as gluten free replacements. The gluten free food industry has blossomed into a multi-billion dollar business. With […]
Multiple Sclerosis Completely Reversed With Nutrition Dr. Terry Wahls was stricken with the autoimmune disease, Multiple Sclerosis. She saw the best doctors that the Western world had to offer. None of the conventional treatments could help her, so she turned to Functional Medicine and nutrition. She changed her diet and changed her life… Autoimmune Disease […]
Vitamin C Found To Reduce Inflammation Caused by Gluten A new research study has identified that vitamin C reduces inflammatory damage induced by gluten. The authors of the study state the following: Ascorbate decreases the mucosal inflammatory response to gluten… Research Resource: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2012 Jan-Feb;40(1):3-8. Epub 2011 Mar 21. Gluten Induced Damage Can […]
Have You Had Your Nutritional Levels Checked? One of the biggest delays in healing that patients with gluten sensitivity face has to do with the deficiency of vitamins, minerals, and other dietary nutrients. Many doctors check their patients for iron deficiency, but fail to check other essential nutrients like vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, selenium, zinc, […]
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A recent paper published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry discusses a strong connection in patients with facial palsy induced by gluten. Recurrent peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) is an uncommon disorder that often occurs in the setting of family history. In 2001, we observed a patient with recurrent PFP who manifested symptoms of […]