Our brain makes every single decision about every single function of our body and of itself. Or that’s what the most common understanding of the brain is. But it gets a little more complex than that. In order for our brain to make healthy decisions, it needs to be healthy. It has to receive the optimal amount and the right type of nutrients in order to produce the optimal amount of chemicals to run itself and the rest of the body optimally. Scientists today are discovering over and over again what old sages knew all along: we are what we eat. And a few more items such as habits and environment. And still, it is more complex than that!

Neuroscience is a field of science that studies these superbly complex workings of the brain, the nervous system and its impact on our behaviour, development and functionality. We follow this modern science and its invaluable findings as well as old wisdom and common sense arising from own experience as each of their truths align perfectly in the middle.

The now unquestionable and undeniable link between our brain and gut lies at the core of our approach to coaching and lifestyle therapy. The fastest and the surest way to improve our brain chemistry, which affects all executive functions, our emotions, our cognition, our memory and senses, and the rest of our body functions, is through diet and exercise. We apply this approach in navigating ADHD, autism, depression, relationship related struggles, substance abuse, sleep disorders, stress and anxiety disorders, most physical ailments, and so much more. The impact of dietary and lifestyle changes on our mind an vice versa and thus overall health is profound and life changing. Learn more

A close relationship

The brain and gut health depend on each other. Their function is a delicate symbiosis that depends on the fragile state of homeostasis within both domains. But this balance is ever so easily disturbed by external and internal factors. Our mental and physical health is like a house of cards. Pull one card and the whole structure may collapse. Sometimes we are lucky and we can pull a few cards before it comes tumbling down. These are only a few examples of how our diet and gut health impact our brain:

Cognitive function: poor dietary choices and eating habits directly impact our brain function. Too much glucose (hyperglycaemia) is associated with subtle brain injury and impaired attention and memory, even in young adults. Learn more;

Mental health and mood: gut dysbiosis has been linked to many mental health conditions, from depression, to chronic anxiety, behaviour disorders and much more. This is thanks to the microbiome residing in our gut. There are good guys in our gut and there are bad guys. They all either secrete neurotransmitters and hormones or release chemicals that trigger their production (such as serotonin, dopamine, cortisol, GABA, progesterone, oestrogen and much more). A healthy, optimal diet keeps the bad guys at check and encourages the healthy hormone production, whilst poor diet invites the bad guys to overpopulate and highjack your gut, which leads to either excessive or insufficient production of chemicals and neurotransmitters, throwing the fragile balance off. Learn more

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A close relationship

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