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Why methylfolate feels worse

Feeling worse on methylfolate — anxious, wired, irritable, headachy, unable to sleep — is common enough that it's one of the most frequent questions asked about the supplement. There are…

Elizma LambertSeptember 1, 2026

Articles Detox Gut Hormones

How Bile and Gut Bacteria Affect Oestrogen Clearance

Once your liver has finished with oestrogen, it packages it for disposal and sends it out in bile, into the gut, to be excreted. But that's not always the end…

Elizma LambertAugust 29, 2026

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Why Digestion Changes After Gallbladder Removal

Digestive problems after gallbladder removal are common, real, and frequently missed. Without a gallbladder, bile drips into the intestine continuously instead of being stored and released in a timed dose…

Elizma LambertAugust 26, 2026

Articles MTHFR

Why supplements stop working

A supplement that worked and then stopped usually hasn't gone bad and you haven't built up a tolerance to it in the way people assume. The more common explanations are…

Elizma LambertAugust 23, 2026

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Menopause, Cholesterol and Bile: Why You Feel Different

If digestion, cholesterol, weight and memory all seemed to shift after menopause, you're not imagining it, and it isn't just "getting older." Oestrogen quietly supports several systems at once: it…

Elizma LambertAugust 20, 2026

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What Are the Signs of Sluggish Bile?

The most recognisable signs of sluggish bile are digestive: discomfort or nausea after fatty meals, bloating, pale or greasy stools that float and are hard to flush, and loose stools.…

Elizma LambertAugust 16, 2026

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Primary vs Secondary Bile Acids: Why It Matters

Primary bile acids are the ones your liver makes. Secondary bile acids are what your gut bacteria turn them into after they reach the intestine. The difference matters because the…

Elizma LambertAugust 13, 2026

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What Is an Organic Acid Test and What Can It Actually Tell You?

An Organic Acid Test (OAT) measures metabolic byproducts in urine — compounds left over from energy production, neurotransmitter turnover, detoxification, and the activity of bacteria and yeast in the gut.…

Elizma LambertAugust 10, 2026

Articles Diets Food Sensitivities Gut

Which Foods Contain Fructans, Gluten, or Both?

Gluten and fructans are different things that live in mostly the same foods. Gluten is a protein. Fructans are a chain of fructose molecules — a carbohydrate — and they…

Elizma LambertAugust 9, 2026

Articles Gut

Why Sluggish Bile and SIBO Feed Each Other

Sluggish bile and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) tend to occur together, and each one worsens the other. Bile is antimicrobial — it's one of the things that keeps the…

Elizma LambertAugust 7, 2026

Articles Gut Weight Loss

Why Bile Imbalances Make Weight Loss Harder

If weight is far harder to shift than your diet and activity would predict, one under-recognised reason is bile acid signalling. Bile acids trigger the release of GLP-1 — the…

Elizma LambertAugust 4, 2026

Articles Detox Gut Hormones Oxalates

What bile acids actually do

Bile acids digest fat, and that's the part most know. What's become clear over the past two decades is that they do a lot more than just that. They also…

Elizma LambertAugust 1, 2026

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Are We Built to Be Well in a World Without Work?

An opinion piece. Elon Musk recently predicted that within about five years, artificial intelligence and robotics will be able to do essentially all work. In the world he describes, jobs…

Elizma LambertJuly 27, 2026

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Are Microplastics in Your Food a Hidden Health Risk?

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles — smaller than 5 mm, down to the nanometre scale — that have worked their way into our water, food, air, and now our own…

Elizma LambertJuly 21, 2026

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BioConcepts 2023 The Gut and Histamine

Elizma Lambert presented a webinar in Australia on Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) and Histamine Intolerance (HIT) — what distinguishes the two, and how the treatment approach differs between them.

