Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
I have written before about the way I have found my own gluten-induced migraine eased by using this magnesium oil spray - I seem to absorb this one better. You can read my previous post here. There was a recent study by doctors specialising in headache and migraine, published in the Journal of Neural Transmission, …
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When I am thinking about how to get someone well, the first thing I think about generally is 'are they digesting and absorbing well enough?' Imagine: the person has fatigue, can't fight infections off, perhaps has candida, just generally feels they're operating at a lower level than they should be. They used to be …
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Interesting debate piece in WDDTY this morning on the causes of depression. In essence, the debate is that some experts don't agree with the current thinking that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, most commonly thought to be a lack of serotonin hence the zillions of us on SSRIs. Depression: An Inflammatory Disorder? Some …
Question: I feel ill all the time, keep getting this recurring problem, yet my tests all come back negative. What is going on? Question: I have tons of food allergies/intolerances/sensitivities/a leaky gut/gluten illness/can't eat this, that or the other. What do I do? Do these sound like you? I get asked these questions too rather …
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Question: I have bloating, wind and erratic bowel movements. I have heartburn/acid reflux terribly. I think I feel worse after certain foods. Is it an allergy to something? What can I do? Does this sound like you? I get asked this question rather a lot. So, I have written a Gut Plan to help you and …
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I'm happy to report that the Total Thyroid screen including Reverse T3 measurement is now much cheaper to do. The lab has brought out a combined test instead of us having to add the reverse T3 onto it. The total was £162 and is now down to £136 so well done them. Here is the …
After extensive research, I have now launched some new body Inflammation Tests. These are primarily for the true gluten sensitives amongst you, but since experts believe that inflammation is at the core of pretty much every condition - including diabetes, obesity, heart disease etc, I am including the info on this blog too as it …
I wrote recently about the vagaries of over-diagnosis. Here is a piece on a breast cancer screening from the Daily Telegraph I thought was interesting. Of course, I am not saying don't get screened, but I, for one, am becoming more aware of the debate: Daily Telegraph: By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent 29.7.11 “Breast cancer screening programmes …
Ta - da! I have now revamped the allergy and food intolerance tests for you, taking into account new methods and research. You would think this was easy given the amount of stuff in the media about allergy testing. The truth is, though, that because no-one knows exactly how delayed food intolerance occurs, no-one knows …
As promised, here is the next of the new tests. Hot on the heels of the new Malabsorption Test comes this one: the Nutrient Level Test, a way of finding out how your levels of the various vitamins and minerals are doing. Again, you would think it was pretty standard to measure the levels of …