“Autoimmune” - a Challenge
“Autoimmune” isn’t a passing trend; it describes chronic, systemic conditions in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. Most autoimmune conditions appear to arise from a mix of genetic susceptibility and environmental influences.
Your immune system is run by your nervous system with “innate intelligence” - So why would it begin reacting against the very body it is meant to protect? It’s now believed that constant exposure to processed foods, environmental toxins, heavy metals, viruses, moulds, parasites, chemicals, poor sleep, and chronic stress contribute to ongoing immune dysregulation and persistent inflammation.
Foreign infiltrators/squatters living in your body, rent-free, taking up space, overwhelm your immune system to a point where it mistakenly attacks even healthy tissues. While modern medicine focuses on managing symptoms and slowing immune overactivity, it does not get rid of these antigens; it also does not take a holistic approach, nor does it prescribe proactive ways of prevention. It only puts a muzzle on your immune system - a band-aid fix - much like demilitarising the army (even in the presence of invaders) just to bring stability in the region.
Gaining insights through physiology, psychology, and behavior - along with good testing, good conversation, and implementing beneficial lifestyle changes (food, exercise and sleep) offer promising new directions in better managing - and sometimes even reversing - autoimmune conditions.
Z P
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