Food Sensitivities Aren’t Just About Your Gut: A Mind Down, Body Up Approach | Ep 401
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This episode explores the connection between food sensitivities and the mind-body relationship, emphasizing the impact of psychological factors on physiological responses.
The mind and the body are always inextricably connected. Here’s the truth: multiple food sensitivities are rarely about the food alone. And if you’re eating in fight-or-flight, you’re physiologically set up to react before the first bite even hits your stomach. This episode connects gut-immune mechanisms with nervous system reality. Erin walks through what actually drives multiple food sensitivities from the body up and the mind down, and where she gets hot to trot: the expectant state. She explains why fear-based eating can amplify symptoms and how belief alone can shift physiological response. If you’ve been stuck in restriction cycles or reacting to “everything,” this will help you stabilize instead of spiraling. In this episode: The two vitamins that can REALLY help to stabilize the immune system if we are reacting to a lot of foods Dr. Alia Crumb’s milkshake study that proves belief can shift hormone output and hunger signaling How overactive dendritic cells act like “Pac-Man” in your small intestine and flag too many foods for destruction Erin’s recommended pre-meal practices that can shift Secretory IgA levels and improve tolerance Resources mentioned: The Funk’tional…
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