Functional medicine Autoimmune diseases Irvine, CA

Our autoimmune disease doctor specializes in the most common autoimmune diseases in women including: 

• Celiac 
• Crohn's 
• Colitis
• Hashimoto's thyroiditis 
• Lupus
• Multiple sclerosis 
• Psoriasis 
• Rheumatoid arthritis 
• Sleroderma
• Sjogren's

In Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the target of attack by the immune system is the thyroid, resulting in thyroid damage and decreased production of thyroid hormones.  The conventional treatment for Hashimoto's is levothyroxine or Synthroid.  This is not enough to stop the immune self-attack.  Other therapies need to be prescribed to the Hashimoto's patients to truly help restore immune and hormone balance.  Our functional medicine doctor specializes in the the NATURAL treatments for hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's which can help to balance your immune system and restore your health.  

In lupus, the target of attack by the immune system is more widespread than in Hashimoto's.  Lupus patients can have inflammatory damage to their skin, joints, heart, kidney, and gut.  The main conventional treatment for lupus is immunosuppressive drugs like steroid, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.  Newer drugs for autoimmune diseases are known as biologics.  Biologic drugs work by disrupting the immune system which in turn dampens the inflammation..  These drugs can have serious adverse effects and do not balance the immune system.  It's important work with our functional medicine doctor like Dr. Van who specializes in NATURAL lupus treatments to truly balance your immune system and restore your health.

In multiple sclerosis, the target of attack by the immune system is the protective covering of nerves known as the myelin sheath.  Direct damage to the brain and the nerves can lead to vision problems, slurred speech, numbness and tingling, pain, stiffness, spasms, and mobility issues.   Other symptoms include fatigue, anxiety, and depression.  If left untreated, multiple sclerosis tends to progress and leaves many patients with difficulty walking, poor function, and shortened life expectancy.  Conventional drugs focus on suppressing the symptoms but do not balance or restore immune health.  It's important work with a functional medicine doctor like Dr. Van who specializes in the NATURAL AND HOLISTIC treatments for multiple sclerosis to balance your immune system and restore your health.  

In psoriasis, the skin, joints, and gut are the common targets of attack by the immune system.  Some psoriasis patients only have skin manifestations while others can have psoriatic arthritis or psoriatic colitis.  The main conventional treatment for psoriasis is immunosuppressive drugs like steroid, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.  Newer drugs for autoimmune diseases are known as biologics.  Biologic drugs work by disrupting the immune system which turns down  inflammation..  These drugs can have adverse effects and do not balance the immune system.  It's important work with a functional medicine doctor like Dr. Van who specializes in NATURAL  psoriasis treatment to balance your immune system and restore your health.  

Many patients with autoimmune diseases usually receive extensive lab work-up to diagnose their autoimmune disease.  However, despite the many lab tests, most autoimmune patients still do not know the reason for their autoimmunity.    This is why it's important to see a functional medicine doctor like Dr. Van who can do ADVANCED lab testing to look for underlying reasons for your autoimmunity.  These ADVANCED lab tests are only offered by functional doctors and are not available at the conventional doctor's offices.    Please book a FREE 15-MIN PHONE CONSULT to learn more about our ADVANCED lab testing.

Taking care of autoimmunity is complex and requires understanding of the multiple dysfunctions in the autoimmune patient.  This makes it even more important for autoimmune patients to get care from a functional medicine doctor like Dr. Van to get the help that they need.  

Most patients with autoimmune diseases do not get much help besides getting drugs.   These drugs can suppress symptoms but they do NOT fix the underlying problem.  Worse, most are immunosuppressive drugs with many adverse effects.  Our autoimmune disease doctor emphasizes the natural and holistic approach, which is different from 95% of doctors out there.  Our doctor offers powerful, science-based NATURAL therapies from functional medicine that have helped many autoimmune patients reclaim their function and quality of life.  Please book a FREE 15-MIN PHONE CONSULT to learn more about our natural approach. 

Hormone imbalances are notorious for contributing to autoimmunity, especially in women.  For this reason, it is important that you get ADVANCED hormone lab testing from a women's hormone health specialist like Dr. Van so that you know what is going on with your hormones.  Hormone balance needs to be restored in order for you to reclaim your health and vitality.  We encourage you to take our 1-MIN FEMALE QUIZ to see if you have a hormone imbalance.