Tiny Steps. Big Health

A macrophage (type white blood cell) destroying an invading pathogen (phagocytosis)

What are macrophages and why are they important...

Macrophages are present throughout our bodies and in our major organs.  In the lungs, when air is inhaled for oxygen exchange, toxic substances (eg bacteria, viruses and fungi) may be...

What are macrophages and why are they important...

Macrophages are present throughout our bodies and in our major organs.  In the lungs, when air is inhaled for oxygen exchange, toxic substances (eg bacteria, viruses and fungi) may be...

Intermittent Fasting – Good for our Health or another Fad?

Intermittent Fasting – Good for our Health or a...

We walk into the supermarket and everything we need is right there at our fingertips.  We eat three energy-rich meals a day, plus snacks, with little or no physical exertion. ...

Intermittent Fasting – Good for our Health or a...

We walk into the supermarket and everything we need is right there at our fingertips.  We eat three energy-rich meals a day, plus snacks, with little or no physical exertion. ...

Purple Passion!

Purple Passion!

The more we read about anthocyanins, the more we shake our heads in wonder – we eat all this awful, processed food made from processed grains and preservatives when we...

Purple Passion!

The more we read about anthocyanins, the more we shake our heads in wonder – we eat all this awful, processed food made from processed grains and preservatives when we...

Exams are looming!

Exams are looming!

We know many of you have children or grandchildren who are facing school or university exams in the next couple of months - you might even be facing exams yourself.  ...

Exams are looming!

We know many of you have children or grandchildren who are facing school or university exams in the next couple of months - you might even be facing exams yourself.  ...

The perils of urban living

The perils of urban living

Research has also shown that a solution to the urban malaise is time spent in nature – even if that time is only brief.   Have you heard of "forest bathing?"...

The perils of urban living

Research has also shown that a solution to the urban malaise is time spent in nature – even if that time is only brief.   Have you heard of "forest bathing?"...

Your mouth as your first line of defence

Your mouth as your first line of defence

These types of conditions can inhibit the growth of beneficial species and drive the selection of bacteria with an acid-producing/acid-tolerating phenotype, increasing the risk of dysbiosis – which can lead...

Your mouth as your first line of defence

These types of conditions can inhibit the growth of beneficial species and drive the selection of bacteria with an acid-producing/acid-tolerating phenotype, increasing the risk of dysbiosis – which can lead...