THREE Benefits of Fibre
Benefits of Fibre: Feeds the healthy gut flora. Building a healthy microbiome. Prebiotics. Binds toxins in gut and helps carry them out of the body. Without enough fibre, toxins are reabsorbed. Sponges up toxins in the digestive tract. Helps to improve bowel movements. Roughage [...]
How Do People Get FUNGAL Infections?
Fungal infections are very common. It is important to understand that fungi is a natural, normal part of a healthy gut flora. The fungi naturally occurs in low levels in the body, but if the body becomes more acidic then this becomes a friendly [...]
FIVE Hormone Disruptors to Avoid
Hormone-disrupting chemicals or endocrine-disrupting chemicals are readily absorbable and mimic hormones. They overstimulate, block or disrupt hormones natural actions. Clinically this can show up as irregular periods, painful periods, endometrosis, PCOS, fertility issues; early menses in young girls; hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia [...]
Wheat-free vs Gluten-free
Wheat has a large amount of a protein called “gluten”, but there are other grains that have gluten in smaller amounts such as barley, rye and spelt. Therefore a “wheat-free” diet excludes the foods with wheat but you can still have other grains that [...]
The Heavy Metal – Fungal Infection Connection
Heavy metals have a symbiotic relationship with candida. Heavy metals bind to candida as a protective mechanism to bring heavy metals out of circulation. Therefore if you are struggling with fungal overgrowths, the root cause may be heavy metal toxicity. [...]
FIVE Tactics to Drink More Water
I have had patients say that they really struggle to drink enough water even though they understand that it’s good for them. Here are some tactics to help you to drink more water: Always have a water bottle (glass or stainless steel) on you. [...]