We've all heard of the Hygge Scandi trend which espouses cosyness and comfort in life. Lovely. However, the habit of burning candles is not quite so lovely according to researchers who recently advised Danes not to burn toxic candles in their homes. Previous research has shown that 60% of ultra-fine particles in Danish homes stem …
Histamine Intolerance Diagnosis and Treatment
Phew, the clinic work has suddenly gone quiet as it does approaching Christmas, so I have managed to finish my new factsheet on Histamine Intolerance for you; I've been working on it for a good while now! So, for everything you ever wanted to know about histamine intolerance (or histamine excess as it should be …
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Support Options Updated
Just to let you know that I have updated the Support options for you to a more traditional model of Initial Consultations and Reviews etc. The previous system seemed to be confusing people so I've just adopted what most people are used to. The costs are the same per hour etc, it just sounds different! …
LAB TEST DATES OVER CHRISTMAS
If ordering lab tests in December, please note that most labs are closed from 18th December to 2nd Jan so you would need to get any samples back well before they close or after New Year. Try and get any test orders in by the 10th December to give yourself time to do the samples …
Top 5 Homeopathic Flu Remedies
I know a lot of people have some kind of cold or flu going on at the moment so I thought I'd share this from my Inbox this morning, from my homeopath colleague Karen: OFTEN OVERLOOKED, BUT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN TREATING FLU Hope it helps - keep some in your cupboard just in case. I …
Updated Food Intolerance Testing
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 …