Tag: microbiome
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Why 96% of Brits fail the 30g fibre target (and the “Ozempic effect”)
How much fibre a day should we eat? The recommendation in the UK is for at least 30g of fibre but 96% of adults in the UK do not meet this. Why don’t they do something about it given what we know about the health benefits and conversely, the ill-health consequences? Is it a case…
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A bespoke pharmacy to control blood pressure
Did you know that the key to controlling your blood pressure lies not with prescription drugs but with a tiny microorganism that lives in your gut? I did know about this but wanted to understand the mechanism and it turns out to be fascinating. There are trillions of microorganisms living in our gut including bacteria,…
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Officially vintage
I hit the half-century milestone today which makes me officially vintage. If I last another 50 years I can call myself antique. I wanted to have all my own hair colour back by 50 and while I’m not quite there I think I’m past the temptation to colour it. I’ve accepted the grey and am…
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Feeding the microbiome
At various points throughout my life I thought I was healthy. But as I’ve grown older and wiser I’ve learnt more and realised I wasn’t very healthy at all. As a child I ate a lot of white food – white bread, white rice, white pasta. Although my parents cooked at home it was often…
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