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Title: Glenn Beck?s dramatic revelation: He?s been hiding a mysterious brain illness
Post by: lighthouse33 on November 12, 2014, 01:24:20 PM
Glenn Beck?s dramatic revelation: He?s been hiding a mysterious brain illness

washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/11/11/glenn-becks-dramatic-revelation-hes-been-hiding-a-mysterious-brain-illness/

Doctors told him his immune system was seeing his adrenaline as an infection and attacking it.  He would not put a name to the autoimmune disease, but I am wondering if it is Addison?s Disease.  Also, was diagnosed with adrenal fatigue.
Title: Re: Glenn Beck?s dramatic revelation: He?s been hiding a mysterious brain illness
Post by: irish on November 12, 2014, 01:37:14 PM
The way I read this is that it is a much more specific AI issue. Body is attacking the adrenalin--not the adrenal gland. Sounds like this doc is a maverick that really thinks outside the box/ This was very interesting as Glenn is such a hyper guy and having the adrenalin specifically attacked could really cause some very specific symptoms.

I am waiting to hear remarks about this being a "hoax" and I think people need to take a deep breath and just wait it out. This doc may have a corner on some of the more out of the box disease issues. Irish