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ARE HIGH PROTEIN DIETS LINKED TO HEART DISEASE?

February 23, 2020 0 Comments

FASTING (Part 1) INCREASE LONGEVITY WITH FASTING

January 6, 2020 0 Comments

FOODS TO BUILD YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

December 16, 2019 0 Comments

INFLAMMATION: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

December 2, 2019 0 Comments

Inflammation has been demonised in recent years, and not without good reason, especially when you are suffering with a chronic illness such as an autoimmune disease. However, from an evolutionary perspective, inflammation has got us to where we are today. Humans probably wouldn’t be ruling the planet if our superb immune systems weren’t capable of …

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND DENTAL HEALTH

November 24, 2019 0 Comments

A possible trigger for this joint weakening condition? Autoimmune diseases are a complex group of illnesses that have a thirst for damaging a person’s own body with no specific cause. However, as the research develops into these conditions, it is becoming more apparent that there are originators for these diseases, we just don’t understand them …

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GUT HEALTH & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

November 14, 2019 0 Comments

The theories linking gut health and autoimmunity have been evolving for several decades, but the research is now getting us much closer to an answer. The diversity and composition of the gut microbiota is a key driver of gut health, with research now linking the presence or absence of microbes in the gut to …

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MICROBES AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

October 28, 2019 0 Comments

In my last article ‘Is there a Gene for Autoimmune Disease?’ we considered the link with certain inherited gene variations and the likelihood of developing an autoimmune disorder. Genes are an important factor in autoimmune disorders as they give an indication of how the immune system might react under certain stressors. Finding the trigger of …

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IS THERE A GENE FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?

October 21, 2019 0 Comments

In my last article, ‘understanding autoimmune disease’, I discussed the various elements that are at play in autoimmune disorders. These complex diseases which can be both systemic (affecting various parts of the body in similar ways) or organ specific (predominantly affecting one organ) are difficult to pinpoint to one underlying cause. However, what we do …

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UNDERSTANDING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

October 14, 2019 0 Comments

What is the root cause of autoimmune disorders? Autoimmune disease relates to a complex cluster of immune disorders where the immune system appears to target your own cells (self-tissue). In recent years, more and more diseases are being categorised as autoimmune conditions. Even cardiovascular disease is being considered an immune disorder, as chronic inflammation of …

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HOW ANTIBIOTICS AFFECT THE GUT

October 3, 2019 0 Comments

Since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 through an accidental finding, antibiotics have had a huge impact on the human race. Some of the diseases which we now expect to survive including bacterial meningitis and strep throat could have been fatal before the effects of antibiotics were known. In this new age, we still require …

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