Hurricanes Can Make You Sick Long After They’re Gone

Hurricane season ended months ago. But the sad truth is that many thousands of people who survived a multitude of hurricanes could be experiencing undiagnosed illnesses related to the aftermath of hurricanes that blew through years ago. How is this possible, you may wonder?

Well, I’ll explain. Hidden molds, yeasts, and other airborne bacteria linger in cracks and crevices, walls and hinges, fixtures and sills, furnishings and automobiles long after the damaging winds and rains have wreaked havoc.

Years after a storm, you might start feeling bad. You go to your doctor and the doctor can’t put his or her finger on a specific diagnosis. Tests are “normal” or unclear.  You get more and more prescriptions that help only briefly.  And so the journey on the medical merry-go-round begins. To no avail. Many people die without knowing that they had a deep blood fungus or other illnesses related to fungal/yeast overgrowth.

Many yeasts, molds, mildew, and fungi can attack humans with wildly differing effects. These illnesses are difficult to diagnose, and patients suffer for years as their health deteriorates. If you began feeling unwell anytime within five years of a passing storm that caused flooding in your home, car or business, and you have not been able to get a diagnosis, you could be suffering the results of hurricane health hell.

Many doctors do not ask about conditions you lived with after a storm has blown through. What is most frustrating is that a physician skilled in evaluating these puzzling conditions can produce startling improvements within months, even in people who feel like giving up.

Your immune system could be compromised after exposure to molds, mildews, yeasts and fungi and no usual drug pills or surgeries are going to make a significant difference in your health. However, an accurate diagnosis and proven course of action could make you feel better than you have in years.

If you have been looking for a diagnosis for the pain and suffering, call our office today to learn of the many resources we have available, so you can solve the puzzle of your problems.  Schedule an appointment to discuss your condition and let us show you how you might improve in the next few months, just as we have seen repeatedly with so many of our patients over many years. Get out of your pain and get on with your life.

 

 

 

 

 

Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor in Advance Medicine, The Recipient Of The Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award And Best-Selling Author, Dr. John Trowbridge, Elaborates On The Many Conditions Produced By Yeast.

Dr. John Trowbridge, Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor in Advance Medicine, the Recipient of The Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, and best-selling author, tells readers they may be unknowingly hosting a feast that could be causing a multitude of painful and potentially dangerous health conditions.

HOUSTON. TX  January 23, 2020: Dr. John Trowbridge, Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor in Advanced Medicine and the recipient of the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, posted a new article on his website entitled, “Your Body Could Be Hosting A Yeast Feast,” in which Dr. Trowbridge elaborates on a variety of symptoms.

“You’ve been experiencing chronic pains, fatigue, sleeplessness, depression,” writes Dr. Trowbridge. He continues, “Yet your doctor tells you there is nothing wrong with you. So you live with the pain and the thought that you must be crazy. When the pain intensifies you make an appointment with another specialist, as you keep looking for answers. You undergo expensive tests and treatments. You’ll do anything that promises to relieve the pain you live with. Years have gone by and you have nothing to show for your efforts except a depleted bank account.”

Dr. Trowbridge states, “I’m here to tell you that your suffering is real. You are not crazy.” According to Dr. Trowbridge, “Yeast goes undetected because it’s invisible.” He says, “Chances are you are hosting a Candida yeast feast inside your body. Yeast literally thrives and multiplies undetected when growing in the gut. As a result they can overgrow.” Dr. Trowbridge points out that, “Unfortunately, many of the most commonly consumed foods and medications help the yeasts thrive. Antibiotics, birth control pills, sugar, unhealthy diet, cortisone, stressful lifestyle and more contribute to the continuous growth of yeast in the human body.”

“Some of the more obvious Yeast Syndrome problems people show up with in my office include symptoms in the mouth such as thrush, periodontal disease, sinusitis and chronic nasal allergies,” Dr. Trowbridge writes. He goes on to say, “Also heartburn, acid reflux and chronic cough are symptoms of yeast. Excess gas, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, anal itch and ulcerative colitis are results of yeast having a feast in the body. Some of the signs are also visible on the skin in the form of athlete’s food, dandruff, eyelid infections, vulvovaginitis and jock itch.”

