Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
I'm always on the lookout for alternatives to painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen because of the damage they do to the system. So, I was pleased to see this report today from Nutrigold about using a mix of EPA and DHA, the fatty acids in fish and krill oil, with Hop Alpha Acids for inflammatory …
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Has your childhood - or adult experience even - subconsciously triggered your chronic illness, or could deeply-buried beliefs you built then be stopping you from getting well now, maybe? I was asked this question many times over the past few years. I thought it was a crock, quite honestly. But then I had no choice …
Continue reading "What Is an ACE Disorder? Is Your Chronic Illness The Result of a High ACE Score?"
Interesting study recently in Gastroenterology journal where people given gluten protease enzymes were found not to develop mucosal (villi) injury when given a small amount of daily gluten in trials. Now, before we get all excited, you have to note that the product on test was made by the same company who sponsored the trial …
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Not for the faint-hearted this article, but here is a fab piece on faecal transplants - that's transplanting poo from one person to another to you and me. Why the heck would anyone want to do that?! Well, if you have recurrent C Diff infection, or indeed some other chronic GI issues, it's becoming a …
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Fascinating report on Medscape the other day about the growing -literally- use of faecal transplants (new gut bacteria introduced in the intestine to you and me) in both gut and non-gut conditions. Here's the summary for you. Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Therapy for Digestive and Nondigestive Disorders in Adults and Children S. Shaa, J. Liang, M. …
Very interesting piece today from GreenMedInfo discussing the relationship between the intestinal flora and our sensitivity to gluten. Two key 'takeaways': It appears that bacteria in our guts determine how much access these peptides have to our immune system, and that gluten also changes our gut bacteria. It's a two way street. Caminero et al identified 144 strains and 35 …
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Another in the series on natural anti-inflammatories for you (see here, here and here, written on the TGF blog), this time a nice summary report from LEF on the link found between low magnesium levels and higher inflammation. Magnesium is really key in healing any form of chronic illness I have found clinically, and this …
I mentioned curcumin from turmeric last week as an excellent anti-inflammatory. We already have an excellent TGF safe anti-inflammatory in the Barrier Plan - Biotics Kapparest (see the plan for exact dosage details etc)- but it has quite a few ingredients to it and some people can't do one or other of them. I chose this …
We recently learned from the Gluten Summit that NCGSs are particularly prone to inflammation. As part of that, I have been reviewing our anti-inflammatory supplements and foods. I saw this interesting report this morning from LEF on fish and fish oil supplements and their effects on inflammation: Meta-analysis affirms association between omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and …
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As gluten-sensitives, inflammation is the bane of our lives. There are two main pathways that can occur, and you can have both, but experts on the recent Gluten Summit suggested that whilst autoimmunity is rife in coeliacs, inflammation is the main issue with non-coeliac gluten sensitives. I'm not sure I totally agree with that, having …