ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE

By Mila McManus MD

Dr. Mila McManus’s mission for TWIHW is to work with individuals to navigate the complexity of the body and get to the root cause of disease.

Root Causes of Disease:

Poor gut health
- Antibiotics
- Dysbiosis
- Steroids
- High sugar diet
- Leaky gut
  - NSAIDs (e.g., Advil, Aleve)
  - Glyphosate pesticides on wheat products
  - Lectins
Poor nutrition/diet
- vitamin deficiencies
  - from poor intake
  - from poor absorption
  - side effect of medications (e.g. birth control pills, anti-acids, and blood pressure medications)
- inflammatory diet
  - fried foods, grains, standard meat products, sugar, chemicals
Food allergies and sensitivities
o IgE vs IgG vs IgA reactions, as well as intolerance and non-Ig-mediated reactions to foods
Hormone imbalance and decline
o Adrenal dysfunction
o Estrogen dominance
o Hypothyroidism and Functional hypothyroidism
o Low testosterone from toxins, stress, insulin resistance
Toxins
o PCBs, phthalates, food dyes, preservatives, pesticides, artificial sweeteners and flavors, to
name a few
Sleep disorders
Microbes
- e.g., viruses, parasites, tick borne illness (lyme, babesia, bartonella, etc)
Inactivity
Stress
Medication side effects
- including everything on the list the pharmacist gives you
- many cause deficiencies of important nutrients which will manifest in myriad ways
Genetic predispositions, minor and major mutations
EMF Exposures-wi-fi, cell phones, laptops, appliances, etc
o Causes a lot of oxidative stress and damages mitochondria (children more than adults)
o Linked to many chronic diseases and cancer

Functional medicine seeks to identify and treat the underlying cause of your condition. It centers on the idea that one condition may have many causes or one cause can have many conditions. Integrative medicine uses a combination of therapies and lifestyle changes to treat and heal the whole person.

The Woodlands Institute for Health and Wellness is here to serve your entire family. Call us today @ 281.298.6742.