LENOX, MA, Feb 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Autoimmune diseases affect 24 million Americans, but conventional medicine has
done
very little to treat these diseases which occur when something confuses the
immune
system, and it attacks its own tissues.
Increasingly, what is confusing the immune system most appears to be the
enormous load of environmental toxins and allergens to which we are all
exposed. A recent government survey found an average of 148 chemicals in our
bodies. And this doesn't even include the toxins found in our foods and in
cleaning agents or pest control products typically found in the home.
Donna Jackson Nakazawa's new book, "The Autoimmune Epidemic," finds that
environmental toxins may be the largest cause of autoimmune diseases. "There is
no
doubt that autoimmune diseases are on the rise and our increasing
environmental exposure to toxins and chemicals is fueling the risk. The
research is sound. The conclusions, unassailable," said Dr. Douglas Kerr,
M.D., Ph.D. in his foreword to "The Autoimmune Epidemic."
"Conventional treatments don't take environmental toxins into account when
treating autoimmune conditions, instead they shut down the immune response with
medications including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Advil and
Aleve, steroids like prednisone, anti-cancer drugs like Methotrexate, and new
drugs
like Enbrel and Remicade," said Mark Hyman, M.D. of UltraWellness.
"These new drugs block the effects of TNF alpha (a powerful inflammatory
molecule) and
shut down your immune system, increasing your risk of cancer and
life-threatening infections," said Hyman. "They may be lifesaving for some in
the short run, but they have frequent, serious side effects, giving only partial
relief and doing NOTHING to deal with the causes."
"I have successfully treated hundreds of patients with autoimmune diseases,"
said
Hyman. "For each one, I use the roadmap of Functional Medicine and UltraWellness
to
find any underlying causes -- toxins, allergens, infections, poor diet, and
stress -- and start detoxification of the causes while adding back what the body
needs to function optimally, like whole, clean food, nutrients, exercise,
stress management, clean water, and oxygen, community, connection, and meaning."
To learn more about finding the root causes of autoimmune disease to start
detoxification and feel better today, visit The UltraWellness Blog
(www.ultrawellness.com/blog).
About UltraWellness:
UltraWellness -- lifelong health and vitality -- is based on the emerging
field of
functional medicine, which addresses health problems not by treating the
symptoms,
but by balancing the 7 core underlying biological processes that govern
health.This is done by finding imbalances, getting rid of the things that cause
those
imbalances, and providing the necessary things to restore balance, which then
allows the body's natural intelligence to facilitate healing and take care of
the rest. Co-founder of UltraWellness, Mark Hyman, M.D., is a respected
medical consultant, New York Times bestselling author, lecturer, practicing
physician and leader in the emerging field of functional medicine.
Contact:
Sandi Mendelson
212-725-7707
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