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"John Vena informed residents that he wanted the Environment and Society Institute to partner with them to seek a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to bring together University at Buffalo scientists and community members for a five-year study on the health impact of 858 East Ferry, focusing on the prevalence of autoimmune disease. Vena called it "the community's project." Judith Anderson stood up to say that her lupus organization would assist residents in any way it could. Residents headed home, reeling from what they had learned." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "In 1994, the Journal of the American Medical Association reported a dangerous relationship between diphtheria, tetanus, and oral polio vaccines and a number of autoimmune disorders, including Guillian-Barre syndrome. Similarly, a correlation has been reported and debated in scientific journals for years between the hepatitis B vaccine and multiple sclerosis as well as rheumatoid arthritis. Other evidence links the measles vaccine to multiple sclerosis and the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and hepatitis B vaccines to rheumatoid arthritis." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Although individuals with an unrecognized genetic predisposition to autoimmunity or who have an autoimmune disease may be more in need of protection against flu pandemics and infectious-disease outbreaks than others with less overexcitable immune systems, vaccines may in and of themselves prove to be dangerous for them. Just over thirty years ago, in 1976, the Centers for Disease Control investigated and confirmed that a severe influenza outbreak at Fort Dix, New Jersey, had been caused by the "swine flu"—an influenza A-type virus." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "APS in particular," she explains. "What about doctors in the remote parts of India or Belarus or Kenya or Brazil or the other places I have worked?" Despite all this, she pushes herself to ride her bike, swim, and even run as often as she can. She pushes herself, she says, "because I'm afraid if I stop, I'll never get going again." In a certain light, it makes sense that six out of the seven doctors whom Jan saw completely missed her disease. Healthy women in the prime of life rarely have lung clots, much less APS." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"NES matching tests show that this Star is correlated bioenergetically to allergic conditions of all types, including lupus (which is normally thought of as only an autoimmune disease), urticaria (hives), colitis, soft-tissue rheumatism, and asthma, among other things. However, the Energetic Star 5 Infoceutical does not appear to have a clear bioenergetic link to arthritis. Although arthritis may have an autoimmune component to it, NES research shows that is fat from the whole bioenergetic story." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Type-l is primarily an inflammatory response from an autoimmune reaction from antibodies being made against the beta cells. Certain viruses seem to attack and destroy the pancreatic beta cells directly, rather than through an autoimmune reaction.66 Mumps, prior to the onset of diabetes, was found in 42.5 percent of the subjects versus 12.5 percent in the control group.67 There are elevated levels of Coxsackie virus IGM antibodies.68 Exposure to virus infections in utero or during childhood may initiate beta cell damage.69 Rubella and chickenpox didn't seem to make any significant difference." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"This could cause milk, you must avoid not only dairy foods you to develop an autoimmune dis-but every other food product to which ease of one kind or another. This idea milk, cheese, or yogurt has been added. came from observations of groups with autoimmune diseases. The longer people had been breast-fed as infants, the less their chance of developing autoimmune conditions later in life. These observations, in turn, led to the idea that children fed cow's milk formulas might be more likely to develop type 1 diabetes, the type that typically starts in childhood." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Could the number of vaccines now recommended actually be contributing to the rise in children's chronic diseases like asthma, allergies, autism, autoimmune disease, diabetes, obesity, some cancers, and the growing epidemic of developmental disorders? Remember, in just twenty-four years, we've gone from fewer than ten vaccines to fifty vaccines, and there are more on the way. As the childhood health crisis worsens, more and more parents, and physicians, are starting to question the effect these vaccines might be having on our children's developing immune systems." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Too little immune reaction allows pathogens to grow in the intestines, causing infectious diarrhea, which can develop into a chronic illness such as allergies or an autoimmune disease without the anti-inflammatory effect of specific strains of probiotics. All in all, it appears that probiotics: • reduce allergic reactions • improve overall immunity • promote proper immune reactions against pathogens. Probiotics are great helpers to the immune system in the intestines and appear to support proper immune reactions throughout the body." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"The name of the infectious disorder was PANDAS, which stands for Pediatric autoimmune Neu-ropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus. Many doctors are not familiar with it, but I've treated a number of kids who've had it. I gave Kevin the antibiotic Zithromax, followed by a long-term course of preventive antibiotics, and it really helped quell the infection and calm him down." