What Are Mycotoxins? The world health organisations define them as “naturally occurring toxins produced by certain moulds (fungi) and can be found in food. The moulds grow on a variety of different crops and foodstuffs including cereals, nuts, spices, dried fruits, apples and coffee beans, often under warm and humid conditions”. What Are The Symptoms
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Depression is becoming an increasingly common condition. There are a multitude of factors as to why someone may develop depression from traumatic events in their childhood (referred to as ACE’s, or, adverse childhood advents in the research), or feelings of loneliness, or a lack of purpose or meaning in life, to nutrient deficiencies, imbalances in
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What Is The Gut Brain Axis? The axis is made up of several communication pathways between the gut and the brain. These include: An immune pathway A hormone pathway A metabolite pathway A neurological pathway In the most simplistic terms these pathways, which we refer to as the gut brain axis, are what interconnect these
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What Is SIBO? It stands for small intestine bacterial overgrowth and, as the name indicates, is when we have an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine. We should have far fewer bacteria in this area compared to the large intestine. What Causes SIBO? Cause can be categorised in to four categories: Poor motility: This can
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We are in uncertain times. Rather than dwell on all the concerns and fears that we all have, let’s today start by focusing on the positives. I LOVE the beauty that is coming out of this. The pollution maps showing such a reduction, and the canals in Venice clearing up. The Italian’s singing from their
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I wanted to write a quick blog on an incredibly important concept when it comes to viral infections, and that is that: The nutritional status of the host can have a profound influence on a virus, so that a normally avirulent virus becomes virulent because of changes in the viral genome. We have known for
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Introduction The epidemic broke out first in Wuhan, China, possibly related to a seafood market. Several studies suggested that bat may be the potential reservoir of SARS-CoV-2. What Are The Symptoms? The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 patients include fever, cough, fatigue and a small population of patients appeared gastrointestinal infection symptoms. The elderly and people
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This article summarises some on the research on the role our oral microbiome plays in both oral health, and most importantly our systemic health. Microbes appear in every corner of human life, and microbes affect every aspect of human life (4). The oral cavity is inhabited by a variety of microorganisms, their control aids
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What Is Hydrogen Sulfide? Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless and odorless gas that is produced both endogenously, and, by bacteria in the large intestine. Hydrogen sulfide has emerged as an important ‘gasotransmitter’ that regulates several bodily systems including: the cardiovascular, digestive, immune, hormonal, and nervous systems. Hydrogen Sulfide Production The precise locations of its production
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