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)
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)
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)
My mission in life is to share my knowledge in order to help people heal. I love to unravel the health stories and the biochemistry to get to the heart of the problem, and to help support nutritional and lifestyle changes that have the ability to transform people’s health. I have seen incredible changes in the health of my clients, and I hope to do the same for you.Work with Robyn >>
