Complex Chronic Patterns

Sleep apnoea in women often shows up as fatigue, insomnia and low mood rather than snoring, and gets blamed on thyroid, depression or perimenopause instead.

Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Quick Answer Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a condition in which mast cells inappropriately release chemical mediators, including histamine, prostaglandins, and cytokines, that may drive chronic multisystem symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, skin reactions, and anxiety. Standard allergy and inflammation tests…

You can have autoimmune activity with normal blood work. Why standard panels confirm disease rather than track immune balance, and which markers add context.

Chronic inflammation is low-grade immune activation running for years. How it links to heart disease, diabetes, autoimmunity and weight, and how it’s measured.

The AIP diet is a structured elimination and reintroduction plan for autoimmune conditions. What it removes, how reintroduction works, and who it may suit.

Functional medicine in Adelaide: root-cause care for chronic illness. How genetics, gut, nutrition, stress and environment are assessed together, not apart.

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy curb appetite but leave gut, hormone and metabolic drivers untouched. What to monitor, and what happens when you stop.

What a coffee enema is, where the practice came from, what the evidence does and does not show, and the safety points worth knowing before considering one.