OCTOBER 202119CXO InsightsHOW UNTREATED FOOD REACTIVITY AFFECTS THE WHOLE BODYDr. Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS, Advisor and Consultant on Clinical Consulting Team, Cyrex LaboratoriesByWhat is Food Reactivity? Food Reactivity is typically described as your body's adverse reaction to food. Many of us could be eating foods regularly that are causing consistent inflammation. This type of inflammation left untreated can affect our whole body. Our gut microbiome interacts with the microbiome of all of the organs in our body, including our brain. When our microbiomes are unhealthy, we become more susceptible to food sensitivities, autoimmune diseases and neurological damage.Increased intestinal permeability, also known as "leaky gut," can contribute to food sensitivities. Undigested proteins can "leak" into the bloodstream alerting the immune system, often resulting in antibody attacks on the proteins. These antibody reactions can further disrupt the integrity of the intestinal barrier, potentially causing abnormal inflammation and immune activation in other parts of the body. The health of the gut has a direct influence on the health of the rest of the body. Among other things, it digests food, extracts nutrients, curates the microbiome, and supports our immune system. Beyond the obvious connection between food and the gut, there are other conditions that food immune reactivity can initiate or exacerbate. In fact, untreated
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