How are Autoimmune Diseases connected?

How are Autoimmune Diseases connected?

How are Autoimmune Diseases connected?

How are Autoimmune Diseases connected?

‘Autoimmune conditions are connected by one central biochemical process: A runaway immune response also known as systemic inflammation that results in your body attacking its own tissues.’ Dr Mark Hyman

Why does our immune system attack its own body?

A few years after I was diagnosed and my medication had started to make me feel well again, I decided to look at my life and think about what could have been causing the issues I was facing. Why did the inflammation exist in the first place? Why did my body attack itself?

I thought that if I could identify the issue then perhaps I could calm my body down so that it could start to heal. Having read many books I soon learnt that the underlying causes can vary. Stress was a key component and I did have a stressful job. I could also tick the food allergies/sensitivities box! I knew I was naturally deficient in some nutrients, and nutrient deficiency was also on the list. As was hidden infections, toxins, genetic predisposition and leaky gut.

Once I found some of my triggers I started to look at my life and how I lived and made subtle gradual changes to see if they helped me. They did, and today I live an active healthy life. I still have flares and the last year hasn’t been easy for our family and so several flares have occurred for me, but I also know what I can do to try and calm them down and heal myself so they don’t get as out of control as they used to.

Without my Doctor, I wouldn’t have been diagnosed, and this diagnosis changed my path completely. It set me out on the career that I am now on and I wouldn’t change that at all. The changes I made though, enabled me to start to heal and this was the change that was required as I looked at the causes and how I could make lasting real changes.

I hope you have enjoyed this information. Until next time!

Emma Alexander-Cook.

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com
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