Common Conditions We Treat, Inflammation

Inflammation Treatment & Your Health

Inflammation causes, symptoms and alternative treatment

Inflammation is at the bottom
of most chronic degenerative diseases.

We find the underlying causes of inflammation and treat it,
so that your body can recover from the damage caused by inflammation.

Inflammation Treatment

Inflammation is at the bottom
of most chronic degenerative diseases.

We find the underlying causes of inflammation and treat it so that your body can recover from the damage caused by inflammation.

Inflammation & Your Health

As technology advances, scientists and medical professionals are finding that chronic inflammation is the root cause of many health conditions prevalent today. Questions arise then as to what is causing chronic inflammation and how to reverse it. Below you will find answers to questions concerning the causes and treatments of inflammation.

What Is Inflammation?

Inflammation itself is not a bad thing. The body is actually designed to produce inflammation to heal. In doing so the body increases the blood flow to an injured area and sends white blood cells to the area to heal it. Consider the swelling that takes place with a broken bone or an injury to a muscle or joint. These processes are a natural part of healing.

Unfortunately in our society today, and especially in the United States, the incidences of chronic inflammation have skyrocketed.

Chronic inflammation occurs when the body is continually trying to repair some kind of damage in the body, like a chronic infection.

It can also occur if the body sees a toxic substance (like heavy metals) and is trying to remove it, this can generate a chronic inflammation in the area as it tries to rid the area of the substance.

It can also occur as a result of an autoimmune disorder, where the body is erroneously attacking itself rather than the actual threat.

All these generate chronic inflammation, which is damaging all by itself and can lead to a variety of health conditions.

Dr. Minkoff Discusses Inflammation

Causes of Chronic Inflammation

Often people don’t know they have chronic inflammation until a disease shows up and they have to address it. It is often going on for long periods of time in the body before symptoms show up. It can be caused by the following:

As the body continually fights to repair damage to the mitochondria, symptoms of chronic inflammation begin to appear.

Learn how to inflammation naturally. Receive this free email series to learn about the latest powerful natural interventions that put an end to inflammation fast.

Health Conditions Caused by Inflammation

Left untreated inflammation will become chronic and the effects in the body will be  disease and disorders such as:

Contact LifeWorks

727-466-6789
727-451-1010

Mon – Thurs: 9:00am – 5pm
Friday: 9:00am – 4pm
301 Turner Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Lifeworks wellness center, llc, clinic, clearwater, fl

Become A Patient

"*" indicates required fields

Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Common Symptoms of Inflammation

Symptoms of inflammation are not always felt or perceived, especially in the beginning. If symptoms do present, they may manifest as:

  • Fatigue / Malaise
  • Weight gain
  • Redness
  • Swelling
  • Stiffness
  • Flu-like symptoms
  • Fevers
  • Chills
  • Headaches
  • Loss of Appetite

Inflammation Recovery Stories

Inflammation is Deadly

Inflammation is at the root of most chronic degenerative diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, asthma, bowel diseases and many others.

In some cases symptoms are mild or do not become significant until you are finally manifesting a named disease.

If you think you may have inflammation or a disease caused by it, we can likely help you overcome this condition.

Treating Inflammation

In order to detect the presence of inflammation we check your bloodwork and may also run a variety of tests such as stool and urine tests.

Rather than trying to mask symptoms, LifeWorks Wellness Center locates what is causing the inflammation and addresses this. This stops the ongoing damage and allows the body to start repair and healng.

We treat inflammation using a variety of therapies depending on the unique cause of your inflammation. Therapies we may employ include:

Get Rid of Inflammation in Your Body

If you think you might be suffering inflammation, it’s imperative to get it checked out. As we have discussed, chronic inflammation sets the stage and ultimately leads to many chronic diseases.

The difficult part of inflammation is that it often times goes unnoticed until disease symptoms are present or it is brushed off as part of the aging process.

If you suspect you have an inflammatory condition, you should get it checked out by a competent doctor, trained in diagnosing and treating the underlying causes of inflammation.

At LifeWorks Wellness Center, we have decades of experience in treating inflammation and helping patients uncover the underlying cause of it.

As you extinguish the inflammation, the body can now heal and reverse the disease process. Supported with proper nutrition and other modalities patients recover.

Eliminate Your Inflammation Today

Think you might have inflammation? Looking for a natural health clinic that listens to you and goes beyond suppressing symptoms?

We look forward to helping you regain your health and wellness so you can live the life you should be living.

Submit an online inquiry or give us a call at (727) 466-6789

How Chronic Inflammation Develops

Here are some examples of how the inflammatory process can become chronic:

Dormant Viruses Can Cause Chronic Inflammation

When the body is exposed to a virus, the immune system normally reacts with elevated levels of white blood cells that attack the virus. This causes all the common cold symptoms. Once the virus is eradicated the immune response should subside. But if the pathogen hides, goes dormant, or remains present even at low levels, the condition continues to fester, leading to a chronic, low level of chronic inflammation.

