Myasthenia Gravis and Celiac Disease…Are they sisters/brothers in the Autoimmune Family? Can diet and vitamins improve or eliminate symptoms? I think the answer is yes.

I come from a family with an Aunt that has Lupus and Reynaud’s, 2 brothers with Type 1 Diabetes, I have MG and Celiac, Husband Celiac, all 3 children Celiac and one of my Daughters also got Graves Disease right as we caught the Celiac Disease. We saved her thyroid by diet, vitamins and on meds for one year. She is totally cured from Graves.

I am not an expert on anything, I just read and draw my own conclusions which may or may not be correct. I started reading about blood related problems back in 1991 when I was dx with Leukopenia which is low white blood counts and then Thrombocytopenia which is low platelet counts. Then graduated to Fibromyalgia and then Axonal Neuropathy and then B12 and vitamins and then Myasthenia Gravis and then Celiac Disease and then Holistic Alternatives.

I think reading about how to get healthy is the most important thing you can do. I once read a Holistic Cancer doctor who said it is more important to read about ways to improve your health for 30 minutes a day rather to read about diseases. Of course first you have to figure out what is wrong with you…but if you keep to the idea of, “I know something is wrong but How Can I Fix this”…rather than please give me a pill to make this all go away (and the pill way is what I really wanted in the beginning until I had reactions and realized my body could not handle drugs)…well, you may just be able to fix a lot of things that are happening to you.

Here are the people I read online They are all interesting with exciting ideas to read
1. Started with Rose and MrsD, and DogtorJ on BrainTalk and Neurotalk
2. JCC/Cara and Annie over at GlutenFree and Beyond
3. Dr. Mercola he sells things too but he has been very helpful to me and very eye opening to mercury fillings, GMO, hormones, raw milk, vitamins and more
4. Mike Adams Natural News…he may be a little over the edge for some but he really keeps me up on all the latest vaccine, food vitamins, and holistic cancer treatments which I read because if I am ever in that situation…I want to know my options now and not be frightened into doing something I don’t want to
5. Dr. Carolyn Dean the Magnisium Holistic doctor
6. Dr. Cannell Vitamin D newsletter
7. Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Rodney Ford talk a lot about Gluten Sensitivity and how almost everyone should be Gluten Free…not just Celiacs.
8. Dr. Oz on TV…he is not perfect but he is making people rethink what you eat and drink, and is helping you find alternatives to drugs by using herbs and vitamins

I think also…you have to realize that…I was not born this way so what suddenly caused my body to attack itself. Am I causing this? If so what can I do?

So in order to fix your body, you have to understand what is going on.

More than likely most people with autoimmune diseases probably have a leaky gut.

What is a leaky gut?
Leaky gut syndrome is a condition where the small intestine allows food protein to enter the blood stream. Autism, allergies, inflammatory bowel and autoimmune conditions can be linked to this problem. So, in other words, say you are eating a nice piece of whole grain bread and feel just fine…but in your small intestine…there is a war, it is saying …Wow this gluten is too much for me to handle and the toxic protein starts banging against the Villi (small fingerlike lining) inside of the small intestine. Soon you have little holes that let the bad toxins in your small intestine OUT into your bloodstream. The bad toxins never make it to the large intestine to be disposed of.

So, now we have toxic foreign proteins that are looking for homes. Some go to joints and you get Rheumatoid Arthritis…some go to muscles and nerve receptors and you get Myasthenia Gravis….some go to Pancreas…some go to the skin….some go to the Brain…and on and on…..and the next thing you know you are creating antibodies to fight all these toxic proteins

But why is our food suddenly damaging us…well, our gluten is not what our ancestors ate. Around 50-60 years ago there was 5% gluten in our food…now it is 50%. Our bodies were not meant to eat this type of gluten whether you have Celiac Disease or not. And along with gluten we are getting the GMO (Genetically Modified Foods) that contain pesticides….. meat that contains who knows what…and we spray our lawns….spray our fruits…drink synthetic sugars….eat foods full of sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Sugar causes inflammation. Gluten causes inflammation. Dairy causes inflammation. If you just cut out gluten, dairy and Sugar you might be amazed at the results.

So now you kind of know what might be causing your problems.

Now you have to change your thinking…which is very hard especially for the undiagnosed….I know because I thought the same way…I wanted a diagnosis…I needed a diagnosis…so people wouldn’t think I was crazy….I wanted a quick fix too

Then you have to say to yourself while trying to get a diagnosis…OK…I really don’t want to live this way anymore so I have to do things to get better…just say you have MG…who cares if the doctor thinks you do…you know your are sick and you know you are not crazy and you know you don’t need psych meds..

Now realize I am not against taking drugs as my daughter needed the help with Graves and my mother needs something to help get her to the point of healing herself and I think the right drug could be helpful. But remember the drugs do not cure the disease they only lessen or stop the symptoms only to have them return.

So, once you get stable then I feel it is time to evaluate your health…eating habits…sleeping habits and try to modify them so that you might be able to get drug free and stay drug free and get back to health or semi health. Sleep is probably the 1st that needs fixed but without changing your diet it may be hard to do. A solid few hours of sleep fixes so many things. How many stay up late to read etc on computer and then wake up too early…feel totally exhausted by 9am…or have to struggle to get out of bed at 7 or 8 am. This shouldn’t be happening. You need to get to bed by 9 or 10 read a little and sleep most of the night and wake up at 6 and be able to get out of bed and look forward to the day. I am finally at this point and it is wonderful and I think it is possible for many of you to get to this point too.

