When your child is diagnosed with ADHD or ADD, it feels like your life is turned upside down. You’ll probably research online, read books and seek advice from others. You may run from doctor to doctor trying to find the perfect treatment or the magic bullet.

To save you some time, there’s one place you can learn about treatment for ADHD/ADD.   You can read the article here

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Dermatologists are an important part of a patient’s medical team because they can diagnose chronic illness. Although many people consider seeing a dermatologist to look younger, for acne treatment or for skin cancer screening only, seeing this type of doctor regularly can help you get diagnosed with serious chronic health conditions in a timely manner.

For example, coarse, scaly skin can be a sign of Lupus, a purplish rash on the stomach can signal Lymphoma, yellowing of the skin is often a sign of liver disease, as is severe itchy skin. Rashes, flaking skin and other skin problems can be assessed by a dermatologist who works closely with your primary doctor and specialists for a diagnosis and treatment plan.

Dermatologists can also help to treat chronic illnesses. Botox is used to treat migraines. Laser treatment is used for Psoriasis and warts caused by immunosuppressants are removed. Once you become familiar with and comfortable with your dermatologist, it often occurs that you will seek out other types of treatments. After all, who doesn’t want to look good? I’d love to avoid waxing my eyebrows since Sjogren’s Disease has made my eye area sensitive, finding a dermatologist who does laser hair removal in Florida would make my day. Although I can’t get botox treatments because of having Myasthenia Gravis, I know a number of people that be thrilled to have a Botox Florida treatment center for migraines.

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Getting a swine flu shot is still necessary. Even though you may not have heard about H1N1 in the news recently or know someone who has it, there is still a threat of getting Swine Flu. The vaccines are out there and are free. There’s no more waiting in line or seeing if you qualify for the vaccine.

For those of us with chronic illness, preventing H1N1 is paramount. Fighting off this virus has been difficult for some healthy people and there have been deaths from it. Since we already have health problems, there’s no need to put ourselves in the position of getting seriously ill.

Call your local health department. You’ll be surprised that there are plenty of Swine Flu vaccines to go around. Take advantage of the free shot. I have a compromised immune system, had the vaccine and had no side effects at all. Same for my husband and 11 year old daughter.

Please consider your health and the health of those around you. The Swine Flu Vaccine is still necessary.

I was fortunate to get the Swine Flu shot last weekend since I have fit in the category of having a chronic illness. My husband and daughter had their shots too. My husband got his because of me and my daughter because of her age. I’m relieved to have this done as getting H1N1 is not on the top of my list along with having  Myasthenia Gravis and other autoimmune diseases.

I’m also on immunosuppressant drugs so I had no fear getting the injection. I’ve heard all the hype against it, but being put on a ventilator to breathe and my doctor being unsure if I can even handle Tamiflu, the drug to take for the Swine Flu, puts it all in perspective for me.

There were no side effects at all, just a slight discomfort where I got the shot. That only lasted a few hours. I was told not to take any medication like Tylenol as it might prevent the vaccine from working. My 1o year old daughter’s arm hurt her for more than a day, but she is getting allergy shots twice a week and her arm is sore from that.

Remember you cannot use the mist if you have a chronic illness or are taking immunosuppressant medications, so get your Swine Flu shot as soon as possible to avoid any serious health problems.

It often takes a long time to diagnose a chronic illness because symptoms may overlap into many disease categories, because symptoms may be vague (such as fatigue, brain fog, stomach upset) and because there may not be any definitive medical tests outcomes. This is where Organic Acid Testing comes in. Organic acids are compounds produced within the body in the course of metabolism. Metabolism determines state of health and is the result of a combination of: genes, nutrition, lifestyle, attitude and other environmental factors.

The urine is tested overnight to determine what metabolic problems are present and what can be done to improve the condition. The specifics that organic acids testing look for are:

• Vitamin and mineral insufficiencies
• Amino acid insufficiencies like carnitine and NAC
• Oxidative damage and anti-oxidant sufficiency markers
• Indicators to assess detoxification sufficiency
• The best functional markers of B-complex deficiency
• Neurotransmitter metabolites to assess CNS function
• Mitochondrial energy production assessment via citric acid cycle components
• Methylation sufficiency status
• Lipoic acid and CoQ10 sufficiency markers
• Specific dysbiosis markers for bacterial and yeast overgrowth

These cannot be found in blood tests; therefore, organic acids testing is done at home and read by clinical consultants who can also recommend nutrients, vitamins and dietary changes. Although this type of testing does not provide a diagnosis, it enables you to reduce harmful chemicals that may be causing your symptoms, increase specific vitamins and minerals based on your unique metabolic profile.

Because I have Sjogren’s Syndrome and take certain medications sunlight hurts my eyes. Even cloudy days aren’t any better. I wear sunglasses that change according to the light. This is imperative for me because otherwise I am squinting all of the time. When I squint I end up with headaches. Not fun at all.

The best protection for me and anyone who is concerned about their eyes not only cover UVA, but UVB and UVC too. Total protection is found in electric sunglasses. They look fashionable and are designer made because who wants to seem like they are older than they are? You know those big, black glasses that some people have to wear. Nope, these aren’t even in that category.

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