9 Diet Tips for Managing Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases

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Diet can have a huge effect on the symptoms of lupus and other autoimmune diseases and certain foods can often trigger flares. Conversely, eating a healthy diet can help keep lupus flares at bay, but what foods should you be eating?

Nine tips to help you to better self-manage your lupus symptoms.

Barbara Mendez is a registered pharmacist and nutritionist and thinks of food as medicine. In this 2015 video, she talks us through some of the food she believes are good for people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus to eat to help manage the symptoms and stay well. Barbara shares her top nine tips for eating well which include ditching the junk food, getting your vitamin levels checked and watching which type of supplements you take so you don’t boost your immune system.

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