Although fermenting veggies has been around for thousands of years, it is now quite a popular item in health food stores. Traditionally used as a way to preserve food, now we know that fermented products are also great at keeping our gut bugs thriving.

There are foods and supplements that are now in the ‘gut health’ category and you will see these listed as probiotic, cultured or fermented foods/products. So what is the difference and which should we be using?  

This is such a hot topic right now I felt like it wouldn't be right if I didn't share my top tips for how you can waste less in the kitchen.

Gut health has become extremely popular recently and for good reason with research suggesting it is related to many things from immunity, how we store fat, regulating glucose levels, controlling appetite, digestion, mental health, hormone and neurotransmitter production and determining our disease risk. 

You may have heard the word microbiome thrown around a lot recently and basically what it means is the make-up of bacteria in our digestive tract (ie. our gut).

Kombucha is all the rage at the moment and I felt compelled to write this article after hearing a lot of people say they have swapped alcohol for kombucha during their Feb fast - which worries me! 

Let's be honest, the only good things about the flu or even a cold for that matter is a few days off work and an excuse to make people bring you mugs of hot tea! But we all know the flu isn't fun for anyone and although these below tips aren't a 100% guarantee to ward off the flu, you'll be putting your body at much less risk of catching it and if you do, then in you'll be in a better position to recover quicker.

We’ve all said it, thought it and complained about it….I’m huuuunnngrryyy!!! So many of us seem to have this fear of being hungry, but has it just become something that we fear because food is so widely available to us today or because we actually believe hunger is a bag thing?