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Functional Doctor, 23 Harley Street, London (2026)

21/11/2021

✨ BRAIN FOG 🧠can be reversed through nutrition, lifestyle and a healthy mind. So let’s get started and reach optimal brain health…

DETOXIFY the brain: There are many toxins which can cross the brain-blood barrier and therefore detoxifying our body to cleanse this can help achieve optimal cognition:
▶️Grounding - simply putting your feet on the earth's surface or water, can be a simple practice that helps you electrically reconnect you to the 🌎 earth and detoxify.
▶️Epsom salt bath 🛀 and infra-red sauna helps the body to detoxify and rid toxins through the skin, unclogging the brain. Just 20mins in the bath 3x/ week will help enormously… and what a luxury!
▶️Limiting alcohol 🍷 which crosses to the brain can help the brain function.
▶️Sugar is another toxin which can also cross the blood/brain barrier and effect cognition. We are now recognising that Alzheimer’s disease is “type 3 diabetes” – SUGAR OF THE BRAIN!
▶️Manage stress – is a well-recognised toxin in the body. Studies have shown that stress has the ability to shrink the brain and decline cognition whilst speeding up ageing.

FEED the brain: The brain is a fatty organ and therefore thrives on a diet high in good fats to feed itself:
▶️Food rich in omegas 3, 6, 7 and 9 -including cold nut and seed oils, fatty fish and nuts and avocados feed the brain.
▶️Supplements 💊– numerous studies have proven the benefits of taking magnesium, B-vitamins and Vitamin D in optimising brain health.
▶️Meditation 🧘‍♀️– has the power to change the anatomy and structure of the brain. Studies have shown that meditation and yoga can have a role in nerve cell connections and anti-ageing and reversing dementia! Start with just 2-5 minutes a day.
▶️Sleep 😴- is when the brain resets. Sleep allows our body to rest and new cells to grow. Remember that the hours of sleep before 11pm are worth double!

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Like ❤️and tag anyone you know who suffers from brain fog 😞below and get started on your own journey….

31/10/2021

Can TIREDNESS be caused by dehydration and not always thyroid and adrenal issues?
👍YES of course!

So let’s not miss the reversible causes – by testing for the possible causes and treating what may be causing YOUR fatigue.
This could be high levels of stress at work, or heavy periods, so supplementing with vitamin D or B12 may not help in these cases….
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❗Test Don’t Guess:
Simple tests can be completed through your medical practitioner including:
▶️Vitamin D levels
▶️Vitamin B12 levels
▶️Thyroid function
▶️Diabetes screen - HbA1C & fasting insulin
▶️Iron studies inc ferritin
▶️Inflammatory markers - CRP, ESR & ANA

You can then work on correcting the root cause and supplementing correctly.
But let’s not forget the role of stress on our biochemistry. Chronic stress can lead to an unhealthy response to stress and is also a cause of fatigue and burnout.😫

Simple lifestyle changes can help with fatigue whatever the cause. This can help manage stress and put the body into a more relaxed -parasympathetic- state): 🧘
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Give these a try:⁠
🟡Eliminate sugars and processed foods
🟡Have a 10 min yoga session⁠
🟡Give just 2-5 minutes of meditation a try 🧘
🟡Practice gratitude
🟡Spend time in nature⁠ and ground yourself by walking barefoot⁠👣
🟡Spend time doing things that bring you joy⁠
🟡Indulge in an Epsom salt bath 🛁
🟡Adopt a healthier sleep regime – early bed and reducing blue light exposure 1 hour before bedtime. 😴
🟡Don’t wake up to scrolling on your phone📵 Wake up to daylight and a deep breath.

So let’s get started on this journey ruling out the root cause for fatigue and working to correct the biochemical causes and feeling more energy! 😁

Be sure to LIKE ❤️AND SHARE THIS POST with anyone you know who suffers with LOW ENERGY….

