Autoimmune Disease

Notoriously difficult to diagnose, autoimmune disease can take many forms and is defined by when the immune system attacks healthy cells in the body. Our autoimmune disease articles address the potential causes and risks of various autoimmune diseases alongside symptoms, diagnosis, and conventional and natural treatments.

7 Ways to Reduce Stress to Beat Autoimmune

The following is an adapted excerpt from Beat Autoimmune, The 6 Keys to Reverse Your Condition and Reclaim Your Health, by Palmer Kippola, with a foreword by Mark Hyman, MD (Kensington Books). Palmer is a ...

Want to Beat Autoimmune Disease? Learn How to Prevent or Overcome Infections

The following is an adapted excerpt from Beat Autoimmune, The 6 Keys to Reverse Your Condition and Reclaim Your Health, by Palmer Kippola with foreword by Mark Hyman, MD (Kensington Books). Palmer is a Functional ...

Cytokines: Their Key Role for Your Immune System & Inflammation Levels

Have you ever heard of cytokines? The term "cytokine" is actually derived from a combination of two Greek words: "cyto" meaning cell and "kinos" meaning movement. Cytokines play a major role in both health and disease, especially ...

7 Natural Lupus Treatments and Remedies

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own healthy tissue and organs. It causes high levels of persistent inflammation, which can negatively affect nearly every part of the body: the ...

Tingling Fingers or Toes? It Could Be Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most common cause of sudden-onset paralysis in the developed world, causing more than 6,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States alone. Each year GBS is estimated to affect about ...

Pemphigus (+ 5 Natural Ways to Help Relieve Symptoms)

Pemphigus is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin. It causes blisters on the skin and in the mouth, throat, nose, eyes and genitals. There are medical and natural treatments that can help relieve and even ...

6 Multiple Sclerosis Natural Treatments to Manage Symptoms

Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. MS affects 2.5 million people worldwide and around 400,000 people in the United States. What are the symptoms of MS and how is it ...

Sjögren’s Syndrome: 9 Ways to Self-Manage Symptoms

Sjögren's syndrome is one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases in the United States, affecting an estimated 7,000,000 people, with only 4,000,000 of those being diagnosed. While it primarily affects the salivary glands and tear ...

Myasthenia Gravis & Symptom Management

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder. It causes severe muscle weakness. Usually, the weakness occurs in the eyes and face, but it can happen in the neck, fingers, arms, legs, chest and elsewhere. The weakness ...

6 Ways to Improve Scleroderma Symptoms Naturally

Scleroderma is a rare and difficult disease. Also known as systemic sclerosis, it affects about 75,000 to 100,000 people in the United States. It can be a severe condition that can cause significant physical distress, ...

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