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Health knowledge made personal
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Health knowledge made personal
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Image bybura A member of theSjogren's Worldforum asked an excellent question today. She reported that after taking an herbal supplement, she began to flare. Could the two things be related, she wondered? Several other folks commented that they had had the same experience. After a quick search online, I was surprised to find that yes, certain herbal supplements that are used to boost the immune system can definitely cause problems with autoimmune diseases. Among these are echinacea, the algae spirulina platensis, aphanizomenon flos-aquae, ginsing, and alfalfa. Makes sense - we certainly don't need to make our immune system any busier than it already is. A chart published by the McKinley Health Center,here, seems to be a good resource for evaluating herbals. Thisarticleand thisstudyreinforce the herbal no-nos. I learned that even seemingly healthy and innocent foods such as camomile tea can interact in a dangerous way with a long list of medications, seenhere. Yet more reinforcement of thedon't take it before you check with your physicianrule. |
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