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18/12/2025

Peace grows in truth, not in pretending ~ dr Caroline Leaf, Christian Neuroscientist

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09/12/2025

A nice article on the benefits of Green tea and more about the health aspects of this interesting substance;

Green tea's impact shifts with the time of day, offering morning alertness and metabolic support, while evening consumption can be calming but risks s

07/12/2025

The Gut is considered the 2nd brain ...

Your gut isn’t just digesting food… It’s running a biochemical factory that keeps you alive.

Most people think the colon is just “where waste goes.”
But this illustration shows something more:

Your colon is one of the most underrated metabolic organs in the entire body.

Inside this 5-foot stretch of tubing, billions of bacteria are:
🔥 Creating vitamins
🔥 Producing short-chain fatty acids (the fuel your colon cells run on)
🔥 Detoxifying harmful compounds
🔥 Breaking down proteins into neurotransmitter precursors
🔥 Regulating your immune system
🔥 Deciding whether you feel inflamed, bloated, focused, or foggy

And all of it is happening silently, every hour of every day.

Looking closer at what this one diagram reveals:

🔸 Fiber → SCFAs (butyrate, acetate, propionate)
These molecules lower inflammation, feed colon cells, improve insulin sensitivity, and even influence mood.

🔸 Protein → amino acids → neurotransmitter precursors
Yes, your gut bacteria help shape serotonin, dopamine, and even histamine levels.

🔸 Your colon detoxifies more than your liver gets credit for.
Phenols, ammonia, indoles, cresol, skatole. Your microbes help neutralize them before they ever hit your bloodstream.

🔸 Gas, pH changes, mucus secretion, metal excretion, nutrient salvage; it all happens here.
Your colon saves water, electrolytes, energy, and even rescues calories you would otherwise lose.

🔸 The final 135 grams of stool are only a fraction of the metabolic work happening behind the scenes.

This is why gut health affects EVERYTHING: digestion, immunity, mental clarity, inflammation, skin, sleep, metabolism; all of it.

Your gut isn’t a waste pipe.
It’s an ecosystem, a chemical lab, and a second brain whispering instructions to the rest of your body.

Source:
Thieme’s Color Atlas of Physiology

07/12/2025

You can't heal a dystegulated gut, with a disregulated mind;

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03/12/2025

Increasing your healthy protein intake at each meal will give you satiety, curb cravings and help you eat less to manage your weight ~ do you know the following?

03/12/2025

Your body is always signaling you ...

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Your body is always sending signals.

Cortisol imbalance often looks like anxiety, wired-but-tired energy, stubborn belly fat, or waking up at 2 a.m.
Thyroid issues show up as fatigue, brain fog, cold hands and feet, slow digestion, and thinning hair.
Insulin imbalance can look like cravings, crashes, mid-day exhaustion, and weight that won’t budge.

Different hormones…different symptoms…but one message: something’s out of balance.

If you want to understand what your symptoms are really trying to tell you, your bloodwork can reveal far more than guesswork ever will. Comment ‘PANEL’ and I’ll send you the details about my at-home bloodwork I’m currently offering.

30/11/2025

Low Vitamin D levels have much impact on our body & health:
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29/11/2025

Your Gut - How essential is Your Gut for your wellbeing? Well, plenty - did you know this?;

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70% of your immune system lives in your gut. And everyday things like stress, antibiotics, birth control pills, NSAIDs, processed foods, alcohol, and poor water quality quietly damage the gut lining.

Here’s the simple 30-day gut reset I’ve used with thousands of patients:

PHASE 1: REMOVE (Days 1–10)
Cut out what inflames the gut…sugar, processed foods, seed oils, alcohol, gluten and dairy (short-term), and excess caffeine.
Support detox with filtered water, walking, sauna, fasting, and clean meals.

PHASE 2: REPAIR (Days 11–20)
Rebuild the gut lining.
Bone broth, cooked veggies, ginger tea…plus L-glutamine, zinc, humic + fulvic acid, and aloe.
Lower cortisol with sleep, slow movement, and rest.

PHASE 3: REBUILD (Days 21–30)
Repopulate the microbiome.
Add probiotics (Lactobacillus + Bifidobacterium) and prebiotic foods like onions, garlic, asparagus, and berries.

Heal the gut, and your digestion, hormones, immunity, and energy start to rise with it.

28/11/2025

Parasitic infections that can sometimes be missed:

14 Symptoms of Parasites Doctors Typically Miss 🪫