2020 has got off to a good start for the Bio-Kult family, with the brand winning awards as voted for by retailers, healthcare professionals and consumers. Bio-Kult Advanced was voted Best Gut Health Product in the Your Healthy Living Awards 2019 as voted for by consumers. Bio-Kult Migréa scooped Gold in the Best New Product category in the True Health ...
Research from Aviva shows that the over 55s are the most committed to reducing their personal environmental impacts. The study shows that baby boomer generation are more likely to recycle their waste (84%), avoid single-use-plastic (66%) and buy only seasonal fruit and vegetables (47%), compared to UK adults in any other age group. The survey of around 4,000 UK adults ...
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Researchers have shown for the first time how a compound found only in avocados can inhibit cellular processes in the pancreas that normally lead to diabetes. Commenting on the research, Dr Sarah Brewer, said: “This latest research from the University of Guelph suggests that avocados may even protect against type 2 diabetes by inhibiting some of the abnormal cell metabolic ...
High numbers of consumers across the world understand the benefits of probiotics for gut health, new research from global ingredients specialist Kerry has shown. Kerry-owned probiotic ingredient manufacturer, Ganeden, surveyed over 11,000 health-conscious consumers in 14 countries. When asked which health benefits they associated with probiotics, they demonstrated “particularly high levels of understanding of their importance to gut wellness”. In ...
Eating two apples a day has been shown to help keep cholesterol down and fight heart disease risk according to new research. In a paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a team of scientists led by the University of Reading in collaboration with the Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) Institute, Italy found that eating apples which were rich ...
Some pregnant women with gestational diabetes may find that taking supplements of vitamin D combined with a probiotic could have beneficial effects on their metabolic status. However, women are encouraged to talk to their healthcare providers about meeting their nutrient needs during pregnancy, and whether supplementation with vitamin D and probiotics is right for them. ...
New research from King’s College London and China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan shows that omega-3 fish oil supplements improve attention among children and adolescents with ADHD that have low levels of omega-3 in their blood. This was a randomised controlled trial involving 92 children with ADHD aged 6-18 who were given 1.2g daily of the omega-3 fatty acid EPA ...
A new smoking cessation lozenge aims to work whilst you smoke to decrease nicotine addiction step-by-step, changing the pleasure of the smoking experience so that smokers stop for good. The Acetium lozenge helps to both kick the smoking habit and reduce nicotine dependency entirely, so you continue smoking until you feel you no longer want to smoke. Current non-prescription smoking ...
A nutritionist and health coach has become the first person to complete one of the country’s most comprehensive CPD-accredited distance training programme on supplementation. Sharon Strahan, who operates the Thrive Nutritional Therapy business, successfully finished all 20 different training modules offered by Pharma Nord UK, just two months after the programme was launched. The programme, which has been assessed and ...