Genetics + sex + stress = the biggest risk factors for developing an AutoimmuneDisease. Learn the signs ⬇️
It’s probably not surprising that heart disease and cancer are the two most common categories of disease in the United States, but would you believe autoimmune disease comes in at number three? About 8% of Americans have an autoimmune disease, and nearlyWith autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part of the body as a foreign invader and attacks, said, chief of rheumatology at Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, New York.
Are there any ways to prevent autoimmune diseases from developing? Aside from sex and genetics, stress is one of the biggest overall risk factors, Kaplan explained. “Stress plays a large role in probably the development and certainly exacerbation of these diseases,” he said. “So trying to minimize stress, both physical and emotional, goes a long way.”There are around 80 different autoimmune diseases, ranging from rare to widespread.
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