If we’re going to fix our gut we need to know what happened to break it in the first place. Armed with that knowledge we can make the best choices moving forward, so that we can get well and stay well.
The word ‘malnourished’ conjures up images of thin, hungry, unfortunate folk, lacking enough food and nutrients to be fit and healthy. Surely if we have enough food to be overweight then we can’t possibly be lacking anything, right?
The early years of a child’s life are a crucial time for the formation and development of their microbiome. If the wrong microbes get into their gut, it can set them on a path to lifelong problems.
We have something a little bit special for you this week: a brand new documentary on the human microbiome, featuring some of the hottest new discoveries in this exciting area.
It’s weird when you think about it… taking a probiotic means that we’re consuming billions of tiny live organisms that are going to make our body work better. So how does it work and how do we choose the best probiotic?
Scientific studies on both mice and humans show that the more diverse our microbiome is, the more resilient we are to stress. Can this really be true? If so, how can we work it to our advantage?
