Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
My Purehealth blog that has been going now for over 20 years! Anything to do with health and wellbeing, I share news, views, research, comment, recipes and tons of stuff that I think could help you or your loved ones. Use the search to find what you need; I’ve no doubt written about it somewhere!
Great reminder here today from colleague, Karen: A tattoo often holds a great deal of symbolic significance, but most people don’t realise that tattoos also have significant health implications for those who get them. The process involves a tattoo artist using a needle to inject ink into the dermis of the skin. Obviously, this puts individuals …
This one surprised me, to be honest. Something everyone can do, it's easy and takes hardly any time - I like that kind of tip! So, if you have any kind of inflammatory condition - arthritis, fibromyalgia, heart disease, IBS, listen up... When people think of the causes of inflammation, they think of leaky gut, …
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Just in case any of you are using Enzymedica enzymes, like Digest Gold etc, I thought I would let you know that they have stopped being distributed in the UK, but the company in this country is supplying CuraZymes instead. Here's a useful comparison for you in case you fond it difficult to get hold …
I've been doing my advanced functional medicine Hormone course the last week or so (hence the dearth of posts, sorry!) I've sort of avoided it as I've suffered with my hormones my whole life - thanks PCOS - and hormones are flippin' complicated! One thing I have learned is just how much impact PCOS has …
IMPORTANT: EASTER '24. Please don't order or return any tests to arrive after 17th March or they will probably get stuck in post/labs over the holidays. Labs tend to re-open Tuesday 2nd April. Ta. Stop Killing Our Rivers The Soil Association has issued a petition to help save our rivers. They ask UK Governments to implement …
For years, I have used hair testing to check for mercury but then a few years ago, my go-to mercury test changed to the Quicksilver Mercury Tri-Test, which I've listed in the Mould and Chemical Toxin Tests section for you on the shop. Mercury toxicity contributes to a wide range of symptoms including neurological issues …
Great reminder here in this week's quote of the week for how to start turning round multiple food sensitivity. So, when your patient has persistent food sensitivity responses, especially when there are lots of them, or when the patient seems to develop sensitivity reactions simply by eating a food for long enough, or taking a supplement …
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For those of you enjoying my newly-recommended TrulyGlutenFree range of toiletries, just to let you know that there is 15% off the balms and body oils/butters until 7th March. It's quite a costly range, but fabulous, so get it at discounted prices whenever you can, I say! The balms are by far my favourite products …
Shocking news item for you today. It comes from a review of studies so may not be exact, but the message is clear: avoid pollution as much as you can. For someone who was just considering moving closer to town to be a bit less isolated, it's given me pause! Daily Mail 27.2.27 “NEW AIR POLLUTION …
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A good overview from one of my labs today on this. You can also see my Vitamin D factsheet here and, sadly, I can't get the Precision Point wellness panels they mention here in the UK, but the Viva ones listed here for women and men are good too. Or you will find a simple …