MTHFR – Do You Even Need Activated B’s? Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Quick Answer MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) is an enzyme involved in converting folate into 5-MTHF, a form used in one-carbon metabolism and...
Fasting vs Starvation: Therapeutic Fasting Safety & Science Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Quick Answer Fasting and starvation are not the same physiological state. Starvation occurs when the body lacks sufficient energy...
Functional Medicine: Finding the “Why” Behind Chronic Illness Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA In our Adelaide clinic at Elemental Health and Nutrition, many patients describe persistent fatigue, pain, or physiological imbalance...
Nutritional Support for Surgery: Optimising Your Recovery in Adelaide Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Most people prepare for surgery by organising time off work or packing a hospital bag. However, one of the most important forms...
Excess Estrogen: Navigating Estrogen Dominance in a Modern World Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Quick Answer: What Is Estrogen Dominance? Estrogen dominance is a functional hormone pattern in which estrogen activity becomes...
How Heavy Metals Disrupt Thyroid Function: The Role of HTMA Testing Author: Rohan Smith | Functional Medicine Practitioner | Adelaide, SA Quick Answer Heavy metals—particularly mercury, arsenic, and cadmium—can significantly disrupt thyroid hormone production,...
