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When You Don't Know What Foods Are Harming You, It Is Hard To Avoid Them

I am treating more patients in my office with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s Disease, Celiac Disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and other autoimmune disorders than any other time in 18 years of practice! So what is going on here? My theory is that our gut lining, our barrier to the outside world, is being compromised by the poor quality foods. We end up with “leaky gut syndrome” that manifests itself into autoimmune disorders because the gut is leaking like a sieve!

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“The primary functions of the gastrointestinal tract have traditionally been perceived to be limited to the digestion and absorption of nutrients and electrolytes, and to water homeostasis. A more recent analysis of the functional arrangement of the gastrointestinal tract, however, suggests that another extremely important function of this organ is its ability to regulate the trafficking of macromolecules between the environment and the host through a barrier mechanism. Together with the gut-associated lymphoid tissue and the neuroendocrine network, the intestinal epithelial barrier, with its intercellular tight junctions, controls the equilibrium between tolerance and immunity to nonself-antigens. When the finely tuned trafficking of macromolecules is dysregulated in genetically susceptible individuals, both intestinal and extraintestinal autoimmune disorders can occur.” * Citation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_gut

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What are Autoimmune Diseases?

Autoimmune diseases arise from an inappropriate immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In other words, the immune system mistakes some part of the body as a pathogen and attacks its own cells. This may be restricted to certain organs (e.g. in autoimmune thyroiditis) or involve a particular tissue in different places (e.g. Goodpasture's disease which may affect the basement membrane in both the lung and the kidney). The medical community has done a great job of classifying the variations into over 173 different conditions, from Addison’s to Wegener's granulomatosis, and the list is growing. It has been estimated that autoimmune diseases are among the ten leading causes of death among women in all age groups up to 65 years according to Noel R. Rose and Ian R. MacKay, “The Autoimmune Diseases” fourth edition. The bottom line is this…these conditions can be avoided by protecting the gut barrier from harmful foods like genetically modified organisms or GMO’s

GMO’s To BLAME GMO’s are plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology or genetic engineering. This experimental technology merges DNA from different species of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding. Despite biotech industry promise, none of the GMO traits enhance nutrition, or any other consumer benefit and in fact, a growing body of evidence connects GMOs with health problems, environmental damage and a violation of farmers’ and consumers’ rights. The most common possible GMO foods in the USA are alfalfa, corn, flax, rice, sugar beets, yellow summer squash, canola, cotton, papaya, soy, and zucchini. So what do we do? BUY ORGANIC whenever possible. *Citations and for more information go to www.nongmoproject.org

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IBS is an Autoimmune Disorder?

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an intestinal disorder that causes abdominal pain or discomfort, cramping or bloating, and diarrhea or constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is a long-term but manageable condition. IBS is one of the most common intestinal disorders. Most people's symptoms are so mild that they never see a doctor for treatment. However, some people may have troublesome symptoms, especially abdominal cramps, bloating, and diarrhea. The cause of irritable bowel syndrome is not well understood. In IBS, the movement of the digestive tract is impaired, but doctors can find no change in physical structure, such as inflammation or tumors.

Treatment will depend on the types of symptoms you have and their severity, as well as how they affect your daily life, and will likely involve changes to your lifestyle. Active involvement in treatment is important to managing it successfully. Treatment usually focuses on changes in diet and lifestyle, avoiding foods that trigger symptoms, and managing stress.

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Fibromyalgia is an Autoimmune Disorder

Fibromyalgia (fye-bro-my-AL-gee-ah) is an arthritis-related condition that is characterized by generalized muscular pain and fatigue. The term "fibromyalgia" means pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons. This condition is referred to as a "syndrome" because it's a set of signs and symptoms that occur together. Fibromyalgia is especially confusing and often misunderstood condition. Because its symptoms are quite common and laboratory tests are generally normal, people with fibromyalgia were once told that their condition was "all in their head." However, medical studies have proven that fibromyalgia does indeed exist, and it is estimated to affect about 2 percent of the U.S. population today. While there is no specific diet for all fibromyalgia cases, different symptoms may suggest ways of improving your health through diet. As fibromyalgia sufferers often have one condition amplifying another (or several others), relieving even one can increase your quality of life, sometimes substantially. If your body overreacts to certain foods, it could worsen conditions ranging from digestive troubles (gas, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea) to fatigue, headache or migraine, joint pain, mood disorders, muscle aches, and skin problems. Beef, citrus, chicken, corn, dairy, eggs, gluten ( protein in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, and kamut), soy, sugar, tomatoes, wheat, yeast, etc., are common problems for individuals with food intolerance.

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Migraine is an Autoimmune Disorder

Migraines are painful, sometimes disabling headaches that are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell. These throbbing headaches usually occur on only one side of the head, although the pain can shift from one side of the head to the other, or can occur on both sides at the same time. Migraines involve changes in chemicals and blood vessels in the brain, which trigger pain signals leading to headache and other symptoms.

Migraine headaches tend to recur. A migraine headache typically lasts 4 to 24 hours but in some cases can last up to 3 days. Some people have symptoms, such as visual disturbances, that occur before a headache starts. These symptoms are called a migraine aura. Some people have several headaches per month; others have headaches much less often. In many people, migraines are triggered by certain foods or smells. Eliminating exposure to these triggers may stop the headaches.

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What is ALCAT TESTING and how can it help?

The ALCAT Test is NOT an "allergy" or IgE test. The ALCAT is the most effective and comprehensive sensitivity/intolerance test available. The test identifies reactions to over 350 foods, chemicals and other substances associated with inflammation that are linked to chronic health problems like migraines, aching joints, fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, eczema, hyperactivity/ADD, asthma and even obesity. The ALCAT Test is available in the United States as well as the U.K., Italy, Denmark, Israel, Thailand, South Africa, Spain, Mexico, Greece, Germany, Singapore, Ukraine, UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South America including Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina. The ALCAT Test at Duve Wellness Center has provided our patients with a tool to successfully overcome a wide variety of conditions, such as digestive disorders, migraines, obesity, chronic fatigue, skin disorders and arthritis, which result from food and chemical sensitivities. Costs range from $200-1200 depending on the size of the panel. *Citations from ALCAT.com

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Visit us online at www.duvewellness.com or in person and we'll get you tested today! Have a friend or family member who does not live by?...No problem….we do consults by phone at an extremely affordable fee of: $48/30 min. All ALCAT Lab Test Kits can be shipped to you and you can bring it to any Nationwide LabCorp (www.labcorp.com) for drawing. It’s that easy!

This simple blood test has helped many people restore their life to its optimum. Get informed and start rebuilding the gastrointestinal lining, your barrier to the world, to ensure the health and integrity of all tissues in the body so you can get on with your purpose of serving humanity on this planet.

Wellness is a choice…Be Well


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