What are Probiotics? Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria that live in your digestive tract. Your digestive trace is home to more than 500 different species of bacterial, ideally 80 are the bad ones. There are literally trillions of individual bacteria residing in the digestive tract with the majority of the population living in the large intestine. The two most prevalent probiotics are Lactobacilla, which make up the majority of the probiotics living in your small intestine and Bifidobacteria, the most prevalent probiotic living in your large intestine. Read the rest of this entry »

Coeliac Disease is something which affects many people but which is not widely understood or discussed. It is a medical condition which affects the gut and digestive system of the sufferer and which people can be genetically pre-disposed to. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you know that your body is actually swarming with bacteria – and that it’s a good thing?

At any given time you have ten times more bacteria in your body than you do cells. Some of the bacteria are good (probiotic) and some are harmful (pathological). The bacteria residing inside you are not parasites. You live in complete symbiosis with them. Beneficial bacteria perform many useful tasks, and your health would seriously deteriorate without them. Read the rest of this entry »

The first step to better colon health is good hygiene which actually begins outside of our bodies. One common cause for some toxins entering the intestinal tract comes from having a nasal drip from some kind of sinus infection or cold which can introduce toxins to the intestinal tract. Another issue of course is washing our hands before we eat, any germ that is on our hands can be introduced to our intestinal tract. Read the rest of this entry »

Lactose intolerance is a condition the vast majority of the world’s population suffer from to some degree, particularly adults. What’s more is, whilst lactose intolerance is so common, and some people may suffer terribly with it, the majority of sufferers do not know they are lactose intolerant, and are unaware it is lactose which is causing their bodies distress. Read the rest of this entry »