The relationship of our microbiome (gut flora) is far more influential to our health and well being than we ever imagined (as James Gallagher describes in his radio series). But what can we do with our regular routine of eating to help maintain this in a healthy balance? We use many products to clean the outside of our body: shampoo, soap, toothpaste, but what about the inside of our digestive tract? If you cook something you clean up afterwards in the kitchen - what about cl

In Dr Christine Northrup excellent book The Wisdom of Menopause she explains that during the menopause women’s oestrogen levels naturally reduce but this can cause symptoms of joint stiffness, low blood sugar levels and soft bones. So how do you continue to run through this? Running actually stimulates the body to increase bone density so it is wise to keep your running going but allow yourself to have low days when you need to walk and run or go for shorter runs more frequen