Exploring Your Gut & Microbiome

The Holistic Approach for a Thriving Gut Microbiome

Discover the transformative power of holistic nutrition in cultivating a healthy gut microbiome for overall wellness and vitality.  What is the Microbiome? The impact of your body’s microbiome is vast; microbes are everywhere and entwined with your body and it can influence multiple things from your digestive health to brain health. Simply put, the microbiome...

Demystifying Gut Health: An Expert Q&A with Andrea Hardy

Incorporating the power of delicious and simple foods into your diet, like Activia probiotic yogurt, can help support your gut health and overall wellbeing.   A healthy life starts from the gut which plays an important role in supporting a strong immune system, enhancing nutrient absorption, and promoting overall health and well-being. It’s important to...

Your Guide to Understanding the Microbiome 

Knowledge about the microbiome has surged, though gaps persist. And while the public’s awareness of gut health is relatively new, Florastor probiotics have been researched for decades. As recently as ten years ago, “gut health” wasn’t something you would hear in everyday conversation; it was mostly tucked away in medical textbooks or confined to scientific...

Bitters and Enzymes: The Differences Between Them and How They Support Digestion

While both naturally help the digestive process and improve gut health, there are some noteworthy differences between enzymes and bitters. When selecting a product that works to support digestion, it’s important to consider how the supplement functions. Digestive enzymes are popular as they can temporarily help one component of digestion to provide short-term relief. These...

Say Hello to a New Way of Accessing a Critical IBD Biologic Therapy  

For years, people living with moderate to severe IBD needed to access a foundational critical therapy at an infusion centre. Now they can have it at home.  About 1 in 140 Canadians is living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis — two of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While these are...

Trust Your Gut: Understanding the Power of the Microbiome

Kristina Campbell, MSc from the CDHF weighs in on the complexities and impact that the microbiome has on our overall health. The human body is a marvel of complexity, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the microbiome — the vast ecosystem of microorganisms that call our bodies home. From the bacteria in...

Q&A with Abbey Sharp

Q&A with Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic 

Seed and feed your gut with Probiotics and Superfoods

Dealing with digestive issues or just feel a little “off” now and then? Take some time to talk about gut health solutions. Can we chat? It’s about digestive health, something we don’t discuss enough. Venturing into discussions about the gut microbiome can feel like “oversharing” but since 20 million Canadians have digestive issues, is it...