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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.
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
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.
Leaky Gut and Autoimmune Diseases: The Connection
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.