Nature has No Neat Lines, and Neither Do You.

Just as there are no neat lines or well defined boundaries in natural systems and nature, so is true for human physiology.

The brain is not ‘an island’ functioning in isolation of the rest of the body as once was believed; the gut is not simply an organ of plumbing as once was believed; and womb is not sterile, in fact the placenta is awash with microbes during pregnancy.

When I look at the native bush that surrounds our property, it’s easy to see individual, different and seemingly unconnected trees. If we were to change our perspective however and look beneath the Earth's surface, we would see that the trees are not isolated at all but are interconnected by an elaborate network of roots and microbes that reach out from each tree to touch those of others, and communicate with each other.

The human body is no different.

For example, a ‘thyroid condition’ is rarely just about the thyroid. Systemic inflammation, very low carbohydrate diets, poor gut health and microbiota disturbances, nutrient deficiencies such as zinc and selenium, environmental toxin exposure, and chronic stress/ high cortisol are just some of the ‘outside’ factors that can influence thyroid health (in significant ways might I add). Just because we can’t see the connections, it doesn’t mean they're not there.