Barral Institute South Africa

01/02/2026

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24/09/2025

🧠✨ New Medical Discovery About the Appendix! ✨🧠

Groundbreaking research from Duke University has completely overturned 100 years of medical teaching. Scientists have revealed that the appendix isn’t a useless organ at all—it’s actually a “safe house” for beneficial gut bacteria and may even serve as a secondary control center for your digestive system.

🔬 Using advanced imaging, researchers discovered that the appendix a part of the enteric nervous system contains over 200 million neurons—more than the spinal cord—arranged in complex patterns that can process information on their own.
✅ It can “remember” bacterial infections
✅ Coordinate immune responses independently
✅ Communicate directly with the brain

Most surprising? People who have had their appendix removed show altered gut-brain communication:
👉 Slower digestive responses to stress
👉 Different emotional reactions to foods
👉 Greater risk of recurring intestinal infections

This breakthrough suggests the appendix is a biological backup drive—storing beneficial bacteria and neural pathways to restore gut balance after illness.

⚡ The implications for medicine are enormous: routine appendectomies may cause long-term neurological changes never before recognized. Many hospitals are now moving toward antibiotic treatment for appendicitis instead of surgery.

🌱 This discovery highlights the remarkable connection between the gut and brain—and why holistic, integrative approaches to health are more important than ever.

09/07/2025

Honoured to present at the Africa Paediatrics Conference on the power of Visceral Manipulation — with a focus on how the thoracic outlet influences intracranial pressure.
Exploring the intimate relationship between fascia, vessels, and the nervous system continues to inspire my clinical work every day.