While Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said, “All disease begins in the gut” more than 2,000 years ago, we’re just starting to discover how right he was! The relationship between digestive health and overall good health is receiving a great deal of attention these days. Recent research reveals gut health is an important cornerstone to overall health and immunity. Keeping in line with this trend, we’ve released a study, “Gut health: focusing on our inner economy”, which details the factors affecting gut health, and what we could be doing to help promote it.

Although many of us seem to underestimate the importance of maintaining and promoting healthy gut residents (yes, we have bacteria, fungi, & several other living residents inside our gut!), we could benefit from making it a central part of our wellness programmes. Good gut health can mean fewer days lost to illness, lower healthcare costs, and may also be the key to staying healthy and fighting all kinds of diseases!