A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM RECOVERY PLAN by Susan Blum

7/29/2019 A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM RECOVERY PLAN by Susan Blum

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o oth aita o advi, th ad hould oult a omptt phyiia ad/o oth qualid

halth a poioal. T autho ad pulih pially dilaim all poiility o ay

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FOreWOrD y Mak Hyma, M.D. ix

InrODUcIOn 1

chapt 1: Autoimmu Dia bai 11

Pai

USING FOOD AS MEDICINE

chapt 2: Uig Food a Mdii 37chapt 3: Uig Food a Mdii Wokook 60

chapt 4: Uig Food a Mdii rip 91

Paii

UNDERSTANDING THE STRESS CONNECTION

chapt 5: Udtadig th st cotio 105chapt 6: Udtadig th st cotio Wokook 129

chapt 7: Udtadig th st cotio rip 158

Paiii

HEALING YOUR GUT

chapt 8: Halig You Gut 175chapt 9: Halig You Gut Wokook 191

chapt 10: Halig You Gut rip 215


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SUPPORTING YOUR LIVER

chapt 11: suppotig You Liv 229

chapt 12: suppotig You Liv Wokook 257

chapt 13: suppotig You Liv rip 280

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ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

chapt 14: Itio ad spi Autoimmu coditio 293

cOncLUsIOn 320

Akowldgmt 323

Appdix I: Hlpul book, cD, At-Hom Pogam,

ad Dtiatio Pogam 326

Appdix II: supplmt ad H Guid 329

not 334

Additioal r 339

rip Idx 348

Idx 350


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FOREwORD

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What dia at mo wom tha hat dia ad at aomid?

What polm at 24 millio Amia ut iv oly 5.4 p-

t o th natioal Ititut o Halth (nIH) udgt o thi polm

to tudy it pottial au?

T aw i autoimmu dia.

Ad it i motly o th ada au it om i o may avo

ad typ. rhumatoid athiti, lupu, multipl loi, iamma-

toy owl dia o oliti, diat, hypothyoidim, ad poiaia all autoimmu dia. W thik o all th polm paatly,

wh thy a ally jut o dia with may dit olo, dpd-

ig o you ag, x, ad g. Autoimmu dia at ou od-

i at almot vy lvl. som at ou vou ytmlik autim

ad may v dpioad oth at ou joit ad mul,

ou ki, ou doi glad, ou hat, ad mo. Autoimmu

dia ou wh th ody immu ytm attak it ow tiu

ath tha a oig molul, uh a a atia. T a mo thao hudd dit autoimmu dia, ad a ayo livig with

a autoimmu oditio will tll you, it ha a hug impat o quality

o li.

T mgig iad it patial appliatio though utioal

mdiipoit to jut a w ai au o autoimmu dia, mot

o whih a igod y ovtioal doto, who ty to hut o th

immu ytm with powul mdiatio that hav dagou idt.

but th tuth i that th oot au o almot all autoimmu di-

a a th am: mio, viomtal toxi, allg, t, ad

poo dit. by movig th oot au ad uppotig th ody opti-


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mal utioig though dit ad lityl, you a atually ov om

th oditio.

D. sua blum goudakig ook, Te Immune System Recov-

ery Plan, i a powul guid to l-halig. D. blum how how youa add th oot au o dia ad ala you immu y-

tm. sh lay out a la oad map to ovy o th millio o popl

dlly uig om autoimmu dia ad povid olutio o

hag i dit, upplmt, ad viomt that a hlp popl dal

with ad v v autoimmu oditio. D. blum di to d

th aw wa uld y h ow tuggl with autoimmu dia,

a oditio h ha uully tatd ad ovd om y uig th

pogam did i thi ook.Ou ovtioal appoah to autoimmu dia i to hut dow

th immu po with powul mdiatio iludig nsAID lik

Advil o Alv, toid lik pdio, atia dug lik mtho-

txat, ad th w dug lik el, Humia, ad rmiad that

lok th t o a powul iammatoy molul alld nF alpha.

but tho w dug low dow you immu ytm o powully that

thy ia you ik o a o li-thatig itio. Ad thy

hav qut ad iou id t ad o giv oly patial li.T dug may liavig o om i th hot tm, ut i th

log tm thy do nothingto add th au o dia.

D. blum ad I u th piipl o utioal mdii, whih tak

u to th oot o th polm. W hav tatd hudd o patit with

autoimmu dia uully y addig th udlyig au,

iludig toxi, itio, allg, poo dit, ad t.

I hav v td om th mthod myl. choi atigu y-

dom ha autoimmu atu ad my lood tt laly howd myody wa attakig itl. Gttig id o my muy poioig vd

my hoi atigu ad autoimmu polm.

Ad thi ha tu o o may patit. Fo ah o, doto

lik D. blum ad I d all th autoxi, allg, itio, poo

dit, ad tad dal with all o thm whil addig ak th thig

th ody d to utio optimallywhol, la ood, utit,

xi, t maagmt, la wat ad oxyg, ommuity, o-

tio, ad maig.H a om o th toi o ovy that a poil o you.

O t-ya-old gil am to m with mixd otiv tiu

diah ki, joit, liv, ad lood ll w all avagd y


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iammatio. Doto attmptd ut aild to otol h ymptom

with ho do o itavou toid ad immu-uppig

hmo dug. no o akd why. Why wa h iamd? What

aud th ovativity o h immu ytm? Ty imply watd tohut it dow. A two moth o a glut- ad daiy- dit, la-

ig out all th yat i h gut ad toig h utitio with whol

ood ad upplmt, h wa damatially tt. A a ya, h had

o ymptom ad wa o all h mdiatio ad h autoatiodi

tud to omal. Ti typ o dia val i ot i ov-

tioal pati, ut it i poil ad availal to vyo ow though

D. blum ook, Te Immune System Recovery Plan.

O woma had ipplig poiai ad latd athiti. sh wa oty-two ad ouldt walk up ad dow tai o gt ito a athtu y h-

l, o ould h poply a o h hild. ni moth a w

tatd tatmt, iludig limiatig glut ad oth ood all-

g, movig h havy mtal, ad alaig h immu ytm,

h walkd ak ito my o ot oly thity poud light (ig

iamd mak you at) ut ompltly o pai ad poiai.

Aoth ma ud o ya with th loody diaha ad pai o

ulativ oliti. Ditay hag ad vaiou digtiv uppot hlpdut h v got tt util w lad out th ad atia om hi

gut ad got him o glut.

Ad a t patit with dilitatig atigu ad multipl loi ad

littl whit iammatoy a o h ai xpid aly om-

plt li o h ymptom a h had th muy dtal llig

movd ad wt o a omphiv dtoxiatio pogam. Ad

wh h patd h MrI, all o th whit a om th Ms w

go!

Futioal mdii pati aoud th outy a hlpig out-

l patit to ov om autoimmu dia. D. sua blum i th

viioay hid o uh pati, ad at blum ct o Halth, h

ha impovd th liv o thouad o popl. T appoah o dig

ad movig tigg o dia, uh a hidd mio, toxi, o

allg, ad uppotig th ody utio with utit, h, ad

po dug uh a poioti i a movmt that i ow ig patidy patitio at th uttig dg o mdii. It i a appoah alld

utioal mdii ad ha hlpd t o thouad o patit wold-

wid. T valual widom o utioal mdii i did laly

ad thooughly i Te Immune System Recovery Plan. by ollowig th


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taightowad, volutioay pogam did i thi ook, you, too,

a tat th au o autoimmu dia, v you oditio, ad

giv youl th gi o halth ad wll-ig.

Futioal mdii giv u th kowldg ad th mthod. nowyou jut d to apply thm.

Mak Hyma, M.D.

Wt stokidg, MA

sptm 2012


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INTRODUCTION

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T a gowig pidmi i ou outy. It dot ga wpaphadli o mak th vig w, ut it th ad it i dilitatig

ad pottially dadly. It i th pidmi o autoimmu dia. Auto-

immune diseases are among the most prevalent orms o chronic illness

in this country, now aecting an estimated 23.5 million Americans.

Mo popl u om thi goup o hoi ill tha om a

o hat dia, yt mot popl dot v kow what th oditio

a. Ti lak o awa i killig ulitally. It auig v pai,

diaility, ad v dath. Wo yt, may popl with autoimmuoditio u with thi ymptom au ovtioal doto

ith at gu out what wog o at gt to th oot o th polm.

T aw i utioal mdii, a mdial pialty that ha om

o ag i th pat t ya ad ou o vig th hoi odi-

tio. Hop i h. You holdig it i you had.

WHY A Book on AuToiMMune DiSeASe?

T a mo tha o hudd dit autoimmu oditio, ad

thy a all iou hoi dia aud y a udlyig polm i

th immu ytm. Ti ook i a all to alam: these diseases are revers-

ible and curable i caught early, beore they progress and cause severe

pain, disability, and even death. T t ymptom might vagu l-

ig o atigu, mul o joit pai, o a aggig lig that omthig

it ight. With impl lood tt, you a diagod at thi aly

tag, ad th, y ollowig th tp i thi ook, you immu ytma ought ak ito ala o ivil damag i do to

you ai, joit, thyoid, lood vl, ad oth vital oga. I you

hav uig om a autoimmu oditio o om tim ad

you hav alady xpid om tiu damag, thi ook will hlp


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2 THeiMMuneSYSTeMrecoVerYPLAn

you l tt i gal, how how you a atually v th t

o th dia, ad hlp pvt you pi tiu damag om gt-

tig wo. A a doto, I hav log awa o autoimmu odi-

tio uh a Gav dia, humatoid athiti (rA), coh dia,ulativ oliti, lupu, multipl loi (Ms), Hahimoto thyoiditi,

poiai, alopia aata, vitiligo, sjg ydom, ad lodma,

amog oth. but wh I wa diagod with o o th ill, it

hagd oth my poal ad poioal liv ov.

MY STorY

bo I go ay uth, lt m itodu myl th way I would i youw o o th patit i my o. Im D. sua blum, a oad-

tid phyiia i pvtiv mdii ad a aitat liial po-

o i th Dpatmt o Pvtiv Mdii at th Mout siai

shool o Mdii i nw Yok city. I am alo th oud o blum

ct o Halth i ry book, nw Yok.

I mdial hool, I tatd dow th oad o taditioal mdii.

T duig my ital mdii idy, I quikly alizd that I

didt wat to ou jut o ill o dia; I watd to ou o pre-ventingtho oditio i th t pla. but ak th pvtiv md-

ii oitd motly o ig tt ad puli halth pogam. It

wat pat o a doto vyday pati. Phyiia jut wt giv

th tool i mdial hool to hlp thi patit hag thi havio,

uh a how to gt popl to at halthully o du t. I kw I

had to tak a dit out a a doto, o I ought taiig om iti-

tutio that w oidd outid th ox at th tim. I patiu-

la, I wa ittd i th latiohip tw t, utitio, adill.

