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FREE SEMINAR The Vitamin D Miracle: Is it for Real? & SLE and arthritis: focus on gluten intolerance DATE: Saturday, June 14, 2008 TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. LOCATION: United Way Building 4699 Murphy Canyon Rd. San Diego, CA 92123 Epidemiologist Frank C. Garland, Technical Director, Naval Health Research Center will be speaking on this topic. The Vitamin D Miracle: Is it for Real? • The idea that vitamin D insufficiency plays a role in cancer and chronic adult diseases continues to gain scientific credence as a plausible theory. • It may be that Vitamin D interacts with an unusually large number of our genes, working like a master switch to turn them on or off. • “virtually every cell” in the human body has receptors for vitamin D and that hundreds of different genes may be regulated by it. • Vitamin D plays a role in telling cells when to die, thus helping to prevent uncontrolled proliferation and curbing the growth of new blood vessels that nourish growing tumors. In general it has been concluded that the Vitamin D status of most individuals in North America will need to be greatly improved for substantial reduction in incidence of cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown that higher Vitamin D levels are also associated with lower risk of Type I diabetes in children and of multiple sclerosis. Several studies have found that markers of higher Vitamin D levels are associated with lower incidence of severity of influenza and several other infectious diseases. && Dr. Alexander Shikhman a member of Scripps Clinic Division of Rheumatology and a faculty member in the Department of Arthritis Research at the Scripps Research Institute. will be speaking on this subject: SLE and arthritis: focus on gluten intolerance Environmental factors in pathogenesis of SLE and rheumatic diseases Food as the key environmental factor Diet and SLE: general overview Case presentation Gluten-intolerance as a classical example of food-driven autoimmune disease Epidemiology Genetics Immunology Metabolic abnormalities SLE manifestations in patients with gluten intolerance Therapy of gluten intolerance and its effect on SLE management - Gluten-free diet - Correction of metabolic disturbances - DMARDs and biologics - Nutraceuticals Final remarks – Question and Answer Period FIRST TIME EVER! 2 AUTOIMMUNE FOUNDATIONS JOIN FORCES TO BEAT THEIR DISEASES 1st Annual Charity 5K Awareness Walk for The Lupus/Scleroderma Foundations SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008 9:00 a.m. start - Registration $25.00 SHELTER ISLAND, CALIFORNIA Enjoy the short, scenic four-mile walk from the pier on Shelter Island, around to the right by the Bali Hai and up to Scott St. Cross at the light and come back to the island walking along Shelter Island Dr. out to the point and back along the water to the pier. The race starts promptly at 9 a.m. Walkers are encouraged to bring cameras to take some great photos of San Diego. Baby strollers, wheelchairs and guide dogs are permitted (on the course). Skateboards, bikes, in-line skates and pets are prohibited. This easy 3.1 mile walk is one of our largest fundraisers of the year, and we hope you can support us by registering for this fun, family-oriented event! Your $25 registration fee will get you a t-shirt and goodie bag and the satisfaction of helping a worthy organization. (You will receive details in your confirmation email.) You can call attention to the cause by walking, talking about it among your friends, families, and co-workers and collecting pledges that support the fight against Lupus. We encourage you to help raise funds for the Southern California Lupus Community. Feel free to invite your friends and family to participate in the walk or to help support this great cause! We encourage everyone to collect donations or make a contribution to the donation page above the minimum $25 entry fee. Join as a TEAM! Gather a group of 5 or more people to walk together as a team--wear the same shirts, hats, etc. 9th Annual ‘Get in the Loop’ for Lupus Charity Golf Tournament FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 1:00 p.m. shotgun start at the beautiful RANCHO BERNARDO INN GOLF COURSE For the second year in a row BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS has generously agreed to sponsor the Tournament We are very appreciative of their support! Golf contests at the tournament will include a Hole-In-One, Closest-to-the-Pin and 2 other contests that you will have to come and check out personally! The registration fee of only $200.00 ($175.00 if paid before Aug. 1, 2008) includes driving range, lunch, goodie bag, 18 holes of golf (cart included), Awards Dinner, LIVE and silent auctions! . Bill Menish, formerly from Channel 7/39, will be our Auctioneer. He keeps things moving and lively and a GREAT time will be had by all. Also, if there are any husbands, wives or friends who do not play golf, but want to be in on the fun and entertainment, they're welcome to attend the dinner and LIVE and silent auctions for only $50.00 (Rancho Bernardo is known for its food). The Foundation is also looking for silent auction and raffle items, items to put in goodie bags, volunteers, and most of all GOLFERS! So grab your clubs and friends and join us for what promises to be a great day at the Rancho Bernardo Inn! Please mark your calendars for Friday, September 12, 2008 for the Lupus Foundation’s 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. To register, or for further information on sponsors, prizes, or volunteering, please call the Lupus office at (858) 278-2788 or e-mail us at lupussandiego@hotmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon and see you all there! Please call the office (858) 278-2788 for more details about any of these events or if you would like to volunteer! If you are interested in running or walking in a marathon for the Lupus Foundation we will again be a part of the CARLSBAD MARATHON on Sunday, January 24, 2009. Please call the office for more details (858) 278-2788 Past events held in January 2008 CARLSBAD MARATHON SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008 Darlene V. Willis, PhD., Marsha R. Dodson and College Bound ran for the Lupus Foundation as part of TEAM LUPUS The Carlsbad Marathon is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon Darlene at the Start Darlene has Lupus and she is still smiling as she makes her way to the mile sponsored by the Lupus Foundation. One of Team Lupus' runners at the start Lucas Sisneroz
Lucas at the finish and still smiling!

