Tag: digestion

  • How to beat bloating

    How to beat bloating

    Earlier this year, I had the privilege to give the 2020 Miss Universe GB Finalists a brief session on gut health and bloating and as we approach the time of year where stodgier foods are more frequently appearing in our diets, I thought it could be useful to revisit. 

  • Holiday Heaven

    Holiday Heaven

    As most of you who follow my articles and social media pages know, over the last ten years I’ve been to the little known island of Hydra in Greece an hour and half by boat from the Athenian port of Piraeus. I first arrived, frazzled and in dire need of a break back in 2009.…

  • The herbal route to healthy digestion

    The herbal route to healthy digestion

    Any digestive problems are often exacerbated over the festive season of excess. This can continue on into the new year, with symptoms of bloating, pain, lack of appetite or heart burn. The traditional way to kick start your digestion back into healthy functioning is through bitter herbs, such as dandelion leaf, artichoke, wormwood and hops.…

  • Avoid a bloating stomach

    Avoid a bloating stomach

    In the UK, 30% of the population suffer from gastro problems ranging from simple bloating and discomfort to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Many people find their lifestyle is severely limited by this chronic and debilitating condition – IBS affects 10-15% of people in Europe and includes symptoms such as bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation and…

  • Listen to your gut

    Listen to your gut

    For those of you that have been following my writing for some years you may know that I’m obsessed with the human microbiome. Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently you will probably have heard how important your gut is in relation to your overall health. As 80% of your immune system is in…

  • FODMAP Diet

    FODMAP Diet

    Following on from last months article on SIBO, this issue will look at the pros and cons of the low FODMAP diet, an exclusion diet specifically targeted at IBS and bowel problems. For those of you who are suffering from bowel issues and have had no luck with probiotics, other exclusion diets and seem to…

  • What is SIBO?

    What is SIBO?

    This month is devoted to Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Some of you may have heard of this but most may not and it has become important in identifying one of the underlying causes of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In recent years SIBO has also been linked with fibromyalgia, acne rosacea and other health problems…

  • Are you lactose intolerant?

    Are you lactose intolerant?

    Kate Arnold was diagnosed as lactose intolerant about 17 years ago. It took six years to get a diagnosis in the days when she knew nothing of nutrition and health! In the last ten years I’ve seen a surge of lactose and fructose intolerance patients that are mistakenly diagnosed with IBS. Without the proper test,…