Written for the questions I get asked most

Plain explanations of what is going on underneath common presentations, and what a consultation would actually look at. General information, not personal health advice.

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  7 min read

  Hijama: where the cups go, and what one practitioner saw in the blood

  How cupping points are chosen, the microscopy work people keep sending me about what comes out in the cup, and why I will not repeat its conclusions back to you as fact.

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  Gut health: why it matters beyond digestion

  The microbiome as an ecosystem, the immune tissue that lines the gut, the gut-brain axis, and why digestive symptoms are usually only part of the story.

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  9 min read

  Fatigue, stress and anxiety: why you feel constantly drained

  Why ongoing fatigue, chronic stress and anxiety so often arrive together, the nervous-system and nutritional factors commonly involved, and what an initial consultation assesses.

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  8 min read

  Allergies and skin conditions: looking beyond the surface

  Eczema, acne, psoriasis, rosacea and hives, the gut-skin axis, the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance, and the nutrients skin repair depends on.

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  Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis: what it can tell you about your mineral status

  Why blood tests can read normal while you still feel off, what hair mineral levels and ratios can and cannot tell us, who the test suits, and the limitations worth knowing before you pay for one.

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