Gut health supplements come after fibre and fermented foods, not before. What fibre, cultures and other products can realistically do, and what to check.
Everyday Nutrition
Prebiotic Foods and Probiotics: How They Work Together
Pre and probiotics work as a pair: fibre in onions, oats and bananas feeds gut bacteria, while yoghurt and kefir add live cultures. A food-led guide.
Vegetarian Omega-3: Getting Enough Without Fish
Vegetarian omega 3 comes mainly as ALA from flaxseed, chia, walnuts and rapeseed oil. Why conversion to EPA and DHA is limited, and when algae oil helps.
Fish Oil: Who Might Consider It and What to Check
Fish oil explained: who eats too little oily fish, how to read EPA and DHA on a label, and the freshness, allergy and medication checks worth making.
Probiotics Explained: What They Are and Who Might Benefit
Probiotics explained in plain English: what live cultures are, what the evidence shows, why UK labels avoid the word and how to choose a supplement.
Omega-3: Are You Getting Enough From Your Diet?
Omega 3 explained: NHS fish advice, EPA, DHA and ALA sources, who tends to fall short, and what to check before you choose a fish oil supplement.
Do You Need Supplements? A Practical UK Guide
Do you need supplements? Learn who the NHS says should take them, from vitamin D in winter to folic acid, and how to read the NRV on a label.
What Is Colostrum and Why Do Adults Take It?
What is colostrum? A plain explainer on bovine colostrum: what it contains, why adults take it, what research shows and who should avoid it.
Drinking Aloe Vera Every Day: What to Know First
Drinking aloe vera every day: what to check first on taste, amount, sugar, pregnancy, medication and aloin, and what aloe drinks can honestly promise.
Immune System Boost: What Nutrition Can Really Do
Is an immune system boost possible? What sleep, vaccines and food really do, which nutrients support normal immune function and what supplements cannot.