09/05/2026
An autoimmune disease is a condition where your immune system attacks your own body.
The immune system usually guards our bodies against dangerous viruses and bacteria. When we come into contact with these intruders, our body mounts an immune response. Our immune system can usually tell the difference between an intruder (bacteria or virus) and our own cells. With an autoimmune disease, our immune system mistakes a part of our body, such as our thyroid or joints, for a foreign invader. Proteins called autoantibodies are released, which attack our otherwise healthy cells. Sometimes only one organ is affected, which is the case with hypothyroidism, or the whole body can be affected in diseases like Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Early symptoms of these diseases may include fatigue, brain fog or difficulty concentrating, body aches, low-grade fever, hair loss, skin rashes or itching, tingling, and numbness in the feet or hands. Some people may also experience weight loss, feeling thirsty, dry eyes, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation or diarrhea.
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There are blood tests that can signal the likelihood of a person having an Autoimmune Disease. These include checking for antibodies which would show that the immune system is fighting against tissues within the body.
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Yes. Treatments are often aimed at reducing symptoms by decreasing inflammation and relieving pain and fatigue. Functional Integrative Medicine treats Autoimmune Diseases by looking for the root cause of the disorder, correcting that imbalance, and bringing relief and healing to the patient. Our practice has successfully treated hundreds of patients with Autoimmune Diseases. By treating the causative factors, you can slow down your disease progression and, in many cases, reverse the damage thatβs been done.
