I recently started reading a book that came out a few years ago called The End of Alzheimer’s by Dr. Dale Bredesen. I was surprised and impressed that Dr. Bredesen classified one of three types of Alzheimer’s as “toxic,” meaning that toxic exposure was a key factor in its development.

Throughout your life, someone has probably told you to “trust your gut,” meaning follow your intuition and be true to yourself. This simple idiom holds another important truth that most people probably aren’t aware of… Let’s explore more about leaky brain, the brain-gut connection, and ways to heal your gut to help your brain!

You may have heard about leaky gut, perhaps having an understanding that the gut barrier has been compromised, which can lead to other health issues. Did you know that you have a similar barrier between your brain and your bloodstream, that also plays a critical role in homeostasis?

In this interview with functional medicine expert Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, we talk about the rarely acknowledged gut-brain connection.  With modern research, we are gaining a deeper understanding of how digestion and the gut micro-biome effects the brain, and common symptoms of mood disorder, and poor concentration.