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Hardwiring for happiness Have you come across the work of Dr Rick Hanson yet? I often point patients to him who I think would do well with a programme to change a stressful mindset or negative way of thinking. He does great programmes but I also really like his simple Just One Thing blog posts, …
Here we go with the latest Clinic Notes bits and bobs I find interesting for practitioners... First, a useful patient story type reminder of what can be achieved in cardiovascular health with the right nutrients. Side Benefits, Not Side Effects in Orthomolecular News. He described the benefits of a programme he devised for high lipoprotein …
Hope your new year is going well. I usually find I can triple my workload in January but this has been the quietest on record! Cost of living, do we reckon? Let's hope it picks up and gets easier for people. (Ha! Since I wrote that intro, I've had tons of progress, case reviews, ask …
Everything you wanted to know about Toxaprevent in one handy place. I thought this was useful. Toxaprevent Factsheet and Protocols Many of us recommend Toxaprevent as a binder for histamine and other toxins. I recommend it as part of my protocols in the Histamine Factsheet myself. Especially at night when histamine can build up and …
Just to announce that I have started writing my Clinic Notes again for practitioners. Can't resist. What can I say: I'm a columnist at heart?! I find such a lot of wondrous stuff every day and am a natural sharer! Clinic Notes is for nutrition and functional medicine practitioners (although I know some expert patients …
New name for you this week - people are still thinking Clinic Notes is for practitioners-only, which it isn't. Purehealth Digest is my free round-up of interesting news, views and clinic updates I think you, my lovely readers, might find useful and enjoy. CHRONIC PAIN: NEW GENETIC TEST. Most patients have to trial several pain …
Clinic News to start with... TECH TRIALS: ORAL HEALTH, MIGRAINE. Remember I said I was going to try some new health tech - a water flosser, sonic toothbrush and the Cefaly Dual for migraine? Well, it didn't go that well, unfortunately. I had to send both the toothbrush and flosser back. The toothbrush was great, …
Many of you, my lovely Purehealth family of followers, said you really enjoyed the Clinic Notes I was recently doing for practitioners. So, I thought I shall try and do a regular, lighter-touch Clinic Notes still, but this time aimed at everyone. It's a great way to share quick, interesting, important titbits that might help …
Hi peeps, here we are at Issue number 8 already. At the start, I said I would do this for a few weeks and then see if I like doing it and you like me doing it. Well, I've enjoyed myself - far too much, probably! - and some of you have clearly liked it …
Please support my work and subscribe! For less than one latte a month, you get access to 30 years' worth of knowledge and experience. It'll be subscriber-only very soon - don't miss out! Coffee? Pah! I'd rather be a fabulous clinician... Subscribe today. TESTING: HUMAP, REGENERUS. Last issue I mentioned that Regenerus are launching the …