Sweet Potato Nutrition Do you enjoy sweet potatoes? Did you know they’re a super food that contain many nutritional benefits? The World’s Healthiest Foods, list numerous benefits of incorporating sweet potatoes into your diet. Some of these health benefits include increasing your antioxidant intake, consuming more anti-inflammatory…
With winter just around the corner, it’s time we all started to look after ourselves a little more. Avoiding germs is one thing, but we can also try and boost our immune systems by getting plenty of sleep and eating the right foods. Here are nine foods well-known for their…
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can affect anyone. Symptoms may vary from patient to patient, which means that the treatment approach has to be discussed with an expert, and a team can tailor the best treatment option for that specific condition. Listen to a lupus…
Lupus is a complex anti-immune disease which can affect many different parts of the body. Lupus nephritis affects the kidneys, causing a range of symptoms such as blood or excess protein in the urine. Lupus nephritis patients show impact of disease in kidneys over time. Read more here.
While every case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is different, there are a few common symptoms most lupus patients share. Some are joint pain, butterfly rash on the face, fever, fatigue, and sensitivity to the sun. But because SLE is such a complex and very individualized disease, some symptoms are less common. Here are…
How do B-cells produce antibodies and how do T-cells turn into autoreactive cells? Differences in lupus among ethnic groups linked to activated B-cells. Find out more. Â This mesmerizing short film from Creativity Awards, explains how cells are affected in lupus patients with the use of computer-generated…
When you are dealing with a disease or illness, your immune system is compromised, making it easier to pick up germs and bugs. While it’s impossible to live in a completely sterile environment, there are ways to try and minimize the amount of germs around your home according to the…
Lupus Quote: Broken It’s a day-to-day struggle. With lupus, you never know what a new day will bring. People can’t see your illness, so sometimes they just don’t get it. This quote says what you won’t: “I’m more broken than you think.” Share this…
In this video from LUPUS UK, Gavin Paterson, a partnership and practice programme development officer from the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland talks in details about self-management for lupus patients. Read about seven tips to help newly diagnosed lupus patients. Paterson shares his experience of self-managing…
In this CBS New York video, host Cindy Hsu talks to the president of the Lupus Research Alliance, Kenneth Farber. Read Toni Braxton’s quote about her lupus condition here. Farber discusses his organization and how they’re all so grateful for high-profile lupus patients like Toni Braxton and…