WHEN THE BODY TURNS ON ITSELF: AYURVEDIC VIEW ON AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES & RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

By Dr. Keshavan Nambisan Many patients ask me a heartfelt question: “Doctor, why is my body attacking me?” This concern arises from something known as an autoimmune disease, where the immune system mistakenly identifies healthy cells as threats and begins to destroy them. Conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis,