3-Pronged Comprehensive Approach to Wellness + Fertility

Table of Contents:
Do I have Endometriosis?
Symptoms of Endometriosis
Co-existing Conditions
Diagnosis
Treatment

“A pill for every ill”. Sadly, this is what our sick-care system has come to. Rather than looking at patients as a whole, understanding their experiences and addressing the root of symptoms and illness, patients are often dismissed, left in pain and with yet another prescription.

Rediscovering the roots of healing…

At the RESTORE Center for Endometriosis in St. Louis, Missouri, our team, led by Marquis Who’s Who Top Doctor, Dr. Patrick Yeung, we do things differently! We are a part of the healthcare revolution aiming to change the way we do wellness!

Our holistic, yet innovative, patient-center approach empowers women to RESTORE their health and fertility while embracing nutrition and lifestyle habits which support the body’s natural ability to heal.

This journey back to the roots of healing does not abandon modern medicine, rather, we use revolutionary technologies, comprehensive medical education, and the foundations of food as medicine to address endometriosis and infertility at the root.

In June of 2024 the RESTORE Act (Reproductive Empowerment and Support through Optimal Restoration Act) was submitted to Congress. This bill is in support of expanding research on reproductive health conditions and to provide education and training to empower medical professional to more effectively diagnose and treat women’s health and reproductive health conditions.

We are proud to be at the forefront of women’s health and endometriosis treatment.

1. Optimizing Anatomy

Looking beyond quick fixes, and with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Yeung specializes in optimal excision surgery via LAPEX (Laparoscopic Excision). Using minimally invasive techniques and working to remove all suspected endometriosis throughout the body is the gold standard in endometriosis treatment!

Methodically excising all lesions and eradicating the roots of endometriosis from affected areas while preserving tissues and organs that have been impacted by the disease ensures we are considering each patient’s overall, long-term wellness.

Additionally, Dr. Yeung’s research has proven a compressive surgical approach combining endometriosis excision with appendectomy reduces endometriosis related pain and minimizes the risk of future challenges such as rupture.

Unlike band-aid treatments such as ablation, which does not address the disease at the root and leads to recurrence, we are often able to offer one and done endometriosis excision surgery with lasting results, reduced pain, avoidance of surgical menopause, and improved natural fertility outcomes.

2. Optimizing Hormone Balance 

Endometriosis leaves many women feeling as though they have no control over their bodies-often causing debilitating pain and impacting simple daily tasks, such as going on a walk, and as well as major life milestones, like the decision to have children.

At RESTORE we aim to educate and empower our patients. One tool which helps women to better understand and support their bodies is NaPro (Natural Procreative Technology).

In combination with appropriate testing, charting cervical mucus via NaPro’s proven technique helps our patients to understand their individual menstrual cycle and provides insights to potential ovulatory disorders, infertility, structural abnormalities, and the presences of diseases including PCOS, adenomyosis, and endometriosis. Again, we focus on understanding the root cause of women’s
health challenges and use innovative approaches to healing.

Rather than using hormonal suppression or birth control as a band-aid, we empower women to a natural reproductive solution, avoiding medications which drive additional hormonal imbalance, impact mental health, and have long-term health consequences.

Using NaPro in combination with LAPEX our patients address the root cause of their disease state, optimize hormone function, support their bodies natural reproductive cycles, and can approach achieving and avoiding pregnancy naturally.

3. Optimizing Nutrition + Lifestyle 

It is believed that 90% of all diseases are rooted in environmental and lifestyle choices and exposures with only 10% of cancer and disease being genetic. In Functional Medicine we understand, your genes load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

While we cannot live in a bubble, we can certainly make small, sustainable choices each day to fuel our body’s ability to heal. The body stives to achieve homeostasis, a state of balance, and our nutrition, hydration, sleep, exercise, mindset, and lifestyle all play a role in our ability to find that balance.

We are facing an epidemic of chronic disease as the standard American diet and lifestyle is set up to fuel stress, inflammation, and disease.

Again, we go back to the roots of healing! Clean, healthy food, quality sleep, mindset, and lifestyle choices!

Food is Medicine:

A nutrient-dense diet, diverse with vegetables and lean protein at every meal is the foundation to healthy living. Avoiding processed foods, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol, which all fuel hormone
imbalance, is crucial to supporting our bodies.

Remember, small sustainable habits:

• Eat with the season and diversify the colors of your foods: carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, bell peppers— eat the rainbow
• Follow the Dirty 12/Clean 15
• Eat at least one serving of vegetables at every meal
• Eat high-quality, organic, grass-fed meats, fresh caught seafood, and pasture raised, organic eggs
• Stay hydrated! Your body needs ½ its weight in ounces of water each day to properly detox, so, if you weigh 200lbs you need 100oz of water
• Avoid processed foods, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol

Mindset and Stress Management:

Living with a chronic, debilitatingly painful disease can leave your body in a heightened state of stress, driving cortisol (our primary stress hormone!) imbalance and leaving us feeling exhausted, tense, and defeated.

• Support yourself with simple daily practices:
• Get at least 5 minutes (more is better!) of sunlight each morning and add in grounding- placing your bare feet on the earth
• Drink at least 8oz of warm water each morning—soothing and supports detoxification
• Soak in a warm Epsom salt bath
• Listen to calming music
• Sip hot tea
• Avoid screens for the first hour you are awake and at least 1 hour before bed
• Get out in nature
• Pray, meditate, practice gratitude, journal
• Take deep breaths, practice tapping, try butterfly hugs

Movement, Sleep, and Lifestyle:

It may feel difficult or even impossible to get up and moving or to get a good night’s rest when living with endometriosis, but the truth is, a sedentary lifestyle and poor sleep drives hormone imbalance
and fuels disease.

• Get at least 30 minutes of active daily movement
• Practice gentle movement such as yoga, walking, biking, swimming, walk outdoors
• Stretch for 3-5 minutes upon waking and prior to bed
• Stick to a sleep/wake schedule
• Sleep in a cool (68-72°), dark environment with no distractions
• Use a sound machine and sunrise alarm clock

Embracing Holistic Health and Your Path to Healing:

It is time to reclaim your power and trust in yourself and your body! Time to RESTORE your health and your life! Combining the most advanced surgical technologies with education around hormone function and optimization alongside holistic practices our team is here to support you on your journey to healing from endometriosis and achieving the life you dream of!

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