Health and Wellness

December 10, 2024

#63: Healing Autoimmune Diseases Through Gut Health and Nutrition with Risa Groux

In this episode, we explore the powerful connection between gut health, nutrition, and autoimmune diseases. We break down what defines an autoimmune illness, common misconceptions that may impact the care you receive, and root causes beyond genetics that can be addressed with simple lifestyle changes. Learn why gut health is essential for both preventing and managing autoimmune conditions, and discover five specific foods and ingredients that can help alleviate symptoms and support healing. Whether you're managing an autoimmune disease or looking to prevent one, this episode offers practical insights and actionable steps.

About this episode

What you'll learn

  1. What classifies a disease as an autoimmune illness and why we develop autoimmune illnesses
  2. Common misconceptions about autoimmune diseases and why they’re affecting the care you receive
  3. Root causes for autoimmune illness outside of genetics that are easily reversible with intentional diet and lifestyle changes
  4. Why gut health is foundational for preventing and treating autoimmune disease
  5. Five foods/ingredients that help manage autoimmune symptoms and reverse the disease altogether

About Risa

RISA GROUX, CN s a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health. Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s baby food from scratch. Today she is passionate about cooking and creating healthy, nutritious food. She works with a wide array of clients from professional athletes, adults, and kids to the Biggest Loser from season four. Risa works with issues like diabetes, autoimmune disease, cancer, digestion, thyroid, and hormone imbalances, to name a few. Risa firmly believes that the body can heal itself with whole foods we obtain from the earth and sees living proof of that in her office each day. She looks at root causes using functional nutrition guidelines, blood and stool tests, and knows that weight loss is a side effect of wellness.

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