microbiome Archives • Alison Mitchell Naturopath

What you need to know about ADHD and gut health

4th May 2026

If you or your child has ADHD, the gut might be a bigger piece of the puzzle than you'd expect. Here's what the research says about the gut-brain connection, the microbiome, neuroinflammation, and how naturopathic support — including microbiome testing — can help.

Endometriosis and the Microbiome

3rd March 2023

Endometriosis is a complex condition and one of the drivers of the inflammation and immune dysfunction at it's core, is the imbalance of bacteria (dysbiosis) within the vagina, the digestive system and the peritoneal fluid.

The foundations for a healthy immune system

25th July 2021

Supporting immune health can help to reduce the severity of infection, likelihood of post-viral syndrome and improve vaccine efficacy.

Medications and your Microbes

6th July 2021

The microbes in your gut play a huge role in your overall health. Medications can influence the balance of these bugs. Some may be a direct cause and some correlational with the condition it was originally prescribed for. What can you do to support gut health with herbal medicine and nutrition?

The Anxious and Sick Merry-Go-Round with Kimberly Vucurovic

30th January 2018

Health & Wellbeing Podcast #25 After almost a year, I finally bring to you another podcast episode. 2017 has been a big year for me in many ways: Clinic has…

The Importance of Chewing

6th April 2015

[fb_button] Mahatma Gandhi once said that we should “chew your drink and drink your food”. Even if chewing your food more was the only thing you introduced into your routine, you’d be pleasantly surprised the…

The gut and your immune system

6th January 2015

“The immune system present in the gut makes more immunological decisions in a day than the rest of the immune system does in a lifetime”. (1) If your immune…

Why you should be eating fermented foods

30th October 2014

[fb_button] You've probably been hearing about fermented foods recently - things like how you can have a spoonful of sauerkraut alongside your dinner or add some kefir to your smoothie…

How I make my kefir

16th October 2014

[fb_button] If for some reason I was only able to treat one thing in people to improve their health, it would have to be their gut flora (or the microbiome,…

A Gut Feeling

4th July 2014

When your gut controls your mood: the gut-brain axis From as early as the 1930's, scientists were beginning to understand that the health of our digestive system could influence our…

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