SOME SYMPTOMS OF POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA ARE: Persistent pain for at least 1 month involving two of the following areas: neck, shoulders, and pelvic girdle Morning stiffness lasting longer than 1 hour. Absence of other diseases capable of causing the musculoskeletal symptoms Depression Loss of weight DIET TIPS FOR PAIN AND INFLAMMATION Increase Magnesium rich foods […]

Multiple sclerosis is a neurological disease characterised by multiple areas of inflammation and demyelination of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve. This means that the myelin sheath which covers and protects the nerves slowly become destroyed while the axons of the nerves remain intact. An analogy of this is to imagine stripping the plastic […]

IS THERE ANYTHING TO HELP PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF NASAL POLYPS? Nasal polyps (small protrusions) may be caused by chronic inflammation of the mucosal lining that protects the nasal passages, the sinus cavities may also become inflamed. The mucosal lining of the nasal passage helps to protect the passages from environmental pollutants and are often […]

WHAT IS LUPUS? Lupus Erythematosus is a serious autoimmune disease that affects the body’s connective tissues.  Lupus Erythematosus occurs when the body produces abnormal antibodies that attack normal body tissue as if it were a foreign invader and for this reason it is called an autoimmune disease because the body begins to attack itself and degrade […]