The most common effects of mycotoxins on the GI tract include inflammatory and necrotic changes, disturbances in secretory activity and metabolism of the enterocytes, damage to the intestinal barrier and dysfunction in intestinal absorption (source) Other blogs that you might be interested in include: Mould Illness: A Functional Medicine Approach The Ultimate Guide To Mycotoxins Alfatoxin Citrinin Ochratoxin A The Ultimate Guide To IBS SIBO: What Causes It Mould: A Common Cause Of Gut Problems Firstly it is important to point out that there is a bidirectional relationship between the gut mic ..read more

Gut Health And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Is this blog I am going to discuss how irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome are connected. Do imbalances in gut health cause chronic fatigue? Or, are the gut imbalances, so frequently detected in those with chronic fatigue, a consequence of the condition? Before we start, other blogs that you might be interested in, include: The Ultimate Guide To IBS SIBO: What Causes It SIBO: Natural Treatment Considerations Can the gut microbiome cause depression and changes in mood? Can IBS Cause Chronic Fatigue? Patients with CFS are more l ..read more

I know through personal experience that ‘what happens in the gut doesn’t stay in the gut”. This blog post both shares my own personal experiences of a gut-brain and gut-body connection, but also some of the research answering the question ‘can gut health affect mental health?’, and if probiotics might be helpful for some. Other blogs that you might be interested in include: Nootropics Microdosing psychedelics Depression: A Functional Medicine Approach What Is The Gut-Brain Axis Can Gut Health Affect Mental Health? I’ve suffered with psoriasis, acne, terrible dandruff, brain fog, fatigue and ..read more

The Gut Health Connection In Parkinson’s disease Before we start, other blogs that you might be interested in, include: Leaky Gut And Parkinson’s SIBO And Parkinson’s disease Coffee And Parkinson’s  Changes in the gut microbiome may cause alterations in the integrity of the gut lining, contributing to excess intestinal permeability, (ie leaky gut). This may affect not only gut epithelial cells (cells that line the gut) and immune system, but also the enteric nervous system  including both neurons and glial cells (a type of nerve cell). The bidirectional brain-gut-microbiome axis in ..read more

In this blog entitled ‘The Gut Health Connection And Parkinson’s disease’ I am going to discuss the connection between the gut microbiome and neurodegenative disease, in particular, Parkinson’s.. Before we start, other blogs that you might be interested in, include: Leaky Gut And Parkinson’s SIBO And Parkinson’s disease Coffee And Parkinson’s  The Gut Health Connection And Parkinson’s disease Changes in the gut microbiome may cause alterations in the integrity of the gut lining, contributing to excess intestinal permeability, (ie leaky gut). This may affect not only gut epithelial ..read more

In this blog entitled ‘Prevotella: Context (Always) Matters!’ I am going to discuss the bacteria Prevotella with the aim of highlighting how this bacteria influences both health and disease, why the contradictory findings and how we can modify it via dietary changes. Before we start, other blogs that you might be interested in, include: The Ultimate Guide To IBS SIBO: What Causes It Can the gut microbiome cause depression and changes in mood? Test Your Microbiome Click Here For The Advanced Healthpath Gut Test The role of intestinal Prevotella species in human health is controversial ..read more

In this blog entitled ‘Christensenellaceae: Everything You Need To Know’ I am going to discuss the bacteria Christensenellaceae. What is it connected with? How do we increase it? Is there is a Christensenellaceae probiotic or supplement? Before we start, other blogs that you might be interested in, include: The Ultimate Guide To IBS SIBO: What Causes It Can the gut microbiome cause depression and changes in mood? Test Your Microbiome Click Here For The Advanced Healthpath Gut Test In a meta-analysis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that included over 3000 individuals, Mancabelli e ..read more

The key to successfully treat hydrogen sulfide SIBO is to first understand the underlying mechanisms causing an increase in hydrogen sulphide production in the first place. Considerations include slow motility, a sulphur deficiency, an unhealthy diet, and also fast motility in the large intestine. You may also like to read: Hydrogen Sulfide: The good, the bad and the misunderstood What Causes Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO? The Ultimate Guide To IBS SIBO: What Causes It What Is Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO? Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO is the term used when someones SIBO breath test results come back with extreme ..read more

Spiritual Resilience The ability to sustain an individual’s sense of self and purpose through a set of beliefs, principles or values So first we need to know what our values are. You can download a values list from my shop, click here (don’t worry, it’s free!). Once we have established what our values are we have our ‘North Star’, or a compass that we can use to navigate life and stay on path, even during challenging times (at least if we bring a degree of self-awareness and mindfulness to our day!). In fact a paper entitled Purpose in Life Predicts Allostatic Load Ten Years Later concl ..read more

Is this blog I am going to discuss how irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome are connected. Do imbalances in gut health cause chronic fatigue? Or, are the gut imbalances, so frequently detected in those with chronic fatigue, a consequence of the condition? Before we start, other blogs that you might be interested in, include: The Ultimate Guide To IBS SIBO: What Causes It SIBO: Natural Treatment Considerations Can the gut microbiome cause depression and changes in mood? Can IBS Cause Chronic Fatigue? Patients with CFS are more likely to report a previous diagnosis of i ..read more