We need rest and digest. If we’re always in fight or flight, or freeze, right, we’re not digesting. So, and...
Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND
Joint pain is marked with stiffness, aches, pain and reduced mobility. It can occur in one or more joints, be...
Processed foods are chemically engineered to deliver a dopamine high. It’s true sugar itself is actually more addictive than cocaine. When one eats processed food, the brain responds with lower numbers of dopamine receptors to effectively counteract the increase in dopamine. This requires more dopamine to get the same “high”...
Many medications disrupt the natural flora and damage the gut lining. Those with antibacterial actions, such as antibiotics, certain cancer...
Psoriasis? According to research, your diet and health of your gut might offer some relief. That’s what 86% of 1206 psoriasis patients in the United States reported when they responded to a national survey. The greatest skin improvement was reported after reducing alcohol (53.8%), gluten (53.4%), nightshades (52.1%), and after...
At the site of any organ or tissue damage, there is inflammation. Long term chronic disease is often a result...
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 10% of reproductive aged women. Genetics, environmental factors, and immune system all appear...
The colon, or large intestine, is the distal part of your digestive tract where up to ninety five percent of your microbiome lives. The walls of the colon are typically smooth, pink and glistening with a protective mucus layer. There is a complex interplay between dietary, microbial, immunological and genetic...
Parasites live off their host (you) and have the potential to cause damage such as inflammation and leaky gut. Parasites...
The gut truly extends in action far beyond digestion and heart health is no exception. There are six main ways...
Early life microbiota influences immunity, gastrointestinal health, metabolism, neurodevelopment, and overall infant health. The infant gut must rapidly accumulate ten times as many microbes as the whole body contains human cells. GUT Health Matters! Poorly developed gut microbiome in early life increases susceptibility to the development of food allergy, asthma...
