The latest information to help you live your best life possible. Enjoy!
Unlocking the Healing Power of You Ι National Geographic (may require an email address)
Science is showing that how you feel isn’t just about what you eat, or do, or think. It’s about what you believe.
Arthritis and Joint Pain Ι T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
Arthritis and severe joint pain are common with lupus and can often be debilitating. Rheumatoid arthritis itself is an autoimmune disease, and people with one autoimmune disease are often diagnosed with others. This is a great article on how to manage and even eliminate these issues without drugs. Make sure you read the nutrition section.
Study Suggests Altering Gut Bacteria May Put Lupus Into Remission Ι Buck’s County Center for Functional Medicine
You will hear a lot about the gut and it’s role in autoimmune disease and general health on this website. Did you know that over 70% of our immune function is located in our gut? It makes sense, then, that if our gut is not healthy or functioning properly, neither are we.
Diet, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases Ι World Health Organization
Healthy diets and physical activity are key to good nutrition and necessary for a long and healthy life. Eating nutrient dense foods and balancing energy intake with the necessary physical activity to maintain a healthy weight is essential at all stages of life. Unbalanced consumption of foods high in energy (sugar, starch and/or fat) and low in essential nutrients contributes to energy excess, overweight and obesity. The amount of the energy consumed in relation to physical activity and the quality of food are key determinants of nutrition related chronic disease.
