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  • Unexpected Ways Genetics & Inflammation Can Affect Your Mental Health

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Functional Medicine, Mental Health
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    Have you ever noticed that you're not quite yourself when you don't get enough rest? If you're like me, you are probably more easily irritated or even more emotionally labile when you don't get quality sleep. Not getting enough sleep can definitely affect your mood and mental health. The reverse is true as well; your
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  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is There Hope for Lasting Remission?

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Autoimmune, Functional Medicine, Gastrointestinal Health, Healthy Eats
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    Let's talk inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). By that I mean Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). I mentioned in a previous blog post that I was born and partially raised in Trinidad in the Caribbean. Well, in Trinidad, when it comes to donating and receiving blood, we have a different system. I promise this is
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  • Fact Check: Could Autism Really Be An Autoimmune Disease?

    • Posted by: Dr. Janelle Louis ND
    • Category: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autoimmune, Cognition, Functional Medicine, Mental Health
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    A child representing a child with an autism spectrum disorder who is being seen at Focus Integrative Healthcare's integrative functional medicine clinic in KC Overland Park, Kansas
    Is autism an autoimmune disease? Both scientists and physicians have been suggesting that it may be for years. Coming to a black and white conclusion as to whether it is or it isn't has been complicated by the fact that we make the diagnosis of autism based on clinical observations or things that we see,
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