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"Rather, more people are getting autoimmune disorders than ever before. Something in our environment is creating this crisis. What you will read about in the following pages is a powerful and touching and scholarly expose of what those things may be. The immune system in our bodies is charged with an amazingly complex task: to recognize and ignore all the cells and tissues within our body and—at the same time—to attack any and all "invaders," foreign cells, viruses, bacteria, or fungi." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"But when the immune system cracks, it leaves us at the mercy of invaders and sometimes even its own internal demise through the bewildering progression of autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and MS. Studies have shown that mice exposed to relevant doses (i.e., doses equivalent to what a human might encounter) of the solvent trichloroethylene, used in adhesives, paint removers, and spot removers, and found in many water sources from dumping of the chemical, developed lupuslike symptoms and autoimmune hepatitis." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"The primary care physician should perform a detailed history and physical aimed at screening for nutritional deficiencies and looking for signs and symptoms of other autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal cancers, and refractory sprue. If the patient is doing well without clinical symptoms and has normal antibody titers, he or she should continue to be followed annually. If the patient is doing poorly, indicated by symptoms, nutritional deficiencies or elevated antibodies, more extensive medical nutritional therapy should be given by a knowledgeable dietitian [83]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Undiagnosed coeliac disease and risk of autoimmune disorders in subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia 44, 151-155. 112. Jaeger, C, Hatziagelaki, E., Petzoldt, R., and Bretzel, R. (2001). Comparative analysis of organ-specific autoantibodies and celiac disease-associated antibodies in type 1 diabetic patients, their first-degree relatives, and healthy control subjects. Diabetes Care 24, 27-32. 113. Lubrano, E., Ciacci, C, Ames, P. R. J., Mazzacca, G, Ordente, P., and Scarpa, R. (1996). The arthritis of coeliac disease: Prevalence and pattern in 200 adult patients. Br. J." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "It has been demonstrated that patients diagnosed with celiac disease early in life, and treated early with a gluten-free diet, have a significantly lower risk of developing other autoimmune disorders than do individuals diagnosed later in life [47]. Persons with both Down and Turner syndromes classically have short stature and are at increased risk for skeletal and other autoimmune diseases such as diabetes mellitus, Crohn's disease, and thyroid disease [48], which makes the diagnosis in this population exceptionally difficult." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Duration of exposure to gluten and risk for autoimmune disorders in patients with celiac disease. Gastroenterology 117, 297-303. 48. Smith, D. W. (1988). "Recognizable Patterns of Malformation," pp. 10, 12, 74, 75. Saunders, Philadelphia. 49. Bonamico, M., Mariani, P., Danesi, H. M., Crisogianni, M., Faill, P., Gemme, G, Quartino, A. R., Giannotti, A., Castro, M., Balli, F., Lecora, M., Andria, G, Guariso, G., Gabrielli, O., Catassi, C, Lazzari, R., Balocco, N. A., DeVirgilis, S., Culasso, E, and Romano, C. (2001)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Possible causes include a genetic predisposition and autoimmune disorders, in which antibodies are produced that can damage a number of glands, including the ovaries. Smoking has also been known to cause early menopause. Artificial menopause results from medical intervention that reduces or stops hormone secretion by the ovaries. These interventions include surgery to remove the ovaries or reduce their blood supply, and chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the pelvis to treat cancer." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"ENERGETIC STAR 5: AUTOIMMUNE Contrary to its name, this Star is not correlated only to autoimmune disorders, for it also has a bioenergetic antiallergy effect, especially when used with Thymus Driver in the same protocol. Energetic Star 5, as a bioenergetic pathway, generally correlates to the cell-destroying mechanisms of your immune system, mechanisms that when they go awry—mistakenly attacking healthy cells—can have wide-ranging negative effects on the body, particularly in your joints." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.) "It also supports your body's bioenergetic resistance to molds, parasites, and allergic responses and plays a bioenergetic role generally in helping to prevent autoimmune disorders. ENERGETIC DRIVER 15: PANCREAS DRIVER The Pancreas Driver field is generated by the action of pancreatic cells. It bioenergetically connects to the vagus nerve and, at the cellular level, to lymphocytes in the spleen." