A common occurrence today is chronic pain and fatigue. Often the cause is unknown so these individuals are viewed as “hypochondriacs” due to the difficulty in ascertaining the cause of symptoms one may be experiencing.
Autoimmune disease is the current plague of western society. You may recognize these illnesses by the names lupus, arthritis, allergies, multiple sclerosis, colitis/crohn’s disease, autoimmune hepatitis, asthma, psoriasis, arteritis and mixed connective tissue disease.
Allergies are a response from an imbalanced immune system that has been taught to produce antibodies to things causing an immune reaction to normally harmless agents.
The solution to back pain often depends on what the root of the problem is. If you have back pain due to a severely herniated disc chances are, surgery is necessary for a complete recovery. Unfortunately this is only part of the story, surgery may correct an underlying defect in the disc but it usually does not address why the disc herniated in the first place.
A common complaint I hear from women in my practice is the complaint of gas and bloating. Seeing how digestive health is a critical part of overall wellness it is an important issue to address. Gut imbalances can lead to detoxification imbalances which then lead to immune imbalances often becoming an issue for many autoimmune diseases.
