Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
I’m always on the lookout for non-toxic, environmentally-friendly stuff for us. Today, here’s a natural, refillable, probiotic-based deodorant that seems to have great reviews. It’s vegan and corn-free so should be suitable for us TGF grain and dairy free people. The Fussy deodorant is made from the following ingredients and comes in 4 scents or …
First, some clinic news… TESTING: REGENERUS PRICE INCREASE. Sadly, with inflation rising, many suppliers are having to increase their prices. Regenerus has just announced they will be increasing prices from 1st Sep so if you are planning to have of their tests done (eg. DUTCH, Mycotoxins etc), get ’em ordered before then and save some …
Happy 2024 everyone! Hope you had a restful festive break and are now raring to with all the opportunities a new year brings. What do you plan to do professionally this year with your clinic work – do tell, maybe you’ll inspire someone else?! Dr Crista was talking about the importance of killing mould in …
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This is a question I get asked a lot. The short answer is 2-4 months. What?!!!! Yep. Here’s Dr O from the Gluten Free Society explaining it for us…and then me suggesting a strategy to help shorten that! While you may feel better after a couple days following gluten exposure, there is a lot more …
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Hope you enjoyed the switch to a digest last time rather than lots of little separate posts – do let me know which you prefer – I write these for you, so I want it to be what you need/enjoy most. Recipe of the Week Ooh, this looks like a yummy, spicy version of a …
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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A great recipe for you today from Dr O at the Gluten Free Society. It uses his grain free bread mix, which you can get in the US. But it’s basically almond and coconut flour with psyllium husk so you can make it yourself in the UK pretty easily. I make a similar sandwich bread …
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I come across this quite a lot in patients – but never in the first consultation as people are too embarrassed by it, which is a shame. I’ll leave it to our friend Ruth at What Allergy to explain as she’s done a great piece about it (see below). The only thing I’d add is …
Many people ask me what they can take as a general all-round wellbeing supplement protocol. The answer to that could be complex, depending on your age, gender, state of health etc, but let’s keep it simple. Obviously, the first step is a good diet. Go for the Belly Fat Plan – you can ignore the …
Medical Information Document for Hospital Visits If you end up going into hospital and you have sensitivities, especially to corn, it pays to have some people ready to advocate for you with doctors and to have an information document ready to hand them. It’s not a nice thought and I found it rather depressing to …
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