Gut Health

Happy World Digestive Health Day

Calling Gen Xer’s and Millennials – it’s time to listen to your gut! When we talk about gut health it’s easy to see our own gut trouble in isolation – an embarrassing little problem… Did you know that colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related death in the world?* The good news is overall colorectal …

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Hot Flushes and Fermented Food

Is our perimenopause a good time to start fermenting our food? Did you know that one of the classic symptoms associated with perimenopause – the hot flush – has significant cultural variations? The majority of American and UK women experience hot flushes as their hormone levels change during perimenopause, However, only a very small proportion …

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The Gut Microbiome and Mental Health

#WorldMentalHealthDay Did you know there are about 40,000,000,000,000 micro-organisms in your gut! YES, I know, yikes!! Our gut microbiome is as unique as our fingerprint. Shaped by age, diet, race, where we live, lifestyle factors, and potentially even gender. So many factors interplay and shape our unique microbiome. But one we can lead on is …

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