Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Confused? Not sure which tests to do? Truthfully, it depends what you want to know – and if the tests you do are going to give you practical answers that will really help you target something and make real change. It’s no good testing if it doesn’t help you move forward. That said, some people …
I am being asked more and more what I think about being vegan, given the enormous trend going on currently. I have to admit to being a bit torn here. On the one hand, I like the idea of less meat and animal produce being eaten – from both a health and environmental standpoint, plus …
“Public health officials are encouraged to include nutritional strategies in their recommendations to improve public health.” Taken from: Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections You can read the abstract and full text here, but here’s the gist of it for you: The role nutrition …
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I’m always being asked this, so here’s an answer from DUTCH I came across recently for you. You can see more info on hormone testing here, and order a DUTCH , or other hormone tests there. WHAT DOES DUTCH TEST? 4 GROUPS OF HORMONES, METABOLITES, & OTHER BIOMARKERS MARCH 2, 2021 BY WYNTER KAISER (adapted …
This is a huge topic and not many in medicine know anything about it. I do. Because I have it. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy, but at least it’s given me insight and knowledge to help other people with it! I need to finish my MCAS Plan for you – mostly there, …
Check the Infections Factsheet out here. You can see and purchase all Immune Status tests on the shop here. If you are getting recurrent infections, battling something like Lyme disease or something like that, it can be useful to know what your immune system is up to. It’s a complex medical field so make sure …
Unsure if you need a Blood Chemistry Test or how to do an MOT? Most often, the first test a doctor will do for you is ‘full bloods’ which is a standard work-up of white blood cells, red blood cells, cholesterol, blood glucose, some liver, possibly thyroid and renal markers. Very useful. It can pick …
Interesting – be careful of B12 deficiency if you’re on this very common diabetes drug. Daily Express 15.5.18 “IS DIABETES DRUG HIDING A DEADLY SECRET?” Every year 20 million prescriptions are written for Metformin, a glucose-lowering drug given to 90% of the 3 million Britons diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Yet patients are not being …
This is actually close to home this week as P has recently gone vegan after having been vegetarian for 35 years. Last week he went to give blood and felt awful for the next few days. It usually takes him a while to recover – most people would go home and eat a steak, I …
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Since so many of you are going vegan recently, I thought this blog post from Nutrigold about vegan diets might be useful for you. It sets out the pros of going plant-based, which are many, but also discusses the nutrients you might want to make sure you are getting enough of. Personally, I have been …
