Dear Resilient Health family,
I have some exciting news I've been dying to share with you.
My dear friend and mentor, Dr. Richard Horowitz, has just released his newest book: Ending Chronic Illness: A Revolutionary New Program to Reverse Inflammation and Heal Persistent Disease.
If you've been my patient for a while, you've probably heard me talk about Dr. H more than once. His work completely changed the way I practice medicine. As a member of ILADS, I trained in his approach, read his books cover to cover, and today I use his 16-point MSIDS model with so many of you, every single week. When you fill out that long Lyme–MSIDS questionnaire before your visit? Yep, that's him.
Why I want you to read it
Chronic illness is rarely about just one thing. You know this better than anyone. You've probably seen doctor after doctor, gotten a diagnosis (or five), and still been left asking: but WHY am I still sick?
That's the question Dr. H has spent 42 years and more than 13,000 patients answering. His MSIDS model looks at the 16 overlapping factors that keep inflammation going, from infections like Lyme, Babesia and Bartonella to mold, toxins, gut health, hormones, mast cells and sleep.
Ending Chronic Illness takes that model further than ever. In 640 pages, he shows how the same factors drive so many conditions we see every day:
• → Chronic Lyme and tick-borne infections
• → Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and Long COVID
• → Mold and environmental toxicity
• → Gut, hormone and mood disorders
• → Alzheimer's, autism, ADHD and more
It's written for patients, caregivers and doctors, in plain English with the science behind it. Knowledge is power, my friends.
Watch our conversation with Dr. H
Dr. Tami Lyday and I recently sat down with Dr. Horowitz on The Consult Room to talk about Ending Chronic Illness and the MSIDS model. We got into the real stuff: why so many people stay sick, how the pieces connect, and what gives him hope. If you've ever wondered why we test the way we do, this one's for you.
▶ Watch on YouTube: The Consult Room with Dr. Richard Horowitz
Get your copy (and one for your doctor)
Here's my ask: grab a copy for yourself, and consider gifting one to another physician on your care team. The more doctors who understand this model, the fewer patients get dismissed. It's available in hardcover, e-book and audiobook.
▶ Order Ending Chronic Illness: cangetbetter.com
Healing is possible, and it starts with asking better questions. I'm so grateful to Dr. H for teaching me how, and I'm honored to keep asking them with you.
With love and hope, Dr. Gabriela Pichardo Resilient Health Austin
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