Archives: 2008 January

Joint pain and stiffness is a very common symptom to have if you suffer from the chronic disease, lupus. It is also usually the first symptom patients tell their doctors about. The symptoms of arthritis that lupus patients experience differs from what rheumatoid suffers feel. What the lupus patient has is not damaging to the […]

Lupus is a disease that can be difficult to cope with. It can persist throughout your life, and remissions and flare-ups may occur that can cause your life to be very hard to manage. In this article, we’ll examine some tried-and-true methods for dealing with a case of lupus in the most effective way possible […]

There are so many things that are affected when a person has lupus that this alone can cause confusion, apprehension and stress when dealing with the disease. One of the symptoms of lupus that can be especially difficult to deal with for women is hair loss. This loss of hair may be one of the […]

The single most well known symptom of lupus is the rash that a person often gets on their face. This rash will extend from one cheek to the other and over the bridge of the nose. In this way it is said to resemble a butterfly. That is why the rash has been given the […]

Did you know that too much rest could be harmful to your muscles, your bones, joints and your health in general? Exercise is important for everyone. Those who have lupus should also exercise, but need to be aware that their joints need to be in the best condition possible before starting a exercise program and […]

Here we will cover a list of useful vitamin supplements and useful herbs for lupus sufferers that when combined into a plan for herbal therapy will help to bring some comfort and relief from lupus symptoms. We will also briefly cover what herbal therapy attempts to accomplish.
So what can herbal therapy help you with?
Well the […]

There are so many questions when a woman is first diagnosed with lupus that they often look around to find resources to deal with these questions and when they do it is often among other like affected women. This is not to say that men do not look for answers, they may, but […]

One of the worst things about suffering from a disease like lupus is that a person feels very alone. Despite the fact that nearly a million and a half others have this disease it is not a glamorous disease and does not get the media play that comes from having celebrities interested in it. There […]

One of the most common questions asked regarding lupus and who gets it is why is the percentage of women so much higher who have systemic lupus erythematosus. This form of lupus, commonly called SLE, has women as the ones most likely to develop this disease by a rate of nine to one. Although men […]

Most times the lupus that you hear about is the worst kind which is called systemic lupus erythematosus. This type of lupus, also known as SLE, is a condition that favors women as those affected and has not only skin rashes but a host of medical issues that relate to the body’s immune system attacking […]