I movd o th at path o taditioal mdii towad a mo

holiti appoah ad ito a mgig ld alld utioal mdi-

i. Fit I ompltd a pogam at th ct o Mid-body Mdii

i Wahigto, D.c., wh I lad tool o t maagmt ad

mthod to v th t o t o th ody. T, at th Iti-

tut o Futioal Mdii, I lad how ood at th po,

ith pomotig halth o auig dia. Wh I tatd applyigwhat I had lad aout t maagmt ad utitio i my ow

pati, I aw thad how th mthod hlpd popl to pvt

ad atuallyreverse hoi dia. T two idapvtio ad

val o hoi diaam my paio ad a at th o o


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my mdial pati today. but th i o aa wh th thiqu

a tuly li-hagig: autoimmu dia.

I kow thi ot oly au I hav th t o my patit

who u om autoimmu dia ut alo au I aw th impato myl wh I wa diagod with a autoimmu dia.

I diovd it mo tha a dad ago wh a id akd m why

my had w o yllow. I atually hadt otid thi o, ut h

wa ight, o I immdiatly had lood wok do to d out why.

You hav hypothyoidim, my doto told m a th la ult

am ak.Me?A thyoid polm? I ouldt liv it. Hypothyoidim

i a oditio i whih th thyoid glad dot podu ough thy-

oid homo. Ti homo i ay to hlp th ody ovt ta-aot, a utit oud i yllow ad oag uit ad vgtal,

ito vitami A. bau thi ovio wat happig, all th ta-

aot om my halthul dit wat ig poply pod. Itad,

th utit w uildig up i my ody, ad o ymptom o thi

wa my yllow had. I topt, I alizd that thi wat th oly

o. Aoth wa th at that I had to wok ally had to kp om

gaiig wight, ad a thid wa that I wa o vy tid. but at th tim

I didt aliz th w ig o a polm. Ty had pat o myli o o log that I oidd thm omal.

Futh ttig vald v mo ad w. I had a autoimmu

dia alld Hahimoto thyoiditi. I oth wod, my immu y-

tm, whih i omally th ody d i th daily attl agait i-

tio ad ivad, wa o log pottig o ddig m. I at, my

immu ll had tud agait my thyoid, attakig it ad damagig

it to th poit wh it wa tugglig uuully to mak ough

thyoid homo. I wa hokd. I had om a vgtaia ya ali,I xid gulaly, I patid yoga ad mditatio, ad I had ulti-

vatd a tog, piitual aith. I had ad my dmo i pyhothapy

ad wa ally ott with my li. bau I wa doig what I thought

w all th ight thig alady, ig diagod with a autoimmu

dia wa hokig ad ightig. I wa alo a mdial doto, o I

jut ouldt liv that omthig wa goig o iid my ody that I

didt kow aout.

but my pimay a phyiia jut huggd o thi upttig w.It o ig dal, h aid. Youll jut tak thyoid homo plamt

mdiatio ad . no ig dal? May ot to him, ut my ituitio

told m omthig wat ight. My ody wa out o ala, ad I watd

aw. Why did Ihav thi dia? Ad whynow? o udtad my


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ill, I didd to u it a a oppotuity to xplo all that taditioal

ad otaditioal mdii had to o m. I didnt want to take a pill

that would only mask the problem and just manage my symptoms. I

wanted to knowwhythose symptoms were there in the rst place.

HoW FuncTionAL MeDicine HeLPeD Me

T jouy that I ga a my diagoi o Hahimoto dia ld

m dp ito th uiqu ad, at th tim, lativly w ld o u-

tioal mdii, a appoah that oid th whol po, ot jut

hi o h ymptom. A ivig my diagoi, I ga uig th

piipl I lad at th Ititut o Futioal Mdii to tatmyl. A a ult, I diovd that au o a gti pdipoitio,

Im at high ik o autoimmu dia. I alo lad that my ody ha

toul movig muy om my ytm. (Muy i a toxi that

damagig to tiu i ou odi ad a pottial au o autoimmu

dia.) I wt o a glut- dit ad dud my muy xpou

y o log atig h high i thi havy mtal (uh a tua, wodh,

l, ad tipd a), ad ov th ou o two ya I had my may

dtal amalgam llig movd. I ga to dik poti hak thatdu iammatio ad ha th utio o th liv. (si th

liv i th ody mai dtoxiyig oga, thi hlp it la muy ad

oth toxi om th ody.) wo ya a I lad I had Hahimoto

ad tatd th jouy to tat my autoimmu dia uig utioal

mdii, my atiody lvl w omal ad my dia wa ud. I

wa takig a mall amout o thyoid homo (alld lvothyoxi),

ad I had gat gy ad my wight wa ay to maitai. I wa thilld

ad xitd to ha what I had lad with my patit.Tat wa th t tp. bau my thyoid wa alady damagd wh

I wa t diagod, my xt goal wa halig my thyoid, whih a

tak a vaial amout o tim o ah po, dpdig o how log

it ha ud attak y th autoimmu dia. si my thyoid

glad wa quit damagd om th Hahimoto, I till dd, ad o-

tiu to d, thyoid homo plamt. Tat aid, I ow tak hal

th do that I wa takig t ya ago. oday I l halthi ad mo

gti tha I v hav. My halth jouy ha taught m what myody d, how to ak, ad how to lit. Reversing a chronic disease

takes time and eort, but it can be done. My toy i poo o that. I did it

o myl ad mad th poioal diio to hlp oth popl livig

with autoimmu dia do it, too.


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Ya ago I gav a ltu to a audi ull o halth a poio-

al at th ct o Mid-body Mdii poioal taiig po-

gam. Duig that ltu, I talkd aout th impota o uig ood

a mdii ad how impl thig uh a athig ad laxatio awok to hlp hal dia. I wa tud to d that th impotat, li-

hagig opt w w to mot o th two hudd popl i th

audi. Ad thy w halth a poioal! I ouldt liv it.

How ould th doto tah th thig to thi patit i thy didt

udtad thm ad wt patiig thm thmlv? It wa th

that I alizd it wa tim to gt th wod out mo oadly tha imply

to my patit ad th popl who attdd that ltu ad oth talk

I otiu to giv.

HoW FuncTionAL MeDicine cAn HeLP You

I 2010, a val ya o plaig (ad may mo pt dam-

ig aout uh a oppotuity), I opd blum ct o Halth i

ry book, nw Yok, wh th ou i o a omphiv itga-

tio o utioal mdii, mid-ody mdii, ad pvtiv mdi-

i. It ilud a ookig hool to tah patit ad lit how to ato thi halth ad a mid-ody-piit t that tah a aay o

laxatio thiqu ot oly to pvt hoi halth oditio ut

alo to v thm. Ti, omid with th utioal mdii tat-

mt I o a a mdial doto, ha atd xtaodiay, li-hagig

ult o my patit.

Im ot th oly po who ha told to imply pop a w pill

ad mov o. Ad Im taily ot th oly o who thought that th

hould a tt way. oday, i my utioal mdii pati at blumct o Halth, patit o ha with m what thi taditioal

mdial doto hav aid a diagoig thm with a autoimmu

dia: Gt ud to th paikill. Youll d thm o th t o you

li, W dot kow why popl gt th dia, ad You immu

ytm at tatd. T a jut a w xampl, ut th uig

thm i gally o o hopl. T ida i that you hould jut

apt you diagoi ad th ivital lilog attl with paikill,

dug that upp you immu ytm, ad th id t o oth(om o whih a dvatatig ad log-tm). I imply ud to

apt that th wa othig I ould do o myl o th oth 23.5 mil-

lio Amia utly livig with autoimmu dia. but with th

pval o autoimmu dia o th i, I kow that th a


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may, may popl livig with th oditio who will v mak it

to my o. I wot thi ook o I ould o thi plaa tiv ad

halthy appoahto a oad audi.

May taditioal doto hav a attitud o jut giv i to you ill-, whih oly lad you to l uttly powl. It also makes your

disease worse because it undermines the bodys natural healing pro-

cess. Te mind-body connection is real and powerul. T a may

tudi that how that th mo otol a po l h o h ha ov a

ituatio, th high th at o halig. Popl do tt, l tt, ad

liv tt with vaiou halth oditio i thy hav a that th

i omthig thy a do o thmlv. Ad th i! Tat i o o th

o piipl o utioal mdii, ad a a xpt i th ld, Imh to how you how muh otolyou a hav ov you ow halth

ad wll-ig.

so what xatly i a utioal mdii xpt? Fit, lt m tll you

what it i ot. Mot taditioal doto tak ot o you ymptom ad

gu out what diagoi thy a udl tho ymptom ito. Ti

uually ditat you tatmt. To, i you ad a id hav th

am ymptom, you o gt th am diagoi ad th th am

tatmt. Ti wok o tauma ad o halth iu uh a appdi-iti o a ok lg, wh tai thig uh a ugy a mdy a

immdiat polm o ymptom. Uotuatly, thi appoah dot

wok wh you tyig to tat ad pvt omplx, hoi ill

uh a autoimmu dia.

A utioal mdii xpt i lik a mdial dttiv gathig all

th lu o you pat (wh you gw up, you amily ituatio, tau-

mati vt, halth hitoy, t.) ad you pt (pottial toxi i

you viomt, oial li, t lvl, latiohip, dit, wokoutgim, lp hait, ymptom, t.). Amd with thi iomatio, a

utioal mdii xpt ti to uov how ad why you ody i

ot utioig wll. Ti typ o dttiv wok i what I o all o my

patit at blum ct o Halth ad what I ud to u myl o th

iou autoimmu oditio that I had. It i xatly what I will o

you with th itativ lmt that u thoughout thi ook.

sidy bak, M.D., a wll-kow pvtiv mdii pialit who

i o alld th ath o utioal mdii, o aid, I you a it-tig o a tak, th aw i ot to tat th pai. T olutio i to d

th tak ad mov it. Te Immune System Recovery Plan will hlp you

d th tak that a auig you immu ytm to malutio ad

mov thm o y o. It will tak you though th ou itial tp


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that will mov thig om th ody that a ad o th immu y-

tm ad th mak u th ody ha xatly what it d to utio

poply.

THe iMMune SYSTeM recoVerY PLAn

I wot Te Immune System Recovery Plan to ha a impotat m-

ag o hop ad halig. Shockingly, there is no other book on the

market that tells the average person how the immune system works

and shows how to x it. Ad that xatly what Ill dtail i th pag.

I will xplai how I hav hlpd hundreds o popl with autoimmu

dia uh a lupu, humatoid athiti, sjg ydom, Hahi-moto dia, ad Gav dia, amog oth, v thi ymp-

tom ad du thi atiodi.

Atiodi a molul omally mad y you immu ll to

attak ad dtoy oig ivad, ut i autoimmu dia, th

atiodi a miditd ad attak ad damag you ow tiu.

