Digestive Health

Advanced Biotics: Next step in our collaboration in the field of shift work nutrition! We’ve now become part of the Shift work Nutrition Programme (SNP) developed by CIRCADIAN® (https://circadian.com/ ). The programme entails a personalized nutrition programme for shift workers focused around microbiome health. ‘The program aims to reduce the negative effects of irregular work on sleep, health, recovery and well-being. We investigate the gut microbiome and offer a dietary […]

As April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’ let’s look at the relationship between the gut microbiome and stress… When we are faced with a stressful situation our ‘fight or flight’ mechanism is activated, triggering the release of cortisol and adrenaline which increases our heart rate and raises our blood pressure, so that we are ready to flee or face the stressor head-on. It also causes our digestive system to engage which […]

The complex community of bacteria that live in your gut (called your microbiome) are vital to multiple aspects of your health and happiness… but do you know your postbiotics from your probiotics and prebiotics? Postbiotics are a relatively new concept in the field of microbiome health, and represent a unique approach to promoting gut health. Unlike probiotics, which are live bacteria that can be consumed in supplements or fermented foods, […]

Viridian Nutrition – Viridian names 2023 super ingredient: Probiotics Ethical vitamin company Viridian Nutrition has unveiled Probiotics as its 2023 Viridian Ingredient of the Year! Each year, experts at Viridian Nutrition forecast a nutrient or herb which will be especially significant in the field of nutrition in the year ahead. For 2023, Viridian’s Ingredient of the Year is ‘probiotics’, chosen due to this category’s ability to affect targeted health transformation […]

A new look for Nucleotide Nutrition The first company to research and develop food supplements based on naturally extracted, purified nucleotides, Nucleotide Nutrition Limited are unveiling a new look for their product lines and have been hard at work producing a new website scheduled for launch at the end of this week. The site will be a hub for “all things nucleotide” and will continue to grow quickly after the […]

Heartburn Written by Enzyme Science In 2017, a meta-analysis on the prevalence of reflux disease was conducted. It found that 8.5 million people in the UK suffered heartburn on a weekly basis which was severe enough to consult a doctor. Of those, only 30% were found to have Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease. Common comorbidities to heartburn symptoms include gastrointestinal problems such as IBS, spasms of the chest e.g. asthma and […]

Optibac’s Award Winning live cultures supplement: For Women   Our award-winning live cultures supplement, For Women contains bacterial strains found naturally in the vaginal and urinary tracts. These strains have been scientifically proven to reach the vagina alive and have been clinically trialled to support symptoms of thrush, cystitis and bacterial vaginosis. For Women can be used on an ongoing basis to help maintain healthy, intimate flora. In addition, the strains […]