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- Finally! Whole Health Chicago To Open A South Side OfficeOK, OK, so it took 20 years, but it will be worth the wait. WholeHealth Chicago’s new location is in… Read more: Finally! Whole Health Chicago To Open A South Side Office
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 16: A Hidden CancerYes, cancer is a scary topic. Most primary care doctors, this one at least, know that when a patient comes… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 16: A Hidden Cancer
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 15: Long CovidDoctors who work with patients who have chronic fatigue, chronic Lyme, and fibromyalgia have remarked on the similarity between people… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 15: Long Covid
- Ubiquitous Autoimmune ConditionsHere’s a statistic that might surprise you: there are more than 100 different autoimmune conditions and they collectively cause more… Read more: Ubiquitous Autoimmune Conditions
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 14: Sugar (Yep, Sugar)Picture a bowl filled with granulated sugar and a can of Coke next to it. How many rounded teaspoonfuls of… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 14: Sugar (Yep, Sugar)
- Sausage, Botox, and MigrainesI didn’t spend a lot of time studying botulism in medical school. By the time I arrived, botulism was pretty… Read more: Sausage, Botox, and Migraines
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 13: Multiple Chemical SensitivityMost often, even before patients realize they’ve developed multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), its very first manifestation is fatigue, the sense… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 13: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 12: Candida (Yeast) OvergrowthBack in 1993, several weeks before the opening of what would come to be called WholeHealth Chicago, I was summoned… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 12: Candida (Yeast) Overgrowth
- Wikipedia’s Disservice to Alternative MedicineWe’ll return to the Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue series next week, but today a change of pace. I feel… Read more: Wikipedia’s Disservice to Alternative Medicine
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 11: Your Sluggish LiverSpread your left hand across your upper abdomen. Beneath it lies your liver, the largest organ in your body. Liver… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 11: Your Sluggish Liver
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 10: The Tick Bite You Don’t RememberYou’re 11 years old. Or 16. Or 30. Like most Chicagoans, you regard Wisconsin and Michigan as places that exist… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 10: The Tick Bite You Don’t Remember
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 9: Mold-Related IllnessMold-related illness was first described almost 50 years ago when it was labeled sick building syndrome. It was met with… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 9: Mold-Related Illness
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 8: Prescription DrugsWhen new or even long-established patients arrive at WholeHealth Chicago (in person or via telemedicine), our practitioners walk them through… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 8: Prescription Drugs
- NBC Nightly News: Multi Cancer Early Detection TestWhen you cross over into your 50s and beyond, like it or not your risk for developing cancer increases. If… Read more: NBC Nightly News: Multi Cancer Early Detection Test
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 7: Sleep DisordersThe past few weeks we’ve been making our way through the overlooked causes of chronic fatigue, a symptom that can… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 7: Sleep Disorders
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 6: Low MagnesiumGeorge Lundberg, MD, former editor of JAMA and now editor-at-large of Medscape, refers to low levels of magnesium as “the… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 6: Low Magnesium
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 5: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)I’ve been working on this chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) series in large part because here at WholeHealth Chicago our practitioners… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 5: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 4: Vitamin DeficienciesYou might be surprised how many of the health and medical facts we accept unquestioningly today are exactly the opposite… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 4: Vitamin Deficiencies
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 3: Your Adrenal GlandsPatricia is 33, happily married as far as marriages go, one daughter, steadily employed in a less-than-satisfying corporate job, good… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 3: Your Adrenal Glands
- Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 2: Minimally Underactive ThyroidI went to medical school in London for a while and truly it was great fun. This was the 1960s–Beatles,… Read more: Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue, Part 2: Minimally Underactive Thyroid