11/20/18 11/20/18

Antigliadin antibodies harmful for brain at low levels

Antigliadin antibodies (AGA), a subset of anti-gluten antibodies, have been shown to be harmful to the brain at levels below the standard reference range in an important study on gluten ataxia (GA) published in the journal Nutrients. Gluten ataxia is a condition characterized by loss of balance due to cerebellar damage due to neuroinflammation provoked by gluten. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) can cause inflammation in the brian and central nervous with antibodies at lower levels than in celiac disease and in the absence of abdominal symptoms.

5/19/17 5/19/17

Suicide and biomarkers of gastrointestinal inflammation

5/14/15 5/14/15

ALS and gluten sensitivity

In a study just published in JAMA Neurology, investigators report an association between some cases of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and gluten sensitivity.

3/16/15 3/16/15

Intestinal barrier damage from food additives and pesticides

1/10/15 1/10/15

Gluten free labeled foods not always gluten free

Gluten free labeling is, sadly, not a guarantee of safety for those with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity as demonstrated in a study recently published in the Journal of Food Protection.

9/27/14 9/27/14

Eating disorders and the causative role of autoimmunity

Eating disorders are multifactorial; like other psychiatric conditions the causative role of auotimmune neuroinflammation is coming to the fore as evidenced by a study just published in PLoS One.

9/1/14 9/1/14

Acne, a disorder of dysregulated inflammation

Acne vulgaris case management with sustainable, functional methods requires its recognition as a disorder of inflammation associated with loss of immune tolerance for a commensal skin bacteria.

6/8/14 6/8/14

Neuropsychiatric illness in non-celiac gluten sensitivity

Neuropsychiatric illness can result from neuroinflammation due to a variety of causes. Recent studies offer more evidence that depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders can be a manifestation of non-celiac gluten sensitivity. A paper published in Gastroenterology Research and Practice explores the pathophysiologic mechanisms by which gluten sensitivity can present as a variety of neuropsychiatric conditions in the absence of celiac disease.

4/9/14 4/9/14

Epilepsy as an autoimmune disorder

Epilepsy should be evaluated in case management for neuroinflammation that reduces neuronal thresholds of excitability, and more evidence that this can be due to autoimmunity was just published in JAMA Neurology.

11/5/13 11/5/13

Hyperexcitable brain syndrome and gluten

Hyperexcitable brain, with potentially severe consequences, is recognized as among the gluten-related autoiimmune neurological disorders... Practitioners should not underestimate the potential severity of gluten-associated neuroinflammation.