Although antibiotics save lives every day they are also now linked to some of the biggest health challenges of our age such as diabetes, obesity and cancer. Why? Because of how they lay waste to our friendly gut bugs.
If we eat meat or if we’re plant-based but still eat dairy products, it’s worth being up to speed on the different ways animals are reared on farms. It can have a bigger impact on our gut than you might think.
Opinions are always shifting on which health supplements are best but one perennial favourite is cod liver oil. So what’s the big deal? It turns out that cod liver oil isn’t just Grandma’s favourite. It’s actually a vital supplement for healing our gut.
1 in 5 of us in the US or UK have one. From psoriasis in the skin to multiple sclerosis in the nerves, there is no part of the body exempt from autoimmune conditions. There’s something these conditions all have in common: they originate in the gut.
Ketogenic eating is all about harnessing our body’s capacity to be dual-fuel machines, not purely reliant on glucose but also able to run on fat, with some seemingly radical benefits.
Fibre is crucially important to the long term health of our microbiome and therefore our entire body, but did you know that if our gut is already in a bad state, eating high-fibre foods can actually make us worse?
