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This is the story of my recovery from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using alternative therapies. It is the story of my healing from an illness so deep, so encompassing, that my survival seemed unlikely. It is the story of my discovery of my own healing resources. It is also the story of the compassionate alternative health practitioners who helped me.
Fourteen years ago, in the middle of my "mystery" illness, I made the choice of treating my debilitating symptoms with alternative medicine. I hoped to avoid the potentially serious, long-term effects of the pharmaceuticals my doctors wanted to use to treat my symptoms, so I began a search through health care practices that hover outside the boundaries of conventional Western medicine. Five years into that long and difficult process, I was finally diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus. By then, I had found alternative therapies from other cultures and other perspectives within my own culture that were helping me. Over time, those therapies have healed most of the lupus symptoms that plagued me for so long.
This book offers an account of what I've learned about self-care and alternative treatments for lupus. Various applications of naturopathy, nutritional medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, nontoxic dentistry, environmental medicine, and energy medicine have helped me. The information and suggestions I present here do not guarantee recovery. Nevertheless, if you have a mild to moderate case of systemic lupus erythematosus, I hope this book will empower you to begin managing your illness using some of the alternative therapies I discuss. As a lupus patient, you have a right to know about treatments spanning the whole healing spectrum that may help you regain your health.
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