What if the plastic you throw away doesn’t just pollute the planet, but ends up inside your body, too? It might sound extreme, but that’s exactly what researchers are discovering. Tiny fragments of plastic – known as microplastics – are now turning up in everything from bottled water and table salt to human blood, gut…
If you’ve been told your persistent symptoms are “all in your head” after treating Lyme disease with antibiotics, you’re not alone, and you’re not imagining things. What you’re experiencing is very real, and emerging research is finally beginning to shed light on why approximately 10-20% of Lyme disease patients continue to suffer debilitating symptoms long…
What if I told you that 1 in 4 American babies is missing one of the most important bacteria for their lifelong health? What if this invisible deficit was setting them up for allergies, asthma, eczema, and other chronic diseases later in life? As a functional medicine physician who has spent decades studying the gut-brain-immune…
What if I told you that your daily mood, stress resilience, and mental clarity are being orchestrated by trillions of microscopic organisms living in your gut? That the bacteria in your intestines are literally communicating with your brain, influencing everything from anxiety levels to cognitive function? As a functional medicine physician who has spent decades…
Depression is often an inflammatory condition rooted in the gut. Discover the profound gut-brain connection and the functional medicine steps you can take to restore your microbiome, reduce inflammation, and find relief from mood disorders.
Dr. Jill Carnahan explores the critical gut-brain connection in autism. Discover the dysbiosis signature, leaky gut, and the 5R framework for transforming neurodevelopmental health.1
What if I told you that the key to protecting your brain from neurodegeneration might actually lie 20 feet below it…in your gut? Groundbreaking research published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy has unveiled the sophisticated mechanisms by which our gut microbiome directly influences brain health, neuroinflammation, and our risk for neurodegenerative diseases. As a…
The gut is turning out to play a major role in inflammation and related conditions throughout the body, especially in psychiatric conditions.
Today we’re going to dive into the gut microbiome’s link to mental health and mood disorders as well as take a look at some simple ways to support a healthy gut and healthy brain.
Take a stroll down any big-box store supplement aisle or hop online to update your supplement regimen and you’re bombarded with countless different brands – all claiming to be the best.
