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Women's Health Risks

woman holding her baby prevalence of autoimmune disease in women versus men

Nurturing the nurturers:

Women have specific health challenges and needs due to their unique biological makeup and their unique roles in life that give rise to immune system confusion and stronger immune reactions within their bodies that increase autoimmune disease risk. (See the graph below)

  1. Women are two to nine times more likely than men to develop autoimmune diseases.
    • Autoimmune Hepatitis — A chronic liver autoimmune disease that is also more prevalent in women, affecting the liver and leading to inflammation.
    • Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) — A liver autoimmune disease that primarily affects women, with 90% of cases occurring in women.
    • Scleroderma — This autoimmune disease, which causes hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues, is 4 times more common in women than in men.
    • Celiac Disease — Celiac autoimmune disease, which affects the small intestine in response to gluten, is diagnosed in women twice as often as men.
    • Graves' Disease — This autoimmune disorder, which leads to hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), is more common in women, with females making up 7 to 8 times more cases than men.
    • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis — Women are 8 times more likely than men to develop this autoimmune condition, which causes the immune system to attack the thyroid, leading to hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid).
    • Sjögren's Syndrome — This autoimmune disease, which causes dry eyes and dry mouth, is much more common in women, with 9 out of 10 patients being female.
    • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) — MS affects women about 2 to 3 times more often than men, impacting the central nervous system and causing muscle weakness, vision problems, and balance issues.
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) — Women are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop RA than men. It causes inflammation and damage to the joints.
    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus) — About 90% of lupus patients are women. It primarily affects the skin, joints, kidneys, and other organs.
  2. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a condition that affects people with menstrual cycles, so it is exclusive to biological females. PMS is directly linked to hormonal changes in the menstrual cycle, specifically the fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone. PMS symptoms, which include mood swings, fatigue, irritability, and physical discomfort, are experienced by up to 75% of menstruating women during their reproductive years. Since men do not have menstrual cycles, PMS is 100% more common in women than men.
  3. Depression
    • Women are twice as likely to experience depression as men. This gender difference is observed worldwide and across different age groups.
    • Hormonal fluctuations: Hormonal changes related to menstruation, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause can contribute to an increased risk of depression in women.
    • Psychosocial factors: Women may also face higher rates of stress related to societal pressures, care-giving responsibilities, and trauma, which can increase their risk of depression.
    • Biological differences: Differences in brain chemistry and hormonal regulation between men and women may make women more vulnerable to mood disorders.

More About Why Women Have Such High Risks for Autoimmune Disorders, Insomnia, and Depression

    women in various roles
  • Fluctuating Levels of Hormones
    • Estrogen: Women generally produce higher levels of estrogen, a hormone that can influence the immune system. Estrogen tends to enhance immune responses, which can sometimes lead to an overactive immune system, increasing the likelihood of developing autoimmune conditions. Some autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, flare up during times of hormonal changes like pregnancy or menstruation.
    • Testosterone: Men generally produce higher levels of testosterone, which has an immunosuppressive effect, reducing the risk of immune system over-activity. This may explain why men have lower rates of autoimmune diseases.
  • Chromosome Factors
    • X Chromosome: Women generally have two X chromosomes, while men generally have one X and one Y chromosome. Many genes related to immune system function are located on the X chromosome. Women have a "backup" X chromosome, and this extra genetic material can sometimes lead to dysregulation in immune responses.
    • X Chromosome Inactivation: Normally, one X chromosome is inactivated in women, but sometimes this process is incomplete or faulty, which can lead to abnormal immune system activity.
  • Immune System Differences
    • Stronger Immune Response: Women generally have stronger immune responses than men, which helps protect against infections but also increases the risk of the immune system attacking the body's own tissues. This overactive immune response is a hallmark of autoimmune diseases.
    • Pregnancy and Immune Modulation: During pregnancy, a woman's immune system undergoes significant changes to accommodate the growing fetus, which may trigger or exacerbate autoimmune conditions.
  • Lingering Genetic Material of Offspring: After participating in the miracle of childbirth, women continue to have cells from their child (or children) present throughout their lives within their own body. This confuses the women’s immune system, leading to autoimmune issues.
  • Lingering Genetic Material From Intercourse: Male sperm and microorganisms transmitted during sexual intercourse can enter into a woman’s blood stream and create autoimmune confusion, similarly as above.

Even with all that science knows, we may not yet understand completely the reason behind the greater autoimmune problems of women, we nevertheless know for certain that women do have more autoimmune disorders than men. Consequently, women (and the men that love them) need to ensure that they take measures to avert autoimmune confusion in women’s bodies.

Reducing Possibilities for Immune System Confusion is the Chief Goal for Women's Health

The immune system is a war machine designed to fight invading proteins that manage to get inside the human body. The immune system employes scouts that constantly scan the fluids of the body for these foreign or non-self proteins. Upon finding them, these scouts call for the immune system to attack. When the scouts are overloaded, their requests for help can start to be erroneous and attacks will be ordered against "self-tissue". That's the beginning of auto-immune disease. Therefore, keeping the body as cleansed as possible of foreign proteins is the best goal to have.

