About a month ago, Shari Nelson woke up and couldn’t swallow. Her dry mouth caused by Sjogren’s Syndrome was so bad that she couldn’t feel the inside of her throat and esophagus. “It wasn’t just dryness. It was a terrifying feeling when you wake up and can’t swallow. It makes it hard to breathe. It took nearly a bottle of water to be able to take a breath. My husband and I knew we needed to find a solution,” Shari said. Shari who had been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren’s Syndrome and Bischett’s five years ago, said she needed fast...

From his college years as a rugby and football player at Yale University to tennis, sailing, and golfing and traveling around the world, 79-year-old Lee Marsh has always maintained an active and vibrant lifestyle. "In my early years, I was always in excellent health. I was a football and rugby player in high school and college. Then I did a lot of sailing, tennis, and golf to be social with friends and old roommates when we got together for reunions." Lee said. Lee was also an active world traveler and has visited more than 80 countries, including Alaska, Italy, China,...

Does your mouth, throat, or nose feel dry and scratchy when you get up in the morning? Do you feel tired only hours after waking up in the morning? Do pains and aches start to kick in around in the early afternoon? By 3 PM, are you so tired that you can hardly keep your eyes open without a critical cup of coffee? Well, you may be dehydrated. While many of us may experience these symptoms every day, we often dismiss them as being a part of "early morning state" and never really get to the bottom of why the...