Do you find yourself, either occasionally or continually, suffering from random patches of dry, red or itchy skin, little skin blisters or even swelling? If so you could be suffering from a nickel sensitivity or allergy. As a condition, metal allergy (which is primarily to …
Mental Health
Prescription anti depressants – do they cure or can they kill?
Pandemic fuelled stress has resulted in a worrying rise not only in mental health issues but in prescriptions for the antidepressants that are meant to help us cope with those issues. But do they help? And what are the side effects of taking them? Questions that we surely need to …
The toxic load our children bear
If you want to shock yourself, go to the website for the Global Alliance for Our Children's Future, a north American network that 'creates and disseminates tools to educate professionals, the public, and policy makers on holistic models of health for our children'. First read …
The Gut-Brain Axis
How gut microbes talk to the brain - with thanks to Professor Ted Dinan whose fascinating slide I have borrowed to illustrate the theme of the webinar. An excellent webinar organised by Yakult in its quest to educate us all about our guts and the importance of feeding them …
Mitochondria – how our health is dependent on theirs
This is a very long report of a totally fascinating day organised and led by Dr Rachel Nicoll under the auspices of the Biolab Medical Unit. It was designed for health professionals so much of the supporting science was way above my head, but the message was clear. Mitochondria …