As with all autoimmune disorders, there are myths floating around about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that make it difficult for people to understand what it really means to have this condition. Many of the myths about RA trivialize the condition, when it is a severe health problem that can shorten a life if not carefully managed. …
When your body’s antibodies wage war on your thyroid gland, it causes the autoimmune disorder known as Hashimoto’s disease. Living with this condition is exhausting, draining, and can feel insurmountable. This attack on your thyroid, however, can be overcome with holistic care and support. 1. Hashimoto’s disease changes its form. Hashimoto’s disease begins as hyperthyroidism. …
Health is mobility. If your joints are like “rusty door hinges,” creaking, sticking and not moving, your camping trip will likely not happen because you have arthritis. Other people liken the pain of arthritis to a fire in the joints burning and constantly inflaming their tissues. Others use words like “gritty,” “grinding” and “popping” to …
If you eat cheeseburgers or French fries all the time or drink six sodas a day, you likely know it’s not good for you. But eating a nice dark, crunchy slice of whole wheat bread–how could that be bad? Well, bread contains gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, and oats. It …
Modern medicine is preoccupied with cleaning up messes. Once we have cancer, how can we cure it? Once we have high blood pressure, how can we reduce it? Doctors and medical scientists spend lifetimes isolating specific genes, mixing new molecular cocktails. The solution for the problem seems so…complicated. Einstein once said that “the fundamental ideas …
What is Crohn’s Disease? Crohn’s Disease is a type of Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) where chronic inflammation can destroy the integrity of the colon wall, severely impeding the body’s ability to absorb food. New and Controversial Medicines Biological therapy medications are the latest addition to the stock-pile of questionable drug solutions thrown at IBD, Crohn’s …
1. One in ten Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBD) patients are under the age of 18. IBD and other disorders such as Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are growing among children. Dealing with these diseases immediately can change your child’s life. 2. The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) has entirely “ruled out” diet as …
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and their pharmaceutical sponsors are not interested in curing their patients. A cured patient is one who will no longer purchase medicine. The CCFA says that though there is no cure, “a number of different medications have proven effective in helping to control the disease.” Instead of …
Contradictory and Controversial The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) offers some confusing information in regards to diet and the onset of Irritable Bowel Disease. First, they concede that diet “may play some role in the underlying inflammatory process” but then claim “there is no evidence that anything in your diet history caused or …
Spreading at an Alarming Rate Up to 600,000 people in the United States alone suffer from Crohn’s disease and the number is quickly growing, according to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School. The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) believes over 1.4 million people suffer from one of these diseases. …