FREE SEMINAR

The Vitamin D Miracle: Is it for Real? &

SLE and arthritis: focus on gluten intolerance

DATE: Saturday, June 14, 2008

TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon.

LOCATION: United Way Building

4699 Murphy Canyon Rd.

San Diego, CA 92123

Epidemiologist Frank C. Garland, Technical Director, Naval Health Research Center will be speaking on this topic.

The Vitamin D Miracle: Is it for Real?

• The idea that vitamin D insufficiency plays a role in cancer and

chronic adult diseases continues to gain scientific credence as a

plausible theory.

• It may be that Vitamin D interacts with an unusually large number of our

genes, working like a master switch to turn them on or off.

• “virtually every cell” in the human body has receptors for vitamin D and

that hundreds of different genes may be regulated by it.

• Vitamin D plays a role in telling cells when to die, thus helping to prevent

uncontrolled proliferation and curbing the growth of new blood vessels

that nourish growing tumors.

In general it has been concluded that the Vitamin D status of most individuals in North America will need to be greatly improved for substantial reduction in incidence of cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown that higher Vitamin D levels are also associated with lower risk of Type I diabetes in children and of multiple sclerosis. Several studies have found that markers of higher Vitamin D levels are associated with lower incidence of severity of influenza and several other infectious diseases.

Dr. Alexander Shikhman

a member of Scripps Clinic Division of Rheumatology and a faculty member in the Department of Arthritis Research at the Scripps Research Institute.

will be speaking on this subject:

SLE and arthritis:

focus on gluten intolerance

Environmental factors in pathogenesis of SLE and rheumatic diseases

Food as the key environmental factor

Diet and SLE: general overview

Case presentation

Gluten-intolerance as a classical example of food-driven autoimmune disease

Epidemiology

Genetics

Immunology

Metabolic abnormalities

SLE manifestations in patients with gluten intolerance

Therapy of gluten intolerance and its effect on SLE management

- Gluten-free diet

- Correction of metabolic disturbances

- DMARDs and biologics

- Nutraceuticals

Final remarks – Question and Answer Period

FIRST TIME EVER!

2 AUTOIMMUNE FOUNDATIONS JOIN FORCES TO BEAT THEIR DISEASES

1st Annual Charity 5K Awareness Walk for The Lupus/Scleroderma Foundations

SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008

9:00 a.m. start - Registration $25.00

SHELTER ISLAND, CALIFORNIA

Enjoy the short, scenic four-mile walk from the pier on Shelter Island, around to the right by the Bali Hai and up to Scott St. Cross at the light and come back to the island walking along Shelter Island Dr. out to the point and back along the water to the pier. The race starts promptly at 9 a.m.

Walkers are encouraged to bring cameras to take some great photos of San Diego. Baby strollers, wheelchairs and guide dogs are permitted (on the course). Skateboards, bikes, in-line skates and pets are prohibited.

This easy 3.1 mile walk is one of our largest fundraisers of the year, and we hope you can support us by registering for this fun, family-oriented event!

Your $25 registration fee will get you a t-shirt and goodie bag and the satisfaction of helping a worthy organization. (You will receive details in your confirmation email.)

You can call attention to the cause by walking, talking about it among your friends, families, and co-workers and collecting pledges that support the fight against Lupus.

We encourage you to help raise funds for the Southern California Lupus Community. Feel free to invite your friends and family to participate in the walk or to help support this great cause!

We encourage everyone to collect donations or make a contribution to the donation page above the minimum $25 entry fee. Join as a TEAM! Gather a group of 5 or more people to walk together as a team--wear the same shirts, hats, etc.

9th Annual ‘Get in the Loop’ for Lupus Charity Golf Tournament

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

1:00 p.m. shotgun start

at the beautiful RANCHO BERNARDO INN GOLF COURSE

For the second year in a row BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS has generously agreed to sponsor the Tournament

We are very appreciative of their support!

Golf contests at the tournament will include a Hole-In-One, Closest-to-the-Pin and 2 other contests that you will have to come and check out personally!

The registration fee of only $200.00 ($175.00 if paid before

Aug. 1, 2008) includes driving range, lunch, goodie bag, 18 holes of golf (cart included), Awards Dinner, LIVE and silent auctions!

. Bill Menish, formerly from Channel 7/39, will be our Auctioneer. He keeps things moving and lively and a GREAT time will be had by all.

Also, if there are any husbands, wives or friends who do not play golf, but want to be in on the fun and entertainment, they're welcome to attend the dinner and LIVE and silent auctions for only $50.00

(Rancho Bernardo is known for its food).

The Foundation is also looking for silent auction and raffle items, items to put in goodie bags, volunteers, and most of all GOLFERS! So grab your clubs and friends and join us for what promises to be a great day at the Rancho Bernardo Inn! Please mark your calendars for Friday, September 12, 2008 for the Lupus Foundation’s 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament.

To register, or for further information on sponsors, prizes, or volunteering, please call the Lupus office at (858) 278-2788 or e-mail us at lupussandiego@hotmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon and see you all there!

Please call the office (858) 278-2788 for more details about any of these events or if you would like to volunteer!

If you are interested in running or walking in a marathon for the Lupus Foundation we will again be a part of the CARLSBAD MARATHON on Sunday, January 24, 2009. Please call the office for more details (858) 278-2788

Past events held in January 2008

CARLSBAD MARATHON

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2008

Darlene V. Willis, PhD., Marsha R. Dodson and College Bound ran for the Lupus Foundation as part of

TEAM LUPUS

The Carlsbad Marathon is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon

Darlene at the Start

Darlene has Lupus and she is still smiling as she makes her way to the mile sponsored by the Lupus Foundation.

One of Team Lupus' runners at the start

Lucas Sisneroz

Lucas at the finish and still smiling!