Autoimmune problems, like so many health problems in the modern age, are on the rise. Rheumatoid Arthritis, SLE, Psoriasis and Type One Diabetes to name a few.
From a medical point of view, the focus has been on medications, but there is also a lot of clinical evidence that a diet can have a great positive impact. The doctors I listen to are often medical experts working in this field and seeing the results firsthand.
I have a mild form of ankylosing spondylitis, which is an autoimmune condition that affects the spine. Fortunately I control mine through diet and exercise, but some with more severe versions can die from this disease.
Common factors identified as problems in autoimmune diseases include wheat, gluten, dairy, and sugar-rich processed foods.
I tested the theory due to severe knee pain in both knees first thing in the morning. My left knee was reconstructed 35 years ago and my right knee 8 months ago. Both as a result of martial arts injuries. At almost 60 years old, I felt like I was 90.
But within 3 days of my 30 day grain and sugar free trial, my knee pain was reduced by 50% and continues as of this writing.
I had blood tests 31 days apart and two markers of great interest C-Reactive Protein and ESR. Both are measures of inflammation and both improved dramatically.
I am not claiming that this diet will cure these problems, but if a person feels better not eating processed foods, then there can be no harm.
With regard to type 1 diabetes, you should monitor yourself carefully and discuss this with your doctor. You might be interested to know that before insulin was available for type 1 diabetics, the treatment was a ketogenic diet.
That means you burn ketones instead of sugar. This is achieved without eating sugar, without cereals, without processed foods, but by eating fats and proteins.
This diet also has excellent results for children with epilepsy and shows promise in improving autism.
For myself and my clients, I recommend no sugar, no grains, no processed foods, plenty of non-starchy vegetables, some fruit, and good servings of saturated fat. Of interest in my test 30 I lost 4.5 kilos (11 pounds) and my cholesterol level improved.
I recommend starting with this and then moving on to restricting dairy and eggs if necessary. The bottom line is that you are never hungry and you can eat a lot of good food.
Unless you do, you’ll never know what you could achieve on your own.
