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The immune system is designed to attack foreign substances in the body. If you have lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system and it attacks healthy cells and tissues. This can damage many parts of the body such as the:

Joints
Skin
Kidneys
Heart
Lungs
Blood vessels
Brain.
There are many kinds of lupus. The most common type, systemic lupus erythematosus, affects many parts of the body. Other types of lupus are:

Discoid lupus erythematosus—causes a skin rash that doesn’t go away
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus—causes skin sores on parts of the body exposed to sun
Drug-induced lupus—can be caused by medications
Neonatal lupus—a rare type of lupus that affects newborns.

Who Gets Lupus?

Anyone can get lupus, but it most often affects women. Lupus is also more common in women of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American descent than in Caucasian women.

What Causes Lupus?

The cause of lupus is not known. Research suggests that genes play an important role, but genes alone do not determine who gets lupus. It is likely that many factors trigger the disease.

What Are the Symptoms of Lupus?

Symptoms of lupus vary, but some of the most common symptoms of lupus are:

Pain or swelling in joints
Muscle pain
Fever with no known cause
Red rashes, most often on the face
Chest pain when taking a deep breath
Hair loss
Pale or purple fingers or toes
Sensitivity to the sun
Swelling in legs or around eyes
Mouth ulcers
Swollen glands
Feeling very tired.
Less common symptoms include:

Anemia (a decrease in red blood cells)
Headaches
Dizzy spells
Feeling sad
Confusion
Seizures.
Symptoms may come and go. The times when a person is having symptoms are called flares, which can range from mild to severe. New symptoms may appear at any time.

How Is Lupus Diagnosed?

There is no single test to diagnose lupus. It may take months or years for a doctor to diagnose lupus. Your doctor may use many tools to make a diagnosis:

Medical history
Complete exam
Blood tests
Skin biopsy (looking at skin samples under a microscope
Kidney biopsy (looking at tissue from your kidney under a microscope).
How Is Lupus Treated?

You may need special kinds of doctors to treat the many symptoms of lupus. Your health care team may include:

A family doctor
Rheumatologists—doctors who treat arthritis and other diseases that cause swelling in the joints
Clinical immunologists—doctors who treat immune system disorders
Nephrologists—doctors who treat kidney disease
Hematologists—doctors who treat blood disorders
Dermatologists—doctors who treat skin diseases
Neurologists—doctors who treat problems with the nervous system
Cardiologists—doctors who treat heart and blood vessel problems
Endocrinologists—doctors who treat problems related to the glands and hormones
Nurses
Psychologists
Social workers.
Your doctor will develop a treatment plan to fit your needs. You and your doctor should review the plan often to be sure it is working. You should report new symptoms to your doctor right away so that treatment can be changed if needed.

The goals of the treatment plan are to:

Prevent flares
Treat flares when they occur
Reduce organ damage and other problems.
Treatments may include drugs to:

Reduce swelling and pain
Prevent or reduce flares
Help the immune system
Reduce or prevent damage to joints
Balance the hormones.
In addition to medications for lupus itself, sometimes other medications are needed for problems related to lupus such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or infection. Alternative treatments are those that are not part of standard treatment. No research shows that this kind of treatment works for people with lupus. You should talk to your doctor about alternative treatments.

What Can I Do?

It is vital that you take an active role in your treatment. One key to living with lupus is to know about the disease and its impact. Being able to spot the warning signs of a flare can help you prevent the flare or make the symptoms less severe. Many people with lupus have certain symptoms just before a flare, such as:

Feeling more tired
Pain
Rash
Fever
Stomach ache
Headache
Dizziness.
You should see your doctor often, even when symptoms are not severe. These visits will help you and your doctor to:

Look for changes in symptoms
Predict and prevent flares
Change the treatment plan as needed
Detect side effects of treatment.
It is also important to find ways to cope with the stress of having lupus. Exercising and finding ways to relax may make it easier for you to cope. A good support system can also help. A support system may include family, friends, community groups, or doctors. Many people with lupus have found support groups to be very useful. Besides providing support, taking part in a support group can make you feel better about yourself and help you to keep a good outlook.

Learning more about lupus is very important. Studies have shown that patients who are informed and involved in their own care:

Have less pain
Make fewer visits to the doctor
Feel better about themselves
Remain more active.

