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HIV: Description and Risk Factors

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. It is spread when blood, semen or vaginal fluids from an infected person enter another body, usually through sexual contact or infected blood. HIV attacks and weakens your body's immune system and affects a type of white blood cells called CD4+ cells. When these cells are attacked, your immune system loses its ability to fight disease and infections.

The Whole Patient

At Envita, we treat the whole body - not just your symptoms - and address specific genetic, medical, nutrition, lifestyle and environmental factors using strong anti-viral approaches. In addition to addressing co-infections, your immune system needs support and proper nutritional levels must be attained to decrease the chance of affecting additional organs and systems in your body. As well, balancing hormones is important to maintain muscle mass and ensure stability.

Heart Disease: Description and Risk Factors

Heart Disease is a generic term for any condition that causes heart malfunction, such as congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias and congenital heart disease. Risk factors include age, family history, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and smoking and alcohol use.

The Whole Patient

Many factors contribute to heart disease, including your nutrition and lifestyle choices, medical history, and genetic and environmental factors. In addition to Envita's advanced treatment and therapies, these factors are addressed in your Personalized Treatment Plans. Also, we work to increase oxygen in your body while decreasing infections and inflammation using antioxidants and by protecting the blood vessel wall.

Fibromyalgia: Description and Risk Factors

Fibromyalgia is a condition that originates in your body's muscles and connective tissues. It is estimated that more than 10 million Americans have Fibromyalgia. Symptoms include fatigue, stiffness, environmental sensitivities, anxiety, disturbed sleep patterns and headaches. Risk factors include family history and exposure to certain agricultural/industrial chemicals.

The Whole Patient

At Envita, we understand that not all Fibromyalgia sufferers share the same symptoms, triggers or pain points. That's why we treat the whole patient by addressing your specific genetic, medical, nutritional, lifestyle and environmental factors. As well, we focus on reducing inflammation, especially since abuse issues can play a role in Fibromyalgia, while addressing possible viral infections that can accompany this condition.

Autoimmune Diseases: Description and Risk Factors

Autoimmune disease is a disorder in which the body's immune system reacts against its own tissue and produces antibodies to attack itself. This condition involves a number of diseases, depending on the part of the body. Risk factors include environmental toxins, heredity, viruses, certain drugs, stress and poor diet.

The Whole Patient

Envita's total body approach involves calming inflammation naturally and stopping the immune system from attacking your body by cleaning out environmental toxins such as heavy metals, solvents and chemicals. We also work to rule out Lyme disease and address viral infections so we can restore balance back into your body.

Acute/Chronic Sinusitis: Description and Risk Factors

As one of the most common diseases in the United States, acute/chronic sinusitis involves inflammation of the nasal sinuses. People at risk include those already suffering from asthma or allergies, as well as prolonged exposure to environmental toxins such as air pollutants.

The Whole Patient

The majority of infections are typically set up by allergies in your body that create mucus and an environment for bacteria. Envita's whole body approach involves cleaning out the fugal infections and stopping these allergic reactions because chronic sinus infections can contribute to more severe conditions such as heart disease.

Allergies and Sensitivities: Description and Risk Factors

Allergies arise when your body has an adverse reaction to ordinarily harmless substances. Reactions can involve sneezing or a skin rash, but may include more than one symptom. This under-diagnosed condition can lead to depression, anxiety, moods swings, ADD, ADHD and weight issues.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach involves cleansing from your body the molecules creating the allergies, such as by heavy metals, solvents and pesticides that are picked up from the environment and stored in your fat tissue or central nervous system. We find, test and eliminate these toxins properly, while working to restore your immune system.

Anti-Aging: Description and Risk Factors

Unlike traditional perspectives focusing on skin appearance, we view anti-aging as prevention of disease. When disease and the related aging process are avoided, you live longer and enjoy a healthier life. A big risk factor when it comes to anti-aging is genetics.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach involves hormone balancing and ensuring your body receives the right nutritional and anti-oxidant levels. We also explore diet, exercise and lifestyle changes that are critical to anti-aging. This process also involves making certain your body receives plentiful amounts of oxygen, which is critical factor to remaining healthy.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Description and Risk Factors

Carpal Tunnel is caused by swollen tendons in the wrist, resulting from repetitious or forceful motion of your hands or wrists. The excess straining causes inflammation, especially in people who have jobs that require pinching or gripping with the wrist held bent.

