The gas in gastrointestinal tract – our digestive system – comes from two distinct sources.   The first source of gas is due to what we swallow.  This can be air that we swallow while eating our food;  chewing gum;  consuming fizzy drinks – even having our mouth open while cycling!  The quicker we eat our food the more likely […]

Some of you may have noticed that I keep posting pictures of myself – in more and more layers of clothing – sitting eating my breakfast in my garden. For those of you who might have wondered why….this is where all will be revealed 🙂  It is all linked to circadian rhythms. Every organ in the body has its own […]

I have just been asked about the role that colonics have in reducing an overgrowth of candida.  Candida, or candida albicans to give it its full name,  is a yeast or fungus that lives in our gut. If we have a healthy diet and everything is functioning well then candida doesn’t cause a problem. But – if we eat a […]

I have had several people ask me over the last few days, in different ways, the same question – so I thought I would do a quick blog post about it 🙂 The question is about whether having a colonic will interfere with the body’s natural ability to defecate – have a poo 🙂   And the answer is a very […]

Now that Autumn is definitely in the air and the days are getting colder, I get a yearning for soup! This year, after following the recommendation of several people who came to visit me for treatments, I have bought myself a soup maker. It has revolutionised my life!  It is so simple and easy to use – it looks a […]

I am often asked if I treat men. I am also occasionally rebuked for NOT treating men – which seems very harsh – because I do 🙂 About a third of the people I see are men – and I always have a sense of admiration when a man books a treatment. I hope I won’t offend,  if I say […]

The media is awash with “superfoods” – we heard endlessly about kale, chia, blueberries, papaya and the like – but nobody mentions offal, eggs and boiling up marrow bones! It could be to do with the  photogenic qualities of rainbow coloured fruit veg compared to liver, kidneys and a pile of bones!  But today I am here to sing the […]

This is a hot topic!  More and more of us are wondering if we are sensitive to some of the foods we eat. And after 14 years as a therapist I am convinced that many of us are – and I have seen countless people turn their health around by changing what they eat. Some of the most common symptoms […]

Don’t get me wrong – I am a big fan of the NHS – free health care for all – amazing!  But yesterday I was given the results of my blood cholesterol by my NHS “healthcare assistant” – who asked me such probing questions as, “Do you think you have a healthy diet?” “Yes” – move on to next question… […]

I was going to write a post on: “Coconut oil – a superfood? – or just like butter only it doesn’t taste so nice?!” But then I started researching it – and I just got overwhelmed with information  I didn’t feel I could digest properly (notice the gut related pun? 🙂 ) So I thought, if I am finding this […]