Episode 30: Common autoimmune diseases among thyroid patients

If you have hypothyroidism, there is a greater than 90% chance that Hashimoto's, an autoimmune disease, is the cause of your hypothyroidism. If you have one autoimmune disease, then you probably have other autoimmune diseases.Researchers once believed that autoimmunity was an isolated dysfunction of the gland from an autoimmune response that had no other systemic effects.Current research shows autoimmunity stems from immune dysregulation and loss of immune tolerance – meaning the immune system loses tolerance to foods, chemicals, and its own body tissue.This means that any tissue in the body is vulnerable to autoimmunity, and that the mechanisms that set into motion one autoimmune disease can lead to another.The goal is to regulate immune function and drive autoimmune expression into remission, which will lower your risk of developing future autoimmune diseases.You do this by identifying your triggers and following strategies that dampen inflammation and boost immune *regulation.* How you do this makes up the bulk of my content on my site (drknews.com) and in my books (on amazon).To learn more, visit the site or the online Hashimoto's: Solving the Puzzle course page.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/solving-the-puzzle-with-dr-datis-kharrazian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.