microbiome

Celebrations and the chance to indulge in some delicious treats is something most people look forward to. If, however, you have a sensitive gut, the idea of navigating celebrations can bring anxiety rather than excitement. Here at Kfibre, we believe that everyone should be able to enjoy delicious food [...]

It's officially the silly season and everyone is going nuts! It can be easy at this time of year to let your health take a sidestep in favour of blowing off steam at the end of the year. If, however, you have a bit of a dodgy gut, your Kfibre [...]

Eat Yourself Healthy By Loving Your Gut: Dr Megan Rossi Queensland has its own gut health guru, Dr Megan Rossi, the author of the bestselling titles Eat Yourself Healthy and Loving Your Gut. Holding a PhD in medical science, Dr Rossi is now based in London, where she founded The Gut Health Clinic. Ostensibly a [...]

“Gut" Health is German For Good Health: Can They Teach Us Something? Could you imagine a book called Charming Bowels becoming a best seller here in Australia? Well, that’s what happened for German author Giulia Ender’s debut book, Darm mit Charme, about the digestive tract, as it has sold [...]

Women's Health Week: How Can You Get Involved? Women’s health week will be celebrated from the 6th to the 10th of September in 2021. Now in its ninth year, women’s health week is a five-day nationwide drive committed to spreading awareness, information, and options for better health choices for [...]

What is Low FODMAP & How Can We Embrace It? The first thing to know about Low FODMAP is that it is an Australian invention and now recognised around the world. The low FODMAP diet was developed by Dr Peter Gibson and Dr Susan Shepherd at Monash University in [...]

Healthy Infant Gut Microbiome: Critical Foundations of Lifelong Health There is a lot of talk going on lately about the human gut microbiome and how it holds the key to our physical and mental health. If this is true, we should be paying more attention to what goes in [...]

Diabetes & Alzheimer’s Affected By Gut Microbiome: New Research There are two seriously debilitating conditions looming large over the Australian population as they approach later middle age. Diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease are becoming increasingly common within our western communities around the globe. Their impacts on quality of life are [...]

World Microbiome Day: Why Is This Day Suddenly So Exciting? What is the big deal with the human microbiome and observing World Microbiome Day? If you care for your health, you have to pay attention. There are a number of studies and research mentioning the health benefits of a [...]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Local Allergy Response to Histamines? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been at very high levels around the globe for a number of years. It is estimated that some 20% of the world’s population suffers from this condition. So, what is IBS and what causes this [...]