The Whole Patient

Envita's primary treatment involves Prolotherapy as well as some other anti-inflammatory approaches. These natural treatments strengthen the tendons and decrease inflammation in your body, while eliminating the need for surgery. We also teach techniques so you don't further complicate your injury.

Chronic Fatigue: Description and Risk Factors

Characterized by fatigue lasting more than six months, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can sometimes be accompanied by flu-like symptoms, as well as decreased concentration, memory loss and depression.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach begins by properly ruling out viral infections and eliminating environmental toxins because of the heightened role they can play with this condition. We also investigate hormonal balances and build the immune system through proper nutrition.

Chronic Hip and Back Pain: Description and Risk Factors

The majority of the population will experience hip or back pain some time during their lives. While each situation is unique, day-to-day activities, fitness level and nutrition can play a role in this condition.

The Whole Patient

Whether chronic hip/back pain is a result of aging or degenerate joint conditions, Envita's whole body approach involves Prolotherapy - a therapy that strengthens and brings healing to the area in pain. We also incorporate oxygen and stabilize nutrition so your tendons, ligament and muscles can receive the proper minerals needed to heal properly.

Colds/Influenza: Description and Risk Factors

A common condition that usually infects multiple people at once, a cold or influenza can mutate into different forms. The infection is transmitted by inhaling a respiratory droplet from an infected person or by indirect contact, such as drinking from a contaminated glass. A common complication is pneumonia, which can sometimes lead to death.

The Whole Patient

Since this condition often involves multiple infections, Envita's whole body approach begins with building a strong immune system and using natural ways to eliminate all viruses, fungus and bacteria. We also focus on patient education because colds and influenza are so common.

Crohn's disease: Description and Risk Factors

An autoimmune disease of the stomach, Crohn's disease results in inflammation of the intestinal tract. While food allergies can play a role in this condition, the primary risk factor is genetics.

The Whole Patient

Using a whole body approach, Evita works to rebalance the immune system and heal ulcers and lesions using an integrative medical approach to improve your quality of life.

Degenerative Conditions: Description and Risk Factors

Usual "wear and tear" of cartilage around joints or discs represents a common degenerative condition. Age, injuries and overuse can bring about degenerative conditions, as can genetics.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach begins by teaching you how to prevent or slow down the condition. This begins by doing a genetic assessment and looking at your background to determine a customized treatment for reversing the degenerative process and improving your quality of life.

Digestive Illnesses: Description and Risk Factors

Conditions such as upset stomach or acid reflux and even skin conditions, including psoriasis and acne, can be affected by the digestive system. A major risk factor is poor diet.

The Whole Patient

Treating the whole body begins by recognizing the importance of digestion when it comes to health. The ability to eat properly, absorb and breakdown your foods and nutrients is critical. We work to balance the digestive tract - not just block hydrochloric acid or provide medications for pain - so you can return to total health.

Emphysema: Description and Risk Factors

Emphysema is characterized by a loss of elasticity in your lungs, resulting in an inability to hold airways open. Risk factors include smoking and exposure to environmental chemicals.

The Whole Patient

Evita's whole body approach begins by cleaning the infected area using antioxidants, while bringing more oxygen to your body to speed up the healing process. Also, by strengthening the immune system, we help build the existing tissue and lungs while protecting them as much as possible.

Headaches/Migraines: Description and Risk Factors

Triggering factors from person to person vary when it comes to headaches and, while common, they can seriously interfere with your daily life when they are chronic and/or severe.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach to headaches essentially involves cleansing your body of chemicals, environmental toxins and food allergies. Balancing the hormone system is also part of the customized treatment plan.

Hormonal Imbalances: Description and Risk Factors

A substance made by one tissue and carried by the bloodstream to a target tissue, hormones affect growth and function of sexual organs and govern sexual behavior. They also play a part in thyroid conditions. Risk factors can include genetics, chronic diseases, and alcohol/drug use.

The Whole Patient

Using Envita's whole body approach, we first determine where the imbalances are occurring. Since hormones are critical to anti-aging, we also explore diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. This process also involves making certain your body is receiving plentiful amounts of oxygen to build energy and help in the prevention of other chronic diseases.

