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It’s that time of year when everyone starts to get sick and pass around their cold and flu germs. Having a chronic illness means that your immune system is already compromised, which makes picking up other people’s winter illnesses harder to avoid. However, you don’t have to lock yourself away…

According to the Cleveland Clinic, although scleroderma may be similar in patients of all ages, there are some specific characteristics that are more pronounced in children. Pediatric scleroderma is divided into systemic and localized diseases, which is further differentiated into subtypes based on clinical findings of skin involvement.

It’s thought that about 80% of scleroderma patients have a vitamin D deficiency. Because vitamin D can help with a variety of medical complaints, many people with scleroderma benefit from taking supplements of the important nutrient. Discover nine signs you could have a vitamin D deficiency here. Vitamin D can…

Relax with Reflexology Have you considered reflexology for scleroderma? Reflexology is an ancient practice that’s been passed down for thousands of years. The Incas and Native Americans may have introduced reflexology to South and North America, but proof of the practice dates back to 3000 BC in pre-dynastic China. What is reflexology?…

Scleroderma is a rare but chronic autoimmune disease where the body over-produces collagen. This extra collagen makes the skin and other internal organs stiff and tight, which can result in many medical problems. Read about ten important symptoms of scleroderma here.  In this video shared by N…

In this video from Grace Sherry shared in 2013, we get to meet Shannie Carnline.  Shannie is a 16-year-old with morphea – a form of scleroderma where the connective tissues in the skin become thick and hard. Discover seven tips to help you live better with your scleroderma.

Scleroderma, a chronic autoimmune disease, occurs when the body creates too much collagen which causes connective tissues in the skin and internal organs to tighten and become hard. The disease mainly affects women between the ages of 30 and 50, but children and men can also develop scleroderma. There are approximately 2.5…

Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” mostly because we can get it naturally when the sun’s UV rays interact with our skin, which triggers the vitamin’s synthesis. The VIP vitamin aids our body’s absorption of calcium to keep our bones strong and encourage healthy cells to grow.  Here are a few more health benefits of…

There are approximately 2.5 million people in the world who have scleroderma — around 300,000 in the U.S. alone. Project Scleroderma – Beneath the Surface is an internet documentary led by 26-year-old Christy McCaffrey, of Philadelphia, to raise awareness of the disease that took her mother’s life in 2009. Here…

Scleroderma (SSc) is a rare but progressive autoimmune disease that mainly affects women between the ages of 20 and 50, although men and children can also develop the disease. Many patients who have scleroderma also develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Find out more: 1. According to the Scleroderma Foundation, there…