Bella Hadid he knows perfectly well what it means to live with one autoimmune disease. A few days ago, the 24-year-old American supermodel published a post on her Instagram page whose caption read: “Living with various chronic autoimmune diseases = Always finding time for my IV”. Beside, her photo during the intravenous therapy, therapy to which the younger sister of Gigi Hadid she is now used to it. The pathology to which Bella refers is probably the Lyme disease, from which his mother, the former model, also suffers Yolanda Hadid, which has even dedicated a book to the subject (“Believe Me: My Battle With the Invisible Disability of Lyme Disease”). But having used the plural (autoimmune diseases), Bella Hadid is likely to refer to other undeclared ailments as well.
It is mainly women who suffer from autoimmune diseases
As reported in a recent article in the magazine “PopSugar“, Citing official data from the US Department of Health and Human Services, autoimmune diseases – including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and inflammatory bowel disease – affect over 23 million Americans, equal to about 7% of the population, with figures in strong increase. There is a fact to pay attention to: nearly 80% of patients with chronic autoimmune disorders are women and, although the exact reason is not yet fully understood, experts from the international scientific community believe that i hormonal and chromosomal factors play a significant role in this scenario.
Autoimmune diseases: the expert’s opinion
But why do women suffer from it more? As he explains Fabrizio Golonia, endocrinology specialist and medical director of Cerva 16, Nutrition and Anti-Aging Center in Milan, «women have a hormonal structure that varies periodically and the female immune system is also constantly changing. Recall that the manifestation of the autoimmune disease is the tail of a ‘alteration of the psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunological system of the person. That is to say that our body, in degenerative diseases, always manifests the effects of the alterations in the balance of that complex system that supports it and, unfortunately, women are particularly prone to this type of variation. Coming to the prevention discourse, one can and must intervene following the dictates of pro-longevity medicine (from an early age), choosing a controlled, balanced and varied diet, practicing constant and light sporting activity. In short, following the canons of health as much as possible: this is the only way to prevent degenerative diseases, even those on an autoimmune basis.».
In gallery you will find some of the star (women) who opened up with the general public, talking about autoimmune diseases from which they suffer. Objective: to raise awareness and help preventive work.
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