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OA vs RA: How to Tell the Difference Between Two Common Causes of Joint Pain If you’re feeling joint pain, you might be wondering how to tell the difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. People who visit the Caplan Health Institute wonder about this all the time. The fact is there are subtle differences between …
In Sickness and Health: Marriage, Stress, and Autoimmune Disease If you have a chronic illness, especially an autoimmune disease, you’re going to have to manage it long term. It does take a toll physically and mentally, which will impact both you and your spouse or romantic partner. Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, and marriage …
Mold and Autoimmune Disease: Is There a Connection? Many people who visit our practice want to know what causes autoimmune disease? And that’s a good question because if you have an autoimmune disorder like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, it’s important to discover the root cause. More and more often, with people seeking help at our …
If you want to feel your best this year and into the future there are five simple steps you can take to get started on your journey to better health. If you take these five steps, you can move on to fixing other issues. These simple steps are the foundation to good health for people …
Foods To Avoid with Autoimmune Diseases If you’re wondering whether there are foods to avoid with autoimmune diseases, the answer is yes. However, there is no one diet for autoimmune disease. That’s because there isn’t a magic diet for everybody. Not everybody is going to have problems with lectins or nightshades or gluten. I have …
Daily Habits That Make Autoimmune Disease Worse (and What to Do Instead) As someone with autoimmune disease, you probably want to do everything you can to stay healthy and stop autoimmune flares. However, there are things you’re doing on a daily basis that may cause you more harm than good. But before we dive into …
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 …
