Living With Lupus
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Lupus I had a question the other day about lupus. Lupus is a disease of the immune system. Normally, your immune system protects your body from infection. But with lupus, your immune system wrongly attacks tissues in various parts of your body. This abnormal activity leads to tissue…
Living With Lyme Disease
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Lyme Disease For Maggie; in memory of Cal. I had a question the other day about Lyme disease. Lyme disease is an infection that’s spread by ticks. You can get Lyme disease if you’re bitten by an infected tick. But most people who’ve had a tick bite don’t…
Living With Shingles
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Shingles I had a question the other day about shingles. Shingles is a painful skin rash. It’s caused by the varicella zoster virus. Shingles usually appears in a band, a strip, or a small area on one side of the face or body. It’s also called herpes zoster.…
Living With Hemophilia
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Hemophilia I had a question the other day about hemophilia. Hemophilia refers to a group of inherited disorders that cause abnormal bleeding. The bleeding occurs because part of the blood — called plasma — has too little of a protein that helps blood clot. Symptoms of hemophilia range…
Living With Epilepsy
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Epilepsy I had a question the other day about epilepsy. Epilepsy is a common condition that causes repeated seizures. The seizures are caused by bursts of electrical activity in your brain that aren’t normal. Seizures may cause problems with muscle control, movement, speech, vision, or awareness. They usually…
Living With Cystic Fibrosis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Cystic Fibrosis I had a question the other day about cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a disease that causes mucus in your body to become thick and sticky. This glue-like mucus builds up and causes problems in many of your organs, especially your lungs and pancreas. People who…
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