#gut health and autoimmune

[dynamichealthinsights]

The Benefits of a Paleo Diet for Autoimmune Disorders

Autoimmune disorders are complex and varied, affecting millions of people worldwide. These conditions arise when the immune system, which typically defends the body against harmful pathogens, mistakenly attacks the body’s own cells and tissues. Examples include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. While conventional treatments like immunosuppressants and…

[justinnault]

Sodium Effects on Inflammation, Migraines & Acid Reflux AMA #104

Hey all! Buckle up because episode #104 of our AMA series is about to blow your mind. We're talking about something you might not expect: sodium! We all know salt adds flavor and keeps us hydrated, but there's a whole hidden world to this stuff.

This week, we're joined by Justin Nault, a super cool Certified Nutritional Therapist who specializes in keeping athletes and fitness enthusiasts fueled. He's here to spill the tea (or maybe the electrolytes?) on how sodium can actually help with some surprising things, like fighting inflammation, preventing those awful migraines, and even easing acid reflux.

Justin's gonna break down the science behind how sodium works its magic in our bodies and explain why getting the right amount is key to feeling fantastic. So whether you've been a Clovis Culture devotee for ages or are just joining the party, this episode is packed with info to help you level up your health game.

Want to geek out further? Clovis.show has all the resources, detailed notes, and maybe even some secret bonus content (wink wink). Plus, if your brain is overflowing with questions about sodium or anything health-related, join our Clovis Academy Facebook group! It's a fantastic community where you can connect with like-minded folks and even submit questions for future AMAs.

So grab your favorite snack, salty or sweet, tune in, and let's unlock the hidden power of sodium together! This is gonna be epic!

[vvelegrin]

you know, it's an interesting feeling to experience sudden and new joint pain that is impacting my ability to, among other things, hold a pen for an extended period of time and the only thing that my (now former) doctor has done is repeatedly test me for lupus (it's not lupus. it's still not lupus.) and tell me he was going to prescribe me claritin for it and then not actually put in the prescription.

[healerinchief]

This book right here is not only life changing for the better… it is life extending and even life saving in some cases. I’m so grateful my integrative MD recommended it to me. (I’m more than half way through in 3 days.) She runs a cancer center in a major hospital in the Bay Area helping people address the causes of their diseases with science-based natural medicine.

I consider this book a preventative for most people, but for some it may lead to that “miracle” they’ve been praying for. It not only helps understand the causes of many “incurable” diseases and chronic undesirable conditions increasing in recent years, but also how to eliminate them in as little as 2 weeks. The full protocol spelled out in the book is 9 weeks. If you don’t care for all the science you can skip those parts and simply implement what is suggested. It’s especially helpful for overcoming diabetes, obesity, asthma, allergies, and autoimmunity.

This book has helped me understand why eating healthy and exercising may not be enough for at least 50% of the population. It’s got me considering getting a Master of Science in Integrative Nutrition. This information has been a missing link in my understanding of creating and maintaining health, especially when concerning organic causes. I hope that one day soon the AMA will be more supportive of the findings presented in this book.

[saddie-to-baddie]

Week 1 Game Plan.

This week I'm focusing on better planning my lunches for work and cutting out a few major offenders in my diet.

My current home situation doesn't really provide me with much control over what's for dinner. I know I can always make my own on the side but I want to get there gradually and not overwhelm myself. So instead I'm babystepping into this, and I may not end up getting fully AIP compliant but I'm going to try my best to give myself the biggest chance of healing.

Here's the goals:

1. WATER 💧 : Drink at least 2 bottles of water each day this week. I'm not counting sparkling water in this but it is allowed for now while I'm cutting out soda.

2. Pack a lunch every day for work, and compliant snacks. Only 4 days this week. Today is Monday so I'll be making myself a ton of Chicken Salad. Snacks I haven't decided on but I very well may just pack extra chicken and snack on that.

3. Avoid the list below as much as possible. If I mess up I am not allowed to use "I'll start again tomorrow" as an excuse to go wild for the rest of the day.

