…r drills” at school — which means being assaulted and traumatized — and while all that’s happening, your “insurance” company’s trying to take away your healthcare, your “bank” is trying to defraud you of your savings, your “employer” is trying to take your time and income, your “economy” is making sure you never grow one penny richer, and your “democracy” is bought and paid for by all the above.
A 2018 study found that people with previously diagnosed stress-related disorders are far more susceptible to autoimmune diseases than those without. What the researchers found was threefold: The stressed-out individuals were more likely to be diagn…
Scientists also know that autoimmune diseases affect women at a disproportionately higher rate than men. By some estimates, women account for 75% of the U.S. population affected by autoimmunity, or some 30 million people. Some research suggests that the fact that women have two X chromosomes could be a factor. The X chromosome is home to tiny pieces of genetic material called microRNAs, which are thought to be involved in immune system function. While this is one reason women live longer, it could also make their immune system more susceptible to turning on itself.