Health Articles

Do you suffer from bloating, gas, diarrhoea or constipation? 

So often these symptoms are labelled as IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and you walk away from your appointment with your doctor with little understanding of what is actually causing your symptoms and what you can do to address them. 

Whilst IBS is more and more common these days, 70% of IBS cases are actually SIBO and a lot of these are frequently missed by health professionals due to the similarities in symptoms.

Are you sick and tired of your skin breaking out? Do you feel like you’ve tried every lotion and over-the-counter acne treatment there is under the sun with no success? And just when you think your skin is clearing up, another seems to sprout elsewhere!

Whilst it is absolutely essential to have some lifestyle strategies in place to help us cope with stress whether it is exercising, getting out in nature, meditation and yoga or journaling, there are also some amazing herbal remedies that can help increase our stress tolerance. These herbs are called adaptogens. 

Having trouble sleeping? Struggling to switch off? 

You may be deficient in magnesium. Today, so many people are magnesium deficient. Common conditions such as stress, cardiovascular disease and diabetes increase the body’s demand for magnesium. This increased requirement is often not met due to reduced dietary intake of magnesium-rich foods, poor soil quality and malabsorption issues. Also, with the increased processing of foods in the Western world and the refinement of grains, foods are now containing significantly less magnesium than they did a hundred years ago.

Constipation is defined as 3 or fewer bowel movements weekly, though truly we should be emptying our bowels AT LEAST once every day.

Many people don’t realize that you can poop and still be constipated if the bowels are not emptying completely. 

Most people cannot get enough magnesium from diet alone. There are many different forms of magnesium supplements that have distinct effects on the body.

You would have heard the phrase “you are what you eat” and there’s no denying its truth. However, the phrase “you are what you do” also rings true. And no, I’m not talking about your career. I’m talking about the physical activity you do on a regular basis. Having a healthy gut is so much more than just what you are eating or not eating, it’s a whole way of living that moulds and shapes your microbiome. 

Leaky gut, technically known as intestinal hyperpermeability, is essentially where your intestinal lining is porous. This intestinal lining is extensive, covering more than 4,000 square feet of surface area. Along this intestinal tract, we have many microvilli, which are finger-like hairs that increase the area of absorption in our gut and help to absorb our nutrients and eliminate waste. If the intestinal wall is damaged and “leaky,” this allows things like waste products and toxins, food proteins, bacteria and other compounds to seep through the membranes and enter the blood stream.

Fertility rates are at an all-time low and many couples are suffering failed attempts to conceive the child their hearts desire. 

Many are resorting to IVF, which has a low success rate and comes with risks.

It’s important to know that there are other options for those who wish to conceive. 

Natural fertility support focuses on discovering the underlying causes of fertility challenges and restoring balance to the bodies of both parents so conception can occur naturally.

Many people suffer for years with undiagnosed gut conditions that steal their health, deplete their energy and baffle doctors who struggle to make sense of their symptoms, before finally realising that an underlying imbalance in the gut is the source of all of their troubles.

In order to heal from any ailment, we must begin by soothing inflammation and restoring balance in our gut.

To do so, we must identify the foods that are fueling inflammation and disturbing balance. This is where the elimination diet comes in.