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 […]
Our Gut Health, Science and the Ancients
We’re not really human after all
Who are you? When we are asked that question, we usually start off answering with our name. ‘Yeah, but who are you?’ With a sigh we might begin to describe our parents, where we come from, our family or location. ‘Yeah, yeah, but who ARE you?’ Feeling a bit frustrated we begin to describe our cells and our bodies. It’s […]
Drugs found to harm our gut health
A wide range of drugs have been found to harm our gut health. In a study conducted by researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) , over one in four (250/923) non-antibiotic drugs were found to harm at least one species in the microbiome.