12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 8- Sleep

Day 8

Sleep

You’ve probably heard that sleep is super important. But sometimes getting enough is pretty hard going. 

So let’s look at why we need sleep, how much we need, what happens if we don’t get enough and how you can improve your sleep hygiene to optimise your life. 

If you are tired when you wake up, feel like you have no energy but are totally wired, have accumulated weight from seemingly nowhere and are experiencing colds and niggles then you need more sleep.

Our bodies are most influenced by light/ dark and temperature- it signals a load of stuff in the brain that tells the rest of the body what to do. If our lifestyle environment isn’t conducive to sleep, then guess what? … it won’t happen!

We are unwittingly altering our biological rhythms that control our hormones, neurotransmitters and neural frequencies. By utilising tech, lighting, TV, being active in the dark and eating late at night we are sending all the wrong signals to our brain, test we should be being ‘busy’ and not needing to sleep.

This will then bring in physical symptoms such as fatigue, fertility issues, dehydration, poor skin, digestive issues, poor recovery, increased inflammation and  decreased mental acuity

Sleep is about hormones. 

As you go through the day the levels of melatonin increase and decrease.  As they should do according to our daily circadian rhythm.  As we wake melatonin levels are their lowest, they are at their highest at around 4 hours after darkness. An increase in melatonin is that we begin to feel sleepy. 

Melatonin is an antioxidant working to remove free radical damage.  It is essential to balance; human growth hormone, testosterone, oestrogen, ghrelin and leptin.  A decrease of sleep means less leptin (which makes you feel full and not hungry) and more ghrelin (which makes you hungrier).

Simple things to assist your sleep will have the biggest impact.

  • Bedtime routine- going to bed should be at the same time each evening, ideally 9:30-10pm. Meaning that you’ll get as many hours sleep before midnight as possible. Often taking a warm bath/shower, or reading a book.

  • Try magnesium- the best most absorbable form is transdermals- spa rays/oils. Magnesium increases GABA, which encourages relaxation as well as sleep, also helps regulate the body’s stress-response system.

  • Turn off technology 1 hour before bed time- Blue light signals daytime to your brain as its absorbed through the eyes. So try and turn them off earlier or put your phone in the other room. Or if you have to work, try installing check out iris or wear blue blocking glasses after sundown if you are using artificial light.

  • Eat sleep inducing foods before bed- Melatonin is a derivative of the amino acid tryptophan, if you’ve ever wondered why you get sleepy after Christmas day lunch. Well turkey is filled with tryptophan!

  • Listen to a sleep stories or binaural beats- as a child did you fall asleep when someone was telling you a bedtime story? Well it’s no different as adults. It can kill you to sleep- try the Calm app.

  • Try ANF Therapy- Which can be used to reduce inflammation and improve the bodies own natural melatonin production.

  • NO caffeine after midday- it triggers the release of adrenaline and cortisol, which can keep your body switched on for hours, and has been shown to can significantly disrupt your sleep. Especially if you are slow caffeine metaboliser.

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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 7- Emotional Health

Day 7

Emotional health

We are e-motional beings and need to be able to express emotions freely and openly. Emotions are literally energy in motion 💜

We all have emotions, they are inevitable, normal and are often our internal response to the external environment. 

Somehow we have learned to suppress our emotions, especially if they make others feel ‘uncomfortable’ or they’re seen as ‘negative’ so that we adhere to social norms, we fit in and are accepted by the mainstream.

Showing our emotions is seen as a weakness and we are encouraged to ‘suck it up’ and ‘get in with it’.

This can lead us to hiding our pain, harbouring repressed feelings, unable to be our true selves or ask for help. We put in a mask and build walls around us. Sometimes it’s so deep inside that it lays forgotten… but the body never forgets!

Energy in motion- our emotions need to be released and expressed, if they are trapped, repressed or contained sooner or later physical symptoms will manifest.

Did you know that according to TCM all of our organs correspond with an emotion and that if trapped causes issues with our energy flow (meridians). If there’s an issue with a particular organ, then it’s worth looking deeper to determine the emotion that may be causing the dysfunction or imbalance. Additionally an imbalanced organ energy can also trigger an overwhelming emotional response.

