Join Dr. Laura M.Brown, ND and Amanda Gazzola in an in depth conversation on the impact of stress on gut...
Inflammation
Aging for most means progression to inflammation and reduced immune capacity. Adverse changes in the microbiome contribute to 16-18% of...
Many medications disrupt the natural flora and damage the gut lining. Those with antibacterial actions, such as antibiotics, certain cancer therapies, antihistamines, antipsychotics, antihypertensives, and antidepressants like SSRIs are particularly damaging. Sometimes changes are reversed when one stops taking the drug, but damage can persist for up to four years....
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting 10% of reproductive aged women. Genetics, environmental factors, and immune system all appear...
Often sensitivities go undiagnosed because the reaction is gradual and will happen within 3 minutes to 3 days. This makes...
We live in a generation of inflammation. Why? Inflammation is the body’s natural and healthy response to repair damaged tissues and eliminate toxins. However, when this response becomes chronic, it results in the ongoing presence of an active immune response. This state of low-grade inflammation can lead to shifts in...
Joint pain is marked with stiffness, aches, pain and reduced mobility. It can occur in one or more joints, be...
We have skin on the outside and skin within. Our skin within, which is our gastrointestinal lining, is very thin....
The microbiome is a large body of bacteria, and some fungi and viruses that helps humans with detoxification, protection and regulation of body systems such as hormone and energy distribution, the immune system, and the brain for thinking and behaviour. It also provides nutrients like folate, vitamin K, biotin, riboflavin...
At the site of any organ or tissue damage, there is inflammation. Long term chronic disease is often a result...