Tag: autoimmune disease
Autoimmune Diseases and Diet: Here’s What You Need To Know
Affecting 24 million people nationwide, autoimmune diseases can severely impact a person’s quality of life. More than 80 conditions—including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis,…
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What Is Lupus? A Rheumatologist Breaks Down Causes, Symptoms, and Lifestyle Strategies That Can Help
Systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus can affect any of the body’s organs but most…
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I’m Keeping Lupus in Check with an Oil-Free Vegan Diet
My first of four autoimmune diagnoses came in 2007 after I fell off a horse and broke my leg in four places….
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Overcoming Myasthenia Gravis Symptoms on a Plant-Based Diet
In the fall of 1992, I started feeling some minor muscular weakness. I didn’t think too much of it, until one day…
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As a Rheumatologist, I’ve Helped My Patients and Myself with a Plant-Based Diet
Growing up, I ate a standard American diet. Fast food, French fries, steak, and pizza were the norm for me. When I…
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New Review Shows Plant-Based Diet May Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
A plant-based diet may benefit individuals who experience rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a review of clinical trials and observational studies published…
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I Keep My Rheumatoid Arthritis in Check with Plants, Not Pills
Not wanting to go on medication indefinitely, Erika Cline decided to try a plant-based diet to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In March 2016,…
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I Overcame Lupus and Freed Myself from Medications with a Plant-Based Diet
Five years ago, on the first Friday of April, I took myself to the hospital just like I did the first Friday…
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