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Is what you’re eating ‘Boosting your Immunity’? With everything that’s going on in the world today the phrase ‘you are what you eat’ has never been more relevant. With all the nasties flying around we have been preoccupied with hand hygiene, cough etiquette, social distancing, restricted access, border closures, resort shutdowns. With all this, no wonder we are feeling a little on the messy side.  While keeping the nasties at bay externally it is just as important to build up immunity on the inside. As COVID-19 hit vitamin sales went through the roof. Somehow, we felt comfortable knowing that we were at...

Like many people diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, John Leith knew virtually nothing about the condition – the risk factors, the symptoms or long-term health impacts of the disease. Type 2 Diabetes is a progressive condition, so many people don’t display any noticeable symptoms. Another factor delaying diagnosis is that the tell-tale signs such as fatigue, being thirsty, dizziness or gradual weight gain are easily ignored or dismissed as a normal sign of ageing, stress or lifestyle choices.  This is what makes a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes all the more shocking for someone in the prime of their life....

By Kim Clerke, Microbiologist When you think about what parts of the body get the most attention, it’s often on the outside; your hair, eyes, teeth, skin, nails and overall appearance. The beauty industry tells us we’re worth it. We all want great looking bodies, but what about a great functioning microbiota?   Do we ever think about what’s happening in our gut? Once upon a time, our gut was thought to do one simple thing – digest food. More recently, scientists have discovered that the microbiome – the name given to the trillions of microbes (between 300 and 500 different...

Hemp Oz has been recognised as a leading Australian food innovator in the fourth annual FIAL Innovations Book: Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations. This prestigious 2019 collection of Australia’s best innovations highlights the Hemp Oz success story among 50 industry-leading innovations. Hemp Oz was recognised for its inspired solution to an age-old problem: namely that oil (or rather hemp seed oil) and water don’t mix. When Hemp Oz founder and CEO, John Leith was inspired to give the on-trend beverage kombucha a healthy twist by introducing hemp oil he needed to overcome the challenge of infusing hemp seed oil...

Winter is coming. And with it, our collective foreboding dread about the annual flu season. Experts are already warning that this year could be the worst in recent memory, as GPs report patients presenting with symptoms much earlier than expected. When the 2017 season led to 1,255 deaths, the worst in Australia for 20 years, this year’s prediction is a pretty scary prospect. Many people get a flu shot as a precaution, but this doesn’t provide guaranteed protection against all strains and generally only reduces your risk by 60 per cent.   When we get the flu, most of us...