Alarmingly high’ Vitamin D Deficiency in Britain A recent large scale population study published in the journal Clinical Nutrition found that a massive 50 per cent of Asians living in the UK were severely deficient in vitamin D. Furthermore, more than a third of...
Probiotics vs Prebiotics | How Microbes Promote Health Did you know that bacteria was one of the first beings to inhabit the earth? Long before the evolution of mankind. Therefore it shouldn’t come as a surprise to discover that microbes play a pivotal role in...
Microbiota and the Gut-Brain Axis in Mental and Physical Health It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie… …mind control bacteria and microbes alter your thoughts. But that’s the exact finding of an impressive array of scientific...
All-Natural Approach to Metabolic Syndrome If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) you’re not alone. Sadly, metabolic syndrome is on the rise and about 23% of adults suffer from it. In the US – 50% of adults over 60 have...
Study Shows How Our Gut Microbes Impact Sleep Patterns In a study led by Professor Masashi Yanagisawa at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, researchers focused on how gut microbes impact sleep patterns. Microbes alter their environment, producing neurotransmitters...