Antibody tests are often used to screen for HIV. Antibodies are things that the body makes to try to fight infections, such as HIV. Antibody tests look for antibodies to HIV, rather than the HIV itself. Antibodies to HIV often can be found between two weeks and three months after infection. Depending on the test and the place where you are tested, results come back within a few minutes to a few weeks. Ask your doctor or testing center how long you must wait.

These are some kinds of antibody tests:

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) tests. These tests are the most common and give results in a day to one to two weeks.
Rapid tests. These are antibody tests that give you results quickly, usually in about 20 minutes. Rapid tests use blood from a vein or a finger stick or fluid from your mouth to look for antibodies to HIV. If you are HIV-negative, these are just as accurate as the EIA test. If you test HIV-positive with this test, you will need a follow-up blood test to confirm the results.
Home Access Test. With this antibody test, you take your blood sample at home and mail it to a lab for testing. Results are provided over the phone by a counselor. You do not have to give your name. You will receive an ID number to use when you call for the results. There is only one home test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Home Access HIV-1 Test System . It takes about seven days to get test results. Home Access also makes an express test with results available the day the lab receives your shipment. It takes three to seven days to get test results. You can buy this FDA-approved test online or at the drugstore. Beware: Online you can buy several HIV home test kits that are not approved by the FDA. Many of these tests give wrong results.
If you test positive with an antibody screening test, you will need a second type of test to confirm that you are infected. You must wait a few days to a few weeks for the results.

“More than 70,000 people in the United States have sickle cell disease, and approximately 2.5 million people carry the gene that allows them to pass it on to their children,” she explained.

“Testing can be done prior to conception, which is ideal for those in high-risk groups. It should also be done prenatally for those at risk who do not already know their carrier status,” she said.

There are different types of sickle cell disease, depending on the genetic material a child inherits from parents. People who inherit two sickle cell genes—one from each parent—have a type of sickle cell disease called SS. Often referred to as “sickle cell anemia,” it is generally the most severe form of the disease.

“Persons with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that are shaped like the C-shaped cutting blade called a sickle,” Grant said. “Healthy red blood cells are round.”

The sickle-shaped cells can get stuck inside blood vessels, blocking the flow of oxygen, which can lead to tissue destruction, organ damage and death, said Grant.

In addition, the sickled red blood cells are more likely to be destroyed as they circulate through the body than round ones. With fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen to tissues, anemia results. The anemia can be life threatening.

Patients may experience acute painful episodes accompanied by low-grade fevers, referred to as pain crises, which may occur spontaneously or as the result of infection or dehydration, Grant said.

Complications of the disease vary from patient to patient. Vision loss, leg ulcers and frequent infections (including potentially fatal pneumonia) may occur.

Other complications may include the destruction of bone and the spleen.

Since the loss of a functioning spleen makes sickle cell patients more susceptible to meningococcal and pneumococcal infections, the CDC recommends vaccinations for protection from these organisms.
“Those at highest risk of the disease are of African, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Indian descent,” Grant said. “One in 12 African-Americans has sickle cell trait. People with sickle cell trait—having inherited one sickle cell gene and one normal gene—usually do not have any of the symptoms of the disease. However, it is possible for a person with sickle cell trait to have complications under extreme conditions. Further, they can pass the disease on to their children.”

If both parents are carriers (have the sickle cell trait), they have a 25 percent chance of having an infant with sickle cell disease, she said.

“Genetics testing can be done during the pregnancy to determine if the fetus has the disease if both parents are carriers,” Grant said.

In Southwest Georgia Public Health District, around 25 adult and 20 pediatric patients receive services during monthly sickle cell clinics, said registered nurse Daneta Kegler, who coordinates the district’s Children’s Medical Services.

“Enrollment in the Children’s Medical Services program is not required for sickle cell patients to be seen at these clinics,” Kegler said. “We want people to know the sickle cell clinics exist and are available to those in need of their specialized services.

The Albany Sickle Cell Foundation partners with Public Health to raise community awareness and provide assistance to sickle cell patients and their families, including obtaining medications for patients if needed.

