The "Global Warming" of Women's Health

The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance | Health and Wellness | AlterNet

One in 9 American women has an autoimmune disease. Most American's are unable to name even one of these diseases, yet they are more common than breast cancer and heart disease combined. Over the last 30-40 years, the rates of these disorders has sky-rocketed in industrialized nations. We've created such toxic environments for ourselves that our own immune systems get confused and attack our tissues. This is a growing epidemic and no one is talking about it.

There's much, much more, so read the whole article - odds are, it affects someone in your immediate family.