From the Desk of Dr. Karl R.O.S. Johnson, DC.....

A common misconception among the gluten sensitivity and celiac population (which is estimated to be 1 in 100 to 1 in 166 people in the United States) is you can stop the autoimmune destructive process JUST by avoiding gluten.  Unfortunately this is just not true. [1], [2] 

There is disagreement globally about just how much gluten in food [as cross-contamination or as an additive (remember deamidated gliadin from my last article)] that will promote the continued damage to intestinal mucosa.  Some researchers promote 200mg and others as few as 20mg.  The "gluten threshold" topic is currently under evaluation by the Codex Alimentarius, the WHO/FAO commission that is in charge of setting food standards at the international level.[3]

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Topics: autoimmune, gluten sensitivity, gluten, celiac disease, DPP IV enzymes

If you've had a chronic health challenge for a while such as; diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, autoimmune thyroid, schizophrenia, ADD or ADHD, peripheral neuropathy, chronic fatique, irritable bowel syndrome, can't gain weight, can't lose weight, etc., you may have been tested for gluten sensitivity.  That is great as your doctor was thinking out of the box.

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Topics: Hypothyroidism, autoimmune, gluten sensitivity, gluten, fibromyalgia, Diabetes, gluten epitope, Aristo Vojdani, fatigue

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Topics: Dr Karl Johnson, autoimmune, gluten sensitivity, celiac disease

Until recently not too many have people heard about or knew someone with gluten sensitivity or even celiac disease.  Why does it seem to be so prevalent now?  Answering this question requires a bit of discussion and is by no means an in-depth treatise on the subject.

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Topics: Dr Karl Johnson, autoimmune, Cyrex Labs, gluten sensitivity, gluten, thyroid

My family history (that I know about) is replete with autoimmune disorders such as autoimmune thyroid, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis...

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Topics: autoimmune, gluten sensitivity, Hashimoto's diease

Over the last few years, we have seen the correlation of Gluten Sensitivity as a common initiator of multiple pathologies.  From Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to Hepatocellular Carcinoma, from Migraines to Recurrent Pancreatitis, from Cardiomyopathy to numerous autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune thyroid.  We have seen the association of sensitivity to this protein of wheat, rye and barley with the initial manifestation of multiple pathophysiologies.

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Topics: autoimmune, Cyrex Labs, gluten sensitivity, gluten, thyroid, celiac, casein

Come a little closer and listen up. This is the well-hidden "Ultimate Strategy" for dealing with thyroid disorder symptoms, you've been waiting to hear about. Although there is no agreement on exactly 'HOW' it happens, top researchers now agree that there is absolutely NO DOUBT the major CAUSE, if not THE primary cause of your Thyroid disorders in the United Stated is... autoimmune attack of the thyroid[1]. As I have stated, research points to the immune system mounting an attack on the thyroid gland - causing it to be destroyed over time as a major cause - of thyroid disorder symptoms.

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Topics: Hypothyroidism, Dr Karl Johnson, thyroid symptoms, thyroid treatment, autoimmune, Datis Kharrazian