When it comes to bending the truth for increasing sales, there is no one better than the pharmaceutical industry. They are absolute masters. They love to increase the risk of an issue/disease or increase the benefits of a drug/intervention by taking an absolute risk reduction and turning it into a relative risk reduction. For example, how can they make a 1% increase in risk (absolute…
Take a moment to think of all the famous couples of the past and present, the ones that were simply meant to be together…. Posh and Becks Kermit and Miss Piggy Bert and Ernie Well, let’s add another two: Magnesium and vitamin B6 You see, there are two things that are just so amazing in the way they work together for your nervous system. Did…
At some point in your career, if you suggest patients should take any nutritional supplements, eventually you will hear something like this: “I get all my nutrition from food” “I don’t take supplements because I eat a balanced diet.” “Supplements are not absorbed.” “Supplements give you expensive urine.” The variations are endless, but the theme is the same. Now, before we get into the concept…
Last week we talked about blood sugar and how we can use a classic old school remedy, apple cider vinegar, to blunt our sugar responses. This week, I will use one of our critical Core commandments that I refer back to again and again (and again) in the course. Trying to make sense of symptoms, blood tests, and “diagnoses” without considering our evolutionary history is nigh on…
As we gently move towards autumn and our shadows start to get longer, I am once again using my Sperti UVB vitamin D lamp and feeling good for it. Last year, I went the whole winter and autumn with no vitamin D supplements except for doses here and there. This year will be no different, but for those of you and your patients that do…
Welcome back to school after a six-week break from routine! I am sipping my yerba mate with pineapple while enjoying some fond memories from Devon. We had a great time, bodyboarding, trampolining, climbing rocks, plus we found a gluten-free cafe specialising in cake and doughnuts. It has been quite a roller coaster, and that is just my blood sugar levels. In hindsight, wearing a continuous…
As you read this, I should be in the warm (and windy) embrace of the north coast of Devon, Woolacombe specifically. So I have a few announcements to make…… In October we will be launching three new products, two magnesium and a one a day multivitamin & mineral. There are also another three in the pipeline. These are once again bespoke for my specifications. All…
Last week we went further into blood chemistry analysis, and this week, we are talking sugar. Just a few days ago, I was tucking into gluten and dairy-free salted caramel cake, celebrating my 44th birthday. It was just heavenly. It is mainly cashews, coconut and chocolate, which are all plants, so it is pretty much as good as eating salad in my book. So it…
Last week we started talking about functional blood analysis and the need to always get the patient to request GP notes on your behalf. Yes, this can be useful for nutrition and improving results from care, but it can also be life saving (and save you a costly insurance claim and a whole lot of guilt). Two weeks ago, a 77 year old lady came back…
One of things I frequently hear from patients is “the GP ran some bloods tests and said they are all normal”. Now the issue here is, we have no idea what they tested for and what the actual levels were. NHS blood tests can give a wealth of information if you know what you are looking for and how to interpret them. That is why I always…