New York Times bestselling author Dr Sara Szal Gottfried reveals how trauma can rewire your body to trigger autoimmune diseases - and provides a comprehensive plan to reset your immune system and finally heal

We know that autoimmune disease - a condition when the body's immune system attacks its own healthy tissue and cells - affects millions of people worldwide. But as New York Times bestselling author Dr Gottfried explains in this eye-opening new book, autoimmune disease may be even more pervasive than we realise - and its cause may surprise you.

Conventional medicine falls short when it comes to both diagnosing and treating autoimmune disease. Many people suffer from mysterious symptoms like severe fatigue, brain fog, aches and pains, feelings of tingling and numbness, stubborn weight gain, abdominal pain, digestive problems, hair loss, insomnia, and even anxiety, and don't realize their immune system is at the root of their symptoms. In her precision medicine practice, Dr Gottfried noticed a seemingly unusual pattern: many of her patients who suffer from autoimmune disease and symptoms have a history of trauma. Emerging research shows that up to 80 per cent of patients with autoimmune disease experienced significant emotional distress before getting sick.

With The Autoimmune Cure, there is hope on the horizon for the tens of millions of people who suffer from autoimmune disease. Dr Gottfried has created a powerful programme designed to break the vicious cycle of autoimmune disease, reset your immune system and restore your health, with advice on diet, sleep, supplements, breathwork, microbiome restoration, somatic therapy and much more.

The Autoimmune Cure offers a road map to lasting relief from autoimmune disease by addressing the underlying cause of the condition and healing the body, mind and spirit.

About the Author
Dr Sara Gottfried is a hormone expert, a Harvard-educated doctor and scientist, and a clinical assistant professor in the department of integrative medicine and nutritional sciences at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. She is the New York Times bestselling author of four previous books, including The Hormone Cure and Women, Food and Hormones. She lives in Moraga, California.

Reviews
This is a book of knowledge, guiding creation of a scientifically grounded plan for healing and prevention. There are powerful protective armies within us, but trauma can confuse them. Because trauma changes us on medical and psychological levels, it can trick our protective armies into turning against us. The results are painful and life-draining, but it does not have to be this way. In The Autoimmune Cure, Dr Gottfried shares the personal and professional knowledge that changes lives. -- Dr Paul Conti * author of Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic *
The Autoimmune Cure provides answers and practical solutions to the often misunderstood complexities of autoimmune diseases. With this book, we finally have the key to deciphering the untold influence of past trauma on our immune system, making it a must-have resource for anyone seeking lasting relief. -- Sarah Ballantyne, PhD * New York Times bestselling author and founder of Nutrivore *



Book Information
ISBN 9780349440477
Author Sara Gottfried
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 150mm * 28mm