mom’s level of inflammation tied to baby’s brain architecture and brain function
GOT INFLAMMATION? YOU MAY BE WRECKING YOUR UNBORN CHILD’S NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH The brand new issue of Nature Neuroscience published one of the most jaw dropping studies I’ve seen in quite some time — a joint effort between researchers from Oregon Health & Science University and THE “CORPORATE” PORTION of Universitätsmedizin Berlin called Maternal IL-6 During […]
is asthma an inflammatory or autoimmune disease, and what can be done about it?
ASTHMA: AUTOIMMUNE OR INFLAMMATORY? ARE THERE NATURAL WAYS TO STOP IT IN ITS TRACKS? “Sure enough, Dr. Juhn’s research showed that children and adults with asthma have a much higher risk of developing shingles compared to patients who do not have asthma. These findings were replicated by other research groups. Similarly, adult asthma patients have […]
parkinson’s and gut health
PARKINSON’S DISEASE’ INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP TO GUT HEALTH (DYSBIOSIS AND INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY) Because it runs so rampant on the Schierling side of my family, today’s post pertains to information that’s more than just ‘information’ — it hits close to home. Today I am showing you some recent studies on PARKINSON’S as it relates to GUT HEALTH. […]
practical pain management and the functional medicine matrix
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FOR CHRONIC PAIN? WHY NOT? “Until a magic medication comes along to stabilize β-cell function or, better yet, to reverse β-cell dysfunction, it will remain difficult to improve diabetes outcomes very much…” From Diabetes Care (How Our Current Medical Care System Fails People With Diabetes). This is something I’ve shown you over and over […]
the gut – microbiota – brain axis: most disease states are different manifestations of the same underlying issues
MOST DISEASES ARE JUST DIFFERENT MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SAME THING (THE GUT-MICROBIOTA-BRAIN AXIS) Yesterday I talked about the “COMMON CAUSE” of sickness and disease, discussing things like Leaky Gut Syndrome and similarly related Gut Dysfunctions. Let me blow your mind a bit by giving you a practical application using the example of the gut-microbiota-brain axis. […]