Nutrition & Health Insights
Symptoms
- General, Symptoms
By the time someone contacts me, they’re often exhausted — physically and emotionally. Many people don’t seek nutritional or functional support early on, arriving after months or years of quietly coping. Adapting is human Early symptoms can be subtle: bloating, fatigue, skin changes, mild headaches. Life continues, responsibilities remain, and [...]
- ADHD, Brain, Functional Medicine, General, Gut, Nutrigenomics, Symptoms
How functional testing revealed the root causes behind focus, mood, and digestive issues in one adult with ADHD As a Nutritional Therapist with a functional medicine approach, I often see how interconnected the body systems are—particularly the gut and the brain. One of my recent clients, whom I’ll call “Alex,” [...]
- Functional Medicine, General, Immune System, Symptoms, Vitamins
When you think of vitamin D, you probably picture sunshine and strong bones — and you wouldn’t be wrong. But what if I told you that vitamin D is involved in almost every system in your body — and that low levels could be contributing to issues like fatigue, poor [...]
- Fatigue Conditions, Hormones, Menopause, Symptoms
It is estimated that about 70% of women are affected by menopausal symptoms. Weight gain, sleep problems, fatigue, low mood, dry skin, thinning hair, joint pain these all sound like symptoms of menopause and if you’re a woman in your 40’s or 50’s you may assume these are all perimenopause/menopause [...]
- Symptoms
As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, it is becoming increasingly common to come across people who are struggling with unexplained symptoms. These symptoms may not fit into any particular medical diagnosis and any testing carried out may also not help lead to any diagnosis. It can be so difficult for those [...]
- Symptoms
Humans have over 1000 species of bacteria naturally living on the skin. The species vary on different areas of the body. Most of these bacteria are commensals (non-harmful to us) and contribute to maintaining good health of the skin. They do this by taking up space, preventing pathogenic (disease causing) [...]
- Symptoms
“The growing evidence for nutritional psychiatry suggests that GPs and mental health professionals should now seriously consider including dietary counselling for patients who are at risk of depression.” Read the full article here; THECONVERSATION
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- Gut, Symptoms
The skin is not just a kind of exterior wrapping for the body, it is a complex living organ which can often reflect what is happening inside the body. As well as being a large defense barrier to anything the body is exposed to, it is also one of the [...]
- Gut, Symptoms
Having a healthy, well-functioning gut (gut refers to the whole digestive tract) is one of the keys to overall health. I think we all get the occasional symptom such as a bit of bloating, heartburn, a headache etc from time to time. However some people get these kinds of symptoms [...]