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Vascular Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease – Part 2 – Thyroid & Gut Health

In Part 1 of Vascular Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease, we discussed how brain and cognitive health are important. I explained why cognitive health is important to me and why I developed a passion for helping people preserve their brain health. We also discussed how high levels of the amino acid homocysteine can damage blood vessels … Read more

Vascular Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease – Part 1 – Thyroid & Gut Health

Cognitive decline and dementia are on the rise in America and worldwide. Why is that? The reasons are multifactorial.

There isn’t just one component that leads to devastating cognitive decline and neurological impairment associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Of course, we live in a world that is more toxic than ever. Chemicals, pesticides, xenobiotics, pollutants, etc… are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food that we eat.

Leaky gut, also called increased intestinal permeability happens when tight junctions in the gut, which control what passes through the lining of the small intestine, don’t work properly. That lets substances leak into the bloodstream. Leaky Gut plays a role in gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome.

Functional medicine focuses on interactions between the environment and the gastrointestinal, endocrine, and immune systems. We develop individualized treatment plans for people. Functional medicine encompasses a number of methods and treatments.

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. It is an autoimmune disorder. Antibodies directed against the thyroid gland lead to chronic inflammation.

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