Herbalism and Alternative Medicine | Byron Bay & Australia
Methane dominant SIBO is a form of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth caused by an unusual bug that converts hydrogen gas into methane. The hallmark of methane dominant SIBO is constipation, along with the common SIBO symptoms. Read on to learn what methane dominant SIBO is, what causes it, how to test for it and some […]
Anyone dealing with constant constipation will know that it isn’t fun. Hours of your week spent in the toilet. Pain when things finally start moving. Struggling and straining. Definitely not enjoyable. Today we will be exploring how herbal medicine can help if you are constipated or having trouble doing a number two. First off we will […]
Welcome to the Australian guide to the Complete Microbiome Mapping gut testing. This guide will be covering a new test on the Australian market that gives you an incredible amount of insight when it comes to digestive health and gut issues. This test almost does it all. It screens for important markers of gut inflammation, […]
Gut infections are more common than I originally thought. They can be the root cause of many different gut issues including irritable bowel, chronic constipation and diarrhoea. Herbal medicine can play a big part in shifting your gut health back into balance. Today we will be exploring a natural treatment for gut infections. Gut Infections […]
Herbal medicine can soothe and nourish the digestive tract. It can help to heal and seal the gut wall to prevent leaky gut and it can improve digestion. Herbal medicine can be an effective treatment for parasite infections and bacterial overgrowths, both of which can cause serious gut symptoms. They are also helpful combating viruses […]
The interplay between intestinal permeability and different disease states is a major interest of mine. Naturopaths, Herbalists and wisdom traditions including, among others, Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine have known that the different body systems influence and affect each other in intricate ways. Science is finally catching up to this thinking and many traditional healing concepts […]
Blastocystis hominis is a common parasite here in the Byron Bay region and Australia in general. As a protozoan parasite infection it is often transmitted through contaminated water (think unfilter rainwater for anyone living out of towns and cities). This article will cover one particular case of Blastocystis infection coupled with low B12 status and […]
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is a member of the Firmicutes phylum and is the most numerous single bacteria found in the large intestine. Some estimates have it at over 5% of the microbial population. Big numbers. There have been a number of different papers exploring the link between dysbiosis (imbalanced gut microbiota) and a range of different […]
Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a common disease. Some papers have cited a whopping 20% of the population has IBS (1). While we still don’t know the cause of IBS we are learning more and more about every year. Recently a paper was published looking into these different aspects, or underlying factors, that may be contributing […]