Autoimmune Diseases: Types, Symptoms, Causes and New Treatment options

Optimal Health Weekly Podcast

In this episode of Optimal Health Weekly we discuss common Autoimmune diseases that can produce a wide range of symptoms, depending on the stage.

Depending on the kind of immune system dysfunction, either abnormally low activity or high activity may occur. Overactive immune systems cause tissue damage and destruction by attacking healthy cells (autoimmune diseases). Diseases that weaken the immune system leave patients more susceptible to infection.

Autoimmune disease get diagnosed when the body's natural defense system can't tell the difference between your own cells and foreign cells, causing our own body to mistakenly attack otherwise normal cells. There are more than 82 types of autoimmune diseases that affect a wide range of body parts.

Antibodies may be produced by the immune system in response to an unidentified trigger, but instead of targeting infections, they may begin attacking healthy human tissue. In most cases, medications prescribed for autoimmune illnesses aim to dampen the body's immunological response.

Links from Show Notes

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/autoimmune-disorders

https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/autoimmune-disorders

https://stemcellthailand.org/10-autoimmune-disease-risks-treatment-options/

https://www.autoimmuneinstitute.org/resources/autoimmune-disease-list/

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