In our clinic, Institute for Specialized Medicine, we deal with various autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune diseases driven by gluten and those driven by chronic infections, for example chronic borreliosis also known as Lyme disease. Quite frequently, we see patients who have Lyme disease that can be affected by immunogenic foods, like gluten. Therefore, the issue…
Breast Implant Disease: Why Do Only Some Women Suffer?
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Some women after getting breast implants often suffer from a type of breast implant disease where their immune system sees the silicone as a foreign substance and causes the body to launch an immune response. Symptoms vary from muscle and joint pain, fatigue, dermatological, and cognitive issues. Often misdiagnosed as another autoimmune disease in 2011…
Gluten and Brain Function: The Connection to Behavioral Changes
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The connection between gluten and brain function represents a complex interplay between various metabolic, immunologic, and endocrine processes. This interplay leads to a direct connection between gluten and behavioral changes. There are several mechanisms that connect gluten and brain function, which can interfere with normal brain function: Gluteomorphins or gliadorphins Digestion of gluten results in…
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: Joint Restoration and Anti-Aging Therapy
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In restorative medicine, mesenchymal stem cell exosomes are often preferred over the traditionally used embryonic stem cells because they do not carry the potential to form tumors like embryonic stem cells can. Stem cell therapy is the process of introducing stem cells into tissue to treat a disease. They have the ability to replace dying…
Looking for All Natural Pain Relief? How Three Ingredients Will Ease Your Pain
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We have designed a unique dietary supplement that provides all natural pain relief that you will only find at Gluten Free Remedies. No matter what your condition, treating chronic pain is one of the main symptoms we are asked to treat. If pain can be managed with dietary supplements, we strongly support their use as…
Chronic infections: why you should test for them if you have an autoimmune disease
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What are chronic infections? Infections are caused by an invasion of the body by any external factor that causes damage. These invasions are caused by pathogens, which may take the form of bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or prions. Acute infections are usually fought off by the immune system, but chronic infections are not removed by…
Natural Remedies for Upper Respiratory Infections
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Natural remedies for upper respiratory infections are designed to help alleviate the symptoms from upper respiratory infections like sinus infections, allergies, and bronchitis by increasing our mucosal immune response. What is our mucosal response? The mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract is the main barrier between the external environment and our inner body…
Treating Autoimmune Diseases: Principles of Therapy
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Diagnosing and treating autoimmune diseases can be challenging and often times there are several options for treatment. In order to get to the root of the problem and get the best possible results from treatment, it is helpful to take a step-wise approach. Often times, tackling everything at once will not bring about the best…
Gluten-Free Diet: Weight Loss Driven by Two Factors that are Different for Celiacs
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When starting a gluten-free diet weight loss is driven by the hormones ghrelin and leptin, which have been found to be elevated in people with celiac disease. By its obvious nature, gluten intolerance has a profound effect on the absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract and production of hormones and enzymes regulating metabolism of…
Does the FDA Regulate Dietary Supplements?
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Does the FDA regulate dietary supplements? Many people are surprised to learn that they don’t; at least not the way they do for drugs. When you search for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wikipedia this is part of the definition you get: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is responsible for…