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SIBO explained

By James On July 28, 2015 · 2 Comments
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (commonly abbreviated to SIBO) is a condition involving the overgrowth of commensal bacteria normally found in the large bowel up into the small intestine. It can also less commonly be caused by an increase in the population of the bacteria that naturally reside in the small intestine. SIBO can have a [...]
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Why artificial sweeteners could be worse for you than sugar

By James On July 21, 2015 · Add Comment
By now, the connection between a diet high in refined carbohydrates and the development of type 2 diabetes is widely accepted by most if not all of those involved in medicine and public health. What is now becoming clear, however, is that the chemical sweeteners commonly recommended as a replacement for these sugars may in actual [...]
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Gut healing for kids

By James On July 14, 2015 · Add Comment
There is more and more science validating the ancient naturopathic principle ‘It all comes back to the gut’. Restoring the integrity of our digestive system is crucial in the process of reclaiming health for so many disease sufferers, and for all of my adult patients suffering from leaky gut I have a healing protocol that does [...]
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My top 3 recommendations for boosting immune health

By James On July 14, 2015 · Add Comment
Winter is a challenging time for our family’s immune health. With one of our kids attending preschool, and our other younger child regularly sharing toys and food with his big sister, the cycle of germs seems at times never ending. Practicing a preventative approach to cold and flu becomes crucial at this time of the [...]
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Food sensitivity and its role in disease

By James On June 24, 2015 · Add Comment
In mainstream medicine, understanding the role of food in possible alterations to immune function is largely confined to food allergy. This is an immediate onset immune reaction to foods, mediated by a class of immunoglobulins called IgE, that can result in severe and sometimes life threatening symptoms such as hives, bronchial constriction, and anaphylaxis. What [...]
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The best probiotics for restoring the Microbiome

By James On June 19, 2015 · Add Comment
Gut health is all the rage, and it seems every supplement company has jumped on the probiotic bandwagon. However while supplemental probiotics are great for short-term immune modulation and ‘crowding out’ pathogenic bacteria, they will not sufficiently restore a diverse and healthy microbiome in the long run. This is due to the fact that (a) [...]
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How your gut microbiome can affect your mood

By James On April 29, 2015 · Add Comment
By now most people are familiar with the concept of colonies of bacteria being present in your digestive system, and how they can affect your health. To date, most research on the specific combinations and quantities of these bacteria (termed your ‘microbiome’) has been focused on their ability to alter immune function. Recently, however, there [...]
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Why bone broth may be the best food for health

By James On April 20, 2015 · Add Comment
In Naturopathy we have a saying: “It all comes back to the gut”. The theory is that pretty much all chronic disease can be traced back to gut dysfunction, for the following reasons: Your digestive system is responsible for the breakdown and absorption of nutrients from the food you eat. If you are not absorbing [...]
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The Everyday Detox

By James On March 23, 2015 · Add Comment
Detoxification is big business in the natural therapies industry. There are thousands of products manufactured by hundreds of companies worldwide that are sold based on a basic premise – that by completing a 1 or 2 week detoxification program you can reverse the damage caused by the weeks, months and years of unhealthy living that [...]
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Coeliac disease and non-coeliac gluten sensitivity

By James On December 2, 2014 · Add Comment
Browse any supermarket aisle these days and you’ll see a multitude of products offering the latest in what is considered ‘healthy’ food. These can include many brightly listed ‘free froms’ including: Free from artificial colours Free from artificial preservatives Free from artificial sweeteners Free from added sugar However by far the most popular ‘free from’ [...]
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