24/10/2021

A heartfelt THANK YOU for supporting my platform and for all the positive feedback on my social media posts… ❤️

I absolutely love practising as a functional medicine doctor in the UK, but the journey is not always made easy - due to the lack of “evidence” for the lifestyle approaching to disease. Still, this is what people NEED, and disease IS often REVERSIBLE, so I try my best to educate. 🧠

I am currently working on sharing my knowledge with many more of you and will be bringing out retreats and group sessions. I would be very interested in knowing what would interest you. 😊

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17/10/2021

Did you know that Magnesium is involved in so many chemical reactions in the body and YET most of us are deficient in this very important element?

It’s time to BOOST our magnesium levels… now that we know it has SOOO many roles? 😀

We are not only deficient because the soil -where magnesium is found – has become depleted by human activity; but also because it is used up in our stress pathways and so many of us are HIGHLY stressed 😫…

Magnesium helps with:

⭐️Stress and resilience – involved in the cortisol (stress hormone) pathways
⭐️Hormonal balance – involved in the hormonal production
⭐️Thyroid function 🦋– helps to convert the inactive T4 to the active T3
⭐️Sleep 💤– helps with quality of sleep and “switching off” the overactive mind
⭐️Detoxification – Helps with the chemical reactions and elimination of toxins from the body.
⭐️Muscle and bone health 🦴and energy levels
And SOOO much more…..

So where do we get our magnesium from?

➡️Eat foods rich in magnesium: avocados 🥑, nuts 🥜 , seeds and leafy greens 🥬
➡️Bathe in Epsom salts: 🛁 the skin is like a sponge and absorbs magnesium and salts

➡️Grounding: walking bare foot 🦶 on the earth allows chemical reaction between the magnesium in the soil and our body through the soles of our feet.

➡️Supplement: 💊the most absorbable forms are magnesium glycinate, taurate, or malate.

Stop draining your magnesium:

➡️Reduce caffeine, 🍷alcohol and sugars which can drain your body’s magnesium supply.

➡️Meditate 🧘‍♀️ and clear the mind for 2 minutes before bed – to reduce stress and the overuse of magnesium;

➡️Avoid stress and learn to say No – the thyroid is very sensitive to stress;

➡️Go to bed early 🛌– sleep before 11pm is worth double the hours! Helps rebalance the cortisol pathways

Some medications such as blood pressure tablets can also increase the loss of magnesium. Please discuss this with your doctor and supplanting can help to support this.

We can ALL do with replenishing our magnesium levels… START today and be sure to share this post…. ❤️

11/10/2021

Is it time to BOOST your Thyroid… now that we know it has SOOO many roles? 🦋

Let’s start by understanding our thyroid gland – A butterfly shaped gland in our neck which produces thyroid hormones: Thyroxine
Thyroxine affects almost every cell in our body: And a well functioning thyroid can:

⭐️Metabolism – improving our weight
⭐️Hormone balance - the number 1 cause of unexplained infertility and menopausal & PMS symptoms
⭐️Gut health – affecting bowels and the healthy microbiome
⭐️Brain function – affecting memory, concentration and focus
⭐️Circulation – preventing heart disease and lung disease
⭐️Temperature regulation – affecting our core body temperature
⭐️Insulin regulation – affecting energy and preventing diabetes
⭐️Skin and hair cells – preventing hair loss and poor skin health
⭐️Sleep – allowing us to wake up energised and fully function with good resilience
⭐️Immunity – preventing inflammation and reduces infection rates

We know that our thyroid is a very important gland producing super-hormones with multiple benefits. There are numerous studies showing the importance of a good thyroid function and it’s role in aging.

Natural ways to boost our thyroid function are:

➡️Eat foods rich in thyroid cofactors: 3 brazil nuts 🌰 a day (selenium); seaweed (iodine) Leafy greens (B-vitamins and zinc)

➡️Eat more healthy carbohydrates 🥦 : helps increase the conversion of the inactive thyroid hormone to the active form;

➡️Bathe in Epsom salts: 🛁 the skin absorbs magnesium and salts important for the production of thyroid hormones;

➡️Meditate 🧘‍♀️ and clear the mind for 2 minutes before bed – helps stress;

➡️Avoid stress 😥and learn to say No – the thyroid is very sensitive to stress;

➡️Go to bed early 🛌– sleep before 11pm is worth double the hours! Helps reset the thyroid cycle;

Some may need to have a prescription of thyroxine 💊 if the thyroid is not able to function optimally: please discuss this with your doctor.

