How Inflammation Leads to Autoimmune Disease
Inflammation is our body’s way of protecting itself in order to remove harmful toxins, irritants, or pathogens. Inflammation is thought to be a contributing factor in many diseases including, but not limited to, arthritis, heart disease, autoimmune conditions, GI disorders, and more. The typical Western diet is characterized by a high intake of saturated fat […]
Autoimmune Disease and the True Underlying Causes
Having an autoimmune condition can be frustrating, especially when conventional medicine lacks the correct treatment for autoimmune disease and symptoms. If you are fed up by the conventional approach to your health and well-being, know that there is another way! You can treat autoimmune disease, and even reverse your condition! What is Autoimmune Disease? Just […]
Allergy Treatments: Relief from Pollen, Dust, and Mold
By Dr. Bill Epperly of Advanced Integrative Medicine Itchy, watery eyes? Constant sneezing? Congestion and post-nasal drip? You may be allergic to pollen, dust, and/or mold – and we have some easy solutions to help you find relief. In this short video, Dr. Bill Epperly of Advanced Integrative Healthcare in Bloomingdale, IL, shares the most […]
How to Detox Environmental Toxins Effectively
Toxins are everywhere – in food, water, the air we breathe, and yes, even furniture. Some of the most common environmental toxins include heavy metals (lead, aluminum, and mercury), chlorine, formaldehyde, pollution, mold, flame retardants, exhaust, BPA, and even electromagnetic radiation, just to name a few. Environmental toxins can wreak havoc on your health, especially […]
Devastating Symptoms Due to Mold Toxin Exposure is Going Undiagnosed
In my functional clinical practice, Forum Health Austin, one of the most common problems I see is chronic, complex illness from the presence of mold toxins in the body. I usually see patients who come in with a group of unexplained symptoms and the cause is unknown. In other cases a person knows that they […]
Chronic “mystery” Illness- Is it an injured Limbic System?
Some chronic illness symptoms caused by faulty brain signals Neuroplasticity is able to completely eliminate Limbic System false signals! Some absolutely amazing findings coming from recent neurobehavioral and psychology research are unraveling a fabric of mystery which is demonstrating that a number of symptoms of “mystery Illnesses” like chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity […]
Is Stress Making you Sick?
Tina’s Story Tina recently came to see me as a new patient in my clinic. Tina had always been a worrier and she had battled feeling anxious and having trouble sleeping through the night for years. These had been manageable problems for her. Then something happened that changed things for Tina in a big way. […]
Practical Advice For Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a condition of widespread body pain (present in all four body quaudrants) in association with at least 11 out of 17 specific tender points (5 lbs. of pressure to the area causes significant pain), for which there is no other identifiable diagnosis. It is a rather common condition, although some doctors still don’t […]
Autoimmune Disease: What Is It And Why Is It Increasing?
Autoimmune Disease Is Becoming More Common Rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosis, multiple sclerosis, Type I Diabetes, and celiac disease: What do all these diseases have in common? They all involve the body’s immune system attacking the body itself rather than foreign invaders. The term for this is “autoimmunity”. What Is Autoimmunity? Autoimmunity […]
Inflammation and Illness
Inflammation and Illness: Is Your Diet to Blame? Inflammation is our body’s way of protecting itself in order to remove harmful toxins, irritants, or pathogens. Inflammation is thought to be a contributing factor in many diseases including, but not limited to, arthritis, heart disease, autoimmune conditions, GI disorders, and more. The typical Western diet is […]