Chris Woollams Health Watch

Gut bacteria, bone density and osteoporosis

It seems extremely likely that certain gut bacteria are associated with weak bone density and osteoporosis, while others are associated with the ingredients for good bone health as we age. The gut microbiome is known to have a direct effect on inflammatory markers, particularly cytokines that stimulate bone loss in mice via osteoclastogenesis.  In one previous study, gut microbiota have been...

Warning signs for Parkinson’s identified

A difficulty swallowing, stomach (rather than gut) issues, IBS without diarrhoea and constipation may specifically predict the early onset of Parkinson’s disease. On this Website, we have previously presented research showing that Parkinson’s disease may originate in the gut rather than the brain. Maybe not in every case but certainly there is a link. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical School,...

How night-shift work disrupts your health

Night shift work causes chaos in the body as the central ‘clock’ in the brain doesn’t reboot, but other clocks in various organs like the liver do, creating conflict between metabolites leading to a disrupted metabolism. Night shift work has been previously linked to metabolic disease - such as obesity, high blood pressure and higher cholesterol and blood sugar, and...

Cerebral Palsy and Child Epilepsy linked to significantly altered microbiome

Cerebral palsy and epilepsy in children  are two interactive neurological diseases.  According to the American Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a staggering 1 in 345 children now have Cerebral Palsy. This represents a quite alarming growth rate over the past 20 years. In that time, antibiotic and vaccine use has increased markedly in the USA.   Unfortunately, the clinical...

Hashimoto’s Disease

What is Hashimoto’s Disease? Hashimoto’s, Hashimoto’s Disease or Hashimoto Thyroiditis (HT) is medically defined as an autoimmune disease, where the body turns on itself and slowly destroys the thyroid. When the immune system does this, the thyroid makes less and less thyroxin, a hormone which controls metabolism in the body.  This is called hypothyroidism. The medical solution is to reach...

How ‘experts’ get SIBO wrong

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), where an excess of bacteria and yeasts inhabit the small intestine, is far more common than people think and often confused with IBS and gut lining damage when its prime causes are lack of acidity and gut motility. The Symptoms of SIBO These include bloating, gas, a sudden change to either diarrhoea or constipation and...

Stroke and heart attack – can you reverse atherosclerosis?

We examine research on ways ‘experts’ claim you can reverse atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque in your arteries, leading to heart attack and stroke. How inflammation, cholesterol, and calcium cause a stroke Atherosclerosis, which comes from the Greek and means ‘paste hardness’, is the term used for 'hardening of the arteries', a slow, lengthy process originated and maintained by inflammation.  First, raised...

12 ways to reduce your blood pressure naturally

Here are 12 proven ways to reduce your blood pressure (diastolic and systolic) without resorting to drugs; you can start today; over a third of adults in the Western world have high blood pressure and risk many illnesses, for example heart attack, kidney failure and stroke, as a result. Let's cover the obvious first! Do not smoke – there’s clear research...

Why ‘forest bathing’ even on the darkest day, is great for your health

Forest bathing, or Shirin-yoku, lowers cortisol, boosts the immune system and lowers heart rate because it is calming and trees and plants produce phytoncides. Ever had the urge to take a relaxing walk in the woods or spend a day or two in the forest? Actually you could be helping your health enormously. Infra Red Sunlight benefits you even on...

Give up Sugar for 10 days; feel the difference

When you give up sugar (not just glucose, but also alcohol, bought fruit juices, refined foods, fizzy drinks, alcohol, cake, biscuits, breads and pasta) for just 10-14 days, your body and your health will improve significantly. You’ll notice health improvements almost immediately.  You will stop insulin resistance; Around 70 per cent of Western adults have some degree of insulin resistance....

Escaping gut bacteria may trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis appears linked to a bacterium Prevotella copri, which has escaped from the gut into the bloodstream and causes inflammatory compounds to be produced. We have covered the role of gut bacteria in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) several times before. One particular bacterium that features repeatedly in investigations of rheumatoid arthritis is Prevotella copri and this was mentioned in our review on Rheumatoid Arthritis along...

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