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  • My Dear Readers: Thank you so much for following my posts! It makes me happy to be able to share information that can help people improve the quality of their health & lives. 🌺 I would love to know where you’re from, what topics you’re interested in reading more about and something you learned that made a positive impact in your life. 🌺 #AppreciationPost
  • Gluten-containing cereals have become a main food staple. Such as wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten intake is associated with the development of celiac disease (CD) and related disorders such as Type I Diabetes, depression, and schizophrenia. . However not everyone FEELS bad when they eat wheat. The majority of people can go without typical symptoms for a long time. Nevertheless, these individuals very often develop diseases that can be related with gluten intake. . A 2014 case study of a 3 yo girl who had NO gastrointestinal symptoms, was NOT celiac - but had white matter lesions on her brain, found complete healing of her brain by being placed on a gluten free diet. . Neurological diseases can be silent as they develop. A 2013 study of 17 people with celiac (that had no neurological symptoms) found that they had significant atrophy of multiple areas of the brain: gray matter, white matter, caudate nucleus (area involved in Parkinson’s disease). . They found resolve after being placed on a gluten free diet. This goes to show that whether you have symptoms or not-whether you have a GI issue or neurological issue, your brain, gut and immune system all are harmed when you eat wheat. And IT CAN HEAL. . More info in my blog on what diseases are linked to wheat consumption: Click link in bio or search “neurological” in my blog site.
  • The science of stress and how it literally changes your brain. stress can be a emotional, chemical, physical stressor - which all affect the brain and HPA axis , in turn affecting adrenal function. . Stressful early childhood life experiences has been linked to immune dysregulation (autoimmune diseases, allergies, etc). It also alters how a person tolerates stress & what their perception of stress is. . Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a feature common in Leaky Gut, can also activate this same pathway as stress and cause inflammation and adrenal imbalances! . To help our bodies deal with stress we should daily meditate, say positive affirmations to ourselves in a sacred space like...when you’re driving or when you take a shower. You can also take adaptogenic herbs (I use Adaptocrine by Apex Energetics) or licorice root, there are some others like oat straw as mentioned by @organic_olivia . Making sure we keep our blood sugar stable and not eating foods our bodies have sensitivities to : gluten, dairy, eggs. And juicing celery or cucumber daily as per @medicalmedium . Getting regular exercise is very important too. If you can do the minimum of 2 hours per week that is a start. . @officialdrjoedispenza has amazing meditations and books/audiobooks that can help us break the habit of being ourselves and break old routines that hold us back. . #Blessings #HPAaxis #AdrenalFatigue #AdrenalBalance #FunctionalMedicine #Health #Meditation #YouAreThePlacebo
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