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Jun 2019
44m 42s

The Food Connection to Autoimmune Diseas...

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.
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In its simplest form an autoimmune disease is a disease of inflammation, which often results in some type of pain. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Graves’ Disease, IBS, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Crohn’s Disease, MS, Asthma, Type I Diabetes are all autoimmune diseases and the list goes on and on. Listen in as we discuss new findings that the foods we’re eating may be the root cause of an autoimmune condition, and what impact eliminating those foods may have.

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