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Thriving Protein is a great new addition to the Gut Happy range and it delivers a wholesome boost of protein, calcium, iron, selenium, vitamins C, D, E, folate and other B vitamins, all from organic wholefoods to support optimal health and wellbeing.

Did you know that our skin is the biggest organ of our bodies? It protects us from bacteria, acts as a shield from harmful UV rays, prevents moisture loss, helps regulate temperature and is an effective immune barrier. It is vital for keeping us safe and protected. Skin health is important for our overall health and Gut Happy has just added a new line to help.

Here’s to a Merry Christmas and a Gut Happy New Year.

Feasting and excess is a big part of the build up to and including Christmas and New Year, so we thought we would offer the tips we use to get us through, whilst aiming to stay as consistent and being mindful or our long term health and wellbeing.

Every piece of food that we ingest or drink we drink has an energy value to it and that is measured as calories. For example a 100gm apple has approximately 52 calories, whereas the 39g twin bar Twirl has 210 calories. You get the picture!

Exercise is emerging as one of the most powerful weapons in the disease-fighting arsenal to combat diseases like cancer.

We have blogged about self-care, exercise and mindful living that all help combat the fast pace of life, but what foods help to soothe our gut and help to restore the great gut microbiome.

Exercise has been shown to actually increase the diversity of your gut microbiome, especially when you go from doing no exercise to daily exercise.

Planning as we discussed, is one way to help you stay on track, give order to the process, and also give you focus, but how do you even start with your gut goals.

As in life preparation is key and having a goal for your nutritional needs is a great way to start.

It is said that the average household has 62 chemicals in it! But what are some of those chemicals and what are the effects. Ingredients in cleaning products, house air fresheners, non organic essential oils, detergents, fabric softeners, soaps and oven cleaners, just to mention a few, have some side effects that you may not be aware of.

It’s a fairly shocking statistic from America that shows that one third of aged people die from Alzheimer’s disease and of that one third, women make up almost 50%.

t is now thought that between 2% to 20% of the population suffer with intolerances. Many of these intolerances can be attributed to food.

Health is an investment and investing in your gut health is one of the best ways you can be kind to yourself, practise some self care and give your body the love it deserves.

All that said when should we be eating? Or maybe we should be asking when shouldn’t we be eating?

Being mindful creates the space in which you can hear your body and your mind and start to be more in touch with both.

Diets trends, just like celebrities come and go, but we thought we would have a look at a few of the more popular ones around and present some facts.

We build our health and wellbeing one meal at a time.

The power of positive thinking can and does stop stress and furthermore can arrest depression.