Are you aware that there is an alternative practice to conventional medicine that can lessen and even reverse symptoms of your autoimmune disease? Although many alternative medicinal practices have been around since the beginning of time, a refreshing breath of hope has more recently been brought to light. It’s called Functional Medicine.

Dr. Susan Blum is the author of “The Immune System Recovery Plan” in which lies the premise of finding and removing triggers of disease such as allergens, toxins, and hidden microbes and supporting the body’s function with nutrients, herbs and other “pro” drugs such as probiotics. It has helped thousands of people worldwide.

I found this book spellbinding as it put in simple terms the way our bodies respond to stress, sugar, and white flour or gluten-filled foods to name a few. It explains the symptoms that arise from them. I felt excitement and hope for the first time in a long time after reading Dr. Blum’s book. I could actually understand how the information could help me and thousands like me decrease the amounts of Plaquenil, steroids and low dose chemo drugs we are taking.

I am currently seeing a Functional Medicine Practitioner. At this point diet and stress management is the main focus of my treatment. A baseline blood lab was drawn and will be drawn again to see how omitting gluten, sugar, and certain inflammatory causing foods may change the results. I’ve been on the Auto Immune Protocol for three weeks and just this past week have had noticeable relief of muscle soreness in my arms.

The studies supporting this holistic approach are scientifically tested so I feel that between Dr. Blum and my Functional Medicine Practitioner I am arming myself with some very strong defenses against an out of control immune system.  I hope you’ll take the time to download or order your copy of “The Immune System Recovery Plan”. In my opinion, it’s an excellent resource for health and hope.