by admin | Jul 31, 2022 | Digestion, Gut health, Hormones, Lifestyle, Stress, Women's Health
Our nervous system is made up of nerves and chemicals that act as messengers for the body. It’s like the software of a computer communicating with the hardware of our body (the organs, muscles and bones) and telling them what to do. The Autonomic Nervous...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Digestion, Gut health, Lifestyle, Stress, Women's Health
The idea that the gut and the brain are closely connected and interact is deeply rooted in the language we use such as ‘gut wrenching’, ‘sick to my stomach’, ‘butterflies in my stomach’, ‘feel nauseous’, ‘gut feeling’ … We use these expressions for a reason. The...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Digestion, Gut health, Hormones, Menopause, Perimenopause, Women's Health
What is a hormone? A hormone is really a chemical messenger (a bit like email) produced by glands via a trigger (specific hormones produced by specific glands) and then travel through the bloodstream to act on target organs (cells) in order to create a specific...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Digestion, Gut health, Microbiome, Nutrition
A 2019 UK report showed that 1 in 7 adults and 1 in 3 children have constipation. Between 2017 and 2108 196 people a day were admitted to hospital with constipation. Yet in another study that interviewed 2352 adults with constipation, over half of them said they...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Digestion, Gut health, Microbiome, Nutrition
Fibre is key to a healthy gut and a healthy microbiome. It’s not sexy I know but it’s true. It is a superhero of health. Over the years – protein, fats and carbohydrates have all been either public enemy number one or the panacea for everything. Fibre seems to be so...
