#34 The Gut/Brain Connection & Root Causes of Anxiety with Dr Sara DeFrancesco

"When eliminating ’stressors’ you really need to take a hard look at the way you're spending your time, who you are spending your time with and what your thoughts are. A lot of people are spiking their cortisol ALL DAY LONG because of the negative thoughts they are having about themselves or their environment"

Dr. Sara DeFrancesco is a holistic, root cause Naturopathic Doctor, Licensed Acupuncturist, and the founder of Thriving Force – an investigative medicine clinic that specializes in digestive, immune, and brain health problems. Dr. DeFrancesco helps people turn their brain and health back on by healing root cause metabolic problems (like overlooked inflammatory triggers, stealth infections, and nutritional deficiencies) combined with holistic neuroscience so you can heal the cause of what is preventing you from being well.

Using the synergy of holistic medicine, functional medicine testing, neuroscience, and mind-body medicine Dr. DeFrancesco partners with patients to heal digestive problems, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, brain fog, memory problems, and autoimmune-neurological conditions. This approach focuses on investigating and identifying the root cause of your health problems to remove obstacles to healing and correct imbalances, allowing dysfunctional systems to heal.

https://thrivingforce.com/

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Here's what we discuss...

The Gut/Brain Connection

The mechanisms behind the most common causes of anxiety including...

Blood sugar imbalances

Poor gut health 
Food sensitivities
Inflammation
Nutrient deficiencies
Mental/emotional stressors
Chronic infections
Brain injuries

Childhood stressors and trauma - how can they be a factor in anxiety and gut health issues

The importance of mindset when trying to heal

Mentioned -

HEARTMATH
https://www.heartmath.com/

OURA RING
https://ouraring.com/

Magnesium l-threonate

Histamine and Your Hormones
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/Histamine-And-Your-Hormones

Natural solutions for Histamine Intolerance
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/Natural-Solutions-for-Histamine-Intolerance

Gut/Brain Connection
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/2018/08/12/How-An-Unhealthy-Gut-Unhappy-Brain

Stressed out? Try these 5 tips
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/Stressed-out-5-things

Physical signs your body is stressed the hell out!
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/Physical-Signs-That-Your-Body-Is-Stressed-Out

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