Food Intolerance, Liver Cleansing and Digestive Disorder Treatment in London

Welcome

We have a new consultation room at the Integrated Medical Centre, 121 Crawford Street, W1U 6BE (near Baker Street) , 020 7224 5111. Our laboratory is set up temporarily in South London.

We are setting up new clinics with laser treatment rooms, additional therapyrooms, laser distribution centre, special laboratories, research units and health product distribution centre at two locations:
A) ANGEL
B) PRIMROSE HILL

We will move with Dirk Budka Ltd, AIM Collaborations Ltd, MSML-Laboratories into our new premises by end of March 2010.

NUTRITION LONDON

...specialising in:

# Gastrointestinal Diseases and Digestive Disorders
# Post Food Poisoning Syndrome (PFPS),
# Histamine Intolerance**
# Allergy/Intolerance to Biogenic Amines like Tyramines, Putrescines, Cadaverines, etc.
# Fructose Intolerance, Lactose Intolerance, Sucrose and Sorbitol Intolerance*
# Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
# Abdominal Migraines

*we do these tests with the Hydrogen (H2) Breath Test
** since many years Dirk Budka is a worldwide expert in Biogenic Amines & Histamine Intolerances. A new book regarding Biogenic Amines and the implications of histamines on health aspects other than allergies will be released in Spring 2010

# Obesity and Bacteria
# Intestinal Regulation Programmes
# Allergy and Food Intolerance (Tests and Management)
# Chronic Fatigue, Post Viral Fatigue, Burn-out Syndrome
# Immune Disorders
# Emotional Health & Depression
# Rheumatoid Arthritis
# Migraine
# Skin Diseases
# Liver & Pancreas Diseases
# Sports Nutrition
# Medical Mycology (fungi, yeasts, moulds)
# Bacteriology
# Parasitology
# Virology

# Lasertherapy

we use medical lasers (Systemic Laser Treatment) for Fatigue and bowel disorders.

To read about Dirk Budka in MAIL ON SUNDAY (5th May 2009) and ELLE (JUNE 09) CLICK HERE
I made it very clear in the article that I hate the word "detox"... so calling me Dr. Detox is...well not really right, isn't it?

COLONIC IRRIGATION/HYDROTHERAPY... A DANGER FOR IBS-PATIENTS? To read more CLICK HERE

Dirk Budka's "Ready Meal Research" on Channel 5, Monday 18th August at 12.30, 17.00 and 19.00h (To see the programme go to http://news.five.tv/news.php?news=869)

Dirk Budka and his associates analysed for Channel 5 six different "Ready Meals" from four major UK supermarkets. Some might find the outcome shocking - we believe it is not unexpected: high levels of Bacteria and very high levels of Histamines. Details and comments regarding ready meals and this specific studies will be published soon.
Here is a little extract:
The level for histamines in fish (there is NO rule/law for the amount of histamines in meat and other foods) is 200mg/kg. This a shocking level, because good quality fish contain less than 10 mg/kg histamine, a level of 30 mg/kg indicates already significant deteriation. We found levels of 185mg/kg and 450(!)mg/kg. How long will authorities and the Food Standard Agency (FSA) tolerate these limits? The incidents of reactions are on the increase, because approx. 5-10 % of the population suffer from histamine intolerance.

Dirk Budka and his associates work from his clinic and own laboratory in Central London/Marylebone/Regent's Park.

The team also offers Transdermal Systemic Laser Therapy, a helpful tool to tackle Post Viral Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, ME, Adrenal Exhaustion, Stress and Burn-Out Syndromes, Glandular Fever, Fibromyalgia, etc.