May o th oditio a hoi, dilitatig, ad pottially li-

thatig. I at, autoimmu dia a o o th top t ladig

au o dath i gil ad i wom up to ixty-ou ya o ag.Te Immune System Recovery Plan will hlp you gu out what

you lig, whyyou xpiig tai ymptom, ad how you

a tat th udlyig au o tho ymptom o you a v

you autoimmu dia. How a o ook add whatv autoim-

mu oditio you hav? bau mot o th oditio hav imila

udlyig imala. Tough th itativ apt i Te Immune

System Recovery Plan, whih ilud hklit, qutioai, ad l-

amt, you will al to do with thi ook what my patit dowith m i my o. natually, you wot doig you ow lood wok

o tool tt (i tho qui a halth a poioal), ut y uig

th ou tp i thi ook, you will la how to tat whatv autoim-

mu oditio you hav. T ou tp to halig ad pvtig auto-

immu dia a:

stp 1: Uig ood a mdii

stp 2: Udtadig th t otio

stp 3: Halig you gut

stp 4: suppotig you liv

I uggt you do th ou tp i od, whih will hlp you ap th mot

t om thi ook. Howv, ah o a alo tad alo, o you


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a tagt o aa at a tim i you p. Te Immune System Recovery

Plan i dividd ito ou pat, opodig to th ou tp. eah pat

i dividd ito th hapt:

T t hapt i ah pat o a clear explanation about howthe

immune system is aected y th topi at hado xampl, how th

immu ytm pod to t o how digtiv halth iu

th immu ytm.

T od hapt i a workbook with sel-assessments. Uig th

ult o th amt, I will hlp you poaliz you ow tat-

mt pla. Ti hapt will povid all th iomatio you d to

implmt th pla, iludig pi itutio o how to itgatth tool ito daily li ad how to mak pmat lityl hag.

T thid hapt povid recipes that how you how to u ood a

pat o you poalizd tatmt pla. eah ip ilud ood

pially tagtd to ah o th ou tp.

A w mov though th ou tp, I will xplai why ah i impo-

tat ad how you how quikly you a gi to l tt. by ollowig

ah o th ou tp, ith alo o togth, you will gi to impov

you immu ytm immdiatly. T tp a th oudatio that Iu i th tatmt pla I at o vy o o my patit ad a th

implt ad mot tiv mdii.

Te Immune System Recovery Plan will aw th ollowig qutio

ad may mo:

How th v A (ataid, atiioti, Advil, alohol, ad aimal ood)

mak you ik

Why th mot ommo ood i th tadad Amia dit a om-moly mitak y you ody a ivad, auig you immu y-

tm to attak you ow ody

How xpou to muy ad oth toxi hag th ompoitio

o you tiu, auig you immu ytm to attak you ow ody

How ommo viuuh a th epti-ba viu, whih au

mooa povok a ogoig immu atio that au you to

l hoially woll, ti, puy, ad tid

How ovtioal tatmt, whih hut o th ody immupo, hav iou id t iludig iomia, wight gai,

mul pai, iad lood pu, ad dpio

How th utioal mdii appoah a ud i ojutio with

taditioal tatmt to o ig t ad vy littl ik


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How vy viu youv v hadiludig old o, hik pox,

higl, hpatiti, epti-ba, ad molav idual patil i

you ody that a dvlop ito autoimmu dia, ad how to mak

u that tho oditio at atd i you ody How 70 pt o you immu ytm liv i you gut, ad why

alaig th good ad ad atia i you digtiv tat a lad to

optimal immu utio

How havig th ight amout o atia i you gut du th ii-

d o allgi ad autoimmu dia

HeLP For uS ALL

O thig Id lik to ot i that although thi ook highlight autoim-

mu oditio/dia, Te Immune System Recovery Plan will help

anyone wishing to have a healthier, more balanced immune system.

T tp outlid h hav hlpd my patit who u om athma

ad allgi, a wll a popl who l thy ath vy u o old ug

that thy out.

Mo popl today tha v o hav autoimmu dia, ad

thi pidmi i patially th ult o a viomt that omad uwith toxi ood, t, hmial, ad havy mtal. Ad whil w a-

ot liv i a ul, w can pott ou halth y omig mo awa

ad hagig what om ito ou hom, ito ou amili, ad ito ou

odi. evy igl o o u ha oth a hoi anda poiility to

a o oulv.

What mot impotat to kow i that w do hav otol ov what

happ to u. Y, being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease is

something to take seriously. But it is nota lie sentence and shouldnot be treated as one. You dot hav to liv i pai o tak dilitatig

mdiatio o th t o you li. You a hal you ow immu y-

tm. I kow thi ot oly au Iv xpid thi with may o my

patit ut alo au I hav livd it.

Te Immune System Recovery Plan giv you tool o tatig ad v

vig you autoimmu oditio a wll a th tool o pvtig

thm i th t pla. My goal o you whil adig thi ook i to

that autoimmu diod are tatal ad that pmat olutiodo xit yod a litim o takig pill. T is hop ad o muh that

youy, youa do to th ailitato o you ow halig. Ad

you a ot alo. I am h to guid you o thi jouy, o lt gt

tatd!


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According to the National Institutes o Health (NIH), Research dis-

coveries o the last decade have made autoimmune research one othe most promising new areas o discovery.

BeFore You BeGin

I aliz that thi ook otai thial iomatio that a om-

tim l ovwhlmig ad tatmt pla that a akig you to makmay hag i you dit ad you li. but a you ad though it all,

tak a dp ath ad look pat th t. I wat you to th ot. I

wat you to kow that th a optio that dot ivolv mdiatio

optio that a atually hlp you hal you immu ytm. Whil you

do d to ou o th t, whih a th dtail o ah o th ou

tp i thi ook, kp you y o th ig pitu o what w a tyig

to aomplih: halig you ody o th dpt lvl.

My goal o thi ook a thold. Fit, I wat you to aliz that aomou ody o iti litatu uppot thi appoah to halig

ad alaig th immu ytm. You may om up agait phyiia

who a uamilia with utioal mdii ad uamilia with om

o th tudi I ha with you i thi ook. but jut au you doto

dot kow aout thi iomatio dot ma it i wog. My goal

i thi ook i to mpow you to tak hag o you ow halth. I alo

wat you to hav th od to ha thi iomatio with oth.

My od goal i to o you tatmt lik what you might gt at myo. T a millio o you ad oly o o m. Ti i why I atd

a wokook. It i ok up ito tio o that you a put it dow ad

pik it up lat, wokig though at you ow pa. It i a lot to do at o,

ad you dot hav to do it all i o wk o v o moth. Dot gt

ovwhlmd. You a do it. Ad mm, hlp i alway lo y: you

a gt hlp om ou wit, o you a d a utioal mdii do-

to to hlp you gu om o thi out i it i too muh o you. (s th

appdix o ou.)My thid goal o thi ook i to o a mag o hop. My hat ig at

th oppotuity to lt you kow that you dot d to giv up ad giv i to

a li o hoi uig ad mdiatio. I ily wih ah o you a hal-

ig jouy a you mak th hag that I kow will hlp you l tt.


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CHAPTER 1

AmmDsasBass

A HeALTHY iMMune SYSTeM

You immu ytm ilud a goup o ll i you ody that po-tt you agait itio ad ill. Ti i why th immu ytm

i o d to a a amy o ll. evy day wh you xpod

to thig that ould au itio ad illuh a viu, at-

ia, mold, paait, ad oig poti i oodyou immu ytm

tak atio. o do o, it all upo may dit kid o oldi, ut

to udtad autoimmu dia, w will ou o o attalio i

patiula, alld lymphoyt. Lymphoyt a a typ o whit lood

ll that i poil o pottig you om hamul oig likitio. Howv, i thy at wokig ight, lymphoyt a th

ll that au autoimmu dia. T a two kid o oldi

that mak up th lymphoyt attalio. T t i kill ll, whih

ditly attak aythig thy dot ogiz ad whih thy piv a

a ivad. I thik o thi dit attak a ll-to-ll omat. T oth

kid o oldi i alld a b ll. T ll podu atiodi, whih

a molul that ga o to aythig that you immu ytm thik

i oig ad dagou. A th molul gt hold o th oig,you immu ytm iitiat a igg po that au a iam-

matoy atio. Wh thi happ, w ompoud a lad that

attak th oig i od to kill it ad la it out o you ody. You a

thik o atiodi a ullt lad om th b ll to kill th ivad.

both kid o oldi o th immu ytm, atiody-poduig b ll

ad kill ll, tat a po that ult i iammatio though-

out th ody. Tough th po may gi omwhat ditly, th

d ult you l i th am o th mot pat. T t ditio o aomptt ad halthy immu ytm i o i whih th kill ll

ad th atiody-poduig b ll a i ala o that th immu

po i alad, too.

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happig wh you immu ytm tak atio ad omtim you

dot. exampl o th oig ivad ilud atia ad viu.

I you gt a iu o a itio, whih i aud y atia, you may

xpi you immu ytm takig atio y havig a tud oad pai i you a o iu aa. I you gt th u, whih i om a

viu, you might hav a high v. T ymptom a th ult o you

immu ytm tyig to ght th atia o viu. You might hav a

tog atio ad th iammatio might lt i you mul o i

you joit, lik athiti. All o th a ig that th immu ytm i

wokig to d o th itio. I you immu ytm i tog, thi

wa withi you hould top a a wk o two at th mot. O it jo

i do, th immu ytm will lax ad go ak to it omal tat owathig ad waitig o th xt od, ad th iammatio go

away. I omo with a halthy immu ytm, thi i a good, omal

po, ad w d th kill ll ad atiodi to kp u halthy.

T i mo tha o typ o ll. T kill ad b ll a told

what to do y th hlp ad th gulato, whih ith tu o o

tu o th immu po. T dit typ o ll d to

i ala o th immu ytm to tu o poply a it i ativatd

ad th jo i do. Ti ala i th od ditio o a halthyimmu ytm.

Whil you immu ytm d to vigilat i od to guad

agait itio ad toxi, it alo ha to vy aul ot to hut

you ow tiu y mitakig you ow ll o th ivad. Duig

thi alit dvlopmt, you immu ll hav to la th di-

tw omthig that i a atual pat o you ody, o l, ad

Three things that dene a healthy immune system:

1. Balance between killer T cells and antibody-producing B cells

2. Balance between T helpers and T regulators to turn on and o

the immune system

3. The immune systems ability to dierentiate oreign invaders(such as viruses or bacteria) rom natural parts o your body

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a oig uta, o ot l. big al to mak thi dititio i

alld tola. T thid ditio o a halthy immu ytm i o

that attak oly ivad ad ot itl.

