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8 Sneaky Places Where Your Inflammation Could Be Hiding
Your liver, lymphatic system, kidneys, and gallbladder are largely responsible for detoxification as well as processing and removing toxins like alcohol, pesticides, mold mycotoxins, and the waste products of your own metabolism. If your detoxification system is impaired by inflammation, toxins can build up in your body further perpetuating inflammation and causing swelling, rashes, pain,…
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Increased Autoimmune Risk
While vitamin C is arguably the best-known nutrient for immune defense, vitamin D has a lot to do with immunity, too. This fat-soluble essential vitamin supports a multitude of cellular functions that support the bodyโs immune response1โincluding protecting against pathogens and scavenging free radicals. Source link
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Vitamin D Status & Body Composition Influence Your Risk Of Cancer
According to the research, body composition (i.e., as measured by weight, body fat percentage, BMI, and waist circumference) plays a massive role in how much vitamin D1 your body actively circulatesโand, subsequently, impacts the cancer research previously determined. Source link
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Lacking This Crucial Vitamin Is Linked To Risk Of Autoimmune Diseases
Here’s what to do about it. Source link
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This Gave Me Osteoporosis At 32 & Here's What I Wish People Knew
What I wish more people knew. Source link
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How To Eat If You Have An Autoimmune Disease: An MD’s Top 4 Tips
What you eat and drink can be the potential cause of autoimmunity, or the most nourishing influence in terms of helping to prevent or reverse autoimmunity. But what principles should you keep in mind when you eat for the long term? There are four main areas to address via nutritional modulation when you have an…
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An MD On The Link Between Trauma & Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune diseases are increasingly common, affecting an estimated 23.5 million people in the U.S., 80% of whom are women1. If you do struggle with an autoimmune condition, you know that many of the risk factors aren’t in your control, but you can identify your specific triggers to avoid flare-ups. But according to Harvard- and MIT-trained…
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5 Women’s Health Studies That Could Transform Healthcare
So much of what we’re taught about our healthโfrom what constitutes a “normal” BMI to what a heart attack feels likeโcomes from research on men. Women have historically been left out of medical studies for reasons that range from the frustrating to downright infuriating. And as we’ve previously reported, this gender gap has serious implications…
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An Honest Review Of mindbodygreen’s Health Coaching Certification
In addition to one-on-one coaching, I also hope to offer group coaching for those who could use support at a more affordable price point. I’m going to use social media to share my knowledge further too. One big intention of mine is to help people who can’t access personal coaching. After all, I didn’t have…
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Just In: Another Clue To Why Women Are More Likely To Have Autoimmune Disorders
The race to understand autoimmune disease continues. Source link