Health

Can love and kindness support your health?

We all know that it's good to be kind and love each other, but have you ever considered that it might actually be beneficial to your health? Sue and Jeff have created a core ethos of seeing health ...

Constipation: How can a probiotic get your poo moving?

Constipation It happens to most of us at some point in our lives. It can make you feel uncomfortable, bloated, and sluggish. We get asked all the time if microbz will work for people who suffer fro...

Trusting the intelligence of microbes

We live in an age obsessed with understanding, measuring and optimising the human body. Yet the more we learn about the microbiome, the clearer it becomes that life is not something we can fully co...

The 5 Bs of menopause: bloating, brain fog, body odour, burping, bleeding gums

This blog rounds up my short series on menopause and some of the major symptoms and their causes. Today we're looking at a host of Bs  - bloating, brain fog, body odour, burping and bleeding gums. ...

Are your increased allergies connected to the menopause? And can gut health help?

This my second blog in a three-part series looking at some of the symptoms related to the peri-menopause and the menopause and their link to your gut health. This month it's about allergies and you...

Anxiety, allergies, body odour and brain fog - how better gut health relieved my menopause symptoms

By Andrea Marsh from Cotswold Menopause As someone who has experienced a large variety of symptoms, I’m committed to helping women alleviate their worst menopause and perimenopause symptoms natural...

How can the way you exercise impact your gut health?

Did you know that different types of exercise can affect your gut health in different ways? Exercise plays a huge role in increasing certain microbes in the gut that help to reduce the risk of infl...

Microbes and climate change: how the invisible majority shapes our planet’s future

Climate change is often framed in terms of smokestacks, fossil fuels and melting ice caps. And rightly so. Industrial activity remains the primary driver of rising greenhouse gases. But beneath thi...

Asthma and Gut Health: What's the Connection?

Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition. Right now, 5.4 million people in the UK are getting treatment for it: 1 in every 12 adults suffers from the condition and over 1 million child...

Winter wellness: how gut health can boost your immune system this season

As temperatures drop, our bodies encounter a range of seasonal stressors that make us more susceptible to winter illnesses like colds, the flu, and respiratory infections. While many people know t...

Why good sleep starts in the gut

Recent studies indicate that we’re experiencing a “sleep crisis” in the UK. A significant portion of us are sleeping less than the recommended 7–9 hours, often averaging between 6 and 7 hours per n...

Antibiotic resistance and the microbiome: why it’s time to trust nature again

For decades now humans have been disturbing the natural balance of microbes with our over-use of chemicals and antibiotics. Microbes, also known as single-cell organisms, may be invisible, but t...

Fabulous fermentation and what it can do for you

Fermenting is a buzzword in the wellbeing field these days because it is a kind of magic. It naturally makes food more digestible, nutritious and full of flavour. It's been around for centuries but...

The benefits of adding prebiotic foods to your diet

We try to include as many healthy foods as possible in our daily diet; one of the healthiest food groups that we're learning more about is prebiotics. Prebiotic foods are high in special types of f...

3 reasons pregnant women should take a probiotic

Pregnancy is an exciting time and there is a lot to prepare. There might be a nursery to decorate, newborn baby grows to buy and courses to take ready for birth. But the body is also working overti...