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© 2014 Research Now. All rights reserved. ALL ABOUT AUTOIMMUNE Although seemingly unrelated, all autoimmune diseases share a common thread: they involve an immune system that mistakenly attacks the body’s own healthy tissue. They are often misdiagnosed but can have severe health consequences, which is why a holistic approach is necessary for a complete understanding. SOURCES: ORGANS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM 75% of cases are women Those related to someone with an autoimmune condition are more likely to also have one – even if it is a different disease. Ethnic groups such as African American, Hispanic American, and Indian have a higher risk for certain autoimmune disorders. RESEARCH NOW® CAN HELP YOU GAIN DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO AUTOIMMUNE PRACTICES, TREATMENTS AND SENTIMENTS. HOW TO COPE Since there is no cure and immunosuppressant drugs can be dangerous, sufferers often seek alternative treatments, such as: 45% of patients with real autoimmune diseases are labeled chronic complainers in the earliest stages of their illness 80 WHO TO REACH OUT TO FOR INSIGHT Hypnosis Acupuncture Chiropractic Care Mental Support Physiotherapy Meditation Chinese Medicine + Patient | Caregiver | Parent | Infusion Nurse | Pharmacist Payer/Office Manager | MD Specialist | Rheumatologist Neurologist | Physical Therapist | Psychiatrist Americans suffer from autoimmune related conditions 1 5 out of every people has an autoimmune related condition MORE LIKELY TO STRIKE Bone Marrow Thymus Lymphatic Vessels Appendix Lymph Nodes MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK known autoimmune diseases AUTOIMMUNE SUFFERERS BY THE NUMBERS 50 MILLION Tonsils & Adenoids Spleen Peyer’s Patches WomensHealth.org Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science

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© 2014 Research Now. All rights reserved.

ALL ABOUT AUTOIMMUNEAlthough seemingly unrelated, all autoimmune diseases share a common thread: they involve an immune system that mistakenly attacks the body’s own healthy tissue. They are often misdiagnosed but can have severe health consequences, which is why a holistic approach is necessary for a complete understanding.

SOURCES:

ORGANS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

75%of cases are women

Those related to someonewith an autoimmunecondition are more likelyto also have one – even ifit is a di�erent disease.

Ethnic groups such asAfrican American, Hispanic American, and Indian havea higher risk for certainautoimmune disorders.

RESEARCH NOW® CAN HELP YOU GAIN DEEPER INSIGHTS INTO AUTOIMMUNE PRACTICES, TREATMENTS AND SENTIMENTS.

HOW TO COPE

Since there is no cure and immunosuppressantdrugs can be dangerous, su�erers often seekalternative treatments, such as:

45%of patients withreal autoimmunediseases are labeled chronic complainers in the earliest stagesof their illness

80

WHO TO REACH OUT TO FOR INSIGHT

HypnosisAcupuncture ChiropracticCare

MentalSupport

PhysiotherapyMeditation ChineseMedicine+

Patient | Caregiver | Parent | Infusion Nurse | PharmacistPayer/O�ce Manager | MD Specialist | RheumatologistNeurologist | Physical Therapist | Psychiatrist

Americans su�erfrom autoimmunerelated conditions

1 12out ofevery

people havean autoimmunecondition

1 5out ofevery

people has anautoimmunerelated condition

MORE LIKELY TO STRIKE

BoneMarrow

Thymus

LymphaticVessels

Appendix

LymphNodes

MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK

knownautoimmune diseases AUTOIMMUNE SUFFERERS

BY THE NUMBERS

50 MILLION

Tonsils &Adenoids

Spleen

Peyer’sPatches

WomensHealth.org

Dartmouth UndergraduateJournal of Science

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