Autoimmunity is, simply put, the process by which the immune system attacks its own healthy tissues and organs. Here is a simplified illustration of how this works:
The function of your immune system is to identify foreign invaders or pathogens and to render them harmless. In order to do this, each cell in the body has a specific identification tag, which lets the immune system know that this cell belongs to the body.
When the cells have this identification tag, they aren't attacked. If for some reason the tag is missing, these cells are then treated as "non-self" by the immune system and attacked as if they were foreign invaders.
Why this happens is not completely understood, though there are several theories among scientists. Researchers believe that stress, viral infections, vaccinations, poor nutrition and environmental toxins play a role in the development of autoimmune diseases, causing the immune system to become confused and attack the very body it is supposed to protect.
For a complete discussion on the possible causes of autoimmune disease,
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What is important to remember is this: Autoimmunity results when cells lose their identification markers and are attacked by an over-responding immune system. These overactive cells are implicated in the development and progression of autoimmune disease. The key to health is keeping immune cells in harmonious balance.
It is important to note that though there are as many as eighty different autoimmune diseases, almost all of them have the same root causes. Dr. Stephen B. Edelson refers to this as the "autoimmune process".
This means that no matter what collection of autoimmune diseases or disease symptoms you have, they often can be successfully overcome using a specific, targeted approach such as the one mentioned on this web site. |
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