An iMMune SYSTeM Gone AWrY

A autoimmu polm dvlop wh th immu ytm ail at all

th o th ditio o halth. T ody gi to mak too may

kill ll o too may atiodi (thi vai dpdig o th auto-

immu dia ad will diud i dpth lat) ad th ail to

tu o, o th immu atio dot top. (T t two polm

a alo i popl with athma ad allgi, au thy hava ovativ immu po to uta alld allg. symptom

uh a whzig ad ifig, ad v li-thatig togu wllig

ad thoat tight, a aud y th immu po, ot th allg

itl.) but mot impotat o tho o you with autoimmu dia,

th immu ll a attakig you ody ow tiu wh thy hould

only attakig outid ivad. Put all th polm togth ad th

ult i iammatio ad damag to you ll ad oga.

WHAT Are AuToiMMune DiSeASeS?

Autoimmu pt a categoryo at lat o hudd dia, ot

o pi ill. Ti a ouig ad i poaly why may

popl at amilia with autoimmu dia o a uu whih

ill all ito thi atgoy. Futhmo, th am o th o-

ditio, whih ilud Hahimoto thyoiditi, humatoid athiti,

ytmi lupu ythmatou, sjg ydom, lia dia, admultipl loi, amog oth, dot hav th wod autoimmu i

thm. Ti i ulik dia uh a th vaiou om o a, wh

thi am otai th wod a ad th aa wh th maligat

tumo() a oud. Fo xampl, at a i a tumo i th at,

olo a a tumo i th olo, ad ki a a tumo o th ki.

Without th wod autoimmu a pat o thi am, autoimmu

oditio oud lik thy a dititly dit dia. Howv, that

ouldt uth om th tuth.What a alo ouig i that th am o autoimmu odi-

tio dot tll you where th dia i loatd i th ody. som autoim-

mu oditio a systemic, maig that th attak pad thoughout

th ody to all tiu, a i lupu. Oth a oga pi, wh th


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attak ou i a pi aa o oga, lik Hahimoto, whih ou i

th thyoid. I ith a, th am it a hlpul idiato o wh th

polm atually xit. Fo xampl, Hahimoto ad Gav dia a

i th thyoid, multipl loi i i th ai ad pial od, vitiligoi i th ki, ad piiou amia i i th lood ll. Although th

atd aa a dit, w ow kow that th udlyig polm i

all o th dia a vy imila. I at, th ou o t ah

ha withd om lookig at th pi oga atd y th dia to

dtmiig th udlyig mhaim o how th dia gi.

Ti idathat all o th oditio hav imila oigii itial to

ou appoah o tatig ad vig thm.

Mo tha o hudd dit autoimmu oditio hav imi-la haatiti. Ty a all iou hoi dia with a udly-

ig polm i th immu ytm. Aoth thig thy hav i ommo

i iammatio, whih i iitatio ad wllig inside you ody, i ay

pat iludig you ai. Iammatio a au a wid ag o ymp-

tom, iludig atigu, pu, mul o joit pai, adomial di-

omot iludig diaha, ad diulty otatig o ai og.

O you may jut hav a vagu, aggig lig that omthig it ight,

v i you doto at d aythig wog with you.by uig a utioal mdii appoah ad ouig o th pimay

au o th immu dyutio, ah ha uovd may pottial

tigg o th dia. (A tigg i aythig that tat a uhalthy

immu po.) It turns out that many autoimmune diseases are set

o by similar things, such as gluten, heavy metals, toxins, inections,

and stress. T mai di tw ah dia i that th immu

ll tagt ad attak tiu i dit pat o th ody. etially,

mot autoimmu oditio a mo alik tha thy a dit. Adit tu out that xig th oudatioal ytmwhih a you dit,

t homo, gut halth, ad ody toxi loadwill hal th immu

ytm ad hlp thm all. Ti i th volutioay appoah I dtail i

Te Immune System Recovery Plan ad why th tatmt pogam it

otai a t ad tagt allautoimmu dia.

WHAT cAuSeS AuToiMMune DiSeASe?

T natioal Ititut o Halth timat that up to 23.5 millio Am-

ia u om autoimmu dia ad that th pval i iig.

With th um iaig vy ya, may xpt hav qutiod

what au autoimmu dia ad hav tudyig thi to d out.


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A a ult, th a may thought ad ida aout how you gt a

autoimmu dia. H a th xplaatio with th mot vid

hid thm.

PalTggoMd-DayDs

Gluten

Mod-day agiultual pati ilud omthig alld gti

modiatio. Ti ma that th g i th d o op lik o,

oy, ad what a altd i a laoatoy o that th plat a gow

lag o it dia mo tivly. T ult o altig ou opthi way i that thy ow otai poti that a ot atual to th

plat. Aimal tudi hav oud that th poti a xtmly di-

ult o u to digt, whih au ymptom uh a:

Hatu

rux

Ga

bloatig a atig

W hav alo vid that th poti au immu a-

tio i th gut that a pomot th dvlopmt o autoimmuity.

Autoimmuity ma that th ll o you immu ytm a damagd

ad th mak a mitak ad attak you ow tiu. Glut i a poti

oud i what, aly, kamut, ad plt, ad gti modiatio ha

mad it tog ad mo otatd i th gai w at. Ti high

otatio o glut i ou ood ha likd to th ia i

ood allgi ov th lat w dad. Why? bau glut i a la-tivly w ompot o ou dit.

Oigially, ou ato w hut-gath, o thy at aimal,

ut, d, ad i, ath tha gai. T thy ttld dow to

amig (oly t gatio ago) ad at aoally, otatig thi ood

to at what wa availal duig that tim o ya. T t o thi i

that you a otatly vayig you dit, wha atig th am thig

all th tim ia you ik o dvlopig a allgi atio. Po-

d ood, whih a tho that hav altd y mauatu othy o log look lik you jut gw thm, o hav all th ad

may o th utit movd. Ti po wa atd to giv th

ood a log hl li ad mak mo ood availal to mo popl,

ut w ow kow that thi i ot a utitiou way to at. oday, popl


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who at th tadad Amia dit at whit ou at mot mal, o

to th xluio o halthi, whol ood. Itad, you hould hoo

whol ood, whih look lik thy did wh you pikd thm.

T polm with glut i that it had to digt, ad wh a lot olag pi gt ito th loodtam, th immu ytm go o high

alt, ig th glut a a oig ad poduig atiodi to attak

it. Uotuatly, wh th atiodi attak th glut, thy mitak-

ly attak ou tiu a wll. Tis is called molecular mimicry and

is one way gluten is believed to cause autoimmune disease. Molula

mimiy i ot pi to glut. It a ou wh you immu ytm

mitak you ow tiu o ay oig.

T oth way ood a tigg iammatio ad autoimmu a-tio i alld immu-omplx dia. Uig glut a ou xam-

pl, th atiodi id to th glut ad om a omplx that tavl

aoud th ody. T a alld immu omplx ad a a ommo,

impotat way that you immu ytm dal with oig. You d

immu omplx o th omal utioig o you immu ytm.

nomally th immu ytm la th omplx out o th lood,

ut i th a too may o thm, thy ttl i dit oga, auig

loal iammatio, tiu damag, ad autoimmu atio. Ti aau woll, paiul joit ad i thought to o o th po o

dvlopig humatoid athiti.

Am I ayig that glut i th mai ao you hav a autoimmu

dia? Fo om popl, it i; o oth, it i a ig pi o th puz-

zl. I lik to u th puzzl aalogy o thi au th a o v-

al au o you autoimmu dia o immu dyutio, ad my

appoah i to add o pi at a tim. I hav ho th ou tio

o thi ook to dal with th iggt, mot ommo pi. O pat iood, ut you mut alo add you t ytm, mak u you gut

i halthy (dot ogt that i pat two o th glut toy, au th

glut might ot hav aud a polm i you ittial ai wa

doig it jo), ad mak u you at ovloadd with toxi. O

you add all th pi, you puzzl will omplt, ad wh you

look at it you will a pitu o halth.

Fiber, Fat, and Immune-System-Supporting Nutrients

Oth dil id glut alo impat you immu ytm. A dit

high i aimal-ad ood uh a daiy, gg, ad a pomot

iammatio ad thow o th ala o good atia that liv i you


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digtiv tat. Fi ad vgtal a alo itial o thi atial al-

a ad to ouih th liv o that it al to tivly mov toxi

om you ody. (A youll ad lat i chapt 11, suppotig You

Liv, toxi put you immu ytm at ik, too.) Uotuatly, maypopl dot at ough ad vgtal to ap th t.

T a may utit that you mut ilud i you dit i od

to hav a halthy immu ytmom xampl ilud vitami D,

vitami A, lium, zi, ad halthy atut th a o miig

i th tadad Amia dit. Fo xampl, pod ood ll u up

with ad at that au may polm id damag to th immu

ll. Wll talk aout thi i dtail i th xt hapt, Uig Food a

Mdii.

PalTggchSssadHmimbala

som popl dot l td motioally, ut thy a kippig mal,

ot lpig ough, o ovxiig. T havio tax you ody,

auig it to t th t homo otiol om you adal glad.

Oth popl may takig good a o thi odi, ut thy a ax-

iou, woid, upt, o dpd, o thy hav v, ogoig mo-tioal tauma. T havio au th am otiol po om

you adal glad. T adal glad a mall odul that it o top

o you kidy ad mak all o you t homo. I wat to la

that ot all t i ad. Fo xampl, i a mgy ituatio, you

adal glad la otiol ad adali, whih povid you with

th gy to mov quikly to gt hlp. O o a impotat talk, it

giv you th gy to ou ad thik.

but chronic t ma you lvl o otiol a otatly lvatd,omthig that a damag you immu ytm ad pvt it om

halig. choi t a alo lad to what i alld adal atigu,

whih i wh you adal glad gt xhautd ad dot podu

th homo quid to kp you ody uig poply, iludig

adali, DHeA, ad ttoto. Adal atigu ult i:

Uxplaid xhautio

Flig lik you at gt up i th moig v a a good ightlp

A ut o gy tw 4:00 ad 6:00 p.m.

Flig ovwhlmd

cavig o wt o alty ood


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Low lood pu

Low lood uga

Iitaility

Adrenal atigue (also known as adrenal exhaustion and adrenal burn-

out) is associated with infammation and autoimmune disease, which

is why its so important to understand and better manage the stress in

your lie.

st a alo hav a gativ t o th lvl o good atia i

you digtiv tat, whih itl a au autoimmu dia. st

homo may alo th polm i you a atigud all th tim, gt

ik o, hav dvlopd athiti, xpi igula piod, agoig though a diult mopau, o hav toul loig wight. Ti

will diud i dtail i chapt 5, Udtadig th st co-

tio.

PalTggAimbalaGdBaaYG

You immu ll, pially th kill ll ad b ll, a th mot

tal to th autoimmu polm. It i wh th ll dot wokight that th ody tat attakig itl ad dot top. I od to hlp

th ll utio tt, it impotat to udtad how thy dvlop.

