Some weeks ago, we made the decision to remove our bulk wholefood bins due to the health concerns of COVID19.

I’m sure however, our customers will be pleased to know we have now reintroduced those wholefood bins, with the proviso that our staff will dispense the bulk foods for customers.

Recently I wrote about the connection between good gut health and our mental health and particularly the importance of probiotics as well as prebiotics in maintaining good gut health.

I’m sure we all know about the importance of probiotics for good gut health, however only more recently has the importance of prebiotics really come to the fore. Probiotics and prebiotics both play an important role in our health however their roles are not the same. Probiotics are the live bacteria which we find in certain foods. Prebiotics on the other hand are a form of soluble, undigestible fibre which as it passes through our digestive system nourishes and feeds our good bacteria. This is important because it enables our healthy probiotics to repopulate and survive.

There is no doubt the disruption caused to our lives over the past 6 months has for many had a major effect on our mental health. Unfortunately  I fear we are going to be experiencing major disruption in our lives for some time to come, which is why I have been so keen to research further into the possible benefits of saffron when it comes to treating mild depression and anxiety.

Further to my article last week I was interested to find additional research on the potential treatment of adolescent depression and anxiety with saffron.