Staying Healthy in a Toxic World

Keeping healthy in our modern world can be a challenging task. More than ever before in the history of the human race, we’re exposed to an onslaught of environmental toxins like heavy metals, pesticides, chemicals, food additives, drugs and pollutants on a day-to-day basis – in the air we breathe, in the water we drink and in the food we eat.

Toxins do not only come from our external environment, they can be generated internally by yeasts, parasites and “bad bacteria”. We are in constant contact with a vast array of micro-organisms that are becoming more dangerous to our health and resistant to our drugs.

To make matters worse, we live under more consistently high levels of mental and emotional stress than generations before us, and are exposed to more negative information, brought to us daily via the news media. All these factors conspire to affect our digestive, immune and nervous systems and destroy the balance we require to enjoy good health and wellbeing.

Identifying food intolerances or sensitivities can be a complicated process. Different immune reactions can have different effects on the body – we can help you to identify what is the most likely type of reaction and what food may be the culprit. This may involve specific elimination protocols, functional testing and thorough case history taking to identify patterns and/ or potential triggers. We can then guide and support you through an effective protocol to resolve your food issues for good.

In some cases, a structured protocol may be warranted. Nutrition is a powerful tool and these protocols are well- researched, often clinically trialled and highly effective, but if done incorrectly without the guidance of a practitioner can leave you without answers and not seeing the improvement in symptoms you would like. It should also be noted that these protocols are used as a short-term treatment strategy alongside holistic treatment to address any underlying factors or imbalances. We often see people being told to start a protocol with little to no support, and then they are not able to effectively complete the process and are left with dietary restrictions, multiple food triggers, and nutrient deficiencies.

We offer ongoing support and guidance from start to finish, along with recipes and meal ideas. Some examples are:

• Auto-Immune protocol
• Food compound protocols – histamine, salicylates, oxalates, sulphites, etc
• Low FODMAP
• SIBO bi-phasic diet
• Ketogenic diets
• Elimination protocols
• Rotational diets for food sensitivities