Our Gut Health, Science and the Ancients

Sometimes you have to go full circle to really know where you started. It seems a bit that way with our understanding of how our bodies work and the approach we take to our gut health and medicine. Modern western healthcare is based on the understanding of cause and effect. It is a linear relationship and we cannot ‘fix’ an […]

Call to stop ‘complete the course’ for antibiotics

An article in the British Medical Journal has argued that the traditional ‘complete the course‘ advise given to patients who take antibiotics is not backed by scientific evidence. It may be prudent that patients should only take antibiotics until they feel better, argued a team led by Professor Martin Llewelyn at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.