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We are seeing more and more research today on how microbiome health can drive chronic disease. I am seeing a huge number of patients coming into clinic who are genuinely interested in learning about gut health and how this might be affecting their immune and cardiovascular health. We discuss how it can impact diabetes, obesity, …

  I haven’t taken a conventional painkiller in probably ten years. I remember my twenties were filled with nasty migraines, and although I hated the idea of blocking pain because I wanted to be aware of the processes in my body that I felt were awry, I still remember being fairly reliant on Ibuprofen and …

Golden Milk Ingredients 2 work cups best nut milk – almond or coconut 1 butter tablespoon coconut oil or cacao chai blend 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp fresh grated ginger 1 tsp cardamom 1 tsp garam masala Method make store in chai an blend airtight – if you container. make …

I remember growing up in Honduras and Malaysia, and tasting the fragrant mangos that fell off the trees, and being horribly disappointed when I came to school in England and spent my pocket money at the village supermarket on a single, precious mango. The mango variety you usually find in the supermarket is popular because …

  To some people, grief can a dirty word. It often incites awkwardness and embarrassment. When I was a teenager, my father died. I was completely incapable of expressing the feelings inside me, so I went straight back to school and pretended everything was normal. I didn’t deal with it, then my best friend died …

Cyrex is our preferred lab for food antigen testing. These food antigen tests look at multiple forms of foods, including raw, combined foods, processed foods and cooked forms because it has been recognised that reactivity may vary due to protein changes in processing or cooking. By testing, and then excluding problematic foods, you will be …

You walk into a pharmacy or health shop, or you go online, and you see hundreds of vitamins, minerals and superfoods that supposedly you cannot live without.  People buy them.  People are then confused because they pop these pills and they do not work.  So why do we use them? Why do they exist? To …

Thinking of formulating a herbal tea, or adding herbs to your new food product? Or perhaps you want to come up with the next big superfood, nootropic, functional food or supplement? Do you understand the legislation? If not, read on… Traditional Herbal Registration TheEuropean Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, or THMPD (Directive 2003/24/EC), came into …

What is cancer? Cancer is a complicated illness.  There are many different types of cancer and prognosis can vary enormously between individuals.  We all know someone who has been diagnosed with cancer and sadly, it’s becoming more common. There is a natural process for cell replication –  when cells age and die by undergoing natural …

Dementia Dementia is the primary cause of death in the UK and the third most common cause of death in the US.It’s on the way to becoming a major public health catastrophe. There has been no successful monotherapeutic approach for neurodegenerativedisease because pharmaceuticals have not been able to address all the underlying drivers of the disease. …

How Oxalates Can Affect You Limiting oxalates in the diet can be very beneficial if you suffer from inflammatory conditions, autoimmune conditions or if you are minerally depleted.   High oxalates have also been linked with autism.  Symptoms of high oxalates include pain, burning, fatigue, muscle aches, foggy brain, frequent urination and kidney stones.  The thyroid will also suffer …

All adaptogenic herbs help to increase the body’s resistance to stress but some of these have specific individual quirks that make them a bit special so I’ve singled out some of my favourite adaptogens to create a top ten list, which was very difficult as they all have such wonderful and useful properties.  Ashwaghanda – …