Does seeing your nutrition as a form of money align with modern-day views of how our diet makes a difference? About three patients in this morning, before I started writing this, I heard a familiar nutrition-based request. “I want to know if I’m getting what I need from my diet.” I hear this request so often I devoted a section of this website to it! After years of … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 7: Treat your nutrition as currency?
In episode 7, we explore a concept very close to the heart—nutrition as currency. In this episode, Philip introduces the analogy he’s used with his patients for over a decade now. Definitely a popular concept from Philip’s speaking engagements too! Nearly once a day, I hear a familiar request. “I want to know if I’m getting what I need from my diet.” This Free … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 6: Can digestion make my anxiety worse?
Pre-COVID-19 studies suggest that just over a third of people will experience an episode of anxiety in their life. In Hong Kong, an estimated 26 per cent of people have reported mental health deterioration since the pandemic began. Pandemic aside, for those with another illness, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the prevalence of an accompanying anxiety disorder can be … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 5: Using food to unlock your anti-ageing genes
Fun fact about reversing ageing: If we cured heart disease and cancer, we would most likely increase our life expectancy by less than five years. That’s even with the absence of two of the biggest causes of death on the globe. In contrast, if we were to reverse ageing, the extension in life expectancy is estimated to be in the decades. Around three years ago, … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 3: Had to take an Antibiotic? What to do next.
Probiotics, prebiotics or a combination of both? Sometimes an antibiotic prescription is unavoidable in Hong Kong. For most, it’s when you’ve got an infection that isn’t getting better. For most, there can be a reluctance to take the antibiotics prescribed, and this may be warranted. The O’Neill report released in the UK defined this predicting that by 2050 … [Read more...]
Article: Had to take antibiotics? What’s best to do next to recover?
Probiotics, prebiotics or a combination of both? It seems they can all help reduce the side effects of using antibiotics in their unique way. Probiotics can help with some acute symptoms, such as antibiotic-associated diarrhoea,[1] especially in children.[2] Prebiotics, in the form of dietary fibre, can help rejuvenate the diversity of the microbial environment.[3] Combining … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 2: Is your digestion causing food sensitivities?
Have you ever said, “I can’t pinpoint which food sensitivities are making my digestion worse?” It’s possible then that something may need to change to make your digestion more effective. Food sensitivities may not be the cause of your IBS or digestive symptoms. Instead, they may be a by-product of a deeper issue within your digestion function. "So, the equation … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 1: What is Naturopathy in Hong Kong?
Click here to learn more about how naturopathy can help you in Hong Kong. In contrast to traditional Chinese medicine in Hong Kong, naturopathy is a western traditional natural medicine modality combining three pillars of treatment. The first is herbal medicine, the second is “nutrition as a therapy,” and the third is “diet as a prescription.” A holistic, … [Read more...]