Arthritis - Going Beyond the Research
Arthritis affects a staggering 54 million adults. Until now, very little was done to combat the underlying cause and reverse the symptoms of this debilitating condition.
There is an Autoimmune Epidemic
Twenty-five years of Functional Medicine has made some solid advances in resolution of Complex Conditions.
When evaluating a patient with Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or even Psoriatic Arthritis, we need to evaluate the underlying causes.
Using the Functional Medicine Model of Antecedents, Triggers and Modifiers is helpful to understand how the patient got here.
While Genetics plays a part, an equally important trigger for this upswing of Arthritis cases is theorized to be primarily environmental. This is the tiresome list that no one wishes were true. Glyphosate, GMO Wheat, Transaminated Corn and other Organophosphate and DNA manipulated Foods are not sitting well with our natural Genome.
Arthritis is Inflammation resulting in Bone Destruction
"In people with many of the genetic risk factors for RA, exposure to a single environmental risk factor may trigger RA. However, in the majority of people these factors (and others ...) probably act cumulatively, slowly lowering the threshold for the development of RA."
- Professor Deborah Symmons MD Professor of Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Epidemiology, Deputy , Director of the Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester
How do Stem Cells Help?
