N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a nutritional compound that seems beneficial for mental health and a variety of other conditions such as fatty liver, PCOS and gut issues. Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! This episode of Free and Inspired radio focuses on the role that NAC can play in some mental health … [Read more...]
Magnesium: Deficient in many, essential to all.
When it comes to magnesium and its role in around six hundred different biochemical reactions in the body, essential is an understatement. In this article, we’re going to break down some of the key reasons this vital mineral is one of the first interventions for me when patients initially visit me. We’ll look at some of the different forms, which one is best to take if … [Read more...]
Episode 26: Magnesium is deficient for some, essential for all.
When it comes to magnesium and its role in around six hundred different biochemical reactions in the body, essential is an understatement. Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! In this episode, we’re going to break down some of the key reasons magnesium is one of the first interventions when … [Read more...]
Episode 22: Chocolate and polyphenols – harness the benefits for yourself.
Chocolate is healthy, right? This Free and Inspired radio episode will look at how chocolate and its ingredients got their healthy reputation. Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! The Mayans presented what we now know as “hot chocolate” to Emperor Moctezuma II as the “Food of the Gods” by … [Read more...]
Episode 15: Ask these questions to begin actively managing your stress.
"Everyone tells me to manage my stress as it's affecting my health. Honestly, I don't know where to start or what managing my stress even means?!" Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! In this Free and Inspired radio episode, Philip deconstructs stress and offers better questions to ask to start … [Read more...]
Is histamine making your mental and IBS symptoms worse?
I feel histamine is most well-known because of anti-histamine drugs than its actual effect on the body, certainly not IBS. It's no wonder as allergic rhinitis, or hay fever, is thought to affect ten to thirty per cent of the worldwide population, and that was ten years ago.[1] We've all been affected by histamine actions on the body at one stage in our lives, but hay fever … [Read more...]
Episode 11: Going on a gluten-free diet – Things you need to know.
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! “It doesn’t take too many consultations into my practice day to have the “gluten conversation.” I don’t think I’m overstating things when I suggest that it might be the most hotly contested dietary conversation of the last decade.” In this Free and Inspired radio … [Read more...]
Episode 10:”By 3pm I’m ready to fall asleep.” Introducing the 3pm slump
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! The 3pm slump is a common symptom for a lot of people. You just have to see the queues forming at your local coffee spot to see how many people are silently going through the same thing. We've all been there. Lunch is over, the afternoon workload is looming, and the … [Read more...]
Episode 9: Can your fatigue be linked to your digestive system?
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! In this Free and Inspired radio episode, we will examine how your digestive system can worsen your fatigue. The microbiome is as unique as your fingerprint. We have a lot to learn, but we know that the proportions of the different species of bacteria in your … [Read more...]