Helpful Foods in Lupus: Plant-Based Eating, Turmeric & Omega-3 Fatty Acids with The Lupus Dietician 

Watch the recording of our Live Expert Session: "Helpful Foods in Lupus: Plant-Based Eating, Turmeric, and Omega-3 Fatty Acids," featuring lupus patient and registered dietician nutritionist, Tanya Freirich, MS, RDN, CDCES (The Lupus Dietitian)!
In this session, we'll dive into several beneficial foods that may help in lupus, based on three recent studies! Tanya will be sharing her personal and professional insights on how adjusting your diet to include helpful foods can lead to better disease management for those living with lupus.
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Studies:
Plant-based Study:
Knippenberg, A., Robinson, G. A., Wincup, C., Ciurtin, C., Jury, E. C., & Kalea, A. Z. (2022). Plant-based dietary changes may improve symptoms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 31(1), 65-76. doi.org/10.117...
Turmeric Study Mentioned:
Khajehdehi, P., Zanjaninejad, B., Aflaki, E., Nazarinia, M., Azad, F., Malekmakan, L., & Dehghanzadeh, G. R. (2012). Oral supplementation of turmeric decreases proteinuria, hematuria, and systolic blood pressure in patients suffering from relapsing or refractory lupus nephritis: a randomized and placebo-controlled study. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation, 22(1), 50-57. doi.org/10.105...
Omega 3's Study Mentioned:
Ramessar, N., Borad, A., & Schlesinger, N. (2022). The effect of Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: A systematic review. Lupus, 31(3), 287-296. doi.org/10.117...