A curated bibliography of peer-reviewed literature examples that inform the Living Lotus Framework, centering on neurodevelopment, physiological regulation, and ecological systems.
1. Neurodivergence, Connective Tissue & Somatic Interconnections
Investigating the physiological underpinnings of neurodevelopmental variations.
- The Relationship Between Generalised Joint Hypermobility and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults (PubMed Central)
- Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: GeneReviews (NCBI Bookshelf)
- Anauralia: The Silent Mind and Its Association With Aphantasia (Frontiers in Psychology)
- Genetics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (PubMed Central)
- How Prenatal Cortisol Levels May Differentially Affect the Neurodevelopment of Boys and Girls (ScienceDirect)
2. The Gut-Brain Axis & Microbiome
Exploring the bidirectional communication between enteric microbiota and the central nervous system.
- The Gut-Brain Axis: Interactions Between Enteric Microbiota, Central and Enteric Nervous Systems (PubMed Central)
- Stressed to the Core: Inflammation and Intestinal Permeability Link Stress-Related Gut Microbiota Shifts to Mental Health Outcomes (ScienceDirect)
- Casomorphins and Gliadorphins Have Diverse Systemic Effects Spanning Gut, Brain and Internal Organs (PubMed Central)
- Psychosocial Stress-Induced Intestinal Permeability in Healthy Humans (PubMed)
3. Precision Medicine, Chronobiology & Epigenetics
Research supporting individualized developmental approaches based on biological rhythms and genetics.
- Genome-Wide Association Analyses of Chronotype in 697,828 Individuals (Nature Communications)
- Biological Rhythm and Chronotype: New Perspectives in Health (PubMed Central)
- Precision Education Initiative: Moving Towards Personalized Education (PubMed Central)
- Nutrigenomics: The Genome–Food Interface (PubMed Central)
- Mitochondrial Allostatic Load Puts the “Gluc” Back in Glucocorticoids (Nature Reviews Endocrinology)
4. Integrative Health, Polyvagal Theory & Environment
Examining the impact of environmental and somatic inputs on nervous system regulation.
- Polyvagal Theory: Current Status, Clinical Applications, and Future Directions (PubMed Central)
- Somatic Experiencing: Using Interoception and Proprioception as Core Elements of Trauma Therapy (Frontiers in Psychology)
- Effects of Forest Environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest Bathing) on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (PubMed Central)
- Fascia as a Regulatory System in Health and Disease (PubMed Central)
- Benefits of Gardening Activities for Cognitive Function & Brain Nerve Growth Factor Levels (PubMed Central)
5. Cross-Cultural Systems & Metabolic Health
Systems biology perspectives on traditional constitutional types and metabolic variation.
- Genome-Wide Analysis Correlates Ayurveda Prakriti (Scientific Reports / Nature)
- Investigating the Biomarkers of the Sasang Constitution via Network Pharmacology Approach (PubMed Central)
- Modern Immunology is Crucial to Revealing the Biological Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ScienceDirect)
- Neuroadaptability and Habit: Modern Medicine and Ayurveda (PubMed Central)
- Genetic, Hormonal and Metabolic Aspects of PCOS: An Update (PubMed Central)
6. Pharmacognosy & Botanical Medicine
Evidence-based review of phytochemistry and pharmacology.
- Bacopa Monnieri (StatPearls / NCBI Bookshelf)
- Plant Profile, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Asparagus Racemosus (Shatavari) (PubMed Central)
- Therapeutic Uses of Triphala in Ayurvedic Medicine (PubMed Central)
- Immunomodulatory Activity and Phytochemical Profile of Infusions from Cleavers Herb (PubMed Central)
