This week’s video discusses cortical remapping, as well as positive and negative neuroplasticity within your brain. In essence, your brain becomes whatever it receives on a regular basis. For things like learning a sport, or becoming proficient in new languages, this is considered positive plasticity, as your brain develops and learns new things. There’s nothing [...]
In this week’s video, Dr. Farley discusses autoimmune disease. Autoimmune is a problem that affects more patients than cancer and heart disease combined, and it causes chronic irregularities within an afflicted person’s body. There are three stages to autoimmune disease, and symptoms begin at the second stage. However, autoimmune disease can be detected even at [...]
This week’s video discusses the microbiome, your body’s tenth system. The microbiome resides within your gut, working symbiotically with your body. It is comprised of separate and distinct cells from your own, as it is made of bacteria largely living in your large intestine. Despite its separate origin, your brain can connect to the microbiome, [...]
In this video Dr. Farley discusses Omega Essential Fatty Acids, especially focusing on the effects of and consumption of Omega 3. Omega 3 is alpha linoleic acid, and it is a nutrient that comes entirely from diet and supplements. Although your body functions best if this nutrient is at a 1-1 ratio with another essential [...]
In this week’s video, Dr. Farley discusses an article from the Journal of Infectious Diseases, which talks about the state of microbiome science at the intersection of infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance. In summary, there is a connection between pathogens (bugs and germs) in your body, your microbiome, and your immune system’s ability to respond [...]
This week’s blog discusses Dr. Farley’s concepts of Chaotic and True Healthcare, which he describes as the difference between two different methods of taking care of your body’s systems. Chaotic Healthcare treats only the symptoms, using drugs that will reduce the adverse effects you feel but not fix the fundamental problem in your body. This [...]
Have you had bloodwork done recently? Do you have bad skin? In this video Dr. Farley discusses Leaky Gut, Mucosal Immune Reactivity, and Dysbiosis, problems that should normally heal within 3 years but often persist for much longer. Leaky gut stems from barrier breakdown inside your body, and is often accompanied by problems in the [...]
In this video, Dr. Farley discusses Parkinson’s disease, and his philosophy on treating it. There is no cure to the disease, but like most mental illnesses, it stems from many multifactorial issues across a person's body and brain. Prior to being diagnosed, one might see symptoms like dysautonomia, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and anemia, but [...]
In this week’s blog, Dr. Farley discusses weight loss. Dr. Farley’s main emphasis is that weight loss will not make you healthy, you get healthy and you lose weight, health is the goal not the weight. Dr. Farley explains how following healthy routines and diets will help keep you at a comfortable weight because you [...]
This video is directed towards people who are interested in, or perhaps already taking, vitamins and minerals. It is also for those who don’t necessarily know a lot about what they’re consuming, whether that applies to a supplement’s quality, content, or purpose. Too often medicine works to treat the symptoms of a disease, rather than [...]
In this video, Dr. Farley discusses the five different branches of the immune system. He explains how the number one epigenetic problem is sustained inflammation, which means the immune system is not functioning optimally. Over time, this creates many diseases, and it drives everyone’s health in the wrong direction. The first thing you must understand [...]
Neuroinflammation is a serious problem that can manifest in many different ways. Here, Dr. Farley describes a list of indicators that suggest a person is at high risk of having neuroinflammation. These symptoms include brain fog, or difficulty in remembering things properly; inability to handle stimulation, such as issues with a crowded environment or loud [...]
In this video, Dr. Farley discusses the concept of healthy and unhealthy resting membrane potentials in your brain. He also discusses what your nervous system, specifically your brain, requires to keep your body healthy and strong. Your brain’s resting membrane potential and its overall health is influenced by four things: oxygen, fuel, stimulation & activation, [...]
In this video Dr. Farley discusses the leading mechanisms behind neural inflammation, a condition that can severely negatively impact all aspects of your health. Neural inflammation is also the leading cause of neurodegeneration, in addition to neuropsychiatric symptoms. Neural inflammation can be caused in three main ways: direct injury to the neuron, blood brain barrier [...]
In this video, Dr. Farley discusses the difference between statistical and clinical effectiveness in terms of how drugs are analyzed in modern medicine trials. He specifically talks about bisphosphonate drugs, medication made to prevent reductions in bone density. The statistical effectiveness of these drugs demonstrates relatively high numbers, in one example showing a 60% decrease [...]
In order to give a clear and comprehensive explanation of how the thyroid interacts with a body’s hormones, this video describes the influence your thyroid has on one’s health and body. A properly functioning thyroid will do things such as help to connect pituitary pathways, assist reproductive hormones and blood sugar control, moderate hormone binding [...]
In this blog post Dr. Farley explains the purpose of your thyroid’s communication with your brain. As it turns out, the thyroid plays a critical role for your nervous system: the thyroid produces hormones to encourage microglial cell growth, and it influences the production of matrix proteins as well. It promotes myelination, modulates synaptic activity [...]
This video discusses the role of the thyroid gland in the human body, and primarily describes the ways in which a malfunctioning thyroid can influence your body’s systems. Although a thyroid issue may manifest itself most apparently with problems such as depression, low energy, gastrointestinal distress including indigestion, constipation, gas and bloating, the thyroid has [...]
In this video we explain how chronic pain can be caused and treated, breaking down the misconception that treatment should begin by looking at the local tissue around the problem. In reality, chronic pain can be reduced or removed through treating the other potential causes, such as brain and muscle imbalances or sustained inflammatory responses [...]
