Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
I always used to advise people use the so-called Coca Pulse Test to help find foods they were sensitive to, but I've sort of got out of the habit since we have improved allergy and intolerance testing like the P88 and Cyrex tests now. You can see my video on the P88 here, too, if …
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Great reminder here in this week's quote of the week for how to start turning round multiple food sensitivity. So, when your patient has persistent food sensitivity responses, especially when there are lots of them, or when the patient seems to develop sensitivity reactions simply by eating a food for long enough, or taking a supplement …
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Thanks to those of you who let me know you prefer these digests rather than single posts - you say it is easier to scroll through and see what you are interested in and read. Glad they help. Any other thoughts or feedback, please let me know. All About Cholesterol I thought this article in …
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Quote of the week this week comes from Dr K, talking about the importance of glutathione status. I find missing glutathione genes and low glutathione status a lot, especially in autoimmune and multiple sensitivity to food and chemical cases. I have missing genes myself and I'm pretty certain it has played into my immune and …
I confess: I have my hand up a bit! When I see 'vegan' on a label, I think: 'dairy free,' do you? Not that I would necessarily eat it because I am super-sensitive to grains and dairy myself so I rarely eat processed or packaged food anyway, but, if I was trying to avoid dairy …
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Research out recently - albeit from a very small sample - suggests that people on a coeliac or gluten free diet would benefit from taking prebiotics and probiotics because their microbiome is short on healthy bacteria. This is no doubt the case for most on a restricted diet mainly, as the study suggests, because of …
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Michelle at FoodsMatter has let us know that the Food Standards Agency is finally tackling the bugbear that is 'may contain' labelling on freefrom foods and they need our input. A long-time annoyance, frustration and no small risk for anyone who's not sure whether to believe the warnings or ignore them. What does it even …
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I have often said that leaky gut should be assumed if you have a chronic disease, and treat anyway. This quote bears me out... Intestinal permeability has been suggested as a root cause of autoimmune diseases, systemic inflammation, and food sensitivities. Healing the gut barrier is so pivotal for resolving chronic disease that if it …
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Yep, I have dusted off my video software and created a video for you today to show you this new food allergy and sensitivity test that I launched last week. I think it always helps to show what a test looks like and I've given lots of hints and tips as I've gone through it …
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I've just spent a happy morning updating the Allergy & Intolerance Tests page for you. Some great new food tests have come out from Precision Point Diagnostics and I've been assessing and comparing them, checking we have the most relevant and technologically up-to-date testing to find reactive foods. Why is this important? Simply because I …