Here’s some examples;

👉🏻Liver ~ anger, resentment and frustration 

👉🏻Heart ~ happiness and joy 

👉🏻Spleen ~ thoughtfulness with the heart 

👉🏻Lungs ~ sadness and grief 

👉🏻Kidneys ~ fear 

👉🏻Adrenals ~ anxiety 

Stagnated energy and trapped emotions get in the way of healing. If we can release them then we can truly begin to restore, rebalance and heal.

This time of year our emotions can be super heightened. There’s no easy ways to change them- it all starts with acknowledging and processing. But in the short term either avoid triggering situations, work round them, or try a better coping mechanism like counting to 10, going for a walk or simply smiling as a response.

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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 6- Eating Well

Day 6

Eating well

We talk about ‘healthy eating’ a lot… more so lately as we try to support our bodies and our defence systems.

There’s certainly some foods that I gravitate towards, for optimal nutrition for my body.

We all have days where we don’t consume adequate calories, consume too many calories, eat ‘junk’ or forget to eat. The days where we just grab whatever, or we’re eating in the car or at our desk.

But, in the main we should be mindful of what we consume, so the we can get the best nutrients into our body and the get the best performance out of our body.

Here’s some example of foods that I eat pretty much every day:

🥕Carrots for the beta-carotene

🌰Almonds for the protein

🍅Cherry tomatoes for the GABA

🫐Blueberries, Blackberries, and Raspberries for the antioxidants

💦 2L to 4L of filtered and/or distilled water for natural detoxification

🐓 Free-Range Chicken for the protein

🐄 Grass fed beef once a week for the protein and minerals 

🥗 A colourful vegetable salad, most days, more so in the summer, for the vital nutrients.

I get asked a lot about what I eat… so here’s a snapshot. It may not be right for you- but please take a look at the labels on your foods and see what exactly it is you are putting inside your body.

Here’s to celebrating at Christmas with lots of nutritious wholesome food 💜 

Yes, the selection boxes and desserts are all around us but make sure you’re also getting your fruits and veggies in. 

If you do over indulge, try a period of fasting to allow your system to process and get back on track.

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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 5- Mindfulness

Day 5

Mindfulness

Have you heard people talk about mindfulness and wondered what it is?

Mindfulness is simply paying attention and being in the present moment.

But, you are doing it intentionally, so you are involved in,  aware and immersed in your experience.

Life can get super busy and oftentimes we can get so caught in our day to day that  it can pass us by- sleep, eat, work, repeat. We can be driving to work and not remember the journey, or be bust replying to emails and missing our on family time.

With mindfulness it is a deliberate practice to help you to regulate your attention by being in tune with your thoughts, emotions and body. 

When you are being mindful of something its like a check in with you and what you are experiencing as it happens.

So. when you drink your tea mindfully, it’s called mindful drinking- you notice thoughts, emotions and the physical state of the body whilst drinking the tea. When you walk mindfully, it’s called mindful walking. And when you breathe mindfully, that is mindful breathing.

So how will you be more mindful today?

 
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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 4- Self Care

Day 4

Self care

Sometimes it can be tough to put yourself first. Buts it’s also imperative that you do!

Self care is a daily need and not just on ‘self care Sunday’.

I gave a talk to a group last month all about self care for busy people and offered a free guide to anyone who wanted it.

How useful can some free pointers and a self care guide be? 

Here is some of the feedback:

“Your advice and the A-Z guide were so helpful. I’ve used it for the past month and it’s reminded me to check in with myself more. Thank you’.

We could all use a little more self care at times 💜

I appreciate we’re all going at a different pace, and sometimes a few hints can make all the difference. I also know that sometimes we need a little more support.

Daily self care nourishes our body, mind and soul.

So here’s some tips:

✨ Take a walk in nature

✨ Eat lunch away from your laptop or TV

✨ Listen to some uplifting music and dance around your living room

✨ Take time to soak your feet or take a bath (lock the door if necessary)

✨Listen to a self development podcast

✨Sleep- yes it’s self care!!

 
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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 3- Hydration

Day 3

Hydration

Drinking water through the party season

💦 You should really be drinking around half your body weight in ounces of water- it’s often said that 8 glasses it 2 litres if the answer but it all depends on your status. If you’re doing things to dehydrate like exercising, mouth breathing  and excessive sweating you’ll need more water.

