I have just attended a two and a half day meeting given by the Institute for Functional Medicine on gastro-intestinal diseases. It re-emphasized to me the relationship of the GI tract and most chronic diseases. Part of the meeting, believe it or not, was cooking classes, demonstrating how easy it is to eat healthily. I will share recipes with you in future blogs. For the moment, I need to literally digest what I have been taught so that I can share with you the important information you need to know.

Many mainstream Pediatricians and Family doctors are now realizing the importance of probiotics in the maintenance of health. The data on newborns to toddlers is quite obvious. Children given the proper probiotics have less colic, less urinary tract infections, less upper respiratory infections, less otitis, and even less atopic eczema. This is especially important for children born through C-section, as they are inoculated with skin bacteria rather than vaginal bacteria. Passing this information on to mothers with infants is the kindest thing that you can do for them, especially if the delivery was by C-section.