Lupus 3D Medical Animation

This 3D medical animation depicts how the immune system normally attacks foreign invaders, and its own body in an autoimmune disease such as lupus. Common symptoms and treatment options for lupus are also presented.

Just Keep Swimming!

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Swimming is for everyone! For lupus patients swimming offers a low impact workout that many cardio activities cannot. Swimming improves strength and fitness while being very gentle on the body. Water cushions stiff joints that are often injured by exercises on land. This is especially good news for lupus patients who struggle from joint pain. Swimming can improve your fitness and range of motion to relieve pain and stiffness, all while building strength.

When immersed in water up to your waist, your body is only bearing 50% of your body’s weight. At your chest, 25% to 35%, and your neck, only 10%.

If you are new to a swim workout it is recommended to take it slow and at a pace that is right for you. Our bodies are made for land not water, therefore it is easy to become frustrated. If you’re just starting out try swimming for 10 minutes and build up to 30. Walk the length of the pool or even use a kickboard if you’re not ready to swim underwater.

Try swimming and see if it works for you! Remember to start slow and always listen to your body!

FIVE EMPOWERING HABITS

Originally posted on Lupus In Color:

Five Empowering Habits of the Lupus Warrior

1. Complain less and applaud more – Just because you are fighting a hard battle, you make a conscious choice to complain less about the fight and applaud your effort more to overcome the trials of lupus.

2. Speak well over yourself – Speaking to yourself in empowering ways removes the desire to stay still in the pain lupus brings. It also conditions your brain to see the brighter side instead of the hill you are climbing.

3.Be selective in your talk of your battles – Every battle that lupus puts you through is not worthy of discussion with yourself or others. Sometimes the lupus warrior just has to fight and not talk to stay focused on the win.

4.Understand it’s a bad day not a bad life – Lupus brings many difficult days, it doesn’t mean your life is worthless. It simply means you have to put on your battle gear and fight. After all, you’ve won every battle so far, that’s evident in the breath you just took.

5. Value yourself above all lupus issues – Yes, parts of you are broken, but that doesn’t mean you as a whole are broken. Lupus can damage your body, mind and spirit so, its up to you to work hard in keeping strong and keep high value in self worth. You are a warrior that never quits, say it to yourself daily and the warrior will see and focus on your strength, bravery, faith and love beyond anything lupus can bring.

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