A Simple Method to Quantify the Effects of Your Stress We all know that stress is bad for our health. Sometimes the pressure to squeeze “de-stressing” in to our already chaotic lives is a source of stress in itself! But how do you know when the stress is so significant that it is a major [...]
Ever felt that everything you eat makes you bloat? Have your symptoms been dismissed as irritable bowel syndrome? You could have SIBO. SIBO - that is, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Research is slowly growing on this common cause of abdominal bloating and pain. However, as with all early research, it won’t necessarily have found [...]
It’s something every mother-to-be dreads: passing on your own problems. And allergy is something that definitely gets passed on: asthma, eczema, hayfever and food allergy. If you've suffered terribly with any of these, you want to protect your baby from allergy! Well, there’s good news: the science of epigenetics is revealing more every day about [...]
“You’re a nutritionist, tell us what we should all be eating!” Well, I might be a nutritionist for short, but in actuality I’m a nutrition medicine practitioner. Nutrition medicine: I’ve been practising this for nine years now, but still struggle to explain to people what it is. My patients know – because they are collaborating [...]
Ladies’ Libido…a slippery creature indeed! I would like to share some wonderful resources for women who are seeking that elusive creature: libido, or sex drive. You may find these resources useful for your libido if you: Have noticed that your libido has dropped Have never really felt much with sex Are motivated to improve [...]
Vaginal Dryness: The Six Key Areas You Need to Focus On Good hormone levels. Vaginal dryness can be caused by low oestrogen. Oestrogen promotes strong and healthy tissue in the vulva. It also promotes good levels of vaginal lactobacilli (see above). In women of fertile age, it promotes production of mucus by the cervix [...]
