This category of chronic illness includes conditions like Ankylosing Spondylitis, Celiac Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Late Stage Lyme Disease & Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Type 1 Diabetes, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Grave’s Disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Narcolepsy, Psoriasis, Reactive Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and Ulcerative Colitis.
These factors combined lead to systemic inflammation and immune system overload.
*Lowering toxicity is not “magic”. Some companies, though, are gimmicky and try to claim that only their “proprietary” supplements can help your body detox effectively. Your body detoxifies itself, but that doesn’t mean these processes never benefit from support. True detoxification support can be achieved through reducing the use of food, household items, and beauty products that contain toxic additives; improving any of the body’s detox mechanisms that aren’t functioning optimally, and supporting genetic detoxification genes that may be weakened by common mutations.
That’s why I decided to become Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition, a Clinical Herbalist, and a Certified Health Coach – to help other people like us with autoimmune diseases and similar chronic illnesses get to the root of their health conditions and restore their quality of life through holistic modalities.
That’s also why I started this health blog, Naturally at Home – as a free resource to others who have multiple chronic conditions and don’t know where to turn for help.
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*Disclaimer – I am not a licensed doctor and do not practice medicine or diagnose, treat, or cure disease. As a certified health coach and herbalist, I publish health articles for educational purposes, not as a substitute for medical care.
