There’s no cure. You’ll just have to learn to live with it.
A carefully researched, deeply personal guide
Why Your Body Turned Against You
Understand Autoimmune Disease, Discover Your Triggers, and Find Your Way to Remission
Featuring my personal journey and 15 years in remission
Personal experience, published research, and practical tools
Sound familiar?
You may have heard some version of this before.
Your results look normal, so I’m not sure what to tell you.
I’ve tried everything, and I still don’t understand what is driving this.
The idea at the heart of the book
Different diagnosis.
Same knot.
Autoimmune disease rarely comes down to one single cause. Genetics, gut health, nutrition, stress, lifestyle, and environmental triggers may become tangled together in a way that is unique to you.
01Understand the different threads that may be contributing to your condition.
02Learn how those threads can interact rather than treating them as separate problems.
03Begin untangling your own unique knot, one practical step at a time.
What’s inside
Understanding first. Action second.
The book combines accessible explanations of published research with personal experience and practical guidance, while distinguishing clearly between established science, emerging research, and lessons from Åsa’s own journey.
Understand how the immune system can become misdirected.
Explore factors that may contribute to autoimmune disease.
Identify your own individual triggers.
Understand the roles of gut health, nutrition, gluten, stress, and lifestyle.
Evaluate elimination diets, healing protocols, and supplements.
Follow six practical steps toward supporting your body and working toward remission.
What makes this book different
Personal. Practical. Research-informed.
Personal
Åsa writes from lived experience after finding her own path to remission and remaining there for more than fifteen years.
Research-informed
Complex ideas about autoimmunity, gut health, nutrition, stress, and environmental triggers are explained in clear, accessible language.
Honest
The book does not promise an overnight cure or a one-size-fits-all answer. It helps you build an approach that fits your own body and circumstances.
About the author
Åsa Kärrman
At thirty-three, Åsa developed a painful autoimmune skin condition that left her struggling to walk and searching desperately for answers. After being misdiagnosed, dismissed, and told that she would simply have to learn to live with the disease, she began searching for those answers herself.
Today, she has lived in remission for more than fifteen years. Through her books, website, and online community, she shares the knowledge and practical tools that helped her find her own way back to health.
15+
Years in remission
6
Practical steps
1
Individual approach
Why this book exists
It began with one diagnosis, but the patterns were much bigger.
Åsa’s first book focused on palmoplantar pustulosis. Over time, readers with Hashimoto’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other autoimmune conditions began recognizing the same themes in their own lives.
Different symptoms. Overlapping threads.That response led to a broader book about understanding autoimmunity, discovering personal triggers, and finding a practical way forward.
Begin untangling your own unique knot
Get your copy of Why Your Body Turned Against You
Available in paperback and on Kindle. A carefully researched, deeply personal guide offering clear explanations, practical tools, and genuine hope.