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Food, alcohol, drugs, bacteria, viruses and the environment launch a daily assault on the body’s inbuilt detoxification systems. When the detoxification system is overwhelmed, disruption of homeostasis will inevitably follow, leading to a wide array of symptoms. I examine the body’s own inbuilt detox processes and ways to support them. Read more.
Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are umbrella terms for a complex set of conditions. In biological terms they are the result of a number of systems not functioning as they should. If tests are available to identify these imbalances, they can potentially be treated. Read the article.
Ingredients 2 egg yolks (free range) 2 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp mustard 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp sea salt 1 cup olive oil Method In a blender, combine egg yolks, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, cayenne pepper, salt and 1/4 cup oil. Blend for 30 seconds With [...]
Ingredients It is best to use warm water and warm rice 4 cups hot/warm water 1 cup (160g) cooked rice (white or brown) 1 tsp vanilla Method Place all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Let the milk set for about 30 minutes. Pour the milk steadily into another container (e.g. old jam jar), leaving [...]
Please take a look at the article I wrote on the biomedical appraoch to ADHD for Natural Medicine. Awakening to ADHD
By Sandy Gluckman PhD Let’s begin by exploring four startling statements based on the newest research. Here goes: Chronic stress is the No. 1 disease in children today. It is also the most ignored condition in children, and therefore, the most potentially dangerous. 95% of all learning, behavior and mood conditions that children are experiencing [...]
Your pre-pregnancy BMI will generally give you an indication of how much weight you should gain during pregnancy. It is not true that you need to eat for two! For example, if your BMI is in the obese range (>29), you should only really gain between 6-8kg. However, if your BMI is normal (19.8-26), you [...]
Nutritional Therapy in ADHD & Autism Spectrum Disorders
There are six main dietary plans that are usually used as interventions in ADHD and ASDs. It is possible that just one of the six plans will be sufficient but it is far more likely that you will need to combine two or more of the diets (or parts thereof). The Six Dietary Plans: 1.Blood [...]
A study published in the Lancet this year, looks at the effects of a restricted elimination diet on the behaviour of children with ADHD. There were several phases to the trial. At the start of the first phase, children were placed on a few-foods diet (rice, meat, vegetables, pears and water) which is a very [...]
Vitamin A: the key to a tolerant immune system?
There has been plenty press of late about the necessity of adequate vitamin D and how chronically low levels are implicated in anything from insulin resistance to depression. Additionally, it is very unusual to test someone’s vitamin D levels and to find them to be adequate – a level above 45 ng/mL or more. Yet, [...]