Address:
Dirk Budka & MSML Laboratory
c/o Integrated Medicine Centre
121 Crawford Street
London W1U 6BE
020 7224 5111

OVERVIEW/ON THIS PAGE

WEBSITES
CANDIDA CONFUSION
MICROBIOME DIET
BACTERIA, FUNGI, VIRUSES, PARASITES - an overview and tests
SPECIAL CLINICS
PDF FILES OF RESEARCH PAPERS
ADDRESSES

Dirk Budka's other websites

To visit IBSFORUM CLICK HERE
To visit STOP-READYMEALS CLICK HERE
To visit PARASITE CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To vitit MSML-LABORATORIES CLICK HERE
To visit LASER CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To visit BACTERIA CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To visit IMMUNE CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To visit REGENERATIVE HEALTH CLINIC CLICK HERE
for information about HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE CLICK HERE

In Australia, USA and many parts of Europe the "Candida Scare" reached its peak in the 70s and 80s of the last century. In the UK Candida is still a big issue and in some parts of Europe, the "Candida-Scare" has a new awakening.
Many practitioners in the alternative/complementary medicine field still "over-diagnose" patients with "Candida", followed by parasites and of course the mysterious "leaky gut syndrome". And most of the times - of course - without any propper tests. The book "The Candida Confusion" was written, after examining over 200 patients who have been previously diagnosed with Candida.... and only 2 (!) had it!

now available: DIRK BUDKA:
"THE CANDIDA CONFUSION"
- ISBN 978-0-9557205-0-5, 64 pages. Copies available from
The Nutri Centre, 7 Park Crescent, London W1B 1PF
FREE DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

for the latest research regarding OBESITY AND BACTERIA go to page Diabetes/Obesity or CLICK HERE for www.bacteriaclinic.com.

A new booklet with the title OBESITY AND BACTERIA will be available to download in February 2009.

Dirk Budka's new "MICROBIOME DIET"

First of all... this is not a "one fits all" diet which you find more or less on a daily base in newspapers and magazines, promoted by nutritional health-gurus and/or health-journalists who seem to believe that there are foods, which are good for everyone and foods which are bad for everyone.
And when it comes to loosing weight, increasing energy levels, or getting rid of cellulite (here we go again!), for these gurus every person has the same metabolism and absorption.
So... what is the MICROBIOME DIET about?

The nutrient value or energetic value of food is affected by the digestive capacity of an individual's microbiota. This has implications for identifying individuals who are at risk of being malnourished or obese and treating them on the basis of a personalized view of nutrition that considers their microbial ecology. (P.J.Turnbaugh et al)

Means: analyse your microbial status (human - microbe mutualism) and you might be very close to find YOUR optimum diet/eating programme.
So... its all about your bacteria? Yes, it is! And never dismiss bacteria as your enemy or something that is just a "must" in your body, because your body is more bacteria than human: You have 10x more bacterial cells than human cells.

ALSO:
There are NO good bacteria
There are NO bad bacteria

In phases, good can become bad (e.g. when patients suffer with pancreas problems), bad can become good.
Even so called "bad" bacteria play important roles in your body. For example: the metabolism of xenobiotics (foreign substances like toxins, pharmaceuticals, etc.) which clearly makes a bad bacterium a good one!

We have to get used to the thought, that bacteria and other microbes play a much more important role regarding our health than ever thought before. Although some progress was made already, science is just at its beginning to learn about the role of microbes in our immune-system.

We know already, that there are more and more diseases, which were for a long time classified as "autoimmune disorders" or just diseases with "unknown causes". Now there is growing evidence and proof that they are caused by bacteria/microbes.
Two out of many examples: Crohn's disease and Rheumatoid arthritis.

Dirk Budka is the head of the:

- IMMUNOLOGY CLINIC (incl. the Migraine-, Skin-, and Allergy Clinic) in which the team treats also autoimmune disorders
- PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC (incl. rheumatoid arthritis)
- GASTRO-CLINIC in which the team treats

# Diverticulitis
# Crohn’s disease
# Ulcerative Colitis
# Pancreatitis
# Diverticulosis
# Dysbiosis/Dysbacteriosis
# Coeliac Disease
# IBS-A, IBS-D, IBS-C, IBS-PI and IBS-RS
# Malabsorption-Syndrome
# Food-Foisoning
# PFPS - Post Food Poisoning Syndrome

Dirk Budka and his team do IRPs (Intestine Regulation Programmes for digestive disorders) and is a specialist in allergies/hyper-intolerances including histamine and tyramine intolerances.

In the GASTRO and IMMUNE/ALLERGY clinic Dirk's team also offers test for carbohydrate malabsorption, fructose intolerance, lactose intolerance/milk allergy, Sorbitol Intolerance, Glucose and Lactulose Bacerial Overgrowth and Intestinal Transit Time and a stool analysis. For further information about the tests go to the TESTS site on this website.