If you know anyone who struggles with symptoms of thyroid 🦋dysfunction– be sure to tag them below!

03/10/2021

💦 92% of the human body consists of cells made up of water.

Water is vital to life and hydrating well helps skin, hair, brain function, organ function, circulation and energy. We have all experienced some form of dehydration and the feeling of sluggishness that accompanies this.

💧How much water should we drink?
The human requires approximately 2 litres of water a day through drinking and in addition we also absorb water through our skin whilst we bathe. 🛀

💧Are we drinking clean water?
Unfortunately tap water can contain chemicals such as pesticides, microplastics, drugs, heavy metals and fluoride - which have all been researched and linked with cancers and inflammatory conditions. Therefore, it is advised that we should all be drinking filter water

💧Which filter system should we use?
The reverse osmosis filter system have been shown to remove the most amount of chemicals and contaminants that simple carbon filters cannot. This does not have to be a whole house system installation as there are also worktop options without installation. If this is outside of your budget then a simple carbon filter is a good option and better than plastic bottled water.

Thinking 🤔 about what water we drink starts now…

26/09/2021

✨ The liver has the very important role of clearing toxins in our body. But in doing this it can become “clogged” and needs a detox and a rest…

Detoxing the liver helps the gut and body to work more efficiently. It can help reverse inflammation. 🧹
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▶Grapefruit juice helps dilate those bile ducts and combining this with olive oil then pushes the oil into the liver forcing bile secretion and cleansing.

▶Vitamin E 💊– numerous studies have proven the benefits of taking a vitamin E supplement in reversing and preventing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

▶Epsom salt bath 🛀 and infra-red sauna helps the body to detoxify and rid toxins through the skin, unburdening the liver. Just 20mins in the bath 3x/ week will help enormously… and what a luxury!

▶Eliminating alcohol 🍷 for 2-6 weeks every 6 months helps the liver to rest and continue it’s good daily work and reverses inflammation of the liver. Aswell as drinking in moderation.

▶️Eliminating processed foods and sugars reduces inflammation and the burden on the body, allowing it to focus on cell repair and prevents fatty liver disease.

▶️ Intermittent fasting promotes autophagy and allows the liver to detox. Start with a 12:12 fast and gradually move to a 10:8 fast.

▶️Sleep and Hydrating 💦 well allows the liver cells to repair. Water helps the chemical reaction in the liver and flushing out of the toxins. Sleep allows our body to rest and new cells to grow. Remember that the hours of sleep before 11pm are worth double!

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PLEASE NOTE THAT A LIVER DETOX MUST BE DISCUSSED WITH YOUR HEALTH PRACTITIONER BEFORE YOU START. Some may find it difficult to tolerate and it is not advised for all.

04/07/2021

Stress is only too often normalised in our society today. 😓

Stress impacts every part of our body stems - from the body’s immune system 🦠to gut health and healing ability.

Stress switches on the sympathetic nervous system - flight or fright response - and is our life saving mechanism. This natural life saving response doesn’t differentiate between seeing a lion or a stressful email / family argument. The body throws everything at it, rescuing you from the life threatening stressor.
This uses up essential minerals, vitamins, hormones and energy.

Whilst this is life saving as an acute response, chronic stress can leave us feeling:

➡️Sympathetic system overloaded 🤯- High BP, fast shallow breathing and fast heart rate.
➡️Depleted in vital vitamin and minerals - muscle aches, low energy, and high toxins.
➡️Hormonally imbalanced - irregular and heavy periods, agitated, brain fog and low libido.
➡️Low resilience - inability to handle daily stresses.

