Based in Ballarat and Daylesford, Lou Chalmers works with Australian and International clients to develop programs to treat chronic pain, auto-immune diseases (AID’s) and hormonal imbalances. In doing so, she uses natural integrative medicines and counselling.
Lou outlined her background and previous jobs, that included work in Environmental Science and the wine industry. She was, however, drawn to her current role because of her personal medical issues and the fact formal medicine could not diagnose a cause.
Lou explained some of the characteristics of AID’s, including:
- A loss of “self-tolerance”, resulting in an immune response to the body’s own tissues
- Chronic inflammation
- Relapses/flare-ups
- Epigenetic – genes switching on and off depending on psychological and environmental signalling.
USA Research has shown that AID’s are increasing. Lou explained that 75% of our genes are malleable. In other words, they affected by the environment. Consequently, she emphasises lifestyle factors, including strategies to deal with emotional stress, poor diet, lack of adequate sleep, lack of exercise and environmental factors.
In conclusion, Lou claimed that it is possible to reverse AID’s, by:
- Identifying which organ systems are affected
- Assessing lifestyle factors - contributing and supporting
- Giving support to organ systems as needed
- Giving support for broader lifestyle factors
We thank Lou for her interesting and informative presentation.
