DO YOU SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY? YOU MAY HAVE PYROLURIA.

Do you suffer from anxiety or depression or some other mental health problem? Do you find it hard to feel an inner feeling of calm? If so, you may be suffering from Pyroluria. Pyroluria is a genetic abnormality in hemoglobin synthesis that affects up to 10% of the population (although most people are not aware […]

PAIN KILLER MEDICATIONS CAN CAUSE HAYFEVER

As a health practitioner and researcher, I have been aware of the association between analgesic (pain killer) use and hayfever for many years and I have found that it can be due to the damaging and inflammatory effect that analgesics (and other medications or an incorrect diet) have on the intestinal lining. A large amount […]

ANTIBIOTICS LINKED TO WEIGHT GAIN

Changes in the gut microbiome from low-dose antibiotics caused mice to gain weight. Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic Amy Maxmen Nature Magazine 27.8.12   Bacteria living naturally within the gut provide a gateway to flab, according to a few reports this week. These bacteria may […]

Could Microbes Be Responsible For Obesity, Auto-Immune Diseases and Allergies?

We all know that a healthy diet maintains our health but, not surprisingly, recent research has also shown that a poor diet can play a major role in determining our gut microflora which may explain the increase in auto-immune diseases, allergies, inflammatory bowel diseases and other digestive problems and possibly even obesity, caused by germs […]