It is great to feel better after making healthier lifestyle choices. It is important to know that if your symptoms improve, this does not mean your disease is inactive or cured. Sjogren’s is serious. Damage sometimes occurs without producing obvious symptoms. That is why lifestyle approaches should support, not replace, ongoing monitoring and medical management.

Many Sjogren’s patients focus on diet because it is something they control. Some people choose extreme diets, hoping that this will turn the disease around. Diet is important, but severe restrictions are not necessary and can become another source of stress. Sleep, exercise, stress reduction, and what you breathe in and put on your skin are also important.

I don't write a lot about lifestyle because the time is simply not there for me to give it justice. It is important to use reliable sources of information. The information on this page comes from sources that I trust. Much of the health and wellness information that you read online is not based on evidence, and can even be harmful.
Click on this blog post by Dr. Susan Masterson to learn more about being an informed consumer of health information.