During November, we mark Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day, a day to highlight one of the most aggressive and challenging forms of cancer. This cancer claims the lives of many each year, including notable figures like Patrick Swayze, Alan Rickman, Steve Jobs, John Hurt, and Aretha Franklin. In the UK, pancreatic cancer has a survival rate of just […]
We all get a bit of heartburn from time to time, particularly if we’ve overindulged, but I am hearing from more and more people who are struggling with acid reflux symptoms on a daily basis, impacting their quality of life, and having to take strong proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to manage their discomfort. In this […]
We’ve all heard how eating fresh fruits and vegetables is an important part of a healthy diet. They are a source of essential vitamins, minerals, fibre and are sources of phytochemicals that function as antioxidants, phytoestrogens, and anti-inflammatory agents that promote a healthy body. While vegetables can be consumed at any time, to get the […]
In 1950, less than 1 per cent of the UK population was clinically obese. Today, that figure stands at 28 per cent, and 64 per cent are either overweight or obese. Added to that, nearly 10 per cent of 4-5-year olds are obese, and by age 10-11, this figure rises to 21%. What makes these […]
Here’s the honest truth – I’ve never had a flat stomach. Not when I was a young girl doing PE, rounders, running, hockey, netball, swimming; not when I went to regular weekly aerobics and did all those boring abdominal crunches; not even when I was at my skinniest during my post-viral fatigue days when I […]
When someone contacts me who suffers with acid reflux, one of the questions I often ask is ‘Do you have a hiatus hernia?’ I also ask if they suffer with chronic bloating, which may be worse after food. I ask these questions as there is a link between intestinal bloating, hiatus hernia and acid reflux. […]
However you are planning to spend Christmas and New Year this year, it will be hard not to end up getting involved in some kind of celebration, enjoying tasty foods and tempting tipples. I hope that many of you will be looking forward to spending time with your families, friends – and some scrumptious meals. […]
When Sam first contacted me at the beginning of 2021, she was, to use her words, ‘falling apart’. She had been struggling with IBS for a long time, but I needed to go back to when she was 15 years old to understand where her tummy troubles stemmed from. She became quite poorly with glandular […]
An attack of food poisoning can be pretty grim, and more than half a million of us have to deal with it every year. That’s the official figure – the true number is probably even higher, as many won’t bother their GP about it. Typically, symptoms don’t last longer than a few days, however, in […]
Why you need to use a dental ‘dam’ if you have IBS or IBD. I was in my clinic last week, carrying out colon hydrotherapy treatments on people of all ages, both sexes and from all walks of life, but with very similar symptoms mainly bloating, abdominal pain and constipation. One of my patients, a […]
Fasting is not a new fad, and can be undertaken at any time of the year, from 1 day to 30 days. However, the perfect time to begin any fast is at the beginning of January, just after Christmas, when many of us are willing to abstain from food for a while, quite simply because […]
