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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
- vitamin deficiencies
- 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
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