4. Take all of my work breaks and take a walk during them.

Here's what I'm avoiding (for now):

1. Dairy 🐄

2. Coffee ☕️

3. Bread 🍞

4. Spicy Stuff 😭 This is going to be the hardest, but it's proven to be a big contributor to my aches and pains.

5. Soda/Energy Drinks 🥤

6. Alcohol. 🍷 This is probably going to be the easiest to start off, but hard to maintain.

7. Candy 🍬 I've become a major candy snacker at work recently and I really need to plan ahead for something to replace these impulse grabs.

It feels like sooo much listed out, but I’m actually feeling pretty confident about it.

[eatclean-bewhole]

Truth is, our gut, skin, hormones, and cell health is better off without dairy.

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[automatically-immune]

Overall, the link between gut health and autoimmune disorders is a rapidly growing field of research, and it is becoming increasingly apparent that the gut microbiome could play a crucial role in managing autoimmune disorders like Lupus. While further research is needed, taking steps to improve gut health through targeted dietary and lifestyle changes could be a simple yet effective strategy for managing autoimmune disorders and reducing disease symptoms. I personally have Lupus and found out that most people with Lupus and autoimmune disorders in general cannot break down PROTEIN in our stomach and that triggers our flares caused by food. I was reading on the Mayo Clinic website that they are trying to get a medicine approved that is simply a specific type of enzyme and probiotic. Furthermore, I have used that combination for 3 months and have only had 1 flare! Before that, I was in a flare for six months because of food. This is not sponsored, but I will add the links of the two I got. I urge everyone who struggles with medicine side effects to start researching on reputable scientific journals and sites like the Mayo Clinic because Doctors WILL NOT mention anything natural that can help you. Stay Chronically bad @$$ my friends!!! ♡

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[lunanerdderg]

Omg same girl, my body is in a perpetual state of disrepair

just a few ideas

[justposting1]

From Passive Consumption to Active Creation: Mastering the Art of Learning

Learning over Content Consuming | Studying like a PhD In today’s world, we spend an enormous amount of time consuming content—articles, notes, lectures—yet most of it slips away. We retain little of what we learn, and we produce even less. As students and professionals, we tend to absorb massive amounts of information passively: we read, we listen, we watch. But how often do we challenge…

[driftmassage]

Understanding Microbiome Testing: Why It Matters and Its Benefits

Microbiome testing has gained popularity in recent years, but what exactly is it? The microbiome refers to the trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes, that inhabit our bodies, particularly the gut. These tiny residents play a crucial role in our overall health, affecting everything from digestion and immune function to mood and weight. So, why would…

[healthifywithkamal]

Colitis & Crohn's: Your Gut Health And Healing

Episode 25 Healthify with kamal podcast Colitis & Crohn’s: Your Gut Health And Healing Listen Now Episode 25 Healthify with kamal podcast Colitis & Crohn’s: Your Gut Health And Healing In the latest empowering episode of “Healthify with Kamal,” listeners are invited into an intimate, enlightening discussion about the complexities of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), specifically focusing…

[jurisharma5]

10 hard facts about Taurine 🙌 1. Amino Acid :Taurine is found naturally in our body. Chemically, it’s an amino acid or more precisely amino sulphonic acid. Since it is naturally available in the body, it plays a significant part in different bodily functions like metabolism, immunity, nervous system, electrolyte balance, biliary system. 2. Nervous system :Taurine as an abundant amino acid…

[romanijuva]

Watch "What is Histamine Intolerance? And Why Should You Care? | Mastering Diabetes" on YouTube

Hello ello my lovelies I thought I’d share this with you lovely people. It’s a video podcast with Cyrus Khambatta PhD and Dr Will Bulsiewicz on Histamine Intolerance. They discuss the symptoms and how you can use plantbased food to help the symptoms ❤️

[reasonsforhope]

This is maybe an odd thing to put on a good news/reasons for hope blog, but I've also had people tell me that they find this info really, genuinely comforting, so I'm putting it up. Also, further understanding could do a ton to advance medicine, esp. re: allergies, autoimmune diseases, and depression. You can read more about this at the link.

"More than half of your body is not human, say scientists.

Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. The rest are microscopic [co-contributors].

Understanding this hidden half of ourselves - our microbiome - is rapidly transforming understanding of diseases from allergy to Parkinson's.

