In yet another reason why you should ditch toxic household supplies, recent research shows that there may be a link between exposure to household insecticides which include roach and mosquito killers, and the autoimmune disorders rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

Epidemiologist Christine Parks, and lead investigator of the study, said that while not all correlations can be accounted for, i.e. it’s possible that the women in the study have something else in common that accounts for their higher risk of developing an autoimmune disorder, the findings still do raise a red flag.
Previous research has already linked agricultural pesticides to higher risk of …read more

We were reminded what a serious disease lupus is again today with the death of Lucy Vodden. Vodden inspired the infamous “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” songs from the Beatles. Vodden went to school with Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon, when they were children. Julian had a drawing that Vodden created and told his father John it was “Lucy in the sky with diamonds.” Thus, a song was born.

According to the Lupus Foundation, “Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys.” …read more

It seems like for every study that hails coffee, another one comes up extolling the benefits of tea, particularly green tea. Previously demonstrated to help prevent autoimmune diease, scientists have further shown in animal trials that green tea may have be a potential treatment for psoriasis, lupus, dandruff and other autoimmune inflammatory skin diseases.
Researchers studied an animal model for inflammatory skin diseases, which are often characterized by patches of dry, red, flaky skin caused by the inflammation and overproduction of skin cells. Those treated with green tea showed slower growth of skin cells and the …read more