Getting to the root of your health problems. The most exciting breakthrough of the 21st century is “root cause” medicine. People who practice this kind of medicine usually call it Functional Medicine and it is a kind of Personalised Lifestyle Medicine. The real essence of this approach to medicine is that it aims to find […]
Difficult thyroid disease
In the minds of most endocrinologists, hypothyroidism is easy. Unlike adrenal disease, where making a diagnosis of, say, Cushing’s Disease, can be a long and complex process, thyroid blood tests are precise, simple, and clear cut. The treatment is straightforward and completely effective – in the minds of most endocrinologists. I know this, because I’ve […]
Stress: Causes, Symptoms & Management Techniques
Do you feel constantly overwhelmed? Do you find it difficult sleeping at night? Do you have problems in relationships with your spouse, partner, family, co-workers, friends? Is it hard to get up in the morning and face your day? If you are experiencing any of the above, you may be stressed. Stress shows up in […]
How old are your arteries?
Functional medicine testing uses methods that are non-invasive, often less widely known, but sensitive and informative. A good example of this is the test of arterial stiffness, which a recent publication highlighted. Arterial stiffness is a well-established, well-validated test, which measures the stiffness/elasticity of the large artery (the aorta) that runs from the heart down […]
How old are your cells?
It would be really good to be able to tell how ‘old’ your cells are – how they have coped with the wear and tear of life, and how the genetic ‘hand’ you have inherited is playing itself out. The closest we have come to such a test of ‘biological age’ is the Telomere Length […]