Why extremely restrictive diets can completely backfire and worsen your autoimmune symptoms
If we are not mindful of each person’s unique requirements, dietary restrictions can become excessive and cause more harm than…
If we are not mindful of each person’s unique requirements, dietary restrictions can become excessive and cause more harm than…
Life after a chronic illness diagnosis such as an autoimmune disease can feel daunting and uncertain. It can feel like…
The biggest reason that many people keep getting more and more sick is because they are waiting for symptoms to worsen enough after significant damage has occurred to get a diagnosis.
This is actually the opposite of what we should be doing.
Are you stuck in a cycle of chronic illness despite your best efforts to get better?
Have you tried medication after medication, diet after diet, with little improvement?
You’re not alone.
Many people with chronic health conditions like autoimmune diseases feel trapped on what I call the “disease merry-go-round.” No matter what they do, lasting relief seems impossible to achieve.
But there is a way to get off this ride.
We are led to believe that there is only ONE path to getting better.
And that the ONLY way to get better is to work against our bodies. Either because somehow our bodies are to blame for what is happening or because our bodies are broken and need to be fixed. That only medications and treatments will help us get better and there is no other option.
If you take the view that you are being deprived of these foods then that’s what it will feel like. And even if you get plenty of substitutes or alternative options, you will not be able to enjoy your trip.
“What if the diet plan is too rigid and too hard for me to follow?” This is one of the most common concerns that I have come across in my practice.
Your body cannot heal when it is in a chronic survival mode. Your role is to learn how to create an environment in which your body’s healing properties are in full gear
Many people are not aware that “incurable” diseases can be reversed by bringing the body back into balance. For eg…
More than 70% of your entire immune system resides in your gut. Gut health and the strength of your immune…