Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
If you suffer with horrible food reactions, this one is for you! I've written down my top tips for calming things down. This is a much extended and updated version of the old factsheet and this time I've included my most successful supplement protocols to lower acute reactions, info on the brain retraining technique I …
Just have a look where allergies is! And check below for my top tips and resources on each condition. Chronic Health ConditionsAlmost half of the UK population reported having a disease or chronic health condition (45.7% of men and 50.1% of women).The most common health problems by age-standardised percentage rates were:Allergy of any type (30.4% …
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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Saw an article here today that reminded me how confusing gluten illness is for people. Most people only consider coeliac disease, but it is much more complex than that, as my TrulyGlutenFree intro page here explains. Types of Gluten Disease Are you just not digesting gluten down properly? Are you IgE allergic to gluten or …
Christine and I are trying our best to update the key books for you. This time, we've done the Gut Plan, checked it is up to date research-wise, ensured the right advice and products are there for you and all the links work etc. No mean feat, I can tell you. The Gut Plan The 62 page …
Did you know that we can have different reactions to eg. gluten, wheat, egg, corn, bacterial pathogens or toxic chemicals in two different immune systems? The mucosal system and the systemic system are connected but can act independently of each other. So, we are merrily doing blood tests to look for antibodies to pathogens, food, …
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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 …