Top 4 Misconceptions
About Chronic Disease:
Medication is the only solution – it’s not.
The illness is a lifelong sentence – it’s not.
It’s hereditary, and therefore, inevitable - it’s not.
Manage the symptoms with medication - failure to identify the root cause.
What is Chronic Disease?
Chronic disease are those illnesses that make you sick and never really go away. Managing their side effects and seeking temporary relief is exhausting. They ultimately leave us debilitated physically, mentally and emotionally.
Examples:
Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases - Type 2 diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Dementia
Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases - Arthritis
Neurological Disorders - Depression, ADHD, Autism
Digestive Diseases - Gastric Reflux, Ulcers, IBS, Crohn's
Bone Loss Diseases - Osteoporosis
Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases - Asthma
Kidney and Liver Ailments
Vision Problems - Macular Degeneration, Retinopathy
Cancer
4 Characteristics of Chronic Disease:
They do not heal by themselves
They get worse over time
There is no single cause, but rather, several factors that can cause a reaction
They tend to have complex profiles; numerous areas of pain or discomfort and varying symptoms
Chronic diseases are common, complex and costly. They burden our lives with pain, discomfort, and limitations that rob us of a decent quality of life and the longevity that we all want and deserve. We are headed toward becoming a sick population who spends most of our time going to doctors and taking countless medications.
Not only does this not need to happen, but the power to reverse and prevent illness is in our hands.
Functional medicine is about identifying the root cause of disease and getting rid of it, in addition to incorporating foods & behaviors that will optimize health and immune function. The functional medicine approach is extremely simple, safe, inexpensive, effective - and the results are remarkable.
