Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Great piece from Dr Kharrazian today on email which gives me my latest gut tip for you. (If you missed any, you can catch up here). Is your chronic gut problem really a brain problem? Read on... How could the gut possibly affect mood? While they may be far apart on an anatomy diagram, the …
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OK, so here is Gut Tip #4 for you if you are following the series. Many people take probiotics to help their bacteria balance, to establish a good 'microbiome', in the gut. However, sometimes I see that, even when someone has taken billions of bacteria daily for weeks or months, the bacteria balance is still …
Here's #3 in the Gut Tips series for you. Here's #1 and #2 for you if you missed them. Working out what is behind your bloating can give you a good idea of how to treat it. This is how I always think of it: If you have trouble after eating protein/meat-rich meals, you likely …
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As promised, here is tip number 2 in my Gut Tips series as I go through my Kharrazian course on Gut Mechanisms. Don't Forget Low Stomach Acid or the Gallbladder I have always gone on about the importance of low stomach acid. I think I first wrote about it over 20 years ago now. I …
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I am currently doing a lecture series with the renowned Dr Datis Kharrazian and am working through his Gut Course over the next couple of weeks to refresh myself - it has reminded me that I really am quite obsessed with bowels 😉 I thought it might be nice if I picked out one useful …
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Having said we would never update this TGF Master List again, Christine and I have updated it every few months and now decided to overhaul it completely! I realised it is now several years since I created the first version of this - and the research for that took me two years, so I worried …
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I'm pleased to announce today that, as well as Supplement Woman, Christine, we now have Food Woman, Debbie, on the Purehealth team! I am aware that we need to focus a lot more on food as well as supplements, so I have asked Debbie to help me create some UK-friendly recipe books initially so that …
Great tip here today from Dr Marilyn Glenville - try this cognitive impairment test to see how your brain is working: The Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test Taken from my book Natural Solutions for Dementia and Alzheimer’s This test is used to screen those individuals who are thought to be at risk of dementia. You can …
Great new book out today for those of you who are histameanies. Ninety-five recipes for histamine intolerance, all of which, knowing Michelle, will be tasty and easy to make. Treat yourself. Combine this with the protocol-specific clinical approach in my Histamine Factsheet and you have yourself a great way forward for improving - and hopefully …
For years, I have encouraged Mums-To-Be (and Dads pre-conception) to look after their gut bacteria because that can have such an effect on baby's health in the womb and out of it. To go with my microbiome (gut bacteria balance) series of blog posts this week (see oral and vaginal), I thought this piece from …
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