Examples are Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease, Hashimoto disease, Celiac Disease, Lupus, Inflammatory Bowel disease, Type 1 diabetes to name but a few, and the indications are that autoimmune conditions are on the rise. To complicate matters further, if someone has been diagnosed with one autoimmune condition, the possibility of developing another is increased.

Regardless of the autoimmune condition the initial focus is on reducing the inflammation and modulating the immune response. It is important to remember that we are all individual and one persons trigger for an autoimmune condition may be different to someone else.

Personalised nutrition focussing on functional medicine approaches aim to establish the underlying cause for the disease(s) and the associated inflammation. The main considerations are stress, hidden infections, leaky gut and nutrient deficiencies, food allergies/intolerances, toxins and genetic predisposition.

When supporting clients with a functional autoimmune condition, I assess the body as a whole to include a complete review of a patients health current and past, diet, environment and lifestyle. I aim to pick up on the root cause by using diagnostics that include blood chemistries, Lifecode Gx Nutrigenomic panels and gut microbiome analysis. My goal is to identify and address the triggers and underlying causes of your health problems rather than only working on your symptoms.