Overcome Autoimmune Disease
An instructive guide on autoimmune conditions like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis – and more – and what you can do to manage or reverse them.
What if your body isn’t broken - but stuck in survival mode?
If you live with autoimmune disease, chronic fatigue, burnout, persistent symptoms, nervous system dysregulation, or “normal” test results that don’t match how unwell you feel, this book offers a different framework for understanding what may be happening inside your body.
Rather than viewing chronic illness as random malfunction, Lou Chalmer explores how immune function, stress physiology, metabolism, behaviour, trauma, environment, and modern lifestyle interact to keep the body locked in persistent inflammatory states.
An Evidence-Based Approach
Drawing from research in psychoneuroimmunology, mitochondrial physiology, trauma science, nutrition, and systems biology, the book explains:
why symptoms can persist long after the original trigger
how chronic stress changes immune behaviour
why some people become increasingly reactive over time
how behaviour, physiology, and environment reinforce each other
what helps the body shift from protection into repair and resolution
This book is not about chasing optimisation or blaming yourself for being unwell. It is about understanding why the body adapts the way it does — and what conditions help it finally begin to recover.
Here’s What Others Have Said
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Hi Lou! I finally started the book your wrote! I just wanted to say how well it's written and organised. I was putting it off because I'm an audiobook girlie and I didn't have confidence in my ability to read something so complex. I appreciate you giving the science and then simplifying it into terms anyone can understand! Thank you.
Ali
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I've just finished your book and I've really enjoyed it! It's so well-written, you can really see how much you love writing. I've learnt so much from it and had so many little aha moments. I'm going to keep on coming back to it so that I can keep integrating what I've learnt. The thing I love about it most is how hopefuly it's made me feel.
Deborah
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Lou, I've just finished your book. It was great. Thank you for putting all of this information together and making it accessible. I think more people need to read this.
Amanda
“The most important thing to overcoming any obstacle, including an autoimmune disease, is making a commitment to do it. If you believe in yourself and apply what you learn in this book, the health that you yearn for will be more than just a dream.”
— LOU CHALMER