When I receive phone calls from people enquiring about how natural medicine could help with their diagnosed conditions, my response may often appear vague. The reason for this is that there is no one treatment that fits every person or every dis-ease. My response is usually that after a careful and thorough assessment of your situation, … Read more
A friend recently asked why so many of his work colleagues were being diagnosed with quite serious health issues. Without knowing their situations, this was not an easy question to answer. As a general recommendation, a few dietary changes can often relieve many symptoms. These usually include elimination of wheat, dairy, artificially flavoured/coloured/sweetened foods, processed … Read more
Food intolerance is a result of a reaction to a food, beverage, food additive or component found in food that produce symptoms in one or more of the body’s organs and systems, but is not a true allergy. Food intolerance can also be triggered by incomplete digestion of food which may result in poor assimilation … Read more
Coeliac disease is a chronic enteropathy produced by gluten intolerance, specifically prolamines, which cause an atrophy of an intestinal villi, lesions on the mucosa of the proximal small intestine and malabsorption. Gastrointestinal symptoms are frequent, although non-gastrointestinal features are equally as common. In addition to gluten, there are other foods that may cause cross-reactivity if … Read more
Omega-3 consumption in diet and as supplements has long shown promise as a potential therapy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Just how much of these essential fats must be consumed for their protective benefits has remained a point of debate. A recent study reveals that omega-3 dosage matters when it comes … Read more
As a plant, rice is particularly prone to absorbing certain toxic metals from the soil. For the past few years, Mary Lou Guerinot has been keeping watch over experimental fields in southeast Texas, monitoring rice plants as they suck metals and other troublesome elements from the soil. If the fields are flooded in the traditional … Read more
For the past 100 years or so, we have been told to consume more dairy. Yet, our ancestors and indeed many cultures today, consume very little milk, cheese and other processed dairy products. As with many of our foods today, they are produced and obtained very differently from those of our ancestors. For many years … Read more
Research into functional bowel disorders has linked the complex relationship of certain types of carbohydrates and gastrointestinal symptoms. FODMAP, which stands for fermentable oligo-di-monosaccharides and polyols is a collective term describing the short chain, poorly absorbed carbohydrates found in many common foods. In some people, the gut bacteria rapidly ferment FODMAPs producing gases and water … Read more
Depriving your body of sleep can lead to some very serious—and surprising—health effects, including widespread pain, which is a primary feature of fibromyalgia. According to recent research from Great Britain, poor or insufficient sleep was actually the strongest predictor for pain in adults over 50. Other predictors for widespread pain included anxiety, poor physical health, … Read more
What is “Anti-aging”? Anti-aging is physiologically, psychologically and emotionally growing younger while reducing the biological signs of aging. It is staying functional at a high level until death occurs without senescence or a significant decline in wellness. Dr Jeff Bland What is Aging? We as a society tend to accept deteriorating health as ‘getting older’ … Read more