The Two Most Important Things That A Woman Can Do To Reduce Her Health Risks

Increase Vitamin D3 Levels

Getting more sunshine or Vitamin D3 Is Essential To Women's Health

The first way that Vitamin D3 helps is by improving the function of the body's main detoxification organ — the liver.

Vitamin D3 plays a supportive role in enhancing the liver’s ability to detoxify the body by improving liver health through the following mechanisms:

  • Reduction of Liver Inflammation: Chronic inflammation impairs liver detoxification. Vitamin D3 modulates immune responses and reduces liver inflammation, enabling better detoxification. By lowering inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), Vitamin D3 helps optimize liver function.
  • Antioxidant Support: The liver depends on antioxidants like glutathione to neutralize free radicals produced during detox. Vitamin D3 helps increase glutathione production, protecting liver cells from oxidative stress and improving detox efficiency.
  • Prevention of Fatty Liver Disease: Fatty liver disease (NAFLD) hinders detoxification. Vitamin D3 helps reduce fat accumulation in the liver by improving insulin sensitivity, protecting liver health and function.
  • Regulation of Liver Enzymes: Vitamin D3 aids in regulating cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are responsible for breaking down drugs, toxins, and harmful substances. Proper regulation of these enzymes boosts the liver's detox capabilities.
  • Prevention of Liver Fibrosis: Liver fibrosis (scarring) can impair detox processes. Vitamin D3 has been shown to inhibit fibrosis, helping preserve liver tissue and ensuring effective detoxification.

Also, keep in mind:

  • Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory properties and helps the immune system organize the requests for help coming to it. It is is the chief immune system organizing and vitalizing chemical in the body.
  • Many Americans (and more commonly women) have low serum levels of Vitamin D3 (the active form of Vitamin D) — less than 30 nanograms per milliliter. This number should be above 60. Women are outdoors less than men. So, it's more probable that a woman is low in Vitamin D3 than a man.
  • Interestingly, autoimmune diseases are virtually absent from areas near the equator where the sun’s rays are powerful enough to create Vitamin D3 in the skin at the rate of over 20,000 units per hour of sun exposure.

Bottom line: Vitamin D3 has been shown to have a very powerful benefit to the immune system. For most people, a minimum of 4,000 units of Vitamin D per day is needed to move low serum blood levels of Vitamin D3 to the optimum range of between 60 to 80.

For those who cannot get sufficient sunshine to bring their Vitamin D3 levels to optimum, probably, no other single supplement would be as important as Vitamin D3.

Detoxify the Cells and Body

In regard to the tactic of minimizing autoimmune confusion a woman's body, right after insuring adequate Vitamin D3 levels, we believe that there is nothing more productive than to focus on internal cleanliness. The immune system’s job is to attack foreign proteins, but when the immune system is targeting numerous foreign proteins, it is more likely to begin making mistakes. The fewer the foreign proteins in the body, the less likely it is that immune system confusion will result.

Our main recommended tactics for cleansing the internal human body include:

  • Opening the detoxification pathways of the body: ways to do this this includes saunas, hot baths, aerobic exercise, detoxification wraps, massage, salt rubs, moving the lymph, drinking more water, consuming supplemental iodine, magnesium, boron, aromatic oils, etc.
  • Removing heavy metals:Heavy metals incorporate themselves into other proteins of the body, altering them and making them an autoimmune target. Methods for getting heavy metals out of the body include chelation, sauna, zeolite consumption, consumption of supplemental glutathione, iodine, magnesium, sulfur, boron, and chlorella rich vegetables, etc.
  • Preventing accumulation of heavy metals in the first place: Only permitting composite (or titanium metal) materials to be installed by a dentist in one’s mouth. Dental mental is the single most potent damager of the immune system and should not be permitted in anyone’s mouth. Heavy metals change normal proteins causing the immune system to see them as foreign. Women are nearly 20% more likely than men to see a dentist. Thus, they are more likely to have dental metal in their mouths than men.
  • Boosting liver function: The liver is the master organizer of all the many tasks that keep our blood stream free of contamination. As the liver goes the whole body goes. Liver Boosting ingredients are part of Cleanzyme product and our Milk Thistle product.
  • Better Oxygenation:Increasing oxygen levels in the body, especially through exercise and deep breathing while stretching and consuming oxygen boosting edible oils and avoiding oxygen reducing edible oils. Better oxygenation helps destroy pathogens and provides energy for the body to function better.

For internal cleansing, we believe in the following helpful products (note that no product is suitable for everyone on earth because of individual uniqueness, but for many women these are great products for cleaning the internal body - always consult with a medical professional who knows your individual uniqueness):

  • Eight Day Cleanse — that utilizes enzymes to break down foreign particles of protein.
  • Miror EPF — helps dissolve foreign, non-self proteins
  • Live-pine Oil — helps open detoxification pathways
  • Cleanzym — helps remove food debris (which can confuse the immune system) from the body
  • Silver Biotics — helps inactive pathogens in the body
  • MAL-X — helps inactive pathogens in the body
  • Water Fasting — time-proven method of creating autophagy, which is the process by which the body eats unneeded proteins inside itself

Facts Regarding Autoimmune Disease in Women

79% of autoimmune diseases occur in women. We explained (previously) several theories as to why women have this unhappy privilege.

