Living With Meningitis

A Natural Approach To Health Living With Meningitis I had a question the other day about meningitis. Meningitis is inflammation of the coverings around your brain and spinal cord. It’s usually caused by an infection. The infection occurs usually in children, teens, and young adults. Older adults and people with long-term health problems are also…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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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