Infectious Disorders: Description and Risk Factors

Infectious disorders include an assortment of conditions, ranging from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) to Lyme disease. In some cases, relief from these disorders isn't experienced using typical antibiotics. A major risk factor that leads to infectious disorders is a weakened immune system.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach begins by properly diagnosing and testing to create a customized treatment for building your immune system. Through proper nutrition, we will show you how to strengthen your health so you can eliminate or decrease your susceptibility to infections.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Description and Risk Factors

Irritable Bowel Syndrome involves abnormalities in stool function. Normal bowel function entails muscle contractions in the colon pushing the stool toward the rectum. When the nerves that assist in this function become irritated, muscle contraction may become irregular. Risk factors include poor diet as well as emotional factors such as stress, anxiety or depression.

The Whole Patient

IBS not only represents a digestive problem that can involve food allergies and chemical sensitivities, emotional traumas can also play a role. As a result, part of Envita's whole body approach involves a Personalized Treatment Plan that balances your body and nervous system. The end result is an improved quality of life.

Lupus: Description and Risk Factors

Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body's antibodies attack its own tissues, including skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments, as well as the kidneys, heart, lungs and brain. Risk factors include genetics, gender (more common in women) and digestive problems.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach involves determining the cause and calming inflammation in the body that occurs as a result of heavy metals, toxins, chemicals, etc. Rebalancing the immune system and identify any infections (Lyme disease or other viral infections) that may have been misdiagnosed is also part of your Personalized Treatment Plan.

Nutrition and Lifestyle: Description and Risk Factors

Proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are keys to preventing disease and living the quality of life you desire.

The Whole Patient

At Envita, we have the most sophisticated nutritional lifestyle changes for people who are serious about taking their health to a new level and preventing disease.

Osteo Arthritis: Description and Risk Factors

The most common form or arthritis, osteoarthritis is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage in one or more joints. It often affects hands, feet and weight-bearing joints. Risk factors include aging and, in some cases, genetics.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach does not rely on pain killers, which can be harmful to your body. Instead, we calm inflammation and the degenerative process with oxygen and other natural methods. As well, Prolotheraphy is often incorporated into your Personalized Treatment Plan.

Poor Circulation: Description and Risk Factors

Poor circulation can be related to diabetes and involves a gradual thickening and hardening of the artery walls. Risk factors include a lack of physical activity, smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach begins by determining if there are any infections contributing to poor circulation. As part of your Personalized Treatment Plan, methods are used to increase oxygen and nutrients to underserved areas in your body. The goal is to relax blood vessels to improve function. This can also be important for prevention of cardiovascular disease or neuropathies to the hands and feet.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Description and Risk Factors

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving joints around the fingers, wrists, toes and knees, as well as surrounding muscles, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. Risk factors include aging and, in some cases, genetics.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach involves determining the cause and calming inflammation in the body that occurs as a result of heavy metals, toxins, chemicals, etc. Rebalancing the immune system and identify any infections (Lyme disease or other viral infections) that may have been misdiagnosed is also part of your Personalized Treatment Plan.

Skin Disorders: Description and Risk Factors

Skin disorders involve any condition or injury affecting the skin's surfaces. Risk factors include exposure to certain environments, age and genetics.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach takes into consideration digestive function and food allergies that often contribute to skin disorders. By rebalancing the body through proper nutrition, we can help cleanse and bring more nutrients to the skin, resulting in improved function and appearance.

Sports Injuries: Description and Risk Factors

Sports injuries occur during exercise or playing sports and can result from poor training practices or improper gear.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach involves improving circulation and energy to the body using nutrients. As well, Prolotherapy (link to this page) is often used to repair joints and areas that haven't healed properly. Proper nutrition also plays a factor when rebuilding bones, ligaments, tendons and tissue, and allows you to return to health without the need for ongoing medication.

Diabetes: Description and Risk Factors

Diabetes involves the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin or to use the insulin your body produces in the proper way. Risk factors include age, improper diet, obesity and genetics.

The Whole Patient

Envita's whole body approach begins by determining the cause of the diabetes, including the stress put on the pancreas. We work to change the body's metabolism for sugar by providing you with the proper nutritional guidance. Also, as part of your Personalized Treatment Plan, methods are used to increase oxygen and nutrients to underserved areas, resulting in protection for your eyes, liver, heart and kidneys.