Getting your digestion back to where it should be

Enzymes are substances we are familiar with from activities like washing clothes, but they also play a vital role in our digestion. Among the many different types of enzymes at work in our intestinal system are enzymes that digest fats and others which affect...

What is the microbiome?

There is increasing recognition that our total intestinal flora, also known as the microbiome, is very important to our health. The general opinion is that the more types of beneficial bacteria we have and the more of them, the better it is. The right gut...

Slow down, chew that food!

“Drink your food and eat your drinks.” This strange but ancient saying has some truth in it as far as our digestive system is concerned. Why is chewing so important? As children, most of us were told from time to time to chew our food and, unlike many...

But just which probiotics do you need?

There are many different probiotic supplements for sale, but which one should you use? One of the primary requirements is to choose a product that contains different bacterial strains. To get you started, we have listed the primary ones below. Lactobacillus...