Come early to raise MG awareness and just enjoy a rollicking good time!
Bar specials include $5 burgers and $4 beers
$5 per person, $5 per team goes to the winner’s purse
The Holiday Club is in the Uptown neighborhood, at 4000 N. Sheridan Road, four blocks North of Wrigley Field and a half block north of the Sheridan Red “L” line stop.
Because street parking is tight, consider taking the Red “L” Line
from downtown Chicago or any other stop.
The Red Line has a CTA Park & Ride lot for daily parking at its north end, the Howard Street Station, 7474 N. Rogers Ave.
We’re aiming to bring at least 25 people. Call to tell us you’re coming (800-888-6208) – or just show up!
Myasthenia Gravis and Medications – Fall 2016 Patient Meeting
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Saturday, October 29, 2016
Advocate Christ Hospital Conference Center, Entrance F 4440 W. 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
NW corner of hospital campus at Kilbourn & 93rd Street
Park in Lot E or use valet parking at Entrance F
Speaker: Mitra Habibi, PharmD; College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago
How crowded is your medicine chest? With myasthenia gravis, you might have drugs that dampen the immune system next to those that manage side effects. How do these medications interact with your over-the-counter drugs for headaches or an upset stomach? What about vaccines, or anesthesia at the dentist? Throw in a second illness like diabetes or heart disease, and you might need your own warning label.
Join us for Conquer MG’s Fall Patient Meeting, where Mitra Habibi, PharmD, will explain how common medications interact with MG treatments, “black box warnings,” and steps you can take to improve the safety and effectiveness of your medical care.
This event is free to all and includes lunch. A donation of $25 per person (or amount of your choice) would be appreciated to offset the cost of meal, facility and video recording expenses.
Please register by Tuesday, October 25. You can register by clicking the button below, or by calling the office at 1-800-888-6208. Online registration is closed as of October 26; in this case call the office. If you receive our newsletter, a registration form was included and can be mailed to Conquer Myasthenia Gravis, 275 N. York St., Suite 401, Elmhurst, IL 60126
Dr. J. Rowin: The Root Cause of Autoimmune Disease
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“Functional Medicine Approach to MG:
Understanding and Treating the Root Cause of Disease”
On May 1, 2016, 70 people were on hand to listen to Julie Rowin, MD, ABIHM, talk about the root causes of myasthenia gravis and other autoimmune diseases, at our Spring Patient Seminar in Elmhurst, Illinois.
Autoimmune disease is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors. These factors include toxic chemicals, dietary components, gut dysbiosis, and infections.
The Standard American Diet, with an abundance of processed foods, meats, and dairy products, and low consumption of fruits and vegetables, promotes chronic disease and suppresses immune function.
Stress plays a major role in the breakdown of the autoimmune system.
Most MG patients probably didn’t just “get” MG at a given age. It likely has been a breakdown in your autoimmune system over time.
Functional medicine looks at how all the body’s systems interact and seeks to get them all functioning optimally. Diet, lifestyle, environmental factors and stress are all seen as playing a huge role in either making you sick or keeping you well. Functional medicine aims to treat disease at its root with these pillars:
Heal your gut
Rid your diet of foods that cause chronic inflammation
Tame your toxic burden
Heal your infections
Relieve your stress
Dr. Rowin is a board certified neurologist, and a diplomat of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She employs a whole systems approach to help patients achieve wellness. She recently helped establish the Wellness and Integrative Neurology Division for APAC Center for Pain Management located in Westchester, Illinois.
