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The term “autoimmune” is used to encompass a long list of diseases. Autoimmune implies that our immune system begins to wrongly attach cells of our own body, or otherwise overreacts to normal environmental triggers. In essence, almost all diseases characterized by long- term inflammation fall under the umbrella term “autoimmune”. A very limited list of conditions include; arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis), asthma, eczema, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, etc… Although each condition listed above possesses very unique characteristics, the underlying problem associated with all of them is inflammation.
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