Tag: Autoimmune diseases

• 3 June 2020

  Our Immune System

  There is much advice on the internet on how to boost the immune system.

  What does this mean?

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• 29 May 2020

  Autoimmune Diseases and Biomimicry

  Autoimmune diseases are a group of sinister diseases where the immune system attacks the body that it was designed to protect. One mechanism that explains auto-immune conditions is molecular biomimicry. When intruders invade our bodies, the immune system creates antibodies that mark these intruders (antigens) as a foreign foe. The immune system then able to destroy the intruders.

  During digestion, proteins from animal-based foods are broken down into their component amino acids. Some proteins may be absorbed from the intestine without being fully broken down into their amino acid components. Small chains of amino acids are called peptides. These peptides may be treated as a foreign invader by our immune system.

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• 30 October 2019

  Gut Health and Robert Beson

  Australian Traditional Medicine Society FUNCTIONAL GI SYMPOSIUM 2019 was held in Sydney on Sunday 15th September.

  Robert Beson presented a session Gut Health: Environmental & Internal Profile Consideration.

  Unfortunately, there is very little information regarding his proboitic treatments.

  Internet search results for "Robert Beson probiotics" or "Robert Beson gut healthy" lead to the Progurt website which sells probiotic supplements.

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