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The Vaginal Microbiome and it’s Role in Conception
The microbes that live within and on us are an important component of what makes us human. Every different area of our body has an affinity with different types of …
How To Support Your Microbiome in Spring
Spring is now fully underway, and just as the flowers in our gardens need nurturing and care to flourish, so do the trillions of microorganisms that make up our microbiome. …
What are Prebiotics, Probiotics & Postbiotics?
In a world where more and more people are showing interest in the human microbiome and their own gut health, navigating and understanding the expanding world of ‘biotics’ can, at …
Menopause & The Microbiome
This article focuses on the interplay between the different microbiomes at this life stage with their associated symptoms and conditions. Gaining a deeper appreciation of the gut microbiota-brain axis, gut-vaginal …
Mood & The Microbiome
For many years, mental health was thought to be only a problem of the mind, and not linked to the processes and functioning of the body that houses the mind. …
IBD & The Microbiome
The range of disorders cumulatively known as IBD affects many people across the UK, and the human microbiome is involved in more ways than one. The question is, what can …
Exploring the impact of professional hygiene therapy on the oral microbiome
Dr Victoria Sampson BDS MFDS RCS Ed, in partnership with Invivo Healthcare and EMS Dental, is leading an interventional study exploring the impacts of professional hygiene therapy using state of …
IBS: A Spectrum
IBS is a catch-all diagnosis for someone suffering from bowel discomfort such as cramping, abdominal pains, bloating, diarrhoea, or constipation, or sometimes an alteration between the two. The trouble with …
GOS – A Targeted Prebiotic in Your Microbiome Toolkit
With so many different types of prebiotics available, ranging from partially hydrolysed guar gum (PHGG) and galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) to aronia berry and pomegranate, the clinical question of “which prebiotic?” is …
Hidden Patterns – The Importance of Missing Microbes
In this article Emily Blake, human microbiome specialist and clinical educator at invivo, delves into bacterial syntropy and the importance of analysing missing microbes when compiling test results feedback for …
The Oral-Reproductive Connection
This article focuses on the intimate relationship between the oral microbiome and fertility and how optimisation of oral health is a tool that we can harness to help us to …
The Gut-Vagina-Bladder-Axis and UTIs
Here at Invivo Healthcare we are committed to raising awareness of under-discussed health complaints and the evidence-based microbiome solutions which can help individuals to live their lives to the full. …