The Lupus and Autoimmune Blog

This is a guest post by Maria Mongiardo Traveling With Lupus In The Summer Thank goodness it is finally summer! The sun is out, you have planned days off, you packed a bag, and are ready for the adventure of a lifetime. However, living with Lupus or any chronic illness can sometimes put a damper […]

Please contact me directly to reprint this unicorn smoothie bowl recipe or use my photography.  I am a winter baby at heart, but I don’t think I have ever been so excited to see summer! And with the hotter temps comes an abundance of fruit. My favorites are berries, pineapple, and the beautiful dragon fruit […]

Hey all! Cassandra here, making my LupusChick blog debut with one of my favorite topics: food. A couple weeks ago, I went into a root vegetable frenzy. Yams, carrots, parsnips, onions, garlic, and ginger. I was so intrigued by this roasted root vegetable recipe I found that I instantly bought enough produce to make multiple […]

Cooking brings me to my happy place. And baking? Well, let’s just say it helps me keep my sanity. Being in my kitchen and concentrating on recipe creation and production takes me out of my current reality for a little while. Plus, I love the photography part and setting the stage once the final product […]

*This post is written by Diamond, our guest blogger. Every chronic illness sufferer knows that his or her relationship with food is a complicated and turbulent matter. Many conditions are intrinsically linked to diet, and subsequent allergies and intolerances are likely. On the other hand, nearly everywhere you turn there are fad diets and magic […]

You know those beginning flare days with chronic illness where you’re starting to run out of energy, begin experiencing a little pain, but still have that little voice speaking to you, “Eat something healthy today!” Well, I experience these days like many of you and it is in these moments when I turn to some […]