Autoimmune Disease: Root Causes & Natural Remission Insights

Overview

This episode is a special one. Instead of Rachel interviewing a guest, you get to hear Rachel being interviewed on episode 185 of the Take the Upgrade podcast with Julie Davey, a nurse practitioner. Rachel shares her personal journey with autoimmune disease, what she has learned through years of research and clinical work, and the practical steps anyone can take to understand, manage, and even reverse autoimmune conditions naturally. If you or someone you love has an autoimmune disease, this one is not to be missed.

You’ll Learn:

• What an autoimmune disease actually is and why the immune system turns against the body’s own tissues
• Why autoimmune cases have more than tripled in the past 50 years and what is driving that explosion
• The full picture of root causes behind autoimmunity including environmental toxins, stress, infections, nutrient deficiencies, gut issues, and inflammatory foods
• Why the “rain barrel” analogy perfectly explains how disease builds up silently over years before it finally overflows
• What functional testing Rachel recommends first for most people with autoimmune conditions, and why the gut is always the starting point
• How Rachel personally put her own Hashimoto’s into remission and what she does daily to keep it there, including meditation, breathwork, and intentional joy
• Why autoimmune diseases are mostly reversible with the right approach, despite what most conventional doctors will tell you
• The specific lifestyle shifts that matter most, including sleep timing, stress management, trauma resolution, and the right kind of exercise for a body under immune stress 

You are not stuck. As long as you are moving in the right direction, you are healing.

Read to uncover your root causes and heal?

If you’re struggling with an autoimmune disease, thyroid issues, gut problems, or mystery health issues that conventional medicine can’t explain, I can help. Through functional medicine lab testing, we will uncover what’s really going on in your body and create customized protocols to help you heal. If you’re ready to reverse your health issues naturally, you can book a health consultation with myself or someone on my team below.