Biofilms - The Underlying Cause of
Un-Curable Chronic Disease
Biofilms - The Underlying Cause
of Un-curable Chronic Disease
with Ilana Gurevich, ND, LAc
NANCEAC CE, 0.75 general + 0.25 pharm
Expires 09/30/2023
Biofilms were discovered in the 1980s and they have been known to be the underlying cause for most chronic infections since then. This talk will focus on what a biofilm is and how a biofilm behaves in the body. We will discuss how biofilms act when they are in the body to prevent treatments like antibiotics from eradicating infections.
We will discuss how biofilms form in the body and what chronic conditions they play a role in. We will discuss what bacteria and fungi are known biofilm instigators.
We will discuss how to treat long term biofilm infections. We will discuss both pharmaceutical and natural options that are used to treat chronic biofilms to reverse SIBO, SIFO and other chronic infections that ail the body.
Ilana Gurevich, ND, LAc
Dr. Gurevich is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist who graduated from the National University of
Natural Medicine in 2007 with her doctorate in naturopathic medicine and in 2008 with her masters of
oriental medicine. She is currently practicing in Portland Oregon. She runs a very busy gastroenterology
focused private practice specializing in treating inflammatory bowel disease as well as IBS, SIBO and other
functional GI disorders.
She lectures extensively and teaches about both conventional and natural treatments for gastrointestinal
conditions. She is one of the foremost experts on the intersection of IBD and IBS and how treating one
resolves the other. Dr. Gurevich also acts as a mentor in the naturopathic and functional medicine
community educating and consulting with physicians about GI disorders. She supervises residents and
consults with doctors about their most difficult GI cases. Dr. Gurevich was nominated as one of Portland
Top Docs by the Portland Monthly in 2014, 2016 and 2020 and 2021.