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What are the causes of your depression?

Posted by Celia Grossman on 6 November 2018 | Featured

Hi everyone, Here is another post on depression. While my practice is focused on digestive complaints such as SIBO and IBS, as well as autoimmune conditions, and weight loss, most of my patients experience some form of depression or anxiety. … Read More

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The Story of My Left Hip (Osteoporosis and the medication to treat it).

Posted by Celia Grossman on 23 August 2018 | Featured

Many of my patients, especially women over the age of 50, have been diagnosed with osteopaenia or osteoporosis. This has been determined by assessing T-score results from a specialised X-ray, known as a DEXA scan. As a result, these individuals … Read More

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Is Depression really caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain?

Posted by Celia Grossman on 19 February 2018 | Featured

Are you one of the millions of people who feel flat, lethargic, depressed, anxious and/or irritable? Are you lacking in motivation, constantly worried, or find it hard to think? If so, have you gone to your GP for help, and, … Read More

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