MANAGE YOUR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE WITH FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
Impact Of Functional Medicine On Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune disease is drastically increasing in this country and all over the world due to the number of toxins humans are exposed to in the environment. It plays a significant impact on autoimmune diseases. These toxins include
1. Heavy metal exposure,
2. Mold exposure,
3. Steroids,
4. Processed foods,
5. Pollutants, and many more.
Among 80 AUtiimm disorders, the common ones are Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
In functional medicine, we believe that all autoimmune disease stems from the gut. Eating processed foods, taking medications, or anti-inflammatory drugs causes years and years of infection in your gut. We want to know what exactly is going on in your body for this to be happening, as well as what is causing this to happen. Usually, one autoimmune disease can turn into multiple autoimmune diseases because of consistent & continuous damage to tissues and the gut.
Although genetics play a key role in autoimmune risk, environmental factors are known to have a large impact on the emergence of autoimmune conditions
Management with Functional Medicine
Functional medicine looks at everything that shapes the immune system, including hereditary, environmental, and intestinal factors that together cause the cascade of events leading to autoimmune disease.
Getting to the root cause of Autoimmune disease
The current therapy offered to sufferers of autoimmune arthritis, psoriasis, colitis and many other diseases, is medication to suppress the immune system. While this may be effective, and even life-saving, these drugs can also weaken vital immune system defence against infections or may increase cancer risk.
While Functional Medicine offers many patients the opportunity to identify the root causes of these diseases.
Good News
Improvements in gut function and microbiome (the important bacteria populating the gut)
We have a personalized approach for all our patients. However, for our clinic, the principles of reversal of autoimmunity always include:
• Finding the right diet for you
• Optimization of nutritional status
• chronic infections & reduction of inflammation
• Stress reduction
• Physical activity
If this sounds like the treatment plan you want to use for your autoimmune problems, then book into the clinic to speak with our expert team.
Care You Can Trust!
By providing guidelines according to your lifestyle, we enhance your bodily functioning and overall health to protect you from Auto-Immune disorders.
