Dr. Todd LePine
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And I would typically see this over and over where patients had cirrhosis of the liver and their liver was not able to detoxify. And then when they would eat foods, especially high protein type meals, they would get hepatic encephalopathy and literally go into a coma.
And I would typically see this over and over where patients had cirrhosis of the liver and their liver was not able to detoxify. And then when they would eat foods, especially high protein type meals, they would get hepatic encephalopathy and literally go into a coma.
Totally, totally connected to the brain. Absolutely. And in some cases, there have been cases of people actually having psychosis from
Totally, totally connected to the brain. Absolutely. And in some cases, there have been cases of people actually having psychosis from
Totally, totally connected to the brain. Absolutely. And in some cases, there have been cases of people actually having psychosis from
gut dysfunction yeah you mentioned auto brewery syndrome i remember reading a case of a woman who was arrested for driving under the influence and it turned out she wasn't drinking but she had a high blood alcohol level that was coming from her gut yeah yeah it is yeah and it's it's a very real phenomenon you have to think about it and the way that you actually test for that is you you can it's actually quite simple is you just have somebody do what i call a pancake challenge you basically some pancakes full of carbs but throw some maple syrup on it eat it
gut dysfunction yeah you mentioned auto brewery syndrome i remember reading a case of a woman who was arrested for driving under the influence and it turned out she wasn't drinking but she had a high blood alcohol level that was coming from her gut yeah yeah it is yeah and it's it's a very real phenomenon you have to think about it and the way that you actually test for that is you you can it's actually quite simple is you just have somebody do what i call a pancake challenge you basically some pancakes full of carbs but throw some maple syrup on it eat it
gut dysfunction yeah you mentioned auto brewery syndrome i remember reading a case of a woman who was arrested for driving under the influence and it turned out she wasn't drinking but she had a high blood alcohol level that was coming from her gut yeah yeah it is yeah and it's it's a very real phenomenon you have to think about it and the way that you actually test for that is you you can it's actually quite simple is you just have somebody do what i call a pancake challenge you basically some pancakes full of carbs but throw some maple syrup on it eat it
and get a blood draw at point zero, eat the meal, and then half an hour later, check your alcohol level.
and get a blood draw at point zero, eat the meal, and then half an hour later, check your alcohol level.
and get a blood draw at point zero, eat the meal, and then half an hour later, check your alcohol level.
So infections. Infections can do that. Another one that is- Tick infections. Oh, absolutely. Tick infections. Yeah. Oh, those are, yeah, those, I would say that that's in addition to brain fog, you get a lot of cognitive dysfunction too.
So infections. Infections can do that. Another one that is- Tick infections. Oh, absolutely. Tick infections. Yeah. Oh, those are, yeah, those, I would say that that's in addition to brain fog, you get a lot of cognitive dysfunction too.
So infections. Infections can do that. Another one that is- Tick infections. Oh, absolutely. Tick infections. Yeah. Oh, those are, yeah, those, I would say that that's in addition to brain fog, you get a lot of cognitive dysfunction too.
It's more severe. It's much more severe. The one thing that I see a lot is allergies. I call it the allergic brain.
It's more severe. It's much more severe. The one thing that I see a lot is allergies. I call it the allergic brain.
It's more severe. It's much more severe. The one thing that I see a lot is allergies. I call it the allergic brain.
And you can have food allergies that can potentially do that, or even environmental allergies or mold. And the high levels of histamine, because histamine is actually acts as a neurotransmitter. And I've seen this in a number of patients. I've had some patients with another condition, which we're seeing more and more of is mast cell activation syndrome.
And you can have food allergies that can potentially do that, or even environmental allergies or mold. And the high levels of histamine, because histamine is actually acts as a neurotransmitter. And I've seen this in a number of patients. I've had some patients with another condition, which we're seeing more and more of is mast cell activation syndrome.
And you can have food allergies that can potentially do that, or even environmental allergies or mold. And the high levels of histamine, because histamine is actually acts as a neurotransmitter. And I've seen this in a number of patients. I've had some patients with another condition, which we're seeing more and more of is mast cell activation syndrome.