Author Archives: Ananda Mahony
Mind Over Matter
This month I have been delving into New Scientist again and one article in particular really sparked my interest. Called “Mind Over Matter”, the author David Robson outlines and supports the assertion that changing your attitude can have profound benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Mindset, Stress
Tagged positive mindset, positive psychology
The connection between our gut health and skin
The Gut-Skin Axis The health of the gut microbiome and its impact on wider health has seen an explosion of research, and with the advent of DNA sequencing our understanding of the microbiome and its effects on health is growing. … Continue reading
Posted in acne, Acne and diet, nutrition, Skin Health, Stress
Tagged gut skin axis, healthy microbiome, skin microbiome
Acne is more than skin deep
The burden of acne is more than skin deep. Strongly impacting on negative self-image and perceived stress, acne not only causes stress but is also made worse by stress. It is now well established that stress contributes to the development … Continue reading
Posted in acne, Skin Health, Stress
Tagged acne, acne and stress, heal acne, mindfulness, stress management for skin eh, wellbeing
A high fat diet worsens post-operative pain and inflammation
Obesity commonly correlates with increased pain. One of the mechanisms for this is relatively straightforward; having central adiposity (fat around the stomach region) or being obese is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation, and this, in turn, is associated with a … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management
Tagged high-fat diet, nutrition, obesity, pain, surgery
Relief with opioid discontinuation
Managing persistent or chronic pain is complex. Frequently there is a lack of objective reason for persistent pain yet it is real, personal and subjective and people with persistent pain are of then desperately seeking effective pain relief. I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management, Uncategorized
Tagged chronic pain, chronic pain treatment, low back pain, opioids, Persistent pain
Food marketing to kids?!?
Have you ever perused the food options on the shelves of the supermarket looking for the healthiest option, and then read the ingredients only to find it was loaded with sugar…or something that sounds like sugar but you just can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Health Tips, nutrition, Uncategorized
Tagged hidden sugar, ultra processed foods
Throwing the baby spinach out with the bath water
Recently I went into a well known supermarket looking for some leafy greens to go with the dinner I was cooking. I scanned the shelves and all I could see was packets of baby spinach, rocket or mixed greens, neither … Continue reading
Posted in Health Tips, nutrition
Tagged healthy nutrition, leafy greens, nutritional variety, spinach
Is modern life responsible for skin conditions?
The skin is a protective barrier between the outside world and our internal processes. Living on the skin is a whole world of microbes otherwise known as the skin microbiome. This bacterial world plays a key role in maintaining skin … Continue reading
Posted in acne, Psoriasis, Rosacea, Sensitive Skin, Skin Health
Tagged healthy microbiome, Psoriasis, skin microbiome, well-being
A new culprit in Type 2 Diabetes
Fat rather than sugar may be the most significant culprit in the development of diabetic neuropathy in Type 2 diabetics. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes. It can occur anywhere but commonly in legs and feet leading … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management, neuropathy
Tagged diabetic neuropathy, fat and sugar, nutrition
You are what you eat in chronic pain
Over the last decade we have seen a flood of evidence linking a poor diet with chronic health conditions. But what about chronic pain? Until recently the role of diet in relation to chronic pain in most areas has been … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic pain management, nutrition
Tagged chronic pain, diet, fruit and vegetables, healthy nutrition and diet
