7 Ways to Reverse
Autoimmune Disease
!
!
Linda Mercer - March 2015 - 10minutewellness.com
7 WAYS TO REVERSE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - LINDA MERCER 1
Even
though
there
are
over
eighty
iden0fied
autoimmune
diseases,
affec0ng
over
23
million
Americans,
few
people
even
know
what
these
condi0ons
are.
This
lack
of
awareness
is
causing
extreme
pain
and
disability
to
millions
and
even
death.
But,
the
good
news
is
that
these
diseases
are
preventable,
reversible
and
even
curable-‐-‐-‐if
caught
early.
You
don’t
have
to
suffer
for
life,
or
rely
solely
on
medica0ons
that
cause
even
more
side
effects.
You
don’t
have
to
live
in
pain,
or
disability,
or
fear
death
if
you
give
your
body
and
mind
what
they
need
to
heal
and
thrive.
I
am
a
textbook
example
of
reversing
a
disabling
and
poten0ally
deadly
autoimmune
disease.
I
was
diagnosed
with
Mul0ple
Sclerosis
in
1984,
and
told
there
was
no
known
cause
and
no
cure.
At
first
I
felt
hopeless
with
the
dire
prognosis
I
was
given
and
the
total
unavailability
of
treatment
op0ons.
But,
when
the
shock
wore
off,
I
changed
my
thinking.
I
realized
it
didn’t
make
sense
to
me
that
there
was
“no
solu0on
or
cure”.
In
my
mind,
there
is
always
a
solu0on
for
every
problem
or
challenge;
so
I
decided
to
take
my
health
into
my
own
hands;
and
I
was
able
to
reverse
my
MS
in
less
than
one
year.
In
fact,
I
actually
felt
much
beRer
and
the
majority
of
the
symptoms
had
diminished
in
just
a
few
months.
I
was
fortunate—I
caught
it
early-‐-‐-‐only
eight
months
from
the
0me
I
experienced
my
first
symptoms—vision
problems,
numbness,
palsy,
and
problems
with
balance
and
coordina0on.
And,
even
more
fortunate
because
I
was
quickly
referred
by
an
acquaintance
to
a
team
of
integra0ve
physicians
who
offered
me
solu0ons
to
reverse
my
MS.
My
team
consisted
of
an
Internist,
a
Naturopath
and
a
Homeopathic
physician,
and
with
their
guidance,
self-‐study,
and
a
strong
will
and
determina0on,
I
was
able
to
reverse
my
MS.
!
So, what is autoimmune disease?!
A
basic
descrip0on
of
autoimmune
disease
is
when
a
person’s
immune
system
becomes
confused
and
starts
to
aRack
its
own
0ssue
and/or
nervous
system.
It
actually
causes
the
body
to
damage
its
own
cells.
7 WAYS TO REVERSE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - LINDA MERCER 2
What are some of the most prevalent forms of it?!
In
her
book,
The
Immune
System
Recovery
Plan,
(Scribner,
2013),
Dr.
Susan
Blum
tells
us
there
are
over
80
iden0fied
autoimmune
diseases.
You
can
find
a
complete
list
by
researching
online
here:
hRp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Autoimmune_disease
or
at
the
library.
But,
the
most
commonly
known
ones
include:
Crohn’s
disease,
Graves
disease,
MS,
lupus,
rheumatoid
arthri0s,
Hashimoto’s
thyroidi0s,
type
1
diabetes,
ulcera0ve
coli0s,
(and
many
other
diges0ve
disorders),
allergies,
asthma,
and
obesity.
There
are
now
links
to
au0sm
and
alzheimers.
!
What causes autoimmune disease?!
So,
you
might
ask,
what
is
causing
the
epidemic
growth
of
these
autoimmune
diseases?
Why
are
they
increasing
at
such
alarming
rates?
There
is
now
almost
universal
agreement
among
func0onal
medicine
physicians
and
prac00oners,
that
the
top
four
factors
at
the
root
of
the
rapid
increase
in
these
debilita0ng
illnesses
are:
poor
nutri0on,
toxins
and
stress,
and
poor
gut
health,
a
condi0on
called
leaky
gut;
and
a
protocol
for
preven0ng
and
reversing
autoimmune
disease
is
beginning
to
emerge.
Let’s
take
a
look
one
of
the
main
causes,
nutri0on,
and
9
of
the
best
current
protocols
to
prevent
or
reverse
this
disease
nutri0onally.
!
The Standard American Diet (SAD)!
The
Standard
American
Diet,
which
is
rich
in
highly
processed
foods
and
loaded
with
sugar,
salt
and
fat
has
had
a
disastrous
effect
on
our
health;
and
is
a
major
contributor
to
our
obesity
epidemic.
It
is
also
one
of
the
major
contributors
to
our
alarming
epidemic
of
all
chronic
diseases,
including
the
autoimmune
disease
epidemic.
!
Below
are
seven
ways
you
can
combat
the
SAD,
prevent
and
reverse
autoimmunity.
!
!
7 WAYS TO REVERSE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - LINDA MERCER 3
Action Steps To Prevent And Reverse Autoimmune
Disease:!
!
1. Avoid
sugar
and
foods
with
added
refined
sugar.
!
2. Cut
out
refined
carbs
such
as
cookies,
ice
cream,
donuts,
bread,
white
pasta.
!
3. Avoid
caffeine
or
cut
back
to
½
to
1
cup
a
day
if
you
are
not
caffeine
sensi0ve.
!
4. Eliminate
inflammatory
Foods:
hRp://www.huffingtonpost.com/
2013/03/21/inflammatory-‐foods-‐worst-‐inflamma0on_n_2838643.html
!
5. Add
probio0c
supplements
to
your
diet
to
increase
the
good
bacteria
in
your
gut.
!
6. Add
diges0ve
enzymes
(supplements)
to
your
diet
ajer
each
meal
to
aid
diges0on
and
absorp0on.
!
7. Paleo
diet
plans
have
proven
to
reverse
autoimmune
disease.
Check
out
The
Paleo
Approach,
by
Sarah
Ballantyne,
or
Prac@cal
Paleo,
by
Diane
SanFillipo.
!
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!
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!
In
Wellness
!
Linda
Mercer
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