We all know someone who is experiencing stress every day, perhaps it is you.  And yes, a degree of stress is a part of everyday life. However, if stress is extreme or chronic, the stress response can be overwhelming and harmful to the body, leading to disease. When we experience stress our body reacts in...

The digestive tract does more than just digest, absorb and eliminate; it houses our marvellous microbiome. In recent decades scientists have made huge discoveries about our microbiome; you may know this as friendly bacteria or healthy bacteria or gut flora. Current science acknowledges that the digestive system, particularly the microbiome, is intimately connected to every...