I joined one of my favorite home cooks and someone I’m proud to call friend, the lovely Marilee Grossheim of Making Meals Matter, to create an all-new Glorious One-Pot Meals recipe: Fabulous One-Pot Hula Chicken!
We named this recipe after the pineapple and ginger–flavors that evoke a sense of the Hawaiian islands. Sweet dreams of Maui while we’re all cooped up at home!
Pro tip for this recipe: double the amounts of the flavorings (ginger, pineapple, salt & pepper) for more of a pow!
Funnily enough, I have noticed the same thing in my own clinic.
Man sitting on the toilet
In fact, in my experience, dysfunctional bowels seem to accompany almost every neurologic and psychiatric issue as well as most-if-not-all autoimmune disorders.
But I have to disagree when the authors of the study conclude: “The physiology of the gut and the pathophysiology of constipation is very complex, and as the bowel function is mostly autonomic, the possibilities of specific treatment are limited.”
The secret to treating constipation is to look at is as a sign of inflammation rather than a deficiency in water, fiber, exercise, or laxatives.
Constipation or diarrhea, or both alternating… These are the signs of inflammation in the gut.
Non-injury-related inflammation can be correlated with white blood cell activity. White blood cells carry the inflammatory response through the bloodstream, making inflammation a system-wide condition. This means that inflammation levels in the gut correlate to inflammation levels in the brain.
Inflammation in the brain can alter moods, emotions, or behaviors. It can damage the myelin sheaths surrounding the nerves in the brain, as in Multiple Sclerosis. It can interfere with senses such as vision (optic neuritis), or thought processes (psychosis), or motor functions (Parkinson’s Disease). Constipation is a symptom of inflammation.
In fact, the connection to Parkinson’s Disease was seen from the beginning. “James Parkinson recognised gastrointestinal features in his original monograph published in 1817.”
It’s inflammation.
That’s why my Inflammation Influence protocols work not only to right a wayward bowel, but also improve neurologic and psychiatric issues as a welcome side effect.
Interested in seeing if you are a good candidate for finally taking control over your chronic constipation and/or diarrhea? Grab a complimentary naturopathic health assessment today and get ready to start enjoying more regular bowels!
A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry has found that patients with multiple sclerosis who have food allergies had more relapses and a higher likelihood of gadolinium-enhancing lesions than patients with no known allergy.
They assessed more than 1,300 adults with clinical MS and MRI-confirmed disease activity who had a self-reported history of allergic conditions.
The authors of the study suggest this could “lead to new therapeutic and preventative strategies for MS.” In the meantime, they recommend that clinicians counsel their MS patients who have food allergies on preventing or reducing exposures to offending foods.
I couldn’t agree more!
And may I add: What took you so long to figure this out?
If you have MS, you don’t need to wait for your doctor to get up-to-speed!
Join me in the future of #MS care in the Fight MS with Food project.* Not only will you benefit from a customized antioliogenic diet designed to reduce inflammatory activity, but you’ll be adding to our collective understanding of how best to help people with MS live long, active, and healthy lives.
Book a complimentary Naturopathic Health Assessment today to see if you are a good candidate for this radically different, natural approach to living with MS.
*Participation in the Fight MS with Food project requires purchase of a treatment package.
I’m so excited to share my talk presented at this year’s Total Health Summit!
My hour-long session was filled with fun anecdotes and great information as we explored the causes and effects of inflammation in the body. I shared details of my unique three-pronged approach to reclaiming health as well as my best tips that I offer to patients in my nationwide dietary therapy clinic to help them find their way back to health.
If you or someone you know are suffering and not finding lasting relief, they might be a good candidate for my all-natural, non-pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory programs.
Newly discovered vessels in the brain connect directly to the immune system, says a research study by the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine.
This pathway was previously not thought to exist and could have a major impact on how to address neurological dysfunction. Numerous neurological disorders present with signs of inflammation and accumulated waste in the brain.
“They’ll have to change the textbooks. There has never been a lymphatic system for the central nervous system…,” says lead researcher Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, professor of the UVA Department of Neuroscience and director of UVA’s Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG). “It will fundamentally change the way people look at the central nervous system’s relationship with the immune system.”
The immune system is responsible for creating inflammation in the body. I have long believed that neurologic issues are related to inflammation, including Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s, autoimmune issues like M.S., and even depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems.
In my clinic we work to reduce inflammation naturally in order to allow the body to heal and function effectively. We see dramatic improvements in neurologic function simply by identifying and removing personal inflammatory triggers.
Do you wonder if your condition might improve by reducing inflammation in your brain? Book a complimentary, risk-free, no-commitment Natural Health Assessment here and find out if you can free yourself of inflammation and feel better quickly!
