The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
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Why Autoimmunity Happens & How to Reverse It With Dr. Tiffany Caplan
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Katie Wells/Dr. Tiffany Caplan
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Episode 953
Episode Highlights With Tiffany
- Her first home birth story was also a breech birth, a connection she and I share!
- What is happening in the body when someone is diagnosed with autoimmunity
- When the immune system gets confused and attacks part of your body
- Autoimmune diseases are treated as different problems, but they share a common component and causes
- Why are women affected by autoimmunity more than men, and some reasons why
- The rise of autoimmunity in kids and factors that may contribute to this
- How hormones come into play with autoimmunity
- Chemical toxin load is often higher in women and this may also be a factor
- Factors that can contribute: insulin resistance, hormone imbalances and estrogen dominance, cortisol and stress, gut health, and toxins in environment
- How to address autoimmunity holistically and move toward remission
Resources Mentioned
- Caplan Health Institute - Website
- Caplan Health Institute - Instagram
- The Lupus Solution: Your Step-By-Step Functional Medicine Guide to Understanding Lupus, Avoiding Flares, and Achieving Long-Term Remission by Dr. Tiffany Caplan
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