Nadine covers the neurological symptoms associated with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Celiac disease is primarily a neurological disorder, but the neurological symptoms are often misdiagnosed.
Nadine shares her own story as well as client anecdotes regarding the neurological issues faced by celiac patients and those with non-celiac gluten sensitivity. She outlines the common symptoms and discusses how to either slow their progression or eliminate them entirely.
Nadine explains the way gluten affects your neurological system and how a Paleo lifestyle can help you heal. Listen and understand how to get your brain back!
How an immobile patient misdiagnosed with MS was able to walk again
Misdiagnoses given to people who actually suffered from gluten ataxia
Why experts advocate for including an AGA in celiac testing
Why the neurological component of celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity is so significant
The neurological symptoms of celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
Why patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia could be restored by a Paleo diet
The components of a Paleo diet
How a Paleo lifestyle cleared Nadine’s neurological issues
The standard nutritional panels for a celiac patient
How glyphosates can cause leaky gut even in the absence of celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity
The health benefits Nadine has witnessed in patients who adopt a Paleo diet
The Wahls Protocol by Dr. Terry Wahls
Discovery Health: Celiac Disease
Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
On this episode of the ‘Gluten Free RN,’ Nadine explains how gluten affects your skin. If you have celiac disease or a gluten intolerance, you may also suffer from dermatitis herpetiformis, a painful rash that is often misdiagnosed.
Nadine shares her struggle with DH and offers advice about eliminating gluten from both your diet and personal care regime in order to heal your skin. The only treatment for this issue is a 100% gluten-free diet.
Your skin is the largest organ in your body, so listen and learn how to keep it looking and feeling good!
The definition of Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH)
Nadine’s struggle with DH
Why steroid creams, long-term antibiotics and dapsone aren’t the answer
The importance of eliminating gluten from personal care products
Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
This time on the ‘Gluten Free RN’ podcast, Nadine examines the many autoimmune disorders that are associated with celiac disease. Once you have acquired one autoimmune disease, your chances of developing another increase exponentially – Nadine had seven!
Nadine shares how she was able to heal the inflammation in her intestines that caused those autoimmune disorders and go from a positive ANA panel to a negative one in just a year on a Paleo diet.
Listen and understand which autoimmune diseases are linked to gluten intolerance and how to dodge those bullets by going gluten-free!
What’s Discussed:
The chances of developing additional autoimmune disorders
Nadine’s ‘collection’ of autoimmune disorders
Why celiac disease is sometimes misdiagnosed as MS, ALS or Parkinson’s
How Dr. Terry Wahls went from a wheelchair to riding a bike by eliminating gluten
How it is possible for your body to heal the inflammation causing autoimmune disorders, regardless of what the medical establishment says
Additional autoimmune disorders associated with celiac disease
The importance of checking magnesium RBC levels in cardiac patients
The genetic overlap between Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease
Resources Mentioned:
The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles by Terry Wahls MD and Eve Adamson
Terry Wahls MD Research Study Update
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Books by Nadine:
Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
This episode of the ‘Gluten Free RN’ podcast outlines the benefits of adopting a Paleo diet in order to regain and then maintain your health. Patients with celiac disease or gluten intolerance can get better, faster by choosing the Paleo option.
Nadine shares how changing her eating habits had an incredibly positive impact on her health as she went from feeling better on a gluten-free diet to feeling fantastic on her own variation of a Paleo diet.
Nadine gets specific about the foods you can and cannot eat and the incredible health benefits of going Paleo. Listen in and learn how to get back the health you deserve by focusing on good food!
What’s Discussed:
The foods to avoid on a Paleo diet
The foods you can eat on a Paleo diet
Nadine’s story
The concept of food as medicine
Where to locate organic fruits and vegetables and meat with no antibiotics/no hormones
The health benefits of a Paleo diet
The importance of sleep hygiene
Why fat is essential in absorbing nutrients
The best sources of fat for nutrient absorption
Resources Mentioned:
The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet by Robb Wolf
Practical Paleo by Diane Sanfilippo
The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body by Sarah Ballantyne
Midway Farms http://www.midwayfarmsoregon.com/
Connect with Nadine:
Books by Nadine:
Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism