Chronic & Complex Illness
Living with a chronic or complex illness can feel overwhelming, especially when answers seem elusive. Whether you’re dealing with ongoing symptoms, a diagnosis that doesn’t fully explain your experience, or just want to feel like yourself again, I’m here to help. My approach focuses on uncovering the root cause of your symptoms and crafting a personalized treatment plan to support your body’s healing.
Autoimmune Conditions
Autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus, occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. Symptoms like chronic pain, fatigue, or brain fog can impact daily life.
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Testing: Comprehensive bloodwork, including inflammatory markers, thyroid panels, and nutrient levels, is often recommended to evaluate immune function.
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Treatment: We’ll focus on calming the immune response through anti-inflammatory diets, optimizing gut health, managing stress, and supplementing with key nutrients like vitamin D.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) & Fibromyalgia
These conditions often involve debilitating fatigue, widespread pain, and unrefreshing sleep. While the cause isn’t always clear, many underlying factors, such as mitochondrial dysfunction, hormonal imbalances, or chronic infections, can contribute.
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Testing: Functional lab tests may assess adrenal health, mitochondrial function, viral infections, and nutrient deficiencies.
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Treatment: Addressing energy production, regulating sleep, and reducing systemic inflammation are key. Treatments may include tailored supplements, acupuncture, and lifestyle modifications to rebuild resilience.
Lyme Disease & Chronic Infections
Tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease or other persistent infections can lead to multi-systemic symptoms, including joint pain, neurological issues, and extreme fatigue.
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Testing: Specialty testing for Lyme and co-infections, immune panel assessments, and toxin screenings may be recommended.
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Treatment: A combination of antimicrobial support, detoxification, immune modulation, and symptom management (e.g., pain relief therapies like acupuncture or TENS) forms the foundation of care.
Mold Illness & Environmental Toxicity
Exposure to mold or other toxins can trigger inflammation and chronic symptoms, including headaches, brain fog, respiratory issues, and fatigue.
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Testing: Mycotoxin testing, inflammatory markers, and liver function panels help determine the body’s toxic load.
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Treatment: Detoxification strategies include liver-supportive herbs, binders, dietary changes, and environmental interventions to reduce exposure.
Digestive Disorders
Conditions like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and IBS can cause pain, bloating, diarrhea, or malnutrition, impacting overall health.
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Testing: Stool analysis, food sensitivity testing, and nutrient panels can identify inflammation, infections, and imbalances in the gut microbiome.
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Treatment: Restoring gut health with probiotics, anti-inflammatory diets, and herbal treatments is central, along with stress management techniques to support digestion.
Hormonal Imbalances
Conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and adrenal dysfunction can disrupt menstrual cycles, energy levels, and fertility.
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Testing: Hormone panels, cortisol testing, and blood sugar assessments help identify imbalances.
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Treatment: Balancing hormones through lifestyle changes, targeted supplements, and stress reduction strategies, alongside acupuncture, can help regulate cycles and improve symptoms.
Complex Chronic Pain
Chronic pain, whether from conditions like fibromyalgia, neuropathy, or arthritis, often involves inflammation and nervous system dysregulation.
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Testing: Inflammatory markers, nutrient levels, and musculoskeletal assessments are key.
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Treatment: Pain relief therapies like acupuncture, gua sha, TENS, and herbal anti-inflammatories are combined with lifestyle adjustments to reduce inflammation and improve function.
