The Journey Begins
What started as my first blog post (this one) has become a treatise on Autoimmune Disease and also chronic disease prevention and reversal in general. This framework needed to be set down before we move forward. So here we are. July 2018. One of my favorite...
The Best Vitamin B Complex is Methylated
The Best Vitamin B Complex is Methylated: A Key to Reversing & Preventing Autoimmune Conditions If you're dealing with an autoimmune condition, or supporting a loved one who is, you're constantly on the lookout for ways to improve health and wellbeing. One aspect...
Why are 80% of people who get autoimmune disease are women?
This blog dives into the fascinating question: Why are women 80% of all the people who get autoimmune diseases? I believe the biggest reason is the XX factor - the second X chromosome that shows up at birth with 85% of the genes having the...
Chronic Sinusitis: Treatment the Functional Medicine Way
The cause of chronic sinusitis is typically a mold infection, specifically a candida fungal infection (yeast). A Functional Medicine natural method is to use pH Structured Silver Nasal Spray
Positive ANA (anti nuclear antibody): an Open Letter to Lady Gaga Offering a Solution
Lady Gaga your positive ANA is an autoimmune disease called Bilstrom’s Nuclearitis that can be reversed at the root cause using Functional Medicine.
A Positive ANA is a New Autoimmune Disease (Bilstrom’s Nuclearitis)
Positive ANA is a new autoimmune disease named Bilstrom’s Nuclearitis and is reversible. Functional medicine protocols now exist to stop progression!
Best Supplements to Reduce Cortisol?
Best supplements to reduce cortisol that are natural and high quality to reduce stress, anxiety, insomnia and help reverse autoimmune disease.
Is Melatonin Safe to Take Every Night for Sleep Long Term?
Is it safe to take melatonin every night or is it bad for you? Dr. Bilstrom shares the science of your melatonin hormone, how to choose the best melatonin supplement to take, when and why.
Fasting Can Help Reverse Autoimmune Disease – If You are Mindful of Cortisol
February is National Fasting Month and we are going to dive into the topic of fasting while keeping cortisol in mind. Cortisol is an extremely important (if not the most important) hormone and without healthy cortisol levels, reversing and preventing autoimmune...
Improving Vitamin D Receptor Sensitivity – the Foundational Triad for Preventing & Reversing Autoimmune Disease
When Vitamin D receptors become resistant, the gut lining may produce pro-inflammatory cytokines and stop producing proteins that keep bad bacteria at bay. This can lead to disruptions in your gut microbiome and inflammation throughout your body.
The Most Dangerous Disease. Estrogen Dominance
Do you remember that tricky, make you think, parlor question? “What is the most dangerous creature in the world?” Or, “What creature kills more humans every year than any other?” Of course, the first creatures to jump to mind are the big, obvious, and inherently scary...
Nurse Practitioners – You Can Become the Functional Medicine Expert on Autoimmunity for Your Patients
Functional medicine, as defined by the Institute for Functional Medicine “Determines how and why illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual.” It is a scientifically based biological approach to uncovering the root...
Metabolic Syndrome: Treating, Reversing, and Preventing Without Causing Birth Defects. Wow, What a Concept
Strengthening Vitamin D receptor sensitivity and optimizing vitamin D levels (70-90) is 3 times more powerful at helping blood sugar/insulin correction than metformin.
Fasting and Elimination Diets to Help with Rheumatoid Arthritis
This blog on rheumatoid arthritis is #8 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question # 8 A 35-year-old woman with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis...
Supplements to Reduce Cortisol: Adrenal Adaptogens vs. Adrenal Extracts
Supplements to reduce cortisol should also improve low cortisol levels – you need both. Supplements should be temporary, you want to balance your stress hormone with daily relaxation and other functional medicine techniques.
Autoimmune Nutrition: Top 7 Nutrition Protocols to Consider to Help Calm Autoimmunity
Can your nutrition actually influence autoimmune disease? The short answer is, absolutely! This is exciting because nutrition can be such a valuable tool to have in your arsenal when tackling your autoimmune condition (and really any other chronic health condition,...
Components of a healthy antiinflammatory diet include:
This blog is #21 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Components of a healthy anti-inflammatory diet include: Glycemic load Low Tumeric (curcumin)...
Which of the following classes of drugs inhibits enzymes (DDAH, ADMA) needed to convert nitrites to nitric oxide, which may inhibit their vasodilating effects?
This blog is #20 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Which of the following classes of drugs inhibits enzymes (DDAH, ADMA) needed to convert...
Guided imagery may be best described as:
This blog is #19 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Guided imagery may be best described as: A mind-body modality that can clarify the relationship...
True or false: It is important for someone to read a person’s journaling to give feedback and help process the information?
This blog is #18 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #18 True or false: It is important for someone to read a person’s journaling to give...
Which of the following has the least evidence for the therapeutic effects of journaling?
This blog is #17 in a series of blogs in the form of questions or statements about a health issue and answers. These are in the typical format used when doctors take tests. Question #17 Which of the following has the least evidence for the therapeutic effects of...
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