Lupus is a chronic disease that involves the immune system. It attacks healthy tissues and organs that can increase the risk of heart disease and cancer. Symptoms include extreme fatigue, skin rashes, and painful joints – simple movements can become painful from swollen joints.
Current treatment is on how best to manage Lupus cases. Drug therapy includes Benlysta and according to the FDA, Benlysta research “suggested, but did not definitively establish” that the drug might reduce severe flare-ups of lupus symptoms. Benlysta has a high rate of serious infections and death in patients taking Benlysta compared to those taking a placebo. NOT MY FIRST CHOICE! Other drug choices include malaria medications and steroids. These have serious side effects too!
A few years ago, Northern Ireland researchers at the University of Ulster conducted a study that tested fish oil, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, on more than 50 lupus patients. After 24 weeks, researchers found a significant decline in disease measurements for those taking fish oil compared to placebo. Fish oil helped relieve fatigue, inflammation, skin rashes, and neurological problems. And all of that added up to improved quality of life — especially for those who were able to reduce their steroid use.
Adverse side effects: zero.
I continue to recommend Metagenics EPA-DHA 720 as the omega 3 first choice.