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CIRS – Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome – Steps to sucess

CIRS

CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) is a multisystem, multisymptom illness characterized by life debilitating symptoms such as brain fog, chronic fatigue, muscle and joint pains weight gain, headaches, shortness of breath, hypertension, mood changes etc. This condition is hard to diagnose and has been shown to occur in response to environmental injuries such as water damaged buildings.

There are specific lab tests, visual contrast test, brain scans and epigenetic tests that can help identify and monitor the progress of treatment.

You have probably reached this page because you have already been diagnosed with CIRS or are being worked up for it!

I have CIRS – now what??

We know that the symptoms, diagnostics and treatment planning can be very overwhelming.

We can be with you every step of the way BUT it does require a lot of work both from you and us.

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Once a year contraceptive approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Annovera (segesterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol vaginal system), which is a combined hormonal contraceptive for women of reproductive age used to prevent pregnancy and is the first vaginal ring contraceptive that can be used for an entire year.

Annovera is a reusable donut-shaped (ring), non-biodegradable, flexible vaginal system that is placed in the vagina for three weeks followed by one week out of the vagina, at which time women may experience a period (a withdrawal bleed). This schedule is repeated every four weeks for one year (thirteen 28-day menstrual cycles).

Annovera is washed and stored in a compact case for the seven days not in use. Annovera does not require refrigeration prior to dispensing and can withstand storage temperatures up to 30°C (86°F).

Annovera contains Segesterone acetate as a long acting progesterone which is highly effective given in the transdermal fashion.

The

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Summer Fitness Challenge – Get ready!

Aubrey’s Four Week Fitness Challenge

Join our team while we challenge ourselves with this 4 week challenge with Aubrey.

There are more exercises at aubreysfitness.com if this challenge is too challenging or too easy. There are surprise gifts for those who successfully complete the challenge. Feel free to email us the start and finish dates. We go by the honor system 🙂

Stay fit and stay tuned!

Dr. Adeeti Gupta… Read More »

Water in a Bottle! Truth revealed.

So, would you like the good news first or the bad news?

…The good news is people are now consuming more water than soda! Yay!!
Now the bad news, the bottled water that you think is “awesome”, may not be safe and awesome. Just purifying the water from water supply at home may be a far cheaper and safer option…

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bottled-water-overtakes-soda-as-americas-no-1-drink-why-you-should-avoid-both-2017-03-10

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Hotflashes! O! Those night sweats!!

Menopause is no fun. While taking care of so many of you all out there suffering from those miserable hot flashes, I started looking for some solution to track them. There are tons of ways to track fertility and periods but nothing to objectively track MENOPAUSE. I came across this wonderful app. I encourage all those women suffering from the miseries of menopause to track and record their symptoms.

This will also help your doctor and you yourself to track response to natural or medical hormone replacement as well. Here’s the link. I am also placing the link on the Useful links page.

Menopause tracker

Stay cool and tuned for more…

Dr. Adeeti Gupta… Read More »

Little Known Facts – Allergies!!

Allergies!! How allergies may be affecting you more than you know!

Q: What are some symptoms of environmental or food allergies?

Irritability Excessive restlessness • Depression • Anxiety • Personality changes • Seizures • Migraines Neurological • Coughing and wheezing • Chronic runny nose • Asthma • Recurrent bronchitis • Recurrent ear infections Immune • Chronic or recurrent infections • Chronic acne • Canker sores • Eczema • Itchy rash • Hives • Bed-wetting • Bladder infections • Fainting • Hypoglycemia • Anemia • Sinusitis • Eczema • Psoriasis• Chronic pain • Irritable bowel disease

 

Q: Are environmental allergies associated with endometriosis?

There is now increasing evidence that people who suffer from endometriosis have a higher incidence of environmental and food allergies as well as auto-immune or other immune disorders. In a study of 689 women, researchers found the relative risk of 4.2 (significantly increased) for prevalence of concomitant … Read More »

Little Known Facts – Choosing the right tampon?

Dr. Gupta talks about the good, the bad and the ugly about Tampons. How safe are tampons? How scary or not scary are they?

 

Q: What are the most common ingredients in Tampon?

Most brand name widely available tampons contain, rayon, cotton and a polyester coating for the absorbent core.

The strings may be polyester or cotton and the applicator may be plastic or cardboard.

They may contain also fragrances and/ or odor neutralizers.

Q: Are the tampon ingredients harmful?

The cotton fibers need to be bleached before manufacturing, for which purpose, chlorine may be used. There is a doubt but no clear evidence that the bleaching with chlorine may cause release of a toxin called dioxin, which if absorbed into blood stream may cause cellular damage. Unfortunately, there are no clear, in vivo ( human) studies to show the amount of absorption of dioxin or polypropylene from the … Read More »