"I wouldn't wish the cluster of autoimmune disorders that afflicted science reporter and author Donna Jackson Nakazawa on anyone....,
"One out of two adult Americans -- 133 million people -- suffer from at least one chronic condition: back pain, arthritic conditions, migraines, thyroid disease, cancer, Lyme's disease, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel and digestive disorders and chronic pain....
"The breakthrough, she writes, came when she stumbles on little known research into Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), showing that the imprint left on the mind by childhood trauma and adversity plays a significant role in how well our immune system functions when we become adults -- and how healthy we can be later in life...."
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