Category: Gut

  • How my neutrophil count changed with anti-Candida Albicans supplements

    How my neutrophil count changed with anti-Candida Albicans supplements

    As you may be aware, one of the problems I have is Candida Albicans overgrowth. I now know that it is to do with my poor blood glucose control and insulin resistance but I did not know this about a year ago. At that time I was just trying to…

  • Ranking gut microbiome tests in the UK

    Ranking gut microbiome tests in the UK

    What is a microbiome? Have you heard of yogurt or sauerkraut being good for your digestion? Or maybe you are a kimchi, kombucha person? You have probably seen their package labels saying “Contains live cultures” or even better, saying “Contains Lactobacillus” or “Contains Bifidobacteria”. These live cultures is what makes…

  • ZOE nutrition programme: My results

    ZOE nutrition programme: My results

    ZOE test recap I have recently written a blog about what ZOE is and gave the overview of the testing process. But just to recap ZOE is the nutrition programme that gives you your personal food recommendations based on your test results. They take a very holistic approach and look…

  • ZOE nutrition programme: Test

    ZOE nutrition programme: Test

    What is ZOE? ZOE journey began more than 20 years ago when Tim Spector set up the largest adult twins registry in the UK (tens of thousands of twins) in order to study why twins can have significantly different health quality despite being genetically identical. Tim Spector is not just…

  • How I tested my microbiome every week for two months

    How I tested my microbiome every week for two months

    How I tested my microbiome every week for two months Introduction Three years ago I have developed health issues due to the use of birth control pills (if only doctors would tell you about the risks…). It started first with rosacea on my skin and then developed further into other…