Your Creator has
given your body an immune system that protects you from disease and infection.
Sadly, your immune system may attack itself in the form of
autoimmune diseases, which can affect many parts of your body, including your
nerves, muscles, endocrine system (the system that controls your body’s
hormones and other chemicals), and digestive system.
There are more than
80 types of autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, type
1 diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, and myasthenia
gravis, among many others.
Many of these diseases associated with autoimmunity are often chronic, requiring lifelong care and monitoring.
Most of these diseases strike women more than they do men, particularly women of working age and during their child-bearing years.
Essentially,
autoimmunity can affect almost any organ or body system. The
exact problem you may have with autoimmunity depends on which body tissues are
targeted by your immune system. For example, if your skin is targeted, you may
have skin rashes, blisters, or color changes; if your thyroid gland is
affected, you may feel extremely tired, sensitive to cold, and muscle aches; if
your joints are attacked, you may have severe joint pain,
stiffness, and loss of function.
Risk Factors
(1) Stress is a
major factor triggering the onset of an autoimmune disease, especially if you
already have an over-stressed or a weakened immune system. As you age, your
stress may increase with increased limitations on your life. In order to cope
with daily living, you need to conquer your stress, which may lead
to depression and anxiety, which are commonly associated with aging.
(2) The genes you inherit may predispose your susceptibility to developing an autoimmune disease.
(3) Viruses may also contribute to the development of an autoimmune disease.
Myasthenia gravis
is one of the many autoimmune diseases, which, according to contemporary
Western medicine, offer no known cure, except controlling or suppressing their
many disease symptoms. This book is based on the author's own experience of
battling against his myasthenia gravis: how he stopped all his medications
through a holistic approach to controlling and managing the disease. This book
provides insight and well-researched information that he would like to share
with those who are afflicted with myasthenia gravis or any other autoimmune
disease.
This book covers
every aspect of holistic health to cope with autoimmunity: body detox, diet,
lifestyle changes, exercises for muscle weakness, and mental relaxation
techniques for vision problems associated with myasthenia gravis.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen Lau
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