Root Causes of Health Issues
Inflammation is not a cause.
Insulin resistance is not a cause.
Gut dysbiosis is not a cause.
Metabolic disfunction is not a cause.
High blood pressure is not a cause.
High cholesterol is not a cause.
Hormone imbalance is not a cause.
Being overweight/obese is not a cause.
Fever is not a cause.
Even gene mutation is not a cause.
These are not going to happen spontaneously.
These and many more are symptoms = the body’s reaction to or the result of the actual cause.
Symptoms are not causes. Symptoms help diagnose, but do not = cause.
A collection of certain symptoms are given the label of a certain disease or disorder, but that collection of symptoms is not the root cause(s) of the disease or disorder.
The body’s reaction, known as “symptoms” in healthcare, can result in other symptoms.
That is called a cascade of symptoms.
If we are going to find the root cause(s) and actually help people, we need to stop calling symptoms “causes” so healthcare professionals will continue to look deeper and quit separating the body into different organs and systems.
Yes, not enough sunshine is a cause.
Yes, not enough fresh (uncontaminated) air is a cause.
Yes, not drinking enough (uncontaminated) water is a cause.
Yes, a poor/contaminated diet is a cause.
Yes, not moving enough is a cause. (“exercise” - so your body’s protective & detox pathways can “circulate” to help remove foreign invaders/contaminants or left over material from what you ate that your body can’t use to strengthen and rebuild your body)
But these cannot necessarily be measured on medical diagnostic tests.
These are activities which have to be logged by the patient.
Most medical diagnostic tests are not measuring causes.
Most medical diagnostic tests are measuring the body’s reaction to causes or the damage from the causes, but not the actual causes themselves.
Vitamin & mineral deficiencies can somewhat be considered causes that practitioners routinely measure, but in truth, poor diet or substances that disrupt the microbiome can impair absorption of nutrients, so these deficiencies still may not be the actual cause.
Let’s test for and measure causes.
The following are causes which be can measured, in my experience/curation of information, but are not routinely, if ever, measured:
Mycotoxins
Heavy metals (not the blood test)
Glyphosate
Is there a way to test for the accumulation of artificial food dyes, artificial preservatives, other man-made substances, other natural toxins in the body? These are causes of health issues.
For example, the chemical that was sprayed on the fresh fruit you ate caused your body’s protect/contain/purge system to do its job which showed up as “inflammation”…that resulted in high blood pressure.
…or maybe it showed up as “weight gain” because the body encapsulated the chemical spray in your fat cells and you keep gaining weight because you keep eating chemically contaminated food. Pesticides, herbicides, etc. have been found in human adipose tissue…aka fat cells.
If you went to the doctor and s/he ran tests and said, “You are suffering from an overdose of Red Food Dye No.40” instead of “You have markers of inflammation” do you think the treatment plan would be the same? Do you think the patient would be more receptive to that treatment plan?
The point is, when we call things by their correct names, scientists can create better diagnostic tests, practitioners can formulate better treatment plans, policy makers can set better policies, and patients can better self-regulate.
Denise Alane, PharmD (“retired”) / wellness curator & advocate