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Apart from causing anxiety and pressure, stress also creates some physiological changes in the body.
Stress causes the adrenal glands to secrete the ‘fight or flight’ hormones – adrenaline, noradrenalin and cortisol. In the days when we were hunter-gathers the fight or flight reaction was vital for enabling us to flee dangerous situations whilst out hunting.
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One of the most common complaints clients come to see a nutritionist with is IBS (irritable bowel syndrome).  It seems to be one of those terms that get used when no other explanation can be easily found for continued problems with constipation, diarrhoea, cramping and other unpleasant digestive symptoms.  If you’ve walked out of your [...]

How do you know if stress is affecting your health?  Most of my clients associate stress mostly with their mind rather than their body.  They get stressed about pressures at work, late running trains, or childcare.
Few realise that stress also has a physiological impact on the body.  One client recently came to see me complaining [...]

If you mention the word menopause, most women will automatically think of hot flushes, mood swings, weight gain, bloating and so on. The menopause is a natural stage of life for every single woman yet there is a tendency to view menopause as an illness in the western world. In other cultures, the menopause is [...]

I recently saw a man in his forties who had had digestive problems for the past 10 years, including alternating diarrhoea and constipation coupled with bloating and cramping.  His doctor had finally classified his symptoms as IBS and told him to ‘eat more carefully’.
As much as he tried though he didn’t seem to be able [...]

Lots of people contact us desperate to sort out their IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) symptoms -  The first thing to do if you suspect you have IBS is to pay a visit to your GP as he is the best person to refer you to any specialist if he suspects that your symptoms are serious.  [...]