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The other morning my daughter woke up covered in mosquito bites, and the strange thing was that she was the only one. The rest of us had slept in the same house, windows open, and not one of us had a single bite. She wanted to know why the mosquitoes had gone for her and left everyone else alone, and to be honest, so did I. We lived in Mallorca for 18 months not long ago, where the mosquitoes are relentless and I was forever on top of them, so I'd somehow assumed they weren't

Gut health is one of the most talked-about phrases in wellness right now, printed on yoghurt pots, supplement labels, and the side of every new functional drink, and yet if you stopped to ask what it actually describes, the answer is surprisingly hard to pin down. You have probably read the articles, tried the probiotics, added the fibre, and still felt unsure whether any of it was working, partly because nobody seemed to agree on what a healthy gut looks like in the first pl

This is a bonus article in the thyroid health series. The five main parts covered what the thyroid does, what a complete thyroid panel includes, the T4 to T3 conversion step, autoimmune thyroid disease, and the nutrients that underpin thyroid function. This article looks at something that rarely comes up in thyroid conversations: the everyday chemicals that can interfere with how the thyroid works, and the practical steps that reduce exposure without overhauling your life. Wh