Category: gut health
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The Gut–Brain Connection: Why Stress Affects Your Digestion (And What To Do About It)
Your gut has its own complex nervous system, often called the “second brain”, technically known as the enteric nervous system. It contains about 100 million nerve cells woven throughout the walls of your digestive tract.
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The Link Between Hypermobility and Gut Health
There’s growing evidence to support what many people with hypermobility have known for years: our joints and our guts are more connected than we once thought.
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Gut & Hormones: The Microbiome’s Secret Role in Hormone Balance
The connection between gut health and hormone health is especially important for women experiencing PMS, perimenopause symptoms, or estrogen dominance. If you’ve ever struggled with bloating, mood swings, heavy periods, or fatigue and felt like the usual hormone advice just wasn’t enough, your gut may hold the missing piece.
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The Fibre Guide: More Than Just Digestion
Fibre is one of the most powerful tools for nourishing your gut microbiome, supporting immune health, regulating blood sugar, and even balancing hormones. But not all fibre is created equal, and understanding the different types can help you optimise your gut health in a much more strategic way.
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Your Gut Has a Circadian Rhythm (And You Might Be Disrupting It)
Your gut has its own internal clock – and when it’s disrupted, it can affect far more than your sleep? Your gut has its own 24-hour schedule, and it’s guided by both your brain and your microbiome…
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Nourish Your Mind: How Nutrition and Lifestyle Shape Mental Health
In this post, I detail a few key areas where nutrition and lifestyle act as powerful interventions to support mental wellbeing. From gut health and fibre to blood sugar regulation and the vagus nerve, it’s all connected.
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Understanding Fatigue: Common Causes and Solutions
Fatigue is a common complaint in both clinical practice and daily life. The underlying causes are often overlooked or misunderstood. Feeling low in energy isn’t just about being busy or stressed – it often reflects deeper imbalances in the body that need attention.
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Are You Affected by Autoimmunity?
I’ve been working for many months of this year on a new E-Book I’m thrilled to finally announce; The Ultimate AIP Roadmap, a Comprehensive Beginners Guide to Navigating Your Way Around the Autoimmune Protocol.
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How Keeping Your Gut Healthy Can Make You Happier
The gut is home to trillions of bacteria that make up our microbiome and these bacteria produce chemicals that affect how the brain works and how we feel.
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