Autoimmune disease

Let us name some autoimmune diseases

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Crohn's disease

Multiple sclerosis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Lupus

Sjögren's syndrome 

Dr Alessio Fasano PHD of Mass general hospital published a paper bringing in the concept that 3 things are necessary for autoimmune disease to develop.

1. Genetic susceptibility 

2. Environmental trigger

3.intestinal hyper permeability

He states genetic susceptibility is the gun,environmental triggers load the gun.

Intestinal hyperpermeability fires the gun.

Previously,it was thought that once autoimmune process was activated there were only relapse and remissions.

However Dr Fassanos research reveals the process can be modified and modulated by interrupting one of the triad.

The easiest to alter is the intestinal permeability.

The supplements that modify intestinal permeability are,

L glutamine

N-acetyl glucosamine

Mucilaginous herbs( fenugreek,licorice,marshmallow root,slippery elm.)

Direct acting antiinflammatory botanicals( oregano,berberine,artimesia)

Quercetin

Zinc carnosine

Omega3 fatty acids

Vitamin D

Digestive enzy