Blog

The trouble with dairyIt seems to be more and more common to hear that someone has a dairy allergy, lactose intolerance or has simply chosen to cut dairy out of their diet. Why is this?While milk has traditionally been a mainstay of the British diet (with the UK consuming as much as 40% of the EU’s dairy products), there has been a growing awareness of some of the potential health problems associated with high dairy intake, including allergy and intolerance.As a result, many people are now choosing to go dairy-free.Allergy and intoleranceA dairy allergy involves the body going into shock...

Your body is home to trillions of bacteria. Known as gut microbiota, this colony of bacteria plays a role in your immunity, digestion and overall health. These bacteria aren’t all good guys, with some of them causing disease, and others working to fight it. In a perfect world, the levels of good and bad bacteria are in perfect balance, but in reality, they’re often thrown out of whack. When this happens, a probiotic is your best friend. But with so many options out there, how do you choose the best probiotic for you? In this blog post, we give you...

What is Crohn’s disease? Named after Dr. Burrill Bernard Crohn, the physician who first described the condition in 1932, Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disorder – a broad title used to describe any condition which involves the intestines becoming swollen, inflamed and ulcerated. Ulcerative colitis is another example of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Crohn’s, in particular, is an unpleasant and painful condition, which results in inflammation of all the layers of the lining of the bowel. It causes ulcerations (breaks in the lining) of the small and large intestines (most commonly the ileum), but any area of the...