If you have an autoimmune condition, then you know firsthand how much of a battle it is to deal with autoimmunity. It can take years for a diagnosis, plus you never know if tomorrow will be a good day, or a bad day.But you do learn quite a bit about your body. You learn how stress impacts symptoms. You also learn how your fluctuations in hormones can impact it as well.When Dr. Alison Danby received her diagnosis of autoimmunity, that was when she went on her long journey of learning everything she possibly could about how autoimmunity occurs in the body.What To Expect From This Episode What is it like to go through the process of trying to diagnose an autoimmune condition How can hormones influence our susceptibility to autoimmunity Can we have autoimmune reactions to our own gut bugs in the microbiomeWays to calm an overreactive immune system Shownotes* [1:45] What got Dr. Alison Danby into naturopathic medicine* [2:45] Alison was diagnosed with her own autoimmune condition which made her very interested in autoimmunity* [4:15] What is it like to go through the conventional system for autoimmunity, and what do the treatments look like* [7:30] 70% of autoimmunity is found in women, why is that* [8:45] How does xenoestrogens impact hormonal pathways in women* [9:30] What exactly is an autoimmune condition* [13:15] Can we have autoimmune responses to our gut microbiome* [15:30] If you have Mixed Connective Tissue autoimmunity, what is actually happening* [18:00] How do you get the immune system to calm down* [23:30] Is it a good idea to run autoimmune panels to track data over the years to see how your body changes* [26:15] Can you have autoimmune symptoms but have lab tests show up with no markers that stand out* [28:00] What would it be like to be a patient of Dr. Alison's* [32:45] Alison takes 90 minutes in the first visit putting your health puzzle together, which is different than the conventional methods which gives you 6 minutes Resources From This EpisodeSome of these resources may contain affiliate links, which provides a small commission to me (at no extra expense to you).* Join Dr. Alison's Private Autoimmune Facebook Group- Learn More* Another episode on ways to reduce autoimmune flare-ups- Listen Now Transcript For Episode (Transcripts aren't even close to 100% Accurate) Bryan Carroll: [00:00:15] When you have an autoimmune condition, you learn a lot about your own body. Very quickly. You'll learn that certain foods may trigger symptoms and make you not feel very well.And you'll learn how stress impacts you. You also learn how easy it is to feel. Great. One minute and terrible than that, I'll know, immunity is tough to live with and it can take years or even decades to get a diagnosis. But luckily the more we learn about the body, the more help we can provide for those with autoimmune conditions.What's up everyone. I'm Bryan Carroll and I'm here to help people move more, eat well and be adventurous. And today I have dr. Alison Danby on the show to share with us how to manage autoimmune conditions. Before we dive into this episode, our 100 squat challenge for October has officially started this morning and there is still time to jump in.We will be doing them 31 different squat positions over the next 31 days. And all the donations will be given to the Northwest avalanche center to provide avalanche education for this upcoming season. Did join the challenge, go to summit for wellness.com/squat challenge.
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