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Autoimmune Diseases — for Health & Wellness Coaches, Holistic Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapists, Yoga Teachers

Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we explore mechanisms of autoimmune disease as a category, particularly the evidence-backed root causes.

Objective

Have a comprehensive understanding of autoimmune conditions as a category, particularly the multi-factorial root causes.

Description

Define autoimmune disease and break down twelve distinct autoimmune conditions. Detail the underlying root causes of immune dysfunction — including environmental, lifestyle, and physiological triggers — and provide considerations for choosing effective, supportive healing modalities.

Vocabulary

addison’s disease, autoimmune disease, celiac disease, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, crohn’s disease, graves’ disease, guillain-barre syndrome (GBS), hashimoto’s disease / hashimoto’s thyroiditis, IBD (irritable bowel disease), lupus / systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis (MS), myasthenia gravis (MG), pernicious anemia, primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI), psoriasis & psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), sjogren syndrome, type 1 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, vitiligo

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