If you are not familiar with the term autoimmune disease, it is the imbalance of the immune system. Our immune system is there to protect our body from harmful pathogens, bacteria, viruses, and keep us healthy. When you are diagnosed with an autoimmune disease it means that your body starts to attack itself.
Having one autoimmune disease can raise your chances of developing another autoimmune disease. This leads to more symptoms and typically more medication. These medications never address the root cause, but mask the symptoms. Sometimes they don’t even mask the symptoms instead create new ones.
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease and with confidence, I can say that autoimmune diseases can be reversed. When you have an autoimmune disease anything that can cause an inflammatory response can trigger the disease. To heal the body you have to find what triggers your inflammation. It can be one trigger or more than one. It typically depends on each individual.
Trigger Of Inflammation
Mold
Mold can be in your food or your home and is toxic to the body. If your body is healthy, it may handle exposure to mold until another triggers show up and cause symptoms. It is key to know if mold is in your home because it can be there without you realizing it.
Parasites
Parasites can cause diarrhea, nutrient deficiencies, irritate your intestines, and increase leaky gut. It doesn’t only affect the gut but the brain, respiratory system, and muscular system. Many people have parasites and don’t even know it.
Lyme & Infections
Lyme disease is typically caused by a tick bite. It can move inside our cells and cause autoimmunity. It can also transmit parasites, viruses, and other infections making your health condition worse.
Chemical Exposure
We are constantly exposed to toxins every day. Food that has been sprayed and processed, the water we drink, and the products we put on our skin can be toxic. This all adds up and can trigger an immune response causing autoimmune conditions.
Sluggish Liver
The liver filters out the toxins when it is working properly. If the liver is overwhelmed with too many toxins, it is unable to do its job. It begins to store toxins and causes nutrient deficiencies. If the liver becomes full of toxins and has nowhere to go, it starts to enter the rest of the body. This causes the body to have an inflammatory response which weakens the immune system.
Pharmaceuticals
All pharmaceuticals are going to cause a response in the body because most are chemically made and are foreign to the body. They are typically made with a ton of toxic chemicals that further exhaust the immune system.
Mental & Emotional Stress
Your mental and emotional state is so important for your health. Stress impacts the immune system because our body is not made to handle being in this state all the time. When the body is stressed your adrenal glands produce cortisol which is used for life or death situations. Unfortunately, this is being triggered on a daily basis. This weakens the immune system and the lining of the gut, contributing to autoimmune disease.
Hormonal Imbalance
There are so many reasons that you may suffer from hormonal imbalance. Common reasons are:
- Stress
- Food allergies
- Eating Disorders
- Tumors
- Diabetes
- Thyroid Issues
- Medications
- Injury
- Trauma
- Reproductive changes (puberty, pregnancy, menopause)
- Taking birth control
EMF
Research has suggested that radiation from Wi-Fi, cell phones, and other electronics, cause stress to the body and trigger immune responses.
Leaky Gut
This occurs when the gut lining forms tiny holes allowing food and pathogens to enter the bloodstream. This causes an immune response and if left untreated can cause chronic inflammation.
Genetic Disposition
Each of us has a unique genetic makeup with our own triggers. People with a family history of a disease are more likely to develop that disease if exposed to more triggers.
Heavy Metal Toxicity
Heavy metals are very harmful to the cells, brain and cause inflammation. Limited your exposure to heavy metals is key. Some heavy metals to limit are:
- Cadmium
- Aluminum
- Mercury
- Lead
- Arsenic
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Copper
Poor Diet
- Corn
- Soy
- Pasteurized dairy
- Refined Carbohydrates
- Conventional meats
- Sugars
- GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms)
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