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Inflammation occurs when our body tries to protect us from infection by foreign organisms including bacteria and viruses. It involves several processes in the body, including...

Lisa and Alana Macfarlane (AKA The Mac Twins), the faces behind the straight-talking, taboo-breaking The Gut Stuff, talk us through how they’re on a mission to make gut health...

Antibiotics are a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. Their action is to kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. Fortunately, antibiotics are still exciting...

How many different ways can live bacteria supplements support us? Kim Plaza, Nutritional Advisor at Bio-Kult talks us through the all-round benefits of live probiotics.

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 stomach is the seat of emotions...

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 microorganisms that exist...

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 system affects far more than what...

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', and here's why. Scientific...

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; gluten can be difficult to digest...

“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...