I want to share a couple videos from Dr. Vikki Petersen of HealthNOW Medical Center that I think are extremely important for people who have any autoimmune disease to understand (click here for a comprehensive list of autoimmune diseases from the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association). I will also link to some important research at […]
Gluten Sensitivity Causes Autoimmune Disease
posted on June 24, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom
Filed in: Food Allergies and Gluten Sensitivity, Medical Stuff, Videos
Tagged: 2010 Gluten Sensitivity & Celiac Forum, Autoimmune Disease, Causes of, Celiac Disease, Dr. Alessio Fasano, Dr. Vikki Petersen, Gliadin, Gluten, Graves' Disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, HealthNOW Medical Center, Leaky Gut, lupus, Medical Research, Multiple Sclerosis, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, sjogren's syndrome, The Gluten Effect, Type 1 Diabetes, videos, zonulin
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month
posted on March 21, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

March is National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month so I would like to help spread a little awareness on this often misunderstood and under-recognized epidemic. Do you know your AQ? AQ is a play on IQ and stands for Autoimmune Quotient. It’s about knowing how likely you or a loved one is to develop an autoimmune […]
Hello Flora, How You Doin’?
posted on March 9, 2011 by Adventuresgfmom

In case you missed my first installment from our trip to HealthNOW Medical Center, on Adrenal Fatigue, you can read about that here. In today’s testing profile, I’m going to give you an up-close and personal view of our microbiota, a.k.a the intestinal flora, probiotics, or, the “good bugs” as I tell my kiddos. I’ve […]
Filed in: Celiac Disease, Food Allergies and Gluten Sensitivity, Healing Leaky Guts: Our Trip to HealthNOW Medical Center, Heidi, Luke, Medical Stuff, Medical Tests, Our Story, Research Articles, Sam, Videos
Tagged: Autoimmunity and Cancer, Bacteroides, Bifidobacter, Celiac Disease, Center for Celiac Research, Citrobacter, Clostridia, delayed food allergies, Dr. Alessio Fasano, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Rick Petersen, Dr. Rodney Ford, Dr. Vikki Petersen, e-clinic, escherichia coli, Fusobacteria, Gastrointestinal Function Profile Test, GI Effects Profile Test Results and Interpretation, Gliadin, HealthNOW Medical Center, IgG, Lactobacillus, Leaky Gut, Metametrix Clinical Laboratories, Microbiota, Microflora, Mycoplasma, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, opportunistic bacteria, Physiological Review, Predominant Bacteria, Prevotella, Probiotics, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Streptomyces, video, zonulin, zonulin and gut permeability: Effects on celiac and non-celiac intestinal mucosa and intestinal cell lines, Zonulin and Its Regulation of Intestinal Barrier Function: The Biological Door to Inflammation