Appetite control, or suppression as some refer to it, is a complex symbiosis of hormonal, environmental, behavioural and bacterial influences. Yep, I said bacterial. We’ll get to that in this article, don’t worry. Throughout my study years, working in health food shops, “appetite suppression” was definitely in the top two requests for help. What I said then is what … [Read more...]
This one small diet change benefits executive function and quality of life.
Have you ever heard of executive function? It’s the term used to classify our most important cognitive abilities. These abilities include working memory, your ability to say no, flexibility, planning for a goal, reasoning and solving problems.[1] What does this mean in the real world? It’s many things we aspire to have when our health isn’t where we want it to be. For … [Read more...]
Zinc is necessary for IBS, immunity and depression.
Zinc is undoubtedly one of the most important forms of currency your body needs to pay its bills, especially for IBS, immunity and depression. It’s hard to simplify just how many of these transactions it pays for in a day, but maybe some fun facts might better illustrate it. Of all the trace elements in the body, only iron is more abundant than … [Read more...]
Episode 11: Going on a gluten-free diet – Things you need to know.
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! “It doesn’t take too many consultations into my practice day to have the “gluten conversation.” I don’t think I’m overstating things when I suggest that it might be the most hotly contested dietary conversation of the last decade.” In this Free and Inspired radio … [Read more...]
Episode 10:”By 3pm I’m ready to fall asleep.” Introducing the 3pm slump
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! The 3pm slump is a common symptom for a lot of people. You just have to see the queues forming at your local coffee spot to see how many people are silently going through the same thing. We've all been there. Lunch is over, the afternoon workload is looming, and the … [Read more...]
Use food to unlock essential genes to reverse ageing
The estimates on just how much the global anti-ageing industry is worth currently range from US$30 to over US$100 billion. Creams, serums and just about anything that can be applied or ingested most likely, it seems, have some form of potential to reverse ageing. For a price, of course. In this article, we will talk about another form of ageing, internal ageing. More … [Read more...]
Episode 8: Is blood sugar affecting your sleep and waking you up at night?
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! In this Free and Inspired radio episode, we will be looking at how to identify if your blood sugar is affecting your sleep and waking you up at night. “Now, it’s fair to say I prescribe a few things in the clinic that raise my patients’ eyebrows. No more so … [Read more...]
Treat your nutrition like your finances?
Does seeing your nutrition as a form of currency align with modern-day views of how our diet makes a difference? About three patients in this morning, before I started writing this, I heard a familiar nutrition-based request. “I want to know if I’m getting what I need from my diet.” I hear this request so often I devoted a section of this website to it! After years of … [Read more...]
Episode 7: Treat your nutrition as currency?
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! In episode 7, we explore a concept very close to the heart—nutrition as currency. In this episode, Philip introduces the analogy he’s used with his patients for over a decade now. Definitely a popular concept from Philip’s speaking engagements too! Nearly once a … [Read more...]
Episode 6: Can digestion make my anxiety worse?
Click here to read the full article, or scroll down to listen to the podcast on your favourite platform! Pre-COVID-19 studies suggest that just over a third of people will experience an episode of anxiety in their life. In Hong Kong, an estimated 26 per cent of people have reported mental health deterioration since the pandemic began. Pandemic aside, for those with … [Read more...]