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)
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…(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)
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)
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)
I want to spend some time discussing an environmental trigger – an infectious agent, called Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). What is it? Read on to find out…(Read More)