In his previous books, Dr. Gundry taught readers how to improve health and well-being by supporting our gut health. In The Gut-Brain Paradox, Dr. Gundry focuses on brain health and reveals how our gut microbiome is driving our thoughts, feelings, behaviors—not to mention, our mental, emotional, and neuronal health. And he shows us how to heal our microbiomes to take back control of our minds.

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What to Eat, What Not to Eat, to reverse illness, reverse disease, to improve health. Foods that reverse Dementia?

What combination of nutrients could reverse Dementia?

I know… excellent health is a combination of nutrition, environment, genetics, individual brain and body, the world’s well-being.

 

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I send you BIG smiles; when I smile I help myself too

https://neurolaunch.com/does-smiling-release-endorphins/

After years of eating processed foods (even though the labels list quality ingredients… the emulsifiers and preservatives aren’t food; they do NOT feed healthy gut bacteria)… I have been fighting a silent illness.

I didn’t know about polyphenols, lectins, prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, gut lining, gut bacteria, compounds in foods…

Last month, eating delicious eggplant plunged me into depression which made me crave foods that aren’t real foods at all. Then, my Angel Mom and others intervened…

 

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Heart Surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry says:

”The road to health is paved with good intestines. Start repairing yours today.”

Dr. Steven Gundry’s YouTube Channel and sub-channels

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry

Dr. Steven Gundry’s website:  https://drgundry.com/about/

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Dr. Leonid Kim, M.D. says:

“True wealth is long-lasting health. Live longer. Live better. Healthspan should be designed. Not left to chance.”

Dr. Kim’s YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/@LeonidKimMD

Dr. Kim’s website: https://www.leonidkimmd.com/

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Dr. William Li says:

“Discover the foods and drinks shown to help starve cancer by targeting angiogenesis and cancer growth pathways.”

Dr. Li’s YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@DrWilliamLi

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Stephanie Wilger, NC,  founder of Health Happens –

When I am in California, I get Chi Nei Tsang treatments from Stephanie who says:

“Foods and herbs nourish us as well as help us to maintain harmony and health.”

https://stephaniewilgernc.net/

https://stephaniewilgernc.net/recipes/

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When I am in France, I get Chi Nei Tsang treatments from Marie-Christine Cornet who also gives me food advice.

https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/

https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/chi-nei-tsang

Chi Nei Tsang for digesting life experiences and emotions

 

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Gilles Marin, Founder and Director of the Chi Nei Tsang Institute, Founder and Director of the School of TaoTouch says:

” … Healing is pure grace. To heal, we do need honesty.  We need to be true to ourselves.  We need to be able to admit that we have feelings we wish we didn’t have. We need to own these feelings so we can outgrow them, and so we can mature as human beings.”

https://www.chineitsang.com/blog

 

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I am reading Dr Steven Gundry’s book

GUT CHECK: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Health 

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry/featured

I am taking Dr. Gundry’s “Total Restore” supplement.

I am preparing my own meals, and, now have interest in foods that I used to not be interested in.

“Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon”  Dr. Steven Gundry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

Learn All About Polyphenol Benefits

https://gundrymd.com/polyphenol-benefits

 

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I love drinking green tea which is good for gut bacteria. Because I live out of my suitcase…I don’t have space for kettle and teapot for loose leaf teas. I rely on tea bags.

Thanks to Nan who enlightened me about tea companies who do not use microplastic material to make their tea bags.

Chemicals and health expert Konstantina Antoniadou says:

“Research links ‘microplastics’ to endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, and neurological issues. The tiny particles can enter our bodies and accumulate over time, potentially leading to long-term health problems.

“32 Plastic-Free Tea Bag Brands Without Microplastics”

https://greenchoicelifestyle.com/plastic-free-tea-bag-brands/

 

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Dr. Leonid Kim, MD is board-certified in Internal and Obesity Medicine, with a focus on the most up to date and evidence-based information on the topics of weight loss, metabolic health and longevity.

