Although cod liver oil may have gone out of fashion, fish oil is having a moment…

Vitamins, minerals, fish oils… the list of nutritional supplements we are told to buy keeps growing. They are convenient, easy and cheap… but are they worth it?

These days, people are eating more frequently than they ever have before – and often outside of meal times. Scientists now think this has long term consequences for our health.

Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds of plant origin. These bioactive chemicals are a plants natural pesticides that it uses to protect from predators are actually good for our health.

Each time we eat, the gut barrier must become transiently permeable, known as 'leaky gut'.  This is physiologically normal but can be a problem for our immune system.