“As you can see,” says Dr. Trowbridge, “the symptoms are many and these are just the most obvious ones. Left undiagnosed and untreated the long-term effects of yeast can result in more deep-seated and dangerous inner infections.”

 

Read the entire article at https://healthchoicesnow.com/?p=27611&preview=true

 

About Dr. John Parks Trowbridge

One of America’s leading stem cell physicians, Dr. Trowbridge has maintained his private practice, Life Celebrating Health, consisting of a health recovery unit, pain relief unit, and life-long health unit, in Humble, Texas, since 1978. He and his devoted support staff of many years are committed to a simple slogan: “Find it now – Fix it right!” Insistent on finding a cause where one is suspected through detailed history taking, hands-on physical exam, emerging tests, and novel reasoning, he cautions against assuming that drugs or surgery are the only real choices. He attributes his practice success to a simple unwavering devotion: pose challenging questions and actively seek out practical answers.

Believing that people should get out of their pain and on with their lives, Dr. Trowbridge’s non-surgical treatments have helped people suffering with arthritis, neck and back pains, joint pains, and sports injuries. Recognized for his expertise in the blossoming field of regenerative medicine, he has coached over three dozen physicians to perform stem cell treatments for delightful recovery after years of suffering. Intent on sharing his innovative diagnostic and treatment perspectives, Dr. Trowbridge has been honored as an invited lecturer in Taiwan, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and across the States. His patients travel from far and wide, frustrated with still feeling sick and tired despite the best of conventional care.

Expounding on his passion to discover or develop effective treatments for desperate patients has led to Editor’s Choice awards for chapters in books co-authored with luminaries Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, and Larry King. The Yeast Syndrome, published by Bantam Books, continues to be a bestseller since 1986. An expert in heavy metal toxicology, Dr. Trowbridge’s innovative “chelation therapy” programs remove lead, mercury and more, to revitalize the lives of patients with assorted degenerative conditions, even having had two patients removed from the heart transplant list as they recovered. While “detox” is now a popular theme in modern culture, his career-long strategies have given a powerful definition to the recovery of vibrant health.

 

 

 

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Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor in Advance Medicine, The Recipient Of The Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award And Best-Selling Author, Dr. John Trowbridge, Wishes Readers A Yeast-Free New Year

Dr. John Trowbridge, Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor in Advance Medicine, the Recipient of The Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, and best-selling author, talks about the underlying and damaging effects of yeast in the human body and invites readers to make the new decade the time to uncover the real source of the pain and disease they experience.

 

HOUSTON. TX January 12, 2020: Dr. John Trowbridge, Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor in Advanced Medicine and the recipient of the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award, posted a new blog on his website entitled, “Happy New Year Happy No Yeast.”  Dr. Trowbridge has set an objective to help people shift their perspective away from “sexy” high tech medical treatments and surgeries to get to the underlying source of disease and discomfort.

 

Dr. Trowbridge writes, “As we launch into this New Year and New Decade, after spending the holidays indulging in rich food and drink, thoughts of getting into shape and getting healthy are dominant in the minds of many.” He continues, “This is the time of year that the airwaves are flooded with TV commercials for gym memberships and diets and a multitude of weight-loss products. That’s the way it’s been for decades and the way it will continue to be.”

 

“What I would like to do,” writes Dr. Trowbridge, “is to help those who suffer from painful conditions, that often begin with overindulging and grow into any number of diseases, shift perspective.” He adds, “I have been writing about and treating patients for conditions brought about by yeast for several decades. I co-wrote The Yeast Syndrome back in 1986 with Morton Walker, DPM. However, while many people have adopted healthier lifestyles that include non-yeast producing foods, so many more have not.” According to Dr. Trowbridge, “Yeast is still one of the major contributors to the declining health of millions of people. And, as our culture becomes more enamored with technology and surgery and “quick fixes,” its consequences are being ignored in favor of “sexier” “more advanced” treatments.”

