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.

How to Recognize Mono Symptoms + 12 Natural Treatments

Mono is called the "kissing disease" because it spreads by contact with bodily fluids, especially saliva. Mono symptoms are most common in teens and young adults. Symptoms in children are usually too mild to notice, and older ...

Psoriasis Symptoms, Risk Factors + 5 Natural Remedies

If you have dry, itchy, scaly, painful, red patches of skin that crop up, there's a chance you're suffering psoriasis symptoms. Psoriasis is a persistent autoimmune condition that causes red, raised plaque to form on the ...

The Link Between Vitamin D and Autoimmune Disease

Vitamin D is a nutrient that has many roles within the immune system and central nervous system. For example, vitamin D benefits include having anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects, in part by activating immune defenses and enhancing ...

How to Beat Autoimmune: 6 Keys to Reclaim Your Health

If you’re dealing with frustrating or debilitating autoimmune symptoms — like profound fatigue, aches and pain, numbness and tingling or brain fog — you know how they wreak havoc on your life. But it doesn’t ...

More than a Diagnosis: Using Integrative Approaches for Living with Chronic Illness

As I sat among my peers during a college study group, I secretly tucked my hand inside my zippered UC Davis sweatshirt and gently massaged my aching stomach. “Who knows the answer to question B?” a ...

Glyphosate Toxicity Alert: How America’s #1 Weedkiller Tricks Your Body Into Absorbing It

When you're creating a meal or spraying a stray dandelion in your yard, you probably don't think about glyphosate toxicity. Still, glyphosate is the most commonly used agricultural pesticide in the world — and a ...

What Exactly Does It Mean to Be Immunocompromised?

You've probably heard the word "immunocompromised" being used a lot lately and may have a general idea of what the term means. But what else should you know about having a compromised immune system? Your immune ...

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 ...