Aug 30, 2018
In episode #6 of The Alex Manos Podcast I speak with Robyn Puglia (IFMCP) on the role food plays in autoimmune disease. We discuss the different ways the body can inappropriately respond to food, including immune-mediated and non-immune mediated mechanism. We discuss how to persoanlise the diet, rather than following a...
Aug 28, 2018
In this episode I speak with Robyn Puglia (IFMCP) on the role infections play in autoimmune disease. We discuss what autoimmune disease is, genetic predispositions and how they relate to autoimmune disease, the immune system and the immune response, the pre-requisites that are thought to be needed for the onset...
Aug 24, 2018
In episode #4 of The Alex Manos Podcast I speak with Dr. Nirala Jacobi on SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), a very common cause of bloating, diarrhoea, constipation and other GI symptoms.
We discuss the causes of SIBO, which Dr. Jacobi breaks in to four different categories:
Motility issues
Digestive...
Aug 19, 2018
In this episode we discuss the two different types of PCOS - one that is the more traditional insulin resistance based type, but, we also discuss how adrenal function can play a signifiant role in the condition also. Dr. Jones shares a couple of case studies to highlight the different strategies that may need to be...
Aug 12, 2018
I speak with Tanya Borowski on Hashimoto Thyroiditis – an autoimmune condition of the thyroid. We discuss potential underlying causes of the condition, which lab tests we may want to consider, the concept of oral tolerance, and the importance of good liver function in supporting thyroid function. This is placed in the...