INFECTION LINKED TO AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES

For a long time, Naturopathic Practitioners have thought there was a link between certain infections and auto-immune diseases such as Hashimoto’s (Thyroid disease), Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other auto-immune diseases. Research is now proving this theory …….. Australian scientists have shed new light into how some autoimmune diseases can take hold, identifying the exact conditions […]

RESEARCH LINKS THYROID DISEASE AND VITILIGO

INCREASED RISK OF THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO Patients with vitiligo (a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease the first systematic review on the subject has found. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) was more […]

INCREASED RISK OF AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE WITH VITILIGO

A systematic review has found that patients with vitiligo ( a skin disease where skin pigmentation changes) are at increased risk of thyroid disease. In a review of 48 studies published between 1968 and 2012, Dutch researchers found the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD)  was more than twice as high in patients with vitiligo. […]

Common Foods May Be Causing You Pain & Disease

I have seen a number of new cases lately of people with acute arthritic symptoms in their hands, knees, backs and other areas of their body. When I ask them if they have been eating more tomatoes, eggplants and/or capsicums, the answer is often “Yes”. This time of year these foods are in abundance in […]