A naturopathic approach to managing menopause and autoimmunity

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A large proportion of my autoimmune patients develop their symptoms and get their diagnoses during their menopausal years. The most prevalent conditions I see in women of this demographic are systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjogren’s syndrome. Many patients see clear benefits and more stable immune function when they are taking bioidentical hormones and supportive herbs, it’s clear the role sex hormones play a role in immune function is not…