🍷 If your consuming more alcohol around this time of year you’ll also need more water.

💡 Dehydration is more than water though - you’re light environment and EMF affects us at a cellular level and can actually dehydrate us.


💧 But also your water source is super important.

🚰 Do not drink tap water- buy a gravity finger, a distiller or a reverse osmosis unit- they are all far superior!

🌀Ensure that you have a way of removing the fluoride and other chemicals we don’t need from your water. 

🧊If you must drink bottled water- glass is preferable to plastic 

Spring is preferable to mineral

Drinking water sources from a northern latitude and it altitude is preferable

If you need carbonated ensure it’s naturally carbonated like san pelligrino

🌱If you need to remineralise your water at a pinch of salt or better still fulvic acid to help restructure it and help your cells utilise it better.

As always any questions just ask

*This post is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. 

 
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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 2- Gratitude

Day 2

Gratitude

Gratitude positively affects your vibrational frequency. This is a habit that you should incorporate into your life now. Because we know that the frequency you emit attracts like frequencies.

We can all be a little more grateful, its easy to sit there and think about the things we don’t have and our lack in life… its actually the way our brain is programmed, we all have a negativity bias… but we can work on it!

Like anything if you practice it, you get better at it, and now with the advances in neuroplasticity, we know we can actually change the way the brain functions. Our neurons can change… and in physiology we know that neurons that fire together, wore together… and so if we practice something that becomes habitual to stands to reason we can change the way we think on a cellular level!

Use this as a kick start you on your gratitude journey- trust me it works.

Start thanking for everything, for the good things and what you consider to be bad, thank for all the experiences you have had. Gratitude opens the door for good things to happen positively in your life. 

All you need to do is every day commit to stating 1 thing a day you are grateful for… but you gotta be specific.

Its no good saying sunshine, as although Im guessing most of us are grateful for it… you gotta get specific as to why you’re grateful, how it makes you feel and when.

Ways to Become More Grateful

Take a moment during your day to be grateful for something- it could be your body, your mind, the planet and for all the things you are capable of doing in life, your gifts, talents, people, places, events, and things you enjoy, gives you the potential to interweave a sustainable habit of gratefulness.

Start a Gratitude Journal. Buy a beautiful notebook and a beautiful pen. Write down what you are grateful for- starting a gratitude journal and writing in it daily will help you to stay present. Making it a daily practice in which you remind yourself to be grateful allows you to become more in touch with your true self by improving your levels of positive emotions, making you feel more alert, alive, and awake, and helps feel more joy, pleasure, optimism and happiness. 

When you feel better and more like yourself, feel more helpful, generous, and compassionate. It also helps you become more forgiving, outgoing, and can help you feel less lonely and isolated. This is very important when one is on a journey to health. 

Your thoughts nourish your body and mind. This will take time and patience, however, you will notice how much stress negative thinking patterns impact your life. The benefits to practising gratitude, include; benefits to the immune system, improved tolerance to aches and pains, a brighter outlook, lower blood pressure and can help you sleep longer and feel more refreshed upon waking. 

To be grateful it is helpful to remember the hard times that you once experienced. When you remember how difficult life used to be and how far you have come, you set the platform for gratefulness.


Also, keep inspiring and uplifting books, podcasts, YouTube videos, films available at all times. Surround yourself with friends that uplift and inspire you. 

When you start out- its what I call a gratitude adjustment- being grateful for the things life gives us, means more life to be grateful for.


Sometimes its a small shift in perspective that may bring gratitude, fulfilment and an abundance of happiness into life.


*This post is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. 

Gratitude- what do you do?


 

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12 Days of Christmas Tips Day 1- Breathing

Day 1

Nasal Breathing

Why you should be a nasal breather

✨ It prevents snoring (which is extremely hard on your heart)💔

✨Breathing through the nose is good for the nervous system & puts the body in a parasympathetic state (rest & digest), instead of a sympathetic state (fight or flight).

✨Nasal breathing warms, filters & moistens the air you're taking in, which is better for your immune system! 

✨Nasal breathing gets rid of dry mouth, caused by snoring (which FYI is the leading cause of cavities).

✨Breathing through your nose increases the good bacteria in your mouth (which also helps to reduce your risk of cavities).