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "Then Elizabeth's mother was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease of scleroderma, and when it became clear that she was dying, Eric and Elizabeth back-burnered their despair and focused on the more immediate disaster. Scleroderma was a terrible way for Elizabeth's mom to have to die, as her immune system-already battered by rheumatoid arthritis and severe allergies-turned against her body, causing horrific inflammation, shrinkage of muscles, hardening of her skin, and multiple organ failure. The ordeal made Elizabeth start to worry about her family's genetics." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "KYLE'S CLUES • Kyle's family had a history of autoimmune disorders (scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis), allergies, and neurological disease (Parkinson's). Kyle was exposed to thimerosal in utero, when Elizabeth was injected with Rhogam. • Kyle had impaired immunity, as indicated by his vulnerability to ear infections. • Kyle took multiple courses of antibiotics, which interfere with the excretion of heavy metals. • Kyle got three vaccinations while he was ill with ear infections, and was taking antibiotics. Kyle had food allergies and bowel problems." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "Hashimoto's disease is by far the most common of all the autoimmune diseases, but it often has relatively subtle symptoms that are mistaken for other problems, such as, in Teia's case, inattentive subtype ADHD. Unfortunately, most doctors generally don't test for Hashimoto's, and as I've said, if you don't look, you won't see. Similarly, some doctors also disregard moderate excesses of thyroid hormones, which can cause symptoms resembling those of hyperactive subtype ADHD." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"According to an illuminating 1997 study from Japan, an unparalleled rise in heart disease, depression, allergies, and autoimmune conditions has taken place since Western-type food, high in omega-6s, has become popular. Experts say that the overall ratio of omega-6s to omega-3 s in today's Western diet ranges from 20 or 30 to 1 instead of an evolutionary ratio of 1 or 2 to 1. This dietary shift has created an alarming imbalance that researchers believe may contribute to inflammation, blood clot formation, and blood vessel constriction." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"It's an autoimmune disease, and no one knows what causes it," she said. She added, however, that children with other chronic health problems might be more likely to develop arthritis. "I do see increases in arthritis in children who have other diseases like obesity and diabetes, or asthma, for example. But that may just be that we're seeing an increase in these diseases in the population as a whole, so I don't really see a definite connection." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Arthritis in children is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation of the joints. "People are shocked," Dr. Kimura said, "that children can get arthritis. And it's even more shocking that it is one of the most common chronic diseases in children, in the top five." There are, in fact, as many as eight different types of arthritis that can occur in children. The most common of these, oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, most often affects little girls around the age of one or two." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"This form of diabetes affects about 5 percent of those who have the disease and is currently believed to be autoimmune in nature, which means the body produces antibodies that destroy its own cells; in this case, the beta cells. The exact cause is unknown, although genetic factors, environmental influences, diet, and viruses are all being closely explored as contributing factors. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES Signs and symptoms can include the following: ?frequent urination ?excessive thirst ?increased fatigue ?unusual/unexplained weight loss ?irritability ?blurry vision ?" - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Epigallocatechin gallate prevents autoimmune diabetes induced by multiple low doses of streptozotocin in mice. Arch Pharm Res 2003 Jul; 26(7):559-63. Song KH et al. Alpha-lipoic acid prevents diabetes mellitus in diabetes-ptone obese rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 Jan 7; 326(l):197-202. Song Y et al. Dietary magnesium intake in relation to plasma insulin levels and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Diabetes Care 2004 Jan; 27(l):59-65. Stirban A et al." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"One of many arteriosclerosis diseases in which fat builds up in the large and medium-size arteries. autoimmune process—A process by which the body's immune system attacks and destroys body tissue that it mistakes for foreign matter. beta cells—Cells that make the hormone insulin, which controls blood glucose levels. Beta cells are found in areas of the pancreas called the Islets of Langerhans. bladder—A hollow organ that urine drains into from the kidneys. From the bladder, urine leaves the body. blood glucose—The main sugar that the body makes from the food we eat." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Certain viruses seem to attack and destroy the pancreatic beta cells directly, rather than through an autoimmune reaction.66 Mumps, prior to the onset of diabetes, was found in 42.5 percent of the subjects versus 12.5 percent in the control group.67 There are elevated levels of Coxsackie virus IGM antibodies.68 Exposure to virus infections in utero or during childhood may initiate beta cell damage.69 Rubella and chickenpox didn't seem to make any significant difference." