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A powerfully informative guide for patient and practitioner from a misinformed past toward a future of recovery and health David Perlmutter MD 1 New York Times best selling author of Grain Brain and Brain Wash In this important and timely book Steven Phillips MD and his former patient Sony singer songwriter Dana Parish reveal striking evidence that a range of common infections from COVID 19 to Lyme cause a variety of autoimmune psychiatric and chronic conditions Chronic explores the science behind what makes them difficult to diagnose and treat debunks widely held beliefs and provides solutions that empower sufferers to reclaim their lives After nearly dying from his own mystery illness Dr Phillips experienced firsthand the medical community s ignorance about the pathogens that underlie a deep spectrum of serious conditions from fibromyalgia multiple sclerosis chronic fatigue syndrome rheumatoid arthritis and lupus to depression anxiety OCD and neurodegenerative disorders Parish too watched her health spiral after twelve top doctors missed the underlying infections that caused heart failure and other sudden debilitating symptoms Now they ve come together with a mission to change the current model of simply treating symptoms and shift t