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Autoimmune 411 Frontline Feature Articles

Footsteps along the SMART path™ to renewed health & wellbeing

 

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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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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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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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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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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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Alice McDonnell

411 Frontlines Founder

I'm Alice, founder of Autoimmune 411 and Hashimoto's 411. As a veteran patient advocate living with autoimmune disease for over 20 years, I've made it my mission to cut through confusion and share the real tools, strategies, and hope that patients need. Through Autoimmune 411 Academy and the Frontlines podcast and Library, I help others navigate the healing journey with clarity, confidence, and community

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