Herbalism and Alternative Medicine | Byron Bay & Australia
Research on difficult to treat parasitic infections continues to point towards biofilms being the limiting factor. As with most thing relating to the host-parasite interaction it is a multifactorial issue. Still biofilms are worth considering, especially if you are struggling to eliminate an enteric infection. Biofilms can be thought of as little cities of microbes. […]
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 can have a serious impact on people’s lives. It is the second highest reason that […]
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 developed into long term (2 years +) IBS. Don’t get me started on IBS, or […]
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 of different lab companies throughout the world so depending on where you live yours might […]
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 it for medicinal purposes. The Egyptians were not the only civilisation to take advantage of […]
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). It has been implicated in peptic ulcers, gastritis (inflammation of the stomach lining) and gastric cancer (2, 3). Read on […]