What is Functional Medicine?

What is Functional Medicine?

You will have heard me talking about Functional Medicine, but do you really understand  what it is? Functional Medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to...
IBS

IBS

You will have heard the phrase ‘You are what you eat’ but in fact it is more about ‘you are what you absorb’. Bloating, gassy, cramps, one minute you can’t go to the loo and the next minute you can’t get off it? Does any of this sound familiar to you? Perhaps you’ve...
How to beat the winter blues

How to beat the winter blues

Even though winter has a lot going for it – woolly hats, hot chocolate, curling up with a book, thick socks, a log fire – something important is missing: light. At this time of year, you go to work before sunrise and come home after sunset, with very little exposure...
How to be the CEO of your health

How to be the CEO of your health

Now is the time to start believing that you have as much control over your own health and happiness as a CEO has over the success of their company. You are responsible for everything that you do (or don’t do) in the area of your health and happiness. If you don’t like...
Good Fats Bad Fats

Good Fats Bad Fats

Macronutrients are chemical compounds that provide humans with energy and essential nutrients and are required on a daily basis. Proteins, fats and carbohydrates are the main types of macronutrients that provide the body with the energy it needs. It is important to...
Eat to turn back the clock

Eat to turn back the clock

Diet and lifestyle changes play a big role in how well you age and how long you live. Even if you have a genetic predisposition for serious illness, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer or Alzheimer’s, it will not manifest if the gene is not expressed. How does that...