May 15, 2017
‘HEALTHY EATERS’ Those of you who have had tests with me already know how much I ‘bang on’ about frequent foods being the most likely foods for people to become intolerant of. Because most people tend in the western world to eat in a similar way, the most...
Apr 10, 2017
Irritable bowel syndrome is hardly a diagnosis! It just means the bowel is irritated by something, and it is a syndrome which is not fully understood. There are many possibilities for what irritates the bowel, but the top suspect has got to be food or drink....
Apr 6, 2017
This is a very good overview of how female hormones play a part in migraine during womens’ reproductive years. Take a look!...
Mar 27, 2017
If migraine was only down to cheese and chocolate…as the perceived wisdom goes….it would be easy to sort! BUT there are always other things going on… 1.Food intolerance plays a part for sure, but not just cheese and chocolate. Cow’s milk...
Mar 16, 2017
Yesterday’s ‘Inside Health on radio 4 with Dr Mark Porter interviewed a dietician who gave a very good explanation of the FODMAPS, and how well it works to help IBS symptoms. FODMAPS is an exclusion diet, excluding fermentable oligosaccharides and...
Mar 13, 2017
Pre-conceptual stress in the mother. A new study from the University of Southampton interviewed 3848 before they were pregnant, and assessed their stress levels. They found that 1 in 6 of these women were experiencing severe stress in their lives. Those women...