Books I am reading - The Autoimmune Epidemic

I seem to be surrounded by people who have developed “autoimmune diseases” (ID) over the past few years. These are commonly people around the age of 40 and are therefore my peer group. It is hard to watch my friends. and over the past few years, members of my immediate family, be severely debilitated by some form of ID whether it’s gastrointestinal in nature, thyroid function or some form of multiple chemical sensitivity.

A close personal friend of mine recently gifted me with a copy of a book called “The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance–and the Cutting-Edge Science that Promises Hope” and I am close to finishing it. I think the title speaks for itself. With an increasing number of “westerners” being diagnosed with autoimmune diseases, and numbers far exceeding thos with cancer, the book makes for interesting, and I would say for me personally, quite shocking reading. As a father of young children I am concerned now for what they will encounter as challenges to their bodies moving forward. A recommended read for everyone…not just scientists.

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  1. [...] on from my recent posting about the Autoimmune Epidemic comes a report that new shower curtains can be bad for our [...]

    June 13th, 2008 | 10:51 pm
  2. Autoimmune epidemics is really coming!

    It’s not necessary to be Albert Einstein etc. to see it.

    But why. Answer is really simple - We are living in too toxic world.

    You may ask: “So what”?

    To my knowledge, there are options:

    1. living in a most clean environment
    2. avoid chemicals and heavy metals
    3. reinforce immune system

    More information - in my website: http://kulvis.com

    June 25th, 2008 | 8:57 pm

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