ANY COMPLICATED
HEALTH ISSUES OVER THERE?
>> NO.
>> Chuck: DR. JOSH SHIELDS IS
BACK, FOUNDER OF INTEGRATED
WELLNESS CENTER OF LIVONIA.
AND KIM IS A PATIENT.
GREAT TO SEE YOU!
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> Chuck: TALK ABOUT FUNCTIONAL
MEDICINE.
FOR US IT'S WHAT WE SAY IS
MEDICINE.
>> WE SPECIALIZE IN FUNCTIONAL
MEDICINE, THE BEST WAY TO
EXPLAIN IT IS, JUST IMAGINE A
HYPOTHETICAL PATIENT GOES INTO A
STANDARD MEDICAL CARE OFFICE AND
HAS A SERIES OF SYMPTOMS, LET'S
SAY ALLERGIES, SLEEPLESSNESS,
AND FATIGUE.
THEY WOULD BE PROVIDED A
MEDICATION FOR EACH SYMPTOM.
BUT WE LOOK BEYOND THE SURFACE
OF THE PROBLEM.
>> Chuck: SO YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE STUFF ON THE SURFACE,
LIKE THE TREE OR AN ICEBERG,
THAT'S WHAT WE THINK ABOUT.
YOU WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE
ROOTS.
>> WHEN WE ADDRESS THE ROOT
CAUSE OF PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS, WHAT
WE DO IS WE FIND THE NATURAL
SOLUTION.
ONCE WE FIND THE NATURAL
SOLUTION, THEY NOT ONLY IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIFE BUT
ALSO REDUCE THE NEED TO BE ON
MEDICATION.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO AND
HOW QUICKLY WE CAN HELP THEM.
>> Chuck: VERY COOL.
KIM, TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT YOUR
STORY AND WHAT YOU WERE
EXPERIENCING BEFORE YOU MET THE
DOCTOR.
>> I HAD SEVERAL CONDITIONS THAT
REQUIRED DAILY MEDICATION,
EXTREME HEARTBURN THAT REQUIRED
PROTONICS DAILY, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND
WORKING OUT, EATING WHAT I
THOUGHT WAS HEALTHY, AND MY
BLOOD WORK CAME BACK WITH
DIABETES.
AND I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS
WRONG.
I WAS LOOKING AT FIVE DIFFERENT
COLORED PILLS IN MY MOUTH AND I
SAID, THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.
SO I FOUND DR. SHIELDS.
WITH HIS HELP AND THE CARE THAT
I GET AT THE WELLNESS CENTER, I
AM NO LONGER ON MEDICATION FOR
TH HEARTBURN, NO LONGER ON HIGH
CHOLESTEROL MEDICATION, THE
DIABETES NUMBERS ARE NORMAL.
AND I AM ON A QUARTER OF THE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION
THAT I WAS ON.
AS A BONUS, I'M APPROACHING A
50-POUND WEIGHT LOSS.
>> AND THAT'S OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
>> Chuck: WOW!
YOU START AT THE ROOT LEVEL.
SO YOU'RE PEELING BACK THE
LAYERS THEN, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Chuck: AND THE BENEFIT OF
WEIGHT LOSS WAS WHAT?
A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK, I HAVE
SIMILAR STUFF.
BUT HOW DID YOU GET THE BONUS OF
WEIGHT LOSS?
>> I WAS TRYING EVERYTHING I
COULD BEFOREHAND, WORKING OUT,
EATING PROPERLY, PILLS,
SUPPLEMENTS, PROGRAMS, FOOD
DELIVERY SERVICES, NOTHING
SUSTAINABLE.
10 POUNDS HERE OR THERE,
NOTHING.
AND I'M APPROACHING 50 POUNDS IN
FOUR MONTHS THROUGH THE
HOLIDAYS.
SO NOW I HAVE NO MORE SWOLLEN
JOINTS.
I HAVE ENERGY, I FEEL PUT
TOGETHER AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL.
AND I KNOW THAT I'VE DONE IT
ALL.
>> Chuck: SO WHEN SHE SAID FIVE
PILLS OF DIFFERENT COLORS.
HOW DO WE KNOW WE SHOULD COME
SEE YOU?
>> IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE
ANSWERS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, IT'S
FILE TO START DIVING IN AND LOOK
DEEPER FOR A ROOT CAUSE.
IT'S NOT JUST A PILL FOR EVERY
ILL.
WE FOUND IN SOCIETY THERE'S A
PILL MENTALITY FOR EVERY ILL,
AND THAT HAS TO CHANGE.
WE LOOK AT INFLAMMATION.
KIM HAD FLAN MAY GOS, SEVERE
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES.
AND SHE HAD INFLAMMATION IN HER
GUT.
WE HAD TO IMPROVE HER
DETOXIFICATION SYSTEM.
AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS FALL
AWAY BECAUSE WE'RE HELPING HER
BE HEALTHIER.
>> Chuck: GOOD TO SEE Y BOTH.
THEY HAVE A FREE SEMINAR, AT
10:30 A.M. THIS SATURDAY,
JANUARY 14th AND SATURDAY
JANUARY 4th, AT THEIR OFFICES ON
6 MILE ROAD IN LIVONIA.
IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER AND HAVE
A CONSULTATION, CALL THEM.
THE NUMBER IS734-779-1650
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