The Nurse Practitioners' Guide to Autoimmune Medicine
Reversing and Preventing ALL Autoimmunity
About the book
There are 50 million Americans living with Autoimmune Disease (AD) and that number is climbing. Current AD treatments and medications tend to cause more problems than they're fixing. What the world needs is a revolution in AD diagnosis and treatment. A revolution in holistically treating the person with the disease, rather than just sticking on a band aid to fix a specific symptom.
This book will give you all the information you need to understand the scope of the AD problem, what causes it and why current treatments are problematic.
You’ll also learn how to correctly perform diagnostic testing, how to interpret those test results and then how to holistically treat the symptoms.
And lastly, you’ll learn how to simplify the treatment and manage the patient's symptoms long term once they’re on the mend.
In addition to the book, you also receive a number of additional resources that supplement the content in the book and enhance your understanding of the diagnosis and treatment options available to treat and reverse all AD.
"For any health care practitioner looking to understand the root causes of autoimmune disease and learn practical strategies to transform patients' health, this book is an essential roadmap for putting Functional Medicine into practice."
Dr Mark Hyman, MD
New York Times best-selling author of The Pegan Diet and head of Strategy and Innovation at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine.
Who needs this book?
You're a patient-focused, holistically-minded nurse practitioner, doctor or other medical professional.
You've had some basic training in either traditional or allopathic medicine.
You're a clinician involved in the care of patients with autoimmune disease or other chronic disease.
"A must-have book for all who want to stabilize and then reverse autoimmune disease."
Dr. Terry Wahls MD, IFMCP
Author of The New Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Method To Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions.
About the Author
Dr. David Bilstrom, M.D. is a fellow of the American Academy of Integrative Medicine and American Academy of Medical Acupuncture as well as an advanced fellow in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine. He is quadruple board certified in Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Medical Acupuncture.
He's the director of the International Autoimmune Institute and the Bingham Memorial Center for Functional Medicine-the first medical center in the country associated with a teaching hospital to treat all types of autoimmune diseases. It is also the first to use nature and its ability to improve human health and well-being as an integral part of a wellness program.
Dr. Bilstrom is devoted to educating medical professionals on the effectiveness of treating and preventing autoimmune disease rather than just symptom controlled medications that cause additional illness. Improving the patient's experience and quality of life.
Dr David Bilstrom, MD
"At a time when more and more people are suffering from autoimmune diseases, this book is a must-have for all clinicians who want to help their patients! Dr Bilstrom gives a practical approach that will guide you in changing the health of countless people who are currently on a path of worsening chronic disease. This book will help you change your practice, and change the lives of your patients ."
Dr Tracey Gaudet, MD
Executive Director: Whole Health Institute. Former Executive Director of Duke Integrative Medicine and founding Executive Director of The University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine.