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Is your child at risk for autoimmunity?
At the time of birth, our newborn babies transition from a completely sterile environment in the womb into the world we live in. During the birthing process, the child is exposed to bacteria in the birth canal as well as bacteria present in the delivery room from doctors, nurses, parents, or others. The child does not have his or her […]
Blood and guts
As we have already discussed in previous posts, the gut environment is largely dependent on the health of bacteria and microorganisms with which we live in harmony. Interfering with the health of this environment can lead to the immune system working against us and difficulty digesting and absorbing nutrition from our food. This is called dysbiosis and is not curable […]
How your gut affects the environment: personal environmentalism
In my post, “Do you have the guts to get healthy,” I discussed the overall importance of gut function from a 10,000-foot view. Now, I’d like to come a bit little closer to earth and discuss how gut function impacts you. Let’s start by stating an obvious anatomical fact: Your gut (from your mouth to the other side) is technically […]
Do you have the guts to get healthy?
Understanding your gut is going to be the subject of a series of posts, and more than likely, a book will have to follow. When referring to the gastrointestinal system or the digestive system from this point forward, I will simply refer to the collective systems and structures as the “gut.” I plan to put forth an argument that the […]
Psychiatry and natural health
The practice of modern psychiatry has increasingly become dependent on the use of medications to treat the symptoms of brain-based disorders. Research in recent decades have resulted in a dramatic increase in our understanding of medications that alter several chemical messengers in the brain we call neurotransmitters. Chemical messengers in the brain have names like serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, GABA among […]