LEAKY GUT AND AUTOIMMUNITY TARGETING THE THYROID, LIVER, PANCREAS, GLANDS, AND INTESTINAL HEALTH Additionally, this study provides further evidence supporting previous research that has found a strong connection between markers of leaky gut and various autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, adrenal autoimmunity (Addisons disease), ovarian/testicular autoimmunity, primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune hepatitis, gastric autoimmunity, and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
Lakatos P, Schroeder CE, Leitman DI, Javitt DC
Cysteine is a sulfur amino acid, so in those who can tolerate sulfur foods, consuming sulfur-rich foods, especially those containing the sulfur amino acids, may also support glutathione synthesis
Annu Rev Physiol 2013