Welcome to The Gut Hub
What is Heartburn & Reflux?
Heartburn, despite its name, actually has nothing to do with the heart. However, it is a burning sensation in the chest brought on by stomach acid rising to the oesophagus (acid reflux). The tube that joins your throat and stomach is known as the oesophagus.1 Can Heartburn be Linked to...
Is Caffeine Bad for You?
There has been a lot of coverage over the last 10 years calling to question whether caffeine is beneficial or a detriment to a healthy diet. We hope through reading this article, you will better understand the nature of caffeine and whether or not you should include it in your...
The Raw Food Diet; Is It Good For You?
The raw food diet consists of unprocessed and completely raw foods as a general rule. “Raw” includes foods that have never been heated over 40-48°C and that are not refined, pasteurised, or treated with pesticides. (1) The foods can be juiced, blended, dehydrated, soaked or sprouted as these methods don’t...
The Gut and Menopause Connection
Menopause is unavoidable for those with a uterus, so getting clued up on how the gut is connected to menopause symptoms may make it more bearable for you. The average age to be in menopause is 51 years old. Menopause means your periods will have stopped consecutively for 12 months,...
Top 10 Questions on Gut Health, Answered by an Expert Nutritionist
Google receives thousands of searches around the gut every day. Here, we've answered some of the most common questions with an aim to educate on what's going on in your gut and why. What is the Gut Microbiome? The gut microbiome exists in every person and consists of trillions of...
Gut Boosters: EVOO
The Mediterranean diet is well-known for being one of the healthiest, with the health issues within countries that follow this lifestyle being significantly lower than in most of the world. It is suggested that a chunk of that health benefit comes from their consistent use of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.1...
Gut Boosters: Vegetables
It’s pretty common knowledge that vegetables are good for you…but do you know why? What actually is it in vegetables that are good for our bodies? What in particular is good for the gut? Can you have too much of a good thing? The first thing we need to understand...
What is Stomach Ulcers?
What are Stomach Ulcers? Stomach ulcers, often referred to as gastric ulcers, are lesions that form on the stomach lining. Duodenal ulcers are ulcers that develop in the section of the intestine that is just beyond the stomach.1 Stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers have the same symptoms and are treated...
What are Probiotics and Prebiotics?
To understand the role of probiotics and prebiotics, we must first understand the gut microbiome and its role in our bodies. What is the Gut Microbiome? The gastrointestinal tract contains trillions of microbes that are known collectively as the gut microbiome. In our bodies, there are more good bacteria than...
Oats: A Hero of Health
Oats have become quite the online buzz in recent times and a staple in many diets spanning back 32,000 years, and for a good reason. 1 There are so many benefits to eating oats; many have even moved to ditching dairy and favouring oat “milk” instead. Oat milk uses 60% less...
