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  • Facing Infertility with Normal Thyroid Function? This May Be Why!

    • Posted by: Focus Integrative Healthcare
    • Category: Functional Medicine, Hormone-Balancing & Fertility
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    Trying to conceive can be an incredibly stressful experience for all parties involved. It is frustrating to face repeated disappointment when your strongest desires are to have an uneventful pregnancy and a healthy baby. When there are additional physical health conditions involved, trying to conceive becomes even more emotionally taxing. We know that this is
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  • Fact Check: Could Autism Really Be An Autoimmune Disease?

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autoimmune, Cognition, Functional Medicine, Mental Health
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    A child representing a child with an autism spectrum disorder who is being seen at Focus Integrative Healthcare's integrative functional medicine clinic in KC Overland Park, Kansas
    Is autism an autoimmune disease? Both scientists and physicians have been suggesting that it may be for years. Coming to a black and white conclusion as to whether it is or it isn't has been complicated by the fact that we make the diagnosis of autism based on clinical observations or things that we see,
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  • A Deeper Look: How Your Stressful Childhood Led to Autoimmune Disease

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Assessments, Autoimmune, Functional Medicine, Thyroid
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    Picture of a child hiding from the abuse and trauma that he suffers at home
    Is childhood stress really connected to chronic disease? There is definitely a distinct connection between the mind and the body. Ongoing research continues to validate this fact. Some of the most interesting research about this topic, in my opinion, revolves around the connection between childhood trauma and the inflammatory response, specifically the autoimmune response. But
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  • Long-Awaited Help for Individuals with Autoimmune Diseases

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Assessments, Autoimmune, Functional Medicine
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    autoimmune disease quiz
    Do you have an autoimmune disease or know someone struggling with autoimmunity? Chances are you answered yes. Autoimmune diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent. The cause of autoimmune diseases is still largely unknown; however, physicians and scientists have observed that environmental influences play an important role in their development and progression. We've constructed an assessment that determines
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