Nutrition & Health Insights
Functional Medicine
- Functional Medicine, General, Gut, IBS, Menopause
In the first part of this series, we looked at how gut symptoms, pelvic floor changes, and vaginal health concerns can appear together, rather than as separate issues. The next question is often: Why does this happen—and what does it mean in practice? Looking beneath the surface When symptoms overlap [...]
- Functional Medicine, General, Gut, IBS, Menopause
It’s not uncommon for someone to come to see me feeling as though their symptoms don’t quite make sense together. They might describe ongoing bloating and constipation—often labelled as irritable bowel syndrome—alongside recurrent thrush (vulvovaginal candidiasis), and sometimes more recently pelvic heaviness or early signs of prolapse. What often stands [...]
- Functional Medicine, General
More and more people are turning to AI tools to try and make sense of their health symptoms. It’s easy, instant, and often surprisingly convincing. But this raises an important question: Can AI actually solve your health problems—or is it just giving you information? The rise of AI in health [...]
- Functional Medicine, General
Something I’m starting to notice more of in practice is this: People are doing a lot of the “right” things for their health. They’re reading, researching, joining groups, asking questions, and trying to take action. And yet… they’re not getting the results they expected. Access to information has never been [...]
- aging, Fatigue Conditions, Functional Medicine, General, Gut, Hormones, liver, men's health, Symptoms
Many people assume fatigue is simply the result of poor sleep, a busy lifestyle, or getting older. However, if you are sleeping well, eating a healthy diet, and still feel persistently tired, it can be confusing and frustrating. You may find yourself wondering: Why do I feel exhausted even after [...]
- Functional Medicine, General, Gut, IBS
Constipation is one of the most common digestive complaints, and many people are told the usual advice: drink more water, eat more fibre, or take magnesium. But what if you’ve tried all of these, and nothing really changes? You’re not alone — and the reason may surprise you. Emerging research [...]
- Functional Medicine, General, Gut, IBS
A clinical perspective for practitioners working with chronic or treatment-resistant constipation. Chronic constipation is something many practitioners struggle with — particularly when standard interventions simply don’t seem to shift it. In clinic, we often see patients who have tried magnesium, fibre, hydration and prokinetics, yet remain persistently constipated. In some [...]
- Foods, Functional Medicine, General, Gut, IBS, Immune System, liver, Symptoms
If you’ve taken a food intolerance test, removed the foods that came up as “positive”, and felt better — you’re not imagining it. That improvement is real. But here’s the part that often gets missed: feeling better doesn’t always mean you’ve found the root cause. “I removed the foods and [...]
- aging, Functional Medicine, General, Hormones, liver, men's health, Menopause, Weight
Who this is for This article is for anyone who feels stuck with weight loss despite eating well, exercising regularly, and making conscious dietary changes. It is particularly relevant in midlife, when shifts in hormone balance and liver function can significantly influence how the body regulates weight. Many people in [...]
- aging, diabetes, Fatigue Conditions, Functional Medicine, General, Gut, Hormones, Inflammation, liver, men's health, Menopause, Symptoms
One of the most common things I hear is: “But I don’t drink much — so it can’t be fatty liver, can it?” In reality, many people with fatty liver drink little or no alcohol at all. What we now call MAFLD / MASLD (metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease) is [...]