During my practice, I often see patients who have been on gluten exclusion by themselves, for one reason or the other. And many have wondered if this is even needed. So to help you gain some understanding, and decide what you can do if you ever...
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Bloating is one of the most common gut symptoms people reports. Most people describe it as ‘trapped air in the stomach’ with a feeling of the distended stomach that feels like having an ‘air baby’. Bloating gives you a feeling of fullness...
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Ninety percent of adult bone mass is in place by the end of adolescence and it has to last you a lifetime. A well-balanced diet, an active lifestyle, and a healthy weight can prevent conditions such as osteoporosis (porous bones), osteomalacia...
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Beginning of the New Year and many of us embark on New Year’s resolutions and set up new goals. We start reflecting on what went right and what did not in the previous year. The pressure to start the new year with great positivity and setting...
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When it comes to diagnosing food intolerance, sorry to break this news but there is yet to develop a validated test for this, except for the lactose intolerance where the hydrogen breath test is available. But even for diagnosing lactose...
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Prebiotics Prebiotics are food that feeds and encourages the beneficial bacteria in our gut. The main prebiotics are called inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides and galacto-oligosaccharides. Prebiotics can be fibres but not all fibres are prebiotics...
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