Research different options to find the right pediatrician
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What to consider when choosing the right tech stack?
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Look for experience in treating your child's age
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For individuals with an autoimmune condition, the relationship between food and immune response is not just about nutrition; it's about managing a profound physiological trigger. Autoimmunity occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks its own healthy tissues. Diet plays a critical role in either calming this response or exacerbating it.
Certain foods, even those considered healthy for others, can intensify the autoimmune cascade through several mechanisms:
Intestinal Permeability ("Leaky Gut"): Foods like gluten can increase the permeability of the gut lining, allowing larger, undigested particles to enter the bloodstream. The immune system flags these as foreign invaders, triggering a widespread systemic inflammatory response that fuels the underlying autoimmune process.
Molecular Mimicry: Certain food proteins closely resemble the structure of proteins in your own body's tissues. When your immune system creates antibodies to fight these food proteins, those same antibodies may cross-react and mistakenly target your organs or joints.
Systemic Inflammation: Foods high in refined sugars, processed fats, and chemical additives promote general inflammation, making autoimmune symptoms worse and often triggering flares.
While lifestyle changes alone may not cure an autoimmune condition, identifying and eliminating your personal food triggers can often dramatically reduce symptom severity, decrease the frequency of flares, and support the body's natural capacity for self-regulation and healing.
Ready to discover the nutritional triggers that may be driving your autoimmune symptoms? Access our free 8-week Attune Reset program.
Dr. Swamy Venuturupalli is a board-certified rheumatologist and founder of Attune Healthspan, bringing decades of expertise in autoimmune and inflammation care through a functional medicine approach.
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