We’ve tried many remedies to help our gut health, but nothing has worked as well as removing foods that our bodies can’t tolerate. Because restrictive diets can be isolating, I remain hopeful that one day we’ll find solutions to eat freely again.

My curiosity led me to explore dopamine, that elusive neurotransmitter, and I found myself questioning: Are dopamine issues the result of trauma, toxins, genes, lifestyle or a mix of all these?

I didn’t set out to live a low-tox life. In fact, I resisted it. But life has a way of nudging you in directions you never planned. For me, it came in the form of unanswered questions about my health and my son’s struggles—questions that led me to uncover the invisible impact of the world around us. What started as resistance turned into a way of life, one choice at a time.