Living With Fabry’s Disease

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Fabry’s Disease I had a question the other day about Fabry’s disease. Fabry’s disease is a lipid storage disorder resulting from a deficiency of an enzyme involved in the biodegradation of fats. Because of the enzyme deficiency, there’s an insufficient breakdown of lipids, which build up in your…

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Living With Brown-Sequard Syndrome

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Brown-Sequard Syndrome I had a question the other day about Brown-Sequard syndrome. This is a rare neurological condition leading to weakness or paralysis affecting one side of your body, accompanied by a loss of sensation on the opposite side. These problems are associated with a lesion in your…

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Living With Ataxia

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Ataxia I had a question the other day about ataxia. People with ataxia experience a failure of muscle control in their arms and legs, resulting in a lack of balance and coordination or a disturbance of gait. This can happen if parts of your nervous system controlling movement…

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Living With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency I had a question the other day about alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. This is a genetic disease characterized by a lack of the protein alpha-1 antitrypsin in your liver. This substance is used to break down enzymes in various organs of your body. The disease can…

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Living With Agnosia

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Agnosia I had a question the other day about agnosia. Agnosia is a rare disorder characterized by the inability to recognize familiar objects or people. It can be limited to one sense like hearing or vision. For example, you may have difficulty identifying a sound as a cough…

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Living With Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis I had a question the other day about acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or ADE. ADE is inflammation of your brain and spinal cord caused by damage to your myelin sheath – the fatty insulator of your brain’s nerve fibers. Both viral and bacterial infection can cause…

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