Disease Prevention

Autoimmune Disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system attacks the host’s body. Each of the more than 80 diseases are differentiated by the tissue(s) or organ(s) that the immune system attacks, such as beta cells in the pancreas in diabetes and connective tissue in rheumatoid arthritis.

Cancer

Cancer refers to a collection of related diseases that develop cellular tumors. These tumors develop when the normal orderly process of cell death and growth breaks down. Then, some of the body’s cells begin to divide uncontrollably and can spread into surrounding tissues.

Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is said to occur when a person exhibits at least three of five risk factors (abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, high fasting blood sugar). MetS is a significant risk factor for developing conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

Diabetes

Diabetes is a group of conditions that all involve a breakdown in normal insulin function. Type I diabetes is an autoimmune condition where pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin are destroyed. In type II diabetes, patients develop insulin resistance. Both conditions can lead to uncontrolled blood glucose levels.

Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to a collection of often related diseases that affect the cardiovascular system. They include heart and blood vessel disease, heart attacks, strokes, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm), and heart valve problems.

Asthma

Asthma is a condition in which the bronchial airways narrow, swell, and produce extra mucus. This leads to difficulty breathing and can trigger coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. While it is a minor nuisance for some people, in others it can be a major problem when it leads to a life-threatening asthma attack.

Digestive Diseases

Digestive disease refers to a large group of varied conditions including leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, autoimmune diseases such as Crohn’s, and microflora imbalance. As a result, there is no one mechanism. However, most of the conditions appear to have something in common: a breakdown of the digestive defenses and inappropriate inflammation.

Acne

Acne vulgaris is a skin condition that occurs as a result of the obstruction and inflammation of hair follicles and their accompanying sebaceous gland. It leads to the formation of whiteheads, blackheads, and/or pimples, usually on the face and upper trunk. It is most common among adolescents but can affect people of all ages.

Addressing Disease with Diet

The evidence linking diet to the chronic inflammatory conditions that are overwhelming our healthcare system—metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune conditions—is incontrovertible. While we believe in an 85:15 approach to The Paleo Diet®, if you are dealing with one of these conditions, a stricter diet or even an elimination diet approach may help you.

Preventative Care

Too often our healthcare focuses on what to do after we get sick. Proper diet and exercise can go a long way to ensuring you never need to visit the doctor for anything besides your regular physical.

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Disease Prevention

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The Human Gut: How It Works, Its Importance to Health, and Ways to Keep It Healthy

Are Nightshades Paleo? And How to Tell If You Have a Sensitivity

The Paleo Diet® January 2021 Digest – The Paleo Diet and Gut Health

What To Do If You Have Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disorders: Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis According to the Mismatch Hypothesis (part 2)

The Human Gut: How It Works, Its Importance to Health, and Ways to Keep It Healthy

Are Nightshades Paleo? And How to Tell If You Have a Sensitivity

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Are Nightshades Paleo? And How to Tell If You Have a Sensitivity

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Try The Paleo Diet®!

Learn more. Get recipes & meal plans. See the science.

Disease Prevention

The Paleo Diet® January 2021 Digest – The Paleo Diet and Gut Health

What To Do If You Have Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disorders: Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis According to the Mismatch Hypothesis (part 2)

The Human Gut: How It Works, Its Importance to Health, and Ways to Keep It Healthy

Are Nightshades Paleo? And How to Tell If You Have a Sensitivity

The Paleo Diet® January 2021 Digest – The Paleo Diet and Gut Health

What To Do If You Have Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disorders: Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis According to the Mismatch Hypothesis (part 2)

The Human Gut: How It Works, Its Importance to Health, and Ways to Keep It Healthy

Are Nightshades Paleo? And How to Tell If You Have a Sensitivity

Dietary Salt Impairs the Endothelial Glycocalyx: The Most Important Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor You May Never Have Heard About

Eat Saint Louis Style Pork Ribs, and Reduce your Risk for Heart Disease, Osteoporosis and Other Chronic Diseases

New studies on salt: Adverse influence upon immunity, inflammation and autoimmunity

Ketogenic Diets: Long-term Nutritional and Metabolic Deficiencies

North American Plains Indians: Tall and Robust Meat Eaters, But not a Milk Drinker Among Them

Addressing neurodegeneration with ReCODE: Part III of our interview with neuroscience researcher Dr. Dale Bredesen 