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Some people call lupus an “invisible illness” because it is often not recognizable to others. CDC and partners are working to make lupus visible by raising awareness about this disease. Read on to learn more about lupus among women. Share this information in your community!

Currently, epigenetic modifications have become a topic of interest and research in the scientific and medical fields. Epigenetic modifications are the environmental, age, and genetic factors that impact and alter our epigenome. Our epigenome consists of the chemical changes that occur during different exposures that alter our DNA and histone proteins. These changes can lead to abnormal immune responses and inflammatory responses that can promote disease.

Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; SLE) symptoms come and go and vary widely. Flares and relapses are when symptoms appear and get worse. Common symptoms of SLE include fatigue, joint and muscle pain, skin problems, sensitivity to light, fever of unknown etiology, changes in weight, swollen glands, headaches, Raynaud's phenomenon, hair loss, inflammation of blood vessels under the skin (cutaneous vasculitis). Over time Lupus patients can also progress to have disease progression to affect organs such as heart, lungs, kidneys, skin, blood cells, and nervous system.

Hannah Mae Sutherland was diagnosed with lupus when she was 11 years old and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, widely known as POTS, when she was a teenager and has been battling with a variety of chronic illnesses all her life. Postural refers to the position of your body, orthostatic is related to standing upright, and tachycardia is a heart rate over 100 beats per minute. “What that means is for a normal person, when you go from sitting down to standing up or laying down to standing up, your body sends these signals to circulate your blood properly and to regulate and control your blood pressure and heart rate,” Hannah explains in a Tik Tok video. “Well, for people with POTS like me, when we stand up, our body does not send the right signals, so our blood pressure drops and our heart rate increases. And this causes feelings of dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea. And we can have presyncope or syncope episodes which is the feeling before you pass out or actually passing out. During these episodes, you can lose your hearing, your sight. It’s a lot. It’s bad.”

This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything through these affiliated links, the author/website may receive a commission. May is Lupus Awareness Month. And May 10, 2023 is Put On Purple Day...a day where people around the world wear purple to help raise awareness (and funds for research) for this often invisible disease.

Dr Bernard Bihari introduced Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) in the 1980s. It was introduced into clinical practice for an alternative solution in the treatment of autoimmune disorders. There has been a noticeable rise in evidence and investigative sources supporting the benefit of use for Fibromyalgia management as an adjunct treatment.

Ampel has designed a blood test called FibroGENE and patients everywhere are ready for it to come to market. Patients who have Fibromyalgia on its own, or with a co-morbid disease or condition, such as Lupus, is set to be a game changer for patient treatment.

17 March is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Day, dedicated to raising awareness about this chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. NOTE: This is not medical advice. It's imperative never to self-diagnose or use Google as your doctor. Doctors can be expensive, but early detection often leads to short-term care and better treatment.

Nick Cannon has 11 children by six different women, and he is expecting a 12th baby soon. The 42-year-old comedian and rapper has two sets of twins. He had four babies so far this year. Several times Nick has been expecting babies from different women at the same time. Among the brood of children, the oldest ones are his 11-year-old twins by singer Mariah Carey.

This article is not intended to be medical advice. The article is simply my own story and experiences as someone with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). As always, you should consult medical professionals with regard to your own health and decisions.