autoimmune disease Posts

10 Serious Diseases You Shouldn't Ignore and Their Symptoms

Muscle or joint disease Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and polymyalgia rheumatica are three types of autoimmune disorders that affect the muscles, joints, and nerves.

The Progression of Parkinson’s - 5 Stages of the Disease

Parkinson’s disease is one of the most mysterious and poorly understood diseases of all. The disease affects the nervous system and impairs a person’s range of movement, motor control, and cognition. These symptoms develop and worsen over a long period of time, usually following a certain pattern.

Man Flu: Do Men Have a Weaker Immune System than Women?

What they found was that the immune response was significantly better among premenopausal women compared to men and older women, again reaffirming the role of estrogen in women soldiering through disease.

Vitiligo: How and Why the King of Pop Became White

That didn’t stop the rumors, but today we know the reason Jackson’s skin turned pale: a skin disease called vitiligo which causes large, pale blotches on the skin to appear.

Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention!

What Are the Symptoms of Lyme Disease? Early signs and symptoms of this disease include chills, fever, fatigue, headaches, muscle and joint pain, and swollen lymph nodes. In about 70-80% of infections a rash is seen.

10 Hidden Diseases Doctors Find Hard to Diagnose

When going to see a physician, we usually get a clear-cut diagnosis, but when the same disease manifests differently in some people it can make it difficult to identify, resulting in a wrong diagnosis. At times, the wrong diagnosis can be minor, but at other times it can be very dangerous.

Gum Disease Bacteria Suggested To CAUSE Alzheimer’s

In a previous article , we’ve discussed how poor oral health can contribute to heart disease and problems with episodic memory, but an even more worrying finding has been made in 2019, suggesting that a strain of bacteria that is typically involved in gum disease called Porphyromonas gingivalis may be

The Medieval Disease That’s Perplexing Science to This Day

Related Article: The Pandemic That Came Before: Photos From Life During the Spanish Flu The Elite’s Greatest Fear The disease began abruptly with fever, extreme aches in the neck and shoulders, abdominal pain, and vomiting.

This Essential Vitamin May Be The Cure to Several Diseases

In fact, vitamin K2 may just be the 'missing link' between our diet and several killer diseases. What is Vitamin K? Discovered in 1929, vitamin K is an essential nutrient for blood coagulation (blood clotting).

Two Personality Traits Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

The search for treatments and an overall deeper understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is a priority for medical research. After all, this increasingly widespread and incurable disease is a major health concern for 5.8 million Americans alone according to data from 2020 provided by the CDC .

These Foods Can Alleviate the Symptoms of Crohn's Disease

While there is no one specific diet catered to alleviating the debilitating symptoms of Crohn’s disease, there are a number of foods that can help. Below you’ll find 8 such foods. 1. Oats This gut-friendly whole grain contains two very important prebiotics: B-Glucan and polyphenols.