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One of the most common symptoms patients come to us with is BLOATING. When the flower garden that is your gut becomes imbalanced you end up with lots of bacteria and these bacteria feed off carbs and fibre. It is what you are eating every day - It is those bacteria not you that is producing the gas. Unfortunately it is you who is feeling the pain. The bloat can really get you down. If a massive salad with lots of greens upsets your tummy or you feel 9 months pregnant after a meal then you will know what I am talking about. So, I hope I have pricked up your interest - we can definitely help with a proven gut repair ...

With Winter around the corner Yummy Smoothies and Teas are a great way to strengthen you immune system. Whether it is a tea for stress or a good night sleep or smoothies laden with nutrient dense fruits and veggies like those in the recipes below by adding these in on a regular basis you know you are building resilience to what life has to through at you. Take a note of my favourite immune support tea too at the bottom of the page. You do not have to wait until you have a cold or flu to enjoy my Yummy Winter Smoothies and Teas. Winter Greens Smoothie 1/4 cup carrot juice 1/2 cup orange juice 1 cup spinach 1 cup roughly ...

The world is living through an unprecedented time with the pandemic spread of COVID-19. As clinicians, we hope you use this moment to consider the power of preventative healthcare. Functional Medicine is at the forefront of treating  root causes and reducing  severity of symptoms, even in COVID-19. By piecing together this puzzle, we can help you build a stronger and more resilient system. This in turn helps you to fight off and over come both viruses and chronic disease. Who is most at risk of COVID-19? As the virus moved through China, scientists initially believed that it was the elderly who were at the highest risk. Now, as we monitor the virus spread throughout the world, we are witnessing a change. ...

Feeling like you need to get the year off on the right foot? A New Year Cleanse is the best way to detox the effects of Christmas treats and set your year up with optimal health and vitality. I discovered some rather nice cocktails over the festive period and didn't want to start the year on the back foot so I undertook the challenge. My New Year Cleanse truly delivered. Having reset my diet in the new year I have had the best of both worlds and know I'm starting the year on the right foot. A clear head, great energy and feeling even more inspired. I am delighted to report it even cleared some unexpected symptoms I had last ...

Study Objective: To assess the association between total diet antioxidants (TDA) and menopausal symptoms in post-menopausal middle-aged women, who may be at higher risk of cardio-metabolic morbidity. Key Findings: Women with lower menopausal symptom scores had a higher TDA compared to women with higher symptom scores. Both physical and emotional symptom scores were significantly lower in women with higher anitoxidants. Antioxidant rich diets may improve menopausal symptoms through their anti-inflammatory, phytoestrogenic, glucose regulating and neuroprotective properties. Many menopausal women experience  a variety of unwanted emotional and physical symptoms. These symptoms reduce quality of life and include hot flushes, night sweats, irritability and insomnia. There is a positive correlation between severity of menopausal symptoms and risk of chronic diseases e.g. cardiovascular disease or metabolic ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmi1s1DCXAA Tissue pH status in relation to Muscle & Joint Pains The number of patients with chronic pain is constantly increasing. While pain is a symptom and not itself defined as an illness, it is nevertheless extremely stressful. Pain can be caused by a disease or illness. But in many people, pain cannot be attributed to any direct cause. However, it is clear that acid can cause pain and that sensitivity to pain increases with the acid load. In a trial with Japanese students, solutions with different pH values were injected under the skin and the resulting pain was rated using a scale. The greatest sensitivity to pain was registered at already pH 5.5 (fig. 22).1 The study by Vormann et al. observed ...

George Slavich, a clinical psychologist at the University of California in Los Angeles, has for decades been working to learn more about how our bodies and our minds work, or don't work, together to regulate the emotional system and mood. His findings have led him to the conclusion that depression is not a condition that is isolated in the mind, and that the body may play a primary role in causing or preventing depression. "I don't even talk about it as a psychiatric condition any more. It does involve psychology, but it also involves equal parts of biology and physical health." –George Slavich Is Depression All in the Mind? A simple observation about life: 'everyone feels miserable when they are ill.'  the common symptoms ...

Millions use aspirin daily without realizing its true dangers. The good news is that there is a natural alternative which preliminary research indicates is safer and more effective. Aspirin is taken faithfully by millions every day as a preventive measure against heart attack, often without the user having any awareness of the serious health risks associated with it, some potentially fatal. You can view over 60 adverse effects of aspirin on the GreenMedInfo.com's aspirin research page if you have any doubts about how serious a concern this is. Aspirin's widespread popularity is based on its much-touted blood-thinning properties. But there are safer, surprisingly more effective and far more natural alternatives on the market today. For instance, pycnogenol, a branded form ...

The sound of the word is like nails on a chalkboard for sufferers. If you deal with these headaches, the mere hint of an attack probably drives you to the medicine cabinet in search of any number of oral, inhaled or injectable drugs despite their dreadful side effects, because nothing matters except relief. But what if instead of rushing to the medicine cabinet, you could get relief from a safer, natural food supplement? That supplement is ginger, and new research shows that it offers a natural alternative to sumatriptan (Imitrex), a commonly prescribed migraine medication. But you have to know exactly how to use it… THE FACE-OFF: GINGER VS. SUMATRIPTAN A team of neuroscientists compared ginger and sumatriptan in 100 men and ...