Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Just a reminder here that gluten sensitivity symptoms do not just occur in the gut. In fact, you probably do have gut involvement, but you are also likely to have: Neurological symptoms - headaches, migraine, anxiety, depression, restless legs, twitching, brain frog, as I call it. Actually, many gluten experts now think of it as …
This study is about sensitivity verification really but it does raise the point that many people who test negative for transglutaminase may well still be coeliac, especially if they are not yet presenting [classic] symptoms. (I put the brackets there because, of course, they will only be looking for classic coeliac symptoms, but we know …
Most people - and physicians - think gluten illness stops at coeliac disease and problems with the gut. That is a BIG mistake. Gluten related disorders including non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) are rife, certainly according to my clinical experience - and I must have tested at least 300 people by now for gluten reactivity. And …
I'm motoring along with the test reviews for you. It's quite fun, actually; I like to feel I'm on top of what's best for us! I've completed the new Gluten Tests page for us today. Have a peek - and I hope it helps you through the maze of how to test - properly - …
About flipping time people started looking into the fillers that we find in many meds - and even some supplements, I'd say! It is the bane of many of our lives. Researchers in the US have recently published their warnings about the potential of these fillers for causing reactions in those sensitive to them. “Inactive” …
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It’s been 6 months since my last confession (or big post in the Healing Series anyway!). At that point, we were discussing brain retraining techniques to add to our calming-amygdala strategies and I was wishing I had time to devote six months to getting better. Well, the good news is: I didn’t need to… THE FOODS …
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New Cyrex 10-90 food tests now on the shop for you as promised in a new section: Gluten, Cyrex and Autoimmune Tests http://ow.ly/r7g23006hyU
New Cyrex 10-90 food tests now on the shop for you as promised in a new section: Gluten, Cyrex and Autoimmune Tests http://ow.ly/r7g23006hyU
How many of these can you count, then? I got six originally and nowadays have one - the pounding headaches/migraines. This is often one of the most difficult symptoms to get rid of, I've found, and others I talk to say the same. Not nice at all, I can tell you. I could actually say …
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I find it incredibly difficult sometimes to explain to enquirers just how the type of approach I take to health conditions actually works! It's really complex stuff and very individualised. So, I was really pleased to see a Natural Medicine Journal article recently which takes three cases and shows what process each went through and …