Stress

How Does the Nervous System Affect Digestion? Digestion is not simply a mechanical or chemical process, and gut health is not simply a function of how well someone digests food or what type of food enters and exits the system ... Read More

What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is characterized by abnormal, uncontrolled mood swings or possible wild outbursts. Symptoms may be mild, moderate or even severe and could impact a person’s ability to live, their energy levels, their decision making, their ... Read More

What Are SIBO and SIFO? SIBO stands for Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth, a gastrointestinal condition characterized by an excessive rise in the population of bacteria in the small intestine—bacteria that are typically found in greater numbers in the large intestine ... Read More

Parents today are being told to trust a medical fix for their child’s weight. In exam rooms across the country, doctors are prescribing injectable GLP-1 drugs to children within minutes of raising weight concerns. Families are reassured these medications are ... Read More

Blue light from screens and devices can raise blood sugar and cortisol, while red-light therapy can lower them. Read on to find out why and what you can do. Effects of Blue Light on Blood Sugar Sunlight contains the most ... Read More

What Are Intangible Stressors? When we talk about the "total load of stressors", we often think about tangible things that contribute to a toxic body burden such as chemicals, heavy metals, and infections. However, the total load also includes stressors ... Read More

The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) To truly understand what’s happening in the bodies and brains of children with autism, it helps to start with the autonomic nervous system (ANS)—the system that silently manages our involuntary functions like heart rate, breathing, ... Read More

What Is a Dysregulated Nervous System? The nervous system is like “command central” in your body. Its job is to act as the body's communication network, sending and receiving messages between the brain and the rest of the body. It ... Read More