Functional & gut-health basicsThe best foods for gut health: a shopping list you can use today
The best foods for gut health, organised by the 5 roles they play for your microbiome — with tables giving… more
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Functional & gut-health basics
Root-cause nutrition that starts with the gut — what functional nutrition is and where to begin.
Functional nutrition looks for the root cause instead of chasing symptoms — and it usually starts with the gut, where so much of your immune and hormonal health is decided. From there we rebuild, whole food up.
These guides explain what functional nutrition actually is, how root-cause coaching works, and the first steps if this is new to you.
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What is functional nutritionGut health & the microbiomeLeaky gutFood sensitivitiesHow coaching worksMaking sense of your labs
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Functional & gut-health basics
Functional & gut-health basicsHow to Reduce Bloating With Food: Fast Relief & Lasting Fixes
How to reduce bloating with food: a quick self-check to find your cause, a 0–24h fast-relief toolkit… more
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Functional & gut-health basicsThe diverticulitis diet: flare, recovery and prevention
The diverticulitis diet flips 180° by phase: clear liquids and low fibre during a flare, gradual… more
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Functional & gut-health basicsThe GERD diet: what to eat (and what not to bother cutting)
An evidence-led GERD diet guide: how reflux really works, why the standard 'avoid' list is weaker than you… more
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Functional & gut-health basicsGut health diet: a functional-nutrition, food-first guide
A functional-nutrition gut health diet built on evidence, not hype: the '30 plants a week' target, what the… more
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Functional & gut-health basicsThe IBS diet: low-FODMAP and beyond, made simple
An evidence-based IBS diet guide: the safety gate, the 3-phase low-FODMAP roadmap (elimination… more
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Functional & gut-health basicsThe leaky gut diet: what the evidence really says
The evidence-based leaky gut diet: what actually supports your gut lining, what's just marketing, an honest… more
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Articles & food lists
ArticleGut Healing Foods: What the Evidence Actually Supports
Gut healing foods organised by the job they do — prebiotic fibre, ferments, polyphenols, barrier amino acids… more
9 min read
ArticleHigh-Fiber Foods: A Sortable List by Fiber Type
A decision-ready high fiber foods list: grams per serving split soluble vs insoluble, matched to your goal… more
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ArticleIron Rich Foods: What to Eat and How to Absorb It
Iron rich foods, sorted for meat-eaters and plant-based eaters, plus the absorption mechanics: pair non-heme… more
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