Stress Can Lead to Chronic Inflammation

When the body is under stress, it releases inflammatory markers into the bloodstream called C-reactive proteins. Once the stress has passed, the inflammatory markers reduce, and the body is supposed to return to normal. But what happens if you’re under continual stress? C-reactive proteins are continually elevated in the blood, causing chronic inflammation. Over time, this can lead to many of the common degenerative diseases, like arthritis, heart disease and auto-immune conditions.

Autoimmunity Response Leads to Chronic Inflammation

Inflammation can be created when the body erroneously attacks itself. It can see it’s own cells and good bacteria as a threat. When the body starts attacking itself, this can manifest in organ dysfunction, which is labeled as an auto-immune condition based on which organ is being attacked.

Examples:

  • Hashimoto’s can result with the thyroid is attacked
  • Arthritis occurs when muscles and joints are attacked
  • MS develops when the myelin coating of the nerves are attacked
  • Atherosclerosis (heart disease) when the lining of the blood vessels are attacked

Any chronic inflammation left untreated will eventually develop into some kind of disease or disability.

Learn how to inflammation naturally. Receive this free email series to learn about the latest powerful natural interventions that put an end to inflammation fast.

Dr’s Videos on Inflammation

Conditions Related to Inflammation

The role of stress in illness

The Role of Stress in Illness

Have you ever felt stressed? You might be thinking, “What a ridiculous question. Of course I’ve felt stressed!” Clearly stress is a very real thing and most people can relate ...

Continue reading

Detoxification

Detoxification

Eliminate Toxins We eliminate the environmental toxins that poison your body and are often responsible for persistent health issues. Detoxification Most likely you have ...

Continue reading

Woman with chronic pain needing gut disbiosis treatment

Chronic Pain Treatment

Chronic Pain Treatment Do you suffer from chronic pain? Are you looking for help and don’t know where to turn? Have you gone from doctor to doctor seeking help but were dis...

Continue reading

Man receiving a natural cure for heart disease at lifeworks

Heart Disease Treatment

Prevent & reverse heart disease using a powerful natural approach Natural cure for heart disease You can reverse heart disease naturally! Prevent & Reverse Hea...

Continue reading

A patient suffering from neurological disorders

Neurological Disorders

Neurological Disorders A neurological disorder is a disease that involves the central nervous system which includes the brain, spine, and nerves of the body. Neurological d...

Continue reading

Lifeworks offers successful chronic illness solutions

Chronic Illness Solutions

Chronic Illness Solutions Chronic illness is becoming more and more common in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2018), “One in two adult...

Continue reading

author-avatar

About Dr. David Minkoff, Medical Director

Dr. David Minkoff graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1974 and was elected to the “Phi Beta Kappa” of medical schools, the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Fraternity for very high academic achievement. He then completed both a Pediatric Residency and a Fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of California at San Diego. He worked at the University of California and Children’s Hospitals in San Diego as an attending physician in infectious disease while conducting original research on Ribaviron, a broad spectrum anti-viral agent to fight disease. He also co-directed a neo-natal intensive care unit and worked in emergency medicine. In 1992, Dr. Minkoff’s wife Sue, a Registered Nurse, became interested in nutrition and health and began to go to lectures from some of the experts in the field. At the time, Dr. Minkoff was pretty fixed in his view of traditional medicine and it took a lot of convincing to get him to come to one of these lectures. After hearing Dr. Jeffrey Bland speak, Dr. Minkoff had a eureka moment and began pursuing the alternative field with a vengeance. Based on this new knowledge Dr. Minkoff and his wife set up a small clinic in 1997 to help some friends with their medical problems. What began as an experiment blossomed into Lifeworks Wellness Center, one of the most successful clinics for complementary medicine in the United States. In the process, he gained expertise in Biological medicine, integrative oncology, heavy metal detoxification, anti-aging medicine, hormone replacement therapy, functional medicine, energy medicine, neural and prolotherapy, homeopathy, and optimum nutrition. He studied under the masters in each of these disciplines until he became an expert in his own right. Dr. Minkoff is one of the most in-demand speakers in the field and wrote an Amazon best-selling book called The Search For The Perfect Protein. The demand for the products and protocols he discovered became a catalyst for founding BodyHealth.Com, a nutrition company that now manufactures and distributes cutting-edge nutritional solutions for the many health problems of today. Dr. Minkoff writes two free online newsletters, “The Optimum Health Report” and ”The BodyHealth Fitness Newsletter”, to help others learn about optimum health and fitness. Dr. Minkoff is an avid athlete himself and has completed 43 Ironman Triathlons. To keep his fitness maximal, he lives the lifestyle he teaches to others and tries to set an example for others, so they can enjoy a life free of pain and full of energy.