Herbal Medicine & Gut Health | Byron Bay & Australia
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common. More common than you might think. Estimates vary depending on the study but it is somewhere in the ballpark of 3-20% of certain populations worldwide. Not only is it common the effects of IBS …
It is interesting to see how quickly (or not so quickly as the case may be) we update our bias based on new information and scientific discovery. A prime example of this idea would be the acceptance that dreaded fat …
Is leaky gut a prerequisite to developing an autoimmune condition? Dr. Alessio Fasano thinks so.
Autoimmune diseases have been an interest of mine since learning that a close friend had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at a young age. Before …
My interest in Functional Medicine and health in general came about from a very selfish place. Living in the Byron Bay hinterlands at the age of 27, for the first time in my life, I experienced the first symptoms that …
Today we’ll be covering one option to test your gut for infections called the CDSA (comprehensive digestive stool analysis) test and why I recommend getting the add on PCR stool test as well. The CDSA is offered by a number …
Herbal antimicrobials is a subject I am very interested in.
With a bit of tweaking I managed to eradicate two parasites (Blastocystis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis) using differrent herbal antimicrobials, immune boosters and anti-inflammatories.
As a student of herbal …
Mastic gum is harvested from the bark of Pistacia lentiscus var. Chi (aka mastic tree) and has been used in herbal medicine for thousands of years.
Use of mastic gum dates back to the bronze age Egyptians that apparently used …
Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite.
It frequently comes hand in hand with another bug known as Blastocystis hominis.
As a human parasite goes it is reasonably prevalent with estimates of infection ranging from 0.4% to 42%. The interesting …
Helicobacter pylori is a prevalent bacteria that is estimated to be residing in 50% of the human population and up to 85% of adults in developing countries making it one of the most widespread gut bugs (1). …
Blastocystis hominis is a common gut parasite found here in Byron Bay, Australia and throughout the warmer climates of the world in general.
There is still debate on whether it is a problem bug.
If you are reading this then …
Sick of extreme diets? Are one-size fits all treatment approaches getting you nowhere fast? Lets work together to get to the bottom of your digestive and health issues.