(To visit Dirk Budkas IBS website www.Ibsforum.co.uk just CLICK HERE to go straight to it)

Citrobacter freundii on an agar plate
courtesy CDC

BACTERIA, FUNGI, VIRUSES, PARASITES - an overview and tests

When it comes to diseases created by microbes, complementary and conventional medicine are often light years away from being able to help patients. And there are many reasons for it. The main one: There is not enough knowledge regarding the human – microbe mutualism and disease.

EXAMPLE VIRUSES:
You feel unwell and your GP tells you: You have a virus, but he cannot help you, because in most cases there is no medication available and research in virology is more or less at the very beginning. But … should the GP not know more about your immune system? Could he/she not give you some ideas what to do to strengthen your immunity? …To avoid re-infection? If you are prone to infections, is it not a good idea to run some tests? …Other tests than the usual haematology tests? What about testing the viral load? What about a test for cytomegalovirus (CMV)? Do you know that scientific evidence shows that chronic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may accelerate the aging of the immune system and may lead to a high chronic-inflammatory background in elderly persons?
In most unidentified “you have a virus” cases, conventional medicine will advise you to drink more water and rest, and complementary medicine will tell you to take Echinacea. Of course… in many cases, your immune system will overcome the viral infection. But in some cases one has to ask the question: For how long? Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr-Virus (the causative agent for Glandular Fever), Shingles are all from the Herpesviridiae-family. They remain latent in your body and can cause many other health problems.
Why not testing for it? WE OFFER THESE TESTS To read more about viruses CLICK HERE

EXAMPLE FUNGI:
You have a Candida… When you hear this “diagnosis” from your health practitioner next time, ask him/her: which one? There are many different Candida species. Now… this is clearly the playground for alternative practitioners, who do not have (or want) to prove things. From stomach pain, diarrhoea, migraines and depression to “brain fog”, allergies, “multiple chemical sensitivities” and pain in the knee… it is all Candida related. Candida is ignored by conventional medicine (other than vaginal or oral thrush or the life-threatening candidemia in immuno-compromised patients), but overrated by alternative medicine.
Why not doing proper tests? WE OFFER THESE TESTS (which are of course not kinesiology, VEGA, Bicom, Bio-resonance or live-blood-analysis). To read more about Fungi and Yeasts CLICK HERE

EXAMPLE PARASITES:
I was diagnosed with parasites and they prescribed me a “parasite cleanse”. There are parasites which can harm you a little and there are parasites that can kill, but research also shows that there might be a different view: some worms/parasites might be even helpful to avoid certain diseases…
However, in complementary medicine parasites are only seen as bad and an expensive remedy – the parasite cleanse - is prescribed which promises to get rid of all parasites. Like the snake elixir in the Wild West. It helped against colds, broken legs, depression, impotence, cancer, heart disease and black spots… When you read about general “Parasite Cleansing”, think twice before ordering it. You might just be throwing your money away.
Many of these parasite-cleansing websites quote Dr. Hulda Clark, the inventor of the parasite zapper. Yes! This zapper sends electricity through your body which will kill the parasite (mainly the liver fluke… so they claim). Many Clark-disciples believe, that these zappers also kill the AIDS virus, heal cancer, hepatitis and get rid of obesity. They have an incredible logic: If a strong dosage of electricity can kill a man, a weak dosage can kill a small parasite. Extraordinary how many people believe this nonsense! It is also incredible, that they also throw all parasites into one hat. They are all the same! The Plasmodium spp. which causes Malaria and has killed half of all men, women and children who have died on this planet… or the Blastocystis hominis which is in some countries in the world classified as ‘harmless’ and in others as ‘pathogenic’… or the Giardia lamblia, which causes diarrhoea and gut problems… or the Acantamoeba which causes blinding keratitis, … or the Naegleria fowleri which causes damage to the central nervous system and kills within days.
Conventional tests concentrate only on some parasites, which trigger gastrointestinal diseases. Some labs like the Great Smokey’s in the USA test for some more… But how valuable is a specimen that has to travel around the world? Think about time, temperature-changes and altitude-change … this means the test results from these samples will not be very reliable.
Why not having a proper molecular test? WE OFFER THESE TESTS To read more about parasites CLICK HERE