Now, here is what I did to get better…I am not 100% but I am wayyyy better…and it took a few years…it was not overnight….but it could have been faster if I had stopped all processed gluten free food …I didn’t eat a lot but still it was enough to slow down the healing.

1.I should have done what holistic cancer patients do and eat totally raw or at least all veggie, fruit, nuts and some meats and fish.

2.Instead I went to Celiac meetings eating all the GF food and always feeling worse after. Before going gluten free, I ate healthy but loved pasta. I was addicted to pasta. So I substituted Rice pasta and it was not bad at all but it kept me passing out from a major drop in insulin levels after I would eat it. So, Rice and Rice Pastas where not helping regulate my insulin (I do not have diabetes of any kind) My antibodies to gluten continued to be positive for 7 years even though I was very strict about no gluten in the house but no matter how careful you are Restaurants just didn’t understand even if they said they did. Now 8 years later restaurants and manufacturers are trying and are better…. but still GF processed food is probably worse than regular processed food because of the extra sugars etc. so that is why you should not do as my mom who tried going GF and bought all the cakes, cookies and anything that said GF…she did try the diet a year or so ago and I know would then go out to eat and eat the real bread then she said her BP got worse…hmmm and diet wasn’t good…well that was because she really wasn’t gluten free.

3.For the first few years I got better but not anything dramatic because I had a lot of healing to do and was not doing it properly. I also had a lot of damage in my brain..muscles…eyes. Also I was very stupid to let them give my a dpt shot when I cut my knee open with a rusty nail. This put me back 2years because my body had to fight the toxicity off. If you can help it never get any type of vaccine or flu shot. The flu shots still contain mercury…you don’t need any more brain fog and that is what it did to me…suddenly I am putting the peanut butter in the fridge.

So to change I had to change my brain…I eat to Live……Do not live to eat..living to eat may make you feel better emotionally but in the long run you pay for it.

Ask your doctor to check all your vitamin levels, hormone levels, and anything else you can think of so you know where to start. If not just start with basics and add things and see if they help.

What I take daily and may not be right for you but gives you ideas.
B12 Methylcobalamin 5,000 sublingual ..Used to take daily now maybe 3-4x a week
Folic acid 1 x day
B 50 complex everyday
Krill oil everyday (Dr. Mercola’s brand)
D3 with C, K, Magnesium and zinc (Revolution-D from SAN) 5,000 IU a day (used to take Carlson 10,000 5x a week)
Probiotics…very necessary for any one with autoimmune problems. Right now I am taking Dr. Mercola’s but others are good from store. Yogurt is not good enough.
Chlorella about 5 pills a day to help remove toxins like mercury, pesticides etc
Recently added
Turmeric to fight cancer cells 1 x day
Ubiquinol/CoQ10 important for immune system and cardiovascular
Epsom Salt bath 1-2 cups in water every night helps with sleep and gives me magnesium
Chamomile tea with 1 teaspoon organic tart cherry juice concentrate every night helps with sleep

What I eat now and it may not be right for anybody…but might give you some ideas. PS..my husbands cholesterol when down on this diet.

Breakfast
¼ cup organic roasted cashews (these are very expensive but filling)
3 Medjool Dates
½ cup of coffee

Early lunch
Either leftovers or
Smoothie made with 1-2 banana or 1 avocado, 2 handfuls of Kale, organic fruit if possible I use a little of these (frozen strawberries, blueberries, mangoes, and red raspberries) I throw in some flax, ground raw almonds and chia seeds. Add ½ lemon juice (good for liver) and 1 small bottle of coconut water or regular water or almond milk. If you have a good blender the kale will not be found…LOL..I have a Cusinart Powerblend 600 that was not expensive and grinds everything to a smoothie.

Dinner Snack my only bad stuff
3 to 6 oz red wine
Homemade humus or salsa or guacamole or cashews

Dinner try to stay away from casseroles and keep it simple.
1. Always start with the biggest salad you can eat as it fills you up and is good for you if you do it right
Big salad made with dark green lettuce and in summer made with home grown kale..add lots of ground carrots, ground raw almonds or ground walnuts, and other fresh veggies and sometimes fruit like organic strawberries…I recently changed to organic as strawberries have the worst pesticides as do apples.
2. Next I always steam 2 batches Broccoli or 1 Cauliflower. My husband uses hot sauce and I like it with olive oil and sea salt
After eating these 2 things you don’t need a lot of other things but some ideas
3. We have friends that breed beefalo so we do some of that meat along with wild cod and wild salmon add a sweet potato or winter squash and you are good to go
4. My husband likes his carbs but last week I made the pasta and I didn’t pass out but did wake up jittery and couldn’t sleep. So we try to eat more quinoa which doesn’t cause the reaction.

My chamomile tea with tart cherry concentrate 1 hour before bed
Epsom salt bath
Good Night

Hope this helps someone…and apologize for length.

What have I fixed: This mostly happened last year
Sometimes I have a bad day or 2 but mostly I am great.

• My eyes never droop.
• I can climb stairs without fatigue.
• I can ride a bike up to 12 miles on a good day amazing for me.
• I can run a little with no stitch and feel good when I do! Another first
• I can remember things long enough to write down...most of the time.
• Not passing out when I eat dinner.
• Never tired during the day...can go all day long without resting.
• I am getting some muscle back in my arms.