Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease that causes wheezing, chest tightness and breathlessness. About 27.8 million Americans have it (CDC, 2023), and most reach good control with inhaled steroids plus trigger management, with integrative care as an add-on.
MCAS diagnosis requires meeting three criteria: multisystem symptoms, lab evidence of elevated mast cell mediators like tryptase, and response to mast cell-targeted therapy. Here is what that testing and timing involves.
Diet does not replace DMARDs for rheumatoid arthritis, but specific dietary patterns reduce inflammation and may lower flare frequency. Here’s what works.
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth causes bloating, gas, and diarrhea, but it can also trigger brain fog, fatigue, and nutrient deficiencies. Here’s how to recognize the full picture.
Yes, H1 and H2 blockers are taken together in MCAS, usually cetirizine or fexofenadine plus famotidine twice daily. This layered protocol covers doses, timing, mast cell stabilizers, supplements and when to add each layer.
The most common Crohn’s disease symptoms are chronic diarrhea, crampy lower right abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss and fatigue. Up to 40% of people with IBD also develop joint, skin, eye or mouth symptoms, and some warning signs need urgent care.
Most people bounce back from a viral illness within weeks. But for some, the fatigue lingers for months. Here’s what drives post-viral fatigue, when it crosses into ME/CFS territory, and what actually helps recovery.
Brain fog is usually caused by neuroinflammation driven by gut dysfunction, thyroid disease, blood sugar swings, poor sleep, nutrient gaps, mold, infection, hormones or medications. Learn the 12 root causes, the tests that find them and who treats each one.
ME/CFS treatment centers on pacing within your energy envelope and treating symptoms such as poor sleep, pain and orthostatic intolerance, since no FDA-approved drug treats the disease. Graded exercise therapy is no longer recommended by NICE or the CDC.
Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx) on the hands and feet is treated first with a super-potent steroid ointment such as clobetasol for 2 to 4 weeks, plus trigger avoidance. Recurrent blistering hand eczema can step up to PUVA, delgocitinib cream or systemic medicines.
Why SIBO causes severe bloating, how to tell if SIBO is behind your symptoms, and practical strategies for relief — from diet modifications to targeted supplements.
