Click here for the full product list on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ana_vsg_miami?listId=1MPKFJJE9YHHW&ref=idea_share_inf
Let’s dive right in.
My functional medicine doctor told me today that fibromyalgia is being considered an autoimmune disorder. The protocol to treat autoimmune disease starts with balancing your GUT MICROBIOME.
Shocker for many, but I knew this based on my clinical picture, and years of research.
For the past two and a half months my doctor and I have been working on a plan to minimize my painful flares, and recenter my body. A main goal of that plan ha been to replenish my iron reserves, stabilize hormones, and reduce inflammation.
I’m making progress on the iron replenishing, and hormones; however, the inflammation is not responding to any of our attempts. My doctor explained when it comes to problems with autoimmunity, elevated inflammation markers usually don’t respond to biomarker regulation (in other words, I’ve already done everything to lower inflammation but my body is still attacking healthy cells- which is the basis for autoimmune diseases).
hsCRP is a protein made in the liver in response to inflammation that has occurred elsewhere in the body. A regular CRP test is often used to help your doctor find out if you have an infection. It is NOT associated with heart disease in my case.
I will share my plan with you because it seems to be working in the grand scheme of things. Maybe your doctor is not being very thorough. Maybe your doctor is not listening. Either way, I’m glad to share what has worked for me.
The Plan
1. Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting- Right now I’m fasting 14 hours per day. The new goal is to fast for 24 hours once per week. Why fasting? Simple- Insulin Resistance.
When we give our body a break through fasting, it depends on glucose for energy less, and as a result burns more fat and decreases your chances of developing Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, and other immunological diseases.
The metabolic syndrome —a state of insulin-resistance that is also known as either syndrome X or the dysmetabolic syndrome- The syndromes of insulin resistance actually make up a broad clinical spectrum, which includes obesity, glucose intolerance, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome, as well as an extreme insulin-resistant state. Many of these disorders are associated with various endocrine, metabolic, and genetic conditions
Samuel T Olatunbosun, MD, FACP, FACE Chief of Endocrinology Service, 60th Medical Group, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine
In only two and a half months my insulin resistance went down by almost half through intermittent fasting!
2. Iron Replenishing Protocol
Having an autoimmune disorder compromises our iron absorption. Yes, I learned this from my doctor. My ferritin remains low (ferritin is part of your hemoglobin and it carries oxygen to all the cells. My poor cells are so used to being attacked that they shield themselves, even from the life-giving ferritin). For this I am taking the following supplements:
- Hemevite (K-26) by Apex Energetics: https://amzn.to/32KAvsY
- Vitamin D (Liposomal D Supreme) by Designs of Health: https://amzn.to/32SHH6b
- Trizomal Glutathione (K-122) by Apex Energetics: https://amzn.to/3lKtd16
3. Autoimmune Inflammation Reduction
To reduce the inflammation markers means we need to reduce tissue debris by reducing TNF alpha, IL 1beta, IL6, MMPs, CRP. We must also improve Gastrointestinal workings. I’m taking the following supplements for this:
- Berberine: https://amzn.to/32Jn2kY
- Resveratrol: https://amzn.to/2QUhMW9
- EpiIntegrity Powder: https://amzn.to/3biELDZ
Lowering inflammation is crucial for anyone, but definitely important to those of us with autoimmune issues. Inflammation doesn’t allow your body to heal properly and causes damage to our organs and tissues. Inflammation is NOT to be taken lightly.
I hope you find this article useful, and if you’re struggling with issues like these, please connect. We need one another for support. I’m on Instagram as @ana_vsg_miami.
XOXO
Ana MC
Resources:
Samuel T Olatunbosun, MD, FACP, FACE Chief of Endocrinology Service, 60th Medical Group, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/122501-overview