Rheumatology

Ankylosing spondylitis: natural support for patients IMPORTANT: Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, progressive inflammatory rheumatic disease that requires specialized medical treatment: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, biologic therapies (anti-TNF, anti-IL17), physiotherapy. There is no natural cure that can heal the disease or stop spinal ankylosis. Everything that follows is strictly intended as an adjunct to the treatment prescribed by a rheumatologist. Any change in diet, supplements, or herbs must be discussed with your doctor. ...

Polymyalgia rheumatica: natural support for patients IMPORTANT: Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory rheumatic disease of older adults that responds well to treatment, but strictly requires medical supervision. The treatment of choice is low-dose corticosteroid therapy, adjusted by the rheumatologist. There is no herb or natural remedy that can replace cortisone in this disease. Everything that follows is strictly adjunctive. Any change in diet, supplement, or herb must be discussed with the treating doctor. ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Natural Support IMPORTANT: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that, untreated, produces irreversible joint destruction. Disease modifying therapy (methotrexate, sulfasalazine, leflunomide, biologicals) must be started early and monitored by a rheumatologist. Nothing that follows replaces prescribed therapy. It is a complementary support, not an alternative. Rheumatoid arthritis is not the “rheumatism” of old age. It is an autoimmune disease that can strike at any age, especially in women between 30 and 50, and if not caught early, it eats through joints from small fingers to knees. Mornings bring hours of stiffness. Joints swell symmetrically. Fatigue clings to you. Sometimes subcutaneous nodules appear, sometimes lung or eye involvement. It is a systemic disease, though it starts in the joints. ...

Scleroderma: natural support for patients IMPORTANT: Scleroderma, medically known as systemic sclerosis, is a serious autoimmune disease that affects the skin and sometimes internal organs (lungs, kidneys, heart, digestive tract). It requires specialized medical treatment: immunosuppressants, vasodilators, proton pump inhibitors, biologic therapies, physiotherapy. There is no natural cure that can heal scleroderma. Everything that follows is strictly meant as an adjunct to treatment prescribed by the rheumatologist and the medical team. Any change of diet, supplement, or herb must be discussed with the doctor. ...