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"Science Backed" - What Does it Mean?

"Science Backed" - What Does it Mean?

Lots of companies sell products “backed by science” and it can be hard to qualify that science - as a scientist or as a non-scientist.  In terms of science/evidence we...

"Science Backed" - What Does it Mean?

Lots of companies sell products “backed by science” and it can be hard to qualify that science - as a scientist or as a non-scientist.  In terms of science/evidence we...

Polar Plunge Anyone?

Polar Plunge Anyone?

“On my first day in our new house, I am going for a polar plunge.”  My brain can be a little ADHD, or something – it’s like I forget I...

Polar Plunge Anyone?

“On my first day in our new house, I am going for a polar plunge.”  My brain can be a little ADHD, or something – it’s like I forget I...

Fat Matters - Obesity and Chronic Inflammation

Fat Matters - Obesity and Chronic Inflammation

As the obesity epidemic grows globally, chronic disease is on the rise with three of five people expected to die of chronic inflammatory diseases - like stroke, chronic respiratory diseases, heart...

Fat Matters - Obesity and Chronic Inflammation

As the obesity epidemic grows globally, chronic disease is on the rise with three of five people expected to die of chronic inflammatory diseases - like stroke, chronic respiratory diseases, heart...

Are You Managing Your Blood Sugar Levels?

Are You Managing Your Blood Sugar Levels?

Yacon stores its sugar in the form of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) which our body can’t digest, but our gut bacteria can. These types of saccharides benefit the growth of our "good"...

Are You Managing Your Blood Sugar Levels?

Yacon stores its sugar in the form of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) which our body can’t digest, but our gut bacteria can. These types of saccharides benefit the growth of our "good"...

Lungs Full of ... ??

Lungs Full of ... ??

In my last blog, I wrote about the different microbiome communities in our body that make up our total microbiome … and then, just like that, the latest and greatest Nature article...

Lungs Full of ... ??

In my last blog, I wrote about the different microbiome communities in our body that make up our total microbiome … and then, just like that, the latest and greatest Nature article...

Microbiome or Microbiomes?

Microbiome or Microbiomes?

The health of our microbiome – or should that be plural, microbiomes – are critical for our cardiovascular health. How can we have multiple microbiomes? Well we don’t really, the...

Microbiome or Microbiomes?

The health of our microbiome – or should that be plural, microbiomes – are critical for our cardiovascular health. How can we have multiple microbiomes? Well we don’t really, the...