Everywhere you turn there is “new” information about health conditions, treatments, the latest drug, or some herbal remedy discovered long ago. You can, and many people do, read something every day. This often leads to experimentation with a new pill or food each week. You may take many different supplements, and even increase the dosages, but still not experience that magic health turnaround.

Do you remember when you last felt truly well? Was it a while back? Were you a child? Over time you are exposed to activities, pollutants, and lifestyle choices that take a toll on your body’s natural defenses. Your body can only keep up for so long then some changes begin to occur. You may not get a full night’s sleep without waking two, three, or more times. Antacids could become a regular “dessert item”. Perhaps you’re gaining weight and experiencing terrible food cravings. You exercise, but something still doesn’t feel right on the inside. Worse than any of this is having no symptoms at all. You could be developing a serious illness and not experience any symptoms until years later. During this time your body’s systems are silently being destroyed by nutritional deficiencies, stress, unhealthy lifestyle choices, and exposure to toxins. What you don’t know CAN hurt you.

So what is really going on? Chances are that one of the three “Pillars of Health” of your body is not functioning properly and your body cannot maintain its health. These three pillars are: the hormonal/immune system, the digestive system, and the detoxification system. One of these systems is nearly always at the root of chronic health problems. You can use simple functional tests (saliva, blood, urine, & stool) to uncover the current state of your foundational health pillars and possible causes of poor health. These in-home tests eliminate any guesswork about what you need to do to improve your health. How much have you spent on supplements and “natural remedies” that didn’t quite solve the problem? Or how many prescriptions are you taking that may be causing some nasty side affects?

The goal of Functional Testing is to achieve normal functioning for all organs and their corresponding systems by identifying the causes of symptoms. The traditional medical approach is to address symptoms. Symptoms may disappear if treated, but if the cause is still in place, the disease process will continue. Functional testing seeks to restore normal body function by pinpointing and alleviating the cause. Your symptoms are a clue, the test results are a map, and I will act as the guide in discovering the underlying or root causes of your symptoms.

If you or someone you know is frustrated with their health and looking for the root cause call THE CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE NATURAL HEALTH today at 815.455.1910 and schedule an appointment. 

When was the last time you felt really great…NATURALLY?

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