Good Gut Groove

10/09/2025

If your goal is long-run gut and whole-body health, build your day around fibre-rich, minimally processed plants and treat probiotics like tools, not talismans. Food is the platform; capsules are plugins. The platform wins.

If your goal is long-run gut and whole-body health, build your day around fibre-rich, minimally processed plants and treat probiotics like tools, not talism ...

05/09/2025

Sometimes, the real fix lies not in what we eat, but how. The pace and style of eating can profoundly shape digestion, metabolism, and the microbiome. And if you’ve ever found yourself sluggish after a piled-high dinner plate, you’ll understand why Spain and Portugal’s tapas culture might be worth borrowing.

Sometimes, the real fix lies not in what we eat, but how. The pace and style of eating can profoundly shape digestion, metabolism, and the microbiome. And i ...

05/09/2025

Just as a sprinter and a marathon runner fuel differently, so too should a desk-based analyst, a surgeon performing a 10-hour operation, or a construction worker hauling bricks in the summer heat.

Just as a sprinter and a marathon runner fuel differently, so too should a desk-based analyst, a surgeon performing a 10-hour operation, or a construction w ...

03/09/2025

There is something so soul enriching and peaceful about watching really good fresh food being made. So far away from the supermarkets and fast food. I imagine her gut health is pretty good. 💚

28/08/2025

From day one, food corporations have known they couldn’t compete with freshly cooked meals made locally—too slow, too seasonal, too expensive. So they sold us something even more potent: the idea that convenience is king, and nutritious-ish processed products are the loyal subjects we've been waiting for. Turns out, we loved the narrative.

From day one, food corporations have known they couldn’t compete with freshly cooked meals made locally—too slow, too seasonal, too expensive. So they sold ...

23/08/2025

Seasonal Food Guide Australia provide a handy produce chart broken down into states. They also provide a map of local Farmers Markets making it easier to get all that lovely fruit & veg on your table.

Fruits and Vegetables in Season in Australia General.

22/08/2025

https://goodgutgroove.com/hair-follicles-microbiome-the-future-of-hair-care/

Your hair follicles aren’t just passive sprout points for strands — they’re living, microbial neighbourhoods with a direct say in your scalp and hair health ...

21/08/2025

Hormone replacement therapy isn’t just a hormone story — it’s a gut story too. For those who do choose or need HRT it can reshape microbial real estate, potentially preserving diversity and reducing inflammation as we age. But the real power move lies in supporting your microbes daily with fibre, fermented foods, movement, and anti-inflammatory habits.

When hormones shift (natural menopause or medical HRT), the gut community can change too. Think of it as a real estate reshuffle: certain microbial “neighbo ...

20/08/2025

Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced when gut microbes ferment dietary fibers (the stuff we don’t digest ourselves). Think of it as the currency microbes pay us back for feeding them: we give them fiber, they give us butyrate—a sweet trade-off that benefits both sides.

Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced when gut microbes ferment dietary fibers (the stuff we don’t digest ourselves). Think of it as the curr ...

19/08/2025

Unlike whole foods, highly processed foods are stripped of natural fibers, altered beyond recognition, and rebuilt with additives that our bodies never evolved to digest.

Modern food often looks nothing like the raw plants and animals our digestive systems evolved to handle. Enter highly processed foods (HPFs)—packages of con ...

16/08/2025

Allergies may feel like your immune system is being dramatic over something harmless — pollen, peanuts, a cat’s dander. But beneath that sneezy, itchy, wheezy surface is a fascinating relationship between your gut microbiome and your immune response.

Allergies may feel like your immune system is being dramatic over something harmless — pollen, peanuts, a cat’s dander. But beneath that sneezy, itchy, whee ...

13/08/2025

Ever been told you “can’t have too much of a good thing”?
Turns out, you can—especially when it comes to vitamins. From billion-dollar “natural” industries to B6 toxicity and a landfill of empty bottles, here’s why testing before you swallow could save your health and your wallet.

The billion-dollar health habit you might not need at all For decades, supplements have been sold as the secret weapon for a healthier, sharper, more energi ...