Sun or Supplements – The Vit D Controversy
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Vitamin D is increasingly understood to be an essential component of many aspects of human health and although technically not a “vitamin,” vitamin D…
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What is the Best Test for Coeliac Diagnosis?
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Coeliac disease is regarded as a common disorder, yet many clinicians miss the cardinal signs that indicate further investigation is warranted. Coeliac disease is…
Resveratrol Adds Another Benefit
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Ulcerative colitis is a nonspecific inflammatory disorder characterised by oxidative and nitrosative stress, leucocyte infiltration and upregulation of inflammatory mediators. Resveratrol is a polyphenolic…
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…
Apples and Nuts Reduce Inflammation Via Mucosal Immune System
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In the context of the ever increasing relationship between inflammation and diseases of our western lifestyle the idea that the old adage of ‘an…
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,…
Gut Immune Defect Links Bacteria and Metabolic Syndrome
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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
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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…
Food Choice Affects Lab Outcomes
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Most basic research relies on the use of mice as the sacrificial animal. Many of these mouse are carefully engineered to have special gene…