While 2.2 women million have breast cancer and 7.2 million women have heart disease, 10 million women are afflicted with one or more of the top seven autoimmune diseases.

One in nine women who are in their childbearing years will be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. This compares with one in 69 women below the age of 50 who will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

The bottom line is that women should vigilantly try to keep their immune system from being overwhelmed. More than anything this means women need to vigilantly maintain INTERNAL CLEANLINESS from toxins and pathogens and maintain open hormonal pathways.

Facts Regarding Insomnia in Women

According to estimates from the National Sleep Foundation and various sleep studies, about 1 in 4 American women (25%) experience symptoms of insomnia. This means approximately 30 million women in the U.S. are affected by insomnia at some point in their lives. The prevalence of insomnia tends to increase with age, particularly around menopause.

Facts Regarding Depression in Women

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 12 million American women experience depression each year. Women are about twice as likely as men to suffer from depression, and around 1 in 8 women will experience clinical depression at some point in their lifetime.

These nutritional tools are of special help to women in avoiding autoimmune problems:

The Eight Day Cleanse with Cleansing Enzymes, Parasite Killing Formula, and Silver Biotics — since all of these clear microorganisms and contaminants from the internal body.

RicoTriene and, or Seven Essentials - since these help control yeast which is a frequent source of foreign proteins in the body. Also, they provide healing nutrients that the body can use to heal autoimmune damage.

Vitamin D3 - furnishes powerful autoimmune benefits. Autoimmune diseases, even among women, are almost nonexistent in those parts of the world where people have much higher natural levels of Vitamin D due to sun exposure.

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Association Between Childhood Sugar Consumption and Adult Poor Health

Yes, there is a strong association between high sugar consumption during childhood and poor health outcomes in adulthood. Excessive sugar intake in childhood can have long-lasting negative effects on overall health, leading to various chronic conditions later in life. Here are some key points highlighting this association:

1. Obesity and Weight Gain

High sugar consumption during childhood, especially from sugary beverages and processed foods, significantly increases the risk of childhood obesity. Obesity often persists into adulthood, increasing the likelihood of developing conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and joint problems.

2. Type 2 Diabetes

Consistently consuming high amounts of sugar can lead to insulin resistance over time, increasing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This condition, once rare in children, is becoming increasingly common due to diets high in sugar.

3. Cardiovascular Health

Diets high in sugar are linked to increased levels of unhealthy cholesterol and triglycerides, which can lead to cardiovascular problems such as hypertension and heart disease in adulthood.

4. Dental Health

High sugar intake contributes to tooth decay and cavities in childhood. Poor oral health in early years often leads to long-term dental issues, which can have a broader impact on overall health.

5. Metabolic Health

Excess sugar consumption can disrupt metabolic function, leading to chronic conditions like metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, as well as fatty liver disease.

6. Poor Dietary Habits

Early exposure to high-sugar foods shapes taste preferences and eating behaviors. Children who consume a lot of sugar often carry these habits into adulthood, making it more difficult to maintain a balanced and nutritious diet.

In summary, excessive sugar consumption during childhood is strongly linked to poor health outcomes in adulthood, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic disorders. Reducing sugar intake in early years is crucial for promoting long-term health.

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Association Between Childhood Sugar Consumption and Adult Poor Health

Yes, there is a strong association between high sugar consumption during childhood and poor health outcomes in adulthood. Excessive sugar intake in childhood can have long-lasting negative effects on overall health, leading to various chronic conditions later in life. Here are some key points highlighting this association:

1. Obesity and Weight Gain

High sugar consumption during childhood, especially from sugary beverages and processed foods, significantly increases the risk of childhood obesity. Obesity often persists into adulthood, increasing the likelihood of developing conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and joint problems.

2. Type 2 Diabetes

Consistently consuming high amounts of sugar can lead to insulin resistance over time, increasing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This condition, once rare in children, is becoming increasingly common due to diets high in sugar.

3. Cardiovascular Health

Diets high in sugar are linked to increased levels of unhealthy cholesterol and triglycerides, which can lead to cardiovascular problems such as hypertension and heart disease in adulthood.

4. Dental Health

High sugar intake contributes to tooth decay and cavities in childhood. Poor oral health in early years often leads to long-term dental issues, which can have a broader impact on overall health.

5. Metabolic Health

Excess sugar consumption can disrupt metabolic function, leading to chronic conditions like metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, as well as fatty liver disease.

6. Poor Dietary Habits

Early exposure to high-sugar foods shapes taste preferences and eating behaviors. Children who consume a lot of sugar often carry these habits into adulthood, making it more difficult to maintain a balanced and nutritious diet.

In summary, excessive sugar consumption during childhood is strongly linked to poor health outcomes in adulthood, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic disorders. Reducing sugar intake in early years is crucial for promoting long-term health.

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