I'm always on the lookout for advanced methods of food sensitivity testing. It is a simple fact that we don't yet know all the mechanisms that cause us to react to food and we have been dependent very much on IgG antibody and some cellular testing like ALCAT up to now. However, as useful as …
Thiamine (B1) To Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy
I came across the importance of using a specific form of B1 in diabetic patients to prevent neuropathy many years ago now and have been advising it since then. Some experts even think that diabetes could be a 'thiamine deficiency state' condition, it is that important. However, you need to use the synthetic, fat soluble …
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It’s Not All in Your Head – Or Is It?!
If you suffer from one of what I call the 'hypersensitivity syndromes' like ME, chronic fatigue, multiple sensitivity to food and/or chemicals or fibromyalgia (or all of them together which is pretty common in my personal and clinical experience so I tend not to differentiate between them much nowadays), then you will have heard the …
Neurotransmitters Primer
I've been brushing up on my neurotransmitters and mental health conditions knowledge the last week or so, rather enjoying myself a little too much watching training videos etc! It really is fascinating stuff. The main test I do is the Labrix NeuroBasic. It's a goodie because it measures the key neurotransmitters (NTs). It used to …
VITAMIN PILLS – MIRACLE OR MYTH?
I've long lost patience with the sweeping generalisations and often erroneous statements made about natural health in TV programmes and the media in general, so I'll leave it to Biocare to respond the recent Horizon programme on supplements. Have a read: VITAMIN PILLS – MIRACLE OR MYTH? OK, so they're biased, but they make some …
Updated TGF Master List
Just a quick one to let you know that Christine and I have updated the TrulyGlutenFree (dairy and grain free) supplement master list and I've put the new version on the shop for you as a free download here, you lucky peeps! Please note that this takes us a HUGE amount of work and a …
Test News…
I've done a few things test-wise recently so thought I would update you on a few of them. Adrenal Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) Added Genova now have an option to add CAR onto the standard and comprehensive Adrenal tests so I've listed those for you. This is useful because, in some cases, you can see …
Shocking: Is Your Gluten Free Meal Really Gluten Free?
Not according to this latest survey as reported in the latest WDDTY: Third of 'gluten-free' options in restaurants contain gluten Whilst not in the same league as the recent tragic anaphylaxis incidents, which truly break my heart and madden me in equal measure, this is still really not good news for coeliacs and gluten-sensitives. And …
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Can A Placebo Help Allergy Symptoms?
Well it seems it can according to this latest study on patients with allergic rhinitis and skin disorders (hives, itching, soreness). Expectations and Placebo Effect in Allergic Rhinitis Even though people knew they were taking a placebo and the pills were labelled as such, symptoms improved within a few days. It didn't seem to matter …
Does Brain Retraining Actually Work?
Well apart from my own personal experience and watching your efforts where I can clearly see it does (!), this is a good question to ask. I've been following the Limbic Retraining forum for quite some years now - it's how I first came across DNRS and Gupta programmes. But quite rightly, as Julie says …