Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson's
All of a sudden, the world of neurology has become really exciting. Why? Because we're beginning to see hope where for years, even generations, we'd seen so very little hope.
True enough, neurologists have long been very good at diagnosing a wide variety of diseases like Parkinson's, or Multiple Sclerosis, or any of a number of similar, aptly-named "neurodegenerative disorders." And, also true, neurologists are able to prescribe any of a vast and growing arsenal of prescription medications aimed at slowing down disease progression. Frustratingly and far too frequently, however, any hopeful benefits provided by those medications are transient and short-lived, with the side effects often more disabling than the disease itself.
Today, that's all changing. Today we're not only able to determine THAT someone has Parkinson's Disease (or MS, or whatever the neurodegenerative disease may be), but in the world of Functional Medicine, we're beginning to understand WHY that disease as well.
And that makes sense, because Functional and Integrative Medicine has always been interested not in the WHAT but the WHY.
Today, we're learning that certain chronic infections, toxins, and even simple-to-correct nutrient deficiencies can contribute profoundly to the development and progression of these devastating diseases.
Better yet, once we test to discover what, in any particular case, may be the culprit, we're learning better and better ways of attacking them and eliminating them.
True enough, neurologists have long been very good at diagnosing a wide variety of diseases like Parkinson's, or Multiple Sclerosis, or any of a number of similar, aptly-named "neurodegenerative disorders." And, also true, neurologists are able to prescribe any of a vast and growing arsenal of prescription medications aimed at slowing down disease progression. Frustratingly and far too frequently, however, any hopeful benefits provided by those medications are transient and short-lived, with the side effects often more disabling than the disease itself.
Today, that's all changing. Today we're not only able to determine THAT someone has Parkinson's Disease (or MS, or whatever the neurodegenerative disease may be), but in the world of Functional Medicine, we're beginning to understand WHY that disease as well.
And that makes sense, because Functional and Integrative Medicine has always been interested not in the WHAT but the WHY.
Today, we're learning that certain chronic infections, toxins, and even simple-to-correct nutrient deficiencies can contribute profoundly to the development and progression of these devastating diseases.
Better yet, once we test to discover what, in any particular case, may be the culprit, we're learning better and better ways of attacking them and eliminating them.