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "In essence inflammation occurs, not only through the autoimmune inflammation that we get in Type-1 but also as the more chronic low-level inflammation we may see in Type-2. N-acetyl cysteine is a precursor to glutathionine (GSH) and is a powerful antioxidant to moderate cell metabolism and gene expression. GSH is thought to prevent the oxidation that causes beta cell damage, and it does this by inhibiting NFkB activation. So it's possible that the inflammation from the NFkB activation plays an important role in the development of diabetes." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"And many were also obese and had high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, and/or dental problems. Most people, including physicians, would routinely attribute these symptoms and diseases to aging or genetics. They would say that time and genes were just running their course. I would routinely dispense a diagnosis and then send patients down the symptom-curbing path of anti-inflammatory drugs, pain medications, antidepressants, and sleep aids." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "The chronic D deficiency that results from poor absorption due to the inflammation in the small intestine may then predispose you to autoimmune diseases among the many other problems associated with D deficiency. Many people with celiac disease also have deficiencies of potassium, magnesium, iron, and vitamins A, K, and B. If you have recurrent canker sores or irritable bowel syndrome and other bowel symptoms, see a doctor for an evaluation. Psoriasis Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes patches of silvery, scaling skin that build up on a red base." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Medically, it's defined as an autoimmune disorder that results when the substance that normally carries the instructions between a person's nerves and muscles (acetylcholine) is absorbed by a special chemical—one produced by the person's own body. So while my grandfather could think a thought that commanded his body to "sit upright," for example, and his brain would send the signal of that thought to his body, the muscles would never receive it. The chemical would "hijack" the signal." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"So take some time to determine how vaccines and their additives might affect your child's health, particularly if you have a family history of autoimmune or neurological disorders or if you child may have a preexisting allergy to these "hidden" chemicals. The Thimerosal/Mercury Controversy We already know that mercury is a neurotoxin that can affect the brain, heart, and kidneys, immune system. There is also evidence to suggest that children's exposure to mercury and other heavy metals early in life might contribute to the epidemic rates of autism in this country." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"After multiple trips to specialists in New York City, Jack got the diagnosis: psoriatic arthritis, a serious autoimmune illness that destroys bones and joints. "Psoriatic arthritis (PA) was a perfect match with the company. I didn't feel my life was my own, and with PA in full swing, neither was my body. Work was miserable, my body was miserable. I finally got so disabled that I couldn't type or play tennis or piano. Even though I avoided dealing with my issues about work, my body forced me to deal with the PA. As I did, the disease also made me confront why I wasn't happy." - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"Some people with autoimmune diseases improve when given spleen extract or supplements that support the spleen function. Following a gluten-free diet, children can heal the small intestine in three to six months and adults sometimes up to two years. Healing of the villi means that the small intestine can properly absorb nutrients. However, improvement begins as soon as the diet is adhered to. Although one must avoid gluten to stay healthy, certain remedies can help the intestinal tract to heal much faster if they are given in conjunction with a gluten free diet." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Dysbiosis Diets Some natural practitioners recommend dysbiosis diets to treat many diseases such as autoimmune disorders, migraines and leaky gut syndrome. Dysbiosis means an abnormal flora in the gastrointestinal system. There is always a balance of good and bad bacteria, but when the bad takes over, it is called dysbiosis. Treatment of dysbiosis or Candida involves using natural anti-microbials and building up the beneficial flora. Follow a dysbiosis diet, and avoid foods that feed bad bacteria. In Chapter Three, you will see lists of foods." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "This process results in symptoms of inflammation, autoimmune disease, allergic and/or food reactions. 9. Over Consumption of the Same Foods Foods that we consume most frequently are usually what we become sensitive to. Dogs fed the same kibble everyday have more incidences of food allergies. However, dogs in the wild rarely have such problems. The theory is that their food supply always varies. Foods that are consumed frequently become allergies. In Japan, rice allergies are common. In Scandinavia, fish allergies are prevalent. This is good advertising for food rotation diets." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"What initiates such autoimmune diseases is usually not known. However, their incidence appears to be increasing, particularly in industrialized nations. In the United States, 14 million to 22 million people are believed to be affected. About twice as many women as men developed autoimmune diseases. Symptoms of an autoimmune disease can vary widely, as can the disease's course. Some patients develop mild cases, while in others the disease causes severe damage and can be fatal. Mild symptoms may be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

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