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The Autoimmune Protocol
Table Of Contents
Disclaimer Page ............................................................................................................... 3
About the Immune System.................................................................................................. 6
Skin and Mucus Membranes: Amazing Barriers......................................................... 7
Lymphocytes: Producing Killers ................................................................................ 10
Tonsils and Adenoids .................................................................................................. 11
What is an Autoimmune Disease? .................................................................................... 14
Autoimmune Diseases ............................................................................................... 16
Allergies ...................................................................................................................... 16
Asthma ........................................................................................................................ 17
Contact Dermatitis ..................................................................................................... 18
Celiac Disease ............................................................................................................. 19
Gluten or Glyphosate? ............................................................................................... 20
Graves’ disease ........................................................................................................... 21
Genetic Indicators ...................................................................................................... 21
Environmental Indicators.......................................................................................... 22
Crohn’s Disease .......................................................................................................... 23
Hormonal Birth Control and Crohn’s Disease: A Disturbing Connection ................ 24
Crohn’s and Fluoride ................................................................................................. 25
Crohn’s Mystery ......................................................................................................... 25
Lupus .......................................................................................................................... 25
Multiple Sclerosis ....................................................................................................... 27
Hashimoto’s Disease .................................................................................................. 29
Iodine and Hashimoto’s Disease ............................................................................... 30
Psoriasis ..................................................................................................................... 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis ................................................................................................. 33
Ulcerative Colitis ........................................................................................................ 37
Addison’s Disease ...................................................................................................... 41
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