by Annie Rubin | May 27, 2026 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Zinc and iron are micronutrients that tend to be low in the autoimmune population. These minerals play essential roles in the body and in regulating the immune system. Below I discuss both minerals and how you can increase your zinc and iron levels if they are low....
by Annie Rubin | May 13, 2026 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Vitamin D plays an important role in autoimmune diseases. It is the one vitamin that I hone in on when working with clients. This is because vitamin D levels are directly correlated to disease activity in a variety of different autoimmune disease conditions. Today...
by Annie Rubin | Apr 29, 2026 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Along with diet, lifestyle habits can greatly impact your autoimmune disease. Autoimmune conditions are influenced by so many outside factors, so just focusing on diet is sometimes (and often) not enough. Below I review some important lifestyle habits that you can...
by Annie Rubin | Apr 15, 2026 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune diseases are typically triggered by some external event. You don’t just wake up one day and have a full blown autoimmune disease. Typically the inflammation and dysregulation has been brewing in your body for a while, and then something triggers your immune...
by Annie Rubin | Apr 1, 2026 | Inflammation & Autoimmune Disease
I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis back in 2008, and I had no idea what autoimmune diseases were. I remember my doctor telling me that I would be okay as long as I kept my disease under control, but didn’t tell me much more than that. For years I just accepted...