The field is even asking questions of what it means to be "human" and is leading to new innovative treatments as a result.

"They are essential to your health," says Prof Ruth Ley, the director of the department of microbiome science at the Max Planck Institute, "your body isn't just you."

No matter how well you wash, nearly every nook and cranny of your body is covered in microscopic creatures.

This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea (organisms originally misclassified as bacteria). The greatest concentration of this microscopic life is in the dark murky depths of our oxygen-deprived bowels.

Prof Rob Knight, from University of California San Diego, told the BBC: "You're more microbe than you are human."

Originally it was thought our cells were outnumbered 10 to one.

"That's been refined much closer to one-to-one, so the current estimate is you're about 43% human if you're counting up all the cells," he says.

But genetically we're even more outgunned.

The human genome - the full set of genetic instructions for a human being - is made up of 20,000 instructions called genes.

But add all the genes in our microbiome together and the figure comes out between two and 20 million microbial genes.

Prof Sarkis Mazmanian, a microbiologist from Caltech, argues: "We don't have just one genome, the genes of our microbiome present essentially a second genome which augment the activity of our own.

"What makes us human is, in my opinion, the combination of our own DNA, plus the DNA of our gut microbes."

It would be naive to think we carry around so much microbial material without it interacting or having any effect on our bodies at all.

Science is rapidly uncovering the role the microbiome plays in digestion, regulating the immune system, protecting against disease and manufacturing vital vitamins.

Prof Knight said: "We're finding ways that these tiny creatures totally transform our health in ways we never imagined until recently."

It is a new way of thinking about the microbial world. To date, our relationship with microbes has largely been one of warfare.

-via BBC News, April 10, 2018

[liyazaki]

"specially abled" and "disabled" are absolutely, unequivocally not interchangeable terms. & yeah, it actually is that deep.

I wish my autoimmune disease made me specially abled instead of regularly ill. I'm a pro now at managing constantly-changing treatment regimens, coordinating monthly (if not more) doctor visits & endless bloodwork, but alas- that's not a superpower. it's the day-to-day reality of living with a disability.

I can only speak as a someone who was relatively healthy before I got sick, but the mourning period I went through was brutal. getting diagnosed with an incurable disease brings a metric fuckton of grief with it, requiring a huge perspective shift.

I'm an intensely independent, self-reliant person- sometimes to my own detriment. unsurprisingly, coming to terms with this new reality was no small task.

when I was finally diagnosed, I made a playlist (my go-to coping mechanism). I played one song on a loop because of its namesake line, & it still packs an emotional gut-punch for me: "I needed to lose you to love me."

I was angry at my body for 'failing' me- for having zero control over such an all-important outcome (my health). I had to reconcile myself to the reality that my life was different now. I had to lose my old view of myself to love the new version that needed more sleep, more sick days, more accommodations.

it took me years to get comfortable using the term "disability" to help describe what's now a big part of my lived experience (especially since mine is invisible). it went from being a foreign term I could've never imagined using for myself to my bridge to self acceptance.

(note: I have my own complex relationship with the term, as do most people. I’m talking about the harm in equating terms here, not implying that anyone should use these words to describe themselves. that’s entirely up to the individual.)

there's nothing romantic about my disease- a quality that "specially abled" imbues for me. do I- & all disabled people- have special abilities, valuable experience & unique skills? you bet your ass we do. one has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

every person has the right to choose the terms they're comfortable with to describe their experience. for me? treating "disability" like a dirty word 1) glosses over (if not entirely erases) the very real, life-altering struggle inherent to my condition, & 2) muddies the waters, potentially making it even more difficult for disabled people to get the accommodations we need when we need them.

using terms like "specially abled" isn't some evil, awful thing, though. if anything, it tells me that the person is trying to be delicate & respectful with their word choices. I genuinely appreciate that, even if it's misguided (in my opinion).

when in doubt? listen to how people describe themselves. honor them by using the same descriptors (unless they tell you otherwise). choose to believe people when they tell you how terms affect them.

forgive yourself if you don't always get it right- who does? perfection isn't the point- effort is the point. kindness is the point. respect is the point. how we get there is as varied as people, but it starts with the words we use.