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Written by Dr. Kara Wada
"But you don't look sick." It's a phrase many of us with invisible illnesses like Sjogren’s Disease, hypermobility, or mast cell disorders hear far too often. As a board-certified allergy, immunology, lifestyle, and functional medicine physician, a certified life coach, and someone living with Sj...
As a physician and someone living with Sjogren’s, I understand the bone-deep exhaustion, the achy joints, and that feeling of your body running on 5% battery. It's like you're working overtime, even on a "good" day. But there are ways to manage this fatigue and pain, reclaim your energy, and live...
A few weeks ago, I shared the exciting news about Nipocalimab receiving FDA Fast Track designation for Sjogren’s Disease. Since then, I've received so many questions about this promising new treatment! As a board-certified allergist/immunologist, lifestyle and functional medicine physician, certi...
If there’s one thing that has helped me manage my Sjogren’s more than any medication, supplement, or special diet –– this is it.
Hi everyone, I’m Dr. Kara Wada, a board-certified allergy and immunology physician. I also happen to live with Sjogren’s and dysautonomia (translation: my immune and n...
Does the thought of exercise with Sjogren's feel exhausting, well, exhausting? Trust me, you are not alone. Dealing with Sjogren's can feel like you've already run a marathon before you've even put on your sneakers! The fatigue can be overwhelming. Those achy joints and even the occasional "brain fo...
The historical classification of Sjögren's syndrome into "primary" and "secondary" categories is outdated and misleading.
The evidence suggests that Sjögren's, whether it appears alone or with another autoimmune disease, is fundamentally the same condition.
The term "secondary" not only diminishes...
If you're living with Sjogren's disease, you're likely no stranger to the constellation of symptoms that come with it: the relentless fatigue, the sandpapery dryness, the achy joints. But have you ever considered that your gut health could be playing a significant role in these challenges?
As a phy...
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