As promised, this is part two of what causes autoimmune diseases! Seemingly out of nowhere, autoimmune diseases have risen to a degree that cannot be ignored. Given this rise, it’s extremely important to understand what triggers them. The cause of...
Why does a seemingly healthy person suddenly get an autoimmune disease? If you are one of those people, I bet you've asked yourself that question. Autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis are on the...
Functional Medicine's niche is helping people with chronic health problems that traditional medicine has not been able to figure out. I love that about Functional Medicine, because I love to help people get to the root of their health issues!...
Causes of Chronic Fatigue Almost every patient I see complains of some degree of chronic fatigue. As a functional medicine doctor I have to find out what is causing this fatigue if I'm going to help. The possible causes of chronic fatigue are many....
Atrial Fibrillation Causes If you're looking for possible causes of atrial fibrillation (AF) you're a functional medicine type of person! In functional medicine we look for the root of the problem. I think you will be surprised at what has been...
What Causes Brain Fog | A Functional Medicine Approach If you've ever suffered with brain fog you've probably thought, "What causes brain fog?" That is, if you were able to think! I see a lot of patients who suffer from what they described as brain...
Eczema Treatment | A Functional Medicine Approach Eczema treatment from a functional medicine perspective is all about finding the cause. I don't treat my patients' eczema; I look for the cause of the eczema and fix it. In this article I will go...
If you want to lower blood pressure naturally, from a functional medicine approach, you have to find out why your blood pressure is high in the first place. One often overlooked cause of high blood pressure, also called hypertension, is an...
If you have fillings in your teeth that are silvery to black colored you have mercury in your mouth. I was one of those people. I was a starving college student when I first began to hear about the possible dangers associated with amalgams. If I...
If you're here looking for natural treatment for multiple sclerosis you are my kind of people! Those diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are typically told there is no known cause, and there is not much you can do besides taking medication and...
Would you believe that 50% of Americans over age 50, mostly women, have some level of osteoporosis, which leads to 1.5 million fractures a year?[1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK45515] That's just stupid crazy! Hey folks, we have a real...
I just Googled rheumatoid arthritis--talk about depressing! Here is my summary of what I found, "If you have rheumatoid arthritis you're doomed to live the rest of your life in pain and deformity. Get ready to buy lots of drugs to help with the...
If you suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis, I've got great news for you. Both of these diseases share a common curable cause. The cause is so well documented in the literature that it boggles the mind that this is not common...
Patients are extremely surprised when I tell them that their illness is due to toxic mold. My practice is located in the dry southwest, where mold is not something most people ever think about. As I will explain, for certain people it doesn't take...
Food sensitivities are often a root cause of a wide range of symptoms. I have had patients for whom food sensitivities were causing things like: joint pain, fatigue, stomach pain, chronic sinus problems, rashes, headaches, seizures, hair loss,...
I could not believe my eyes when my wife's Lyme test came back positive. I had been taught that Lyme disease is very rare in Arizona, only transmitted by ticks, and that a bulls eye rash would be seen with an infected bite. Like so many things I...
Hair loss can be alarming. Frequently, hair loss is the final straw that motivates my patients to seek help. They may have suffered for years with all sorts of health issues, but when their hair starts to fall out they are moved into action....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wekO78uJwfk&list=PL6UyE6feNmm6dNVXigxV7laAq9X6BgEgi&index=1 The comprehensive stool analysis is a very important test that I order on patients with conditions ranging from Leaky Gut Syndrome, Irritable Bowel...
In part 2 of a "Functional Medicine Approach to PMS," I am going to cover the connection between adrenal function and female hormones. PMS is a term that is used to describe a collection of signs and symptoms that occur sometime between ovulation...
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) is a very common condition. Symptoms include mood swings, tender breasts, food cravings, fatigue, irritability, and depression. Chances are if you're reading this you already know what PMS feels like. What I want to help...
