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

This question is asked of me all the time.  My first thought is to say, "just do it", but I usually refrain because I understand the frustration and the yearning to eat what ever you want - hey, I'm human too. 

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Topics: Hypothyroidism, autoimmune, gluten, Diabetes, autoimmune thyroid, Heart Disease

Did you ever rush up to someone you caught a glimpse of and then when you tapped them on the shoulder, you realized it was not who you thought it was?  it's a simple case of mistaken identity.  They had enough attributes of someone you know, to trick your brain into believing it was really them.  Well that is basically how it goes in your body when molecular mimicry occurs and an autoimmune process develops.  In this article I would like to demystify why having gluten sensitivy often leads to autoimmune thyroid - which is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in North America.

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

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

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

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

The following is our first Guest Blog! This is a blog written by Sean Croxton (http://undergroundwellness.com/tag/cyrex-labs/), who has generously given Dr. Karl Johnson permission to post this incredibly knowledgable account of his trip to Dr. Datis Kharrazian’s Understanding the Complexity of Gluten Sensitivity seminar in San Diego.

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Topics: Weight Loss, Hypothyroidism, thyroid symptoms, gluten, gluten free, wheat free, celiac, Datis Kharrazian, Sean Croxton, proteome