Healthy Living With Graves’ Disease
As with just about any medical condition, there is abundant speculation and misinformation about dietary practices and Graves’ disease.“In terms of an overall diet approach, there’s not a lot of good research out there to show that one approach is better than another,” says Kimberly Dorris, executive director and CEO of the Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation. A review...
7 Triggers to Avoid if You Have Thyroid Eye Disease
Even if you’re using a treatment for thyroid eye disease (TED), your symptoms may still flare up in certain situations — like, for example, if you’re in a smoky bar or under a lot of stress.That’s because your lifestyle habits play a bigger role in managing your condition than you might think. Everything from the food you eat to...
Thyroid Eye Disease Doctors
It can be difficult to treat a complicated autoimmune disorder such as thyroid eye disease, which is why you may need to recruit multiple doctors and experts to your healthcare team if you have the condition.Thyroid eye disease is also known as Graves’ ophthalmopathy, in part because it commonly goes hand in hand with Graves’ disease, which causes an...
8 Ways to Manage Stress With Rheumatoid Arthritis
2. Join a Support GroupFamily and friends are often your first line of support, but online and in-person groups offer interaction with others who share the experience of RA. A chance to vent and hear about other people’s experiences can be a huge de-stressor, says Bella Fradlis, MD, a rheumatologist at Garnet Health in Goshen, New York.You can also...
7 Effective Ways to Manage Anxiety in Children With Food Allergies
Food allergies — particularly ones that may lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis — can be stressful for parents and children alike. In one study, 77 percent of caregivers of children with food allergies reported psychological distress related to food allergies, and 52 percent of them said their child experienced similar distress. The most common issue was anxiety about having an...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Neuropathy: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments
Beth Biggee, MD, is medical director and an integrative rheumatologist at Rheumission, a virtual integrative rheumatology practice for people residing in California and Pennsylvania. This first-of-its-kind company offers whole person autoimmune care by a team of integrative rheumatologists, lifestyle medicine practitioners, autoimmune dietitians, psychologists, and care coordinators.Dr. Biggee also works as a healthcare wellness consultant for Synergy Wellness Center in...
Clozapine Access Expanded for People With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just made it easier for patients to get clozapine, the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia.The agency has removed a long-standing requirement for patients to submit lab test results showing healthy levels of white blood cells known as neutrophils in order to receive prescriptions for clozapine.The requirement was originally put in...
Autoimmune Disease Misdiagnoses Harm Patients’ Well-Being, Study Finds
Chronic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels) can be difficult to diagnose and are often wrongly identified as psychiatric or psychosomatic (emotional symptoms that manifest physically, like a stress-induced stomachache).When doctors misdiagnose these conditions as “all in your head,” people may experience damaging effects on their well-being and self-esteem, and lose trust in...
Digestive Gas Pain and How to Relieve It
You can take steps to banish your gas pain at home. Whether you get your gas moving through abdominal massage and yoga or you drink warm tea and change your diet, there are plenty of gas-busting home remedies to try.Movement and Abdominal MassageTo get your gas moving, often your body just needs some movement or gentle massage. For example,...
11 Ways to Cope With the Emotional Aspects of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Being told about the potential for GVHD can feel like a trade-off of one scary diagnosis (cancer) for another. GVHD can affect quality of life and require lifelong management in some cases. One recent review on the quality of life for people with GVHD found that it is a “life-altering full-time-job requiring unique knowledge, personal growth, and resilient coping...
