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For those involved in functional medicine, the significance of the human gut in the onset, persistence, and exacerbation of various health disorders is well…
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Pathogens and Humanity – what next?
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For centuries humans have experienced a shortening of their life’s potential due to infection and trauma – in most cases the end being brutal…
Faecal Transplant (FT) and IBD
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I have explored the role of appropriate transplantation in the resolution of MRSA infection that fails to resolve with antibiotic therapy, and have intimated…
Dendritic Cells Aid Intestinal Homeostasis and Disease
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Inside our gastrointestinal tract live a family of specialised cells, co-dependent on bacteria and nutrients to send a calming message to the mucosal tissues.…
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…
Is There A Rural/Urban Gradient In The Prevalence Of Eczema? A Systematic Review And What Can Be Done About It?
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One in 10 schoolchildren in the western world suffers from eczema and even developing nations have also seen an increasing trend in the last…
Fat – I’m Not To Blame Its My Bugs!
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A trial to see if the ingestion of a probiotic bacterium enriched drink might have a beneficial impact on central obesity was funded by…
What Do Bacteria Do To Our Immune System?
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The germ theory that has so modernised medicine and driven us, the western world living human to regard all bugs as bad has been…
Can Bacteria Make You Smarter?
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The potential cognitive gains linked to the role of gastrointestinal bacteria continues to attract international interest. The scientific community are becoming entranced with the…
Leaky Gut & Food Reactivity – What’s the Mechanism?
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Michael Ash looks at leaky gut with a contemporary approach to investigation, relevance and restoration. It is quite clear that in order to extract…