Zinc is an extremely common nutrient to have low levels of and being deficient can have diverse effects on your body and health.
Here are the top signs and symptoms that could indicate a deficiency in zinc.
Bloating. If bloating occurs within an hour of eating, this happens because your food hasn’t been properly digested. The […]
This case study shows how important nutrition can be in the management of anxiety.
Kate struggled with acute anxiety for at least ten years. She recalls being anxious as a child too and struggled to remember a time when she didn’t feel this way.
In her early twenties she had self harmed and although she no longer […]
Pyroluria is a little-known metabolic imbalance that can lead to the development of serious health issues over time. Pyroluria is suspected when their are raised levels of kryptopyroles in the urine. Kryptopyroles bind to zinc and B6, when they are excreted at high levels this can lead to conditions associated with deficiencies of these nutrients.
The […]
When I first met Callum he was 8 years old and had just been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. He was emotionally labile, struggled with basic social communication, was very anxious, he also had food intolerances. His parents were concerned that he wouldn’t be able to cope in mainstream school as he was hugely sensitive and […]
Is your child struggling at school? Is being lively, impulsive or unfocused causing problems with their learning? Nutrition can help.
The importance of diet cannot be overlooked when trying to understand children’s behaviour. There are five critical areas that need to be considered when helping children with concentration and behavioural issues.
Blood sugar balance.
The body works […]
Paul was feeling desperate when he came to see me. He said he had spent years abusing his body by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and not eating well. Now he was drinking less and trying to eat better but almost all foods would produce loose, watery stools. He wasn’t able to identify particular foods […]
After my eldest son was born I waivered a bit in my approach to natural health. I suffered with ill-health that natural approaches couldn’t rectify. I succumbed to antibiotics. There was an overlap with breastfeeding my son of just a few days, but those few days were enough to alter his gut flora for the rest […]
Pyroluria, the condition associated with raised kryptopyrroles in the blood, is a subject close to my heart.
This metabolic disorder is genetic and it has the capacity to ruin lives. Yet, there is no real acknowledgement of the condition in mainstream medicine.
Kryptopyrroles are a by-product of haemoglobin synthesis. In individuals with Pyroluria excess kryptopyrroles are produced and are excreted […]
