Feeling off, like your body is betraying you and your mystery symptoms keep building? Your doctor doesn't know what to do with you or what to test? Your patience is wearing thin? You're not alone. There's a connection between hormone shifts and development of autoimmune conditions. In this solo episode Dr. Jannine Krause dives into her adventures with mystery illness, perimenopause and having an elevated autoimmune test for lupus.
What You'll Learn In This Episode:
- Why women are 85% more likely to have an autoimmune condition
- How spiking and declining estrogen levels contribute to an autoimmune attack
- The connection between psoriasis and mystery skin conditions and perimenopause
- What testing is key to help you identify the root cause of your mystery symptoms
- Why lifestyle and nervous system health contribute to autoimmune conditions
Resources From The Show:
- Testing for autoimmune conditions: ANA with reflex, for thyroid connections: TSH, free T3/4, T3 uptake, anti-TPO, thyroglobulin antibody, for blood sugar connections: fasting insulin, hemoglobin a1c, fasting leptin; for hormone connections: estradiol, estrone, progesterone, testosterone free and total, DHEA-sulfate, sex hormone binding globulin; for liver - comprehensive metabolic panel with liver enzymes + GGT
- Center for Human Restoration in Crandon, WI
- Research article referenced on Autoimmune Disease in Women
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