by Amanda | Jul 13, 2016 | Article
What is Candida albicans and what causes an overgrowth? Candida albicans is one of a variety of Candida species of yeasts which are found naturally in the human digestive and genitourinary tracts, mouth and skin 1, 2 and is one of the only types of fungal organism to...
by Amanda | Jun 16, 2016 | Article
Hypothyroidism, otherwise known as ‘underactive thyroid’ is one of the most common endocrine diseases, second only to diabetes.1 Symptoms vary widely and include tiredness, weight gain, dry skin, intolerance to cold, constipation, muscle weakness, impaired memory,...
by Amanda | May 17, 2016 | Article
Gut bacteria are currently the subject of a huge amount of exciting and ground breaking research. Scientists are now able to analyse hundreds of what are possibly a thousand or more species which live inside your body, making up your personal microbiome. They are...
by Amanda | Apr 13, 2016 | Article
Almost half of all women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime. The most common UTI is cystitis, an infection which develops in the lower urinary tract and affects the bladder and urethra. However, it can extend to the upper tract, where...
by Amanda | Mar 11, 2016 | Article
In terms of packing a nutritional punch, there are few foods which score as highly as sprouted seeds and pulses, like sprouted broccoli, alfalfa, radish, mung beans, chickpeas and lentils. The process of germination, or sprouting, is demonstrated to increase levels...
