Subject: Re: Celiac and Gluten Sensitivity and Autoimmune Diseases
Hi Patricia - I'm so glad that you are feeling a bit better the energy and brain fog is a really good sign. You're so brave experimenting. :) I agree completely with us being individuals with food allergies - but as you say there is usually the finger pointed at the usual gluten and dairy staples. One of the major diet studies that looked at vegan diets for rheumatoid arthritis is often quoted by other forums as why a vegetarian diet is good for arthritis - but the key thing in the diet was it was also gluten free! http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/10/1175.full Not sure if they proved if meat was bad, milk was bad or gluten was bad - ? but they would have certainly removed lots of potentially reactive. The youtube video from Dr. Fasano above opens up so many questions for all of us with an autoimmune disease - as it proves that in the case of Celiac the whole body autoimmune reaction can stop when the "invader" is removed. I think I posted this before but it dovetails perfectly with Fasanos talk on celiac - and it help people picture what the body is doing when an invader creates an initial immune response - the key phrases for autoimmune and development of food intolerence is "epitope spreading" and "molecular mimicry" - http://www.direct-ms.org/molecularmimicry.html What is fascinating for me is this paper is the description of 3 way molecular mimicry involving a virus, food protein and then our own tissues (in this case the myelin sheath). It then goes on to explain that the amino acids that are expressed in our tissues (by our different genes) in different parts of our bodies - explain that this is why the same protein from a bacteria (proteus Mirabilis - in RA) is harmless to some. One area I find really interesting too is the role of Strep and other bacteria in molecular mimicry in brain tissue - with a huge link to a variety of conditions ranging from OCD to Autism, even Huntingtons. Especially as Zonulin reactions from wheat proteins can also effect the blood brain barrier. Btw - please beware of gluten free corn and starch based foods, many are very highly processed and as well as being a top allergen corn is nearly all genetically modified - and can mimic wheat in some people. From my researching and personal experience - White rice is safer as far as carbs go for anyone that might be reacting, Sorry to rattle on - and again I might have posted before but you might want to look up Barbara Allen on YouTube - I think her journey is authentic and important to many of us! Take care and stay positive - as many people can get good results x
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