With over 25 million Americans affected by autoimmune disorders at present, it is evident that Autoimmune disorders have become an enormous health crisis. Around 80 diseases have been classified as autoimmune, some of the common ones are mentioned below:
· Rheumatoid Arthritis
· Lupus
· Celiac Sprue Disease
· Pernicious Anemia
· Vitiligo
· Scleroderma
· Psoriasis
· Inflammatory Bowel Disease
· Hashimoto’s Disease, among many more.
An autoimmune disease strikes when the body’s immune system confuses healthy tissues and organs as foreign. This misunderstanding results in the body producing antibodies to attack the body’s own tissues. What follows are symptoms like fatigue, agonizing pain, and overwhelming weakness.
Basically, the body is attacking itself. These conditions can manifest themselves as a variety of symptoms, thus making it very difficult to diagnose accurately.
Up to 700 million people have been estimated to be suffering from autoimmune disease. Almost 78% of these cases take place in women.
Although the situation does appear dire, there are ways to not only successfully manage the disease but also heal the body of its many symptoms. Many autoimmune cases can be traced back to some manner of deficiencies of critical nutrients, the body requires and what we now know as leaky gut.
In this article, we list the five vital nutrients that can help in efficiently combating the debilitating conditions of autoimmunity. A clean diet that incorporates anti-inflammatory foods, a good gut repair regiment, and adequate intake of these nutrients can work wonders in eliminating the root causes of autoimmune disorders.
Vitamin D is known to have potent effects on the immune system of our body. As discussed before, in cases of autoimmune disease, the body has a hard time differentiating foreign invaders from non-foreign bodies. Vitamin D helps make that distinction clear. It helps coordinate and modulates the immune system.
The use of sunscreen and low sun exposure has caused a deficiency of Vitamin D in the modern population. To top it off, our modern diet also doesn’t help in elevating the amount of Vitamin D in our system.
So the best way to increase the amount of Vitamin D in our body is to expose our skin to more sunlight or take vitamin D in a supplement. In addition to this, food like sardines and salmon are known to be rich sources of Vitamin D and should be consumed frequently.
Zinc is another powerful nutrient that helps in cases of autoimmune disorders. Adequate Zinc levels in the body help in the formation of thymus glands and T helper cells, which are both crucial for the coordination of the immune system.
There have been extensive studies that show low Zinc levels to be the cause of atrophy of the thymus gland, which results in poor T helper cells maturation. This can ultimately lead to chronic inflammation and autoimmune disorders.
For better results, the recommended dose for zinc consumption in adults is 30 – 60 mg per day.
When it comes to diet foods like:
· Oysters
· Pumpkin Seeds
· Liver
· Pasture-Raised Lamb
· Beef are all excellent sources of dietary Zinc.
Glutathione is an antioxidant that is essential in regulating other anti-oxidants in the body. In addition, glutathione helps the body with cellular detoxification, and it is the body’s most powerful anti-inflammatory. Here are some of the significances of Glutathione on the body:
· Acts as Anti-oxidant for each cell
· Acts as Anti Inflammatory for each cell
· Acts as detoxifier inside each cell.
· Primary Detoxifier of Heavy Metal
· Major Protector of Mitochondria within the cell
· Major Protector of the Nucleus and DNA of the Cell
· Cardiovascular System Enhancer
The above merits should testify to how powerful Glutathione is for the body. As such, it is known as ‘the guardian of the cell.’ It has been identified in playing a significant role in white blood cell function and regulation of the immune system. While the body is designed to make its own glutathione, nutritional deficiencies, toxic load on the body, or even genetics can cause a deficiency in our own glutathione production, so a good quality glutathione supplement can really make a big difference for those struggling with autoimmune disease. In addition, some foods also contain glutathione.
The top foods we recommend to boost Glutathione are as follows:
· Sprouts
· Sulfurous Food (Garlic, Onions, Cruciferous Veggies)
· Turmeric
· Ginger
· Milk Thistle
· Organ Meats
Also, there are several lifestyle changes that can help in increasing the level of Glutathione in the body. Mundane activities like proper sleep, adequate exercise, healthy sun exposure, avoiding environmental toxins can all help one boost the levels of Glutathione in your body.
We have found that most cases of autoimmune diseases are also associated with a deficiency of fatty acids in the body. The standard American diet is very rich in omega 6 fatty acids, while severely low in omega 3 fatty acids. A high amount of Omega 6 fatty acids as compared to omega 3 is known to amplify inflammation in the body.
There are 2 ways to boost the level of Omega 3 acids in the body, one through diet and the other through supplements.
Food like Alaskan sockeye salmon, sardines, and anchovies are perfect choices to boost levels of omega 3 fatty acids as they do not come with the concern of heavy metals that are found in other fish. For supplements, you can opt for purified fish oil from fish like anchovies and sardines. Other fish oil brands like Nordic Naturals are also a good supplement for Omega 3 fatty acids.
Autoimmune patients usually have some form of bacterial imbalance in their gut, and most have what is termed as ‘Leaky Gut.’ Having a healthy gut biome includes having a healthy gut lining and the right variety of bacteria in the gut. Restoring a healthy gut biome can help in improving the body’s digestive tract and support and restore proper immune function.
Unfortunately, many modern-day habits destroy healthy bacteria in our gut. Consumption of municipal tap water, pesticides, artificial sweeteners, antibiotics, processed foods, etc. all work to kill the good bacteria in our body. In order to really fight autoimmune diseases, we need to work on getting these commonly exposed toxins out of our body and repopulating the gut with healthy bacteria.
