Page 8 - Autoimmune diseases

immune function is regulated by the extracellular

matrix. You may not have heard of the

extracellular matrix but it is the space around the

cells. This cellular environment is designed to

keep the cells healthy and is one of the major areas

where the immune system operates.

When an autoimmune reaction happens, the

immune cells come to the target area from the

bloodstream and the attack on the cells occurs in

the extracellular matrix. The environment of the

cells, designed to help keep them healthy, is now

contributing to the damage and destruction of the

cells because the extracellular matrix is no longer

functioning as it is supposed to.

Acupuncture and homeopathy are two of the few

medical modalities that work on the extracellular

matrix to correct its function. Western medicine

barely acknowledges that the extracellular matrix

exists.

The Effects of Stress on the Immune System

Your body has daily rhythms. You are familiar

with many of these. You are naturally awake during