After 12 weeks of treatment on my granuloma annulare (GA), I’m pleasantly surprised by the progress. My skin looks much less “angry”. The raised bumps ..read more

Today, we’re taking you behind the scenes (or rather inside my mouth) so you can steal the strategies I used for my recent wisdom tooth ..read more

I’m surprised by how many people ask if Granuloma Annulare (GA) is an autoimmune disease. I mean, I get why it’s confusing. Some doctors say ..read more

My role as a mentor As a mentor to health professionals, I naturally get asked a lot of questions. One thing I get asked a ..read more

Is functional medicine effective? To me, the answer seems pretty obvious. I wouldn’t be doing this job or be able to keep food on the ..read more

The link between the brain and the skin can be difficult for some people to wrap their head around. They are two organs that seem to be anatomically very far removed from each other, but in fact, they are incredibly intertwined and talk to each other all the time. If we go back to the … The Brain-Skin Connection Read More ..read more

Perioral Dermatitis If you have Perioral dermatitis (POD), you may be familiar with “Doxy”. Doxy is short for doxycycline, an antibiotic that is commonly used for skin conditions such as POD, rosacea and acne. While most people associate taking antibiotics to treat an infection and to prevent overgrowth of bacteria, doxycycline for the skin is … Do You Dare To Doxy? Read More ..read more

Knowing your immune type (Th1, Th2 or Th17) and how to reverse that type is fundamental to ridding ourselves of autoimmune disease. Autoimmunity is on the rise and will quickly become the number one reason for disease, over and above cancer, diabetes and heart disease. In fact, some doctors are already putting these conditions into … What is your immune type: Th1, Th2 or Th17? Read More ..read more

Irritable bowel syndrome. IBS. What is that anyway?  It is the diagnosis you get when you feel bloated, have stomach pain and alternate between diarrhoea or constipation. It’s the diagnosis of exclusion, the thing you have been given because everything is normal. Your blood tests are fine, and the scopes are negative. So it is … Why you should never ignore IBS Read More ..read more