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The role of gut health in psoriasis
Alex Manos is one of the UK’s leading Functional Medicine practitioners who specialises in SIBO and gut-related disorders, as well as mould illness and mycotoxins. He is also very passionate about physical therapy, movement, resiliency, life coaching, nutritional therapy, and biohacking. He is a lecturer at various colleges and institutions including the Institute of Optimum Nutrition (ION) and on the MSc program at The Centre For Nutritional Education and Lifestyle Management (CNELM).
2022
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This is a really informative and concise presentation (with slides) from Alex summarising the research around the role of gut health in psoriasis. He covers dysbiosis, gut microbiome metabolites, gut inflammation, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), leaky gut and also coeliac and gluten sensitivity. He is quick to point out however that the gut is not the only thing that contributes to psoriasis, as there are many factors that can accumulate and contribute to psoriasis including infections, body composition, environmental toxins, medications, poor diet, and stress. He addresses testing options that are available to help determine which aspect of gut health could be targeted using nutrition and supplements to help alleviate the severity of psoriasis.
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The Science Of Mood And Your Microbiome
Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognised leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, the Head of Strategy and Innovation of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a thirteen-time New York Times bestselling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine.
2021
Abstract
In this episode of the Doctor’s Farmacy podcast, Dr. Hyman chats with Dr. Uma Naidoo about all-things related to food and mood, connecting the dots between what we eat and its impact on everything - from anxiety and depression to ADHD and so much more. Dr. Naidoo is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, professional chef, and Nutrition Specialist. She specialises in nutritional psychiatry and she is regarded as a medical pioneer in this more newly recognised field. In her role as a Clinical Scientist, Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based clinical service in Nutritional Psychiatry in the US. With Dr. Hyman, they discuss the impact of America’s mental health crisis and reliance on medications to treat depression, anxiety, and how creating a personalized nutritional plan could benefit mental illness therapy. They also dive into the correlation between anxiety, depression, gluten, and folates, while explaining how the food we eat can drive neuroinflammation. They also talk about the research behind omega-3’s for neuroinflammatory conditions, and how poor food choices affect us from childhood.