If you suffer from leaky gut, the lining of your small intestine is damaged and food particles, bacteria, and toxins can pass with relative ease through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. This causes your immune system to respond as though your body is under attack.
Free One Hour Gut Health Seminar - There is just so much to say about this issue that causes so many symptoms like abdominal bloating, acid reflux, pain, and digestive disorders.
An increasingly large body of evidence shows a clear gut-skin connection. Your digestive system and your skin respond in similar ways to body issues. In fact, skin conditions can indicate problems with your digestive tract.
We often hear that processed foods are a problem for the modern western diet. Here are some of the fundamental issues with choosing processed food, and what you can do about them.
Even if you are partially vegetarian at this point in your life, it can appear to be an enormous step to go to a full vegan diet and leave the meat-loving world behind. Fully vegan means giving up eggs, fish, chicken, and meats of any kind. The transition to full veganism, however, can be made without stress.
Our Health is above all, what we breathe and what we eat. Today it is very difficult to know what is healthy or not.
At Dr. Susan Jamieson Integrative Medical Practice we believe that education is an important part of your journey to better health and strive to inform you about topics we believe are important.
Monosodium glutamate or MSG is added to snack foods to enhance flavors. It has also been linked to obesity, and possibly to nerve damage in the brain.
Your intestinal barrier protects you from toxins and bacteria in your gut, while allowing nutrients to pass through unimpeded. Damage to it can be a significant factor in many health issues - here's what you need to know.
EMDR is an extremely well-documented practice, which has been the subject of a large number of scientific studies demonstrating its effectiveness, thus becoming the standard treatment for "post-traumatic stress" and many forms of anxiety.
The mucosal barrier allows nutrients to pass from our stomach and intestines into the body while blocking toxins and infection. The health of the barrier is vital to our overall health, since a breakdown in the barrier can open us to bacteria, viruses, parasites, and toxins.
Your digestive tract is full of bacteria that help break down the foods you eat. When bacteria in your intestines work against you rather than for your benefit, this is gut dysbiosis.
Dr Susan Jamieson speaks to South China Morning Post on why heart attacks are a leading cause of death in women, and why many women are unaware of the higher risks they face.