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Researchers have proven that there are certain genes that can promote the growth of cancer known as oncogenes, and certain genes that can inhibit the growth of cancer known as tumor suppressor genes, and that their activity can be turned “on” or “off” by various physiologic factors, which is of vital importance, because the behavior of these genes (oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) is deeply connected to interrelationship between the external environment with the body’s inner environment. While it has been proven that inheritance is not the primary cause of cancer, a small percentage of cases may involve some inherited factors.

Never before did the human body have to deal with such an amount of triggers that can induce cancer as we do now, these include:

Tobacco smoke
Radiation exposure
Electromagnetic fields
Microwave emissions
Environmental pollutants like chemicals, petrochemicals, pesticides, herbicides, chlorine byproducts, fluoride, asbestos, fiberglass and other countless toxins in our food, water and air.
Hormone usage
Hormones in food especially animal food
Drugs
Free radicals
Nutritional deficiencies from processed foods, depleted soil, artificial sweeteners, sodas, excessive coffee
Chronic dehydration
Toxic teeth (mercury fillings),
Childhood vaccines
Infectious agents like viruses, bacteria or fungus.
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry has failed to produce more than a handful of useful therapies, and many people still assume that the only options for cancer are the mainstream of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

Cancer is not a random misfortune in most cases. We now know that this is a multi-factorial disease, with different ways of fighting it. Conventional approaches such as chemotherapy and radiation cannot be used continually because of their high toxicity. This type of use could kill the person even before cancer would. Then, the side effects of these treatments, like immune suppression and secondary malnutrition, worsen the prognosis as cell cancer can grow rapidly. This opens an abundant field of adjuvant and complementary medical approaches in the treatment of cancer.

At Sanoviv, our mission is to educate our guests about the connection between cancer and lifestyle factors, it is the main way we approach getting well again, we don’t limit our medical attention and treatments to just surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

One way to battle cancer is by starving cancer cells and not feeding them foods that will promote their multiplication. At Sanoviv we serve 100% organic food. Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we believe in using the energy in food to promote health and to help your body heal. Part of our program includes learning healthy eating habits and recognizing unhealthy eating and cooking patterns. This program is provided by professional certified Nutritionists.

Immunotherapy is based on biological immune system modifiers/stimulators, medications and biological vaccine treatments. It provides adjuvant complementary treatments to modify, modulate and stimulate your body’s regular immune system function and mechanisms, so that it can recognize and eliminate cancer cells.

The detoxification pathways of the human body are a network of enzymes and enzyme systems; they help protect cells from reactive oxygen species such as free radicals. Enzymes work to detoxify a wide range of cancer-causing chemicals which may have implications in the reduction of cancer rates. Part of cancer is toxicity, therefore eliminating the exposure to toxins and encouraging the detoxification systems of the body to be at their best is a potent strategy for healing. Also, clinical trials in the use of enzyme therapy have shown that enzyme combinations can mitigate side effects from chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, contributing to improvement in the patient’s quality of life.

Tumor hypoxia or lack of oxygen in tumor cells has proven to be a factor for poor prognosis in a cancer patient. Cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygenated environment. Oxygen therapy is another tool used to help fight cancer cells and reduce side effects from conventional cancer treatments. Many researchers think lack of oxygen in our cells is one of the primary causes of cancer. An impressive variety of new ways to introduce oxygen into the body is emerging. Flooding cells with oxygen may retard the growth of cancer cells or even help to return them to normal and maintain healthy cells at their normal functioning level.

Nutraceutical supplementation provides essential minerals, vitamins and antioxidants to improve nutritional deficiencies, fight free radicals, promote detoxification and support a effective biochemical balance in your body.

Modern Homeopathy known as Homotoxicology offers adjuvant help in the fight against cancer, as progressive deterioration of the body’s own cleansing system leads to gradual compromise of the defensive mechanisms. Reversing this process will have great value in the fight against cancer cells, helping the body recapture its lost biological ability to compete against the invasive cells.

Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive, positive mind and spirit will help the cancer patient’s fight against cancer. A constant pattern of anger, resentment and bitterness put the body into a stressful environment. At Sanoviv you will learn to promote a loving and forgiving mind, body and spirit, creating a positive physiological impact to your body through psychospiritual support.

