Food Sensitivities and Leaky Gut
Have you considered that you could be poisoning yourself with healthy foods?
Food sensitivities are foods that have a weakening or debilitating effect on the body. They are often healthy foods that are secretly sabotaging your health. These are foods that the body no longer recognizes as food and treats as invaders. Every time these foods are consumed your body mounts an attack which results in inflammation. If these foods are consumed on a regular basis, your body will end up in a state of chronic inflammation. In a state of chronic inflammation your body’s ability to heal will be greatly diminished and a number of undesirable symptoms will make their presence known.
Food Allergies vs Food Sensitivities
With traditional food allergies your body produces an antibody called IgE (Immunoglobulin E). This antibody results in an immediate reaction. These allergies are often obvious and life-threatening. They are easily identified by traditional medical testing. The reaction results in acute (short-term) inflammation.
Food sensitivities result in the production of an antibody called (Immunoglobulin G). This antibody results in a delayed reaction which makes food sensitivities difficult to identify. Food sensitivity reactions often go unnoticed and remain a hidden source of inflammation for years. Unidentified food sensitivities can put your body in a state of chronic inflammation.
The Inflammation Connection
Inflammation- the body’s response to harm. Indicates the body is making an attempt to heal. Inflammation is one of the body’s first lines of defense in response to injury or infection, and increased inflammation is found in many diseases.
Acute inflammation is a short-term process characterized by warmth, pain, and swelling. (there’s nothing cute about it…you know it when you see it. It hurts). But it’s short-term. That’s the key word.
Chronic inflammation is persistent. Long-term. It’s usually a lower grade response, often lacking the visible signs of acute inflammation, and may be systemic rather than localized. Chronic inflammation plays a role in the physiology of many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and some cancers.
Food allergies are obvious and cause immediate reaction, but food sensitivities may actually pose a bigger threat to our health long-term due to their ability to put the body in a state of chronic inflammation, inhibiting natural healing abilities and causing a cascade of undesirable symptoms.
Symptoms Associated with Food Sensitivities
Over 75 symptoms and 50 chronic conditions have been linked to food sensitivities. Some of the main culprits:
Chronic Fatigue
IBS and Gut Dysfunction
Joint Pain
Difficulty Losing Weight
ADHD
Brain Fog
Autoimmune Conditions
Food sensitivities can affect every system in your body, and can produce almost every symptom imaginable.
It's Not Me, It's You
In defense of food, it’s your body that is attacking the food, not the other way around. Don’t be too quick to blame the foods for causing your issues, It’s not all about the quality of the foods your eating; it’s about how your body is reacting to those foods. Even the most nutritious vegetables could be a leading source of inflammation in your body. For example, broccoli is generally recognized as a healthy food, but in some individuals it is a major source of inflammation and irritation. It’s not a matter of whether or not broccoli is healthy, it’s about how your body views broccoli. If your body things broccoli is toxic, then broccoli is toxic to you. So the key is getting your body to stop attacking these nutritious foods. This is where the importance of maintaining a healthy gut comes in.
The Leaky Gut Connection
The main cause of food sensitivities is leaky gut. When the gut is over permeable (leaky) food particles enter the bloodstream before they are completely broken down. The immune system doesn’t recognize what you are eating as food and tags them as enemies. If the gut isn’t healed, more food sensitivities will continue being developed. So the key is healing the gut. As you do so, your body will begin tolerating the foods it was previously attacking. Step one in healing the gut is removing foods that your body is currently attacking which will lower the level of inflammation in your body enabling your natural healing abilities to kick into action. Some of the common symptoms resulting from leaky gut:
Food sensitivities
Allergies
Autoimmunity
Digestive unrest
Skin Issues
Immune dysfunction
Hormone Imbalance
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