This story is so inspiring! And proof of the healing nature of being vegan. Learn how Sue, a 68 year old, Goes Vegan, Loses 100lbs, Clears up Fibromyalgia, and Cures High Blood Pressure. This senior citizen has an amazing story of what happened to her after switching to a Vegan lifestyle. She was overweight, suffering […]
The final answer to whether your grandma’s threats are true. If grandparents could collectively coin a term, it would probably be, “Stop cracking your knuckles—it’ll give you arthritis!” As a kid, I had no clue what arthritis was, just that it was a painful thing crotchety old people had to deal with as punishment for […]
Our body’s immune system normally protects us from infection, but in the case of rheumatoid arthritis or RA, your immune system makes a mistake, attacking the tissue that lines the joints of your body. Over time, it can cause damage to joints and cartilage. About 1.5 million people in the U.S. have rheumatoid arthritis. Three […]
Higher doses may be needed, or possibly new treatment that bypasses or corrects vitamin D insensitivity, authors say. Maintaining sufficient vitamin D levels may help to prevent rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers. A study led by the University of Birmingham compared the ability of immune cells in blood from inflamed joints in people with rheumatoid […]
What is rheumatoid arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition that occurs when the body begins attacking the joints, mistaking them as foreign invaders. The body attacks the thin membrane surrounding joints, allowing fluid and immune complexes to build up in the joints and cause significant pain. Normally these immune complexes filter out of your blood […]