Wh you a a adult, immu ll a mad i you o maow

ad th migat to th thymu (a mall oga ud you ato),

you lymph od, ad a aa alld th gut-aoiatd lymphoid tiu

(GAL, jut ud th ua o th ittial liig). T thymu wa

vy ativ wh you w i you moth wom, ad wh you w

o, it wa th mai hom o you immu ll. A you ag, it till hlpth ll matu ad dvlop, ut it om l ad l ativ.

T liig o you itti hould otai good atia (alo alld

oa) that a itial o hlpig th immu ll matu poply

au thy itat with th ll i you GAL. Wh th good a-

tia at ouihig, th immu ytm i uptil to dyutio.

sval thig a impat you good atia. A I jut mtiod, o

i t. Aoth i that w a a oity livig o what I all th v A:

ataid, atiioti, alohol, Advil, ad aimal ood. T thig(alog with itio ad oth mdiatio) alt th ial at-

ia i you itti ad damag th ai o th ittial wall o that

ood lak ito th GAL aa low th ittial liig, ad th ito

you loodtam. Wh thi happ, th immu ytm ogiz


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th ood patil i you lood a oig ivad ad dvlop ati-

odi to attak that ood. A a ult, you may hav a atio to a ood

that youv atig all you li.

T oth impotat ol o th ial oa i that thy hlp thkill ll i th gut liig dvlop ad la th di tw a

oig uta (i.., a itio o atia) ad you ody ow ti-

u. Ti i why halig you gut y makig u th ial atia

ad ittial liig a th halthit thy a i o o th uda-

mtal way to kp you immu ytm halthy. Wll talk mo aout

thi i chapt 8, Halig You Gut, ut it impotat to kow that

a healthy gut is critical or a balanced and well-unctioning immune

system. It a hlp pvt autoimmu dia andha th pottial totat you ymptom ad hal you immu ytm.

PalTggTxs

A toxi i ay viomtal hmial, havy mtal, o oth ompoud

that i oig to th ody ad au a hamul atio o ay kid. Ti

a alo ilud mold au it ommoly giv o dagou toxi.

eviomtal xpou to toxi, whih a damag oth th immuytm ad oth ll i you ody ad lad to autoimmu dia, i

omthig w xpiig today at updtd lvl. I at, th

ct o Dia cotol (cDc) Fouth natioal rpot o Huma

expou to eviomtal chmial ttd 212 hmial ad oud

that allo thm w i th lood ad ui o mot Amia.1 Ti

i ot upiig, i w outily xpod to toxi though ood,

ptiid, goudwat, idutial wat, ad idutial hmial. With

pt to autoimmu dia, w a patiulaly od with aytoxi that hag th hmial tutu o ou DnA, it it gti

matial alld rnA, ad th poti i you ll au thi a

timulat a immu po i you ody. I oth wod, th toxi

hag you tiu tutu, ladig you ody to you ow tiu

a a oig uta ad th attak it.

T mot wll-tudid toxi i latio to autoimmu dia i

muy. (O th 212 toxi oud i th cDc pot, thi wa i th

top ix.) Muy xpou om om ilv-olod dtal amal-gam llig ud o aviti. It i alo lad ito th atmoph a

a y-podut o uig oal o wood o ul ad th iiatio o

muy-otaiig matial. bau thi ha goig o o may

dad, th muy om th ai ha ttld ito ou oil, iv, ad


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oa. A a ult, it i may o th h w at, uh a wodh, tua,

tipd a, ad kig makl. (si muy otat up th ood

hai, lag h who at th littl h td to otai th hight lv-

l.) studi hav likd muy to Hahimoto thyoiditi, Gav di-a, lupu, ad Ms. It appa that muy i o o th toxi that

ditly damag you tiu, makig thm look oig to th immu

ytm. by ow you kow that th immu ytm attak aythig that

it dot ogiz. Tis is why a crucial part oTe Immune System

Recovery Plan is to assess your potential toxin exposure and then take

steps to remove as many toxins as possible rom your diet and environ-

ment. Ti i what w will do i Pat IV, suppotig You Liv.

Aoth uial iu with toxi xpou i that wh th ody o-tai too may toxi, th liv, ou mai dtoxiyig oga, gt tid

tyig to la thm out. Tik o it a liv atigu. T liv ha may

dtoxiatio pathway, zym ytm that a poil o mov-

ig toxi. eah o qui pi utit, ad i th a too may

toxi ad ot ough utit, th liv gt dpltd ad toxi au-

mulat. T liv i alo poil o hlpig po th homo

you ody at atually. Wh th liv gt xhautd du to high

lvl o toxi i th ody, it alo tuggl with it daily jo o po-ig ou ow homo ad th hmial atually atd y th ody.

etog i patiula i mtaolizd though th liv, whih otai

pi zym ytm that d to wokig wll i od o thi

homo to pod ad poply movd om th ody. How-

v, i th liv i td, th tog uild up ad th ody atually

podu more toxi tog, whih a au DnA damag ad po-

mot a immu atio. I at, toxi tog a thought to play a

impotat ol i oth lupu ad humatoid athiti. A you will lai Pat IV, suppotig You Liv, pi ood ad upplmt a

hlp homo, hmial, ad toxi ow though th liv mo -

itly ad tivly.

PalTggis

T i a lot o litatu likig viu to autoimmu dia, ad I

will diu th pottial likag lat. but th olutio i ot to lamth viu. All o u hav viu i ou odi; it ou immu ytm

jo to kp thm i miio. by thi I ma that th viu a up-

pod to diald o that thy dot mak u ik. Howv, i a viu

i ativ, th immu ytm mai o a hightd tat o alt ad


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thi ma ogoig iammatio i th ody. Ti i a polm. symp-

tom o thi td to vy gal, uh a lig puy, woll, ti,

ad tid ad/o havig diulty thikig ad mmig thig. Fo

xampl, thi i vy ommo with th viu that au moouloi(moo), whih ha impliatd i autoimmu dia. calld th

epti-ba viu, it tay i you ody ov, omtim udttd,

at oth tim auig polm. I hav may patit tll m that thy

v lt quit th am a havig moo ad wh I tt thi lood

o th epti-ba viu, I o d that it i till ativ.

T olutio to thi i to udtad whyyou immu ytm ha

aild to upp th viu. Ti i xatly what w will do i Te

Immune System Recovery Plan a w wok to tgth ad ala thudamtal oudatio o a halthy immu ytm (dit, t, gut

halth, ad duig you toxi load). A a ult, you immu ytm

a dial th viu ad pvt thm om pittly timulatig it.

HoW To uSe THiS Book: Your GooD HeALTH DreAM TeAM

A I mtiod ali, autoimmu dia hav om th motpvalt om o hoi ill i ou outy. Yt th till hat

ough atttio paid to thm. I thik thi i why popl viw th o-

ditio a dit ill. T doiologit th patit with

Hahimoto thyoiditi ad Gav dia; th humatologit th

patit with humatoid athiti ad lupu; th gatotologit

tho diagod with lia dia; ad th uologit th multipl

loi patit. A a ult, th i ot o uid appoah, whih I

liv ha lowd th advamt o a tt udtadig o auto-immu dia ad mo appopiat tatmt o thi oot au.

Aoth iu i that mot ovtioal tatmt o th odi-

tio ou o otollig ymptom with mdiatio that wok y

huttig o th ody immu po. Ti it alway tiv ad i

o aompaid y iou id t. Fo xampl, toid uh a

pdio a au iomia, wight gai, iad lood pu,

mul pai, ad dpio. Oth dug a ud to dial th immu

ytm ad a hav mo v t o th digtiv tat uh aaua ad vomitig, ut alo v, mul pai, amia, ad uig

itio. Ty alo a damag th liv, lug, ad kidy. bau

om o th dug a tay i you ody o up to two ya aeryouv

ihd uig thm, thy a vy dagou i you gt pgat withi


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that tim am. Ti i a itial iu i autoimmu dia at

wom 75 pt o th tim. Ti tatiti ha ld may ah to

look at th ol o x homo i th dvlopmt o autoimmu di-

a. I will ha mo aout thi topi wh w talk aout t adt homo, dtox, ad tog mtaolim though th liv, ad

wh w talk aout lupu i th lat hapt.

but th mot impotat polm with th dug i that thy a tat-

ig oly th symptoms o you autoimmu oditio, ot th cause o it.

Ty dot xplai whyyou immu ytm i ot wokig poply i

th t pla, ad i you dot gu thi out, you a oly maag you

ymptom ath tha u you oditio ompltly.

I a taditioal doto upt that you hav a autoimmu dia,th t lood tt h o h will do i what alld a ati-ula ati-

ody (AnA) tt. Ti dot look o ay o pi autoimmu di-

a ut i a gal ig tt o ytmi autoimmu dia

uh a lupu. You doto might alo do om tt o dit oga-

pi dia, uh a Hahimoto o Gav dia. A I mtiod

ali, i a halthy immu ytm atiodi tagt ad attak oig-

that a au itio ad ill. Wh a autoimmu odi-

tio dvlop, th atiodi tagt you own tiu, ad o th tatiody to how up i laoatoy tt i th ati-ula atiody. I th

AnA tt i poitiv, th doto do pi tt o lupu, humatoid

athiti, sjg ydom, lodma, mixd otiv tiu di-

a, polymyoiti, o dmatomyoiti. I all th tt a gativ ad

you jut hav a poitiv AnA, you ot diagod with a autoimmu

dia. At lat ot yt. T ovtioal mdial appoah i to wath

ad wait to i you ymptom gt wo ad you tt poitiv vtu-

ally. Ti i all with th xptatio that omday you willdvlop o oth pi dia.

Ti wath, wait, ad do othig appoah i agait all o th pi-

ipl o pvtiv mdii ad utioal mdii au th i

o muh that w a do topreventth dvlopmt o ull-low auto-

immu dia. It tu out that you a hav a poitiv AnA tt o

may ya o you dvlop ay o th atual dia o o you

hav ay ymptom. Fo xampl, you a hav ati-thyoid atiodi

o may ya o you oti a polm with you thyoid utio.You a hav a immu atio to glut o may ya o you

how ay ig o lia dia uh a damag to th mall itti. My

goal, ad that o pvtiv mdii ad utioal mdii, i to ath


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th atiodi aly ad th x th immu ytm y diovig why

it i dyutioal. Ti way w a quit dow th kill ll ad th

atiodi, pvtig thm om doig tiu damag ad tuig ito

a ull-low dia.by ow you udtad that atiodi ad kill ll a good

wh thy a mad agait ad thig uh a hamul atia, viu,

o a ll. but w dot wat to hav atiodi o kill ll

attakig ou omal, halthy tiu au it will gi a aad o

damag, iammatio, ad vtually impaid utio. Fo xam-

pl, i popl with humatoid athiti, th atiodi that dpoit i

th joit au damag that dom th joit itl, auig pai ad

impaid utio. I lupu, atiodi a attak th ll liig thlood vl, auig damag to th lood upply to th oga wh

thi i happig. (Popl with lupu o gt kidy damag thi way.)