Whilst we can’t always eliminate stress from our lives, we can definitely help manage and ground ourselves better to deal with it.
The following have been researched to help improve our ability to handle stress:

✨Breathing techniques 🧘‍♀️- conscious breathing can help rewire the brain and improve brain function.
✨Yoga 🤸‍♀️ - Mind-body connection is a researched to release trauma and help reconnect.
✨Sleep 💤 - Helps repair and reset the body and mind.
✨Nutritional diet 🌈 - The rainbow food contain different phytonutrients to replenish vitamins and minerals to help stress.
✨Supplements 💊- vitamin D And C help with immune system. Magnesium is known as our stress mineral and help us to manage stress without depleting ourselves. L-theanine can help to calm and ground us.
✨Positive relationships 👯‍♂️- helps laughter and heal us from trauma and stress.

So start healing and combating stress today.

Be sure to like ❤️ and share this post struggling with stress.

21/06/2021

CONSTANTLY Feeling FATIGUED😴🥱?⁠
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🤔Your mitochondria may not be in the best shape.⁠
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Mitochondria are known to be the powerhouses🔋 of your cells. They take energy from the food you eat to create ATP (aka energy) for your cells for biological processes. ⁠Each cells has thousands of mitochondria. ⁠
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▶️Your mitochondria ultimately give your organs and vital bodily processes the energy needed to function properly and optimally. ⁠
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While mitochondria are mostly known to be the "powerhouse" of the cell, they also play many other roles in the body. So while you are struggling with chronic fatigue, your body may be struggling in other areas as well. ⁠
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These include:⁠
➡️Affecting muscle function ⁠
➡️Regulating immune responses⁠
➡️Hormone production (specifically sexual hormones)⁠
➡️Creation of heme (which binds to iron - needed to transport oxygen throughout the body)⁠
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Poor mitochondrial function can result from an increase burden on your cells from:⁠
🆘Toxins - environmental - Air, Water and Food⁠
🆘Stress - Physical and psychological⁠
🆘Lack of Sleep⁠
Resulting in inflammation, fatigue and disease 🤢⁠
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How do you support healthy mitochondrial function?⁠
▶️Avoid toxins such as toxic cleaning products ⁠
▶️Provide your body with the proper nutrients through the rainbow diet⁠
▶️Omega 3 from fish oil helps build the mitochondria membranes⁠
▶️Support your detox pathways - using Magnesium, B-vitamins, epsom salt baths and infra-red saunas⁠
▶️Implement an exercise regime that suits: strength training exercises including yoga, increase the number of muscle cells and mitochondria production⁠
▶️Sleep! Implement a healthy sleep regime⁠ allows the mitochondria to rest and function⁠
▶️Try intermittent fasting: 12-16 hours fast a day - helps build stronger mitochondria.⁠
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SAVE THIS POST to remind you to keep your mitochondria healthy!

20/06/2021

Human connections are integral part of our well-being.

We are social creatures who crave social interactions to maintain our resilience and mental well-being.

Studies have shown that social cinnections can help reduce anxiety and depression. Studies have also linked lonliness to a higher incidence of dementia.

The last year has been incredibly difficult and now more than ever we need to embrace our inner connections with those around us. We can now use the unternet to connect with people anywhere innthe world and even virtual interactions are powerful.

Love and share your healing connections below

18/06/2021

Sleep is vital for good health. 😴

Poor sleep can result in:

▶️Insulin dysregulation

▶️Poor immunity

▶️Hormonal imbalance

▶️Mood disturbance

▶️Poor growth and healing

▶️Gut dysfunction

▶️Poor metabolism and weight gain

▶️Inflammation

Knowledge is power.

Learn about the physiology of your sleep cycle and how it affects ALL of you.
Sleep is at the top of the healing pyramid and we cannot heal without good sleep.

FIX your Sleep = HEAL yourself

Love ❤️ and share this post with all those you know that are struggling with modern life and poor sleep…

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