Dr Lipski’s Presentation on Gut Health

View Liz Lipski’s Presentation HERE

About Dr Lipski:

Liz Lipski, PhD, CCN, CHN, is board certified in Clinical Nutrition & Holistic Nutrition. Liz’s focus in her work has lately been in the area of functional nutrition and whole foods nutrition., with a specialty in digestive health and immune health.

She is the Director of Doctoral Studies, and Education Director at Hawthorn University.  Liz is also on faculty at Saybrook University, the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and speaks for the Autism Research Institute.  She is the author of Digestive Wellness (now in its 4^th edition), & Digestive Wellness for Children. She sits on the advisory board for Food as Medicine, and the American Nutrition Alliance. Formerly Liz was on the Nutrition Advisory Board for the Institute for Functional Medicine and special advisor to the National Institute for Nutrition Professionals.

Liz offers mentoring groups for health professionals on Clinical & Functional Nutrition. She lives with her husband, Chris, in Duluth, GA.

www.innovativehealing.com

www.digestivewellnessbook.com

www.digestivewellnessforchildren.com

www.hawthornuniversity.org

www.nutritionandmind.com

The following were discussed:

The connection between the food we eat and the quality of our thoughts and emotions, and energy levels

The Brain Gut connection: a two way street

The role of gut health and the formation and action of neurotransmitters (especially serotonin)

Food as information; not just as nutrients

How different types of foods and nutrients can either support or disrupt brain function

What’s so bad about the American diet?

The role of gut health in autism, depression, and other mental health concerns

The role of gut health and immune health

The role of nutrition in leaky gut syndrome

The use of elimination diets to see if food sensitivities play a role in emotional health

Gluten Sensitivity and how to get tested for celiac disease