✨Nasal breathing reduces bruxism- teeth grinding (which wears down the enamel of your teeth).

✨Nasal breathing improves your sleep quality (so you wake up more refreshed).

✨Nasal breathing increases your body's production of nitric oxide (which is critical for keeping inflammation in the body at low levels, regulating blood pressure, increasing blood flow, keeping your memory sharp, & strengthening your immune system).

I’ve been a nasal breather for many years… ever since a dream as a child about eating a spider as I slept 😳

🧐If you're a mouth breather, or a snorer, your breathing is stressful breathing- the body perceives it as stressful.

🧐Mouth taping might be an easy solution to help you strengthen your body's ability to heal itself, while you sleep. It’s something that may be a little unusual, but is high on my list of recommendations- try it during the day time before trying at night. 

*This post is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. 

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Amino Neuro Frequency Therapy 2.0- The Updated Blog

Amino Neuro Frequency Therapy 2.0- The Updated Blog

Bio frequency is definitely something that is backed by research. You only need to look at the history of the ECG measuring heart frequencies and EEG measuring brain frequencies and HRV as a measure of health to know… so there is evidence demonstrating that we ‘run on frequencies’….

Menopause

Where’s all my perimenopausal/ menopausal friends at??

Menopause is one of those things where the conversation has only just started…


But the allopathic way women with menses are treated quite frankly appalls me!! There is not a F*cking pill for every ill 🙄

There’s a school of thought that actually says that menses are a vital sign and a vital part of womanhood. Not just a monthly annoyance. 

One of the WORST things we can do is mess around with this cycle.

Every month women have a way of excreting toxins that men don’t have- via the menses. This is acts as a way of clearing, and a way of filtering and blood letting. It helps to support our liver- the great detoxifier. So when this ceases it actually means the liver needs to work harder, but if it’s already overloaded with toxicity then we will see lots of symptoms manifest.

Lads, unfortunately you don’t have this option, and so your prostate takes a battering… be mindful of that when they start giving you exams and testing PSA 🙄

Just give your liver some love 💜

When menses stops this detox route is no more… 

Did you know that the body increases its temperature to create sweating- a detox pathway!! This is the hot flushes you’re experiencing and indicates an overloaded liver… so gotta give it some love 💜

Other ways to help support you… mineral imbalances are a huge contributor to how we feel and our symptoms- after all it’s the trace elements that govern our energy production 😉 So get yourself some fulvic acid (ask me!!).

A big factor- ensure you are eating adequate calories and healthy fats!! You can’t make hormones without fat!

Get into an infrared sauna, have an Epsom salt bath, increase your fruit and vegetable intake, cut out alcohol, drink good quality water- not tap water (ask me for recommendations).

ANF therapy to support your body systems and organs, reduce inflammation and get your body back online!

Your liver is called the liver cos it literally means LIVE! It controls your reproductive system amongst many other things!

So give your liver some much needed love 💜


#liver

#liverlover

#menopause

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What are your non negotiables?

What are non negotiables?

When it comes to health and wellness there are many people who tell you that this is the way you have to do things. I am not one of them. Let me elaborate. You are all individuals and you don’t fit into neat little boxes! Everyone if you has different needs and wants- this is where you need to decide what it is you need and want. What I can do is educate you as to a better way relative to you, educate you as to how things will enhance and promote your wellness and support you along your journey.

It’s always best to keep things super simple- this way you’re more likely to stick to things.

This is where your non- negotiables come in- things that you don’t or won’t compromise on as they set the foundations for your health and well-being.

So here’s what I practice:

  • Drink minimum 2 litres fluoride filtered/ distilled water a day

  • Drink my fulvic acid at least once a day

  • Start the day with a blended smoothie or juice (sometimes with added collagen)

  • Walk my dog for an hour

  • Ensure I have a ‘to do’ list to work through

  • Listen to binaural beats as I work

  • Research/ learn/ study something new for 1 hour a day

  • Wear blue blockers after sundown

  • Turn my tech off at 9

  • Read for 20-30 min before bed.

There’s probably a few more that I’m forgetting… but these help me build my daily routine.

When I go off track as inevitably we all do at times, I come back to these and it ‘rights’ me.

