Green Tea
18/05/21
Is Green Tea for Me?
Green tea is thought to have various beneficial health effects, including feeding bacteria and maintaining a healthy gut flora.
22/03/21
Happy Tum: The Sensitive Gut Supplement
Designed for those who have tried everything. Gut symptoms make up a large proportion of appointments with GP’s. If problems persist, a referral to a gastroenterologist is made, but when nothing serious is found people often try a variety of probiotics, medications, diets and supplements. Altruvita Happy Tum is a vitamin and botanical extract formulation […]
9/01/20
Add a green tea extract to your new year health kick for additional benefits!
If you’ve made a commitment to kick off the brand-new decade with focus on a healthy diet and more exercise, this blog will certainly be of interest! You’ve probably heard of green tea and know that it’s good for you, but do you know why? Altruvita’s expert nutritional team takes a look at how adding […]
4/12/19
Alternative treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains a common and difficult to manage gastrointestinal condition. There is growing interest in the use of traditional medicine to manage IBS, as prescribed drugs often fail after time and revolve around symptom management of cramps and diarrhoea rather than addressing the cause of the problem. In particular, curcumin, a biologically […]
6/08/19
Vitamin D and IBS
Over the past few years there has been a renewed interest in vitamin D as it has been found to be strongly associated with many diseases. For example intestinal inflammation, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and some cancers cancer have strong associations with vitamin D deficiency. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the […]
18/12/18
Green Tea Intro
Green tea may help maintain a healthy gut flora, and support good digestive function.
28/03/18
Digest This!
What we eat affects all our organs, but it’s the gut that has to deal most directly with our dietary choices. A poor diet, high in processed foods, can cause constipation and inflammation, and could lead to more serious conditions. How do we look after our gut? The traditional Mediterranean diet (without the processed meats) […]
