Balancing Blood Sugar For Thyroid Health In the first part of this series on thyroid health we discussed the importance of the digestive tract on thyroid function; but also flipped it round and highlighted how an underactive thyroid can impact digestive health. The same vicious cycle is true when we discuss thyroid function and and
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What is Functional Medicine? The contemporary distinguishing characteristics of Functional Medicine are embodied in the following seven core concepts: The gene-environment interaction is a central feature in establishing an individual’s function. Function of the individual is regulated by interaction among organ systems. Signals from the diet, environment, lifestyle, and social experiences are translated into clinical
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I am pleased to announce that, here in the UK, we finally have access to Cyrex Labs range of tests. This includes: Array 1 Mucosal Gluten Reactivity Panel Array 2 Intestinal Antigenic Permeability Panel Array 3 Wheat / Gluten Proteome Reactivity and Autoimmunity Array 4 Cross Reactivity and Food Sensitivity Panel Array 5 Multiple Autoimmunity
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The world of nutrition has become a very confusing place – we hear contradictory information every day. In this blog on healthy eating for a healthy cardiovascular system I am going to summarise the some of the published research on the topic. Healthy eating for a healthy cardiovascular system Antioxidants & Cardiovascular Disease Our
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Hormone Health: A Complete Guide (2024) So hormonal imbalance is something I see regularly in clinic. One key thing to understand about hormonal imbalance is it is normally an effect of an imbalance somewhere else. It is a symptom of an imbalance rather than an imbalance in it’s own right. This is a HUGE concept
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FODMAPs And IBS The acronym FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols. These short-chain carbohydrates are incompletely absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and can be easily fermented by gut bacteria1.These sugars also exert an osmotic effect, increasing fluid movement into the large bowel2 The fermentation and osmosis caused by these undigested sugars are
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