Coconut flour Choc Chip Biscuits
Free From: Corn, gluten, lactose, milk, nightshade, nut, peanut, sesame, soya & wheat
Easy to make biscuits that are ideal for the festive season. Click here for the recipe. Thanks go to FoodsMatter for letting us reproduce this recipe.
Leaky Gut Syndrome
The gut is often referred to as a foundation pillar of health for the body and the intestinal epithelium (barrier) plays a critical role in human health and disease. In recent years there has been increasing recognition of an association between disrupted intestinal barrier function, also called leaky gut, and the development of a wide range of chronic diseases including autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.
The gut microbiome - The human gut is home to approximately 100 trillion microorganisms, collectively referred to as gut microbiota. Within the digestive tract, gut microbes promote peristalsis (the movement of food through the intestines), protect against infection, produce vitamins, and maintain a healthy gastrointestinal mucus layer and therefore have a profound impact on health.
Outside the digestive tract, gut microbes influence other organs and tissues through neural networks and signalling molecules. Through these complex communication networks, gut microbes regulate 70 to 80% of the immune system and therefore play a central role in immune system homeostasis.
What is leaky gut? Leaky gut, or increased intestinal permeability, is a condition in which the structural integrity of the gut barrier becomes compromised, allowing undigested food particles, large proteins and other molecules to escape from the gut into the blood. The entry of undesirable and incompatible substances from the gut into the bloodstream (i.e. antigens) causes the immune system to launch an inflammatory response. Chronic inflammation resulting from leaky gut can therefore play a role in many chronic health conditions (as inflammation is a significant contributor to many disease conditions).
What causes leaky gut? - Leaky gut syndrome is usually provoked by exposure to substances which damage the integrity of the intestinal mucosa. The commonest causes of damage are:
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Candida overgrowth or other infectious agents (viral, bacterial, protozoan)
- Inflammatory bowel disease – such as Crohn’s disease
- Ethanol
- Coeliac disease
- Chemotherapy medicines
- Chronic kidney disease
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Other common causes are sugar and gluten. One study found that intestinal permeability was increased most dramatically by a high sugar diet. To read more about Leaky Gut and to look at ways of repairing it and see the references, click here. This blog was written on the Cytoplan website www.cytoplan.co.uk
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