Scientific Wellness Blog

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 16

Feel good factor from fruit and vegetables

Eating more fruits and vegetables could provide a quick and significant improvement in happiness, life satisfaction, and well-being. Happiness gains from healthy eating can occur quickly and many years before enhanced physical health, said researchers.

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 16

Gluten linked to psychosis

A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine describes a case of adult-onset psychosis, which turned out to be due to celiac disease.

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 16

Prebiotics reduce anxiety

A study adds to evidence that prebiotic fibre could could be useful for people with digestive complaints, showing that it significantly improves gut bacteria and reduces symptoms of anxiety.

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 16

Modern diets, dysbiosis and inflammatory disease

FREE VIDEO - this talk takes us into recent discoveries that are translating into new, personalised clinical approaches that will change the way you think about the microbiota.

Posted on Mon, 8 Aug 16

Vitamin D works for IBS relief

Vitamin D supplements could be a very effective way to relieve digestive symptoms according to the first study in people with irritable bowel syndrome.

Posted on Mon, 8 Aug 16

Fish oil EPA vs. DHA myth debunked

Purified EPA dietary supplements are often sold as being more effective for reducing inflammation than regular omega-3. Turns out this is wrong.