Causes and Treatments of Autoimmune Disease
If you suffer from an autoimmune condition like Hashimoto’s Disease or Rheumatoid Arthritis, chances are that you’ve been led to believe that there is nothing that can be done to reverse the condition. Doctors who specialize in areas such as endocrinology or gastroenterology will often only focus on managing the symptoms. This can be frustrating and in many cases, ineffective.
It’s important to learn that there are steps that you can take to strengthen and support your immune system, thereby treating, and managing, the causes of your problem, not just the symptoms.
What is Autoimmune Disease?
We all have an immune system that serves to protect our bodies from foreign invaders like infections. Sometimes, however, this immune system can go rogue, and instead of only fighting harmful bacteria or viruses, it can start fighting the good and healthy parts of our bodies. This can cause tissue damage and make us feel sick.
The Whole Body
If you suffer from an autoimmune condition like Hashimoto’s, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis, you have likely been sent to a medical expert who works with and treats that particular part of your body- a dermatologist for psoriasis, for example.
Here at NorCal Brain Center, we don’t only focus on one organ, system or part of your body. In contrast, we look at your whole self, your body and its systems to see how one part impacts the health and function of the others. This allows us to see causes and recommend treatments that will be more holistically effective.
Finding Autoimmune Triggers
While treatment of symptoms is important, a more effective way to treat autoimmune disease is to identify what is triggering the autoimmune response. This will help you manage the causes of your problem and reduce your pain, fatigue and other symptoms.
We mentioned above that inefficient functioning and communication of the brain to the body can be one trigger of autoimmune disease. There can be other triggers, however. Food allergies and intolerances can trigger autoimmune responses when particles such as proteins, microbes and other food bits enter your bloodstream. These particles are recognized by your immune system as foreign invaders, and trigger inflammation as your system sets out to fight off the infection. If this happens continually over time, your immune system can go rogue and begin fighting your healthy tissues by mistake.
At NorCal Brain Center, we will work to find all the triggers that are setting your autoimmune system off, so that we can build a plan to remove those triggers and get your immune system back in balance.
How We Will Work to Reset Your Immune System
At NorCal, we will complete a comprehensive series of lab tests designed to help figure out what is triggering your autoimmune response. We will test for food intolerance, infection, toxins in your blood and other possible causes.
Once we have determined what some of the causes are for your autoimmune response, we will then design a treatment plan to help your body heal and reset. This may include changes in your diet, medical-grade nutritional supplements and treatments for infections.
We recognize the complexity and individuality of every particular person and situation. That’s why it’s important to us that you come in and have a personalized set of testing completed so that we can work with you to help support your body, reduce the causes of your pain and discomfort and get back to feeling like yourself.
If you have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, or experience problems in your gut, skin, nerves or other organs, we hope you’ll make an appointment today to consult with the professionals at NorCal brain center!