If you’ve followed my journey, you’ll know I had some health complications out if the blue last year, which knocked me for six for months- I have spent time working back to these basics and it has helped me to build my foundations again.

I do practice what I preach.

If you want further support please reach out.

 
 

Healing takes time

Remember healing takes time 🖤

The terrain of your body sets the landscape for your health- to enhance the la da wow you need to remove what’s not serving your best interests. 

This process is referred to as detoxification. Although the body is undergoing detoxification all the time as a part of cellular renewal, this can be a more intense period.

Some of the most common detox symptoms people can experience range from:

• headaches

• nausea

•runny nose

• bloating

• acne flare-up 

• emotional purging

• random rashes

• aches

It doesn’t sound great- but it’s actually the process of the body getting rid of the sh*t it doesn’t need.

You don't have to feel terrible during your detox, you can feel fantastic!! But you really need to listen to your body. ONLY you know your whole health story. I can only help facilitate the journey but you are your best advocate

There are lots of natural ways to support your body through this process and know you are doing something SO AMAZING!!!! 

Definitely drinking more good quality water, organic fruits and vegetables, fulvic acid and liquid zeolite are some of the things that spring to mind.

In fact whilst you’re replenishing depleted minerals that support effective body system function, you are also removing the junk with fulvic acid!

Feel free to message if you have questions 

🖤💛🌿

Here are some of my favourite links to the recommendations I regularly make. 

▶️ For ANF Therapy- contact me for a consultation: 

https://www.hybridtherapy.uk/bookings

▶️ PBX detox- nano zeolite cellular cleanse:

(£/$50 off first time purchase 😉)

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▶️ Black oxygen organics- fulvic and humic acid: https://www.blackoxygenorganics.com/products/hybridtherapyuk

▶️ Vitamin D spray (for the winter) https://www.hybridtherapy.uk/shop/vitamin-d

▶️ Blu blox- blue light blocking glasses:

Use code Hybrid for 15% discount.

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▶️ Blue light filter for your computer screen: https://iristech.co/?ap_id=Hybridtherapyuk

▶️ Water distiller- Make Water Pure: https://www.makewaterpure.co.uk/?cmid=THVmWlZFWFJYRVk9&afid=bUthbXpwOWlDR1U9&ats=bEVlajlYR0lLaUk9

▶️ Berkey water filters:

https://berkey-waterfilters.co.uk

▶️ Plant based meal planner and recipes:

https://www.hybridtherapy.uk/shop/plant-based-recipes


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Any products detailed is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Fulvic + humic acid

Fulvic acid has been a game changer for me and many of my clients.

This ‘magic’ you may hear of, helps with a lot of things from inside with nutrient absorption, metabolism, energy production and inflammation to the outside with our skin.

I’d never recommend something I hadn’t personally used and evaluated.

There’s lots of research evidence out there to support the effects of fulvic- humic acids.

I’ve drunk fulvic, I’ve foot soaked fulvic, I’ve bathed in fulvic, I’ve face masked with fulvic, I’ve brushed my teeth with fulvic and I’ve used it locally on pimples. 

The only thing I would say- don’t spill it!! It’s messy to clean up 🤦🏼‍♀️

Also if you have white wash cloths/ flannels then you may need to pre soak or put on a hot wash 🤷🏼‍♀️

Mostly, I drink fulvic and humic acid first thing in the morning, it’s part of my routine.

•Heavy metals- these are naturally occurring in fulvic- humic powder, from the breakdown of plants to make the fulvic- humic acids. They are bound metals- all plants contain some level of these from the soil. There is a big difference between being exposed to free aluminum and aluminosilicates.

•It contains fulvic acids, humic acids and trace minerals. Not all fulvic is equal- ensure yours is is filtered and cleaned with water and then freeze dried. To get fulvic out of rock- sometimes chemicals are used, which affect the final product.

•Fulvic acids come from waste- yep!! It’s the circle of life- we need the minerals from the soil- we’d originally get these in out foods, but out solid are super depleted (consider glyphosate is a chelator as well as a pesticide).

•A little goes a long way and it’s full of the nutrients we are missing from the earth’s soil.

Just so you know- we are all individuals and this different, so fulvic-humic acid will not affect everyone the same way (common sense), so individual results may vary. It is not a miracle cure and does not substitute medical treatment or advice.