 

Read the entire blog at https://healthchoicesnow.com/27606/happy-new-year-happy-no-yeast/

 

About Dr. John Parks Trowbridge

One of America’s leading stem cell physicians, Dr. Trowbridge has maintained his private practice, Life Celebrating Health, consisting of a health recovery unit, pain relief unit, and life-long health unit, in Humble, Texas, since 1978. He and his devoted support staff of many years are committed to a simple slogan: “Find it now – Fix it right!” Insistent on finding a cause where one is suspected through detailed history taking, hands- on physical exam, emerging tests, and novel reasoning, he cautions against assuming that drugs or surgery are the only real choices. He attributes his practice success to a simple unwavering devotion: pose challenging questions and actively seek out practical answers.

Believing that people should get out of their pain and on with their lives,Dr. Trowbridge’s non-surgical treatments have helped people suffering with arthritis, neck and back pains, joint pains, and sports injuries. Recognized for his expertise in the blossoming field of regenerative medicine, he has coached over three dozen physicians to perform stem cell treatments for delightful recovery after years of suffering. Intent on sharing his innovative diagnostic and treatment perspectives, Dr. Trowbridge has been honored as an invited lecturer in Taiwan, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and across the States. His patients travel from far and wide, frustrated with still feeling sick and tired despite the best of conventional care.

Expounding on his passion to discover or develop effective treatments for desperate patients has led to Editor’s Choice awards for chapters in books co- authored with luminaries Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, and Larry King. An expert in heavy metal toxicology, Dr. Trowbridge’s innovative “chelation therapy” programs remove lead, mercury and more, to revitalize the lives of patients with assorted degenerative conditions, even having had two patients removed from the heart transplant list as they recovered. While “detox” is now a popular theme in modern culture, his career-long strategies have given a powerful definition to the recovery of vibrant health.

 

 

 

 

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Happy New Year Happy No Yeast

As we launch into this New Year and New Decade, after spending the holidays indulging in rich food and drink, thoughts of getting into shape and getting healthy are dominant in the minds of many. This is the time of year that the airwaves are flooded with TV commercials for gym memberships and diets and a multitude of weight-loss products. That’s the way it’s been for decades and the way it will continue to be.

 

What I would like to do is to help those who suffer from painful conditions, that often begin with overindulging and grow into any number of diseases, shift perspective. I have been writing about and treating patients for conditions brought about by yeast for several decades. I co-wrote The Yeast Syndrome back in 1986 with Morton Walker, DPM. However, while many people have adopted healthier lifestyles that include non-yeast producing foods, so many more have not. Yeast is still one of the major contributors to the declining health of millions of people. And, as our culture becomes more enamored with technology and surgery and “quick fixes,” its consequences are being ignored in favor of “sexier” “more advanced” treatments.

 

There are over 60 identified yeasts that grow silently in the gut, percolating toxins designed to interfere with essential metabolic processes, creating or worsening virtually every acute and chronic disease process. Damage to metabolism due to these toxins creates failing organ systems, leading to diagnosis of various chronic diseases. If you suffer from a condition your doctor has been unable to diagnose, you could be suffering from the effects of yeast.

 

Make this the year and decade that you get to the true source of your health challenges. After all, your health is your greatest wealth. Call our office today and schedule an appointment to discuss your symptoms and ask our receptionist to send you informative materials. 1-800-FIX-PAIN.

 

When You Sincerely Want To Feel Better And All Else Has Failed

You’ve been on the medical merry-go-round for years. Each doctor and specialist you visit tells you something else that gives you a momentary ray of hope that this time, you’re going to feel better if you do what they tell you to do. “Take this pill. Have this surgery. Come back and see me every week for the next 3 years.”

Yet, despite your efforts and your belief in the skills of the endless list of specialists you’ve seen, you still feel as bad, if not worse, than ever. I know how you feel. I bet you sometimes think that you just don’t want to go on living this way.

