Learn About The Digestive System
- Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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What Is It?
Lupus develops when your body's immune system mistakenly attack the body's own cells rather than protecting them from outside invaders. In lupus, immune proteins called autoantibodies attack cells in many different parts of the body, causing inflammation and tissue damage in the joints, skin, kidney, nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves), blood, heart, lungs, digestive system and eyes. Autoantibodies also can attach themselves to body chemicals, forming abnormal molecules...
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Reflux and Night Teeth Grinding
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Chewing and Digestion
During my nutrition studies, one of the teachers shared a powerful story of two of his relatives who believed that they had survived the... Read more »
Getting A Lesson About the Best Fiber to Eat for Digestive Health
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Digestive Disease Week Updates
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The Truth about Digestive Disease & Marital Harmony
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Your Digestive System. Content Provided By Ensure.
Your Digestive SystemA Powerful Source of Healthby Tama Bloch, RDLet's Talk DigestionWhile digestion doesn't make for the best conversation at your... Read more »
Your Digestive System: A Powerful Source of Health
by Tama Bloch, RDLet's Talk DigestionWhile digestion doesn't make for the best conversation at your average party, it may be the right conversation... Read more »
Stay Regular: Prebiotics and Probiotics Support Digestive Trac...
By Christy Estes, RD, LDDiarrhea or constipation? Are you somewhere in between? If not, you are probably like many Americans who are striving to find... Read more »
Do all probiotics help digestive health?
Dr. James H. Reichheld, a digestive health specialist, talks about probiotics and how these organisms can help relieve gastrointestinal symptoms and... Read more »
New yogurt claims digestive benefits
A new kind of yogurt, Activia, promises digestive benefits with just "one serving per day." Activia contains bifidus regularis, a healthy bacteria... Read more »
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