{"id":10267,"date":"2017-01-03T13:52:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T17:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=10267"},"modified":"2018-08-17T15:32:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T19:32:34","slug":"autoimmune-disease-the-war-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/autoimmune-disease-the-war-within\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoimmune disease: The war within"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Autoimmune diseases are silent battles that many deal with, the most common autoimmune diseases are Rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The key, prevalent factor among all autoimmune diseases is inflammation. Basically, when you have an autoimmune disease, your body is mistaking your healthy cells for bad cells- the body works to flush out the good cells. Symptoms can be debilitating and can be exasperated in times of stress, especially around the holidays!<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">When an intruder invades your body \u2014 like a cold, virus or bacteria on a thorn that pricks your skin \u2014 your immune system protects you. It tries to identify, kill and eliminate the invaders that might hurt you.\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Inflammation is the underlying mechanism, not the symptom,\u201d said the La Mesa-based physician. \u201cInflammation is our army at war. It\u2019s the means by which the immune system gets rid of not-good cells, like cancer cells.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">When we get the patient\u2019s blood work, we look at positive RA factor and other markers,\u201d Malinak said. \u201cRA causes swelling of the tissue, which is usually paper-thin but becomes a spongy material. You need to see a few joints swollen like that to know it\u2019s RA. 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