How to Help Your Children with Celiac Disease or NCGS

Did you know that children diagnosed with celiac disease (CD) have a threefold increased risk of dying with or without a gluten-free diet? This is because of the collateral damage gluten does to the brain and immune system resulting in things like suicide, depression, cancer (See: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17324126). Why is this? Getting a kid or teen […]

4 Things You Need to Know About Gluten and the Brain

  1. Gluten effects can manifest anywhere in the body Gluten is primarily an inflammatory molecule, whether a person has NCGS (non-celiac gluten sensitivity) or celiac disease (CD). Gluten effects the neuro-immunological organization of the body, and depending on a person’s inherent weaknesses, can manifest anywhere in the body. 2.) Mental & Brain Disorders Today, I […]

Before the Diagnosis of Hashimoto’s or Rheumatoid Arthritis, did you have a Leaky Gut?

What is “leaky gut”? The formal name for this is called intestinal permeability and all the action happens in the small intestine.  Here lie the villi and microvilli, likened in an analogy to “shag carpet”.  These connect to the cells at the base where nutrients flow into the body through the bloodstream. Things like gluten, […]

Functional Medicine Approach to Health

The Autoimmune Summit

Learn how to prevent and reverse autoimmune disease at a free online summit all about autoimmunity! Nearly 40 experts in the fields of Functional Medicine, nutrition, and autoimmune disease will explain how leaky gut, genetics, and environmental triggers such as toxins, food sensitivities, infections, and stress all play a part in the development of autoimmune disease. […]