In recent years, the research into the trillions of microbes that co-exist with humans, in, on and around our body’s has exploded with over 18,500 papers published in 2024! This article is a summary of the 6 most important discoveries from those papers, and what it means for our health.

Tremella has a long and valued history since the Tang Dynasty in China for beauty, and for health. Western science is catching up, revealling Tremella’s role in improving skin health, anti-ageing, immune health and metabolic health. It is a menopausal and perimenopausal woman’s best friend, supporting brain health with research revealing improvement in memory and cognition. It has roles in modulating the microbiome, reducing blood sugar, supporting the gut, protecting the liver and all while improving skin tone and texture. What more could you want?!

In the past treatments have focussed on improving the integrity of the tight junctions - proteins connecting cells of the digestive tract. However, if this was the only issue for people with intestinal hyperpermeability (aka leaky gut), then why are some still suffering? New evidence highlights the importance of other factors involved in the gut barrier that drive disruption of tight junctions. If you didn’t realise that the digestive system is incredibly complex, you’re in for a treat.

Oxygenation may be the new focal point for treating digestive symptoms of intestinal hyperpermeability (also known as intestinal permeability or leaky gut). Learn what the new evidence is and what can be done to optimise the health of the digestive tract. Is this your missing link?