SO MUCH MORE THAN A "HEADACHE"
When someone describes your migraine as a "headache", you can be sure they've never experienced one. While the medical community can still only hypothesize as to the cause of migraine, few debate the general consensus that it is a neurological disorder. 

​The problem is that in attempting to treat migraine disease, most physicians only look at the neurology of the brain, unaware that we have a second neurological center in our gut. It is this neurological center, we believe, that holds the key not just to relieving migraine symptoms, but to healing the underlying imbalance for good. 

​Migraine is the most common neurological disorder ​in the world. ​
Effectively treating it requires an understanding of the neurology of the gut.

YOUR MIGRAINE STARTS HERE

Most migraine sufferers are well aware that there are gastrointestinal components to the disease. Many are familiar with food triggers, digestive disruption (constipation/diarrhea), and upset stomach.  In fact, about 40% of migraine sufferers have also been diagnosed with IBS. These gastrointestinal issues have traditionally been considered merely part of the symptoms of migraine.  However, a new field of scientific study points to the gut as ground zero for migraine disease. And that is a game changer. 

HOW DIGESTION AFFECTS BRAIN CHEMICALS

The gut brain not only orchestrates the processes of digestion, it has other major responsibilities such as the production of key neurotransmitters (like serotonin). These chemical messengers are essential to the healthy functioning of both the gut brain and the cranial (head) brain. When people get into a pattern of digestive dysfunction (such dysfunction can be present whether or or not there are physical symptoms of digestive upset), the gut brain is starved for the proteins it uses to make these neurotransmitters. The result is neurotransmitter imbalance in both brains: In the gut, this imbalance manifests as perpetual digestive dysfunction; In the brain, the symptoms include altered mood, disrupted sleep patterns, and symptoms like visual aura, nausea, neck pain, and throbbing head pain--commonly known as migraine. 

​40% of migraine sufferers have also been diagnosed with IBS.


​95% of the body's serotonin, the target of migraine abortive triptan drugs as well as antidepressans like Prozac, is made in the gut. 
Why hasn't
​my doctor mentioned this?
One of the unfortunate realities of modern medicine is that what the researchers discover in the laboratory often takes years to become common knowledge amongst the doctors who treat us. There is a growing conversation about the "gut/brain connection", but very little understanding of the gut brain as a unique neurological center. 

GUT BRAIN CRASH COURSE

  • It is now known that the human body houses TWO neurological centers: the cranial (head) brain, and the enteric (gut) brain.
  • The enteric nervous system, or gut brain, operates independently of direction from the head brain. It is a complex system that orchestrates the various organs of digestion demanding the production of digestive enzymes, hormones, neurotransmitters etc. 
  • There are more nerve cells in the gut brain than there are in the spinal column.
  • Autopsies conducted on Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients reveal specific brain damage indicative of each disease. Identical damage has been found in the neurological tissue of the gut brain. This fascinating discovery underlines the inextricable link between the health of the brain and the health of the gut.
  • Proper protein metabolism is critical to health of the gut brain and its ability to make important neurotransmitters.
  • Because the gut brain is fed locally, digestive dysfunction tends to be self-perpetuating. 
  • Gut brain research is providing invaluable insight into the role of the gut in the pathology of numerous diseases. Most doctors, however, are only marginally aware of the gut brain's structure and function, let alone its role keeping the mind and body healthy.  

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THE MYTH OF MIGRAINE AS A "CHRONIC" CONDITION 

A key principle of natural medicine asserts that no condition is truly "incurable" because every disease simply represents an underlying imbalance that needs to be addressed. Natural medicine does not focus on symptoms of illness, but rather, the dysfunction that is manifesting those symptoms.  On the contrary, Western medicine focuses on managing the symptoms of migraine and views migraine disease as a "chronic" condition, meaning it can be treated but not cured.  The truth is, you can't cure any disease unless you address its root cause. The problem with existing migraine medications is that they are aimed only at the symptoms, not the underlying imbalance.  And, more specifically, the symptoms manifesting in the brain--i.e. the headache. When it comes to migraine, doctors have been looking at the wrong 'brain'.  No wonder they believe the condition is chronic. ​​

ARE YOU SAYING I SHOULDN'T TAKE MY PAIN MEDS?

Not at all.  Migraines are miserable, and there are some medications out there that are very effective at easing the pain and suffering that accompanies them. Just understand that those drugs have their limitations. They don't address the underlying imbalance, so they can't prevent the next attack. (Which means you will remain dependent on them.) Unnatural interventions often cause harmful side-effects and put stress on other organ systems. That said, we are not suggesting that you to stop taking anything that is helping you cope with your migraines. You can stay on your meds; they won't interact with our protocol.  Our goal, however, is to help you get to the point where you find you don't need them anymore. 
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​Time to approach migraine in a whole new way. 
Gut Brain Therapy™ is an innovative, all-natural approach to migraine prevention based in the philosophy that migraine symptoms are rooted in the disruption of the protein metabolism cycles of the body, particularly those that produce neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and hormones essential to healthy nervous system activity. 
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​Our unique neutraceutical therapy delivers direct support to the gut brain and the organs of digestion, improving the body's absorption of protein nutrients and allowing for a more balanced production of key chemical messengers. By working in harmony with the body's own, natural healing mechanisms, we can trigger rebalancing and restoration of normal neurological function--a sign of this healing being a resolution in the symptoms commonly known as migraine.

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 "I feel as if I have walked out of a fog into the sunlight.  These products are safe, natural and easy to take.  I experienced NO side effects. I had relief within the first week of taking the product. Prior to the study, I was averaging 4-6 migraines/month. I have participated in the ForeverWell study for 90 days and for the past 60 days, I have had no migraines."​​​

IN OUR CLINICAL STUDY

80% of participants treated with Gut Brain Therapy™ reported notable improvement in quality of life and migraine symptoms. Of these, 75% experienced total or near-total relief of their migraine symptoms within 90 days of beginning the treatment.




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