27 Feb
Circadian clocks: drivers of health and disease
Our body is driven by biological clocks that influence multiple aspects of our health. We call these circadian clocks. Key Points ...
20 Feb
Body and Mind: Drivers of Stress (Stressors)
Our body has a way to deal with the many different stressors found in our environment. Anything from variation in...
13 Feb
Understanding Stress and How It Affects Our Health
Stress is a well-known term in our modern society, used to depict an overwhelming feeling of strain or mental pressure...
01 Feb
Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome (and how to treat it)
This complex condition can significantly affect your health. But, with the right diagnosis and treatment, you will be on your...
12 Jan
Coeliac Disease: A Brief Update
Once considered a rare condition, more and more people are being diagnosed with this autoimmune disorder....
07 Jan
Prebiotics vs probiotics, which one is right for your gut?
There is a new generation of smart foods, aimed at improving your health by targeting the microbes in your gut...
07 Jan
Short Chain Fatty Acids: the chemical language of the gut microbiota
A quick look at how short chain fatty acids and gut microbes communicate with our body. There are trillions of microbes living in...
01 Jan
Babies, microbes and health
Gut microbes can affect the health of babies in amazing ways When a baby is born, doctors measure their height and...
05 Aug
Gut Microbes: Beyond the Brain PT2 – Obesity
Here is a troubling fact: Australia is fat. More than 65% of Australian adults and nearly 25% of our children are...
29 Jul
Gut Microbes: Beyond the Brain PT1 – Cancer
Gut microbes are well known for their surprising influence on the brain. The brain-gut-axis, first described less than 10 years...