Lupus
Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Fruits: apples, apricots, avocados, blackberries, black currants, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, pineapple
  • Vegetables: arugula, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collard greens, fennel, kale, onions, romaine lettuce, spinach, squash, watercress
  • Whole grains, fish (especially salmon, mackerel, sardines & tuna), flax seeds (especially freshly ground), beans, olive oil, seeds, shiitake mushrooms, soy products
  • Garlic, ginger, turmeric

Foods to Avoid or Minimize: 
  • Red meat and dairy products
  • Alfalfa in all forms
  • Fats & oils (except olive oil)
  • Celery, parsnips, parsley, lemons, limes, and figs if you are sun sensitive
  • Sugar and alcohol

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Natural/Herbal:
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Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
  • Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill each morning with food (look for B-50 complex with 50 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin, 400 mcg folic acid, and 50 mg all other B vitamins).
  • Vitamin C/ Vitamin E: 1,000 mg vitamin C 3 times daily, 400 IU vitamin E daily (reduce vitamin C if it causes diarrhea).
  • Fish Oils: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (take with food).
  • Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day).
  • DHEA: 100 mg each morning (take only under medical supervision, don't use if you're at risk for hormone-related cancers like breast, prostrate, etc).
  • Selenium: 200 mcg daily (don't exceed 600 mcg daily, higher doses may be toxic).
  • Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2 mg copper daily if using zinc longer than 1 month).

Mind-Body Connection:​​
  • Represents how safe you feel in your  life/in your skin.  Requires separating yourself from your family (either a biological family or social family) and developing your own self-esteem/independence.  Identify any limiting or negative thoughts that you've inherited from this "family" and replace them with positive alternatives.  ​
  • Can also represent acting outwardly in ways that are different from how you really feel internally.  If you are feeling deep guilt or self-loathing, your body can turn on itself.  Work on improving unconditional self-love.
  • Can represent giving up on life or a situation; or feelings of anger and/or punishment.

Recipes - Food Medicine: 
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways.  Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.  Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
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