Diarrhoea is something that most people will suffer from at some stage in their lives, whether caused by a bug, food poisoning or a condition that you have to live with, such as irritable bowel syndrome/disease, Crohn’s Disease or Diverticulitis. If the symptoms are...

Constipation – uncomfortable, to say the least. Potentially painful, for sure. You can become constipated for a number of reasons, from a diet devoid of fibre, through to pregnancy, post-surgery or a recognised illness such as IBS. In this fast-paced world, many...

Gas is one of those things that some people have, and some people hardly ever experience. So why is that? There are several reasons, and not everyone has the same digestive set up, we are all different in terms of what causes gas. The main thing is that if it becomes...

Bloating – uncomfortable, full, swollen or tummy distended? Sounds like you have the dreaded ‘bloat’. Millions of people suffer from bloating, and for most, it is a case of a hectic lifestyle and the wrong diet. For some, it could be for other underlying reasons, but...

Headaches can be so debilitating, especially the ones that drag on for more than a few hours. There can be lots of reasons for headaches, and symptoms will vary according to which type you have. There are 4 main categories of headache, namely: Migraine Chronic Cluster...

Talk to a biochemist and they will tell you that omega 3 is a polyunsaturated fatty acid. That means that it is a type of fat with a distinctive chemical structure consisting of double molecular bonds. The name omega 3 refers to the distance between the tail of the...

Like other vital nutrients, it is important to ensure you get enough vitamin D. Low levels can affect your health and wellbeing in significant ways. But before we discover how and why, we need to answer a more basic question.    Just what is vitamin D and why do...

Vitamin B12 is a complex and important nutrient. Chemically known as cobalamin, it’s one of the eight known B vitamins, all of which serve similar functions within the human body: they enable the production of enzymes that fuel chemical processes fundamental to life....

Could the gut be the key to understanding our mental health and physical well-being? Is having a “gut feeling” more than just a figure of speech? The gut, also known as the Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), is responsible for processing food from the moment it enters...

One of the most common pieces of dietary misinformation is that carbohydrates are bad for you. So are carbs bad for you or not? There’s a lot to unpack around that because it has led millions of people into the wrong idea about what to eat – and why. Today we’re...