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Can AI Solve Your Health Problems? The Limitations Explained

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 [...]

Why Doing the “Right Thing” Doesn’t Always Lead to the Right Outcome

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 [...]

Why Am I Always Tired? Causes of Persistent Fatigue Despite Sleeping Well and Eating Healthily

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 [...]

Why Some Constipation Doesn’t Improve With Fibre or Magnesium

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 [...]

When Constipation Isn’t a Motility Problem: Methane, Mucin and the Microbiome

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 [...]

Why Food Intolerance Tests Don’t Tell the Whole Story

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 [...]

When Dieting Stops Working: Liver Function, Hormones & Midlife Weight Gain

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 [...]

You Don’t Have to Drink to Get Fatty Liver (MASLD)

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 [...]

MASLD (aka Fatty Liver) and Fatigue: When Low Energy Isn’t “Just Life”

Feeling tired all the time has become so normal that many people barely question it anymore. You might wake up feeling unrefreshed, rely on caffeine to get going, experience an afternoon slump, or feel as though your energy and mental clarity have slowly faded over the years. Often, we put [...]

What Is MASLD? Understanding the New Name for Fatty Liver Disease

Fatty liver disease is increasingly common, yet still widely misunderstood. Many people are surprised to learn they have fat accumulating in their liver — particularly if they don’t drink much alcohol and don’t consider themselves “unhealthy”. In recent years, the medical community has updated the terminology used to describe this [...]