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Vitamins For Lupus: Avoid some is the best advice
posted in Complementary Alternative Medicine on November 28, 2020 by
Not All Supplements and Vitamins for Lupus Patients are Safe
Vitamins for lupus patients: “Ask Dr. T!” question of the week
For example: do not take Echinacea
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It is important to remember that lupus is a problem where the immune system is already over active. The last thing you want to do is “boost” it more!
Dr. Thomas says, “You are very smart for avoiding products that state they “boost the immune system.” This is not what want. It is already “boosted” in lupus. We want to normalize the immune system by calming it down. Echinacea as you mention can flare lupus, so I am glad you are avoiding it. There are absolutely no products (vitamins etc) that have been proven to prevent colds and flus, and believe me, over the past few decades, many studies have been done. The only thing that comes any where close to possibly help are zinc supplements, and these are safe to use. However, avoid the nasal spray form. It can cause loss of smell.”
produced by Kelli Roseta’s “More Than Lupus“
The mission of the More Than Lupus Foundation is to provide programs and support for those living with lupus, advocate for their needs, and collaborate with other government and lupus organizations to strive toward improving quality of life, and ultimately finding a cure.
Author
Don Thomas, MD author of “The Lupus Encyclopedia” and “The Lupus Secrets”
3 Comments
There never will be a scientific study on vitamins. No one can afford it except for drug companies and why would they bother, there is no money in it. Do you know there was never any study for cigarettes causing cancer! But no one will agree with the clear evidence that cigarettes cause cancer. For the unique sensitivities of Lupus issues, best to take a non allergenic vitamin to be safe. Ones that are not food grade with vegetables and herbs that can cause immune sensitivities.
- donthomasj@aol.comModerator
Malka: You are so correct. That is the primary reason we do not have many good studies looking at integrative medicine approaches. I wish there were more philanthropists who could help support such studies. However, there are more and more studies being done. An excellent recent research study showed that vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid supplements can decrease the onset of lupus. And this study (the VITAL study) was a randomized controlled trial, which is amazing…. Donald Thomas, MD
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