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e tend to think of our digestive health issues as a “one cause one cure” type of situation. That is hardly ever the case. Most often, our digestive issues have been a slow accumulating process of many years. In many cases,by the time we get diagnosed with something, our body has been giving us signals for years that we need to do something different. We have learned to ignore these signals. We have learned to think of burping or bloating after a meal, as pretty standard fare. We have learned to take Tums after a meal for our heartburn without a second thought. For years, if you struggled with mood disorders such as depression, severe anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar, etc, the standard way to ‘treat’ such afflictions would be to put you into a sanitarium where you would be administered drugs daily to keep you pacified. Nowadays, gone are the sanitariums for most of us, but instead what we find is a society where a large percentage of school age kids are on medications, and adults are hooked on antidepressants and other mood-altering drugs. What has gone wrong here? Are we really healing our society or merely keeping everyone pacified? Hard questions. Dr Abram Hoffer started what is known as orthomolecular medicine many decades ago,after finding that by treating patients with mental disorders high doses
of nutrients, resulted in a surprising reduction in their symptoms,and in some cases, an elimination or reduction of their medication. Since then, many health professionals have followed in his footsteps, and have begun to see the connection between food, nutrients, and our mental health. Long time coming. In terms of digestion,what we eat and also, just as important, how we eat, has a direct effect on our ability to assimilate nutrients. Our brain and gut need the nutrients we take in, for proper functioning, and production of neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are critical for their role in our mental/ emotional stability. Can you guess what happens to our brains and guts when we have years of feeding our bodies nutrient-devoid junk food, compared to a diet full of nutrient rich whole foods? Our food choices and how we digest have a critical function in how well our brain functions, and conversely, how well we manage our emotions. If you are interested in reading about mental health and the role of nutrition, here are a few of my favourite books on this topic: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers - Robert Sapolsky The Mood Cure- Julia Ross Mind-Gut Connection Emeran Mayer Optimum Nutrition For the Mind- Patrick Holford You can book a consultation with Silvia at sageheartnutrition@gmail. com or visit her website at sageheartnutrition. wordpress.com Silvia Graber, Registered Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner specializing in digestion and mental health.
