Autoimmunity
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Lindsay Karp on Living With Multiple Sclerosis
A woman with MS shares how she’s learning to love life — and her body — after her diagnosis.
Be Your Own Best Health Advocate
A Lyme disease diagnosis and accompanying body-wide pain and debilitating fatigue led Ryan Sutter — firefighter, endurance athlete, and Bachelorette alum — to take action to find answers, treatment options, and a path toward wellness. In this episode, Sutter shares his health journey, as well as advice for pushing through challenge, fighting health obstacles, and advocating for your well-being.
Which Health Conditions Are Considered Inflammatory?
Chronic conditions such as autoimmune disorders, Alzheimer’s, and certain types of arthritis indicate some level of inflammation.
Demi Church’s Success Story
A woman struggling with three autoimmune diseases discovers the healing power of food and lifestyle changes.
A New Look at Chronic Lyme
Many physicians who treat tick-borne diseases now combine conventional medicine with gentler integrative strategies — and more long-term patients are getting well.
Long-Haul-Covid Recovery and Vaccines
Some people with long-haul COVID have seen their symptoms abate after getting one of the mRNA vaccines. Here’s what might be at play.
Why Autoimmune Diseases Are on the Rise — Especially After COVID
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune conditions are on the rise, partly because of the prevalence of long COVID. Discover what can trigger autoimmunity and how a functional-medicine approach can help.
How to Treat Long-Haul COVID
COVID-19 is leaving many with a disturbing array of chronic symptoms. These functional-medicine strategies can help.
5 Ways Your Body Tells You It’s Toxic
Our bodies are pretty good at letting us know when something is off. See if one of these signs might be indicating that it’s time to detox.
Autoimmune Disorders: When Your Body Turns on You
There’s been a stark rise in autoimmune disorders over the past 50 years, from type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis to celiac disease and asthma. What is autoimmune disorder? The first step toward a cure is understanding and controlling the causes.
The Parasite Paradox: How Parasites May Benefit Health
Intestinal organisms can be a trigger for troubling health issues. But new research finds they can also help the body heal, especially from autoimmune diseases.
First Blood Biomarker for MS Discovered — and What It Means for Treatment
MS expert — and patient — Terry Wahls, MD, on what the recent discovery means for those with the neurodegenerative disease.
Lyme Disease in the Limelight
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are taking a closer look at Lyme disease.
The Connection Between Leaky Gut and Autoimmune Diseases
Scientists find that leaky gut syndrome can lead to the onset of an autoimmune disease.
Beating Lyme Disease
For patients with tick-borne diseases, the path to health can be confounding. Combining integrative and conventional approaches may be the best way forward.
True Commitment: Kelli Merritt’s Success Story
Shortly after being diagnosed with MS, Kelli Merritt completed a 5K to prove the disease wouldn’t rule her life.
How to Deal With the Fear of Bad News From Your Doctor
How to cope with a scary health diagnosis — without getting caught up in the chaos of fear.
What We Don’t Know About Lyme
When a mysterious and debilitating illness overtook her and her family, the author struggled to find some answers. What she discovered about Lyme disease — and how little is actually known or agreed upon by the medical experts — is something everyone who goes outdoors should learn.