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The fallacy of Coimbra's Protocol lack of evidence
I hope I was able to share a clear view into the science behind the use of vitamin D in the treatment of autoimmune conditions and why the Coimbra Protocol is a evidence-supported option to achieve the ultimate goal: helping millions of patients in their quest to a better health.
Q: "How does biological wear and tear of the adrenal glands manifest itself?"
Simply put, Burnout is the "end" state of a picture characterized by an inability of our systems to act appropriately in the circumstances.
Controlling inflammation can increase life expectancy
Silent inflammation is one of the key points of any treatment in Functional Medicine. Discovering what may be causing inflammation and controlling it can be the key to decreasing many symptoms and even preventing several diseases.
Better diet and more exercise benefits older diabetics and obese people
The role of the modern doctor is no longer simply to prescribe the best medicine for each disease. The doctor has to go further, find out the causes of problems and help solve them and in cases such as diabetes already installed, make recommendations as natural as possible.
Vitamin D values inversely associated with inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis
The mean vitamin D concentration was 21.8 ng/mL. An inverse association was found between vitamin D levels and inflammation. A concentration of less than 20ng/mL was associated with lower vitamin D receptor expression, lower mucosal integrity, and higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-8).
The cause of chronic fatigue may be in your gut, not in your head
The researchers could not define if the alterations are cause or consequence, but in any case they have already given good clues for the intestinal flora to be evaluated and corrected.
Death By Email
The convenience of emailing will have a big toll in our bodies, brains and minds with significant impact in our society. We can definitely have too much of it. We can have Death By Email.
Alexandra, 49 years old, Lisbon, PT
Success on the Coimbra Protocol
In the fight against autoimmunity, any positive change not matter how big it is should be considered a win and should be considered a sign of success.
The Coimbra Protocol doesn't help everyone. Most but not everyone.
The Coimbra Protocol is, to my knowledge, the best therapeutic option to fight autoimmunity. It is not a straight road to recovery though, as some testimonials may portray: it has a lot of ups and downs, twists and turns, and sometimes dead-ends. Thousands of patients have felt its effects but there are those who didn't feel it.
It should be acknowledged that the Coimbra Protocol doesn't help everyone.
The Myth of Eating Every 3 hours
How is it possible that it is advocated that to lose weight you should eat every 3 hours!???!?!?!
Isn't it easy to see that doing so is preventing weight loss?
Sign of success
I had lost so much weight, so much volume, that even the low-cost planes became comfortable!!!
Why I weigh myself every day - part 3
Once you start doing it, you start loving the daily feedback the scale gives you!
Why I weigh myself every day - part 2
Assessing your weight each morning allows us to look at what happened differently the day before that may have caused that impact, whether positive or negative.
Why I weigh myself every day - part 1
The morning weight fluctuation shows the impact of something that may have occurred the day before on a process that is crucial to quitting being obese: inflammation.
The first steps to stop being obese - part 7
It is essential to weigh yourself every day, celebrate the small victories, realize what we are doing right and wrong, adjust to continue on the path to overcoming obesity.
The first steps to stop being obese - part 6
It is not fair that an obese person, after having had the courage to start and embark on this odyssey, after having made that commitment to themselves, decides to follow a healthy and adjusted diet plan and that fails because there are foods that are not what they seem and that will have a harmful effect on your health.
The first steps to stop being obese - part 5
Attention to the most sensitive: the next three statements are very controversial and may hurt sensibilities.
The first steps to stop being obese - part 4
The first steps to stop being obese - part 3
Obesity is not just a condition characterised by excessive fat accumulation. It is also recognisably an inflammatory condition, which means there is an active role for immune cells.