Lupus and Soy

In extensive studies actually looking at some of the components of alfalfa, there is a chemical found in alfalfa that is also found in soy beans. So soy products can exacerabate Lupus symptoms. Here is where reading labels can be vital to helping the person with lupus avoid symptoms.

I really didn't talk about what Lupus was yesterday. Lupus is often labeled as a collagen disease. The underlying factor is that it is also an autoimmune disease in which the immune system begins to attack one's own body tissues.

The disease tends to have dire consequences when the heart and/or kidneys come under attack.