John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz

When it comes to working efficiently, there is nothing on earth as marvellous as the human body. Like any living system though there are major weaknesses.

This is not poor design, just an inevitable part of our mortal beings. Sometimes our very healing systems work against us and not only prevent healing, they can create new chronic illnesses. This is especially true for autoimmune diseases, but most inflammatory diseases follow a similar pattern.

When our bodies are damaged, the main response from our immune system is inflammation. This is a very important first phase to healing and is needed to mobilise other immune forces such as dealing with damaged tissues and to restore blood supply. But, here is a problem. What if the damage if permanent? What if the damage was actually caused by the body in the first place? If damage is permanent such as arthritis, the body, if allowed will set up a permanent state of joint inflammation, which is of course most of the discomfort we feel.

Autoimmune disease is really cynical. Firstly, the body loses its ability to recognise your own cells as belonging to you and generates autoantibodies which set up an immune system attack on your own cells damaging cells and tissues.
Once it is damaged, other parts of the immune system then try to fix the damage it has caused. In doing so it starts an inflammatory response thus making the second state worse than the first. This is much like hitting your big toe with a hammer in your right hand then trying to fix it by hitting it with a hammer in your left hand. When the body's systems go wrong like this you get a rather cynical cycle of destruction and the outcome is, of course, all the symptoms of the disease.

If your body is completely out of balance there are many things you can do to help. Obviously you would investigate all the medical options available to you. Once you have done this you should get advice on the nutrients needed to help restore balance. This should include a range of anti-inflammatory nutrients plus all the supporting antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. If in doubt feel free to call me.

To contact John phone 0800 423559 or visit www.johnarts.co.nz.