Would you let someone put the world’s most poisonous non- radioactive substance into your mouth? And leave it there for decades, just a few centimetres away from your brain? Well, that’s what dentists do when they place a mercury filling in someone’s mouth. Surprisingly, many people have no idea that they have mercury in their mouth or what this could be doing to their health. As a major toxin for the central nervous system, why wouldn’t mercury make you sick?

May 2023 is Lyme Awareness month. A lot of conferences and webinars have recently taken place with Lyme as the main topic. There is a lot of ignorance and misinformation about Lyme. Most UK GPs are not Lyme literate and rely solely on a standard course of antibiotics to defeat this stubborn infection. This is unfortunate as more people have Lyme disease than is generally realised. It can mimic almost any other condition. As one experienced Lyme researcher and doctor said this week, Lyme is now the real pandemic.

Potassium is very important for muscle and especially heart muscle function. Along with water, potassium is involved in multiple body processes. Low potassium on a blood test is a known risk factor for sudden cardiac death. The routine blood chemistry range is 3.5 - 5.5 mmol/l. However, this range is determined by life and death scenarios, not healthy scenarios. The medical literature on quality of life points to 4.5 - 5.5 as being an optimum potassium level. That means that a level in the low 3’s and 4’s is definitely a cause for concern. Even a level of 4.1 or 4.2 can reflect an increased risk of heart dysfunction.

New research confirms that jawbone infections (known as cavitations) produce inflammatory substances (called cytokines) that are impacted in heart disease, cancers, autoimmune, other inflammatory diseases and disability. This research was summarised at a 2011 presentation to the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) by Dr Johann Lechner DMD, a German research dentist.

I see a steady stream of people in my clinic whose health has worsened since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020. In a lecture given to the Academy of Nutritional Medicine last month, Professor John Lambert, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Genitourinary Medicine at the Mater University Hospital, Dublin, outlined the main findings he has observed for the post-Covid health decline in the last three years. This Newsletter comments on these findings.

Mould biotoxin illness (also known as CIRS - Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) is a major health issue. Public awareness of the problem has increased in recent months following the tragic case of the death of a two year old from prolonged mould exposure in a Rochdale flat.The medical literature on mould illness suggests that a quarter of the population may have a genetic flaw that prevents them from fully clearing mould biotoxins from the body. That is a sizeable portion of the population.

The chances are, unless you are a dental reCytokines are the unsung heroes of the immune system as they act like first responders to a pathogen invasion. On detecting a pathogen, cytokines radiate out from cells like a kind of wifi signal. They then attach to specific areas on cells andsearcher, you may not have heard of Rantes. What is it? Rantes (also known as CCL-5) is a cytokine i.e. chemical messenger secreted by immune and non immune cells in response to infection.

This is the condition of having a ‘beer belly,’ or excess fat round the middle that looks as though you are hiding a football under your jumper. It’s a very common beach look for both men and women these days. In fact, if you compare photographs of people on beaches in the 60’s and 70’s, there were far fewer beer bellies around in those days.

Recently, the news has been full of children falling ill with strep (short for streptococcal) infection. Parental concern has increased pressure on GP surgeries and hospital A and E departments. Usually, if a child’s immune system is working well, this common infection is overcome in a short space of time without complications. However, problems can arise if the immune system is not working well and cannot silence the strep infection. Unfortunately, many scientists have warned that the social distancing of the last two years could weaken immune function and leave people more vulnerable to previously common bugs.

Your best protection against colds and flu this winter is your own immune system! With the events of the last two years, you might be forgiven for not realising that you actually have an immune system whose job is to go after viruses and other invading microbes.

The biggest mistake I have seen patients make is trying to run their own case if they have a chronic, complex condition. I am all for people taking control of their own health but there is a world of difference between taking responsibility for improving your health and random treatment choices based on guesswork or Dr. Google.