 

How Some People Finally Get Off The Medical Merry-Go-Round

I’ve been helping patients who’ve been on the same merry-go-round my entire career spanning more than 41 years. My patients typically find me when they’ve exhausted the mainstream medical circus. I mean circuit! They may meet someone who has become a patient of mine. After telling this person their sad story, my patient will tell their story that led them to me and to a life they thought they would never be able to enjoy again.

There are millions of people who suffer from conditions that mainstream medicine doesn’t look for. Yeast and deep blood fungus are two conditions that seem mysterious and which plague so many. There are also methods such as stem cell and chelation therapy that mainstream doctors are not familiar with. I am a pioneer of both.

 

There’s Always More Physical, Mental, Emotional And Financial Strength

 You may feel physically, mentally, emotionally and financially exhausted. But, if you can muster up your strength in all of those areas (and in these miraculous lives of ours there’s an endless supply) just a little longer and schedule a consultation with me, this time next year you could be singing a much happier, healthier tune.

 

How We Help Our Patients

The way we help our patients involves three key steps.

First, we find what is blocking your body’s attempts to heal itself…and remove them.

Second, we find what “raw materials” your body needs to heal and repair malfunctioning systems…and provide them.

And third, we find “the switch” needed to “turn on” rapid healing and repair…and turn them on.

 

Experience Drug-Free, Surgery Free Relief

We don’t give out prescriptions for the latest drugs being pushed through TV commercials that you ‘just know’ are going to help your condition. We don’t hold out false promises of a “quick fix” with the latest surgical technique.

Instead, through listening to you, reviewing your history and based on thousands of patients we’ve helped in similar situations, we discover the true source of the pain, illness, discomfort and/or disease and, as I mentioned above, we find your body’s healing switches, turn them on and bring you into a healing state. The healing may not be overnight, but you will feel better than you have in years as your body resolves years of pain and suffering.

 

 

Most of us are far too trusting of our doctors …?

So many Americans become so trusting of their doctors that they’ll tolerate NOT being “fixed” for months, and even years on end. Do you believe you’ve been correctly diagnosed or treated? Have your prescription medications got you worried with a fistful of side effects?… “Including depression, and sometimes, death.”

Most patients who come to me have seen a dozen or more specialists. The patient then tells me how great those doctors have been. But I have to stop and think… If these doctors are so great, why are they seeing me for the same exact problem?

You’re not supposed to keep needing your doctors. You go to a doctor to “get out of your pain and on with your life,” right? That’s our slogan! It has been for many years now.

So ….. sadly MOST of our LifeForce readers have not read The Yeast Syndrome book – my Bantam Books wildly successful bestseller from 1986. Its message is still valid today: your illnesses, all or at least some of them, might be due to unsuspected, undiagnosed, untreated infections with yeast. Simply yeast ….. or maybe complicated by other parasites as well.

So here’s a great idea for the upcoming holidays. Actually, why wait? Order copies of The Yeast Syndrome book for you, your family, your close friends – or maybe a church member who stays sick despite his or her best efforts. I’m serious – we TREAT MOST ILLNESSES, often because yeast is part or all of the cause. READ THE BOOK!

Order the paperback or kindle copies here … The Yeast Syndrome

The Yeast Syndrome: How to Help Your Doctor Identify & Treat the Real Cause of Your Yeast-Related Illness

by John P. Trowbridge by Bantam

Mass Market Paperback ~ Release Date: 1986-10-01

List Price: $7.99

Our Price: $4.31

Dr. T has just returned from Dallas where he filmed a number of TV show segments with his long-time friend and mentor, Doug Kaufmann – they’ve exchanged ideas for years, and both of them are “hot on the trail” of yeast as a major cause of human illness. We’ll alert you when Dr. T’s segments will be showing in January/February ….. til then, you can get a head start by watching Doug and his guests on “KNOW THE CAUSE,” the most viewable TV health talk show in America. To find your local TV or cable/satellite access, check here:  KNOW THE CAUSE TV SHOWshutterstock_199563458

Chelation is STILL working THIS week as well, for many cardiovascular (heart, brain, blood vessel) diseases, autoimmune disorders, and other troubling degenerative diseases. In case you didn’t “follow up”
last week but want to read the latest positive national research study, check this out:   To read the NIH press coverage: CLICK HERE!

