The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic started in the city of Wuhan in China in December 2019. It has been about one year since the first infections were detected there. In January 2020 the World Health Organization declared the SARS CoV2 infection a public health emergency of international concern. Long Covid Many people who had the Covid […]
Bloating Remedies: Is Your Food Causing A Problem?
Bloating is a sense of fullness or “gassiness” or a feeling of distension of your stomach. You may or may not have an actual increase in the size of your abdomen. The causes of bloating are many, ranging from food sensitivities to your medications to very serious conditions like ovarian cancer. Where do you start? […]
Patients Feel Better with Functional Medicine Treatment of Arthritis
A study recently reported from the Cleveland Clinic in the USA looked at people living with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritides are chronic inflammatory autoimmune conditions that affect multiple body systems and cause considerable joint pain and low quality of life. Both these autoimmune conditions do not have a cure […]
Hashimoto’s And PCOS: What Is The Connection?
Do you have both hypothyroidism and PCOS? Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is the leading cause of hypothyroidism in women. PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is the commonest hormone disorder affecting women of all ages. It is not a coincidence that some of you have both Hashimoto’s and PCOS. How common is it? It is relatively common. One study from eastern […]
Hypothyroidism And Depression
Hypothyroidism, depression and anxiety Depression and anxiety are more common in people with hypothyroidism. Is this merely coincidental? What are the possible reasons for this? When I say hypothyroidism, I am talking about the commonest type, which is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Do people with hypothyroidism and mood issues need different treatment? Do they feel better at […]
PCOS: Time to ditch your plastic bottles?
Below is a video I recorded recently. What do plastic bottles contain that is so harmful to you? Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) EDCs are hormone disruptors. Your body is exposed to a soup of chemicals every day, starting with your skincare products, home cleaning chemicals and right down to the lining of cold drink cans […]
