Do you have an Autoimmune Disease (and how can you heal it?)

We have had many patients with Autoimmune Diseases doing ozone hyperthermia therapy with us over the past month, so much so, that we thought to write about the effects of the treatment on their diseases.

What is an Autoimmune Disease?

Plainly speaking, an autoimmune disease is an immune response cause by systemic inflammation leading your body to attack itself.

While there are many different autoimmune diseases, they are, at their core, all similar in that they attack your own body.  Your immune system keeps you safe in that it can identify any foreign substances which enter your body.  If it deems anything to be of danger to your body, it will produce antibodies to attack these substances.

Unfortunately, those with an autoimmune disease have an immune system which cannot differentiate between an intruder (such as toxins, pathogens, infections) and one's own body, so it mistakes certain of your own cells as harmful substances and in turn these antibodies turn on your own system.

What Causes an Autoimmune Disease?

One certainty is that there is an underlying genetic component to someone developing an autoimmune disease.  Whether or not these genes are turned on is caused by many factors, such as heavy metal toxins, infections, herpes simplex, chronic inflammation and food sensitivities amongst others.

There is a significant link between gluten intolerance and an autoimmune disease which is why diet plays such an important part in managing your disease.

There are many different autoimmune diseases, some are :
- lupus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- type I diabetes
- psoriasis
- multiple sclerosis
- thyroid disease

What Symptoms Should You Look Out For?

Some symptoms of an autoimmune disease are :
- joint pain
- weaknesses in the muscles
- tremors
- dry eyes
- dry mouth
- rapid heartbeat
- unexplained weightloss
- abdominal pain
- hair loss
- fatigue
- multiple miscarriages
- numbness or tingling in hands and feet

How to Treat an Autoimmune Disease?

Firstly, diagnoses MUST be made by a medical doctor and their treatment protocol must be followed at all times.

At The Pod we use various methods of ozone therapy to assist patients with an Autoimmune Disease dependent on the condition being treated.  We never advise patients to 'come off' their medication.

Our Medical Doctor performs Minor Autohemotherapy (bookings essential) and our Ozone Practitioners perform Hyperthermia Therapy and Bagging.

One of our patients, Calvin*, has spent the last 9 years battling pain.  He was diagnosed with lupus.  After seeing many doctors and being treated with antibiotics, pain killers and other medicines, Calvin resorted to alternative therapies in the hopes of ridding his body of the toxins which were slowly killing him.  He arrived at The Pod and, after 10 sessions of hyperthermia therapy, he reported to us that he has been pain-free for the first time in 9 years.

Ozone Therapy, while still in its infancy in South Africa, has been used to treat patients with autoimmune diseases in Europe and the USA for many years.  There have been many reports of successful management of these patients' conditions and as we are slowly proving, as so in South Africa now.

For more information, call (011) 4654514 or email info@theozonepod.co.za

*not his real name