Why We Love Bifidobacterium

MothersBabies Newsletter: Why We Love Bifidobacterium 26/06/2023 To view the newsletter, click here Could Bifidobacterium Be the Secret to A Healthy Life? You’d have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard about probiotics…These allegedly ‘gut-healthy’ little critters are popping up everywhere – in supplement form, added to foods, fancy kombuchas and kefirs… […]

5 Things You Need to Know About Gut Health

MothersBabies Newsletter: 5 Things You Need to Know About Your Gut Health 15/05/2023 To view the newsletter, click here 1. The health of your gut microbiome can affect your chances of successfully falling pregnant.No-one really talks about this, but we want to change it… Are we saying that you will definitely fall pregnant if you […]

RECIPE: ONE HEALTHY BABY

MothersBabies Newsletter:RECIPE: ONE HEALTHY BABY 08/05/2023 To view the newsletter, click here RECIPE: ONE HEALTHY BABY INGREDIENTS* 1 pantry & fridge stocked with fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, seafood and lean meats for mum-and-dad-to-be. 1 healthy, well-shaped, mobile sperm sample from healthy male. At least 1 good quality egg from 1 female, preferably […]

Footy Hold, Milk Spray & Tongue Ties My Personal Breastfeeding Journey

MothersBabies Newsletter:Footy Hold, Milk Spray and Tongue Ties My Personal Breastfeeding Story 01/05/2023 To view the newsletter, click here A bit of a different newsletter this week… I wanted to share with you one of my own, personal experiences… My breastfeeding story.I’m Clare, nutritionist and professional violinist (weird combo, I know!), and I’m the writer […]

Breastfeeding and Baby Immunity

MothersBabies Newsletter:  Breastfeeding and Baby Immunity 24/04/2023 To view the newsletter, click here   Breastfeeding and Baby Immunity From the people who tell you to supplement with formula in case your supply isn’t enough for your baby to thrive, to the overly blunt ‘Breast is Best’ campaigns… From those who give you sideways glances when […]

Want a healthy gut? You may need more fibre

MothersBabies Newsletter:The One Thing you may need more of, for a healthy gut 29/09/2022 To view the newsletter, click here What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘fibre’? Metamucil? Keeping ‘regular’ 💩? Chocolate coated digestive biccies? Chances are, your thoughts go to something to do with your toilet trips… After […]

The proven probiotic strain that reduces baby allergies

MothersBabies Newsletter: The Proven Probiotic Strain that reduces Baby Allergies 22/09/2022 To view the newsletter, click here  “Back in my day, no-one was allergic to anything!” (Granny, aged 93).   Spoiler alert: Your Granny is (almost) right!  Allergies are on the rise, with an estimated 30% of the population now suffering from some form of allergic […]

Bifidobacterium: The Key to Reducing Infant Allergy?

Bifidobacterium: The Key to Reducing Infant Allergy? Written by Clare Carrick ANutr BHSc (Nutrition and Health Promotion) Scientifically reviewed by Dr Fathalla Ali, PHD Paediatrics 11/08/2022 “Back in my day, no-one was allergic to anything!” (Granny, aged 93). Can you relate to this? Older relatives making sweeping statements about the lack of allergic disease in […]

What’s all the fuss about Biotics?

MothersBabies Newsletter: What’s all the fuss about Biotics? 15/08/2022 To view the newsletter, click here You’ve probably heard about probiotics, and maybe even prebiotics….but what about synbiotics or postbiotics?  Yep, there’s more of these ‘biotic’ substances than you might realise, and each variety may offer a different benefit for you and your health! What’s the […]

What’s All the Fuss About Biotics?

What’s all the fuss with Biotics? Written by Clare Carrick ANutr BHSc (Nutrition and Health Promotion) Scientifically reviewed by Dr Fathalla Ali, PHD Paediatrics 03/08/2022 ‘With the goodness of probiotics’…. ‘Gut-Friendly Prebiotics’….You don’t have to look hard to find some version of a ‘biotic’ stamped on the products lining our supermarket shelves these days…Whether that […]