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Can a leaky gut make you ill?

December 10, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

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As a practitioner that uses functional medicine principles it is clear to me that to improve the health of someone with a complex, chronic condition, factors that contribute to the progression or the severity of that condition must be addressed. We might start by optimising lifestyle factors, such as diet, quality of sleep, type of […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: 4R, autoimmune disease, digestion, leaky gut

Alzheimer’s disease – is fibre good for the brain?

October 22, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

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Dementia is now the leading cause of death in England, ahead of cancer and heart disease. Yet, while many people might know someone that has survived cancer, how many people with Alzheimer’s disease do you know that have got better, or even improved? Currently conventional medicine has no treatment for Alzheimers disease that does anything […]

Filed Under: Healthy Ageing, Mind and mood Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, diet, leaky gut, microbiome, probiotic

Reduce your IBS symptoms with a low FODMAPs diet

August 6, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition of the gastrointestinal tract, and many people say that food either triggers or exacerbate their IBS symptoms. Yet, there is considerable evidence that making a change to a diet low in FODMAPs can help to reduce these symptoms. IBS is a functional condition, meaning that there are […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: diet, digestion, leaky gut, microbiome

Is all processed food unhealthy?

July 2, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

Eat real food, not processed food

The extent to which a food is processed is a major determinant in how healthy that food is. The Western diet includes many processed foods and even some ultra-processed foods. Researchers now think that this processing may have a large role in what makes the typical Western diet unhealthy. Food processing includes food preparation methods […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: diet, digestion, leaky gut, microbiome

4R – Nutrients that repair a leaky gut

February 26, 2018 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

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This is the next in a series of blog posts about the 4R program for optimising your digestion and gut health. Here I discuss ways to repair a leaky gut. You can read the previous posts in the series by following the links below. 1 Optimise your digestive health 2 4R program – Remove the triggers […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: 4R, diet, digestion, herbalist, herbs, leaky gut

Why am I reacting to everything I eat?

December 11, 2017 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

chamomile flowers are a well known herbal remedy

As a herbalist, I am often asked this question. If you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, avoiding your trigger foods can help to prevent symptoms. Yet, if you’re not sure what your trigger foods are. Or you find yourself eating fewer and fewer foods, it can be a scary outlook. As well as creating a […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: diet, digestion, elimination diet, herbs, leaky gut

How to fight depression

August 14, 2017 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

nutrients from a healthy diet can relieve depression

This is the first part of a three part series about how to fight depression. In this first article I will briefly discuss how stress can cause changes in the body that result in low mood. Then I explain how to fight depression with dietary changes and nutritional supplements. In the second part of the […]

Filed Under: Mind and mood Tagged With: 4R, diet, fatty fish, leaky gut

Rosacea and the gut-skin connection

April 17, 2017 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

woman with rosacea - how can a herbalist help?

Rosacea is a common inflammatory facial skin condition. In fact it may affect up to 10% fair-skinned people of Northern European descent. People with rosacea often also report having digestive symptoms. So, could this be another condition showing a link between gut health and the skin? Symptoms of rosacea Symptoms usually occur in older people. […]

Filed Under: general health, Gut health and digestion Tagged With: leaky gut, microbiome

A different approach to Meniere’s disease

January 30, 2017 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

Meniere's disease

Meniere’s disease is an uncommon, chronic condition of the inner ear. The part of the ear that helps to control balance. It can be a frightening disease with a serious impact on wellbeing and quality of life. The disease often starts between the ages of 40 and 50. Triggered by injury or disease. Research suggests other causes may be genetic, […]

Filed Under: autoimmunity articles Tagged With: leaky gut, migraine

Is bone broth harmful?

November 21, 2016 by nikki hawkes 1 Comment

cooking chicken broth

Traditional slow-cooked meals made with meat on the bone have a reputation for providing health benefits. I’m thinking specifically of chicken soup here. What my mother used to call Jewish penicillin. Full of flavour, wholesome and packed with nutrients. Nowadays, bone broth is generally held in the same esteem. Providing healing nutrients in a form […]

Filed Under: food intolerance, GAPS Tagged With: bone broth, GAPS, leaky gut, nutrition

Can a leaky gut cause migraines?

October 19, 2016 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

The gut-brain connection

An estimated 15% of the population suffer from migraine headaches at least once. With more women than men affected. Those affected tend to need long term medication. But, prescribed medicines tend to be only partially effective, and have side effects. This leaves many people living with severe pain on a regular basis without hope of […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion, Headaches and migraine Tagged With: 4R, leaky gut, migraine

Do you have a leaky gut?

September 26, 2016 by nikki hawkes Leave a Comment

The digestive tract is responsible for the digestion and absorption of nutrients from our food. This involves the movement of digested food molecules through a porous intestinal lining and into the circulation. This means that to absorb nutrients we must always to some extent, have a leaky gut. To facilitate the digestive process the structure of the […]

Filed Under: Gut health and digestion Tagged With: bone broth, leaky gut

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