Journal

Winter Wellness and Intuitive Immunity

Dr Jenna Macciochi, Head of Innovation and Immunologist dives into her tips for winter wellness and intuitive immunity. Discover tips on nutrition, lifestyle and supplementation to prioritise wellness and support your immune health.

Matcha - The Jitter-free Caffeine Hit

Caffeine is a potent stimulant that helps you feel more alert, however it also prompts the release of stress chemicals like adrenaline and cortisol, which for some caffeine-sensitive people contributes to anxiety and other unwanted stress-related side effects. If you've experienced this, it might be time to explore a healthier alternative – enter matcha.

Rest Ritual - Optimising Your Evening Routine

A solid evening routine, or Rest Ritual, can set you up for a good night's sleep. Sleep is, after all, the time in which our body is able to heal and neurons build strong connections. Jo Woodhurst, Head of Nutrition explains the best way to optimise your routine.

The Rise Ritual - How Morning Routines Optimise Your Day

You have a fresh start each morning and so, the actions that you do first set you up for the rest of the day. The simple act of following the same habitual and familiar steps each morning sends a crucial message to your whole body; ‘I am safe’. Jo Woodhurst details the best way to make the most of your rise ritual.

10 Powerful Allies To Support Menopause

There are over 30 officially recognised and potentially up to 70 experienced symptoms of menopause including hot flashes, irregular periods, joint pain, mood issues and more. To help make the road a little less bumpy, Dr Jenna Macciochi explains some nutritional allies to support your symptoms.

5 Ways To Use Electrolytes

Being properly hydrated is crucial to our optimal health. Jo Woodhurst, Head of Nutrition gives her top 5 tips for using electrolytes.

Introduction to the Healing Power of Functional Mushrooms

Functional mushrooms, sometimes called medicinal mushrooms are a powerful, and often underutilised tool for health. Dr Jenna Macciochi dives into the power of mycotherapy for health.

Menopause Awareness Month - Understanding Your Body to Help You Thrive During Midlife

Menopause Awareness Month is important to help women embrace their bodies and gain a better understanding of how we can nourish and thrive during midlife and beyond.

MCT Oil - The Benefits

Ancient + Brave nutritionist, Katie Skrine, gives a breakdown on what MCT oil is, what the benefits are, and how we can incorporate them into our daily wellness ritual.

Matcha + Collagen: Origin Story

Explore how our founder, Kate Prince, was inspired by her visit to the breathtaking tea plantations in Japan, to create the perfect matcha blend.

Cacao + Reishi: Origin Story

Introducing Cacao + Reishi, a soothing blend that provides calm and tranquillity into your Rest Ritual. It has been thoughtfully crafted to help you wind down from your day and transports you into a state of peace. Each sip contains a depth of flavour from our high-grade, nutritious raw cacao and the soothing embrace of adaptogenic Reishi mushroom.

True Nightcap: Origin Story

Introducing True Nightcap. This advanced and nutrient rich nightcap provides carefully selected essential nutrients which support the body from neurotransmitters to the nervous system - designed to promote restorative and rejuvenating sleep.

True Hydration: Origin Story

Introducing True Hydration. Inspired by the natural electrolytes found in coconut water, this intelligent formula combines key minerals crafted for rapid replenishment. True Hydration is a simple and easy way to introduce essential minerals to your morning ritual to help kick start your day and hydrate your body after sleep.

Our Radiant Collagyn Has Had a Glow Up

You love our Vegan Radiant formula (as do we), and although you’ll be pleased to hear the flavour is still berry-rich and as delicious as ever, we have elevated the formula to help you get even more out of your daily rituals.

Debunking the Top 10 Myths about Collagen Supplementation: Separating Fact from Fiction

Dr Jenna Macciochi debunks the top myths surrounding collagen supplements, shedding light on the real science behind its remarkable benefits.

Building a greener future, one pallet at a time....

