Postbiotics: A new player in gut microbiome health?
While research into postbiotics is still in its early stages, there is growing evidence that they can provide gut health benefits.
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How to protect and repair your microbiome alongside antibiotics
When was your last course of antibiotics? Did you suffer symptoms during or after antibiotic treatment? Did you protect your microbiome health while taking antibiotics? And have you done a microbiome test to see if your gut microbiome needs any targeted support to repair? These are questions we often ask during a first consultation where we explore a client’s health history.
The Importance of Bifidobacterium in Long Covid
Bifidobacterium may offer protection against Covid symptoms through its ability to modulate the immune response, reduce inflammation, and maintain gut barrier function.
How to Manage Reflux Naturally
Reflux, or Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic condition where stomach acid frequently flows back into the oesophagus, leading to mucosal damage and symptoms such as heartburn, regurgitation of food or acid, chest pain, chronic cough, difficulty swallowing and dental erosion.
Gut dysbiosis contributes to both reflux and GORD symptoms. Using Microbiome testing to identify the cause, and natural therapies to alleviate symptoms, is the key to managing reflux and protecting the gut microbiome.
My love affair with Cinnamon
Cinnamon has been valued for centuries for its medicinal properties, and research shows it can be effective in reducing high blood pressure, regulating glucose levels, reducing inflammation, and improving cognition.
Do we have to live with constipation?
At the Microbiome Group we use stool testing to determine what may be contributing to a client’s constipation.
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and AIP
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease is the most common cause of thyroid dysfunction in Australia, affecting around 10-15% of the population. The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) is used to identify dietary triggers, reduce inflammation, and improve thyroid symptoms.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and AIP
The Autoimmune Protocol has been shown to be an effective adjunct to medical treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. While autoimmune diseases such as UC and Crohn's cannot be cured; the right diet and lifestyle management can help to improve symptoms, reduce the severity of IBD flares and maintain longer periods of remission.
Hair 500 Bio-Compatibility Testing
The Hair 500 Bio-Compatibility Test analyses over 500 different foods and household items to determine what items are compatible with your body on a cellular level. Once the incompatible items are removed, the cells are able to repair and function normally and the body can begin to heal itself naturally.
Diagnosing Autoimmune Disease
Not all Autoimmune Diseases cause symptoms immediately. It is possible to live with an AID for many years before symptoms become apparent or before an incident occurs that leads to an AID diagnosis.
Reducing Inflammation In Autoimmune Disease
Inflammation can be both the cause of a health condition or else it may be a symptom, but either way, reducing inflammation is crucial to managing and overcoming chronic illness.
The Gut Microbiome and Autoimmune Disease
Research shows that the digestive condition known as leaky gut (or intestinal permeability) is a common factor in the biological mechanism that leads to the onset of autoimmune disease.
Healing Autoimmune Disease Naturally
The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) is a comprehensive program which focuses on diet and lifestyle factors known to be important modulators of immune function. Healing is supported by the removal of inflammatory stimuli to reduce the chronic inflammation that causes tissue damage.
What is the purpose of food?
For centuries we ate for energy and survival. Now we eat predominantly for pleasure. The difference in this mindset has come about through the enormous changes in the food industry over the past 50 to 100 years.
Vicky Ellenport
Registered Clinical Nutritionist and Microbiome Analyst