Anaesthesia:an induced state of temporary loss of sensation and/or awareness for surgery OR a complete loss of normal sensation to an affected body part. Dysesthesia:an abnormal unpleasant sensation/feeling in a body part e.g. burning, acid under the skin, electric shocks, wetness. Can be spontaneous/un-evoked or evoked e.g. clothing touching skin Hypoesthesia:an abnormal decreased sense of touch i.e. the feeling of numbness to the affected body area. Hyperesthesia:an abnorma

Gut health is all the rage at the moment and it will no doubt get even more hype (and rightly so) as everyone's new year's resolutions eagerly kick in and the research base expands. What is a synbiotic? A synbiotic is when you take a probiotic and a prebiotic together. I have heard of a probiotics but what is a prebiotic? Prebiotics are ingredients that you gut bacteria love as they chomp them up and help them to thrive. Examples are substances called Inulin and Galactooligos