Something New for You!

So, got something cool to show you.

We’ve been working really hard on this, and it’s finally time to unveil our…..

RESEARCH HUB! TA DA!!!

To see what I’m on about, click here.

Now, Rich would say that I’m showing my geeky side, to get so excited about a research hub. And he wouldn’t be wrong. (Annoyingly, the man is seldom if ever mistaken.)

But here’s the thing – there’s SO MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE. And SO MUCH OF IT IS POOR QUALITY.

How do you know what to trust? We do have our lovely Nutritional Therapists standing on guard 8 am to 8 pm weekdays, fighting the evil gremlins of misinformation, medical myths and dodgy gut health fads. Imagine them like this (the NTs, not the gremlins):

(With a shout-out to Adam – sorry Adam, but you know it’s true – the team is mostly women.)

But even with the unrelenting efforts of the team – there are only so many of them. And so many hours in the day. And SO MUCH BAD DATA OUT THERE to correct.

Despite our best efforts, weird and even risky bad data can spread. (Thank you TikTok!)

So now – we have the crystal palace of our research hub, to defend the lines between credible information about your gut health, and mucky balderdash that will make you cray-cray.

Think of the Research Hub like this, a clear and shining fortress to guard important information so that it can be protected and spread for the Good of All:

(Field Note: Do I need to get out more? Quite probably…)

Anyhow, the tricky thing about scientific information is that it needs to be USEFUL. Otherwise there’s no point. Because you can’t – you know – use it.

So we’ve had to try to develop something that is comprehensive, yet easy to understand. Clear, but complex. Offering a quick start version for beginners, and deeper research options for science junkies. Readable, but detailed.

Not easy, see?

But I do think we’ve managed it. The hub is organised into three large sections: Your Gut, Your Skin and Your Mood. Start wherever the heat is for you personally.

Then there are different categories. Start Here, Quick Answer, Full Explanation, Numbers that Matter, Related Questions, What the Science Says, Related GHE articles, relevant bits from my books, Ask Shann (questions I get asked most) and product recommendations.

Start at the beginning, and go straight through.

Or scan the headlines, and pick out one that appeals to you.

Or take a quick dip, or wander the knowledge hedgerows, foraging lots of goodies with which to make intellectual preserves…

Or all of the above, in not-so-strict rotation!

Depends on your level of time, urgency and interest. You do you.

It is literally, the closest thing possible to having me sit down at your kitchen table, drink your tea, eat your toast, spray toast crumbs all over you and answer your questions for hours about gut health.

(With obvious advantages over that real-life situation. Including the toast crumbs. Rich would tell you – DON’T get me started talking about gut health. Not if you have anything else to do that day.)

Thing is – I used to be able to do that. Actually sit down with customers, drink tea and chat about their issues, and how I could help. And I miss that. (Probably more than the customers do, if we’re being brutally frank.) So this is the closest I can get.

The good bit is – as the company has grown, so many other clever nodes have joined our network. It’s not just me figuring things out at the farmhouse kitchen table anymore. Now I have a whole wonderful team around me. Lead Scientific Advisor Dr. Amrita Vijay, Tech Supervisor Hanuman Hook and NT Eloise Marsh to name just a few, all of whom did sterling work helping to pull the Research Hub together. Thanks, guys!

On a serious note – my goal in doing this work has always been – and still remains – to give you the tools you need to become an expert of your own wellness.

You’re the only one inside your skin – you are ultimately the caretaker of your own internal garden. If you do a good job of that, your life will be so much more wonderful – because you’ll feel better, look better, function better.

And right now the world needs you functioning at maximum radiance.

So – GOOD INFORMATION GIVES YOU BETTER CHOICES.

What do you think of our new research playground?

Please do let me know!

Hugs,

Shann.x

Shann Jones MBE

Founder/Director

Holistic Wellness Leader of the Year 2026, Forttuna Global Group