Ti i why it i itial to d th atiodi aly, beore th i dam-

ag i joit, lood vl, o aywh l i th ody. rah pov

that thi a do, ad I kow it o tai au it i what I do

daily with my patit i my o. It i how I ud myl, too. Ti

ook will howyou how.

HoPe iS Here

My goal i witig Te Immune System Recovery Plan i to ig a m-

ag o hop. You dot hav to it ad wait to gt a dia that i p-

vtal. Ad you dot hav to it ad wath you dia gt wo,

thikig that th i othig that a do to v it. I youv

alady diagod, it i ot too lat. You do hav optio id

takig piptio dug o th t o you li. Ad my goal i to hlpyou that. by ollowig th tp i thi ook, you a l halthy

agai (y, halthy!) ad v you dia.

but lt m t mak o thig vy la. I am ot ati-mdiatio.

I you a havig a a o you dia, maig you ymptom gt

wo ad you i til pai ad l vy ik, ovtioal mdi-

atio a vy hlpul ad ay. but o thi ii ha pad,

you ou hould hi to guig out th oot au o th immu dy-

utio ad xig that. Alo, utioal mdii i ot a altativappoah. I am a mdial doto ad I wok with my patit ad tadi-

tioal phyiia, v whil my patit a takig mdiatio. I wok

to x th oudatio o thi immu ytm o that all th ymptom


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ad atiodi diappa. Wh thy a ady, thi doto ad I did

togth how to go aout tapig o th patit mdiatio.

I thi ook, I will pt my ou tatmt pogam o you to

do o you ow. I you takig mdiatio o you autoimmu di-a, you a till do th pogam. Howv, i you od, talk

to you doto aout th pla. Kp i mid that may o th ug-

gtio ad tatmt a lityl hag ad dot qui you to

do aythig that would mak you o you doto uomotal. but

alo kow that jut au you doto it amilia with om o th

thig Im uggtig, that dot ma thy dagou o ad o

you. It may imply ma that you doto hat ad th tudi ad/

o lad aout thi appoah. Dot diouagd y thi. Iv oudthat may o th doto i my ommuity who o w kptial o

utioal mdii a ow ag to d m patit ad wok with m

to hlp thm. Why? bau thy that thi appoah o ig -

t with vy littl ik. I am paioat aout thi au it i tuly a

logial appoah to tatig th au o th autoimmu polm. Ti

go yod imply tatig ymptom. It ma that th i al hop

au th i omthig w a do to hlp you tat, v, ad p-

vt dia.

THE MOST COMMON AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

The most common autoimmune diseases that I see in my medical

practice are Graves disease, Hashimotos disease (also known asHashimotos thyroiditis), lupus (more ormally known as systemic

lupus erythematosus), multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis

(RA), Sjgrens syndrome, and celiac disease. I also see other auto-

immune diseases, including glomerulonephritis (a kidney condition),

type 1 diabetes, pernicious anemia (destruction o red blood cells),

and vitiligo (a skin condition). For our purposes, I am going to ocus

on the seven diseases I see most. Here is inormation on these com-

mon autoimmune diseases, their symptoms and important tests toget i you suspect you have one. But remember, it doesnt really

matter i your condition is on my list or not. You still need to x your

oundational systems i you have an autoimmune disease.


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CELIAC DISEASE

This is a disease caused by an allergy to gluten and is marked by

destruction o the microscopic, nger-like protrusions called villi

that line the small intestine. It may take many years o gluten expo-

sure beore the villi are damaged and a laboratory conrms that you

have celiac disease, but in the meantime the gluten can cause other

digestive and autoimmune issues beore it is diagnosed. Celiac dis-

ease has become the most well-known autoimmune disease because

so many people have developed sensitivities to gluten.

SymptomsofCeliacDiseaseGluten can cause autoimmune diseases in other organs in addition

to the gut, so there are a wide range o symptoms, rom numbness

and tingling in the extremities to atigue rom low thyroid unction.

Some common symptoms include:

Arthritis

Generalized brain og

Generalized atigue Digestive issues such as diarrhea, gas and bloating aer eating,

and heartburn

Anemia

TeststoRequestfromYourDoctororHealthCareProfessional

There is a lot o conusion about how to diagnose celiac disease.

Gastroenterologists will give you this diagnosis only aer a biopsy

showing damage to the villi o the small intestine. This is very restric-tive, since you might have whats called silent celiac disease or

decades beore this test is positive. Instead, ask your doctor or

tests or anti-gliadin antibodies and anti-deamidated gliadin anti-

bodies. These tests are more sensitive in picking up gluten allergies

and can be positive or many years beore there is any damage to

your small intestine. I these are positive, its a sign that an autoim-

mune attack is taking place somewhere in your body. In that case,

you should assume you have very early celiac disease that hasntaected your intestines yet but is doing plenty o damage in your

body, perhaps showing up as Hashimotos thyroiditis, Graves dis-

ease, multiple sclerosis, or another autoimmune disease.


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And just to add to the conusion, even i all the above tests are

negative, you might stillbe sensitive to gluten. Thats because these

tests were designed to pick up celiac disease only and gluten cancause other autoimmune diseases as well. Thereore, i you have any

autoimmune diseasenot necessarily celiac diseaseit is good to

do the tests above, but i they are negative, you should still remove

gluten rom your diet, based on research showing a connection

between gluten and many other autoimmune diseases.

GRAVES DISEASE

Graves disease happens when your body makes antibodies that

stimulate your thyroid gland, causing it to secrete high levels o

the hormone thyroxine (also known as T4). This condition is called

hyperthyroidism.

SymptomsofGravesDisease

Weight loss

Rapid pulse Protruding eyes

Insomnia

Feeling too warm

Restlessness

Diarrhea

Irritability

Heart palpitations


Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Free T4

Free T3

Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI)

TSH receptor antibody

Here is the pattern o test results you would expect i you have

Graves:

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Free T3 might be normal but is usually over 4.0 pg/ml.

Either the TSI or the TSH receptor antibody will be positive. I

they are both normal, then you dont have Graves disease.

The above pattern is what the numbers would look like in a typi-

cal, classic case o Graves disease. However, sometimes only one o

the numbers looks out o range, such as a high ree T4 with a normal

TSH. This is a sign that you might have caught the problem early,

and it is the perect time to go through the steps in this book and

reverse the problem beore the disease starts.

HASHIMOTOS THYROIDITIS

Also called chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, this is the most common

autoimmune disease. Here, the immune cells invade the thyroid. In

early Hashimotos thyroiditis, the thyroid still unctions pretty well,

so i your doctor is checking only your TSH and hasnt measured the

antibodies, you might miss the early stages o this condition. This is

unortunate because early on is the perect opportunity to reverse

the antibodies and prevent thyroid damage. I the immune attack

goes on or too long, the thyroid might become permanently dam-

aged, requiring lielong hormone replacement.

SymptomsofHashimotosThyroiditis

Enlarged thyroid (goiter)

I your thyroid is actively inamed, some people experience a

sore throat.

Fatigue

Hair loss

Weight gain


TSH

Free T4

Free T3

Anti-thyroglobulin and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies

Here is the pattern o test results you would expect i you have

Hashimotos:


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One o your antibody levels will be elevated, either thyroid

peroxidase antibodies or anti-thyroglobulin antibodies. I

these are normal, you dont have Hashimotos. TSH, ree T4, and ree T3: I these levels are normal, you are not

hypothyroid. In early Hashimotos, you can have the autoimmune

disease and the thyroid is still making adequate amounts o

hormones. This is the perect time to ollow the steps in this

book, because you have caught the problem early while it is

reversible and can prevent damage to your thyroid gland. Here

are my suggested normal values or the hormones or screening

purposes: TSH: 1.0 ng/dl

FT3: >2.6 pg/ml

I the TSH is over 3.0, or i the ree T4 is under 1.0 and the ree

T3 is under 2.6, your thyroid might be starting to show signs o

damage rom the autoimmune disease. You can discuss with

your doctor whether it is a good idea to take a prescription

thyroid hormone replacement. I will talk more about treatingHashimotos in Chapter 14, Inections and Specic Autoimmune

Conditions.

LUPUS

Lupus, which is more ormally known as systemic lupus erythemato-

sus, involves more tissues in the body than other autoimmune dis-

eases because it is a condition in which the body creates antibodiesagainst the DNA o the cells. As a result, you can end up with dis-

ease all over your body and can have ever, joint, and muscle pain.

Keep in mind that the symptoms come and go, because the dis-

ease can cycle through being in remission and being active. Unor-

tunately, many lupus patients get very sick, oen dying rom the

involvement o the small blood vessels, which gives them disease

in all their organs, including the kidneys and heart. Lupus aects

more women than men, especially those in their twenties and thir-ties, leading researchers to believe that estrogen plays a role in

causing or triggering the disease. I will explain more about this in

Chapter 11, Supporting Your Liver.


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SymptomsofLupus

Fatigue

Muscle pain and weakness Fever when the disease is active

Symptoms specic to the organ involved, such as joint pain,

muscle pain, and difculty breathing

Buttery rash over the cheeks and nose that appears aer sun

exposure

Hair loss (but not baldness)

Oral or nasal ulcers that are not painul

Cold- or emotion-induced color changes o the ngers or eet


Anti-nuclear antibodies

Anti-phospholipid antibodies

Antibodies to double-stranded DNA

Anti-Smith (Sm) antibodies

The ANA test is the rst screening test or lupus. As I haveexplained, a positive test doesnt mean you have lupus unless one o

the other three tests is positive as well.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)

Myelin is the protective coating on the outside o all the nerves in

your body. In those who have MS, the myelin in the brain and spi-

nal cord is damaged. This damage is called sclerosis. MS primarilyaects women who are o northern European descent and who are

o childbearing age. The most common rst symptom is an episode

o central nervous system dysunction, such as optic neuritis. This is

eye pain that gets worse when you move your eye in any direction.

Sometimes symptoms go away on their own. Each time they come

back, its called an episode or exacerbation o symptoms.

SymptomsofMS Eye pain

Numbness, tingling, or pins-and-needles sensation anywhere in

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Swelling o the limbs or trunk

Intense itching sensation, especially in the neck area

TeststoRequestfromYourDoctororHealthCareProfessional There are no antibody tests or MS. Instead, its diagnosed

when lesions in the brain or spinal cord are seen on an MRI. Its

important to note that the diagnosis is made only aer having

neurological symptoms twice or a second episode that shows

a second lesion in the brain or spinal cord. One episode that

resolves and never comes back is not considered MS.

