by Annie Rubin | Jan 11, 2023 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Elimination diets are used to investigate food sensitivities and intolerances. The purpose of them is to remove potentially harmful foods for a period of time to see if symptoms go away. Once you feel better, you slowly add these foods back in to see if you can...
by Annie Rubin | Dec 14, 2022 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
The first thing that comes to mind when you hear “detox” and “food” are juice cleanses. However, this could be further from the truth. Your body has an amazing built-in detoxification system. Sometimes this system gets stuck, which allows a toxic burden to build up in...
by Annie Rubin | Nov 30, 2022 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
There is so much confusion around sugar. First, the differences between artificial, novel, and refined sugar are confusing. Second, what should we avoid, limit, or include in our typical eating patterns? Today we’re going to talk about the different types of...
by Annie Rubin | Nov 16, 2022 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
We are literally surrounded by chemicals, there is truly no escaping it. Our bodies have extremely efficient mechanisms to help us remove or detoxify ourselves from these harmful chemicals. However, sometimes we can get overburdened when we are exposed to too many...
by Annie Rubin | Nov 2, 2022 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are pro-inflammatory agents. They have been studied extensively for their effect on the inflammatory response and other chronic health conditions including autoimmune diseases. These endotoxins live in a gram-negative bacteria and can...
