Terrain v pathogen
A glance at how medicine has evolved since the 19th century, at why the latest diets, trends or supplements may not be right for you and how nutritional therapy works in this context.
Good Mood Food
Rates of anxiety and depression are currently very high, worsened by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Eating the right foods can make a huge difference to your mood. Here are my top 10 tips on eating for peace and happiness.
Healthy habits
Struggling to keep your New Year resolutions? A look at habits, the role of dopamine and tips on how to break those bad habits and replace them with new healthy ones.
ME and Nutrition
Why good nutrition is important for ME/CFS (and fibromyalgia) sufferers, with tips on what to eat and things to avoid.
Stress: Part 2
The second post in my stress series. I discuss how chronic stress causes symptoms/disease.
Antibiotics: the longer term effects
Antibiotics are valuable and life-saving; but what happens after you have taken them. The importance of a rich and balanced gut microbiome together with a healthy and intact gut lining.
Dirty Dozen
Which fruits and vegetables should we prioritise buying organic, based on the US EWG’s annual ‘Dirty 12 - Clean 15’ lists
Hygiene Hypothesis
Looking at how changes in our diets, lifestyle and environment have led to the rise in asthma, allergies and autoimmune disease, especially in children.
Autoimmunity
Autoimmune diseases are typically explained individually; but what is autoimmunity and what are the common factors that may cause them?
Fibromyalgia
What is fibromyalgia, what causes it and what non-pharmacological therapies may improve its symptoms?
Gluten Uncovered
Why is it that so many people are now gluten intolerant, when bread has been our most staple of foods for centuries? An overview of the gluten issue.