Jad Patrick Naturopathy Nutrition Counselling

12/11/2025

Love heals

RCT: Daily oxytocin administration combined with positive physical intimacy was linked to improved wound healing and reduced cortisol.

Oxytocin alone or positive interactions without physical intimacy did not enhance healing, suggesting the neurohormone acts to amplify the health effects of social behaviors.

https://ja.ma/4orNM25

03/10/2025

Soft drink consumption *may* increase depression in women via modifying the gut microbiome composition.

14/09/2025

Last year I had to take a lot of antibiotics for a skin infection and it’s ruined my gut. So here are some of the things I’m using to help my microbiome to recover ! Gut Repair - with PHGG to increase my butyrate producing organisms and to encourage movement, arabinogalactans to increase lactobacillus, sacchoromyces to enhance gut immunity and pomegranate husk to decrease bad bacteria and increase bifido. Then I’ve added some GiBiome Nourish - this formulation has polyphenols to decrease inflammation , kiwi extract to stimulate bowel movement and feed faecalibacterium , and more pomegranate extract to kill off bad bugs and decrease inflammation. I add some collagen to fill me up, and creatine for brain function. The best thing is it tastes absolutely awesome

04/08/2025

Not my best dog birthday cake effort but Maxx and Ludo loved it. This years been F****D but spending time spoiling two creatures that always make me smile helps. This years cake was made with wild venison bone broth 🦌, grass fed lamb mince 🐑 with turmeric 🫚 and topped with carrots 🥕 for crunch ❤️ it was supposed to be set with gelatin but I pulled it out of the mold too soon 😂 happy 12th birthday Maxx and Ludo 🐕🐕

26/05/2025

Cognitive defusion (distancing ourselves from thoughts so we can take effective action towards our values) takes a lot of practice. This can be a powerful way to stop letting your mind (and inner critic) dictate how you live your life

Great illustration of how to untangle ourselves from negative thoughts

10/04/2025

OPTIMISM is a four-week study that aims to compare the effects of two dietary patterns on depressive symptoms and other outcomes including anxiety, microbiome composition, gut permeability, and inflammation among adults with and without depression. All meals and snacks will be provided to participan...

19/03/2025

To learn more, check out the 2019 study, "An Apple a Day: Which Bacteria Do We Eat With Organic and Conventional Apples?"

PMID: 31396172

12/03/2025

I often say to my patients - if you’re going to have an indulgence meal - combine it with some veggies and fiber !

What happens when endotoxin gets into the bloodstream?

A 2023 question examined this question by injecting endotoxin into healthy adults. (PMID: 37797587)

Outside of a laboratory study like this one, how would one get endotoxin into their bloodstream?

The answer is food, particularly saturated fat.

This has been studied by measuring endotoxin in the blood after meals containing saturated fats like butter and cream.

Saturated fats uniquely bind to endotoxin and pull it into the bloodstream.

Fortunately, dietary fiber seems to negate these effects!

Read the full study here: The Importance of Food for Endotoxemia and an Inflammatory Response, PMID: 34502470

04/03/2025

07/02/2025

Creatine is so underrated as a supplement. I’d love to see a study that combines creatine + exercise in depression next ! :-)

In this 8-week randomized controlled trial in 100 adults with depression (50 men and 50 women), daily supplementation with creatine monohydrate improved depression symptoms more than a placebo.

These results add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that creatine supplementation can help with clinical depression. What makes this study unique is that it’s the first major clinical trial to look at whether creatine can improve depression in people not taking any psychotropic medication, like an SSRI. Instead, participants were only being treated with cognitive behavioral therapy.

More research is needed to determine how creatine exerts its antidepressant effects, but one theory is that creatine might modulate various neurotransmitter pathways, activating some (e.g., serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine) and inhibiting others (NMDA).

PMID: 39488067

Learn more: https://examine.news/fb250207