When the body begins to attack itself and inflammation wreaks havoc throughout the body, it's time to address the triggers and come up with awhole-body plan to find relief.Autoimmune disease is a complex and diverse web of conditions. Instead of focusing on pathogens, the immune system forms antibodies against your own tissue and begins to attack a particular area of the body, be it the thyroid (Hashimoto's hypothyroid disease), beta cells in the pancreas (type 1 diabetes), intestinal lining (Celiac, Crohn's, colitis), or joints (rheumatoid arthritis). The medical establishment tends to view autoimmune diseases as separate entities, but all combined, a staggering 50 million Americans have at least one autoimmune disease—twice the rate of heart disease and more than four times the rate of cancer. Having one autoimmune disease makes it more likely that you'll develop others, as does having a family member with an autoimmune disease.
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