https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B385uJgYMoA Autoimmune disease occur when the immune system turns against the body’s own tissues. If you have just been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease such as lupus, it means that your own body is turning against itself, destroying cells that shouldn’t be destroyed. Wondering about the…
Exercising and keeping fit is encouraged for everyone, but especially for people with lupus and other chronic disease like it. Regular exercise has been shown to help lupus patients, and keep stress levels low and improve sleep. Here are nine ways to motivate yourself to get out there and start…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8E7KBONEr4 Lupus is an autoimmune disease that anyone can develop, but women are mostly affected by it. It’s a very complex disease where your own body cells start attacking each other. Do you know how lupus affects and attacks your immune system? But what causes this disease? Are…
Keeping well when you have an autoimmune disease such as lupus is paramount, but day-to-day life can get in the way of staying healthy. In this video from Lifey Health, a patient with an autoimmune disease talks about some of the everyday things that trigger her flares. This…
There are several treatment options available to ease the symptoms of lupus, but there isn’t one treatment that can simply end and cure lupus. Fortunately, research is always evolving and that’s how we find clinical trials. But what do you know about these studies? To help you learn more about…
In this short video from Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd, Dr. Meggan Mackay from the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, New York, tells us a little bit about how Resunab is different than other treatments for lupus. Read how Corbus added a clinical protocol to a lupus Phase…
Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” mostly because we can get it naturally when the sun’s UV rays interact with our skin, which triggers the vitamin’s synthesis. The VIP vitamin aids our body’s absorption of calcium to keep our bones strong and encourage healthy cells to grow.  Here are a few more health benefits of…
In this short video from Corbus Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd, Dr. Meggan Mackay from the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in Hempstead, New York talks about lupus and the prevalence of the disease. Read our five tips for traveling with lupus. Dr. Mackay shares that lupus is a disease…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQJRbM9z_xQ In this Emory University video shared in July 2011, we meet Medina Bolton, a patient at the lupus clinic at the Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and Kim Scholfield, a lupus patient advocate. Seven facts you should know about lupus. The two ladies advise fellow lupus patients…
Taking good care of yourself is essential if you have lupus, it will help you avoid flares and when they do occur, help you better manage them. If you learn to read your body’s warning signals, it’ll be easier to control your symptoms. We’ve put together a list of nine…