The Gut-Brain Connection
Did you know that if you are suffering from any neurological or mental health condition that you have brain inflammation? It's the inflammation in your brain that contributes to most of your symptoms. Where is that inflammation coming from? Some of the main sources include lifestyle factors, such as how much you exercise and how you deal with stress, but an often overlooked source is your gut health.
The gut-brain connection is well recognized. In recent years, there has been an explosion of research into the gut microbiome as it relates to brain conditions. With this new understanding of how your gut affects your brain, comes a new approach to managing your neurological condition symptoms. Learning how to eat to nourish your gut and its microbiome is an important component in regaining your brain health, reducing inflammation, and supporting plasticity (the brain’s ability to change and adapt).
I’ve developed a unique approach to reduce the neuro-inflammation that goes with neurological conditions and to support brain plasticity through diet. By providing the right foods, the Neurish program gives your body the tools it needs to maximize therapies, build new neural pathways, support needed metabolic processes, and hinder the processes that interfere with plasticity.
“I recently had the pleasure of attending some Wellness and Nutritional sessions with Tracey at a clinic in Calgary. I was diagnosed with MS in 2003 and I am changing up my lifestyle and diet to help me manage this diagnosis. The knowledge that Tracey passed along was invaluable. I was able to implement many of the dietary suggestions she made to us and they have really helped me on the road to living a life filled with nourishment and health. She also made some wonderful suggestions for some supplementation which would help me on this path. Tracey was wonderful, she made the sessions easy to understand, went through everything to ensure that we all understood and answered all of our questions. She was approachable and had a great sense of humour. I loved the fact that she never suggested a supplement or a dietary choice without first trying it herself so she really did know what she was talking about. Thank you so much Tracey for what you have given to me, you have made me more confident that I will not only be able to manage this diagnosis, but I will be able to thrive!”