Lupus? information please?

Foot Sores? is this common?

LUPUS, ALZHEIMERS, ETC.

We have found Essiac to be very helpful to many people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's. We have also witnessed very rapid recoveries among chronic fatigue sufferers. Usually they report a dramatic increase in energy. Some Multiple Sclerosis sufferers had less dramatic but steady improvements in their conditions. One lady put her crutches away after taking Essiac for three months. Alzheimer's sufferers have reported improvements. Some with Arthritis have reported improvement, although apparently not all arthritic sufferers are helped by Essiac.

Lupus can occur in several forms, but systemic lupus erythematosus SLE usually referred to simply as lupus -- is the most serious type. It is an incurable disease marked by inflammation and damage to tissue and organs throughout the body, including the joints, skin, heart, kidney and central nervous system.

Lupus is an autoimmune disorder, meaning the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissue.

In experiments with blood from SLE patients, researchers at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas, Texas, were able to zero in on an immune system protein called interferon-alpha as the possible instigator of the autoimmune response in lupus.

Researchers believe an antagonist to interferon-alpha maybe helpful.

Drugs that suppress the immune system are already part of lupus treatment, but these treatments are "nonspecific" in their targeting of immune function. And while they help many patients, the drugs carry side effects such as nausea, hair loss and an increased risk of infection and cancer. Suppressing only interferon-alpha could potentially provide a more targeted treatment.

Interferon-alpha has previously been found at high levels in the blood of SLE patients. The researchers found that in SLE patients' blood, immune system cells called monocytes develop into large pools of dendritic cells, which are responsible for triggering other immune system cells to attack.

This overly large population of active dendritic cells, may then begin triggering attacks on normal body tissue. And the culprit that appears to induce monocytes to become dendritic cells is interferon-alpha.

The researchers conclude: "unabated induction of dendritic cells by interferon-alpha may drive the autoimmune response in SLE."


Dr. Mercola's Comment:

SLE is an automimmune disease that is treated very similarly to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While it clearly is clinically different than RA, I have not found it useful to treat them any differently as they seem to respond very well to the same approach.

Manipulating interferon alpha with drugs makes about as much sense as manipulating prostaglandins with antinflammatories. They both would likely work, but would do so at quite a high price. More importantly neither approach would treat the cause of the problem.

The article states the disease is incurable. This is an accurate reflection from a traditional medical perspective, however, nothing could be further from the truth.

SLE, like RA, responds marvelously well to the protocol that I have revised from Dr. Brown's forty years of research with antibiotics. My initial major revision was to incorporate the use of my eating plan into the program. That has produced amazing results in many patients.

However, more recently NST and EFT have allowed us to have high levels of effectiveness with most people with these problems.

My suggestion would be to go onto WebMD. It's an excellent site for lay people that has tons of information to all diseases.

Joe S, since 'I'm the man' any chance you can give me best answer for the xp question =]

and no i dont know anything about lupus's =[

Rashes and "sores" are common in lupus. Sometimes they can occur on the feet. You really don't give a lot of information about the sores.

If they do not heal, see a dermatologist. Many other things can cause foot sores. Some will clear on their own and others can be quite serious, especially if the patient is diabetic or has circulatory problems.

The link provided will show you one way lupus sores can manifest on the feet. But please see a doctor!