Hong Kong and Macau are among the top three regions in Asia with the highest prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).[1] What is IBD? Inflammatory bowel disease includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Its primary characteristics include repetitive episodes of inflammation of the digestive tract.[2] Other symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease … [Read more...]
FIR Episode 46: Vitamin D for IBS, sleep and depression.
We're diving deeper into Vitamin D in this Free and Inspired Radio episode. We all know it is for bone health, but what about IBS, depression, sleep and protection from viral infections? Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in Hong Kong. Mainly due to the climate, estimates are between sixty to seventy per cent of Hong Kong residents are deficient. This … [Read more...]
Correct Vitamin D deficiency for IBS, sleep and immunity?
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in Hong Kong. So much so that it’s more of a surprise when my patient’s blood tests return showing sufficiency. There are a few reasons for this high level of deficiency that we are going to cover in the article. One of the main reasons Vitamin D is so important is the variety of functions it performs in the body. A key … [Read more...]