Health & Wellness Articles from Amy Myers, MD

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What Is SIBO? Symptoms, Causes, Testing & Diagnosis

SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, can be the root cause of gas, bloating, or IBS. Learn how to treat and prevent it with holistic medicine.
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Flat Stomach - They Myers Way® Pillar I: Heal Your Gut
Autoimmunity
Gut Health
The Myers Way® Pillar I: Heal Your Gut
  This is the first part of a four-part series, based on The Autoimmune Solution. Read the other parts here: Pillar I: Heal your gut. Pillar II: Get rid of gluten, grains, and legumes. Pillar III: Tame the toxins. Pillar...
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Autoimmunity
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4 Steps to Recover from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
In my book, The Autoimmune Solution, I walk you through my proven program to treat and reverse the full spectrum of inflammatory symptoms and diseases including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In this article, you'll find out what’s causing the cascade of inflammation and learn how to stop the symptoms at the source.
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Piece of salmon - 6 Best Foods for an Autoimmune or AIP Diet - AMMD™
Autoimmunity
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6 Best Foods for an Autoimmune or AIP Diet
n working with thousands of autoimmune patients, I found that ensuring optimal nutrition is the #1 way to reverse chronic conditions and get relief. In this article, I’ll cover how to prevent nutrient deficiencies linked to autoimmune disease with the best food sources of essential vitamins and minerals to add to your AIP diet. Eating these foods as part of your AIP diet can improve your overall health and give you more energy. Including them may even help you feel better in your body every day.
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Smiling Woman in Woods - A Functional Medicine Approach to Fibromyalgia - Amy Myers MD®
Autoimmunity
Candida
A Functional Medicine Approach to Fibromyalgia
  It is estimated that fibromyalgia affects nearly 6 million or 1 in 50 people, causing chronic pain, particularly muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, brain fog, or cognitive impairment, depression, and painful tender points throughout the body. Not surprisingly, conventional...
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How to Use Hyperbaric Therapy for Autoimmune Conditions
Autoimmunity
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How to Use Hyperbaric Therapy for Autoimmune Conditions
Have you heard of hyperbaric oxygen therapy? I have found this relatively little known therapy to be incredibly helpful, both personally and for my patients with autoimmune disease. In this article I walk you through what hyperbaric therapy is, its health benefits, and why I recommend it to certain autoimmune patients.
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Woman Scratching Rash on Back of Neck - Natural Psoriasis Treatment from the Inside Out - Amy Myers MD®
Autoimmunity
Candida
Natural Psoriasis Treatment from the Inside Out
Do you get itchy, painful, thick, and scaly skin flares? If you have psoriasis, you know these signs well. You may feel frustrated as your psoriasis symptoms persist despite prescriptions and even any natural psoriasis treatment you may have tried....
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Women running - 8 Tips to Balance Your Hormones Naturally - AMMD™
Autoimmunity
Hormones
8 Tips to Balance Your Hormones—Naturally
Balanced hormones and TV. How do these topics go together? Stay with me! I don’t often watch TV. However, I was recently stuck in an airport, and my attention was drawn to a televised dance competition. For a few minutes...
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