Lupus: Alternative Therapies That Work

More than four million Americans - 90 percent of them women - have been diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic, debilitating disease of the autoimmune system that manifests as extreme fatigue, arthritic pain, rashes, and a host of other symptoms. Add to this the fact that lupus is notoriously difficult to diagnose, with symptoms that can mimic those of many other illnesses, and the number of potential sufferers grows.

Sharon Moore lived with lupus for five years before doctors finally diagnosed her illness. The only therapies offered to her were pharmaceuticals - toxic drugs that could control or suppress some of her symptoms, but couldn't cure her disease. Dissatisfied with this approach, she set about researching alternative treatments for her condition. Nine years later, after using many of the therapies she discovered, she is ninety percent free of the lupus that plagued her for so long. In Lupus: Alternative Therapies That Work, she shares these effective natural healing techniques with other lupus sufferers.

Chock full of specific and well-documented scientific evidence on effective alternative treatments, this book is a godsend for anyone suffering from this disease. Moore provides a comprehensive diagnostic checklist and helps readers identify the possible causes of their illness, from environmental toxins and dental amalgam fillings to compromised liver function and poor nutrition. She offers ways to nurture the mind and spirit when living with chronic disease and provides readers with a plan for how to begin to rebuild their lives. Most important, she writes with the understanding of someone who has been there and the assurance of someone who has come through to a better, healthier life.