Bonnie Feldman: Saving our children - how to reverse the autoimmune disease epidemic

The recent renewal of the War on Cancer reminds us that 45 years ago, cancer was in a similar place as autoimmune disease is today. There are some 100 autoimmune diseases, scattered across multiple medical specialties, which obscures this hidden epidemic. In total, autoimmune disease affects 16% of the US population – more than cancer and cardiovascular disease combined – and is one of the fastest growing categories of chronic disease, especially for women and children.

As with cancer, autoimmune disease needs a unified front to marshal resources, focus research and develop better diagnostics and drugs. By not aggregating autoimmune diseases, we are missing an opportunity to target a major cause of suffering worldwide. This session aims to increase awareness of the incidence and prevalence of autoimmune disease, as well as the continued challenges of diagnosis and treatment.

Autoimmune diseases can take years to diagnose and, despite the advent of biologicals, are still very tough to treat. Many patients, unhappy with conventional medicine, are building Web-based communities that have unleashed a self-care movement: diet, exercise, meditation, and alternative modalities. These empowered patients seek community and advocacy as well as better care and communication, calling for multidisciplinary collaboration across conventional and complementary medicine.

With a growing mountain of patient data and new analytic tools enabling research in microbiomics, immunology, genetics, and human performance (including exercise physiology), we are becoming better equipped to find root causes, speed diagnoses, personalize treatment, and learn how to prevent autoimmune diseases. At the same time, advances in digital communications (remote monitoring, mobile, telepresence) can improve care coordination and connect patients with multiple specialists and complementary practitioners.

The time is now to build bridges using research, digital tools, conventional and complementary medicine to tackle the autoimmune epidemic. Nutrition, exercise, and movement therapy are the low-hanging fruit for such collaborations. We need to create a learning community that can find ways to minimize flares, improve quality of life, and ultimately prevent disease in patients and their children.

As principal of DrBonnie360, Bonnie Feldman brings a 360-degree view of private and public healthcare to her consulting work, which includes business development, market research and communications in newly emerging markets.

Bonnie has earned a broad and deep understanding of the players and the playing field in Health 2.0/3.0, life science capital markets, and healthcare practice.

[XPrincess]

Spoiler alert: she doesn’t talk about actually helping autoimmune disease

[lovelylady]

I think an anti inflammatory diet would ease some symptoms in people. Calm down the immune system. No processed man made food at all. No alcohol. Limit sugar as much as possible. No smoking. No recreational drugs.

[Work_in_progress]

It rubs me the wrong way every time she refers to people with autoimmune diseases as a “growing market” … but I like her optimism and desire to work together to change the system. How about we change the system by getting rid of for-profit healthcare?

[Sarablueunicorn]

I have Myasthenia Gravis. I am the only case in my family (extended family included) with an autoimmune.
I doubt it's related with Genes but highly related with continuous stress/abuse/trauma during childhood

[fckdischit]

I'm glad I'm not alone. The journey to diagnosis is soooo isolating. 8 years of searching, and only this year got a Hashimoto's + Celiac Disease diagnosis. However, I do not feel better, and Western docs don't have answers on how to help me feel better.

[mcscotty]

Seems like she's more interested in the business opportunities than helping people.

[willlester]

she wants to tackle a growing market..cha ching

[clairebear]

15 years countless doctors including the head of rheumatology at UM Hospital
She certainly gets it from a patient perspective.

[SunilKumarplanet]

You shared very good information. My uncle was suffering from this problem. He was very upset at that time. He went to Planet Ayurveda and started his treatment. Now he is fine. If you have this type of problem or any other type of health problem. You must go to Planet Ayurveda.

[grayrdarrell]

I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 1 month after I turned 50. My grandma is 96 and had it since she was in her 20s. I have been on WORLDHERBSCLINIC MS HERBAL FORMULA, the first TWO MONTHS was daily and now I am on 3 times a week. It has made a tremendous difference for me. The fatigue never gets to me again. When I do too much, I don’t feel weak anymore.

[jarronhaleysorrell]

Reset your DNA so you don’t pass it on.
Limit every toxins possible in your diet
Most are deemed “normal” for you🤬
Eat and drink healthy
stay away from toxic products
Play in the dirt
Stay active
Walk bare foot (earth) and so on.

[dishish]

is anyone actually looking for the cure for autoimmune disease or is all the effort going towards all these drugs that are so insanely expensive most people cant even afford them WITH insurance? $60k a year for medication - give me a f'ing break.

[Stardg]

her kids have autoimmune so i assume she doesnt know how to fix it

[velocitygirl]

This about Medicine X and doing a sequel… totally misleading title

[jigarthakor]

"An untapped growing market" she just care about money.

[cm.e.]

I wanted to view it all but she made a long story...

[heatherwilliams]

Your statistics had me at hello. There is a lot of money to be made by making people have autoimmune disease. You mention "root cause". A3 thinking if really done, can solve any problem, however nobody is willing to take it far enough through the process. I am always doing root cause analysis in my life personally and professionally and many don't have the stomach to face the real root cause. Money will be lost when the root causes are truly identified. Interesting how this is 4 years ago and here we are today. Very telling isn't it? Are bodies are money makers for pharmaceutical companies. Therefore at the end of the day, nobody in the world cares because the propaganda is the C word and nothing else matters to anyone anymore. I have been misdiagnosed my entire life until recently. I never was heard until I demanded to be heard and refused to leave her exam room. Finally, blood work was done. I was heard. I have a diagnosis. But still, nobody cares about this disease because it doesn't begin with C. Thank you for your video. I like your approach and thought process. I will never stop fighting for my life and health even though nobody cares unless they can profit from selling me a medication. Cheers.

[willlester]

and the covid vaccine is really going to help

[chorathmy]

Market? I'm off from this business model 😂

[choudharyji]

listen to sapien medicine's auto immune reversal and pancreas regeneration.