Autoimmune Disorders
Patients with the following disorders can see improvement in their condition and or symptoms: Addison’s Disease, Auto-Antibody Hemolytic Anemia, Celiac Disease, Childhood Asthma, Chronic Auto-Immune Hepatitis, Dermtitis Herpetiformis, Graves Disease, Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Lupus Erythematosus, Pernicious Anemia, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Thyroiditis- Autoimmune, Ulcerative Colitis, Vitiligo, And Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diet:
Thirty day trial of the Gluten-Casein Free diet.
Testing:
Food Allergies/Sensitivities
Heavy metals
Nutritional Panels
Treatment Options:
Correction of nutritional deficiencies discovered via blood and metabolic testing.
Food Allergy desensitization.
Empiric trial of Hydrochloric Acid or HCL (please see my entry on gastric hypoacidity)
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Enzymes
Bio-identical Hormones when indicated
Vitamin C
PABA
Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) has been used with certain conditions like M.S.
Low Dose Antibiotics or Anti-parasitic medications have been used in some conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis
Detoxification program using the Far Infra Red Sauna can be helpful
IV Therapies
Some patients can benefit greatly from intravenous vitamin and nutrient therapies, like glutathione (GSH), phospholipids (PK protocol), leukovorin, and vitamin-C