Our genes are the deck of cards we are dealt with when we are born. But it is our lifestyle and environment that determine whether those genes will develop health or disease. Dr. Connie discusses a new way to think about disease.

Early in my life as a Lupus patient, I've had to learn how to manage my disease in a way where I felt comfortable that it was under my control.

But time and time again through scary threats to my health, Lupus has reminded me just how fragile my life was.

In this Lupus Q&A session, Dr. Connie discusses how to relieve body aches, Vitamin K interactions, and implications of pulmonary fibrosis.

Mental fitness refers to having an agile and bright brain that allows you to apply yourself with greater ease, less stress, and with minimal resistance. Work on incorporating these tips everyday and you'll find that your brain feels younger and you'll experience less brain fog.

Having perspective in the medical system and understanding its limits motivates us to create our health.

Things can go south very fast for us lupus patients and we need medical intervention to keep us from devastating effects of lupus.

But it's in our best interest to constantly build health by taking responsibility for ourselves.