The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the devastating effect a virus can have on the world’s population.  Other familiar viruses that affect people are the influenza virus, the Ebola virus, and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).  The human body is no stranger to

Microscopically small organisms, consisting of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other single cell organisms, live in and on our bodies.  Some are found on the skin, in the mouth, the nose, the urogenital system, but the vast majority are found in the gastrointestinal

The terms prebiotics, probiotics, and recently postbiotics, are being bandied about in relation to improving gut health.   The distinction is not always clear and the term postbiotics is not widely known.  The term “biotic” is derived from the Greek word “biōtikós”, which

We may not be aware that we live with 2 kg of microscopically small bacteria in our gastro-intestinal tracts (gut), which play a vital role in the functioning of our bodies. Bacteria are found on the skin, in the mouth, the nose,

1.    What are gut bacteria Our bodies are crawling with bacteria!  In the gastro-intestinal tract alone (starting with the mouth and ending at the anus) there are trillions of microorganisms, about 2kg worth of bacteria,  lining this 8m long tube.  And rightly

Sugar and refined carbohydrates feed the bacteria in your mouth that are responsible for tooth decay.  So too fast foods and processed foods cause an imbalance in your gut between the healthy, beneficial bacteria and the unwanted, pathological microbes.  This imbalance, known as

Research over the last decade and more has shown that the human body is not nearly as self-sufficient as we always thought – instead it is a complex ecosystem, containing trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit our skin, genital areas,