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Helping Clients With IBS: A Functional Medicine Guide
IBS affects 10-15% of adults — and the functional medicine approach targets root causes rather than just managing symptoms.
How Gut Bacteria Control Your Depression Genes via Butyrate
Your gut bacteria don’t just digest food — they literally control which of your brain genes get expressed.
How Gut Bacteria Shape Your Brain: New Research on Depression & Anxiety
The gut-brain connection is more specific than you think — new research maps the exact pathways your gut bacteria use to influence your mental health.
How the Vagus Nerve Connects Your Gut and Brain
Your gut sends signals to your brain through the vagus nerve — and gut bacteria control what those signals say.
IBS Affects 1 in 10 Clients: What Coaches Miss
If you work with clients, statistically at least one in ten has IBS — here’s how to recognize it, support them, and know when to refer out.
IBS Affects 1 in 10: What the Research Says
IBS isn’t in your head — it’s in your gut microbiome. Here’s what the latest research says about subtypes, inflammation, and what actually helps.
Microplastics: A Functional Medicine Approach to Quiet Inflammation
Microplastics aren’t just an environmental concern — they’re accumulating in human tissue. Here’s what a functional medicine approach to the problem looks like.
Microplastics: A Functional Medicine Guide to Reducing Exposure
Microplastics trigger endocrine disruption and inflammation through specific mechanisms — and a functional medicine approach targets both exposure and resilience.
Neuroinflammation: How Gut Inflammation Becomes Brain Fog
The immune pathway from gut inflammation to brain fog runs through cytokines and microglial activation — and it’s more direct than you think.
Oral Bacteria Reach Your Brain: The Quiet Inflammation Link
Your mouth harbors bacteria that can reach your brain through your bloodstream, a cranial nerve, and your gut — here’s how the oral-gut-brain axis actually works.
Oral Microbiome Pathway: How Your Mouth Talks to Your Brain
The oral-brain connection runs through bacteria, nerve pathways, and inflammation — and your mouth health directly shapes your cognitive function.
Strawberries and Walnuts: Brain Food Neuroscientists Study
The two foods sitting in your kitchen right now that neuroscientists keep studying for brain protection.
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