Friday, January 15, 2016

essential diet info every autoimmune disease patient needs to read immediately

@Healthcure3: the essential diet info every autoimmune disease patient needs to read immediately .
This informative post was written by Goji Man (a.k.a. Simon Hammett), who is from the UK and is currently studying a Masters in Food, Nutrition & Health. He runs a blog calledgojimannutrition.com which focuses on plant based nutrition and health which I encourage you to check out! You can also follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

Autoimmune diseases are caused when your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body. There are well over 80 different types of diagnosable autoimmune diseases and many have very similar characteristics and symptoms which makes it very difficult for doctors to diagnose.

The most common autoimmune diseases are: rheumatoid arthritis (joint inflammation), lupus (can effect skin, joints, kidneys and other organs), celiac disease (caused by a reaction to gluten resulting in intestine damage), pernicious anaemia (reduced red blood cells due to inability to absorb vitamin B12), vitiligo (loss of pigment in skin), psoriasis (skin condition), Hashimoto’s disease (thyroid inflammation) and type 1 diabetes (caused when pancreas is destroyed).

The standard medical approach to dealing with autoimmune diseases are medications (with a multitude of serious side effects):



To read this article go to

http://healthcurecorner.com/the-essential-diet-info-every-autoimmune-disease-patient-needs-to-read-immediately/