Articles Featuring All Things Allergy, Autoimmunity, & Anti-inflammatory Living

October is National Healthy Lung Month! 

Typically lung health advice is narrowed down to 1 key piece of advice…

Don’t smoke.

Ok…
but that can’t be the only way we can help keep our lungs in tip-top shape, right? 

Let’s dive into a few other strategies you can take to protect your lungs...

The last couple of months we have been in a bit of a recipe rut. 

I also have needed to hit the “easy” button a little more often as I get further into this pregnancy and have had some increased work responsibilities. 

A girlfriend recently hosted a party with Epicure. 

I was pretty skeptical ...

As just one of the estimated 4 million people in the US with Sjogren’s Syndrome, it doesn’t take long to realize that this diagnosis comes with significant costs. The monetary costs can be staggering especially within the very broken US healthcare system where insurance premiums, high deductibles, a...

Although Sjogren’s Syndrome is most known for its effects on our eyes and salivary glands, it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal system including the liver. Of the 4 million people affected by Sjogren’s Syndrome, up to 49% have had some sort of abnormal liver testing. In honor of October be...

Developed in the early 1900s by the pharmaceutical industry, bisphenols are synthetic estrogens that came into greater popularity in the 1950s due to their ability to make plastics lightweight and flexible. Unfortunately, they have been linked to fertility problems, heart disease, and diabetes.

Wha...

September signals the season change with cooler breezes yet holding on to the warm sunny afternoons. Although this is my very favorite time of year, it can be very challenging for anyone dealing with inflammation. It is peak fall allergy season for anyone struggling with weed and mold allergies and ...

Confession. 
I love cooking. 
I hate cleaning up. 

Thankfully after 9 years of marriage, Aki and I have a good rhythm for cooking and cleaning up. Typically whoever cooks, does minimal clean-up. That said, the fewer the pots and pans, the better. 

AND, if they clean up without a lot of scrubbing ...

Conditions associated with a misbehaving immune system more commonly are associated with immune system-related cancers. From the 30,000 foot view, it is not hard to see why. The immune system is critical in detecting and eliminating early cancers.

In Sjogren’s Syndrome (SS) in particular, the cond...