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Fever is not the enemy

Fever is not the enemy

The body raises its set point to create an environment less favourable to pathogens and more favourable to immune function. When the task is complete, the system returns to baseline.

Fever is not the enemy

The body raises its set point to create an environment less favourable to pathogens and more favourable to immune function. When the task is complete, the system returns to baseline.

Introducing Solids: A Metabolic Transition, Not a Feeding Milestone

Introducing Solids: A Metabolic Transition, Not...

If a food is low in fat and protein, it displaces milk without replacing its functional value.

Introducing Solids: A Metabolic Transition, Not...

If a food is low in fat and protein, it displaces milk without replacing its functional value.

The Gut-Nervous System Axis in Early Life

The Gut-Nervous System Axis in Early Life

If the gut environment is dysregulated, the brain is receiving distorted input continuously. The infant gut is not “empty” at birth, but it is incomplete. Microbial colonisation follows a sequence. Early...

The Gut-Nervous System Axis in Early Life

If the gut environment is dysregulated, the brain is receiving distorted input continuously. The infant gut is not “empty” at birth, but it is incomplete. Microbial colonisation follows a sequence. Early...

Milk as Signal: Breastfeeding Beyond Nutrition

Milk as Signal: Breastfeeding Beyond Nutrition

Breastmilk is not just a substance. It is a message, biochemical, rhythmic and alive, shaping the infant’s body in real time.

Milk as Signal: Breastfeeding Beyond Nutrition

Breastmilk is not just a substance. It is a message, biochemical, rhythmic and alive, shaping the infant’s body in real time.

The Architecture of Safety: Building a Nervous System That Can Rest

The Architecture of Safety: Building a Nervous ...

When the environment feels safe, energy is invested in building. Digestion works properly. Sleep goes deep. The immune system becomes precise. Growth, learning, and repair all accelerate. When the environment feels uncertain,...

The Architecture of Safety: Building a Nervous ...

When the environment feels safe, energy is invested in building. Digestion works properly. Sleep goes deep. The immune system becomes precise. Growth, learning, and repair all accelerate. When the environment feels uncertain,...