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By Bruce R. Dooley, M.D. –
It is the heat of battle and the knights are ferociously engaged in combat to protect their kingdom from invaders. Smoke, screams and arrows fill the air.
The din of clashing armor combines with exhaustion to create momentary confusion in the king’s front line of knights. Alas, some of the knights have now spun around and are rushing with raised swords right towards their own king and villagers. Other knights, worn out and dazed as well, follow their misled charge and join in the attack of their sworn protectorate. They are oblivious to the fact that they are attacking and striking down their own people.
I use this analogy with my patients and in public talks to describe the process that creates the condition of autoimmune disease, or when our own immune system attacks us. The United States is under siege from a proliferation of autoimmune diseases of epidemic proportions. Having studied this amazing intelligence called our Immune System for two years to earn my Masters of Science, I feel I am in a unique position of understanding why this is happening. My work as a physician now deals quite a bit with preventing or turning off this attack on our bodies. An early sign that this may be occurring is INFLAMMATION in the body, and often this is a result of the immune system. Unfortunately, most conventional medical therapy (and commercial advertising) still involves trying to SUPPRESS the immune system with anti-inflammatory medicines rather than understanding what has created the process.
Practitioners of Functional or Integrative Medicine work to uncover the toxic forces or burdens that have so overwhelmed and confused the immune system as to lead it to do the unthinkable – attack the body that it was meant to protect! The same is true for WEAKENED immune systems that cannot fend off attacks (allergies, gut issues, recurring infections, poor wound healing, etc.). These burdens on our immune system –whether chemicals, viruses, bacteria, yeast, toxic heavy metals, inadequate cell nutrition, stress or toxic thoughts/relationships — can be resolved to help the individual’s immune system relax, strengthen and regroup. The immune cells will stop shooting flaming arrows (inflammatory cytokines, etc.) at misdirected targets and get back to its true business of protecting us from outside invaders and abnormal (cancer) cells. Yes, it is true, cancer cells have been able to grow into tumors from being overlooked by a burdened, weakened or distracted immune system. The fact is that ALL of us have these abnormal and potentially lethal cells in our body. It is the function of a strong and focused immune system to take them out.
There are many avenues towards stabilizing and improving the immune system, including the remarkable benefits of high-dose Vitamin C and nutritional IV therapies. I encourage and invite you to call me for a personal consultation on how you can strengthen and improve your immune system. Being proactive is key to staying at the top of your game, with great energy, and avoiding cancer and other debilitating conditions. I look forward to meeting you!
Some of the Over 200 Known
Autoimmune Conditions
Addison’s disease
Alopecia (hair loss)
Amyloidosis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Hepatitis
Hyperlipidemia
Immunodeficiency
Inner ear disease
Myocarditis
Pancreatitis
Retinopathy
Thyroid disease
Urticaria (itching)
Cardiomyopathy
Celiac disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Crohn’s disease
Erythema nodosum
Fibromyalgia
Glomerulonephritis
Graves’ disease
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Juvenile arthritis
Juvenile diabetes (Type I)
Lupus (SLE)
Lyme disease, chronic
Meniere’s disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Myositis (muscle inflame)
Narcolepsy
Optic neuritis
Peripheral neuropathy
Psoriasis
Psoriatic arthritis
pulmonary fibrosis
Reynaud’s phenomenon
Reactive Arthritis
Restless legs syndrome
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Sjogren’s syndrome
Temporal arteritis
Ulcerative colitis
Uveitis
Vasculitis
Vitiligo
For 20 years, Bruce Dooley, M.D. has helped people with chronic health problems using the latest advances in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, which emphasizes science-based natural therapies in place of surgery and prescription medications. He brings these effective therapies – including high-dose Vitamin C and nutritional IV therapies — to the Jupiter area at his Advanced Natural Medicine center at 561-744-2724.
Call and book a ‘Get acquainted with Dr. Dooley’ consultation, which is complimentary for a limited time only.
