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The Latest in COVID-19 Scientific Research

March 27, 2020 0 Comments

SKIN HEALTH & NUTRITION

March 15, 2020 0 Comments

Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease

March 1, 2020 0 Comments

ARE HIGH PROTEIN DIETS LINKED TO HEART DISEASE?

February 23, 2020 0 Comments

High protein diets have become a popular weight lose strategy for many but animal studies and larger epidemiological studies in humans have indicted that they are a risk factor in cardiovascular disease. A recent mice study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine1, are now able to explain why a high protein diet may …

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FASTING (Part 1) INCREASE LONGEVITY WITH FASTING

January 6, 2020 0 Comments

IS AUTOPHAGY THE SECRET OF ANTI-AGEING? Have you ever wondered what all the hype is about fasting? I know I did! It was clear that fasting prevented you from eating too many calories which has benefits for weight management, but its role in anti-ageing and longevity was baffling – until I researched a process in …

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FOODS TO BUILD YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

December 16, 2019 0 Comments

It’s that time of year again when your immune system takes the strain as you are exposed to more bugs and have a weakened ability to defend yourself in the chilly winter weather. So what foods should you eat to build your immune system and ensure that your immune cells are sufficiently nourished to protect …

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INFLAMMATION: THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

December 2, 2019 0 Comments

Inflammation has been demonised in recent years, and not without good reason, especially when you are suffering with a chronic illness such as an autoimmune disease. However, from an evolutionary perspective, inflammation has got us to where we are today. Humans probably wouldn’t be ruling the planet if our superb immune systems weren’t capable of …

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND DENTAL HEALTH

November 24, 2019 0 Comments

A possible trigger for this joint weakening condition? Autoimmune diseases are a complex group of illnesses that have a thirst for damaging a person’s own body with no specific cause. However, as the research develops into these conditions, it is becoming more apparent that there are originators for these diseases, we just don’t understand them …

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GUT HEALTH & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

November 14, 2019 0 Comments

The theories linking gut health and autoimmunity have been evolving for several decades, but the research is now getting us much closer to an answer. The diversity and composition of the gut microbiota is a key driver of gut health, with research now linking the presence or absence of microbes in the gut to …

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MICROBES AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

October 28, 2019 0 Comments

In my last article ‘Is there a Gene for Autoimmune Disease?’ we considered the link with certain inherited gene variations and the likelihood of developing an autoimmune disorder. Genes are an important factor in autoimmune disorders as they give an indication of how the immune system might react under certain stressors. Finding the trigger of …

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