Root Causes Of Disease

By Mila McManus MD

Poor gut health
- Antibiotics
- Dysbiosis
- Steroids
- High sugar diet
- Leaky gut
  - NSAIDs (e.g., Advil, Aleve)
  - Glyphosate pesticides on wheat products
  - Lectins
Poor nutrition/diet
- vitamin deficiencies
  - from poor intake
  - from poor absorption
  - side effect of medications (e.g. birth control pills, anti-acids, and blood pressure medications)
- inflammatory diet
  - fried foods, grains, standard meat products, sugar, chemicals
Food allergies and sensitivities
o IgE vs IgG vs IgA reactions, as well as intolerance and non-Ig-mediated reactions to foods
Hormone imbalance and decline
o Adrenal dysfunction
o Estrogen dominance
o Hypothyroidism and Functional hypothyroidism
o Low testosterone from toxins, stress, insulin resistance
Toxins
o PCBs, phthalates, food dyes, preservatives, pesticides, artificial sweeteners and flavors, to
name a few
Sleep disorders
Microbes
- e.g., viruses, parasites, tick borne illness (lyme, babesia, bartonella, etc)
Inactivity
Stress
Medication side effects
- including everything on the list the pharmacist gives you
- many cause deficiencies of important nutrients which will manifest in myriad ways
Genetic predispositions, minor and major mutations
EMF Exposures-wi-fi, cell phones, laptops, appliances, etc
o Causes a lot of oxidative stress and damages mitochondria (children more than adults)
o Linked to many chronic diseases and cancer