Caplan Health Institute
Functional Medicine Practitioners
6 Easy Ways To Detox for Autoimmune Disease Exposure to toxins is one of the root causes of autoimmune disease, but the best way to detox from these health-destroying chemicals doesn’t have to be difficult. I find that when my patients try these easy ways to detox, their autoimmune health dramatically improves. Here are six …
Common Nutrient Deficiencies as a Cause of Autoimmune Disease If you’re wondering what are the causes of autoimmune diseases, nutrient deficiencies are at the top of the list, but it’s not as simple as that. In some cases, the lack of key nutrients—either from not getting enough in the diet or absorption issues—doesn’t outright cause …
Is Insulin Resistance Causing Your Autoimmune Joint Pain, Belly Fat, and More? Many conventional doctors ignore insulin resistance. And yet, being insulin resistant is to blame for symptoms like autoimmune joint pain, belly fat, hair loss, and brain fog—to name just a few. Insulin resistance often gets missed in testing. Instead, the doctor only orders …
Histamine intolerance, or the inability to effectively break down histamine, is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Histamine plays an important role in our immune system health, but when too much is circulating throughout our bodies, it can cause a slew of unwanted symptoms. It is commonly thought that histamine reactions …
Sourdough bread is becoming popular across the nation for more reasons than one. It is not only arguably more nutritious than conventional breads, it is also easier to digest and has a unique flavor profile many prefer. Sourdough refers to exactly what it sounds like- “sour” or fermented dough shaped and baked just like other …
EBV and Autoimmune Disease: Symptoms, Tests, and Treatments There are many chronic infections that are linked to the development or worsening of autoimmune diseases. These infections include Lyme disease, fungal overgrowth in the sinuses, and cytomegalovirus (CMV). But one of the most common chronic infections I see in clinical practice is Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This …
When we think of health, we tend to associate this term with nutrition, exercise, and stress management, but what if there was a crucial piece of the wellness puzzle that we were missing? Research has begun to reveal the unfortunate truth that the average individual is exposed to numerous toxic chemicals each day. Chemical and …
You’ve probably heard about electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and know that they’re usually very damaging to your health. But did you know there are good EMFs and bad EMFs? These good EMFs are called pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs), and PEMF therapy can be used together with other natural autoimmune disease treatments. In this blog post I’ll …
Tasty Autoimmune Recipes for a Lupus Diet Plan One of the most common complaints I hear from my lupus patients and autoimmune patients in general is: “What am I supposed to eat?” When I tell them what foods make lupus worse, they feel very restricted. The good news is that there are plenty of lupus …
