by alessandra | Dec 31, 2014 | Blog
Most people are familiar with antacid medication for heartburn or indigestion, and assume that stomach acidity is bad for you and must be decreased. The opposite is actually true and, in the majority of cases, most people with digestive problems have low hydrochloric...
by alessandra | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog
Drinking 4 standards alcoholic drinks in one sitting significantly increases levels of toxic lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in the blood (1). These endotoxins are produced by normal shedding of their cell walls by gut bacteria. LPS are so damaging to health that a number...
by alessandra | Nov 25, 2014 | Blog
Food chemical intolerance is on the rise. Signs and symptoms are wide ranging, from skin rashes and red patches on ears and face to sleeping disorders, behavioural changes, bedwetting and gastro-intestinal symptoms. This is the latest and most up-to-date food chemical...
by alessandra | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog
While most people consider bad breath or halitosis a social nuisance that can be addressed simply by chewing gum or using a mouth spray, it is a condition that can have significant negative health implications. Let’s have a look at what the latest research tells...
by alessandra | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog
Obesity and metabolic syndromes such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are a worldwide epidemic. Recent research has demonstrated that an altered gut microbiota composition plays a significant role in the development of these conditions. The gut microbiome...
by alessandra | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog
Most people think that mild memory loss is a normal part of ageing. Scientists used to believe that we’re born with a certain number of neurons or brain cells that decline slowly over time and that there was no way to stop the inevitable decline in memory and...
