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Poo transplants and probiotics – does anything work to improve the health of our gut?

  • Written by Andrew Holmes, Associate Professor, University of Sydney
imageIf you don't have a problem, you don't need to mess with it. Joyseulay/Shutterstock

Our gut does more than help us digest food; the bacteria that call our intestines home have been implicated in everything from our mental health and sleep, to weight gain and cravings for certain foods. This series examines how far the science has come.

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