Elizma LambertNovember 8, 2023

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Regenerus Labs 2023 Your Gut Instincts: A Functional Approach

Elizma Lambert presented two one-hour seminars for practitioners on behalf of Regenerus Labs in Ireland, as part of their Gut Conference. She had the privilege of joining Dr. Joseph Lamb…

Elizma LambertNovember 8, 2023

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5 Ways to Change Your Genetic Destiny with Nutrigenomics

An article written by Elizma for Seeking Health... Your genome, which includes all your genetic material or DNA, does play an essential role in who you are. It can…

Elizma LambertApril 27, 2022

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Microba 2022 ATP Science Gut Study

Elizma Lambert co-headed a study with Stephen Eadie on behalf of ATP Science and Microba Labs, looking into the effects of diet-based polyphenols and their effects on the gut microbiome.

Elizma LambertDecember 2, 2021

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Research Nutrition 2021 The Impact of Chronic Stressors on Mental Health and Wellbeing Digital Conference

Elizma Lambert presented a one-hour webinar (2021) for practitioners on behalf of Research Nutrition in Australia, as part of their online conference, on mould biotoxin illness and its effects on…

Elizma LambertDecember 2, 2021

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Can Gut Bacteria and Food Preservatives Affect Autism?

Propionic acid is a short-chain fatty acid that comes from two places: it's produced by bacteria fermenting undigested carbohydrate in the gut, and it's added to processed food as a…

Elizma LambertJuly 26, 2021

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Fasting and How it Affects Hormone Levels

Most of the side effects people notice when they start fasting — headaches, cramps, brain fog, low energy, reduced libido — come from two things: the sodium and fluid your…

Elizma LambertJuly 26, 2021

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When Your Thyroid Meds Don’t Work

Thyroid dysfunction is not that uncommon these days with more and more people being put on thyroid medication for either low or high functioning thyroid activity. This could be in…

Elizma LambertJuly 26, 2021

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ATP Project #261 – Macro Talk: Calories In Vs Calories Out

In today’s episode of the ATP Project, Matt, Steve, and Elizma breakdown the energy exchange of food. What goes in vs what comes out, the age-old discussion around calories in…

Elizma LambertMay 19, 2021

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ATP Project #241 – Herbs as Heroes: The Reishi Mushroom

In this episode, Matt, Jeff, Steve, and Elizma bring our first hero herb for this series front and center; ‘Reishi Mushroom’, and ancient herb with a royal bloodline dating back…

Elizma LambertMay 18, 2021

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ATP Project #253 – Thyroid Countdown

In this episode of the ATP Project, Danielle, Nicole, and Elizma breakdown the Thyroid, its functions and importance, lifestyle, genetic and medical disturbances to its balance and the essential nutrients…

Elizma LambertMay 18, 2021

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ATP Project #269 – All Things Adrenal

In today’s episode of The ATP Project – Matt, Steve, and Elizma have a meeting of the minds on the ever debated ‘Adrenal Fatigue’… is it real, can our adrenals…

Elizma LambertMay 18, 2021

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ATP Project #288 – Fundamentals of Fat Loss

In today’s episode of the ATP Project, Matt, Steve, and Elizma re-visit ‘Fat Loss’ and we say that because the very first episode of the ATP project covered the fundamentals…

Elizma LambertMay 17, 2021

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ATP Project #265 – Estrogen: The hormone that takes on many roles

In today’s episode of the ATP Project, Danielle, Nicole, and Elizma chat about the roles of estrogen in the body, how it shifts and changes as we age, the impacts…

Elizma LambertMay 17, 2021

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ATP Project #293 – Interview with Marty Kendall

In today’s episode of the ATP Project, Nicole and Elizma interview Marty Kendall – an engineer turned nutrition nerd. Marty, for most, comes from a very perplexing background in that…

Elizma LambertMay 17, 2021

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ATP Project #289 – Mind-Bending Macros

In today’s episode of the ATP Project Matt, Steve and Elizma combine data on the “grey realm” of macronutrient data. The questions around areas such as amino acids and their…

Elizma LambertMay 17, 2021