GUT CARE
Does all health originate in our gut? Our gut is a key adaptive interface that mediates many functions, and as such is central to health and disease. But poor gut health, combined with the challenges of modern life, and our … Continued
Health Benefits of Physical Activity
Research has shown that exercise can be as effective as taking medication – particularly for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Physical activity can also reduce your risk of many other diseases, including prostate and breast cancers, dementia and brain … Continued
JOINT ACHES AND PAINS
Do you have sore, painful, stiff, injured, or loose joints/ligaments, or are you prone to injury or concerned about supporting your joints? You might need support for joint or ligament structure and formation. Ligaments support our joints, holding them in place and facilitating … Continued
Looking after your GUT
Your GUT health affects more than just your digestion Experts tell us that it is important to care for your digestive system. You may have assumed, quite naturally, that this is because digestion is a vitally important process in the … Continued
Healthy Juicing
Living foods and raw foods and juicing Regularly eating so-called ‘living foods’ and raw foods (uncooked foods with the vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients still intact that cooking would otherwise destroy or alter), and drinking fresh juices, are two of the best … Continued
Dysbiosis – What is it?
Dysbiosis (also called “dysbacteriosis”) is the term used to describe a microbial imbalance on or in the human body (an imbalance of “good” versus “bad” bacteria). Although it is most common in the digestive tract and on the skin, it … Continued
Dandelion – Some useful health benefits
In the rush to find more powerful (and sometimes dangerous) drug solutions, many traditional treatments and remedies are often forgotten and abandoned. One such example is the humble dandelion. Dandelion is often dismissed as little more than a stubborn garden … Continued
Probiotic Supplements and Benefits
Friendly bacteria Many people are unaware that approximately 2kg of bacteria, sometimes called flora, reside in the gut. When everything is working well, there is a balance of “good” versus “bad” bacteria. The good bacteria are required in sufficient numbers … Continued
HEALTH BENEFITS OF BLACKCURRANTS
Considered to be superfruits due to their wide array of nutrients, blackcurrants were used during World War 2 as a replacement for oranges and other fruits rich in vitamin C (as they were difficult to source in the UK at … Continued
Your Diet and Nutrients
Most people simply go through life enjoying their food, without thinking too much how the nutrients in food keeps them fuelled and sustains life. To a certain degree, that is how it should be, because people do not want to … Continued