I wrote my Managing PCOS for Dummies (Wiley) a few years ago and now and then I look at the latest research papers to see if anything else been publi…

I'm often asked to give talks on gut health, and I have to say, from a nutritional medicine perspective, it is such an interesting subject as the sto…

C-section births are on the rise and good nutritional status is vital post-birth, yet it is often an area that is completely overlooked. Here are som…

Firstly, you may be asking what is a microbiome? Let us start by removing the jargon. Simply put, our gut microbiome refers to all the bacteria and m…

Did you know that we each have roughly around 40 trillion bacteria inside our bodies, most of which are in our gut! The state of your digestive syste…

Struggling with menopausal skin? Here are some expert tips for caring for your skin in menopause.

It may not seem obvious that your digestive health is linked to your mental health, but many scientists are now calling your gut the 'second brain',…

Gluten, found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, and some other grains, is a protein which has an elastic-like quality to it. Think of kneading bread; glu…

You’re constantly hungry and your moods seem to only come in two types: irritable or angry (or ‘hangry’ as I like to refer to it as). You often wake…

“All disease begins in the gut.” - Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) knew that gut health was key to your overall health and many diseases and…

The gut barrier is our greatest physical barrier. It separates us from the outside world, covering a space of 400m² and requiring 40% of our energy.…

A high percentage of people are unable to digest gluten properly which causes a vast array of problems in the gut. When food that contains gluten rea…