Cut Your DEMENTIA Risk in HALF (What Actually Works) – Leonid Kim MD

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UaWxB8EyYWA

 

5 Early Warning Signs You’re Aging Faster Than You Should – Leonid Kim MD

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cptbl3U4yyU&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D  

 

(There are copycat channels… not Dr. Kim’s)

Dr. Leonid Kim’s YouTube channel:  https://m.youtube.com/@LeonidKimMD

Dr. Kim’s website:  https://www.leonidkimmd.com/

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Thank you, Chris Y, for telling me about Dr. Eric Berg’s insightful talks on his YouTube channel.

“The #1 Secret to Restoring Your Heart, Joints & Gut”

Dr. Eric Berg, D.C. reminds us that collagen is vital to heart, joints and gut, and, why the foods we eat could be deficient with this protein.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrfwUHx99M

Dr Berg’s YouTube channel:   https://m.youtube.com/@Drberg/videos

 

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The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=esPRsT-lmw8&pp=ygUSODMgMDAwIGJyYWluIHNjYW5z0gcJCTgLAYcqIYzv

 

TEDxOrangeCoast – Daniel Amen – Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKj1puoWCg&t=47s

 

Dr Daniel Amen’s YouTube channel:   https://m.youtube.com/@AmenClinic/videos

 

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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/the-gut-brain-connection

What is the gut-brain connection?

Your brain talks to your gut, and your gut talks back. If you’ve ever had a “gut feeling,” you’ve experienced this communication. It’s how the thought of an exciting event can make you feel “butterflies in your stomach,” while the thought of something dreadful might be “gut-wrenching.” And it’s how the feeling in your gut can influence your decision-making, as in “going with your gut”.

Your brain communicates with all of your body through nerves (your nervous system). But your brain and your gut are like besties. They talk about all kinds of things, from practical, physical matters to emotional ones. More information passes between your brain and your gut than any other body system. In fact, there are more nerve cells in your gut than anywhere else in your body outside of your brain.

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4973770/

Plants are not sitting ducks waiting for herbivores to eat them.

There is a common attitude toward plants, accordingly, plants are waiting around to be found and eaten by herbivores. This common approach toward plants is a great underestimation of the huge and variable arsenal of defensive plant strategies. Plants do everything evolution has allowed them to do in order not to be eaten. Therefore, plants are not sitting ducks and many plants outsmart and even exploit many invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores and carnivores for pollination and for seed dispersal, and even carnivores and parasitoids for defense.

Thank you, dear Sue, for gifting me the book

Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive

by Philipp Dettmer, creator of the popular science YouTube channel “Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell”

https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt/videos

Page 62 of the book IMMUNE: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer
“Inflammation is the universal response of your immune system to any sort of breach or damage or insult. No matter if you burn yourself, cut yourself, or get a bruise. No matter if bacteria or viruses infect your nose, lungs, or gut. No matter if a young tumor kills a few civilian cells by stealing their nutrients or you have an allergic reaction to a food, inflammation is the response. Damage or danger – PERCEIVED OR REAL – causes inflammation.”

 

I wish everyone total wellness, safety, and happiness always!

 

Je souhaite à chacun bien-être, sécurité et bonheur toujours !

 

Sincerely,

 

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger of health and wellness / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

 

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

   

and https://www.youtube.com/@TeresaLeYung

 

http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com   and  https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/ 

go to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

 

 

5 Early Warning Signs You’re Aging Faster Than You Should - Leonid Kim MD

Wednesday September 16, 2026,  10:00 am – 12:00 noon California time

Gold Country Writers’ speaker will be Teresa Jade LeYung 

“Attract ATTENTION Before and After Publication with Ease”

https://goldcountrywriters.com/september-16-teresa-jade-leyung/

Gold Country Writers usually meet in the Rose Room at Auburn City Hall, 1225 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603

  https://goldcountrywriters.com/rose-room-directions/  shows where to park;  only disabled parking is allowed in the lot at the rear of the building.