UK functional medicine consultant offering lab tests and support
Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Here's a note I just put on Facebook group and I'm adding it here too - in case any of you see it ;). That comment will make more sense when you read the post below! Workwise, I'm sorry I've been quiet. I've been having a think. Google updates and AI search are decimating my …
I don't know about you, but I am fed up of hearing bad news. After Brexit, Covid, all the political shenanigans, I've really had enough, you know. I follow my own advice that I often give to patients, and have taken a very long 'news fast' for the last year or so. I don't watch, …
A new - tidier - era for Purehealth. I am simplifying services and info for you - and me. Overall, I feel that functional medicine has become so expensive for people, putting it out of reach for many of those who most need it. That grieves me. I am also right fed up with social …
Just in case you missed anything this month, here's the latest Purehealth News for you. Enjoy - and please do subscribe and share if you like it x PUREHEALTH NEWS Any comments or questions welcome, of course.
As you may already be aware The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on its members, which includes Royal Mail workers, to take strike action on 26th and 31st August, and the 8th and 9th September 2022. This will obviously affect test kits coming to you and when you return samples. Please be mindful of …
Whenever I come across one of the 'syndromes' such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, IBS, I always test for gluten issues - NCGS, not just coeliac disease - and I very often find it! Even if I don't test or it doesn't show up, I will normally advise a trial off gluten, dairy and often grains. …
Continue reading "Quote of the Week: Fibromyalgia and Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity"
Hot on the heels of the new Clinic Notes weekly digest, I've added some new Practitioner mentoring type services for you. I am asked at least once a week if I can help a newer practitioner. I normally say no. Something to do with imposter syndrome and not being arrogant enough to think I know …
A new campaign, launched recently, is designed to get people to report any concerning cancer-potential symptoms early rather than delay a visit to their GP. The symptoms you should get checked earlier rather than later - which in the vast majority of cases will likely turn out to be benign, by the way - are …
Continue reading "Don’t Delay GP Check For These Symptoms NHS Plea"
This is an exceptional novel by British-Turkish writer Elif Shafak and earned a well-deserved place in the Booker Prize shortlist in 2019. I alternated between wanting to hide behind a cushion at the brutal descriptions of abuse, shouting at the injustices of the lives described, punching the air in support of Leila and her friends …
Continue reading "10 Minutes and 38 Seconds In This Strange World"
During the last few years I have developed an appreciation for how food that naturally grows in season really does taste like it 'fits' the moment. Beetroot is a perfect example of this. Its earthy, almost nutty flavour makes me want to snuggle into the sofa with a big bowl of stew, a glass of …