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Laura Morrow NUTRITIONAL THERAPY PRACTITIONER USING THE AUTOIMMUNE PROTOCOL
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ack in 2015, Laura Morrow owned a skin care business and volunteered on the board at her son’s preschool. After her second son was born, things started to spin out of control. She was struggling to make it through the day without a nap, and despite going to the gym almost daily, she couldn’t lose the baby weight. At first, she blamed her symptoms on having a newborn and a toddler. But one morning when she woke up with severe pain in her feet and ankles, tingling in her wrists, and stiffness in her hands, she knew something was very wrong. As she started googling the symptoms, two terrifying words
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emerged: “autoimmune disease.” Autoimmune disease occurs when your immune system starts attacking healthy tissue in your body instead of foreign invaders, like viruses and bacteria. The area that’s being attacked determines which disease you’re diagnosed with. For example, Hashimoto’s is when the thyroid is being attacked, and Rheumatoid Arthritis is the body attacking the joints. Some of the most common symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, headaches and migraines, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, and trouble managing weight, as well VIVARESTON.COM
