Gut Brain

For a long time, the gut and the brain were thought of as separate entities – the gut was responsible for digestion and the brain was responsible for emotions. Fast forward to the present day, we k...

We’ve all done it. We’ve all picked a date in the diary, be it the first of Jan, the first of a month, or a Monday, as the day we will begin a new thing. Maybe you’re pledging to start a new exerci...

An interview with Dr Lynne Barker published in The Telegraph today poses the thinking that the key to a healthy brain may lie in your gut. We’ve taken a look at how the gut and brain communicate an...

Did you know that your gut and brain communicate? Ever wondered how? Or what you could do to help? We put these questions, plus some submitted via our Facebook community members, to neuroscientist ...

  We asked neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart to share some easy ways to rejuvenate your brain and body for spring and wow, did she deliver. The main message? To focus on the quality and diversity of y...

1. Rest & digest - sitting down and taking time to eat our meals has myriad benefits. Firstly, it allows us to better tune into satiety cues so we know when we are full or if we need something ...