Bloating Relief and the Microbiome
There is so much talk about the microbiome and how important it is, but what exactly is it? It’s a collection of microbes that reside within each and every one of us. A complex ecosystem of circa 39 trillion bacteria, fungi and viruses, all working together to defend our health and influence our behaviour. Bacteria […]
Key Steps To Improving Your Digestion And Bowel Health
The Basics Focusing on the basics is an integral part of healing the gut and recovery from IBS. We cannot expect a sound and robust digestive system if we don’t have the proper foundations in place. You wouldn’t start to put the roof onto your house until you knew you had a solid foundation in […]
Stockport Nutritionist: Ruth Tansey
Ruth Tansey is a Nutritional Therapist, Well-Being Coach, Colonic Hydrotherapist and Yoga teacher. Having recovered from debilitating IBS, Ruth opened her first clinic in 2011, created a franchise and is dedicated to helping others recover from digestive ailments. Ruth’s Story I wish I’d always been healthy and had a healthy relationship with food, but the […]
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
What is SIBO? SIBO is the overgrowth of commensal bacteria in the small intestine. That’s normal bacteria that just gets out of control, as well as archaea and yeast. The archaea are what produce methane gas, and bacteria make the hydrogen gas. It’s estimated that 85% of IBS cases are due to SIBO. So we’ll […]