To read what Dr. T has to say about chelation: DIAL 1-800-FIX-PAIN

To ask us to send you a free copy of his published article from The Townsend Letter: DIAL 1-800-FIX-PAIN

To ask for a free copy of 4 books on a data-CD (read in your computer): DIAL 1-800-FIX-PAIN

Share us with your family and friends …

As a 34 year pioneer in integrative/longevity/alternative medicine, Dr. T has achieved the enviable position of being recognized as leader in designing innovative treatments to solve disease problems that have frustrated patients (and their physicians) for dozens of years.

Our sadness is when we see people who have spent a fortune hoping during the months or years they’ve invested with less-experienced physicians … and then they finally find us, exhausted and frustrated and losing hope. We don’t “fix” everyone – just enough to be reassuring to many folks who come in. Your family and friends deserve the chance to find out for themselves … PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO THEM! Is it time for them to get out of their pain and get on with their LIFE? Let THEM decide … with the facts!

Invite your friends to visit our incredibly informative redesigned website,  www.healthCHOICESnow.com

(because if you don’t KNOW you have choices NOW, then you DON’T have ANY!)

Invite your friends to call for any of our several books or 50 hours of DVDs and CDs that entertain as well as inform, on topics they need to know about. Rheumatoid arthritis? We have that. Hormone Replacement Therapy? Got that. Sleep apnea/snoring? Yep. Heart disease? Of course. Thyroid and fatigue? Sure. The list goes on and on and on. Ask your other doctors for their CDs and DVDs and books, so you can compare their ideas to ours. Give us a call:

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Check below to follow us on twitter, to like us on facebook. After all, if you don’t know the newest things we’re doing, you’ll just wander off to see “regular specialists” as you develop various future health issues and you’ll never learn about what other CHOICES you might have NOW!  The only problem right now is learning about what you can do – today – to avoid problems tomorrow.

What We Do WORKS!

Texas FUN Fact to Share: Which Founding Father of Texas was arrested and sent to a Mexico City prison? Stephen Austin. He was released to return to Texas on Christmas Day.

John Parks Trowbridge M. D., FACAM, has spent 34 years learning and teaching integrative medicine techniques around the country and around the world. Recognized in over 5 dozen volumes of Who’s Who for his innovative treatment programs, he is best known for his Bantam Books’ best-seller, The Yeast Syndrome. Dr. T gets involved: he has served as chairman of the board, president, or director of several major professional associations over the years. His “specialist status” is clearly acknowledged in Chelation Therapy (heart and circulation problems, toxic metal exposures) and Reconstructive Therapy (neck-back-joint arthritis/sports injuries). At Life Celebrating Health in Humble, Dr. Trowbridge offers advanced treatments for most medical and nutritional problems. (Yes, he has a master’s degree in nutrition – everything he does is serious science.) Are you ready to get out of your pain and on with your life?

Is YOUR glass half full?

Consider the FACTS!

We hear all sorts of conflicting “stories” during this political season … like, for instance, have the Democrats raided from Medicare some $716 billion dollars … or not? The FACTS should be clear from events that can be documented – so why all the stories and claims that “the other guys” are lying?

Well, the fact is that the glass is half full – they DID raid Medicare – or half empty – they DID raid Medicare. Or not. So which is it?

It all depends.

Depends on what?

On your viewpoint, looking at the same glass as someone who claims just the opposite … looking at the very same glass!

The very same is true regarding “integrative medical treatments” – some say they work, some say they don’t … looking at the very same improvements in so many patients.

So here’s your choice – feel better or … keep taking the drugs and having the surgery and complaining of feeling sick and tired. It all depends on your point of view!

Each One … Reach One

Special Savings for You are around the corner!

This election on November 6th is important for the health of our country and for the health of health care for your future. So each and every vote counts! Our job is to get out the vote, for Each One to Reach One MORE!

