Nutrition First

14/04/2023

April showers bring May flowers - and also a great opportunity to try some new recipes! Try adding more whole grains like quinoa and brown rice into your meals for improved brain function.

14/01/2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/helenalbert/2021/01/13/imbalance-in-gut-microbiome-could-worsen-severity-of-covid-19/?sh=1916c3b359e6

An imbalance of the microbes in the gut may increase the chance of developing more severe Covid-19 and could also put people at risk of the post viral syndrome known as ‘long Covid’.

25/11/2020

Thank you very much to Anthea, Perry and everyone at the Broad Street Practice for 15 fantastic years and for my beautiful leaving gifts - I’m very sad to be leaving, but such lovely comments and treats have cheered me up! 💖

06/10/2020

Remember to start taking vitamin D3 now the days are shorter. Come and see me at the broad street practice or online if you need some personalised nutrition support

30/09/2020

Keep eating vegetables to help your gut bacteria thrive and evolve 🥗🥙🥑🍎🥝🥬🥦🌽🥒🥬🍓🍌🥕🍆🍒

Good bacteria, those living in symbiosis with us, are nourished by fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans, whereas bad bacteria, those in dysbiosis with us and possibly contributing to disease, are fed by meat, junk food and fast food, seafood, dairy, and eggs, as you can see at 0:12 in my video Micr...

13/08/2020

The body doesn’t have an organ called the immune system.

The human body is an immune system.

A system composed of viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites & a few human elements too. The last decade has uncovered discoveries of the vast universe we call the microbiome. Two paradigm shifting conclusions have been ascertained from thousands of research studies: Neither human immunity or the human brain work without the interaction of millions of species of tiny organisms that inhabit every niche of the human body.

The gut is the Manhattan of the microbiome. Every internal organ; liver, kidneys, vascular system, and brain, have unique ecosystems of viruses, bacteria & fungi that maintain balance & function.

The foundation of the gut & microbiome in human health cannot be over emphasized. Our lab has been working for 7 years to understand the relationship between the microbiome & integrity of the intestinal lining. Your gut lining, covering two tennis courts in surface area, is only half the thickness of a human hair. This super thin cellophane-like barrier is not a wall, but rather an intelligent gate keeper, allowing the good stuff in, & keeping out unwanted biome, toxins, organic, inorganic toxins, etc.

In a profoundly eloquent method of checks & balances, mother nature has designed our gut barrier, the primary structure that defines your self-identity at the biologic level, to be completely dependent on its continuous contact with the microbial population of the earth. Through your breath, food & all you touch, your microbiome is an extension of you. If you isolate yourself from nature & her biodiversity, you will falter in your self-identity, immune function, & in your mind.

1 course of antibiotics: shown to increase your risk of major depression by 24%, anxiety disorders by 17%

2 courses of antibiotics in a year: 52% increase in depression & 44% increase in anxiety disorders.

Neither the microbiome or the virome are against us. The microbiome, communicating via viruses, is the origin of biologic life & the avenue of adaptation that makes a biodiverse, abundant, resilient earth. If we fight it, we will die.

Go hug a tree!

12/08/2020

Today was my first day back at The Broad Street Practice after lockdown and quarantine and my very first client bought me flowers! Thank you Maria 💐

28/07/2020

I’m still offering remote consultations from home and will be back at The Broad Street Practice from the 12th August. Please PM me for more details 😁

11/05/2020

https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2020/04/28/covid-update-focus-on-vitamin-d/

28th April 2020 I have found, I suspect like almost everyone else, that it is almost impossible to keep track of what is going on with COVID. Stories swirl and multiply, and almost everyone seems t…

28/04/2020

Message me if you want more info or clarity re food intolerances 😁

10/04/2020

Hello and happy Easter! I’m posting some videos during lockdown to help inspire u and show u how easy it can be to eat fairly healthily! I’ll try and get in a few nutrition hacks to boost your nutrient intake and help support health and your immune system. More than anything, I hope u will enjoy them!

05/07/2016

Insulin and Sugar
We know that insulin is a ‘grower.’ As we’ve seen, it can make skin tags grow on your neck and armpits and, unfortunately, it can have the same effect on tumours inside your body.

High levels of insulin have been linked to cancers of the bowel, liver, pancreas, o***y and womb. We have already seen that insulin is important for the growth of blood vessels. This can be a good thing in the brain, where we want a healthy supply of oxygen. However, a process called angiogenesis in which new blood vessels are formed is a mechanism which keeps tumours growing because it provides them with a blood supply.

Angiogenesis is a normal process that helps with growth and wound healing, but it also has this negative effect with regard to tumours and is one of the mechanisms which helps turn a benign tumour into a malignant (cancerous) one.
(taken from Marilyn Glenville e-news)