Government health advice since the 1960’s has been that we all need to follow a low fat diet and yet reviews have shown there was never any real scientific evidence behind this advice. So why are they still repeating it?
While knowledge of ‘leaky gut’ is gradually entering the mainstream, the closely related condition of ‘leaky brain’ is only just beginning to gain recognition.
Mental health problems are complex with many contributing factors. There’s now mounting evidence that the state of our gut may be a MUCH bigger factor than we could ever have imagined.
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?