Most fermented food is very rich in Probiotics that can help rebuild a compromised gut biome.
Foods like
· Coconut Yogurt
· Coconut Kefir
· Sauerkraut
· Tempeh
· Kimchi etc. are all food items that can be consumed for Probiotics.
You can also use supplements for increased effectiveness. Good quality soil-based probiotic supplements can be easily found through your holistic or functional health practitioner. You might need some other foundational work done on your gut before introducing probiotics, so it might be a good idea to consult an expert before using these supplements.
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Not feeling well and looking for help with your condition, diagnosis, or symptoms that won’t go away no matter what you have tried? Our holistic biological health coaches can help you! Our coaches teach you how your body works, what the underlying cause of your condition or symptoms are, and how to fix and address them using long-term solutions that are data-driven and that work!
Our holistic biological health coaches have a deep understanding of advanced functional testing and genetics testing, along with much experience in complex cases.
Our biological coaching team works with you to empower and teach you how to understand and interpret your lab results, what your results mean, how they are connected to your health conditions or symptoms, and most importantly, what to do with the information, how to put protocols together based on your lab results, and when to reorder your various labs to track progress.
You will become your own healing master learning how to navigate the healing process, how to modify your protocols, when and how to detoxify your organs and cells from the toxins discovered on your lab results. You will learn the importance of tracking your assessment forms and symptom sheets and how to troubleshoot your healing process.
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Get help from our functional nutrition coaches who understand that there is no ONE diet that is right for everyone. Our nutrition coaches work hand in hand with our biological coaches so if you need any lab work done or specific protocols that would require supplement protocols, you have a team working on your behalf and your nutrition coach would make recommendations for which other team coaches would be able to help you.
Your coaches will teach and empower you to learn how to determine and navigate your diet modifications which are decided based on your extensive intake forms, history, and your lab data that your coaches may want to order for you. Based on all of this information, they will teach you what foods to eat and not eat according to various conditions and why.
Your functional nutrition coach will help you learn what substitutes you can use when there are certain foods you may need to stop eating for a period of time, how to put your meals together based on your dietary needs per your lab data, how and when to incorporate gut repair protocols, and what lifestyle modifications you want to address based on your labs and your health conditions.
Nutritional coaching can be a great tool by itself or combined with coaching from our biological coaches. You can schedule with either our biological or nutrition coaches and they can help you get started and make recommendations as needed.
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Mindset, past and present traumas, and limiting belief systems are some of the biggest barriers to healing, so much in fact that gene expression and biological ‘engines’ of the human body can change for the worse because of it.
In the many years, we have been working in the field of holistic medicine, helping people who have tried everything else with no success or little success, we have discovered how great of an impact our thoughts, beliefs, and past and present trauma, and chronic stress can be to the human body, mind, and spirit.
The rate of recovery and healing for those who place emphasis on creating new neurological pathways to imprint new and healthy mindsets and belief systems in how they perceive themselves and the world around them is greatly improved when the psychological aspect of mindset and integration of mind, body, the spirit is addressed through repatterning of the mind and body neurology.
By removing barriers discovered from traumas, mindset, and conscious/unconscious patterns that are not congruent for healing, health, and vitality, you set yourself up for the best outcomes in your healing journey. Healing only occurs when the physical, emotional, and mental barriers to healing are removed.
Therefore we incorporate mind, body, spirit integration work into our programs and in doing so, we see exponential increases in positive outcomes with our clients. We have put together the most comprehensive ‘whole person’ approach in the world, and this is why our results are so successful.
Our Emotional Processing, Stress Release, & Neurological Repatterning coaches work with you to create new neurological connections, anchor new neurology, and habits, and show you how to become aware of any conscious or unconscious belief systems that may be holding you back from healing and total health.
You are welcome to try one or two appointments to see what you think. We typically recommend a minimum of 6 sessions to make an accurate assessment of how this type of modality is working for you.
Here are some of the modalities our Emotional Processing, Stress Release, & Neurological Repatterning coaches use for brain and body repatterning:
Breathwork is more than just a simple exercise of intentional breathing. Specialized breathwork techniques are used to facilitate major transformation and healing by encompassing a wide range of therapeutic practices that are extremely powerful in providing immediate relief for pulling people out of fight or flight (the amygdala hijack we teach about in Part 2 of our Mastering Trauma Masterclass).
This vagus nerve activation through breath work activates the rest/digest (parasympathetic nervous system), stimulates healing, reduces blood pressure, reduces the cortisol stress response, regulates hormone and blood glucose activity, and heart rate variability (the biological stress response). It rewires the body for self-regulation of the nervous system in a manner that optimizes the body and creates resilience in times of stress.
Yoga breath therapy allows you to disconnect from the mind chatter, mind racing, and negative self-talk and reconnect with your body your energy. From this elevated state of awareness, you are able to facilitate healing, growth, and expansion. And if you are looking for some expansion of your body/mind/spirit awareness, then this type of breathwork can be nourishing and can facilitate the next layer of peace, love, gratitude, connection, clarity, and insights.
In the many years, we have been working in the field of holistic medicine, helping people who have tried everything else with no success or little success, we have discovered how great of a damaging impact our thoughts, beliefs, and past and present trauma, and chronic stress (the fight or flight response) can be to the human body, mind, and spirit.
By becoming aware of how to regulate our own nervous system, and resolve traumas, mindset, and conscious/unconscious patterns that are not congruent for healing, health, and vitality, you set yourself up for the best outcomes in your healing journey. Healing only occurs when the physical, emotional, and mental barriers to healing are removed.
The rate of recovery and healing for those who place emphasis on:
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