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Autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases happen when the body's natural defence system could 'not recognize the difference between the body's cells and foreign cells, causing the body to attack normal cells mistakenly. Different types of autoimmune diseases affect a wide range of body parts.
The most common autoimmune diseases are Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic arthritis, Lupus and Thyroid Diseases (Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis).
The severity of symptoms in autoimmune disease is different between people. A person's symptoms are likely to relate to multiple factors that include genetics, environment, and personal health.
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Who is affected?
More than 4.6 million Canadians in the adult age group have arthritis. By 2036, this number anticipated increasing around 7.5 million Canadian adults.
The number of patients with RA is higher in developed countries and among adult women.
While RA can affect people of all ages, Usually, the disease's onset occurs between 30-50 years of age.
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive immunological disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. RA usually affects the smaller joints in the body, such as fingers, thumbs, wrists, feet and ankles. It may also affect the entire body, including internal organs and the vascular system.
RA is a group of conditions classified as autoimmune diseases, where the body attacks its immune system mistakenly. In RA, inflammatory processes target the tissue that surrounds each joint known as the synovium. This inflammation leads to swelling and damage to cartilage and bones of the synovial-lined joints.
​https://www.ucb-canada.ca/en/Patients/Conditions/Rheumatoid-Arthritistreatment.
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Naturopathic treatment
Researches support the efficacy of reducing pain from arthritis for acupuncture, devil's claw, avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, Phytodolor and capsaicin, and chondroitin, glucosamine, and SAMe. Strong support exists for gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) for the pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14668651/
Anti inflammatory Diet
Rheumatoid arthritis is a developing autoimmune disease characterized by severely swollen and painful joints. To complement pharmacotherapy, people living with rheumatoid arthritis often turn to dietary interventions such as an Anti-inflammatory diet.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29256100/
