Functional Medicine

23, November 2023

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

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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…

10, August 2023

Diets Digestive Health Lifestyle Medicine

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

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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…

21, February 2023

Lifestyle Medicine Minerals Vitamins

Have you been ‘Gish Galloped?’

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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…

12, May 2022

Diets Vitamins Weight management

‘Here’s the thing’

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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…

Man revealing new normal on wooden blocks

7, April 2022

Brain Health Immune Health Women's Health

History Repeats at a Human Cost

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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…

1, July 2011

Lifestyle Medicine

Celebrating 20 Years as the Global Leader in Functional Medicine Education

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2011 marks the 20th anniversary of The Institute for Functional Medicine. Antony Haynes and Leonie Ash attended the 20th International Symposium in Seattle with…

11, February 2010

Immune Health Lifestyle Medicine

Forthcoming Functional Medicine Text

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A New and comprehensive text written by some of the UK’s leading practitioners including the managing director of Nutri-Link, Michael Ash and edited by…