by Elena Turner | Jun 17, 2022 | Gut Health, Children, Men, Women, Nutrition, Articles
What is the Connection Between the Gut Microbiome and Body Weight? The primary cause of weight gain is believed to occur when calorie intake is not used up, leaving the body to store the excess calories stored as fat, known as the “energy intake and expenditure”...
by Arna Devcich | Jun 15, 2022 | Articles, Gut Health
Quite likely you’ve heard the term ‘the gut-brain connection’, and wondered how it works? Well, the vagus nerve is what makes it possible… What is the Vagus Nerve? The vagus nerve, also known as the ‘wandering nerve’, is renowned for its ability to reach...
by Shannyn MacGibbon | May 27, 2022 | Men, Women, Gut Health, General Health, Articles
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition characterised by systemic chronic inflammation. It is caused by the immune system mistaking your tissues as foreigners and producing antibodies which attack those tissues. In RA this is...
by Sharon Erdrich | May 26, 2022 | Gut Health, General Health, Articles
Fructans are a type of complex carbohydrate found in many foods, including cereals and legumes and some fruits and vegetables.Some people are intolerant to these foods, due to not being able to digest the fructan component.Find out what foods contain fructans and what...
by Sharon Erdrich | Apr 30, 2022 | Articles, Nutrition, Gut Health, Nutrition Health
Willpower may not be entirely to blame for your eating habits — your gut bacteria may have a part to play as well. This has been hypothesised for some time, and new evidence has demonstrated that the feeding preferences of mice can be manipulated according to their...
by Sharon Erdrich | Apr 30, 2022 | Articles, General Health
A recent study conducted by researchers the University of Southern Denmark found that zebra fish that were exposed to antibiotics had offspring with reduced defences against viruses and bacteria compared to the parent generation. This suggests that antibiotics may...