Unless you are eating a carrot you have harvested from your back garden, you are probably eating processed foods. Processing is not the problem, in fact it can be beneficial to increase shelf life and safety of some foods. The problem is that in our current diets 50-60% of foods are loaded with chemical additives that do more harm to our health and good; these foods are known as ultra-processed foods…

In the beginning of my interest into gut health I heard the word 'microbiome' but never really understood it fully until I read the book 'The Human Superorganism: How the microbiome is revolutionising the pursuit of a healthy life' by Rodney Dietert. This changed everything for me. Dr Rodney Dietert translates the science behind the microbiome so that it is easy to understand- He dives into the revolution in health from the early years of antibiotics to our current health standards, diseases and treatment options. He highlights just how much of an impact the microbiome plays in our health as well as ways in which YOU can take ownership of your health.

We tend to view the human body as two entities- neurological function and physiological function, brain and body, mental and physical. But why? Why don’t we question the impact of our mental health on our physical and vice versus.

The gut-brain axis helps to explain this connection between our thoughts and emotions and the relative physical presentation as well as the role in disease mitigation.