You NEED this in your life 

Fulvic and humic acids contain vital nutrients that our depleted soil is missing due to modern farming.

This has been a game-changer for me and literally I am getting my life back- from increased energy and being able to walk my dog again (almost a year following a miscarriage/haemorrhage/extreme anaemia), not getting breathless during my daily activities, better overall general health and so much more!

I’ve been taking fulvic daily for over a year almost and I don’t think I’ll ever look back!!

I’ve looked at A LOT and generally the powders are more cost effective and more potent than the liquids- here is my go to at the moment (after lots of looking for the best one).

Oxalates- what the h*ll are they?

Food can be the greatest healer, or the worst poison!

We are all truly individual, and what suits one person will not suit the next- the blanket statement that fruits and vegetables are good for you still stands… but with a caveat- some of these pant foods may be signalling your body to defend itself. Yes that’s right, activating your immune system! Some of these highly nutritious foods may in fact be ‘poisoning’ your body- enter the oxalates.

Inflammatory conditions, immune symptoms and mineral deficiencies can all be influenced by oxalates.

So what is an oxalate?

They are naturally occurring compounds that the body is also able to synthesise from various dietary sources. 

So where do we find them?

  • Fruit- although mostly low in oxalates, some have higher concentrations than others. Citrus and raspberries are high when compared to apples and melons.

  • Vegetables- Root vege like beetroot and turnips, rhubarb, spinach and artichokes are high in oxalates, with lower levels in things like broccoli, cucumber, mushrooms and spring onions. Super high in the leafy parts!

  • Dairy- mostly low in oxalates.

  • Grains- Whole-wheat, oats, brown rice and cows cows are all high in oxalates. Whereas flaxseed and at bran are much lower.

  • Meat & Fish- most meats and fish are low in oxalates- except Tuna which os high. Meat substitutes like soy and tofu are super high.

  • Seeds & nuts- Super high in almonds and most other nuts and seeds.

Oxalates are also in lots of processed foods and beverages.

Some key points

Oxalates taste chalky- the oxalate in the plant is activated as a defence against predators- that’s why its so high in the leafy parts.
Oxalates are highly reactive with minerals including sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium and can combine with calcium and solidify in the kidneys and urinary tract- think kidney stones and urinary tract infections. In fact 75% of kidney stones are actually derived from calcium oxalate. 

The thyroid can become a point of storage when the body cannot break down oxalates- like saving it for a rainy day! Unfortunately it bonds to T3, a hormone released form the thyroid and disrupts its function, like controlling body temperature, metabolism and heart rate.

So how can we remove/ reduce oxalates?

If you have healthy body systems, then you’ll most likely be able to cope with oxalate foods- think gut and immune systems. Though reducing or removing oxalate sources may benefit some people.

So minimising things like spinach, beetroot, grains, nuts, sweet potatoes and chocolate for 90 days will help. Then gradually reintroducing them over 90 days.

Are you sensitive to oxalates?

  • Inflammation and joint/ muscle stiffness

  • Kidney stones

  • Frequent UTI

  • Urgency incontinence

  • Vulvodynia

  • Constipation/ diarrhoea

  • Vitamin/ mineral deficiencies

  • Sleep issues

  • Histamine reactions

Dysfunction associated with sensitivity to oxalates:

  • Respiratory issues

  • Thyroid issues

  • Connective tissue issues

  • Immune system issues

  • Gut issues

    So, what can you do to support yourself?

  1. Avoid antibiotics where possible- they disrupt the microbiome so only use in emergencies.

  2. Rotate your nutrition- ensure that you eat from different sources.Don’t eat the same things all the time!

  3. Avoid nuts and grains- they’re high in oxalates so it makes sense.

  4. Err on the raw side- overcooking vege reduces the valuable nutrient content- but blanching and sautéing will help to reduce the oxalate content.

  5. Optimise vitamin D- set out in the sunshine and expose your skin daily. Obviously use sensible precautions like avoiding midday sun.

  6. Look after your gut- Fulvic acid will support your gut health and works as a binding agent. Take first thing in the morning.

  7. Drink- ensure that you are drinking good quality water to dilute oxalate concentration in the kidneys.

  8. Zeolite- also liquid zeolite is a great way to reduce binding and to promote removal.