Autoimmune Disease
Minimize the inflammation that worsens and triggers your autoimmune symptoms
About Autoimmune Disease
Over 80 different condition fall under this umbrella. While these diseases are generally viewed as separate conditions by other doctors and autoimmune specialists in the UK, they share common causes by look through a functional medicine lens. By looking deeper we can find the causes, so that we can treat at the root level through a combination of treating an imbalanced microbiome, healing a leaky gut, balancing nutrient deficincies, addressing inflammation and removing infections, we can look to bring autoimmune diseases into remission .
There are currently over 80 different conditions—including:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Graves’ Disease
Coeliac Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Crohn’s Disease
Psoriasis
Multiple Sclerosis
Type 1 Diabetes
Raynaud Syndrome
Alopecia
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Autoimmune Causes
Autoimmune Disease occurs when the immune system is imbalanced. While it’s supposed to defend against foreign invaders and toxins and defend its own body tissue, instead it begins to attack the boides own tissue. This is largely part down to an imbalanced microbiome, which causes the gut wall to become damaged and porous. Once foreign particles enter the bloodstream, the immune system becomes activated and loses its ability to protect the body and defend its own tissue. As well as environmental factors, there is often a genetic disposition that comes into play.
Specific variations in genes, known as polymorphisms, set the stage for autoimmunity by altering the regulation of immune cells. We also see undiagnosed bacterial and viral infections as another common issue that often gets overlooked when treating autoimmune conditions. Once these pre-existing infections are treated and the underlying condition is resolved autoimmune tend to heal a lot quicker. Other issues that can cause autoimmune are mold toxicity, hormonal imbalances and mitochondria dysfunction .
Symptoms
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Treatment
By taking a thorough client history and by looking at some of the triggers that may be causing their immune system to run out of control and cause inflammation – investigating microbiome dysregulation, we are able to pinpoint and focus on what needs to be addressed to improve your health picture functioning at the disease site. At Integrative Nutrition Clinic, we will also look at various other factors in our treatment approach that include:
Advanced lab testing and diagnostics
Anti-inflammatory diet protocols, such as the AIP diet
Targeted Supplements and herbs
DNA Testing
Detoxification
Natural immune-modulatory and Anti Inflammatory compounds
Supplements to support leaky gut
A combination of pre and probiotics
