What is Spondyloarthritis?

What is Spondyloarthritis?

by | Apr 18, 2021 | Spondyloarthritis

Did you know that there are many types of arthritis and not all arthritis is equivalent? Spondyloarthritis is a family of arthritis encompassing multiple forms of arthritis including the ones below. Types of spondyloarthritis: Ankylosing spondylitis Psoriatic...
Excess Salt and Inflammation

Excess Salt and Inflammation

by | Apr 10, 2021 | General - Autoimmune

Autoimmunity has increased in many western countries in the past decade. The typical “Western diet” includes high protein, high salt, and high sugar and this helps promote obesity and metabolic syndrome. Genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development...

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1.5 hour talk on viruses, vaccines, autoimmunity.. We look at the data from the lancet, annals of rheumatic disease, journal of clinic rheumatology, journal of immunology, autoimmunity reviews. We look at the case reports and review articles. We discuss the antibody response after covid vaccine in rheumatology patients after on immunomoduatory meds. We talk about the benefits of vaccination and how benefits outweigh the risks of vaccination. Long video. Thanks for listening.

1.5 hour talk on viruses, vaccines, autoimmunity.. We look at the data from the lancet, annals of rheumatic disease, journal of clinic rheumatology, journal of immunology, autoimmunity reviews. We look at the case reports and review articles. We discuss the antibody response after covid vaccine in rheumatology patients after on immunomoduatory meds.
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Front page of rheumatology news. I previously talked about studies regarding air pollution with increased risk of RA. The environment plays a role in autoimmunity. We are just at the beginning of understanding how pollution, plastics, indoor pollution and other environmental toxins play a role in the immune system. It's nice to see this. This is one of the reasons I am doing integrative medicine fellowship because it explores environmental medicine and the potential role it plays with our health. #rheumatoidarthritis #environmentalmedicine #pollution

Front page of rheumatology news. I previously talked about studies regarding air pollution with increased risk of RA.

The environment plays a role in autoimmunity. We are just at the beginning of understanding how pollution, plastics, indoor pollution and other environmental toxins play a role in the immune system.

It's nice to see this. This is one of the reasons I am doing integrative medicine fellowship because it explores environmental medicine and the potential role it plays with our health.

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It's been a year since I finished fellowship. Attending life is much better than being in training still. Besides starting a clinic and doing a second fellowship in integrative medicine not much has changed. Still busy hustling every single day. The hardest part of Integrative medicine is that there's no one set rule for every patient. In rheumatology we have guidelines and algorithms. In integrative medicine there's not really any guidelines so you have to go by what the evidence is in literature and weighing the pros and cons for each patient. The best part of having my own practice is that I get to spend the time talking and educating patients on things outside traditional rheumatology that can help patients and weighing the pros and cons of complementary care. Thanks for following me and happy to have you come along this journey and my future endeavors! #rheumatology #rheumatoidarthritis #lupus #systemiclupus #mctd #psoriasis #thyroid #psoriaticarthritis #sjogrensawareness #fibromyalgiawarrior

It's been a year since I finished fellowship. Attending life is much better than being in training still. Besides starting a clinic and doing a second fellowship in integrative medicine not much has changed. Still busy hustling every single day. The hardest part of Integrative medicine is that there's no one set rule for every patient. In rheumatology we have guidelines and algorithms. In integrative medicine there's not really any guidelines so you have to go by what the evidence is in literature and weighing the pros and cons for each patient.

The best part of having my own practice is that I get to spend the time talking and educating patients on things outside traditional rheumatology that can help patients and weighing the pros and cons of complementary care.

Thanks for following me and happy to have you come along this journey and my future endeavors!

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Let's talk autoimmune disease and covid. I've seen new onset autoimmune disease in my patients who have received the vaccine and I've seen new onset autoimmunity in patients who actually got covid. There's a lot we can talk about in future posts but most patients are doing fine with the vaccine. Some will flare but the same goes for getting actual covid. What's your experience with covid and the vaccine?

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Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue as common features in lupus. The vagus nerve is a puzzle piece to the complicated inflammatory pathways in our body. So can vagus nerve stimulation help with lupus?⠀ A study examined if vagus nerve stimulation could help with lupus patients. 18 lupus patients in the study were randomised to receive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation(taVNS) or sham stimulation for 4 consecutive days. What they found out was that the group who has the taVNS has decreased pain and fatigue compared to the sham group. Joint pain also improved in the experimental group.⠀ Blood levels of inflammatory cytokines did not significantly change in this study. However, it was only 4 days long so it may not have been enough time to see significant changes in blood level markers.⠀ ⠀ Are you using any vagus nerve procedures to help with your symptoms? Comment below!⠀ #lupus #SLE #vagus nerve #vagalnerve #vagusnervestimulation #systemiclupus⠀ #autoimmune

Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue as common features in lupus. The vagus nerve is a puzzle piece to the complicated inflammatory pathways in our body. So can vagus nerve stimulation help with lupus?⠀
A study examined if vagus nerve stimulation could help with lupus patients. 18 lupus patients in the study were randomised to receive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation(taVNS) or sham stimulation for 4 consecutive days. What they found out was that the group who has the taVNS has decreased pain and fatigue compared to the sham group. Joint pain also improved in the experimental group.⠀
Blood levels of inflammatory cytokines did not significantly change in this study. However, it was only 4 days long so it may not have been enough time to see significant changes in blood level markers.⠀
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I have seen so many patients that react to foods that is generally healthy but gives my patients problems. It could range from joint pain, rashes, GI distress, etc.⠀ ⠀ What's one food that you miss that you wish you didnt react to?

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