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What is Autoimmune Disease? Part II

The most common autoimmune conditions that I am currently seeing in practice today are Celiac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Disease, Interstitial Cystitis, Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatic Arthritis (RA), and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). From a clinical perspective, I would have to say that I see more women who have autoimmune disorders than men. This correlates with the medical statistics.

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What’s the Word Autoimmune Celiac Disease?

“Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune condition affecting children and adults. When people with CD eat foods that contain gluten, it creates an immune-mediated toxic reaction that causes damage to the small intestine and does not allow food to be properly absorbed. Even small amounts of gluten in foods can affect those with CD and cause health problems. Damage can occur to the small bowel even when there are no symptoms present. Celiac disease affects about 1 in 133 people, or close to 1% of the population. However, few people - some estimates are as few as 5% of the total - know they have the condition.”

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“Gluten sensitivity, also known as non-celiac gluten sensitivity or sometimes gluten intolerance, has been recently recognized as a stand-alone condition by the medical community. Many believe that gluten sensitivity involves a different immune system reaction than celiac disease. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Alessio Fasano, hypothesizes that a person with gluten sensitivity experiences a direct reaction to gluten - i.e., your body views the protein as an invader and fights it with inflammation both inside and outside your digestive tract.” source: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/23

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“With 70-80% of the immune system located in the gut, we see functional gastrointestinal disorders affecting almost 2 in 5 Americans. As IBS affects up to 20% of the US population, Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis another 5-7%, celiac disease between 1-3% and functional dyspepsia and constipation up to another 15%, there is overlap between these disorders.”

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Gut Health Profile at Duve Wellness Center

This profile evaluates the GI tract on a genetic, antibody and cellular level. Now we can determine if you have a specific genetic predisposition to celiac disease as well as antibody testing and immune system activation to food sensitivities. Strong evidence shows that in order to develop celiac disease, a person must have one or both of two genetics known as HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8. More than 95% of patients with celiac disease have at least one of the two genetics. Most patients (more than 90%) carry the DQ2 genetic. This profile evaluates the GI tract on a genetic, antibody and cellular level. Now we can determine if you have a specific genetic predisposition to celiac disease as well as antibody testing and immune system activation to food sensitivities.

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ALCAT Testing for Food Intolerance in Autoimmune Diseases

ALCAT test identifies food intolerance in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. Investigators Berardi, De Amici, Vignini, Mantegna, and Mosca conducted a study with a group of 15 patients (4 males and 11 females) affected by GI symptoms and negative for allergies (prick and/or rast); the participants agreed to be tested with the ALCAT test. They concluded that 54% of the test subjects’ symptoms improved significantly.

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ALCAT Food Intolerance Testing at Duve Wellness Center

Available for over 25 years, the ALCAT Test identifies cellular reactions to over 350 foods, chemicals and herbs. These inflammatory reactions are linked to chronic health problems like autoimmune disease, obesity, diabetes, as well as skin, heart, joint, and digestive disorders. www.alcat.com

Natural Living Shoppe Offers Gluten Free Foods

When you visit our health food store in Port Isabel, you will see many gluten free products on our shelves. The demand for “safe allergen free foods” has increase over the years because there are more and more people with gastrointestinal lining breakdown. I believe that it is being caused by many factors including devitalized food sources, genetically modified GMO foods, damaging prescription drugs, over- the-counter self-medication abuse, unnecessary medical treatments and environmental toxicity to name a few.

Life Changing Success with ALCAT Testing

As a carpenter in Colorado Springs, CO I started to develop a skin rash. It was mild at first but soon developed into a severe rash that covered my entire body. After going to doctor after doctor trying to find results, and getting none, I decided that I would go back to school and study why I had the rash and find out how to fix it. I discovered that I had a gluten sensitivity and as soon as I got rid of the gluten then the rash went away too, FOR GOOD! I was amazed that one food could cause this much stress and began to study how other foods reacted in the body. When I came across the ALCAT test I was amazed. I knew not to eat gluten but what else could be causing problems? School was a stressful time and when I graduated I had put on a lot of extra weight. I thought, how can I teach people about health when I’m fat? So ALCAT test to the rescue. I got my ALCAT test and was amazed that certain “healthy foods” like (salmon, apples, avocados, green tea…) were not healthy for me. As soon as I started following my ALCAT test results the weight started falling off. Within a couple of months I had lost OVER 50 POUNDS! And more importantly, the weight has stayed off! I currently divide my time with my wife and 4 kids between Denver, CO and Puerto Varas, Chile. I set up this website to provide you with more information and offer you the best pricing for the ALCAT test on the internet. I know in this economy that times are tough and every penny saved is a penny earned. I also know the value of investing in yourself by investing in your health. What I learned after 4 years of schooling and over $200,000 worth of education is that we really are what we eat. The great thing is you don’t have to go back to school and become a doctor to improve your health. Just get an ALCAT test! - Anonymous

Tune in next week to hear how we treat autoimmune conditions with herbs, nutrients, and these most powerful healing factors called Protomorphogens or PMG’s which appear to neutralize the circulating antibodies. This is where the real healing begins!

If your medical doctor, chiropractor, acupuncturist, naturopathic doctor or other practitioner has not discussed ALCAT testing or PMG’s a primary component for your autoimmune disorder then ask them about it. Be proactive in your care.

After all if you wear your body out, where are you going to live?

Wellness is a choice not a chance. Be well.

www.duvewellness.com


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