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As a leading Chicago functional medicine doctor, I see patients every day that suffer with chronic digestion issues. Our Naperville functional medicine specialist is here to help get to the root of your chronic condition. IBS or irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common problems we see in our Chicago-based office. This article will…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment What is it? What causes it? Functional medicine solutions for IBS in Naperville IBS is one of the most common digestion disorders we treat in our office. Offering an Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment with functional medicine can provide a great natural solution towards IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder…
Serotonin, often referred to as the “feel-good” neurotransmitter, plays a significant role in regulating mood, appetite, and sleep. Serotonin and weight loss go hand-in-hand when speaking to the ability to lose weight. Low levels of serotonin are associated with mood disorders like depression and anxiety, as well as with increased appetite and carbohydrate cravings. When…
Hashimoto’s disease is not only a thyroid disease. This autoimmune disease often affects your brain. Many individuals with this disease still suffer with brain-related symptoms even when their thyroid hormone levels are optimal. Your symptoms may not be related to your levels of thyroid hormone at all. In many instances, symptoms attributed to thyroid hormones…
It’s not what you think it is… If you suffer from Hashimoto’s disease or dysautonomia you may not realize that the symptoms you are currently experiencing may not be due to your thyroid hormone levels! This article is meant to help you to understand how the thyroid and the nervous system are intimately connected. Most…
Autoimmunity arises when the immune system, typically tasked with defending the body against foreign invaders, mistakenly attacks its own cells and tissues due to a breakdown in self-tolerance mechanisms. When looking to treat autoimmune disease naturally, Naperville Integrated Wellness looks to functional medicine. Functional medicine can help look to the root of the problem to…
When women reach out to us with concerns of hormone imbalance, we often hear about symptoms like weight gain, low libido, hair growth/loss, skin problems, vaginal dryness, poor sleep quality, PMS, irregular menstrual cycles, heavy bleeding, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, infertility, mood swings, migraines, hot flashes, poor bone health and muscle atrophy. Naperville Integrated Wellness…
Are you struggling to lose weight with hypothyroidism? Weight loss and hypothyroidism are combatted with the functional medicine approach towards wellness. Weight loss is tough without having a chronic condition attached. Does is seem like not matter what you try nothing seems to work for you? Maybe you have cleaned up your diet and even…
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects over 1.5 million Americans. Both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are inflammatory bowel diseases, and these are the 2 most common forms of IBD. Another type of IBD is called microscopic colitis, which occurs in the colon and can only be seen with a microscope. This should not be confused…
Welcome to part 2 of our Healthy Digestion series on how to heal gut naturally. In part 1, we delved into the critical role of proper stomach and small intestine function. Now, we’re shifting our focus to the health and function of the large intestine, also known as the colon, and its significance in maintaining…