Terri Ward, MS, is a functional nutritional therapy practitioner and certified gluten-free practitioner, holding a master's degree in human nutrition and functional medicine. Specializing in helping people with food sensitivities, autoimmunity, and other gut-related issues, she helps them reduce inflammation and heal their guts to reclaim energy and vitality and reboot the immune system. Terri has authored cookbooks on the alkaline diet and diverticulitis.
Endometriosis is is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes severe pain and other debilitating symptoms in about 10 percent of women of reproductive age.
ALS, largely brought to light by baseball legend Lou Gehrig’s diagnosis in 1939, is a neurodegenerative disorder for which the cause and cure remain elusive.
As Crohn’s disease falls under the umbrella of inflammatory bowel disease, the prevalence is murky, but estimates suggest it may affect 1 million Americans.
This condition involving the immune system attacking the thyroid gland now affects at least 14 million Americans and up to 7.5 percent of people globally.