Transcript Of Video (Edited for clarity) Impact of food on RA. No specific RA diet. Hi, welcome to Autoimmunity Now with Dr. Kar. Today, I’ll discuss a paper which came out in 2017 where they looked at whether there was any influence of food on symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. So as you know, rheumatoid arthritis […]
Should You Stop Eating Gluten-Containing Food?
(An earlier version was posted in April 2019. Updated November 2019) What Is Gluten? Gluten is a family of proteins found in grains like wheat, spelt, rye and barley. It consists of two main proteins, glutenin and gliadin. Gluten is the component of grains that helps them bind together, like when you roll out a […]
Mind-Body Interventions In Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS):
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder of gut-brain interaction, which produces symptoms of abdominal pain and change in bowel habits in the absence of organic disease. What are the Mind-Body Interventions? The National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health, USA defines mind-body interventions as those practices that “employ a variety of techniques designed to facilitate the mind’s […]
Are Cauliflower And Broccoli Harmful For Your Thyroid?
This is one of the commonest questions I am asked, “Doctor, you have asked me to eat low carbohydrate vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower, but my dietician/doctor/friend said that they are harmful for my thyroid” Is that true?
Thyroid and Weight Loss
Common perception implies that hypothyroidism causes excess body weight. But which comes first, excess weight or hypothyroidism? Is your weight loss challenge because of hypothyroidism? Some of you have hypothyroidism , obesity and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) , all three together. Is that a coincidence? But your hypothyroidism has been treated and you still can’t […]