The Three Phases of Autoimmunity: Looking Beyond the Diagnosis
Jamie Dorley
Founder, Owner & CEO of Nutritional Frontiers
Kristine Genovese
Founder of the SOUL INTELLIGENCE® Method
Jeff Essen
Founder of the International Holistic Health Alliance
7 hours ago
- Understand the three phases Dr. Jeff Essen uses to examine autoimmunity: DNA and cell-wall alteration, molecular mimicry, and epitope spreading. Distinguishing among these patterns may help practitioners think more specifically about what could be sustaining an abnormal immune response.
- Recognize why timing matters when investigating possible autoimmune triggers. Dr. Essen emphasizes building a patient timeline and looking beyond what happened immediately before a flare, since the event that contributed to the immune response may have occurred weeks earlier.
- Learn why autoimmune conditions may involve multiple contributing factors rather than one isolated cause. Looking at infections, foods, toxins, metabolic imbalances, stress, nutritional status, and other possible influences can help practitioners develop a more individualized picture instead of relying solely on the diagnostic label.
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