Major Autoimmune Diseases and their Basic Prevention and Treatment
ABSTRACT
What if soldiers or cops rebel against their own country and attack to the citizens of their country? We can imagine the number of chaos here and there in the whole country. In same way, when body’s protection guard i.e. Immune system begins to attack body’s own cells, the condition of autoimmune disease arises. Normal immune system guards the body against various life-threatening diseases but unfavorable circumstances interferes with its normal behavior and makes it abnormal. Thus, attacking behavior of immune system rises for body’s own cells. Today we are going to study about autoimmune diseases and how one can treat it with natural remedies.
INTRODUCTION
Autoimmune disease can be defined as a disease developed due to abnormal and attacking behavior of the immune system towards the body’s own cells. Normal behavior of the immune system is to differentiate foreign and body’s own cells, but in the case of autoimmune disease, the immune system begins to attack the body’s own cells by mistakes of foreign particles. Immune system can attack healthy cells of your joints and skin by releasing auto-antibodies in it. Some autoimmune diseases affect only one organ while others may interfere with functioning of multiple body organs.
MAJOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
There is a variety of autoimmune diseases affecting the body functioning, take a look on some major ones:
- Type-1 diabetes
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Psoriasis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Systemic lupus erythmatous (SLE)
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Addison’s disease
- Grave’s disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- Myasthenia gravis
- Autoimmune vasculitis
- Pernicious anemia
- Celiac disease
SYMPTOMS OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
Some early and common symptoms of many autoimmune diseases include:
- Fatigue
- Swelling and redness
- Trouble in concentration
- Hair loss
- Achy muscles
- Low grade fever
- Insensibility and tingling in the feet and hands
- Skin rashes
Some particular autoimmune diseases have their own unique symptoms like Type-1 diabetes causes intermittent thirst, fatigue and weight loss whereas symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease include diarrhea, bloating and pain. In autoimmune diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis or Psoriasis, symptoms come and go repeatedly. When symptoms emerge, that period is called flare-up, but the period of going away symptoms is known as remission.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
Some preventable measures can reduce the risk of autoimmune diseases in an individual if followed seriously. Here are some tips to prevent autoimmune diseases:
1. Reduce Exposure of Toxins
Avoiding toxin exposure will help you to lower down the risk of autoimmune diseases. Air pollution, lead, uranium, mercury, agricultural pesticides, synthetic estrogens and excess consumption of alcohol are some factors triggers the development of diseases due to abnormal immune behavior. So, it is suggested to decrease your involvement in these disease inducing factors if you want to stay away from several autoimmune diseases.
2. Maintain Healthy Body Weight
Obesity or excess weight may increase the risk of various autoimmune diseases like Psoriasis, multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBD) etc. These diseases can be prevented by achieving a proper body weight. Intermittent fasting can help you in reducing weight in a fast way.
3. Focus Gut Health
Studies show that there is a close connection between gut microbes and development of several autoimmune diseases like Type-1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore it is essential to provide health to the gut by avoiding consumption of sugars and grains, drinking large quantities of water, including dietary vegetables and fruits in diet.
4. Eat an Anti-inflammatory Diet
Risk of autoimmune diseases can be reduced by eating an anti-inflammatory diet. An anti-inflammatory diet is a diet which includes vegetables, fruits, healthy fats like omega-3 fatty acids and olive oil and whole food protein sources. Foods like grains, sugars, omega-6 fatty acids, and trans-fats should be excluded in an anti-inflammatory diet because these foods can raise the risk of autoimmune disorders.
5. Take Enough Sleep
Give rest to your body by sleeping for at least 7-8 hours because disturbed sleeping schedule can increase the risk of autoimmune disorders. Get a good quality sleep by going to bed before 10 PM and avoiding use of mobile, tablet, laptop, computer, TV or any screen in bed. By doing this, you can reduce the risk of disturbance in the immune system as well as autoimmune diseases.
6. Quit Smoking habits
If you have a smoking habit, quit it as soon as you can. Smoking habits doubles the risk of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and autoimmune thyroid disease by making your body inflamed, damaging the DNA and disturbing the functioning of the immune system. So, quit smoking habit as soon as possible.
By following the above given tips, you can prevent autoimmune diseases to a great extent and stay healthy.
TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
There is no exact treatment of any autoimmune disease in modern science. Patients choose modern medicines which show some short-term positive results but long-term side effects. These side effects can annoy the patient’s body for their whole life. So, think foresight and choose some medicines which can treat your disease permanently without giving any single side-effect to the patient.
Ayurvedic medicines have such potential to give these kinds of results as we know this medicinal system is traditional and more than 5000 years older. Ayurvedic medicines are prepared by using natural herbs only which have no side-effects and are very effective in treating any disease by its root cause.
To help with patients grappling with an autoimmune disease, PLANET AYURVEDA prepared AUTOIMMUNE CARE PACK by using standard quality extracts of some marvelous herbs. All the formulations of this pack are purely vegetarian and manufactured under the guidance of MD Ayurveda Doctors who strongly resist the use of chemicals, preservatives, starch, binder or any other synthetic additive in medicines, thus these medicines are 100 percent safe to consume by persons of any age group. Take a look at this wonderful autoimmune care pack.
AUTOIMMUNE CARE PACK BY PLANET AYURVEDA
- GILOY CAPSULES
- IMMUNE BOOSTER
- CURCUMIN CAPSULES
PRODUCTS DESCRIPTION
1. GILOY CAPSULES
Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia) herb is well-known for its medicinal uses in Ayurvedic literature. Plant of Giloy bears little flowers and usually grows in areas with tropical climatic conditions. Planet Ayurveda made up Giloy capsules by using high quality extract of Giloy herb. The capsule shells used in this formulation are purely vegetarian and effective in treating various autoimmune diseases in an effective manner.
Dosage: 2 capsules twice in a day with normal water after meals
2. IMMUNE BOOSTER
As the name indicates, Immune booster capsules enhance the strength of the immune system and maintain its health. Herbs such as Go-Piyush (Bovine colostrums), Grape seed (Vitis Vinifera), Bhumi Amla (Phyllanthus niruri) and Amalaki (Emblica officinalis) and several others are used in this preparation which improves overall health and prevent number of diseases in the body. It acts as antioxidant and increases the fighting mechanism, thus aids in treating the patients with autoimmune disorders.
Dosage: 2 capsules twice in a day with normal water after meals
3. CURCUMIN CAPSULES
Curcumin capsules are formulated with pure extract of Turmeric i.e. Curcumin (Curcuma longa), it is a common household spice in Indian kitchens and well-known for its tremendous aroma. It gives a deep yellow coloration to the food recipes. Curcumin capsules of Planet Ayurveda are very advantageous to maintain proper functioning of whole body systems and prevent occurrence of various diseases. It has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and immune boosting property thus assists in relieving symptoms like pain, tenderness, weakness etc.
Dosage: 2 capsules twice in a day with normal water after meals.
CONCLUSION
Over 80 autoimmune diseases exist, any of which can develop in the human body and affect normal health conditions. So, it is somewhere necessary to prevent and treat yourself from these diseases to live long. By using the above given herbal medicines, you can easily prevent or tackle any autoimmune disease. Wish you a healthy and disease free life.