A Root-Cause Approach Is Needed
We need to start thinking differently about health and wellness. What if we looked at diagnoses not as an endpoint but as a beginning? What if we view the symptoms common to a particular diagnosis as messages, signals or warning signs sent from our bodies that something is in need of balancing?
In most chronic illnesses, symptoms are there because there are underlying physiological, emotional, energetic or other imbalances that are crying out for attention. If we begin to focus on reestablishing balance in our bodies and in our lives, it then becomes much more conceivable that we can restore health.
If we view diagnoses such as autism, ADHD/ADD or allergies as observable “fact,” inborn, or intractable, then there is no hope for the restoration of health.
Common Underlying Medical Problems
Our country is witnessing an unprecedented “epidemics of epidemics” of chronic illness, especially in our children. By looking at what is common to all of the “new childhood epidemics” we can better understand the environmental root causes and what can be done to restore our children to health.
Most children diagnosed with one of the epidemic conditions—autism, ADHD/ADD, OCD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune conditions—will exhibit some of the following physiological imbalances:
Whether a child has ADD or asthma or any other chronic symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, sensory issues, or myriad other symptoms, upon deeper analysis you are likely to find some or all of the aforementioned underlying medical problems.
About Beth Lambert
Beth Lambert is a former healthcare consultant and teacher. As a consultant, she worked with pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and other health care companies to evaluate industry trends.
She is the author of A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children (Sentient Publications, 2010). She is also a co-author of Documenting Hope's Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis. She is a co-author of Reversal of Autism Symptoms among Dizygotic Twins through a Personalized Lifestyle and Environmental Modification Approach: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(6), 641.
In 2009, Beth founded Documenting Hope and currently serves as Executive Director. Beth attended Oxford University, graduated from Williams College and holds a Masters Degree in American Studies from Fairfield University.
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