I know studies are showing some positive outcomes, but are there studies showing that people healed cancer, Alzheimer's and
other autoimmune conditions caused by inflammation through the ketogenic diet like there are with the whole foods, plants based diets?
Not exact matches
There are many
other known
causes of inflammation, including tissue injury and
autoimmune disease, although the researchers did not examine these specific
conditions in this study.
Certain
conditions such as Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism,
other autoimmune diseases, stubborn acne and PCOS tend to do better off all grains and legumes because of their lectin content, which along with problematic proteins (i.e. gluten in many grains)
causes significant inflammation and immune activation for them.
Or, as you indicated when talking about triglycerides and HDL, do you think that another factor here could be some sort of, as you mentioned,
autoimmune condition, or
other issue,
other hidden issue
causing high cortisol?
Poor gut health
causes autoimmune diseases, hormonal imbalance, mental illness, diabetes, weight gain, skin issues and countless
other problematic
conditions.
Most cases of hypothyroidism in the US and
other countries that add iodine to their salt supply are
caused by Hashimoto's, an
autoimmune condition.
Another aspect of how bacteria in the gut can
cause autoimmune and
other bizarre symptoms and diseases is a
condition known as «leaky gut.»
On the
other hand, a person that simply takes thyroid medications and does not treat the infection may continue to see declines in his / her health, as eventually, the presence of the infection may burn out the immune system and
cause it to start recognizing additional sequences on the infectious organism that may cross-react with different organs in the body... This is why, in the conventional medical approach, it is widely known that having one
autoimmune condition will put the person at greater risk for getting another
autoimmune condition.
As a clinical nutritionist (40 + years) and a «health detective,» I have found that jawbone infection (s)
caused by a root canal (s) is very common in cases of Hashimoto's / Grave's and
other autoimmune conditions.
For instance, rheumatoid arthritis occurs when immune antibodies attack the joints, leading to serious pain and swelling; Hashimoto's disease is an
autoimmune thyroid
condition, which eventually
causes fatigue, depression, and weight gain (among
other symptoms); while for those with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the intestinal tract becomes severely inflamed.
Diet itself is a huge component of healing Hashimoto's or
other autoimmune conditions and hormonal imbalances, however there can be
other causes of these
conditions as well that need to be addressed, such as heavy metals, parasites and
other gut issues.
Vitamin D deficiency is a leading
cause of
autoimmune complications and is associated with autism and cancer amongst a variety of
other conditions and diseases.
The thing about thyroid disease, just like anxiety, is that it's a sign of a bigger imbalance in your body — while thyroid medications and glandulars can certainly help, they do not get to the underlying root
cause of the
condition, and thyroid
conditions, which are usually
autoimmune in nature, may progress to
other types of
autoimmune disorders.
While many people are talking about meat
causing cancer Paleo Medicina are using a carnivore diet to treat cancer,
autoimmune and
other chronic
conditions.
Apart from urinary tract infections, high levels of protein in the urine may be
caused by kidney disease especially protein losing nephropathy which is usually
caused by inflammation,
autoimmune disease and
other conditions.
If allergy is eliminated as the
cause of a skin problem,
other autoimmune conditions such as pemphigus are considered.»
Other causes may be due to neurological
conditions, poisoning, trauma, inflammatory disease,
autoimmune disease or toxins.