EXAMPLE BACTERIA:
There are no good and no bad bacteria…there are only bacteria which are useful and some which are harmful at certain times. When it comes to bacteria, it is not about “them” and “us”, because we are more “them” than “us”. Human bodies have more bacterial than human cells. Gastrointestinal diseases like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or increased gut permeability (often wrongly named/wrongly diagnosed as Leaky Gut Syndrome), Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and food poisoning mostly have a bacterial background. Incidences of SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (sometimes called SBBO) and dysbacteriosis are growing and more and more patients are suffering from bacterial imbalances. In conventional medicine, gastroenterologists perform tests to diagnose or exclude bowel cancer, celiac disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, but they do not or very rarely test for bacterial imbalances. And even if they diagnose a patient with Crohn’s disease, which is still classified as an “autoimmune disorder”, most of them (still) do not accept, that there is more and more evidence that Crohn’s disease (and some other so called auto-immune disorders) is triggered by bacteria.
In alternative medicine, many practitioners prefer to diagnose bowel problems as “Candida” and they put the poor sufferers on long-term (and therefore sometimes dangerous) diets and prescribe loads of supplements. In my book “THE CANDIDA CONFUSION” I write about 200 patients, previously diagnosed with “Candida”… and only two of them had Candida! Or patients are being told to avoid wheat and dairy (who started this “stop wheat and dairy” nonsense anyway?).
Why not having proper tests? WE OFFER THESE TESTS: Absorption, Intestinal Transit Time, Hydrogen Tests, Bacterial Overgrowth Tests, etc… To read more about bacteria CLICK HERE and visit the TEST site.

Dirk Budka is an expert in Gastroenterology-Nutrition (incl. Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology) and Allergo-Dietetics and is a specialist in Histamine-and Biogenic/Elusive Amine Intolerances/Allergies.

His recent work includes

# "H5N1 - Birdflu and the Gastrointestinal Portal"
# "Blastocystis hominis - pathogenic or harmless?",
# "Listeria monocytogenes - the bacteria that always survive".
# "Foodborne pathogen, Bacillus cereus: growth in rice-based foods and inhibitory effects of Ocimum basilicum, Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare and their essential oils."
# "Active Ingredients, their bioavailibility and the health benefits of the Punica Granatum Linn (Pomegranate)"

DIRK BUDKA’s BOOKS AND SCIENTIFIC/RESEARCH PAPERS:

For FREE downloads CLICK HERE

# "THE CANDIDA CONFUSION"
- the failures of conventional and complementary medicine -

# THE BIG PARASITE SCARE
- well-founded or exaggerated ? -

# Foodborne pathogen, Bacillus cereus: growth in rice-based foods and inhibitory effects of Ocimum basilicum, Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare and their essential oils.
- A scientific study of the rice loving bacteria -

# ACTIVE INGREDIENTS,THEIR BIOAVAILABILITY AND THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE PUNICA GRANATUM LINN (POMEGRANATE)
- A Research Review -

# Venezuelan Haemorrhagic Fever Virus
- A Scientific Poster -

# H5N1 Bird Flu ... Is There A Gastrointestinal Portal ?
- Article and Scientific Poster -

# "Plant Pathogens and Response to Infections"

# "Claviceps purpurea and Ergot Poisoning"

Dirk Budka and his team works also in the field of:
Burn-out prevention, burn-out syndrome, sleeping disorder, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, PMT, PMS, Anger management, stress management, OCD, eating disorders, ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, mild to moderate depression, drug addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder.

Addresses again:

Dirk Budka
c/o Integrated Medicine Centre
121 Crawford Street
London W1U 6BE
020 7224 5111

Links

To visit IMMUNE CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To visit IBSFORUM CLICK HERE
To visit STOP-READYMEALS CLICK HERE
To visit PARASITE CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To visit MSML LABORATORIES CLICK HERE
To visit LASER CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
To visit BACTERIA CLINIC LONDON CLICK HERE
for information about HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE CLICK HERE

Food Intolerance, Liver Cleansing and Digestive Disorder Treatment in London - Dirk Budka