Focus on Leaky Gut
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From ancient Ayurvedic practices to the teachings of Hippocrates, the foundational belief in medicine has always posited that the gut is central to health…
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Preventing Autoimmune Diseases: New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements
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In a recent comprehensive analysis, researchers have revisited the outcomes of the VITAL trial, a randomised study initially focused on the effects of vitamin…
Leveraging diet to engineer the gut microbiome to manage inflammation
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The gut microbiome, i.e., the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the human gut, has been implicated both directly and indirectly (mediating…
Autoimmunity and the Worm
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An immunologist, Dr Joel Weinstock provoked mixed reactions from the scientific community when he suggested that in line with Strachan’s hygiene theory[1] and Rook’s…
Massage Beneficially Impacts Immune Response.
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There are very few people that do not like to have a massage, and those of us that do – me, me, me, now…
Genes, Viruses, Microbes and IBD
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Crohn’s disease is common and miserable to suffer from, yet its actual cause is still under some debate as no clear understanding has yet…
Vegas, Pregnancy, Immunity and Allergy Prevention!
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The saying is ‘what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas’, or if you are English ‘what happens in Blackpool….’ but the same cannot be…
Could a ‘Bacterial Thali’ Resolve Inflammation? – A Novel Strategy
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Michael Ash BSc(Hons) DO, ND, DipION reviews the possibility that strategically selected foods and food concentrates represent a valid therapy for inflammatory illnesses. There…
Antibiotics Can Cause Gut Related Diseases
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Michael Ash BSc (Hons), DO, ND FDipION reviews the current understanding of the role of antibiotics in the initiation of gut associated inflammation and…
Gluten May be Causing Your Brain Problems!
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An interesting paper published in the Sept 2008 Annals of Neurology described a ‘new to science’ brain aggravating enzyme, triggered by reactivity to gluten,…