Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Anything to do with living a grain and dairy free life – truly gluten free! All grains have a form of gluten and some gluten-sensitives and coeliacs cross-react to those and other foods, which scuppers their healing.
Yep. I confess I'm mad as heck, at the end of my tether, spitting feathers-angry just at the moment. Sometimes you have times like that with a chronic illness, don't you? Well, I do. Why do I - and so many of us - have to be so ruddy sensitive to stuff all the time? …
If any of you are taking the Allergy Research Group Multi-vi-Min, you may have noticed that it has been out of stock everywhere lately. The reason for this, is because they have reformulated it. We have just discovered that the new formulation now contains Vitamin C from corn fermentation. It's only a small amount and …
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Christine & I have been working hard to update both versions of the Adrenal Plan and I have just released them on the shop for you. It's hard work keeping up with product changes, broken links and the latest research, but we've done it and they are ready for you 🙂 Here's the standard Adrenal …
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There is such a lot of myth and confusion surrounding autoimmunity. Most people think there's nothing they can do about it - it's just bad luck. That is definitely not the case, at least in some people. The biggest thing to remember is that autoimmune diseases take years to develop. The point of testing for …
Most people - and physicians - think gluten illness stops at coeliac disease and problems with the gut. That is a BIG mistake. Gluten related disorders including non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) are rife, certainly according to my clinical experience - and I must have tested at least 300 people by now for gluten reactivity. And …
I'm motoring along with the test reviews for you. It's quite fun, actually; I like to feel I'm on top of what's best for us! I've completed the new Gluten Tests page for us today. Have a peek - and I hope it helps you through the maze of how to test - properly - …
You'll no doubt have seen the news that giving some patients on respirators and oxygen the steroid drug Dexamethasone could help. I asked Christine (TGF supplement woman) to find grain and dairy free versions in case any of us with those sensitivities need it - hope not, but pays to be prepared! Here are her …
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Here are some ideas if you want a warm drink but you're off grains and dairy. Hot Chocolate/Milk Heat up some almond or other nut or seed milk and add 2 pieces of chocolate to melt slowly. Sweeten if desired. Yummy hot chocolate my-stylie. If you don't have chocolate, just the milk and a little …
Exercise is another great way to boost immunity, but you need the right amount – not too much! In effect, after exercise you get a rise in inflammation, but also a rise in antioxidants. The inflammation comes down pretty quickly but the antioxidant boost (to offset free radicals produced during the inflammatory response) continues …
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Hand Washing/Moisturising With all the increased hand-washing, many of us are getting very chapped and cracked hands. Personally I am using Faith in Nature Handwash with extra essential oils added (see the Bug Beater in the Guidance doc). You could also use Green People's one for Sensitives with essential oils added. Most handwashes won't be …
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