Autoimmune and Gluten
Autoimmune and Gluten
Autoimmune and Gluten
Do you live gluten-free?
I am a Health Coach who was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease over twenty-five years ago! Today I help others with autoimmune diseases, gut health and hormone imbalances.
Did you know that gluten was the first medically proven cause of autoimmunity in 1952 by Dr. Willem Dicke!
Since then, plenty of research has backed this up.
Gluten allergies and sensitivity have been increasingly becoming more common. However, recent research has been implying that gluten can even cause adverse health effects in people that don’t have these conditions!
That piece of information is amazing don’t you think!
Why is it though that gluten could be causing adverse health effects in people who have no allergies or sensitivity to it?
They could literally be eating cake and making themselves sick!
Well, gluten produces a protein called zonulin. This zonulin directly affects the lining of the intestinal lining (Hello, leaky gut!). The antibodies that are initially produced to attack gliadin, one of the gluten’s building blocks, leaches out of the GI tract and into the bloodstream. The body reacts by secreting inflammatory chemicals as a defence mechanism. However, the body becomes unable to differentiate between the gluten (or the invader) and the body’s healthy tissue. This is what we call the start of autoimmunity.
Research is learning more about our human body and the food that we eat every day. I find it all fascinating to read!
Please keep in mind that you should not change your diet without talking to a Health Professional first!
I hope you have enjoyed this information. Until next time!
Emma Alexander-Cook.
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A Facebook group set up to support those living with Autoimmune Diseases or are living gluten-free, dairy-free life.
