NATIONAL IMMUNE HEALTH SURVEY RESULTS
Tonic recently conducted a survey with over 2000 people across the UK to get a better idea of the nation's understanding of immunity, as well as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their immu...
7 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT GINGER
he flowering plant known as ginger is a familiar part of many of our diets – indeed, Chinese medicine has backed its use for the prevention and cure of all manner of health problems for more than t...
OUR FAVOURITE IMMUNE-FRIENDLY RECIPES
While immunity has been a frequent topic of conversation throughout much of 2020, the start of the second national lockdown provides the perfect opportunity to take the time to work out what exactl...
If you’ve heard anything before about collagen, it’s probably its status as the body’s most abundant protein, or its claimed benefits for the skin and hair. What you might not have known so much ab...
ASK AN EXPERT: WHAT FOODS ARE GOOD FOR GUT HEALTH AND IMMUNITY
"All disease starts in the gut" - Hippocrates We have 100 trillion bacteria in our body, so collectively these contain more bacteria genes than we do! The gut is the biggest barrier to the outside...
Tonic's founder, Sunna van Kampen, reflects on the past year, challenges to date, and hopes for the future. Tonic is officially 1 year old today! And what a year it’s been. I first started thin...
HOW CAN I GET COMPLETE PROTEINS ON A VEGAN DIET?
The task of getting enough protein into your diet as a vegan is simultaneously simpler and more complex than you might think. On one hand, it’s a bit of a myth that you’ll struggle to consume suff...
PUMPKIN SPICE & ALL THINGS NICE: A NUTRITIONIST'S RECOMMENDATION FOR SEASONAL VEG
Eating the season is essential as we turn from autumn to winter. The change of this season in particular, is when we start to see the rise in bugs and viruses, that’s even aside from the prevalence...
THE SCIENCE OF WHY YOU SHOULD WEAR SUNCREAM EVERY DAY (INCLUDING UNDER YOUR MASK!)
This year has presented us with quite a few new habits to get used to; more diligent hand-washing (although we’d hope you were doing that one before!), social distancing, and – of course – the wear...
SLEEP AND IMMUNITY: WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
Sleep, something we all know and love on a lazy Sunday morning, but throughout the week tend to cut back on in order to fit more into our already busy lives. But do you know the impact on your heal...
WHY VALERIAN IS KEY TO A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
Difficulties with getting to sleep are among the most prevalent health and wellness issues of our age; it is thought that about a third of Britons will suffer from insomnia at some point in their l...
Frequently referred to as the body’s “happy” or “feel-good” chemical, serotonin actually has a broad range of roles beyond its contribution to wellbeing and happiness. Serotonin is certainly key t...
ASK AN EXPERT: HOW TO DEAL WITH A PICKY EATER?
So many of our eating habits go way back to childhood. Eating quickly: were you at boarding school or in a large family where siblings might have nicked your food off your plate? Or did you have lo...
