Living With Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
A Holistic Approach To Health Living With Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease I had a question the other day about hand-foot-mouth disease. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is an illness that causes sores in or on your mouth and on your hands, feet, and sometimes your buttocks and legs. The sores may be painful. The illness usually doesn’t last more than…
Living With ALS
A Natural Approach To Health Living With ALS I had a question the other day about ALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease where certain nerve cells in your brain and spinal cord slowly die. These nerve cells (called motor neurons) control the muscles that allow you to move the parts of your…
Living With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis I had a question the other day about primary sclerosing cholangitis. Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a disease of the bile ducts in your liver. The term “cholangitis” in refers to inflammation of your bile ducts, while the term “sclerosing” describes the hardening and scarring of…
Living With ITP
A Natural Approach To Health Living With ITP I had a question the other day about ITP. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder characterized by abnormally low levels of blood cells called platelets, creating a condition known as thrombocytopenia. Platelets are specialized blood cells that help prevent and stop bleeding by inducing…
Living With Lupus Nephritis
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Lupus Nephritis I had a question the other day about lupus nephritis. Lupus nephritis is inflammation of the kidney that’s caused by systemic lupus erythematosus. With lupus, the body’s immune system targets its own body tissues. Lupus nephritis happens when lupus involves your kidneys. Up to 60% of…
Living With Congestive Heart Failure
A Natural Approach To Health Living With Congestive Heart Failure I had a question the other day about congestive heart failure. Heart failure affects almost 6 million Americans. About 670,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure every year. It’s the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Heart failure doesn’t mean the heart…
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