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Inflammageing: Are You Ageing Faster Than You Should Be?

July 5, 2021 0 Comments

The Vitamin D and Sleep Connection

June 29, 2021 0 Comments

Simple Daily Habits to Transform your Health

June 9, 2021 0 Comments

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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IS THERE A GENE FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE?

October 21, 2019 0 Comments

In my last article, ‘understanding autoimmune disease’, I discussed the various elements that are at play in autoimmune disorders. These complex diseases which can be both systemic (affecting various parts of the body in similar ways) or organ specific (predominantly affecting one organ) are difficult to pinpoint to one underlying cause. However, what we do …

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UNDERSTANDING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

October 14, 2019 1 Comment

What is the root cause of autoimmune disorders? Autoimmune disease relates to a complex cluster of immune disorders where the immune system appears to target your own cells (self-tissue). In recent years, more and more diseases are being categorised as autoimmune conditions. Even cardiovascular disease is being considered an immune disorder, as chronic inflammation of …

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HOW ANTIBIOTICS AFFECT THE GUT

October 3, 2019 0 Comments

Since Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 through an accidental finding, antibiotics have had a huge impact on the human race. Some of the diseases which we now expect to survive including bacterial meningitis and strep throat could have been fatal before the effects of antibiotics were known. In this new age, we still require …

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AUTOIMMUNE FOCUS: UNDERSTANDING SARCOIDOSIS

September 24, 2019 0 Comments

Sarcoidosis is an autoimmune disease which causes granulomas to form in different parts of the body. A granuloma is a mass of tissue which is usually produced in response to an infection or foreign particle to protect the body from disease. However, in sarcoidosis these granulomas form without a known cause and may cause damage …

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THE RISE OF PERSONALISED NUTRITION

September 21, 2019 0 Comments

As a race we are coming to expect customisation in all areas of our lives. We like to watch and listen to media when we feel like it, we like to choose what food goes into our take-away lunchtime salad, and increasingly we tailor our leisure experiences to our requirements. So why would our approach …

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