Tag: gut health

Watch out for what you eat when you are on a course of antibiotics Doctors usually prescribe a course of antibiotics to fight infections caused by bacteria inside the body. However, some antibiotics are so strong that they tend to kill all the bacteria, even the good ones that are needed for one’s health and

Put down the sauerkraut and step away from the kombucha – there’s a brand new trend in gut health boosting foods, but you might not want to hear it. Edible insects. They’ve long been heralded as the protein-rich, environmentally friendly, meat-alternative of the future, but new research has discovered their positive benefits for human microbiome.

Experts and wellness seekers swear by the likes of kimchi and sauerkraut for giving their guts a dose of TLC. Kombucha is a staple in fit-girl fridges (and on most Women’s Health desks) while we all froth over bone broth. But, in the case of these gut-boosting faves, you can have too much of a

We’re always hungry for diet inspiration from around the world. Now for the latest health-boosting addition to the list: the Hadza approach. Say what? The subject of research fresh out of Stanford University, it’s based on the eating habits of the Hadza people in Tanzania, one of the world’s few remaining traditional hunter-gatherer populations.  After

Food is the number one weapon against the rise in lifestyle-related disease, says Reece Carter, naturopath and Jodi Lee Foundation Trust Your Gut ambassador. It all comes down to the gut-brain axis, the idea that the digestive system and nervous system are closely connected. “But with so much information out there around how to eat well,