Are your expectations of curing your autoimmunity realistic? Brain fog. Aches and pains. Headaches. Fatigue. Difficulty sleeping. Other autoimmune disease symptoms. You want it all gone. Not temporarily, forever. You want to be ‘normal’. You want your old life back. Being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease is life changing. It can also be a frightening…(Read More)
When it comes to difficult situations, I believe it is important that we reframe our mindset we go through them. Here’s why…(Read More)
Whether your doctor has prescribed a particular medicine, it has the potential to interact with other medicines, herbal remedies, stimulants, and nutrients…(Read More)
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, I want to share some sensible information and also share what I am doing with MY family to help protect ourselves…(Read More)
If you are a parent with an autoimmune disease, especially if it has seriously affected your quality of life or your fertility, perhaps you have worried about how to prevent autoimmune disease in your child. When your child is frequently ill, or has developed allergies, it’s easy to wonder if you’ve done something…(Read More)
In order to reduce your IBS symptoms, you need to figure out the underlying mechanism. Functional medicine provides the tools to look for the root cause…(Read More)
You’re at the point in your life where your career and relationship is stable, and you’re ready for the next challenge: starting a family. Great news! But if you have an autoimmune disease, have you considered the implication of pregnancy on your immune system? Or that you may have to prepare your body…(Read More)
Functional Medicine is not a replacement for the existing model, but an expansion of it. An evolution that allows for successful outcomes for many more people…(Read More)
Breast implants are a common cosmetic surgery. But are silicone and saline implants affecting the immune system is certain women…(Read More)
Think you’ve been Glutened? Last night, you went out with friends, had a couple of drinks and a lovely meal. You looked the restaurant up beforehand, making sure they had a gluten-free option – and that they knew to avoid cross-contamination. So far, so good. But it’s happened again. You’re…(Read More)
Does this sound familiar? You’ve been doing really well. Haven’t had any slip-ups on the strict diet you follow, no alcohol, no sugar. Meditating more often than not. And your health has definitely been better for it. But then something small goes awry, or you go on vacation, or almost for no…(Read More)
Living with a chronic illness or autoimmune condition is tough. Do you: Resent or feel betrayed by your body?Feel disappointed every time you have a bad day of pain, fatigue, or brain fog?Hate having to cancel plans?Feel like life is passing you by?Hate feeling like ‘a sick person’ or that other…(Read More)
In parts one and two of this series, we explored how detoxification in the body works, and how toxin sensitivity can affect your health. In this third and final part, I explain the ways in which to improve your health in the face of toxicity. If you’re dealing with a long term sickness and…(Read More)
What do you think of when you hear the word toxins? Perhaps you picture them on an industrial scale: coal plants pumping out clouds of smoke. But the reality is that toxins are all around us – in our homes, and in our food, too! In part one of this series, I explore what detoxification…(Read More)
Here are my top tips to handle eating a restricted diet at Christmas, or any other holiday…(Read More)
One of my favourite strategies for helping kids to engage with healthy eating, is to count their colours every day. Get your Rainbow Food Checklist here…(Read More)
Biotransformation and elimination – detoxification – is a very important job for your body! Let’s look at the process more closely…(Read More)
It is recognized that you need to have genetic disposition in order to develop autoimmunity and that’s what I’ll be focusing on today…(Read More)
Do I think drinking alcohol is wise if you have an autoimmune disease? Of course, it’s not that black and white…(Read More)
So you have an autoimmune disorder, and you also have a strong history of stress or past trauma. Now what…(Read More)
Stress can make your autoimmune disease worse, but hidden trauma, particularly trauma experience in childhood, is a precedent for autoimmune disease…(Read More)
Does this sound like you? You’ve been ill with an autoimmune disease for a while, but you can’t recall a battle with Epstein-Barr virus, and none of the usual triggers ring true with you, or you have worked through the ones you had and aren’t seeing the results you expect. Another…(Read More)
Many autoimmune diseases are considered “invisible” because you can’t see the underlying pain that’s causing the outward disability…(Read More)
In this second video describing what autoimmunity is all about, we delve into what a healthy immune system does, and what goes wrong when you have autoimmune disease…(Read More)
Have you wondered what exactly autoimmunity means? This is the first video in a series where I explain just that, how the immune system works, what factors predispose us to AID, and what diet and lifestyle changes we might consider making in order to feel better…(Read More)
How I get my kids to eat veggies and all the other food they eat is a question that I get fairly often. Here are the things that I think have worked for our family, and some that I’m sharing that I do in the HOPES it’s the right thing, but only time…(Read More)
There is one thing about health I know to be true for everyone. Your health today did not happen overnight. Everyone’s health is a sum total of their life factors that cumulatively worked together in synergistic and antagonistic relationships to bring you where you are today…(Read More)
The power of social interaction goes beyond the good feelings you get after you spend an evening laughing with friends – it directly impacts your health…(Read More)
In true nutrition-nerd mode, I have jumped down the rabbit hole of the spice world, and I couldn’t be more pleased to tell you that, for four reasons…(Read More)
If you have Coeliac Disease, there will probably come a time when you will accidentally be exposed to gluten. Here’s what you should do if that happens…(Read More)
I decided to use the opportunity to catch up on my podcast listening and I am SO happy that I did that. I wanted to take the time to share what I learned…(Read More)
Today’s fun find is an accidental one. My friend, Nicky Duffell, recently shared a couple of Yes Mum Cards on Facebook and I immediately fell in love…(Read More)
Making bone broth is not difficult and is an extremely healing and nutrient-dense food. Having the right tools will de-stress and simplify the process…(Read More)
The Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) have recently produced a series of invaluable leaflets, aimed at general guidelines for a healthy diet…(Read More)
Today I am going to share my top two kitchen hacks that I literally use every single day…(Read More)
All books about fermentation are NOT created equal, even if they have beautiful photography and food styling…(Read More)
With all the great fermenting that I expect is going on in your kitchen as a result of all my enthusiasm and recipes, I thought it would be useful to share with you what pieces of equipment you might like to consider, to make this project a successful breeze and not a mouldy chore. Here…(Read More)
Aiming to do your best in any given situation is healthy. Striving for perfection might actually make you sicker. It’s all about balance…(Read More)
Today I am going to share something that I found really interesting. A smoothie that contains 100 nutrients. Actually, 2 of them…(Read More)
This week I want to talk about pasta made from beans and legumes, because I LOVE IT as it’s nutrient dense and super delicious…(Read More)