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…
Why You Should Never Supplement Zinc and Iron together
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2007.04.006 Abstract Iron and zinc deficiencies are the most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide. Combined zinc and iron supplementation are one of the strategies used to prevent these deficiencies. Zinc has an inhibitory effect on iron absorption. The objective of the study was to determine the duration of the inhibitory effect of zinc on iron absorption….
SNEAKY 12-VEG GUT-LOVING FEAST PIE
I love creating recipes that have the potential of changing how we feel and function. This recipe was inspired by the wonderful chef and food writer Gizzi Erskine and her latest cookbook SLOW. Recipes that help us sneak in goodness without compromising on taste and texture are great finds and to create one that allows…
Link Between Vitamin D Treatment and Autism
10.1186/s13229-017-0125-0 The discovery provides further evidence of the crucial role vitamin D plays in brain development, said lead researcher Professor Darryl Eyles, from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute. “Our study used the most widely accepted developmental model of autism in which affected mice behave abnormally and show deficits in social interaction, basic learning and stereotyped behaviours,”…
Autism: What is the link with zinc?
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00405 A new study lifts the lid on the zinc-autism connection. Earlier research indicated an association between zinc and autism. However, until now, understanding the connection has been challenging. A new study, published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, suggests that a zinc deficiency in early childhood may contribute to autism. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder,…
