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...

Nothing can be worse for a mother than watching her child suffer without being able to do anything about it. Kelly Riviera is among the thousands of mothers in the United States, with a child diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Dysautonomia. Her 12-year-old daughter Elise started getting ill in August 2019, displaying symptoms that didn't seem to make any sense, such as a rapid and elevated heart rate while having very low blood pressure. "We couldn't figure out where her symptoms were stemming from. Nobody could tell us what was wrong. It turns out she has a neurological...

We've all heard the saying that the sign of a healthy dog is a wet nose, well that's also the case for humans. Did you know that persistent dry nose and sinuses can make you more susceptible to viral and bacterial infections? Yes, it's true. Not only is a dry nose uncomfortable, but our nose and nasal passages are among the body's first lines of defense against viral and bacterial infections. Our noses are built to defend our body from germs and infections and are lined with a mucous membrane, which consists of small hairs called cilia. These cilia beat...