Samantha Ruth Prabhu Is Suffering From This Dangerous Disease

Late last year, Samantha Ruth Prabhu opened up about being diagnosed with myositis, an autoimmune condition that is caused due to inflammation in the muscles. Taking to Instagram, the Yashodha actor shared that while she initially planned to share the health update after going into remission, it is “taking a little longer than I hoped”. Now, the celebrity has shared another update — about her recovery and fitness journey, and also the diet is she currently on.

In an Instagram video shared by the 35-year-old, Samantha can be seen doing an impressive pull-up routine. In the caption, she wrote: “Being on the strictest possible diet (the autoimmune diet.. yes there is such a thing) has taught me that strength is not what you eat.. it’s how you think.” (sic). Intrigued, we reached out to an expert to understand more about this diet and its role in helping those suffering from autoimmune diseases like thyroid, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and celiac disease. According to experts, an autoimmune diet helps eliminate food groups that may cause inflammation and flare-ups of autoimmune diseases.Agreed Karishma Shah, an integrative nutritionist, and health coach, and said that while hereditary in nature, autoimmune diseases can also be caused by a sedentary lifestyle, the environment one grows up in, a person’s habits, and a poor immune system. “But at the top of this list is your diet. Eating inflammatory foods, which can include a lot of fried foods, fatty foods, refined sugar, gluten, and dairy – anything that your body is taking a lot of time to digest – can cause inflammation,”some diseases are such that they also happen to those people who maintain their lifestyle perfectly, such as exercising regularly and keeping the right diet. Most of these diseases come under the name of autoimmune conditions, which are diseases related to the malfunction of our immune system. Samantha Ruth Prabhu is also battling one such auto immune disease. Samantha Ruth Prabhu works very hard to control this disease and also takes special care of her diet. Recently, she has shared a video on her Instagram, in which she is seen working hard in the gym to manage her autoimmune disease