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Many people with chemical sensitivities, autoimmune disorders and immune deficiency problems are early victims of what is happening to the planet, harbingers of what may later grow into a more serious and more obviously recognized problem. I have begun to see in my practice a vast number of autoimmune problems that I feel are environmentally or chemically induced. This problem is significant and deserves to receive national and international attention. I really appreciate the work that Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"With autoimmune disorders, the immune system reacts to normal tissue in the body that would normally be seen as harmless. The difference is that in the case of allergies, the trigger is a known, quantifiable external stimulus (peanut butter, eggs, pollen, dust mites, trees, grass, mold), whereas in most cases of autoimmunity (other than celiac disease) the causes can often only be ascertained (or only guessed at) after disease strikes. When the immune system is pushed to turn haywire in one area, it's more likely to go haywire in many areas." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "As someone who has dealt with numerous autoimmune disorders since puberty, I look back over my own childhood and wonder if it could have been too clean. My three siblings and I were all a year apart, and illnesses flew through our house with such vengeance that my mother says there was once a stretch of forty days during which there was always someone vomiting or feverish." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The Harvard Guide to Women's Health links preeclampsia to very young or much older women (over 45), women with underlying medical problems (high blood pressure, kidney disorders, autoimmune disorders, and diabetes), and multiple births.144 Once preeclampsia is diagnosed, a skilled professional musr be called in to help manage the treatment, since the condition is serious enough to threaten the mother's life and damage the fetus. Potassium levels must be increased (in addition to prescription potassium, eating potato peels and bananas helps; also mint, chicory, and dandelion leaves)." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "What may seem like a hot flash due to perimenopause or menopause may in rare cases be caused by another condition such as thyroid disease, epilepsy, infection, insulin-producing tumors, pheochromocytoma, carcinoid syndromes, leukemia, pancreatic tumors, autoimmune disorders, or allergic disorders. Irregular Uterine Bleeding. In the transition phase of menopause, changes in the amount of flow and the frequency of the flow are the main signs of perimenopause." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "So should those of women with kidney disease or autoimmune disorders like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. All of these conditions can make a pregnancy much riskier for both mother and child. Ultrasound can be invaluable in assessing fetal growth and well-being. Ongoing surveillance of the pregnancy can alert the woman to any medical problems as early as possible." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Both stress and inactivity—the twin hallmarks of modern life — play big roles in the development of arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and other autoimmune disorders. Reducing stress by any means, and especially exercise, helps patients with their recovery from these diseases. The diseases result from a weakened immune system, and as is evident in the example of Robert Pyles, exercise can dramatically improve immune function." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"It's also a fairly common sign of several autoimmune disorders, including Reiter's syndrome (see Scaly Rash on Palms or Soles, below), which is a group of conditions that include joint, urinary, and eye problems; sarcoidosis (see Scaly Patches on the Face, below); pemphigus, which causes blistering and sores on skin and mucous membranes; and alopecia areata, which causes clumps of hair to fall out. (See Chapter 1.) Like many other problem nails, pitted nails may crumble and eventually fall off." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "It can also be a clue to alcohol abuse, tumors, autoimmune disorders, and other serious diseases. SMELLY SWEAT Sweat itself doesn't smell. It's only when sweat mingles with bacteria, which are particularly abundant on the hairy areas of our bodies, that it gives off that distinctive stink. As anyone who's ever been in a gym realizes, body odor (aka BO) and sweat go hand in hand. The apocrine sweat glands are the prime culprits. (See Sweat, above.) Not surprisingly, BO—medically known as bromhidrosis—is often strong evidence of poor personal hygiene or a disdain for deodorant. But ing." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Left-handedness can be not just an inconvenience but a marker for a number of autoimmune disorders, especially thyroid disease (see Appendix I) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which en- S,GN 0F THE TIMES compasses Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. (See Chapter 8.) In addition, being left-handed has been linked to some behavioral problems. Some of these problems, however, may be partly the result of parents or teachers trying to force lefties into being righties, a practice that is still widespread in some parts of the world." