By Chloe McLeod on December 6, 2013

Prebiotics are literally the food for your gut. Last week, I wrote about probiotics and the importance of these in gastrointestinal health. These ...

By Chloe McLeod on November 29, 2013

The human gut has an estimated surface area of a tennis court, and we have more than 100 trillion different bacteria living there. These can be split ...

By Chloe McLeod on November 23, 2013

I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago that sesame seeds were a fantastic choice. I thought it was time to expand on why. There have been ...

By Chloe McLeod on November 15, 2013

For nearly any of you who have spent much time with me, you would have heard me bang on about how great legumes are, especially legumes for ...

By Chloe McLeod on November 8, 2013

I was lucky enough to speak to our team this week about anti inflammatory foods, and the growing body of evidence there is around these. At the ...

By Chloe McLeod on November 1, 2013

That horrible feeling as you’re running. Cramping, bloating, and an undeniable urgency to find a bathroom. Also known as runners gut. Runners are ...

By Chloe McLeod on October 25, 2013

Coeliac disease is a condition where one is not able to consume gluten, as it will cause damage to the lining of the intestines, which results in ...

By Chloe McLeod on October 18, 2013

Every week in our clinic, our allied health team meets twice for in house education sessions. These are either single or combined discipline ...

By Chloe McLeod on October 11, 2013

‘You mean I have to keep my food diary?’ Yes. One thing many of my clients do not enjoy doing is keeping a food diary. Yes, it can be tedious and ...

By Chloe McLeod on October 4, 2013

Sodium is an electrolyte that our body needs in order to survive, due to its role in regulating blood pressure and fluid balance. However, too much ...