Degenerative Medicine
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Certain behaviors and medications can inhibit your body’s natural repair processes.
We attempt to minimize the necessity of these medications and therapies.
Here’s what to avoid:
- Anti-inflammatory medications: Such as steroids, NSAIDs (e.g., Advil, Aleve, Aspirin), asthma inhalers with steroids, topical steroid creams, cortisone injections, and most OTC pain relievers except Tylenol (acetaminophen).
- Icing or heating injuries excessively – These inhibit healing when overused.
- Prolonged rest after injury – Over-resting delays tissue repair.
- Poor nutrition – A diet high in processed and junk foods (often referred to as the Standard American Diet) can impair regenerative processes.
- Certain antibiotics – Particularly fluoroquinolones like ciprofloxacin (Cipro), gemifloxacin (Factive), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), and ofloxacin (Floxin).
- Other medications – Medications in general may have effects on regeneration. (See below for more information.)
- High fever – Spending days in bed with high fever, aches, chills, cough, and sore throat is something many have experienced. Unfortunately, during this time, joints, muscles, and other tissue can be damaged by free radicals (toxic byproducts) produced as the immune system fights the infection. Usually, one could expect this to heal, but often, especially with the use of common cold medications, long term degenerative effects can remain. See our doctors to learn how to avoid this for yourself and loved ones.
The First Step Toward Regeneration:
Eliminate Degenerative Medicines
High fever – Spending days in bed with high fever, aches, chills, cough, and sore throat is something many have experienced. Unfortunately, during this time, joints, muscles, and other tissue can be damaged by free radicals (toxic byproducts) produced as the immune system fights the infection. Usually, one could expect this to heal, but often, especially with the use of common cold medications, long term degenerative effects can remain. See our doctors to learn how to avoid this for yourself and loved ones.
To promote regeneration, work with a physician to safely reduce or eliminate medications and practices that impede the body’s natural repair mechanisms. Note: Never discontinue any medication without consulting your healthcare provider.
Taking an active approach to reduce or replace degenerative medications with regenerative-friendly alternatives can empower your body to repair itself. This is a step everyone can take to support their body’s natural regeneration.
Once this approach is implemented, the body’s regenerative process can be stimulated much more effectively.
