7 Tips for Living with Scleroderma

There are some simple steps you can take to help maintain your general health according to the Scleroderma Research Foundation.

1. Avoid smoking.

Throughout June, our resident blogger and scleroderma patient Nicola Whitehill posted daily information and facts on scleroderma to mark Scleroderma Awareness Month.

Read all Nicola’s Scleroderma Awareness Month articles here.

2. Avoid drinking alcohol or caffeine.

As scleroderma patient Nicola describes in her column, a current challenge is managing her GI tract activity. Here’s how a “personal eureka moment” helped her in the process.

3. Listen to your body’s need and try to rest and sleep as much as you need.

Here are 7 tips to manage your fatigue.

4. Avoid stress and stressful situations as much as you can.

Here are some yoga moves that might help you manage some scleroderma symptoms.

5. Try yoga, meditation and biofeedback to help you manage anxiety and stress.

Here are some yoga moves that might help you manage some scleroderma symptoms.

6. Avoid processed foods, sodas, and sugar.

As scleroderma patient Nicola describes in her column, a current challenge is managing her GI tract activity. Here’s how a “personal eureka moment” helped her in the process.

7. Echinacea usually boosts the immune system. Because scleroderma is an auto-immune disease, patients should avoid this herb.

Throughout June, our resident blogger and scleroderma patient, Nicola Whitehill, posted daily information and facts on scleroderma to celebrate the Scleroderma Awareness Month.

Read all Nicola’s Scleroderma Awareness Month articles here.

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