So here’s your opportunity to save big bucks during the month of November:

During the months of September and October, for each office visit (including Reconstructive Therapy injections), for each chelation IV treatment, and for each supplement purchase of $300 or more, we’ll give you a

$11.06 SAVINGS CERTIFICATE

to “cash in” for any services or products during the month of November!

You can cash all of them in “at once” or on different days, for office visits, for IV treatments, or for supplements. WHY $11.06? To remind you of November 6th of course, 11-06!

And how about looking out for the future health of your family and friends at the same time? There’s another way for Each One to Reach One – our programs are totally unique: The Yeast Syndrome, chelation for chronic degenerative diseases, Reconstructive Therapy for sports injuries and arthritis, sleep apnea and snoring, NP injections for pains. How about it? Each One … Reach One – this month!

How best to “reach” your family and friends?

Remember that we have over 50 free DVDs and CDs that explain many of our integrative medical treatments … as well as books and brochures in plain English not doctor-talk.

DIAL 1-800-FIX-PAIN

to ask our receptionists to send you our entertaining and informative materials

 

How Many of Your Friends Are Suffering With Diseases Caused or Worsened By The Yeast Syndrome?

Many of our patients – especially those for Chelation Therapy for heart and blood vessel diseases and a variety of other distressing diseases and those for Reconstructive Therapy for neck/back and sports/joint injuries or arthritis – don’t have any idea that we
dramatically help with a wide range of other problems.

We mean LOTS of medical problems for which people hop onto (and never get off) the “medical merry-go-round.

Here’s a quick review of treatment for The Yeast Syndrome, popularized by our best-selling Bantam Book … from 1986! How many of your family and friends have suffered needlessly through the past 2-dozen-plus years???

The Yeast Syndrome: Chronic Degenerative Diseases

Three kingdoms: PLANTS convert sunlight to energy, ANIMALS eat plants or other animals who’ve eaten plants to get their energy,  FUNGI (YEASTS) eat both plants and animals (yes, US!), to extract their energy.

The Yeast Syndrome = infected by yeast that is busy putting out poison to recycle YOU!

Most commonly Candida albicans but other varieties as well.

WEEDS in your lawn – a few here and there, no big deal when they “overgrow” and begin to take over, BIG deal = The Yeast Syndrome!

Humans “tolerate” yeasts as “normal growth” on the skin, in the gut (mouth to anus), vagina.

Because yeasts are not “seen” when growing in the gut, they can “overgrow” thanks to antibiotics, birth control pills, cortisone, deplorable diet, stress, lifestyle… Some of the more obvious Yeast Syndrome problems people “show up with” …

MOUTH – tongue = thrush, gums = periodontal bio-film, cheilitis angle-of-mouth infections, recurrent pharyngitis/sinusitis, chronic nasal allergies

ESOPHAGUS = esophagitis, reflux “heartburn,” even chronic cough

STOMACH = epigastritis, pains, reflux (complicates hiatal hernia)

INTESTINE/COLON = belly bloating, “gas,” irritable bowel symptoms, anal itch, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis, recurrent/persistent belly pains

SKIN = vulvovaginitis, “jock itch,” “athlete’s foot,” skin-folds inflammation, eczematous dermatitis, dandruff, recurrent skin infections, eyelid infections

BLADDER = recurrent vulvovaginitis, cystitis (even kidney infections), painful intercourse

Yeasts grow silently in the gut, percolating toxins (“Candi-toxins”) designed to interfere with essential metabolic processes – over 60 identified – creating or worsening virtually every acute and chronic disease process, bar none!

Damage to metabolism due to toxins creates failing organ systems, leading to diagnosis of various CHRONIC diseases = “hop onto the medical merry-go-round” – BUT the origin of the problems remains unseen, so treatment is never directed “at the source” of symptoms = unnecessary medications and operations, never really getting the patient “better”- ingested mercury (from fillings or fish) is made more toxic by conversion to organic mercury by gut yeast.

