WHICH DIET HELPS YOU WHILE FIGHTING AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?

There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune disorders and they all involve a misfiring of the body's immune system, which attacks healthy cells instead of foreign or harmful cells, as a normal functioning immune system would. Some autoimmune diseases affect only one organ, while others affect the entire body. Researchers aren't sure what causes autoimmune illnesses but certain people are at a higher risk than others. Autoimmune illnesses affect women twice as much as they occur in men, especially during reproductive years. Furthermore, certain autoimmune illnesses are more common in certain ethnic groups or even run in families. Below is a list of the 12 most common autoimmune diseases.

• Autoimmune thyroiditis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Type 1 diabetes
• Multiple sclerosis
• Ulcerative colitis
• Celiac disease
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Myasthenia gravis
• Systemic sclerosis
• Sjogren’s syndrome
• Crohn’s disease