What Saliva Tells Us About Our Health Dr. Patti Milligan

In this episode we speak with Dr. Patti Milligan about what saliva is and what it can tell us about our health. Dr. Milligan has been in the nutrition field for 40 years. Her work and passion in the field of Neuroscience of Taste has led her to the field of saliva research and exploring the “why” we like certain foods vs others. Working in both the clinical nutrition and integrative medicine/natural foods fields, Patti brings a unique blend of clinical, educational, holistic, consumer, and PR experience. For the last 20 years, Patti has led the high-performance nutrition program optimizing and impacting brain and body performance for global business executives and their teams. Her latest venture is founder of Renewal Kit for travelers, a travel immune and well-being nutrition kit to take when you fly based on her saliva & immune resilience doctorate research. Her career focus shifted to performance nutrition and investigating how salivary research holds a key to nutritional resilience Travel is a passion, and she loves exploring especially in serving others in capacities of compassion and basic needs fulfillment. You will see her volunteering with seniors as well as utilizing her nutrition skills to helping with children's cancer charities. Patti is also the author of children’s nutrition story & gardening journal-“Why is Shirley Unusual? inspiring school gardens and kids to thrive eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Learning Points: 1. What are the key functions of saliva? 2. How can we increase our saliva output? 3. How does air travel impact saliva and how can we counteract its impact? Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/milliganpatti https://www.linkedin.com/in/patti-tveit-milligan/ https://renewalkit.com/pages/our-story?srsltid=AfmBOoq_XG0Q-8aMmt3TpUG-VhZ1qUE24SbqoMDSHcmErA-FuKs1Om1l https://www.facebook.com/jetrenewalkit/