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My Hot Take on Cold Plunging ❄️🔥

 

📰 Autoimmune 411 Feature Article | By Alice McDonnell

 

Cold plunges are everywhere right now—your f...

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Thyroid Nodules: When the Body Whispers Before It Shouts

By Alice McDonnell | Autoimmune 411 Feature Article

🔎 The Quiet Signal Most People Miss

Thyroid nodules...

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The Hidden Epidemic: Breathing, Stress & the Autoimmune Loop

By Alice McDonnell | Autoimmune 411 Feature Article

 

Breathing is one of the most overlooked autoimmun...

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🌿 Nature: Your (Free) Prescription for Autoimmune Healing

By Alice McDonnell | Autoimmune 411 Feature Article

😎 Why Getting Outside is More Than Just “Nice”—It’s ...

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The 411 on Autoimmune Disease (and Why Root Causes Matter)

Autoimmune disease isn’t just one condition — it’s an umbrella term for more than 100 disorders, from Has...

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Autoimmune 411: Supporting Your Child’s Immune Health (Ages 5–12)

The grade school years are a whirlwind—new friends, sports, homework, birthday cake overload, and endless...

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Autoimmune 411: Teens & Autoimmunity — Root Causes, Triggers, and Realistic Suggestions (hopefully)

By Alice McDonnell | Autoimmune 411 Feature Article

👫Autoimmune disease in the teen years can be extra c...

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Autoimmune 411: Infants — Building a Resilient Immune System From Day One

When people think of autoimmune disease, they usually picture adults — not newborns.

 While it’s true th...

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Autoimmune 411: Toddlers through Preschool — Root Causes, Early Triggers & Healing Tips

  👶Autoimmune disease may be rare in toddlers and preschoolers, but the foundations for either resilience...

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The 411 on Parasites and Detox — What You Need to Know

 🪱 When most people hear the word parasite, they think of tropical vacations gone wrong, undercooked meat...

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The 411 on Gene Mutations: Understanding C677T and COMT Variants

🧬 Autoimmune diseases are complex, and genetics can quietly influence how your body responds to stress, d...

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Autoimmune 411: Daily Rituals to Reset & Regulate the Nervous System

💬 No bootcamps. No burnout. Just real-life resets from one 411 Fighter to another.

Living with autoimmun...

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The 411 on Frequency for Autoimmune Disease

 When most people think about healing autoimmune disease, they picture diet changes, supplements, maybe s...

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Alkalinity and Autoimmune Disease: Why Your Body’s pH Balance Matters More Than You Think

 🌱 the Role of Acidity, Inflammation, and Immune Dysregulation

When you’re living with autoimmune diseas...

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Alcohol and Autoimmune Disease: What You Sip Could Be Fueling the Fire

 🍷 It's not just a “glass of wine here and there”—it’s biochemistry.

Let’s be real. You’ve cleaned up yo...

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Adrenals Aren’t the Root: Why Exhaustion Starts in the Nervous System

 

📰 Autoimmune 411 Feature Article | By Alice McDonnell

 


😴 The Modern Burnout Epidemic

We live i

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Amino Acids & Autoimmune Disease: The Building Blocks of Healing

⚛️ In autoimmune disease, amino acids aren't just nutrients - they're non-negotiable building blocks of h...

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You’re 25 and Already Feel 85?

 Welcome to Autoimmunity in Your 20s

🪴 20s are supposed to be your carefree years.
Late nights, road trip...

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Autoimmune Disease in Your 30s:

 When Adulting Gets Ambushed by Inflammation

Your 30s are supposed to be the decade where things finally...

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Autoimmune Disease in Your 40s:

 🫆Menopause & the Mystery of Overnight Body Changes

Welcome to your 40s—where you’re juggling leadership...

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Autoimmune Disease in Your 50s:

🔥Reinvention & the Fight to Feel Like Yourself Again

You’ve made it to your 50s. 🙌

You’ve survived marr...

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Autoimmune Disease in Your 60s & Beyond

 🌺  Inflammation & the Fight to Stay Vibrantly Alive

You’ve officially earned your stripes—decades of li...

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Hashimoto’s vs. Primary Hypothyroidism: What’s the Difference?

🦋  Deep Dive into Testing, Treatment & the Root Causes Behind Low Thyroid Function

You’re exhausted. Fog...

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Autoimmune Testing: What Are You Really Missing?

 👨‍⚕️ So you’ve got a diagnosis: Hashimoto’s, lupus, RA, MS, celiac… one of the big hitters. Your doctor ...

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