EASE OS™ with Dr. Connie Cheung

Another Q&A episode where Dr. Connie answers your questions concerning Lupus! This week's episode addresses questions on Sjogren's Syndrome, Getting a Diagnosis, Amino Acids

Naltrexone, which is typically used in large doses for opiate and alcohol addiction, has been proven to have many benefits in those with Lupus and other autoimmune diseases in small doses.

Conventional medical doctors today are overprescribing medications. 50-75% of medications are unnecessary and inappropriate. Discover the implications these medications can have on your health and various alternatives you can take to treat an infection.

This week Dr. Connie discusses how to treat insomnia and hives and the implications of using Benlysta.

Most people are very cautious when it comes to sun exposure. We know too much time in the sun can increase the risk of premature aging and skin cancer. But some sun exposure is necessary for Vitamin D synthesis, which is a vitamin most people are deficient in. Tune in as Dr. Connie discusses sun exposure and its effects on our health.

Many of you have symptoms all over the spectrum, from migraines, fatigue, gut discomfort, to high or low blood pressure and heart rate issues. It's hard to know what the root cause is. In this episode Dr. Connie explains the connection between histamine intolerance-leaky gut-SIBO that contributes to symptoms of Lupus. So the take home message? Start with the gut and start with the elimination diet...

In this week's Lupus Q&A, Dr. Connie answers lots of questions, including questions about the elimination diet, fatigue, hair loss, methotrexate, oils and herbals, and fibromyalgia.

Navigating the online space, we all know that there are so much of compounding information out there that is inherently contradictory. Today, I'd like to provide you with hope, and my goal is not to speak with you but rather share my experiences and learnings to empower and challenge you to make progress together. 

The inflammation that we have is ultimately set off by our leaky gut and microbiome imbalance.  I want to talk to you a bit about inflammation today as it is relates to metabolism and weight gain. 

In this week's Lupus Q&A, Dr. Connie discusses what intermittent fasting is and its benefits, along with what you should do when your hormones are causing flares or flare like symptoms.

Our genes are the deck of cards we are dealt with when we are born. But it is our lifestyle and environment that determine whether those genes will develop health or disease. Dr. Connie discusses a new way to think about disease.

Early in my life as a Lupus patient, I've had to learn how to manage my disease in a way where I felt comfortable that it was under my control. But time and time again through scary threats to my health, Lupus has reminded me just how fragile my life was.

In this Lupus Q&A session, Dr. Connie discusses how to relieve body aches, Vitamin K interactions, and implications of pulmonary fibrosis.

Mental fitness refers to having an agile and bright brain that allows you to apply yourself with greater ease, less stress, and with minimal resistance. Work on incorporating these tips everyday and you'll find that your brain feels younger and you'll experience less brain fog.

Having perspective in the medical system and understanding its limits motivates us to create our health. Things can go south very fast for us lupus patients and we need medical intervention to keep us from devastating effects of lupus. But it's in our best interest to constantly build health by taking responsibility for ourselves.

In this Q&A session, Dr. Connie discusses how to reduce melasma, which is darkening on the skin on the face, receiving a Lupus diagnosis, how to fight fatigue, and lupus diet for vegans.

With numerous types of diets out there today, how do you know which one you should follow and which one is right for you? Dr. Connie gives her take on diets this week.

Learn about the issues that surround conventional laboratory testing and why these tests don't help in preventative care.

In this week's Lupus Q&A, Dr. Connie discusses the benefits of taking turmeric/curcumin for inflammation, which vitamins to take while on Benlysta, and Omnacortil tablets.

Physical therapists tend to focus only on muscle integrity, while dietitians tend to focus only on diet and food's impact on the body. But as a whole, complete being, for optimal health we must focus on both.

In 2017, the FDA enacted rules banning the use of human antibiotics purely for growth in animals. But due to loopholes, there still may be antibiotics in conventional meats today which can affect our microbiome and potentially cause disease. Listen as Dr. Connie discusses beef rankings.

This week Dr. Connie answers questions regarding the type of probiotics you should take, the lupus gut healing diet, low dose naltrexone, and how to control PMS.

Autoimmune disease is on the rise today. Learn why this is the case and what you can do to reverse your symptoms before they turn into a full fledged disease.

Lots of diets today preach about only eating certain types of foods. From Paleo and Keto to Whole 30, how do you know which diet is best? Listen as Dr. Connie gives her take on foods and why we shouldn't focus on just the foods. It's all about balance!

There are tons of popular diets out there today. From paleo, keto, Mediterranean, to vegan and the Whole 30, how do you know which diet is best for you? We believe diets aren't necessarily what makes us healthy. It's more about being in balance and not being too acidic. When the body is in an alkaline state, it miraculously heals itself.