gut health

Could a ‘Bacterial Thali’ Resolve Inflammation? – A Novel Strategy

March 30, 2010

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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

March 18, 2010

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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!

March 9, 2010

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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,…

Gut Immune Defect Links Bacteria and Metabolic Syndrome

March 5, 2010

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The connection between gut bacteria and obesity has gained some weight, with new findings demonstrating links in mice among immune-system malfunction, bacterial imbalance and…

Gut Bacteria May Make You Fat

March 5, 2010

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Obesity: A consequence of adverse inflammation & microbial disruption? By Michael Ash BSc(Hons) DO, ND, FDipION Published in CAM 2005 Overweight and obesity are…

IBD and Environmental Triggers- Vegetable Gardens Vs Genes

February 20, 2010

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Crohn’s and Ulcerative colitis are understood to have a number of genetic related risks, but increasingly scientists are having to accept that our double…

Obesity, Probiotics and Pregnancy

February 20, 2010

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There are numerous reasons to lose weight but scientists continue to explore complex connections between weight and health risks. A new study in the…

Vitamin D Vs Crohn’s (IBD) & Cancer

February 10, 2010

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Crohns disease is an inflammatory disease of the intestines that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from anus to mouth, causing a…

Dysbiosis – What Have We Learned?

January 27, 2010

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Michael Ash BSc(Hons) DO, ND, FDipION reviews some of the last 12 months of published research. The human body has some 10 trillion human…

Holistic Approach to Dyspepsia Recommended

January 13, 2010

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Patients with symptomatic functional dyspepsia (a disorder of digestive function characterised by discomfort or heartburn or nausea) are more likely than people free of…