TREATMENT KEYS: Diet (low sugars/starches) – Nutritional Supplements (to repair and support body systems) – Specific Treatments for Patient Discomforts – Drugs to Kill Yeast

ANTI-YEAST DRUGS: Commonly Nystatin for many months and briefly or intermittently Nizoral (ketoconazole)

“DIE-OFF” Reaction: You might feel worse for a few days and then steadily better as yeast in your gut are brought under control

DIETARY Progression: From Phase I (MEVY = Meats/Eggs/Veggies/Yogurt) through Phase II (mostly more veggies, some starches) then Phase III (more starches, some sugars) and finally Phase IV (foods with yeasts, sugars, starches) – it takes time to recover!!!

Choose Wisely!

So, what will you do with this startling new information about our treatments that effectively help with MANY degenerative diseases? Will you watch your family or friends continue to suffer? Here’s your choice – feel better or … keep taking the drugs and having the surgery and complaining of feeling sick and tired. It all depends on your point of view!

DIAL 1-800-FIX-PAIN to ask our receptionists to send you our entertaining and informative materials

Are Your Health Problems Caused By Your Teeth and Gums?

Systemic illnesses linked to oral disease

A growing body of research reveals that people who suffer from moderate to severe periodontal disease and gingivitis may be unknowingly affecting their overall healthfulness as bacterial poisons known as endotoxins are released into the bloodstream through infected gums.

shutterstock_329196521Evidence suggests that the link between gum infections and cardiovascular disease in particular is quite strong, and even notable physician Dr. Oz has spoken about the wide assortment of health risks associated with untreated gum disease.

“People with gum disease (periodontal disease and gingivitis) may harbor up to 500 species of bacteria and the proximity of that bacteria to the normally sterile bloodstream can be worrisome. Bacteria can enter small blood vessels, travel to other parts of the body, release toxins, and trigger inflammatory chemicals that assault arteries and organs,” says Dr. Mehmet Oz.

“Gum disease and tooth loss now is considered a harbinger for coronary artery disease, infective endocarditis, bacterial pneumonia, diabetes, kidney disease, and stroke. Periodontal bacteria also have been detected in the mouths and amniotic fluid of women who have experienced premature labor or miscarriage. This also may contribute to low birth weight.”

How poor oral hygiene can lead to gum disease

People with periodontal disease are more likely to suffer strokes and coronary artery disease — both conditions that may be associated with inflammation of the blood vessels. Even in healthy mouths, the groove between the teeth and gum is teeming with bacteria. If teeth and gums are not cared for properly, harmful colonies of bacteria will increase in mass and thickness until they form the sticky film known as plaque.

In a healthy mouth shutterstock_208219309plaque actually provides some barrier against outside bacterial invasion, but when it accumulates to extreme levels, it adheres to the surfaces of the teeth and adjacent gums and causes infection which, if left untreated, turns into periodontal disease.

As periodontal disease progresses toxic oral bacteria travel into the gums, where it then multiplies and produces toxins. This action can create a chronic inflammatory response in the mouth, triggering a breakdown of tissues and bone that surround the teeth, opening up pockets of space that can then become infected – or infested with toxic bacteria.

A system-wide invasion

Over time, as periodontal disease affects both the bone and tissue where they form a connection, inflammatory compounds begin to seep into the bloodstream. As these toxic compounds circulate throughout the body they can harm the lining of blood vessels – a process which is known to lead to strokes shutterstock_130094222and heart attacks. A routine of good oral hygiene is one of the ways to ensure that the body is not susceptible to chronic inflammation and other associated health issues including:

  • heart attack
  • stroke
  • diabetes
  • low preterm birth weight
  • respiratory disease
  • osteoporosis
  • digestive disorders

Since the bacteria stemming from gum disease may spread throughout the body causing harm to more than just the teeth and gums we recommend that patients have their teeth checked and cleaned at least twice a year. Treatment of oral bacteria with proper oral care, mouth rinses and a good routine at home can reduce the complication of chronic disorders. Contact our office to learn more about how to keep your gums healthy.

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The Yeast Syndrome – Recover

Why does our health gradually erode over time? What can you do about it? In this episode of “Living Better with Dr. John Trowbridge” we discuss Yeast and the book The Yeast Syndrome — still the benchmark publication on the topic!

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