In those with a single organ system affected, we look for a different list of autoimmune conditions. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis cause abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and weight loss by attacking the GI tract. Rheumatoid arthritis afflicts many with painful, swollen, and even heated joints. If we uncover thyroid dysfunction, we must look for Hashimoto’s antibodies.
Mycotoxins Exacerbating Autoimmunity While mold toxins, or mycotoxins, affect us in a variety of ways, their effects on the immune system seem to be a primary pathway. Though controversy exists over things like ‘toxic building syndrome,’ research clearly supports the immune-modulating effects of these toxins. Researchers in a November 2021 volume of the International Journal…
Could Immunity Theft be Behind Long COVID? While few of us want to think about COVID again, this research suggests it may be stealing more from us than just energy and daily function. The Long COVID tendency may be due to it stealing from our immune defenses, creating openings for other new infections to break…
Stepping into the inter-workings of our body systems is like stepping into a modern factory assembling a large and complex machine. The interplay between something like a simple bacterium in our colon and an on-site immune cell can end up triggering autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis in our joints. What goes on in one system…
Probiotics for Vitiligo As scientists discover more and more connections between our gut flora and our disease processes, studies like this one give hope to vitiligo patients who have few other options from the medical world. In their mouse study, the researchers purified a probiotic-produced chemical and confirmed both vitiligo improvement and immune cell changes…
In medical science, we often know something is wrong before we know what that something actually is. With fibromyalgia, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, the notion that inflammation and our immune systems played a role in this debilitating disease has long been present, at least in those suffering from it. Thankfully, over recent years, more…
As internet voices and a few leading medical figures promote Ketogenic diets for autoimmune diseases, we can appreciate those behind the scenes doing the lab science that reveals the pathways connecting the dots. Recently, University of California – San Francisco researchers reported their mouse study’s findings regarding Beta-hydroxybutyrate and how this metabolic product reduced findings…
In dealing with autoimmune diseases, researchers are always looking for warning signs prior to symptoms onset so that we can prevent disease and damage before they happen. By the time autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis have caused joint pain, they have already damaged tissues and organs in ways that can’t be repaired. If we in…
When almost 6 out of 10 Americans eat food daily that contributes to inflammation, no one should wonder why our country has an epidemic of health conditions related to excess inflammation. We see rising rates of cancer, heart disease, strokes, atopic conditions, autoimmunity and more. In looking for an explanation, we can point to the…