The following books, websites, and research resources offer different perspectives on autoimmune diseases, ranging from conventional medical information to emerging approaches involving nutrition, gut health, metabolism, and lifestyle.
An overview of autoimmune diseases and research into the genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to their development.
Information on autoimmune diseases, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research from the National Institutes of Health.
A rheumatologist’s guide to understanding autoimmune disease, evaluating treatments, working with physicians, and using evidence-based strategies to improve health and quality of life.
Dr. Blum presents a functional-medicine approach to autoimmune disease focused on diet, gut health, stress, environmental factors, and identifying possible contributors to immune dysfunction.
Dr. Wahls describes her experience with multiple sclerosis and presents a detailed diet and lifestyle program designed to support metabolic, immune, and neurological health.
Dr. Myers presents a functional-medicine approach to autoimmune disease focused on diet, gut health, environmental exposures, infections, and stress. She offers a 30-day diet and lifestyle program intended to identify and address possible contributors to autoimmune symptoms. Some of her recommendations go beyond what has been established by clinical research.
A health researcher and functional-medicine practitioner whose work focuses on thyroid autoimmunity, intestinal permeability, the gut-brain connection, and immune regulation.
A functional-medicine physician who emphasizes nutrition, gut health, metabolic health, environmental exposures, and lifestyle factors as possible contributors to autoimmune disease.
A physician and researcher with multiple sclerosis who developed the Wahls Protocol and has conducted clinical research into the effects of diet and lifestyle on fatigue and quality of life in people with MS
A rheumatologist and researcher studying autoimmunity, inflammation, and the gut microbiome, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic disease, and other immune-mediated conditions.
Rheumatologists provide an accessible overview of autoimmune disease, including possible causes and triggers, diagnosis, and established approaches to treatment.
Dr. Hyman and colleagues discuss Hashimoto’s and other thyroid disorders, including thyroid antibodies, gluten, nutrient deficiencies, gut health, environmental factors, and the functional-medicine approach to finding underlying causes.
Dr. Wahls discusses multiple sclerosis, mitochondrial health, insulin resistance, and the possible roles of diet and metabolic health in autoimmune disease.
A 2026 scientific review examining how the metabolism of immune cells and their surrounding tissues may contribute to autoimmune disease and potentially provide new approaches to treatment.
A systematic review examining whether autoimmune diseases can sometimes achieve sustained remission or a “functional cure,” including evidence involving immune therapies, removal of disease triggers, and nutritional and environmental interventions.
A 2026 scientific review examining whether autoimmune disease might eventually be cured rather than simply controlled, and why the answer is likely to differ considerably among individual autoimmune diseases.