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)

I you have arthritis, its oen difcult to tell the dierence between

symptoms o RA and common osteoarthritis pain and swelling that

can occur with aging or aer injury. Rheumatoid arthritis occurs

when your immune cells attack your joints, causing tissue damage,

inammation, and pain. It is a very specic orm o arthritis, and

sometimes the only way to know which kind o arthritis you have is

to do the blood tests listed below.

SymptomsofRA

Muscle pain

Fatigue

Low-grade ever

Weight loss

Depression

Morning stiness that lasts at least one hour or at least six weeks

Swelling o three or more joints or at least six weeks

Swelling o wrist or ngers or at least six weeks

Symmetric joint swelling

Nodules or bumps under the skin and over an aected joint


Hand X-ray

Blood tests or ANA, rheumatoid actor (RF), and anti-

citrullinated peptide/protein antibodies (anti-CCP) Blood tests or inammation: ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation

rate) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (sometimes called a

Cardio CRP)


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It is good to get all the above blood tests because they will deter-

mine i you have rheumatoid arthritis. It is possible to have a posi-

tive ANA with all the rest o the tests being negative. In that case,you dont have RA. The opposite can also be true: you can have RA

because you have a positive RF or anti-CCP but have a normal ANA.

The ESR and the Cardio CRP are indicators o how much inamma-

tion might be happening at the moment, helping to monitor ares in

the disease.

SjGRENS SYNDROME

Sjgrens syndrome, which can occur on its own or in conjunction

with RA, is an attack on the mucus-secreting glands that causes a

reduction in secretions. It is oen elt rst in the salivary glands,

which are in the mouth, and lacrimal glands, those that secrete tears.

Ninety percent o patients are emale.

SymptomsforSgrensSyndrome

Dry mouth and dry eyes Dryness in the vagina, skin, lungs, sinuses, and digestive tract

Fatigue

Joint pain

Muscle pain

Cognitive dysunction


ANA, anti-SSA, and anti-SSB antibodies

Elevated levels o anti-SSA or anti-SSB are diagnostic or Sjgrens.

SYMPTOMS TO TAkE SERIOUSLY

Below is a checklist o symptoms or common autoimmune diseases. I

you have any o the boldaced ones, you should go to your doctor and


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ask to be tested or the disease or diseases I have mentioned. The other

(not boldaced) symptoms in the ollowing lists are nonspecic, mean-

ing many other things besides autoimmune diseases can cause them.I you have our or more o the nonspecic symptoms and they are all

consistent with one condition, then you should have the test suggested

or an ANA screening. For example, i all your symptoms t with lupus

but you dont have any o the specifc lupus symptoms, you should still

get tested. This is very important because with many o these condi-

tions, the symptoms dont make a diagnosis; the lab tests do. I have also

included several additional autoimmune diseases in the checklist below

because these are airly easy to identiy and get tested or.

GeneralSymptoms

Fatigue: all autoimmune diseases

General discomort, uneasiness, or eeling ill: all autoimmune

diseases

Insomnia: Graves

Fever/BodyTemperature I you are having evers but you dont have a virus or inection,

or i you eel hot all the time: lupus, Graves, celiac disease,

Sjgrens

I you eel hot when others are cold: Graves thyroiditis with an

overunctioning thyroid gland

I you eel cold when others are hot: Hashimotos thyroiditis with

a low-unctioning thyroid gland

Hair

Hair loss, usually in patches or circles: alopecia areata (this is

conrmed by examination; there is no blood test)

Loss o all the hair on your body: alopecia universalis (this is

conrmed by examination; there is no blood test)

Thinning o your hair or general hair loss: celiac, lupus,

Hashimotos with low-unctioning thyroid gland

Sin

Dry skin: Hashimotos thyroiditis

Bruising easily: celiac


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Itchy skin: celiac

Rash over your cheeks and bridge o the nose (buttery rash),

usually red with some bumpy texture (but no pimples), that getsworse in sunlight: very specic or lupus

Skin sensitivity to the sun: lupus

General rash anywhere on the body: lupus

Fingers that change color when cold: Raynauds phenomenon,

lupus

Nodules or bumps under the skin, usually on your hands or eet:

rheumatoid arthritis

Skin thickening: scleroderma Loss o skin pigmentation in blotchy patterns anywhere on

the body: vitiligo (this is conrmed by examination; there is no

blood test)

Eyes

Vision changes: lupus, MS

Dry, itching eyes or eeling like there is something in the eyes:

Sjgrens, rheumatoid arthritis Double vision, eye discomort, uncontrollable eye movements: MS

Throat,Nec,Voice,andMouth

Swollen glands (lymph nodes): lupus, Sjgrens

Enlarged neck rom an enlarged thyroid: Hashimotos

Mouth sores or ulcers: lupus, celiac, Sjgrens

Difculty swallowing or speaking: Sjgrens, MS

Loss o sense o taste: Sjgrens Hoarseness: Sjgrens

Dry mouth: Sjgrens, RA

Excessive thirst: type 1 diabetes

Muscles,joints,andTendons

Joint pain or joint swelling: RA, Sjgrens

Morning joint stiness lasting more than one hour: RA

Pain and tenderness throughout the body: Sjgrens, lupus Muscle weakness: Hashimotos, Graves, MS

Muscle cramps and joint pain: celiac

Muscle spasms and twitching: MS


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weightChanges

Unexplained weight loss: Graves, celiac, lupus, type 1 diabetes

Unexplained weight gain: Hashimotos, gluten sensitivity (notceliac), type 1 diabetes

Digestion/Gastrointestinal

Constipation: Hashimotos, celiac, MS

Abdominal pain: celiac, lupus

Bloating, gas, or indigestion: celiac

Diarrhea, either constant or on and of: celiac

Nausea and vomiting: celiac, lupus, Graves Stools that oat and are oul-smelling, bloody, or atty:

malabsorption rom celiac

MoodandThining

Difculty concentrating: Hashimotos, MS, Graves

Depression: celiac, MS

Irritability or anxiety: Graves, Hashimotos

BalanceandNeurologicalSymptoms

Numbness and/or tingling in the extremities: lupus, MS, celiac,

type 1 diabetes

Headaches: lupus

Seizures: lupus, celiac

Problems walking, loss o balance, coordination: MS

Tremor: MS, Graves

Dizziness, vertigo: MS

T puli itt i autoimmu dia i xtiv, ad po-

pl a lamoig o mo iomatio. Poo o thi i th at that

autoimmu dia ad diod a th mot popula halth topi

qutd y all to th Dpatmt o Halth ad Huma svinatioal Wom Halth Iomatio ct.


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Recipe Index

Breakfast

Almond Blueberry Mufns 93Belly-licious Smoothie 217

Blueberry Spinach Smoothie 282

Green Detox Soup 282

Homemade Granola 217

Pesto Scrambled Eggs 160

Warm Quinoa Cereal with Fruit and Nuts 95

Weekend Frittata 160

Snacks

Almond Butter Granola Bars 94

Almond Blueberry Mufns 93

Belly-licious Smoothie 217

Green Detox Soup 282

Entrees

Black Bean Burgers 289Buddha Rice Bowl with Tahini Dressing 97

Chicken Stued with Red Peppers, Pine Nuts, and Spinach 222

Coconut Chicken with Almond Lime Sauce 169

Cod with Puttanesca Sauce 168

Maple Teriyaki Salmon 288

Mediterranean Chickpea Patties with Red Bell Pepper Sauce 166

Mediterranean Herb-Crusted Salmon 99

Mung Bean Kitchari 219Mushroom Tempeh Scaloppine 165

North Arican Red Lentil Soup 283

Quinoa Pasta with Peas, Arugula, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes 98

Turkey Burgers with Caramelized Onions 221


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Salad dishes

Aia soa noodl salad 96

chikpa salad 285

Kal salad with ahii Dig 286Lmoy Kal ad Avoado salad 163

Oag, Fl, ad Gold bt salad 221

spiy blak ba Quioa salad 162

spoutd Fh Ltil salad 218

Side dishes

Aia slaw 290

Havt Wild ri 287ciamo Mahd swt Potato 164

camd spiah 100

Galiky G i coout Oil 220

Gig bok choy 163

sautd Whit ba ad Galiky G 284

Whippd cauliow 223

Wild Muhoom Quioa 101

Dessert

bluy Paait with cahw cam 224

choolat Avoado Puddig 170

choolat chip Oatmal cooki 102


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Index

Pages in italics refer to illustrations

abdomen, 146

cramping in, 180, 18586, 195fat and, 78, 11011gut and, 180, 18386, 195, 197, 213pains in, 14, 34, 48, 18384, 213Sjgrens syndrome and, 18384

acne, 154, 198, 263acupuncture, 136, 148, 151, 156adaptive immune system, 117, 176adaptogens, 155Addisons disease, 112, 183adrenal fatigue, 169

diagnoses of, 12122perimenopause and, 6061self-assessment and, 13233, 13742stress and, 1718, 11314, 11921,

13233, 13742treatment program for, 14243,

15657adrenal glands, 17, 108

DHEA and, 11213, 12223, 156, 312herbs for, 15556, 330lupus and, 3056perimenopause and, 6061recipes and, 158, 16061, 165, 169stress and, 10610, 11214, 11923,

12930, 13233, 13743, 14849,152, 158, 330

supplements for, 143, 15557, 330treatment program for, 143, 14849,

152, 15457adrenaline, 17, 107, 124, 155

recipes and, 158, 170

stress and, 1069, 11420, 129, 137,140aerobic exercise, 153agar, 207, 224agriculture, 15, 46, 67

toxins and, 229, 236, 238, 24445

alcohol, 8, 18, 149, 263

detox elimination diet and, 26971and eating for immune health, 7879gut and, 179, 183, 188, 193, 207stress and, 124, 133

aldosterone, 112allergens, ixxi, 13allergies, 9, 13, 181, 208, 318

see also food allergiesalmonds, 42, 55, 82, 154, 158, 207

detox elimination diet and, 27072food sensitivities and, 66, 6869

recipes and, 9395, 102, 16970aloe, 206alpha lipoic acid (ALA), 251, 25556, 277,

301, 330aluminum, 232, 240, 24243

removal from body of, 25556, 261amino acids, 182

detox and, 248, 250, 27678patterns of, 4344, 50recipes and, 215, 22122

androgens, 122, 31213anemia, 21, 48, 182, 197

celiac disease and, 25, 47pernicious, 14, 24, 183, 241

antacids, 8, 18, 44gut and, 179, 18283, 186, 196, 199,

2068antibiotics, 8, 18, 43, 169, 238

gut and, 17879, 186, 188, 192, 196,204, 211

MS and, 298300

antibodies, xi, 7, 13, 2231, 57, 86,11520, 117, 242celiac disease and, 25, 51, 72, 275, 307gluten and, 16, 62, 29495Graves disease and, 2627, 61, 120,

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gut ad, 19, 176, 179, 183, 18990,19495, 295

Hahimoto thyoiditi ad, 4, 2728,194, 241, 314, 317

halthy immu ytm ad, 1112, 22immuoglouli (Ig), 2627, 45, 61,124, 179, 300, 302, 305, 316, 332

lupu ad, 23, 2829, 193, 240, 3025,31213

Ms ad, 30, 297300rA ad, 23, 3031, 37, 193, 30813sjg ydom ad, 31, 18485,

193, 309, 31214t ad, 11819toxi ad, 24041, 24445, 318

see also b lymphoyt atiody ll;specifc cells

ati-itulliatd pptid/potiatiodi (ati-ccP), 3031, 193,3089

ati-damidatd gliadi atiodi(ADGA), 25, 51, 72, 275, 307

atig-atiody omplx, 45atig, 57, 124, 17576, 310

gut ad, 176, 18990ati-gliadi atiodi (AGA), 25, 51, 72,

275, 307ati-iammatoy dit, 5354, 59, 88,

268, 302ad atig o immu halth, 7282ood itiviti ad, 7273good at i, 72, 8182a low i uga, 7481aiow o vgtal i, 7374

ati-ula atiodi (AnA), 22, 194lupu ad, 29, 193, 240, 3023, 309rA ad, 3031, 193, 3089sjg ydom ad, 31, 193, 309,

312, 314toxi ad, 240, 24445

atioxidat, 5758, 268, 319dtox ad, 24849, 25153, 25556,

27577, 279ad atig o immu halth,

7174hit aout addig, 7374ip ad, 100, 161, 163, 280, 28284,

287, 290ou o, 7377, 85upplmt ad, 8487, 32930

axity, 34, 145, 150, 196, 257glut ad, 6162pimopau ad, 6062

t ad, 17, 110, 130, 132, 135, 145,14748

toxi ad, 235, 246, 266appl id viga, 90, 185, 207

appl, 39, 76, 79, 203dtox ad, 254, 27172aahidoi aid, 5354am, 48, 129, 297, 306aomata, 122, 313ai, 230, 236, 249, 255, 261atmiii, 204, 213athiti, xi, 12, 18, 25, 156, 183, 193, 196,

265, 306, 309, 312augula, 69, 9899, 160ahwagadha, 156

apgillu, 208athma, 9, 13, 265autim, ix, 242autoimmu dia:

ai o, 1134o blum, 34, 6, 320diago o, 15, 9, 2223, 25, 32,

4748, 51, 17778, 183, 19193, 196,200, 25758, 261, 297, 302, 3067,312, 31516

lak o uid appoah to, 21

loatio o, 1314mot ommo, 2434pval o, ixx, 1, 56, 9, 14, 21,

17779, 244pvtio o, 710, 19, 2224, 116, 193ao o ook o, 12, 67, 10val o, xxii, 15, 79, 14, 2324,

2728, 40, 61, 125, 154, 181, 190,212, 254, 320

ig ad ymptom o, xi, 1, 34, 67,2134, 37, 40, 45, 4749, 5156, 120,12223, 17778, 18384, 191, 194,241, 25659, 293, 297, 3013, 306,30813, 31517

tatiti o, 1, 5, 7, 14, 22, 47, 122, 183,244, 301, 309, 312

tigg ad au o, ixxii, 4, 11,1422, 2526, 28, 37, 39, 42, 4751,49, 56, 58, 73, 11920, 123, 12930,134, 17680, 18790, 229, 233,23947, 24950, 254, 293306,

30911, 31316wath, wait, ad do othig appoahto, 2223

autoimmu gatiti, 183autoimmu/iammatoy ydom

idud y adjuvat (AsIA), 242


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autoimmu thyoid dia, 48, 58, 61,120, 183, 24041, 293, 296, 314, 319

tatmt o, 315, 31819see also Gav dia; Hahimoto

thyoiditiautoomi vou ytm, 106, 107, 125,127, 129

avoado, 69, 271adal glad ad, 15455ad atig o immu halth, 8082at i, 53, 55, 154, 300301ip ad, 158, 16364, 17071

atia, ix, 23, 115, 302, 315amio aid ad, 4344

autoimmu dia tigg ad,1619, 29495

i gut, xi, 9, 1719, 124, 17589,19293, 19596, 2014, 21012,21415, 217, 230, 260, 26869,29394, 299, 306, 3089, 311, 315

halthy immu ytm ad, 1112Ms ad, 298300rA ad, 30910ip ad, 215, 21719t ad, 18, 118

aly, 79, 207, 254, 270glut ad, 15, 45, 65, 68, 180

ail, 80, 160, 276a, 4, 20, 319a, 76, 89, 15455, 196, 210

dtox ad, 254, 270, 276ood itiviti ad, 6869ip ad, 97, 101, 158, 162, 16667,

215, 21719, 28486, 289see also lgum

, 53, 67, 154, 193, 210, 258dtox ad, 251, 27071, 274, 277ad atig o immu halth, 77,

8182iammatio ad atial imala

du to, 1617toxi ad, 243, 264

t, 76, 210, 220i, 184, 204, 213i, 15, 46, 76, 90, 93, 203

dtox ad, 27172, 276

Ms ad, 300301ta-aot, ta-aotoid, 3, 76, 85,16364

dtox ad, 25556, 277tai hydohloid (HcL), 184, 2089,

214

vag, 41, 7879, 81, 149see also alohol; o; moothi;

oda; taidoatia, 124, 177, 2034, 211, 214

il, il aid, il alt:dtox ad, 248, 25051gut ad, 18182, 19799, 2058,

21314liv ad, 207, 230, 246l-tt o, 198, 205, 208toxi ad, 240, 246tatmt ad, 2058, 213

iomoitoig, 232, 235iopi, 25, 48, 118, 3067ith otol pill, 60, 241, 246, 304

iphol A (bPA), 230, 232, 237, 244,249

lak uat d oil, 55, 86ladd, 107loatig, 52, 130, 154

lia dia ad, 25, 34, 47, 306dtox ad, 274, 278ood ad, 45, 6364, 66, 70glut ad, 15, 45, 48gut ad, 180, 18586, 188, 19295,

19799, 204, 21314, 259

toxi ad, 243, 265lood, xxi, 11, 14, 16, 34, 195, 282, 298,

303, 311, 315, 318dtox ad, 248, 251, 253, 255d lood ll ad, 24, 89, 182, 255,

258toxi ad, 19, 23334, 23638, 241,

255, 25859lood pu, 18, 106, 107, 145

high, 8, 21, 38, 74, 112, 156mid-ody thiqu ad, 12526

loodtam, 230, 258glut ad, 46, 50gut ad, 124, 180, 189, 197

lood uga, 41, 52, 158adal glad ad, 18, 154DHeA ad, 11213, 122ad atig o immu halth, 7478t ad, 10910, 113

lood vl, 1, 23, 28, 38, 59, 86, 125,155, 177

lui, 69, 90, 203, 254ip ad, 93, 22324, 28283b lymphoyt atiody ll, 11, 18, 52,

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ody tmpatu, 62, 106, 125, 149, 241,314

see also vok hoy, 163, 260, 284

o, 18, 66, 118, 154, 236, 255DHeA ad, 11213, 122atu o, 6, 182, 185t ad, 110, 113

oag oil, 55, 86ai, 1, 21, 57, 6162, 66, 82, 86, 150

dtox ad, 251, 255gut ad, 177, 259itio ad, 29495Ms ad, xi, 14, 2930, 257, 294, 297301t ad, 1069, 145

toxi ad, 234, 253, 262ai og, 14, 34, 48

lia dia ad, 25, 306dtox ad, 27374, 276ood ad, 45, 52, 63, 7071gut ad, 195, 259toxi ad, 231, 235, 266

ad, 89, 154, 202, 270ad atig o immu halth, 7779ood ad, 41, 52, 65, 69

akat, 42, 50, 52, 69, 74, 92, 159, 210,

21516, 278, 28081gut ad, 21314t ad, 136, 152see also rip Idx

at:a o, ix, 13, 6768, 118toxi ad, 243, 24546

athig, 5, 45, 83, 106dp o lly, 126, 14446, 15051gut ad, 19293lupu ad, 29, 303lp ad, 15051t ad, 116, 123, 14446, 15051toxi ad, 230, 234, 236

ooli, 76, 155, 161dtox ad, 251, 254, 260, 276

ooli xtat, 301, 306omlai, 207ukwhat, 4546, 65, 68, 89, 96, 270

ad atig o immu halth, 77, 79ug, 16668, 22021, 289

utt, 53, 66, 68, 270see also ghutyat, 210

aag, 155, 210, 290dtox ad, 254, 260, 276

admium, 230, 249, 25253, 255, 261ai, 79, 149, 158, 193

dtox ad, 27071, 273ak, 52, 65, 7780, 202, 272

alium, 66, 85, 154, 163, 182aloi, 3842, 152, 202a, ixx, 1, 13, 23, 40, 52, 59, 73, 111,

118, 152, 276oy ad, 6768toxi ad, 229, 23637, 246

adida, 188, 199, 259, 300ady, 52, 78, 80, 202, 272api aid, 202aohydat, 43, 52

gut ad, 182, 19697

ip ad, 93, 164aiog, 233aotoid, 76, 277ai, 66, 68, 203, 270ahw, 22425auliow, 76, 155, 22324

dtox ad, 260, 276cD, 32627

lp ad, 15051t ad, 14547

lia dia, 13, 2426, 49, 58, 72, 293, 296

ovtioal mdii ad, 2122, 4748diago o, 4748, 51, 3067glut ad, 2526, 4749, 51, 61, 63,

186, 275, 3067, 318gut ad, 25, 4748, 51, 183, 186, 3068,

318ymptom o, 25, 3234, 4748, 306tt o, 2526, 48, 51, 61, 72, 258, 275,

3068tatmt o, 3078

tal vou ytm, 106, 235, 301Ms ad, 29, 29798, 300

al, 52, 65, 69, 202, 210, 270ip ad, 9596

opial uid (csF), 298hk, 29, 33, 303h, 66, 68, 82, 203, 27071hlatio, 240, 262

i movig havy mtal om ody,248, 25256, 26061

hmial, 9, 38, 62, 65, 73, 87, 121, 234,

256otio tw autoimmudia ad, 19, 24344

liv ad, 20, 230toxi ad, 1920, 22930, 23233,

23739, 24344


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hik, 43, 69, 90, 154, 210, 258dtox ad, 270, 27678ip ad, 9697, 101, 158, 165n,

16970, 215, 22223

toxi ad, 243, 264hikpa, 68, 270ip ad, 16668, 28586

hild, xxi, 47, 223, 308gut ad, 17879, 188t ad, 110, 116, 127, 131, 13335toxi ad, 229, 23334,

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