Health Concerns

Asthma, Colitis, Arthritis, Psoriasis, and Heart Disease (Chronic Inflammatory Diseases): They are all due to a dysfunction of the immune system, which damages these otherwise healthy organs. Inadequate nutrition, caused by malabsorption, bacterial overgrowth, pancreatic insufficiency, etc., plays an important role in these conditions, but is rarely checked by the specialists.

What we do at Advanced Medicine: Special attention is paid to detecting underlying and often silent deficiencies. This is done by special tests which examine whole body systems, creating the guidelines to provide you with the most natural and effective treatments. Symptoms subside when the malfunctions are corrected.

Chronic Fatigue and Epstein Barr: The cause of these, and related syndromes, is not clear. However there are several lifestyle and supplement approaches you can take to help shorten the duration of any occurrence, and prevent a relapse.

What we do at Advanced Medicine: Proper supplementation and assessing fitness and stress are critical in maintaining a body that has a boosted immune system to conquer infections and fatigue. Dr. Raff and Gayle take a thorough assessment of your supplements, lifestyle, and blood, to create a personalized plan for you.

Cancer: Oncologists have made great progress in killing cancer cells. Unfortunately, their treatments are very harsh on our normal cells, causing many side effects.

What we do at Advanced Medicine: My job is to keep your normal cells as healthy as possible, making them more resistant to infection, reducing side effects, and giving your body a better chance to respond to the benefits of chemo and radiation. Recently, very high doses of Vitamin C intravenously, a nutritional approach, has been shown to be very promising in killing cancer cells. This treatment is available in our office.

Gastrointestinal (GI) and Digestive Problems, including IBS: The use of fiberoptic “endoscopes” to look into the upper and lower GI tract has advanced the early detection and treatment of cancer in these areas with great success. Endoscopies have provided little to no help in the evaluation and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease ( ileitis and colitis). This is because these conditions are caused by biochemical and physiologic dysfunctions that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Traditional treatment is with anti-immune and anti-inflammatory drugs, but it often leaves out nutrition and supplementation, which play an important part in treatment and healing.

Malabsorption is probably the most important word in GI and general health. Even if we eat well and take supplements – there is no guarantee that we will absorb the adequate amounts of our individual and special needs. This is especially true of us “older folk” who are aging in the gut. Heart and kidney failure are well recognized, but diminished digestion and absorption are rarely evaluated, and yet this is a major course of disease in the elderly.

What we do at Advanced Medicine: Through the proper use of vitamins, nutrients, probiotics, enzymes, etc., we can relieve the common symptoms associated with these conditions, and provide eating guidelines that are both nutritious and delicious! For IBS, by examining absorption and inflammation, and using nutrition strategies along with supplementation, we can help relieve pain and treat the IBS
We also have special programs for “ostomy” patients, as well as those considering or undergoing gastric bypass surgery.
 

Heart Disease: No, Cholesterol is not the whole story! INFLAMMATION, abnormal or excessive, attacks and damages the delicate inner lining of our arteries, resulting in scarring, thickening , and blood clots. Cholesterol is used by the body in an attempt to cover over and heal these damaged areas. Many nutrients have been shown to be beneficial in minimizing cardiovascular disease. They must – like all treatments, be used in the appropriate doses, along with other life style factors. Heart disease has been scientifically proven to be reversible!

What we do at Advanced Medicine: We do blood tests that measure all the lipid levels of LDL’s (bad) and HDL’s (good) cholesterol, more than 12 lipid levels in all. Most traditional blood testing measures only two or three cholesterol levels, which gives a limited picture of your risk.  We also examine your homocysteine levels, antioxidants and risk factors in your system. In this way we can determine your bodies nutritional and vitamin needs. In addition, Gayle examines your lifestyle and measures your body composition to help you create a personalized lifestyle program that is realistic and fits into your daily routine to keep you well.

Nutritional Concerns that can be addressed by Diet and Supplements:

Gayle is an expert at assessing your diet and looking at how you can eat to feel your best:

If you have Diabetes, High or Low Blood Sugar, Celiac Disease, Food Allergies, or want to learn how to best feed your children, or eat during pregnancy, Gayle can easily give you realistic programs to solve your issues.

Weight Loss: Perhaps you have said something like this to yourself… A) I want to lose 20 lbs for the wedding. B) I have been trying to lose weight all my life, really. C) There are so many diets, which one is right for me? D) I do not want to be on a diet, I need a program I can live with to get healthy e) I always have at least 10lbs to loose, f) I don’t eat anything and I can’t lose the weight! G) All of the above – someone help me!

If this sounds familiar look below to see what we can do for you!

What we do at Advanced Medicine: Through a series of tests we can determine if you suffer from a hormone imbalances (thyroid, insulin, estrogen, cortisone) or nutritional-vitamin deficiencies which inhibit weight loss by affecting your metabolism. Gayle is also an expert and reviewing your eating habits and lifestyle habits and helping you to make the changes you need in order to both love eating and lose weight!

Women’s Health: Are you post pregnancy, pregnant or trying to get pregnant, going through menopause, have pms issues or urinary tract infections? While traditional medicine can give you some medications, proper nutrition and supplementation is important to treat and abate many symptoms and issues that can be associated with your health. Inadequate vitamin levels and poor acid balance in your system can lead to heart disease, bone loss, depression, and poor absorption and digestion.

What we do at Advanced Medicine: We look at how all your systems are interacting and propose a thorough plan to boost your immune function, maintain your bone strength and reduce your risk factors for disease. In addition, Gayle has a proven plan for weight loss that she created called Active Wellness that addresses your lifestyle needs and how to balance your personal program on a daily basis to reach your health goals.


 

     

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