Caplan Health Institute
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If you’ve been diagnosed with one autoimmune condition, you might wonder if you coulddevelop more than one autoimmune disease. The answer is yes. It’s not only possible, it’spretty common. We often see people at Caplan Health Institute who have multipleautoimmune diseases. It’s called polyautoimmunity or polyautoimmune disease. In the United States, polyautoimmune disease is as …
Busting 10 Myths About RA and Other Autoimmune Diseases When people with autoimmune disease visit our practice, they often arrive withmisconceptions about their disease. They’ve heard myths that simply aren’t true and can get inthe way of their healing. These autoimmune disease myths also can lead them to lose hope. Every day in our practice, …
Trauma and Autoimmune Disease: A Functional Medicine Approach Autoimmune disease and autoimmune disease flare-ups can have a number of triggers. Often,these triggers are physical. But sometimes the autoimmune trigger may be a traumatic event orevents in your life. Trauma can play a role in developing an autoimmune condition like lupus orrheumatoid arthritis—and it can make …
Going Beyond a Rotation Diet for Autoimmune Health You’ve probably heard about rotation diets for food sensitivities. I’ve written about thembefore. But I’d like to suggest a novel concept: not just rotating your food, but also otheraspects of your routine such as stress management, exercise, and the way you takesupplements and hormones. Rotating each of …
Pregnancy and Autoimmune Disease: A Functional Medicine Approach to a Healthy Pregnancy A lot of our female patients ask us how pregnancy will affect their autoimmune disease and what will happen with their rheumatoid arthritis or lupus after pregnancy. They want to know if their autoimmune condition will get better or worse when they’re having …
How to Invest in Your Health in the New Year and Beyond As the year unfolds, practice members at Caplan Health Institute often ask me for health tips for the new year. The best health investments don’t have to be overwhelming, especially for autoimmune patients who are suffering from fatigue. The best ways to stay …
Autoimmune Flare-Ups After Traveling: Causes and Solutions So you’re back from vacation and you feel horrible. You’re having an autoimmune flare-up and you’re suffering from fatigue after traveling. You had a great time while you were on vacation, but now you’re wondering: why am I so tired after vacation? You’re definitely not alone. I hear …
Depression and Autoimmune Disease: Natural Solutions to Boost Your Mood When conventional medicine treats depression, medications that address brain chemical imbalances are usually the treatment of choice. However, medications don’t dig down to the root cause of depression, especially in people who have autoimmune disease. As functional medicine practitioners, we look at what’s causing the …
Fatigue and Autoimmune Disease: How to Get Your Energy Back Chronic fatigue is a common symptom of autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). So why does lupus make you tired? Or why do you suffer from fatigue and RA? It’s usually because the mitochondria are not working well. The mitochondria just can’t keep …
