Tolerance

The gut is an environmental translator.

If it’s not interpreting the environment with messages of tolerance, then ‘misunderstandings’ occur.

The result of this is altered bacterial diversity and inappropriate inflammation, which may trigger a cascade of events that results in autoimmunity, in certain circumstances.

Research shows many lifestyle factors prevalent in the western world may reduce tolerance in the gut: sugar and other highly processed foods, stress, lack of sleep, environmental toxins, insufficient intake of fibre and other nutrients, chronic infections, a high viral load, reduced exposure to the natural environment at an early age.

Promoting tolerance is one of my primary aims when I work with clients with autoimmune conditions.

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