Lifestyle factors that may affect lupus.
The link between heart health and systemic lupus is a deadly one. So severe in fact that patients as young as 5 have died from a heart attack! [1] The risk of having a heart attack is nine times greater among those with systemic lupus. 50-times greater if you compare women with lupus to healthy …
How can lupus affect your heart was not one of the first questions that came to mind for me. Then I had very little knowledge on lupus and heart disease. In fact, Can lupus kill me? – was my second question after hearing the consultant tell me that I have lupus. My first question was …
What are Phthalates? Why should you aim to avoid them? Do they have ties to systemic lupus?
Read this article to learn to answers to these questions.
In order to achieve full health you need to give your body all the building materials it needs. If you have lupus, there a high chance you are deficient in this one key vitamin.
Can stress cause lupus? Science suggests there is a strong link between stress-related disorders and autoimmune conditions. [1][2] But now it seems that exposure to trauma appears to increase your risk of lupus. In fact, trauma may be a stronger predictor of developing lupus than smoking. [3] Recent research shows a three-fold higher risk in …
We go through family history, past infections and diet when filtering through potential causes of lupus. But we appear to avoid the main thing around us – air. In this article we answer the question, does air pollution affect lupus?
Many understand that asbestos is a danger to us all. But, most do not know that there are other dangers lurking. Especially in builder’s dust, which is home to a dust that science suggests could trigger systemic lupus.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are COVID-19 has chewed your life up and even spit it out. Changing our way of life, to where we now face living in the ‘new-normal.’ But is COVID more of a concern for you with lupus? Since late 2019, the pandemic has put fear in population …
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