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "WARNING SIGN Men with Klinefelter's syndrome are at increased risk for osteoporosis and some serious autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.lt also raises their chances of developing breast cancer, testicular cancer, lung disease,and extragonadalgerm cell tumors, rare growths that can be cancerous. The good news is that many men with this condition who suffer from infertility may be able to father children with the help of advanced reproductive technologies. And with testosterone treatment, men with Klinefelter's can grow hair and have a better sex life to boot." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Scientific evidence links vaccinations to chronic fatigue, autoimmune disorders, aids, learning disabilities, and other health problems. Viera Scheibner notes that the annual death rate in Europe prior to 1940 from diphtheria was "negligible (less than 300 deaths per million)." After this date, when mass vaccinations against the disease were begun, "unprecedented" diphtheria epidemics followed in "fully vaccinated subjects." Mass vaccinations against tetanus and whooping cough also began in many countries in the 1940s, and were followed by outbreaks of the "so-called provocation poliomyelitis." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"The benefits of a probiotically optimized intestinal tract include: • Lowered cholesterol • Inhibition of cancer 'Antibiotics (both medicinal and in our food supply) are the #1 culprit in the overgrowth of harmful pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract (a condition called dysbiosis) that may be at the root of many autoimmune disorders and certain cancers." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"This is a very basic explanation of the complexities of autoimmune disorders. Nevertheless, it provides basic information for those to understand and heal autoimmune problems. 3) The Hygiene Hypothesis Another theory about the prevalence of food sensitivities, allergies and autoimmune disease, is the "hygiene hypothesis". Studies have shown that kids who grew up in a sterile clean environment have more immune reactions and allergies than ones who live with a dog or a mother who wasn't the best housekeeper." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Dysbiosis and Leaky Gut Syndrome A few hypotheses for the cause of autoimmune disorders are leaky gut syndrome and dysbiosis. Leaky gut syndrome is characterized by the gut lining of the intestinal tract as having small perforations or opening in the tight junctions of the cells, allowing waste and food particles into the bloodstream. Due to the nature of the body's immune system, it mounts an inflammatory attack on these particles. Particles circulated in the blood may also be deposited into unsuspecting organs, such as the liver, kidneys or joints." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (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.) "Immune dysregulation. autoimmune disorders. Allergic reactions. Genetic vulnerability. For the most part, when these problems are extreme, combined, and omnipresent, the result is frank autism. When they are less extreme, fewer in number, and exist only occasionally, the result is Asperger's or PDD-NOS. When they are relatively moderate, very limited in number, and occur only infrequently, the result is ADHD. When they are mild, isolated, and occur very rarely, the result is borderline ADHD, or neurological disorders as common and treatable as learning disabilities and speech pathologies." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (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.)

"Increased risk of autoimmune disorders such as lupus. • Fibrocystic breasts. • Fibroid tumors. • Depression and irritability. • PMS symptoms such as cramping and bloating—in addition to depression and irritability. • Menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats—again, in addition to depression and irritability. • Decreased sex drive. • Increased body hair and thinning of scalp hair. • Migraine headaches. • Impaired thyroid function, including Grave's disease. • Increased body fat. • Increased blood clotting. • Impaired blood sugar control." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Free radicals cause many health problems such as heart disease, blood clots, cancer, arthritis, autoimmune disorders, and most problems associated with aging. Our body naturally makes antioxidants to protect us from free-radical damage, but our environment and aging reduce our antioxidant pool. Pesticides, synthetic hormones, cigarette smoke, pollution, and heavy metals (particularly lead and mercury) reduce our antioxidant levels and increase our risk of disease. Because our body's production of antioxidants declines as we age, we become increasingly susceptible to oxidation problems." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (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.)

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