Great tip here today from Dr Marilyn Glenville - try this cognitive impairment test to see how your brain is working: The Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test Taken from my book Natural Solutions for Dementia and Alzheimer’s This test is used to screen those individuals who are thought to be at risk of dementia. You can …
Multiple Sensitivity: Could It Be Loss of Brain-Gating?
As promised in my last post about 'new' causes of multiple sensitivity to think about, here is another possible one for you: loss of brain-gating. Eh? Well, almost all sensory stimuli goes through the thalamus in the brain and lots of inhibitory mechanisms (too complex to go into here) are needed to stop the thalamus …
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Multiple Sensitivity – Are Your Neurons Too Close To Threshold?
During my recent neuroinflammation training, I came across a couple of 'new' reasons why we may be hyper-sensitive to things. One of them is the concept of neurons being too close to threshold. I recently saw Dr Datis Kharazzian explaining this so I'll share that and you can see what I mean... If you are …
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How Am I Doing? A Little Update
Bless me, readers, for I have sinned: it has been 6 months since my last update. I can't believe that. Time really does fly. I thought it was about time I brought you up to date with how I'm getting on - I know many of you like to follow my story 🙂 In my …
Chronic Illness: Have You Had A Knock On The Head?
This is a new one on me, I have to say. Doing my Neuroinflammation training course, I have recently been astounded at the impact a trauma to the head can have on future illness. Think playing footie and being knocked out momentarily or smacking your head a good one during a car bump; even being …
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Butyrate for Leaky Gut and Brain Health
Lots of changes going on with supplements currently, which is making life a little challenging! Some of you may have noticed that ARG ButyrEn, which I recommend all the time for leaky gut, has been out of stock at Natural Dispensary for ages. However, Christine and I have been tracking down alternative supplies for you. …
Menopause Brain: Is It a Lack of Testosterone?
We all have those moments where we just can't find the right words, let alone recall what we walked into a room for, but from perimenopause onward (which can be up to several years before actual menopause), many women (and men) find brain fog and cognitive skills get even worse. As a PCOS sufferer all …
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Five Healing Mistakes Everyone Makes
I really found myself nodding enthusiastically through a recent blog post from Jordan and Steve at SCD Lifestyle. They acknowledge that everyone makes some common 'mistakes' (I hesitate to use that word myself, actually) when they are trying to heal. They focus here on healing gut issues as that's what they had themselves, but you …
Is Food Affecting Your Brain? Part 2
For those of you following this three-part series, Part 2 is now out. Here is part one if you missed it, makes fascinating reading. You can visit Dr O's blog to get the second part - just use the search box if it's not on the first page any more. This time I note the …
Brain: Use It Or Lose It, Official!
A recent study has shown that our old belief that our brains slow down as we age is nonsense. If we use them, our neural pathways will continue to develop and strengthen for life, no matter what age we are. Here's the summary for you from WDDTY.com. Memory loss and forgetfulness aren’t an inevitable consequence …