Episode 195 — Brain on Fire Starts IN UTERO
Guest: Dr. Ari Calhoun • Date: March 14, 2024
Episode Overview
Dr. Ari Calhoun, owner of Wholesome Brain Medicine, joins us this week, and she shares why her functional medicine practice focuses on optimizing neurodevelopment and emotional regulation from the womb onwards. This episode sheds light on “immune activation” which plays a significant role in brain development and can increase the risk of autism.
About Dr. Ari Calhoun
Dr. Ari Calhoun is the owner of Wholesome Brain Medicine, a functional medicine practice and consulting team focused on optimizing neurodevelopment and emotional regulation from the womb onwards.
As an adjunct faculty member at the Medical Academy of Pediatrics, she is a passionate speaker and educator on the importance of a biomedical approach to neurodevelopment disorders.
Within the world of neurodevelopment, she is particularly passionate about prevention through perinatal and early development optimization. While recognizing the intricate link between the immune system and neurodevelopment, she has co-founded the Vaccine Empowerment Program, which helps support parents in making difficult vaccine decisions.
Dr. Calhoun is also a founding supplement formulator and part of the clinical research team at Needed, where she helps to ensure nutritional support during pregnancy and postpartum and goes beyond the essentials to comprehensively support both mom and baby, thereby optimizing neurodevelopment outcomes for our future generation.
https://wholesomebrainmedicine.com/about/dr-ari-calhoun/
You’ll Discover
What is a Dysfunctional Immune System? (7:03)
WhySynaptic PruningMatters (9:44)
The Importance of Immune Activation In Utero (13:49)
Some Key Herbs and Nutrients That Modulate The Immune System (18:37)
The Relationship Between Maternal Immune Activation and Autism (24:42)
The Role Autoimmunity Plays (33:51)
Ways To Address The Obstacles in The Way (40:31)
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