An exciting new venture in systems medicine.
It is not the first time patients have been treated for gut-related problems that present as a range of different conditions — much of the understanding of how this is applied comes from a great number of case studies stretching back many years.
It is, however, the first time this has been delivered as a cohesive offering and, as such, is still in development. We currently accept applications for treatment on a case-by-case basis (not Medicare funded) and are developing an automated online offering (to be launched on this web site) that can make the program available to a wider community of patients. Of course, during this development, it is of the utmost importance that Gut Brain Science adheres to all regulatory guidelines.
Has long been championed by pioneers such as Dr Daniel Hausman, who advocates a ‘look under the hood’ methodology.
Gut Brain Science programs are based on personalised medicine that takes a ‘look under the hood’ approach in response to the syndromal nature of most diagnoses. These traditional methods are based only on symptom sets and not on associated pathophysiological biomarker factors — those transdiagnostic factors that can unlock the secrets hidden within the patient’s system. Intervening at this ‘under the hood’ level achieves typically better results than a ‘treating the symptoms only’ approach. And usually with across-the-board benefits.
"The process, and the outcome, can be likened to the metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly."
Gut Brain Science delivers a two-tiered Gut Body & Mind Reset, with Tier One available to all. Tier Two, when it becomes available, will be highly personalised, with participation required of the patient’s General Practitioner, as it involves blood, stool, and other tests and observations, at regular intervals.
The potential benefits include addressing weight gain, bloating, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, chronic fatigue, cardiovascular symptoms, brain fog, attentional and memory problems and more. Uniquely, to date, the program is based on combining clinical practice with the science of microbiota. Not the all-famous microbiome — a word that describes the collection of all microorganisms, bacteria, fungi and viruses in the gut, along with their genetic characteristics — but the individual species of bacterium that colonise the gut in greater, or smaller, numbers and how their relative populations and by-products affect the host, you!
When our microbiota are balanced, our system keeps our body healthy, promotes good digestion, clear thinking, balanced mood and a healthy immune system — resulting in glowing overall health and wellbeing.
The gut microbiota-gut-brain axis is involved in the body’s essential self-regulation processes — homeostasis and allostasis. These are the brain-body systems processes that enable us to cope with the demands of life, including stress. In contrast to the brain-centric view, gut bugs are part of the ‘collective intelligence’ of the overall brain-body system and contribute to what is called prior learning, or memory, which shape our ‘predictive models’, enabling us to make sense of our world, feel and respond to our experiences and, with new learning, modify these expectations as required.
Imbalanced gut microbiota can affect these modifications which, in turn, are associated with a wide range of symptoms and illnesses. Going beyond the symptoms to also identify and treat these underlying processes allows greater precision, personalisation and better health outcomes. The process of treatment also provides an opportunity to ‘process’ life experiences and re-evaluate our sense of self.
