Oral Tolerance Part I: Sensitive to multiple foods and not getting better? Here’s why If you’re managing your autoimmune disease, chronic health disorder, or brain health, then you’re probably familiar with the autoimmune paleo (AIP) diet, also known as the leaky gut diet or autoimmune paleo protocol. Prior to its rebranding online, functional medicine practitioners…
If you are working to manage leaky gut, autoimmunity or other chronic conditions, you may want to do lab testing for food sensitivities and cross-reactivity. In recent years, new research has provided us with food immune reactivity testing that provides more accurate, consistent, and reliable results. I use Cyrex Labs for food reactivity testing because…
At the root of many chronic health problems today is high blood sugar and insulin resistance, thanks to the standard American diet. Heart disease, chronic pain, hormone imbalances, diabetes, autoimmunity, and Alzheimer’s are just a few chronic disorders impacted by high blood sugar. One of the most essential things a person can do to improve…
When we measure thyroid hormones, the three most common markers are TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone), free T4, and free T3. While TSH has gotten plenty of press over the years, free T4 and T3 are actually more accurate indications of thyroid function. Knowing their roles in the body, and in particular why free T3 is…
Estrogen dominance is a common hormonal imbalance in industrialized countries that plays a role in PMS, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), cystic breast disease, uterine fibroids, and breast cancer in women. In men, it contributes to larger hips, male breasts, crying, low testosterone, and more. Estrogen clearance is the body’s ability to break down estrogens…
“Pregnenolone steal” is often the culprit behind the hormonal rollercoasters that affect so many women during PMS, perimenopause, and other female hormone imbalances. We think it’s normal because so many women are impacted, but it’s not normal. Instead, it’s a symptom of chronic stress that leads to pregnenolone steal — a mechanism in which stress…
The immune system is responsible for protecting us from bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other pathogens. However, many factors of modern life have created exploding rates of immune-related disorders, including autoimmunity — a condition in which the immune system attacks and destroys body tissue. Although autoimmune disease can affect any part of the body, many people…
Got multiple food sensitivities? ENROLL NOW Looking for solutions to multiple food sensitivities? Learn why you are becoming sensitive to an increasing number of foods and what to do about it. The information is broken down into a series of articles and videos so you can absorb the information at your own pace and easily…
One of the most common health issues I see in new patients is unstable blood sugar. Unstable blood sugar underlies many of the symptoms that autoimmune patients cope with, including exhaustion, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and brain fog. This is a relatively simple issue to remedy, and many patients don’t realize how deeply it impacts their…
Stress is one of the most potent contributors to autoimmune and chronic disease. While it’s important to address sources of stress in your life, whether they are psychological, dietary, chemical, or personal — we can never be completely free of stress. However, we can support the body’s stress-management systems to better manage autoimmune, chronic inflammatory,…