Exercise is also very important to aid blood circulation and oxygenation. Exercise programs are tailored to suit the individual’s needs and abilities. Practices such as Yoga are very beneficial, as it has demonstrated mental and physical benefits for cancer patients in several medical studies.

An overview of Sanoviv’s cancer approach also includes phytotherapy, thymic peptide therapy, probiotic therapy, blockade of adhesion molecules and hyperthermia, among other individualized medical treatments designed to restore the gastrointestinal, liver and lymphatic system, as well as the hormonal, circulatory, renal and immunological functions.

The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have failed to produce more than a handful of useful therapies, however, many people still assume that the only options for treating Cancer are the mainstream therapies of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.

Our approach is unique as it combines different, yet proven therapies that are usually not considered by conventional doctors.

Here is an overview of some of the most effective treatments we have found for Cancer. Our objective is to support your own defenses, kill cancer cells, detoxify your body and improve your overall well being.

One way to battle cancer is by starving cancer cells and not feeding them foods that will promote their multiplication. At Sanoviv we serve 100% organic food. Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, we believe in using the energy in food to promote health and to help your body heal. Part of our program includes learning healthy eating habits and recognizing unhealthy eating and cooking patterns. This program is provided by professional certified Nutritionists.

Immunotherapy is based on biological immune system modifiers/stimulators, medications and biological vaccine treatments. It provides adjuvant complementary treatments to modify, modulate and stimulate your body’s regular immune system function and mechanisms, so that it can recognize and eliminate cancer cells.

The detoxification pathways of the human body are a network of enzymes and enzyme systems; they help protect cells from reactive oxygen species such as free radicals. Enzymes work to detoxify a wide range of cancer-causing chemicals which may have implications in the reduction of cancer rates. Part of cancer is toxicity, therefore eliminating the exposure to toxins and encouraging the detoxification systems of the body to be at their best is a potent strategy for healing. Also, clinical trials in the use of enzyme therapy have shown that enzyme combinations can mitigate side effects from chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, contributing to improvement in the patient’s quality of life.

Tumor hypoxia or lack of oxygen in tumor cells has proven to be a factor for poor prognosis in a cancer patient. Cancer cells cannot survive in an oxygenated environment. Oxygen therapy is another tool used to help fight cancer cells and reduce side effects from conventional cancer treatments. Many researchers think lack of oxygen in our cells is one of the primary causes of cancer. An impressive variety of new ways to introduce oxygen into the body is emerging. Flooding cells with oxygen may retard the growth of cancer cells or even help to return them to normal and maintain healthy cells at their normal functioning level.

Nutraceutical supplementation provides essential minerals, vitamins and antioxidants to improve nutritional deficiencies, fight free radicals, promote detoxification and support a effective biochemical balance in your body.

Modern Homeopathy known as Homotoxicology offers adjuvant help in the fight against cancer, as progressive deterioration of the body’s own cleansing system leads to gradual compromise of the defensive mechanisms. Reversing this process will have great value in the fight against cancer cells, helping the body recapture its lost biological ability to compete against the invasive cells.

Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive, positive mind and spirit will help the cancer patient’s fight against cancer. A constant pattern of anger, resentment and bitterness put the body into a stressful environment. At Sanoviv you will learn to promote a loving and forgiving mind, body and spirit, creating a positive physiological impact to your body through psychospiritual support.

Exercise is also very important to aid blood circulation and oxygenation. Exercise programs are tailored to suit the individual’s needs and abilities. Practices such as Yoga are very beneficial, as it has demonstrated mental and physical benefits for cancer patients in several medical studies.

An overview of Sanoviv’s cancer approach also includes phytotherapy, thymic peptide therapy, probiotic therapy, blockade of adhesion molecules and hyperthermia, among other individualized medical treatments designed to restore the gastrointestinal, liver and lymphatic system, as well as the hormonal, circulatory, renal and immunological functions.
We know that your stay at Sanoviv is only the beginning of your healing process. At the end of your stay, in order to support you on your way to recovery, you will receive an individualized home program designed to be incorporated as part of your daily lifestyle. We will continue to support your progress with our After Care program that will effortlessly coordinate any questions or comments you might have for your health team.

Sanoviv recommended program “Holistic Oncotherapy”.