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The Gut-Heart Axis: How Our Microbes Influence Our Heart Health

It’s pretty well established that the trillions of microbes in your gut play a key role in health, but did you know they also influence the health of our heart? We asked Gastroenterology Dietitian ...
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Back to Basics: 5 Things You Need to Know About Your Gut

We're taking it back to gut basics with some specialist insight from our resident Gastroenterology Dietitian Dr Sammie Gill on the five things you should know about your gut. The gut microbiome is ...
Women’s Health and the Gut Microbiome: Changes Over a Lifetime
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Women’s Health and the Gut Microbiome: Changes Over a Lifetime

In recent years scientists have discovered that hormones play a role in shaping our microbiome, so how does this affect gut health over the female lifecycle? We asked Dietitian Laura Tilt to explai...
Women’s Health: Nutritional Needs Over the Lifespan
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Women’s Health: Nutritional Needs Over the Lifespan

Registered dietitian Dr Sammie Gill shares the different nutritional needs through the stages of a women’s life, covering recommendations from adulthood, through to pregnancy and menopause.Calcium ...
Dietitian Laura Tilt Answers Your Questions
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Dietitian Laura Tilt Answers Your Questions

A few weeks ago, we asked you via Instagram and our Facebook community, if you had any questions for dietitian Laura Tilt, and the answer was a big yes. From tips on dealing with bloating after eat...
Menopause and Your Microbes
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Menopause and Your Microbes

With more voices than ever speaking up about menopause, we asked Dr Shahzadi Harper to share some tips on how it affects your gut, and how to prioritise your health as you journey through it. This ...
5 Ways to Get Your Gut Microbiome off to a Good Start in the Morning
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5 Ways to Get Your Gut Microbiome off to a Good Start in the Morning

We asked Gastro-Dietitian, Dr Sammie Gill, to share five easy ways we can get our gut microbiome off to a good start each morning. 1. Have a fibre-filled breakfast to feed your gut microbes Maximis...
Back to Gut Basics: Tummy Cramps – with Dr Chris George
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Back to Gut Basics: Tummy Cramps – with Dr Chris George

NHS GP Dr Chris George breaks down why we get excess gas, what it is, and GP-approved ways to help. Tummy cramps: What are they?Tummy cramps can occur after eating and can feel like a dull or a sha...
Back to Gut Basics: Bloating – with Dr Chris George
Gut basics

Back to Gut Basics: Bloating – with Dr Chris George

NHS GP Dr Chris George gives us the lowdown on all things bloating including what it is, what symptoms look like and GP-approved ways to help.Bloating: What is it?Bloating is a full or uncomfortabl...