This week we are writing on trauma: Trauma is not uncommon. One study in the US found that 74.2% of women and 81.3% of men reported…

This week we continue to look at autoimmunity and gut health. This article focuses on possible ways of predicting autoimmunity by looking at specific gut…

The Microbiome-Autoimmune Connection, Part 3: Dr. Alessio Fasano’s work on Autoimmunity This week we will review the groundbreaking work of Dr. Fasano and autoimmunity. Autoimmunity is when…

Last week in Autoimmunity & the Gut Part 1, we introduced what is autoimmunity (AI) and discussed some gut issues that can contribute to autoimmunity;…

INTRODUCTION Gut health is closely involved in autoimmunity (AI). In fact, there are three elements necessary for an autoimmune disease to develop. These are a genetic…

Three weeks ago, we wrote a blog on Autism & the Gut Part 1 and covered some facts about ASD as well as some of…

Last week in Part 1 of Depression and the Gut, we defined depression and outlined the potential causes of depression; genetics, a chemical imbalance in…

Approximately 24% of people have a genetic polymorphism (abnormality in a gene), which prevents them from properly breaking down the toxins that mold create. Different…

Last week’s blog on Autism & the Gut Part 1 covered some facts about ASD as well as some of the contributing factors as they…