Vitamin D Protects the Brain, Essential in Recovering from Concussions and TBI
Vitamin D is important for brain health in many ways. It minimizes inflammatory pathways in the brain, regulates oxidative damage through enhancing glutathione production, and inhibits the uptake of reactive oxygen species into nerve cells. Vitamin D also minimizes...
The alarming increase in the use of herbicides; implications on the gut-brain axis.
This article was originally written for and published in PALEO Magazine (2015 Vol 5 Issue 6). Paleo and organic produce enthusiasts may assume that their diets are free of unwanted agrochemicals; however, when 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicides...
Why I Went Paleo: Why I Stay Paleo
Why I Went Paleo Many of my patients ask me why I’m on the Paleo diet. I have a lot of good reasons. Crohn’s disease runs in my family. My grandmother had it, and spent the last half of her life with a colostomy bag, and my sister was diagnosed with it when she was...