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When we are young most of us can’t even imagine being ill. Often this thinking continues into our 30s and 40s. Many of us have been “type A” personalities – successful in our family lives, academics and business careers and even as athletes or at least participants in various physical activities.
Then we hit a wall. Inexplicitly everything changes. Our energy fails, we can’t do what we could earlier, even our motivation and interest in life diminish. Aches and pains appear; brain fog develops; digestion becomes impaired. We might even be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, another autoimmune disorder or Lyme disease.
All these symptoms may appear after a major life stress – a divorce, an auto accident, an episode of food poisoning, moving into a moldy home, an upper respiratory infection or a tick bite. Often it is a sequence of stressful events. At some point the person experiences what we call “a cave-in.” They are incredulous as to what befell them. They were so happy and healthy – or thought they were.
The truth is, the accumulated sum of all the stresses they experienced had finally resulted in “critical mass” effect. They become ill in a way that they never imagined. In some cases, there was a gradual deterioration. The person may remember being sluggish compared to their siblings and classmates. They may have experienced a downturn when they contracted mononucleosis or a strep infection as a teenager or when they were in college and they begin to drink more, etc., etc.
Then the psychosocial stress such as a breakup, divorce, the changes associated with starting college or stressful events related to their job (even if the job was a positive aspect of their life) resulted in a decided downturn in their life experience. Another major force that can precipitate a “cave in” is often an infection – a flu, a GI infection or, more and more, Lyme and associated diseases. The complex illness that then ensues is usually not diagnosed or successfully treated by standard medical practitioners and even specialists. These patients have multiple symptoms, including altered brain function, musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal disturbance, loss of energy and bizarre neurological symptoms. They are usually told that they are depressed or “it’s all in your head.”
These patients require very comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and treatment. They have excess inflammation as the basis of their myriad of symptoms. Their gastro-intestinal tract is “leaking.” Their immune system is confused and doesn’t know the real enemy versus their own tissue proteins. Their brain, the most energetically active organ in their body, is inflamed and this causes their brain fog, depression, strange neurological symptoms such as tingling, numbness, “shooting pains”, etc. Their endocrine glands are worn out.
At this point, only a program with multiple interventions can bring them back to health. This involves both strict lifestyle and dietary changes, correction of endocrine and digestive functions, replacement of essential nutritional and immune system regulation. It almost always requires intravenous treatment with high-dose vitamin C, blood ozone therapy and or chelation therapy.
Patients suffering with chronic complex syndromes become discouraged and lose hope. They have sought help from multiple doctors and various alternative methods. We have comprehensive diagnostic and treatment protocols to bring these patients back to health.
Then we hit a wall. Inexplicitly everything changes. Our energy fails, we can’t do what we could earlier, even our motivation and interest in life diminish. Aches and pains appear; brain fog develops; digestion becomes impaired. We might even be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, another autoimmune disorder or Lyme disease.
All these symptoms may appear after a major life stress – a divorce, an auto accident, an episode of food poisoning, moving into a moldy home, an upper respiratory infection or a tick bite. Often it is a sequence of stressful events. At some point the person experiences what we call “a cave-in.” They are incredulous as to what befell them. They were so happy and healthy – or thought they were.
The truth is, the accumulated sum of all the stresses they experienced had finally resulted in “critical mass” effect. They become ill in a way that they never imagined. In some cases, there was a gradual deterioration. The person may remember being sluggish compared to their siblings and classmates. They may have experienced a downturn when they contracted mononucleosis or a strep infection as a teenager or when they were in college and they begin to drink more, etc., etc.
Then the psychosocial stress such as a breakup, divorce, the changes associated with starting college or stressful events related to their job (even if the job was a positive aspect of their life) resulted in a decided downturn in their life experience. Another major force that can precipitate a “cave in” is often an infection – a flu, a GI infection or, more and more, Lyme and associated diseases. The complex illness that then ensues is usually not diagnosed or successfully treated by standard medical practitioners and even specialists. These patients have multiple symptoms, including altered brain function, musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal disturbance, loss of energy and bizarre neurological symptoms. They are usually told that they are depressed or “it’s all in your head.”
These patients require very comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and treatment. They have excess inflammation as the basis of their myriad of symptoms. Their gastro-intestinal tract is “leaking.” Their immune system is confused and doesn’t know the real enemy versus their own tissue proteins. Their brain, the most energetically active organ in their body, is inflamed and this causes their brain fog, depression, strange neurological symptoms such as tingling, numbness, “shooting pains”, etc. Their endocrine glands are worn out.
At this point, only a program with multiple interventions can bring them back to health. This involves both strict lifestyle and dietary changes, correction of endocrine and digestive functions, replacement of essential nutritional and immune system regulation. It almost always requires intravenous treatment with high-dose vitamin C, blood ozone therapy and or chelation therapy.
Patients suffering with chronic complex syndromes become discouraged and lose hope. They have sought help from multiple doctors and various alternative methods. We have comprehensive diagnostic and treatment protocols to bring these patients back to health.
Tailored to you.We look at symptoms and complaints, your medical history, your family history, your diet and your lifestyle. He gets to the bottom of the issues, not just treat the symptoms. We don’t get too hung up on “diagnoses” but rather work on restoring health. He also looks extensively at diet and digestion as a basis to most medical issues; we promote a low carb, grain-free, sugar-free diet with focus on eating real food, limited processed food.
When a new patient comes to see Dr. Waters for the first time, he does a history, physical and consultation that lasts about 1½ hour, and included in your consult is a session with our structural therapist for about 30 minutes. We require a series of laboratory testing that includes lipids, liver/kidney functions, electrolytes, iron status, blood sugar status, urinalysis, in-depth thyroid function, vitamin D level, DHEA, cortisol level and mineral analysis. There will be additional tests needed based on what he finds during the consultation, such as hormones, heavy metals, digestive analysis, cardiac analysis, Lyme testing, anti-aging marker, etc. (these are done on an as-needed basis). Read more about our comprehensive laboratory testing here. Treatment plans are individualized for each patient. There will be specific diet changes, nutritional supplements, sometimes prescription medications and IV treatments and/or Low Dose Antigen Therapy depending on the findings. Treatments will be explained and quoted after he writes the order. |
It works.Would you like a FREE evaluation?If you decide you would like to make an appointment, we will send you our Patient Orientation Packet. We would like you to have your recent medical records and our medical questionnaire filled out and mailed back to us for Dr. Waters to review at no cost to you. He will then give us the okay to schedule your first appointment. Fees will be explained in the Patient Orientation Packet.
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