Autoimmune Disease

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN PAIN FROM AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

How you feel

I feel like I’m falling apart. It seems like everything hurts. I have stiff knees and pain in my hands. They are so swollen it’s hard to complete simple tasks. My stomach hurts when I eat and I have digestive issues that either keep me in the bathroom or out of it, both of which cause more abdominal pain. I struggle with weight gain even though I have a healthy diet and I exercise. I’m so tired all the time. Sometimes I think I have the flu because I’m achy and feverish, but people don’t get the flu as often as I have these symptoms. On top of everything, my hair is falling out. What’s wrong with me?

The challenge of autoimmune disease

We often look for answers in outside factors that might be causing our illness: the latest strain of the flu, something our kids picked up at daycare, etc. But an autoimmune disease isn’t something you can catch. How do you get an autoimmune disease? Your body suddenly sees its own cells as hazardous and your immune system begins attacking its own healthy tissue. There are over 100 kinds of autoimmune diseases, and they can happen to anyone.

The causes of autoimmune disease

Emotional stressors
Dietary stress due to consumption of inflammatory foods or excess carbohydrates
Pain and hidden inflammation, often gastrointestinal
Hormone imbalance
Leaky Gut
Autoimmune trigger gut bacterium

Functional medicine for autoimmune disease

The root cause of an autoimmune disease is much deeper than just the symptoms, and it’s something that needs to be treated, quite literally, from the inside out. You can’t just take an immunosuppressant and expect everything to go back to normal—some of your symptoms might lessen or go away, but you still won’t feel well and this isn’t resolving the issue. In fact, it’s only making it worse.

You are unique, your experience is unique, and your autoimmune disease is unique to you. Through a comprehensive evaluation, including diagnostic testing, I will look at all the body systems (digestion, detox, and neuroendocrine) to determine the root cause of your particular autoimmune disease. This is the job of a functional nutritionist. Once we have the problem isolated, I will provide diet and lifestyle recommendations to aid in the path toward recovery. I will treat the root cause of your disease, not just suppress the symptoms.

You do not have to live in pain from an autoimmune disease. Together we can balance your life and heal your body.

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