Dr. Jenny Bennett

Dr. Jenny Bennett Dr. Bennett is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist that specializes in autoimmune diseases.

Her specialties include Hashimoto's, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Graves' disease. She is currently taking new patients at Aria Integrative Medicine.

12/18/2025

HLAs (human leukocyte antigens) are genetic markers for ways in which your immune system can present foreign antigens to T cells.

having an HLA doesnt mean you'll develop the disease that its associated with. it just means that, in the presence of certain antigens, those HLAs MIGHT trigger that disease. so having them increases your risk but doesnt mean you have a disease.

12/17/2025

progesterone and progestins are not the same thing. progesterone is very anti-inflammatory and progestins can actually increase inflammation.

12/16/2025

What is happening with health insurance!? Are there any regulations with health insurance anymore??

12/15/2025

If i want to know ow if EBV is causing inflammation, here are the steps I go by to do that.

first is testing. then treatment. then monitoring the testing in response to the treatment

12/14/2025

Testing for EBV is challenging. If there are IgM antibodies then its a recent infection, or less likely, a reactivation. IgG antibodies are for past infections and reactivation, but you cant differentiate between those. PCR testing is good for active infections, including reactivation, but only if systemic and not in the tissues only.

12/14/2025

EBV is a herpes virus, which means it can hang out in out body forever once it takes up residency. This doesnt mean it will always cause problems. It has to become reactivated, or cause inflammation in a certain area of the body to cause problems.

But reactivation doesnt always have to happen. Its usually triggered by something else. Like another virus (COVID), or stress

12/14/2025

EBV causes our B Cells to produce antibodies. And in those with genetic predisposition, that might also trigger antibodies that can cause autoimmune diseases like Lupus

12/13/2025

Nothing feels better than helping someone thats been turned away from the system figure out what is going on and helping them feel better

11/04/2025

if you're curious about what makes it all worth it after a long day. its patient messages like this

11/03/2025

food is a common trigger for autoimmune diseases. its usually because large proteins either dont get broken down appropriately or they look like our own proteins, which causes an autoimmune reaction.

its important to understand though that not all people have food triggers. and that careful elimination should be done to help identify dietary triggers for autoimmune reactions

10/08/2025

treatments for MCAS and autoimmune diseases differ. Histamine blockers and mast cell stabilizers are commonly used to help improve histamine, while immunosuppressants are often used to control autoimmune diseases.

these can also help you differentiate between which symptoms are caused by what so you can tell which condition is affecting which symptoms.

10/07/2025

what are the lab differences between MCAS and autoimmunity. thats tricky

a lot of histamine markers in the blood break down quickly and so are not reliable markers. and you can readily measure histamine levels in the tissues.

autoimmune diseases are limited to antibody testing and general inflammatory markers that arent always elevated in those worh autoimmune diseases.

so with all conditions, we need to take both the abs and symptoms into consideration.

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