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Is dietary restriction really the most effective way to improve your autoimmune symptoms?

Is dietary restriction really the most effective way to improve your autoimmune symptoms?

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile food is an extremely part of the healing process, I don’t believe that dietary restriction is the most effective way to improve autoimmune symptoms.

Changing our diet is necessary to give our bodies the nutrients that it needs to restore balance and function. But we need to be careful with our approach.

Why a Gluten-Free Diet is not enough when trying to improve autoimmune symptoms

Why a Gluten-Free Diet is not enough when trying to improve autoimmune symptoms

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe know that gluten plays an important role in enhanced intestinal permeability (aka leaky gut) which is a major contributor to autoimmune disease progression.

However, simply going gluten-free may not be enough to improve autoimmune symptoms as other dietary factors and nutrient deficiencies can also play a role.