by Dr. David Bilstrom | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disease prevention, children, gastrointestinal
This blog is #6 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 #6 What might be the best initial step in a 4-year-old child with chronic... 
by Dr. David Bilstrom | autoimmune disease, autoimmune disease prevention, Functional medicine, IBS, Integrative medicine, mindfulness, stress response
This blog is #5 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 #5: A 32-year-old female presents with IBS-D that has worsened since starting a new... 
by Dr. David Bilstrom | adrenal hormones, autoimmune disease, Integrative medicine
Just before dawn in Sun Valley, Idaho Now that we have completed the 5 consecutive blog posts on hormones for women, lets revisit the hormone cortisol. The “stress hormone.” This is important for all. Women, men and children. Yes, children. Children... 
by Dr. David Bilstrom | autoimmune disease, estrogen dominance, progesterone
We covered why estrogen is so important for a women in our last blog post. Now we will talk about progesterone. What are some symptoms of progesterone loss? Anxiety. Depression. Irritability. Mood swings. Insomnia. Pain and inflammation. Osteoporosis. Excessive... 
by Dr. David Bilstrom | autoimmune disease, estrogen, estrogen dominance, hormones
We have spoken often about estrogen dominance as a huge driver of immune system dysregulation and more specifically autoimmune disease. And, at the same time, a huge driver of how women get all kinds of cancer. This can make estrogens seem like bad hormones to have.... by Dr. David Bilstrom | autoimmune disease, blood tests, infections
Blood tests are an important portion of the tests that need to be run if someone wants to try and reverse the autoimmune disease process. When the right blood work is run, you will also get a sense of why you developed the autoimmune disease in the first place.... 
