Autoimmune Articles

Autoimmune Articles:

Bernie Mac – Death by Medicine?

Before the dust settles on the Bernie Mac tragedy it is important for everyone to understand two things: 1) It is abnormal to die from pneumonia at age 50. 2) There are millions of Americans with autoimmune problems of one type or another at risk for the same fate as Bernie Mac.

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Leptin Problems Cause Psoriasis

How leptin works in your body has a profound influence on many aspects of your health. Individuals with psoriasis have leptin resistance (higher than normal levels of leptin in their blood), regardless of their body weight.

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Beer Causes Autoimmune Disease – Skin, Gut & Brain at Risk

Every now and then the mainstream news creates what I call a teachable moment. The majority of Americans could care less about a subject as seemingly obtuse as gluten intolerance. Then along comes a headline indicating beer intake by women can cause gluten-induced autoimmune disease, and all of a sudden, a significantly larger portion of America has its ears open. A companion study has linked gluten sensitivity to depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. This means a whole lot more than the 1% of Americans with Celiac disease should at least understand something about this topic and how it may relate to their health.

Read More: anxiety, autoimmune, beer, celiac, depression, digestive health, gluten, psoriasis

Grape Seed Extract May Help Arthritis

Autoimmune and rheumatoid arthritis are characterized by the immune system in a funk and now attacking joints. Standard medical treatment poisons the immune cells so they don’t work, including their inappropriate attack on the joints. A new animal study demonstrates that grape seed extract can help solve the source of the problem.

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The Stunning Immune Power of Lactoferrin

Lactoferrin is one of the most powerful immune support nutrients known. It is not only vital to your defense against any type of infection; it also helps keep your immune system from overheating with too much inflammation. Lactoferrin is a vital component of breast milk and largely responsible for defending the human race against infection in our most vulnerable members. Bovine lactoferrin is quite similar to human lactoferrin and readily available in colostrum, whey protein, and in a purified form from whey protein. Hundreds of studies show lactoferrin is a potent antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral and parasite killing compound. New information is now showing that lactoferrin is a manager of immune cells, helping to optimize and coordinate their attack on enemies while preventing inappropriate immune system excess. This is a drastic difference from Stone Age medicine that seeks to apply some sort of toxin to a germ to kill it. This is an immune compound with a brain, an active regulator of healthy immunity.

Read More: autoimmune, dendritic cells, immunity, infection, inflammation, lactoferrin