PiLeJe Laboratoire - Microbiota, Micronutrition, Nutrition, Phytotherapy

Taking probiotics and fish oil supplements during pregnancy may reduce the child's allergy risk, according to a very large meta-analysis presented in the PLoS Medicine journal. The analysis revealed a strong link between some foods consumed by pregnant women and their child’s risk of…

Runny nose, cough, high temperature, sore throat... common ailments that make a parent’s life more difficult ! After seeing a doctor, many parents then call in at a pharmacy to pick up a prescription for what appears to be a miracle solution to the problem: antibiotics.

The intestinal microbiota is present along the entire length of our gastrointestinal tract and is comprised of more than 10,000 billion live micro-organisms which play an important role in maintaining our health.

A large proportion of the ENT and chest infections encountered in general practice are caused by a virus. One interesting way to prevent or treat this type of infection is to use certain plants; an example of which is cypress which exhibits antiviral activity. This property was…

Vitamin D is different from every other vitamin: it is the only one that can be synthesised by the human body, and more specifically by the skin when it is exposed to sunlight. It acts on our health in many different ways, with notable effects on bone density and on the immune system.