Some of the biggest take-aways from this interview with Phyllis Heffner:

• Just because two people are depressed we can’t assume that the causes of their depression are the same
• Some of the changes in our genes caused by exposures and the environment can affect our children, our grandchildren and even our great grandchildren.
• Bacteria and yeasts can produce neurotoxins that can harm our nervous system
• Lipopolysaccharides made from bacteria for instance can cause leaky brain
• Often the food that people crave is the food that people are most sensitive to
• Sensitivities to artificial flavouring, colouring and sweeteners are common
• Oxalates are toxins that can get stored in the body and cause a great deal of pain in the eyes, joints, muscles, kidneys and cause problems in the brain
• Eliminating all possible allergens can be more effective in finding the root cause than eliminating one by one because if a person is sensitive to more than one food they will continue to have the symptoms and will not know from which food it is coming

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