At Ancient + Brave, we put people and the planet at the heart of everything we do. We spent the day with the team at “How to Basically” learning about how we can reduce waste at our warehouse by reusing and up-cycling pallets.

Balancing Blood Sugar Levels Naturally

Blood sugar management can help you to cope with stress and brain fog, prevent Type 2 Diabetes alongside some other chronic diseases, as well as improve your physical and mental performance and aid weight loss. Nutritionist Katie Skrine discusses ways to balance blood sugar levels naturally.

How to Align Your Internal Clock With The Natural World

In the busyness of modern life, finding balance and synchronicity can be a challenge. Yet, the innate wisdom of our bodies craves alignment with the natural world around us. Read on for Jenna Macciochi's top tips.

Getting to Know Sarah Gorman

Sarah Gorman, The BlendFit Method discusses why her method to get people strong, fit and healthy is so successful and gives her top tips for those of us struggling to get into a regular exercise routine.

How Long Does it Take for Collagen to Start Working?

With its numerous benefits, it's no wonder that collagen supplements have gained popularity in recent years. However, one common question that arises is: how long does it take for collagen to start working? Let's dig in…

What Should Men Know About Taking Collagen?

Collagen is often (mis)represented as a ‘womens’ supplement - and we think it’s about time that changed. With all the universal benefits available from collagen supplementation, let’s take a closer look at why collagen can benefit men.

Get Your Outer Glow This Summer

When it comes to your face, nothing beats that natural glow and having clear, hydrated and radiant skin, especially throughout the summer season. We spoke to Katie Skrine to find out her best tips for getting that summer glow.

Seven Wellness Books for Mind, Body and Soul

If you are looking for a new book that will offer insight, inspiration, comfort or connection (even if like me you already have a pile of books next to your bed waiting to be read!), read on to find out which wellness books we recommend for this summer.

Getting to Know Rachel Carvell-Spedding of Navygrey

Navygrey has long been on our radar for their timeless jumpers and focus on sustainability. As a newly certified B Corp we were thrilled to get to speak to Rachel Carvell-Spedding and hear more about her journey.

How Collagen Works and What the Science Tells Us (So Far)

It’s not surprising that many are starting to ask questions about whether or not collagen is too good to be true. Where is it sourced from? What is the science telling us? And crucially, how does it even work? Jo Woodhurst, Head of Nutrition delves into all the science so far.

An Intuitive Way to Approach Sleep

Good sleeping doesn’t start in the bedroom. We can learn to help ourselves to sleep by gentle habits throughout the day that tap in to our bodies natural need for sleep at night.

Are You Willing to be Perfectly Imperfect?

Creating habits that build consistency and not intensity is key to making them long-term ones that you stick to. Kathryn Meadows discusses self-sabotage and how waiting for the “perfect” moment can become a barrier to you doing something at all.

How to Practice Intuitive Movement

Intuitive Movement is exercise from a place of self-inquiry, self-love and self-compassion. Turning inward to listen to our bodies’ needs is becoming increasingly difficult, but noticing how we are feeling and responding accordingly is a necessary skill.

Intuitive Wellness for Immune Health

Immunologist and Head of Innovation, Jenna Macciochi, discusses the best ways to support immune health, whilst tapping into your innate body wisdom and methods of intuitive wellness.

An Introduction to Intuitive Wellness

Intuitive wellness is where we put together the skill of listening to our body with responding using different nutrients, supplements and lifestyle practices. By tuning into those body-messages we receive right from the moment we wake, we can start to navigate our personalised health needs.

Too Much of a Good… Stress?

Our Head of Nutrition, Jo Woodhurst takes a look at the impact of putting our bodies through too much "good stress", guiding us to understand what a ‘healthy stressor’ is and how to find the right dosage individually...

Inside Out: Holistic Body Therapy for Sustained Skin Health.

We spoke to Overlum to find out why now is a time to invest in holistic wellbeing to face the negative head on and define a new narrative. They go to great lengths to select ingredients that are responsibly and respectfully harvested for high-performance botanical therapies.