Latest articles on Nutrition
Gut bacteria and weight gain? SIBO, 'candida', and constipation
Can gut bacteria make you gain weight? Can you really blame your bacteria for your weight? The simple answer to that is YES! The balance of your gut bacteria is very strongly linked with obesity and metabolic...
Do you suffer from constipation? Find out how nutritional therapy may help
What do we mean by constipation? Constipation: Infrequent and frequently incomplete bowel movements. (1) Well if you suffer from bloating, hard stools, bowel movements that are few and far between (i.e. stools are not...
What’s wrong with my digestion? Why do I bloat so much?
When was the last time you felt really great and didn’t have any bloating, heartburn, constipation or diarrhoea? Are your digestive symptoms affecting the way you feel about yourself and your mood? Have you...
How to look after your digestive health over the festive season
Ah, Christmas is here again! And what a lovely time of year it is. It is a time for friends, family, festivities and food. Lots of it! If you walk along the supermarket aisles you can see all the tempting Christmas...
Why do I have gut pain, diarrhoea and constipation?
There are lots of reasons why people have digestive problems, from acid reflux to pain to diarrhoea and constipation. Maybe they have too much sugar in the diet. Maybe they don’t have enough fibre, or they have...
Grumpy guts
It is estimated that IBS affects somewhere between 9% and 23% of the world’s population. It’s hard to be any more precise as many people just suffer in silence not realising that they have a medically...
Constipation – Is it so bad?
If your bowels only move every few days, does it really matter? Well yes it does. Think of your bowel movements as the body’s way of getting rid of waste products and toxins that are not wanted and not good for...
Nutritional help to keep you 'regular'
Do you suffer from constipation and bloating?Have you seen your GP and been told its IBS and you are still suffering?Here are five simple things you can do and then if you are still suffering an appointment with a...
Endless digestive problems! Embarrassing, inconvenient, upsetting - sound familiar?
Our digestion can be affected negatively and result in constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, pain and even inflammatory bowel disease. It is so important that digestion works well as it has a huge impact on a person's...
Constipation – probably the most common digestive complaint
Constipation is a common condition that affects people of all ages. Although the symptoms vary from person to person, most doctors agree that anyone who passes hard stools and does so less than three times a week is...