Brains “on Fire”
Written by Dr Ben Marlow, the Consultant Paediatrician at Brainstorm Health®, for the Autism Eye Magazine. Ground-breaking research is giving weight to the view that when the immune system goes wrong children can tip into autism. Dr Ben Marlow, paediatrician and father to Freddie, who has a diagnosis of autism, describes the effect the process has on…
FABULOUS FRIDGE FUDGE
I love a simple quick and delicious recipe. We have to get very creative when we are working on healing the gut and need to have some yummy treats around to keep on the path to recovery. This recipe by the talented Hemsley sisters is an absolute gem. It requires no cooking and takes moments…
Disturbed Gut Microbiota Correlates With Behavioural Abnormality in ASD Patients
Next time a medical professional dismisses the significant impact of gut health in symptoms of autism, please show them this 2019 peer-reviewed study published in Translation Psychiatry. This is a systematic review which means that hundreds of research papers were scrupulously vetted and only those with enough quality were included in the main study. In…
5 MINUTE GUT LOVING PANCAKE
I get really excited when I create a recipe that is not only delicious and simple-to-make but has a significant and immediate impact on gut health. This has become my children’s favourite breakfast and puts such a smile on my face knowing the incredible impact it is having on the health of their gut ecosystem. It…
Your Evidence Based Guide to Seaweed a Superfood for the Gut
By Stella Chadwick BSc (hons) mBANT, CNHC THE BIG PICTURE The first human trials using seaweed by Dr. Pia Winberg, from the University of Wollongong in Australia, has shown that after just a few weeks of using seaweed fibre supplements, as many as 15 completely new groups of good bacteria were discovered in the colon of…
WHY CAN’T MY CHILD SLEEP?
This article was published in the Autism Eye Magazine. Written by Stella Chadwick BSc (hons) mBANT, CNHC It is estimated that between 50% to 80% of children with ASD have sleep issues. In this article, I will consider the underlying contributory factors to poor sleep and will assess environmental, medical and nutritional influences. Sleep disturbance…
Diet Changes Gut Microbiome Significantly in Less Than 1 Day
Nature volume 505, pages 559–563 (23 January 2014) Abstract Long-term dietary intake influences the structure and activity of the trillions of microorganisms residing in the human gut1,2,3,4,5, but it remains unclear how rapidly and reproducibly the human gut microbiome responds to short-term macronutrient change. Here we show that the short-term consumption of diets composed entirely…
GRAINS, NUTS & DAIRY FREE CARROT & RAISIN CAKE
This easy, quick, all-in-one recipe saved a Christmas for us when we had a group of guests who were not only on a paleo diet (no grains or dairy) but they had a nut allergy as well. This delicious cake is loaded with goodness and full of flavour and beautifully moist. The recipe relies on store…
Fungal Dysbiosis, and Health in The Gut. It’s About Balance.
Published in the American Society For Microbiology Dec 2017 The mammalian gut harbors a dense and vastly diverse microbial community, known as the microbiome. The majority of human microbiome studies have primarily focused on bacterial organisms, with less focus on fungi in this population. While the fact that commensal fungal species live within and on…
Missing 4 Hours Sleep in Just One Week Heightens Aggression Significantly
Iowa State University. “Lack of sleep intensifies anger, impairs adaptation to frustrating circumstances.” AMES, Iowa – Losing just a couple hours of sleep at night makes you angrier, especially in frustrating situations, according to new Iowa State University research. While the results may seem intuitive, the study is one of the first to provide evidence…
