How to Manage Poor Circulatory Problems Naturally Circulatory problems occur when the blood flow is limited to parts of the body such as hands, feet, brain, heart, and lungs. Plaque builds up in our arteries and causes the restriction of blood flow and hardening of the arterial walls. Some of the diseases that can be […]
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Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks it’s own systems and organs. Lupus can affect joints, skin, blood cells, brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Lupus occurs most often in women aged 15-40 who are of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic descent. It’s a disease that can be hard to
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Foods and Supplements for Fibromyalgia: The food list for fibromyalgia was obtained from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN after my diagnosis, the list of supplements for fibromyalgia is from friends and various doctors, it’s a composite from many sources. Amounts recommended vary but I will try to help where I can. Foods to Kick Out
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Having a chronic illness is enough of a burden to bear, but when it’s a rare disease it can be even harder. People who are very sick have to find their own doctors, do their own research, struggle with family and friends who just don’t understand, not to mention cope with the fact that their
[By Peter Waite] I never expected to run a 5K race. In fact, I never expected to run again in my life, period. Having battled chronic illness for 17 years and suffered a serious leg injury 10 years ago, running wasn’t even on my mental radar. Over the years just walking has been difficult for
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What is it? That’s a good question, it’s an autoimmune disease that attacks the exocrine glands that produce sweat and saliva. Not being able to sweat in the summer or living in the south is not at all good for a person, and the dry mouth must be awful. This is a great poster that
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Having a rare disease can make it very lonely for the afflicted one, as well as having to explain your disease to everyone, including some health care professionals. In nursing school most rare diseases are passed by briefly, I am really good at learning about diseases that someone I know has, for example, others I
[Last updated: March 23rd 2013] Whenever I am having an off day I smile and say, “It’s a great day to be sucking air,” people with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) cannot do that, their oxygen always feels like they are not getting enough. This poster breaks it down by the numbers, at what states
How Stress Affects The Body Stress is important! It’s so important that it’s now recognized as the #1 killer by proxy. The American Medical Association has noted that stress is the basic cause of more than 60% of all human diseases, it has enormous negative mental and physical effects, and yet we often forget how
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Pomegranate’s Nutritional Value: Pomegranate is an excellent source of dietary fiber. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans most Americans do not consume enough fiber and therefore, pomegranate can be a good nutritional source of fiber. It has high content of vitamins C,K, folate and thiamin. Pomegranate, Cancer and Inflammatory Diseases: Pomegranate is an excellent
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Chiropractic is a safe and effective tool in treatment of a variety of health conditions, such as back pain, neck problems and headache. In this infographic you can find the top 5 chiropractic myths and will learn more about this practice of alternative medicine. Source: GoChiroPractice.com Have you ever experienced chiropractic? How was
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For all of my friends and family who also suffer from an “invisible illness, and for the people that love them, a small list of things to help, and not hinder, those of us with Fibromyalgia, Lupus, MS, diabetes, hypertension. Crohn’s Disease, etc. I have heard many sufferers say things like, “I wish everyone could
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I have always considered myself to be so blessed in my friends, and I am, but after becoming sick with a debilitating illness I learned a few things that surprised me. The first is that several of the people I considered to be really good friends did not call, come over, text, send a card,
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There are days when life is hard, when your body hurts, when you just want to stay in bed; for those of us with a chronic illness or autoimmune disease we have days when getting out of bed isn’t even an option, no matter what we want to do, or have scheduled that day. Recently
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