How To Avoid Supplement Pitfalls

Supplements are needed to support the best organic nutrient-dense diet you can get today because of the depletion of vitamins and minerals from our soil over the last hundred years. However, not all supplements are created equal. Some are valuable; some are a waste of money. Do you really know what you should be taking and when? This article highlights the common mistakes people make when choosing and taking supplements blind.

Three Overlooked Strategies in Autism

Some autism therapies have failed to deliver the hoped for or anticipated results. I have observed that families with autistic children or adults do better thinking outside the box and accessing research such as that published by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt and similar autism pioneers.

Parents generally do a good job researching vitamin and mineral deficiencies. However, nutrient status is only one of a number of pieces of the autism puzzle. Brain inflammation is a hallmark of autism. Here are three important autism strategies relating to brain health that should not be overlooked.

Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of The Nuremberg Code

The Nuremberg Code is the most authoritative internationally recognised document in the history of medical ethics. This landmark document was formulated in August 1947 in response to evidence of medical atrocities committed by Nazi physicians and scientists. The court laid out ten basic principles which must be observed to satisfy moral, ethical and legal concepts.

Just as applicable today, perhaps more so, then 75 years ago.

Proofing Yourself Up Against Illness

There is no better time than the present to proof up your body against illness. To “proof your body up”

means to render it less susceptible to illness, whether the challenges come from inside or outside your body.

Examples of challenges that come from within include reactivation of previously sleeping infections like shingles and Epstein Barr Virus. Examples of challenges from outside the body include exposures to toxins of all kinds, pesticides, chemicals in foods etc.

Our environment has become full of potential challenges to our health over the last few years. These challenges include: viruses, bacterial and mould infections, increased radiation, increased chemicals, metals and food contamination. Add a large dollop of economic and other major stressors and you have a population that needs to wise up, take responsibility and work hard to survive well. Gone are the days when you can simply leave your wellbeing to the “experts.”

Addictions - The Road to Health Ruin

Addictions present huge health challenges to patients and practitioners alike and these challenges are not just confined to street drugs! Some of the biggest obstacles to getting well include more commonplace addictions to sugar, coffee, alcohol and wifi!

Professor Oxford defines the word “addiction” as “the condition of being unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful.”

Addictions control the person rather than the person controlling them. The nature of addiction is such that people are less able to confront this as a problem. They use all kinds of justifications to explain away their addiction e.g. “I’m a social drinker” or “I don’t really have a problem, I can give up any time.” When a person loses the ability to make a rational choice about whether or not to use a food, drink or substance, he or she is addicted.

Staying Healthy on Holiday

We are now in the high holiday season complete with a burst of continental sunshine across the British Isles. This may be too hot for some, but for others, it is great opportunity to enjoy a Mediterranean style holiday right on your own doorstep.

Inherent in the word ‘holiday’ is the idea of taking a welcome break from one’s job and every duties, doing something one enjoys and at the same time, recharging the batteries so one comes back refreshed and ready to face the tasks ahead. Too often, however, I see patients return from holiday worn out and worse for wear.

This is a Newsletter for people who react to
everything - chemicals (MCS - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity), perfumes, carpets, light, sound, electromagnetic radiation. They can’t tolerate supplements or foods and this makes it difficult to start a programme. Why does this happen and what can we do about it?

There is a growing concern among parents,
teachers and tutors that children are finding it
more difficult to concentrate, focus and learn
effectively, with some even experiencing anxiety
and other mental illnesses. As a parent, you
want the best for your child. But how can they do
their best if they feel unfocused, stressed and
brain fogged?

It is a falsehood to call Lyme a ‘tick-borne’ illness. It is most definitely a ‘vector-borne’ illness, meaning that it can be transmitted not only by ticks but by insects such as spiders, horse flies and mosquitos too. Research indicates that around 40% of mosquitos are infected with Lyme. I have never been bitten by a tick in my life yet my lab results of a few years ago indicated that I have had Lyme infection.