Are There Natural Methods of Treating Inflammation & Autoimmune Diseases?
various vitamins, supplements, organic and natural foods, and other treatments. A majority of the products that I bought did help to improve my condition, but unfortunately there were some that were a big disappointment. When I learned from doctors who were treating my lupus that my sed-rate, which is how doctors measure the amount of inflammation in the body, was sky-high, I started searching for natural alternatives to corticosteroids, since the Plaquenil wasn’t doing much and there was talk of starting me on corticosteroids. I’ve had relatives who had no-so-nice side-effects from taking corticosteroids long-term, so I wanted to do everything I could to prevent myself from having to take them. I didn’t want to become like my mother-n-law, who was dependent on insulin in order to control extremely high blood sugar levels caused by prednisone-induced diabetes. I also didn’t want to experience any of the other potentially serious side-effects of corticosteroids. After a great deal of re
