GrassRoots Functional Medicine Blog: Autoimmunity
The Stress-Autoimmune Connection & What You Can Do to Minimize Your Risk
Raise your hand if you experience stress on a regular basis. I’m willing to bet you have your hand up right now. And with the holidays coming up I’m guessing you’re about to be dealing with even MORE stress. In today’s world virtually…
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My Exact Formula to Preventing and Reversing Autoimmune Conditions
Background and Significance: It is an unfortunate truth in today’s society that most people are impacted in one way or another by the effects of an autoimmune condition. Whether it is you, or a close friend or family member who
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Preventing and Reversing Autoimmunity-Step 1: Commit
Root-Fix Framework to Preventing and Reversing Autoimmunity- Step 1: Commit. For those of you who missed it, last week I wrote the first of a nine-part series discussing my Root-Fix Framework for Preventing and Reversing Autoimmune Disease.
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Foods To Add And Avoid To Boost Your Immune System
A number of foods have been found to benefit the immune system. One group of foods is thought to reduce inflammation in the body, leading to less wear and tear on all your bodily systems, including your immune system: anti-inflammatory foods, which are thought to...
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How Probiotics Help Improve Your Immune System
By now, almost everyone has heard of probiotics, the active cultures in a range of dairy products such as yogurt, some cheeses and kefir, and in fermented foods such as miso, kimchi, and sauerkraut. Most of these are tasty additions to our diet that can also help...
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Myths And Facts About Boosting Your Immune System
There are a lot of theories on how to boost the immune system to ward off diseases, particularly in reference to cold and flu season, when people are most concerned with avoiding illness when everyone around them seems to be sick. But is there any truth in these...
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