Functional Medicine

The UK’s Chronic Illness Challenge: The Rise of Functional Medicine in a Strained NHS System

November 29, 2023

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In the United Kingdom, an increasing number of people seeking relief from chronic illnesses find themselves at the threshold of a healthcare system grappling…

Lifestyle factors for the prevention and care of people with inflammatory bowel disease

August 17, 2023

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Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) typically featuring chronic diarrhoea (with or without bleeding), abdominal pain, and…

Have you been ‘Gish Galloped?’

February 28, 2023

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This is when you are in discussion with someone, or some people, whose debating method or simply their pursuit of verbal dominance is known…

Here’s the thing

May 18, 2022

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In clinical practice, where lifestyle intervention is the primary strategy, it can be a real challenge to firstly motivate for change and then facilitate…

History Repeats at a Human Cost

April 13, 2022

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Two large longitudinal and observational studies produced very interesting results. The first confirmed the association between women who have experienced sexual abuse and several…

Lifestyle Medicine Analysed – Poorly

May 6, 2021

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An article in the British Journal of General Practice published online, on the 29th April 2021, sets out a mixture of support, disdain and…

Functional Medicine Model and Health Related Quality of Life

December 6, 2019

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The first retrospective cohort study of the #functional #medicine model has recently been published in the Journal of American Medical Association Network Open (#JAMA).…

Review of Benefits of Exercise & Movement – May 2016

May 25, 2016

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Antony Haynes BA, RNT explores some of the material presented at the 2016 annual conference. Please listen to the linked podcast whilst standing up…

36 ‘Holes in the Roof’ The Dawn of the Era of Treatable and Preventable Alzheimer’s Disease

March 25, 2015

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Summary review by Antony Haynes BA, RNT, promoted by attendance to a lecture presented by Professor Dale Bredesen MD, Augustus Rose Professor, Director, Easton…

Functional Medicine Vs Multiple Sclerosis.

April 10, 2013

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The role of food in health is sometimes seen as an abstract process, and many clinicians prefer to sink into the banal balanced food…