Journal

The Secret Ingredient to Supercharge your Workout

Discover the key ingredient that helped our lovely In House Nutritionist power through her workouts and improve her performance and energy

Nutrition Buzzwords Explained

Ever read a health article or see an amazing reel about the newest wonder food and think; well that all sounds great, but… what does it actually mean?

Why 'Pure, Potent and Sustainable' Matters

If you choose to use supplements - quality is key. Read on to find out why you should care that the formulas you buy are Pure, Potent and Sustainable.

10 reasons to choose Ancient + Brave

1. Sustainably-sourced ingredients. We hunt high and low to source the purest innovative ingredients and produce the best products whilst doing as...

Eating For Your Brain

We spoke to Charlotte Faure Green, a BANT registered nutritionist, about how our diets can affect our mental health. Read on to learn some fascinating information.

How collagen can supercharge your training and recovery

Collagen does much more that just keep you looking young. From joint health to muscular recovery, collagen is an essential partner to your training programme.

Our Top Autumn Podcast Recommendations

Here are some of our favourite podcasts that we are listening to at the moment. The perfect companions for the autumn and winter months!

How a Nutritionist keeps colds at bay (and what to do when they hit)

To find out how best to support your immunity throughout autumn and winter, we asked Jo for her go-to immunity essentials. Read on for her top tips.

Getting to know... Lucy Pinto

The human body is made for movement. Our ancestors spent their days walking, climbing, running, crawling, swimming, clambering, hauling, digging, ...

Foods to Help you Focus

It is very common to experience the so called 'afternoon slump'. Here are some tips on how you can help yourself power through you afternoon 'slump free'.

What Is Breathwork? An Introduction To The Art Of Breath Control

We do it many, many times a day - and yet how many of us are really conscious of the true power of the breath? Learn more from performance coach Richard Husseiny

Getting to know Laura Ferguson, Founder of The Light Salon

Some things just fit together perfectly. Avocado + Toast. Red wine + an open fire. Monica + Chandler. When a serendipitous moment introduced us to...

How to Make Your Healthy Habits Stick

Often, we already know what habits we need to build to help us feel our best - the difficulty is fitting them in. Read on for our top tips on building healthy habits that will stick.

Protein Coffee - Why is it a growing trend?

Protein Coffee or '#proffee' is a growing trend on social media. We have delved into the benefits, the fall backs and how you can make your own Ancient + Brave Proffee.

After such a sunny summer, do we need to be thinking about our Vitamin D levels? What are the best sources of this nutrient and how do we strike a balance between too much and not enough sun exposure? Read on for the answers.

What is biophilic design?

Most of us are aware of the huge benefits being out in nature brings to our mental and physical health. This blog explores why and how you can incorporate nature into your home to improve mind and body.

How to Build the Perfect Smoothie

If you want to make a smoothie with all the right nutrients which will leave you feeling energised, read on for our top Nutritionist approved tips for a great, healthy smoothie

The Wandering Nerve

The phrase 'gut feeling' is more than just a colourful idiom. The gut nerves send signals to our brains through the amazing information superhighway that is our vagus nerve.

The Protein Guide

Protein is essential for virtually every one of your cellular functions - it’s good to think about them as the ‘working molecules’ we need to live. Literally the building blocks of life! Read on to learn more.

Nutrition for Travel

Passport? Check. Tickets? Check. Sun hat. Check. Nutrition tips to help you feel great on-flight? Don’t worry, we've got you covered; read our advice for what to eat when you travel.

Skin Health with Face Yoga Teacher; Lydia Sasse

Skin health is a BIG topic at the moment. We spoke with Face Yoga Teacher Lydia Sasse to learn how we can improve our skin health with simple daily practices.

Where Your Food Comes from Matters

We are obsessed with finding the best ingredients in the formulations we create for you. When you know where your food comes from and what's in it, it can be easier to make the right choices.

A Beginners Guide to Seaweed Foraging

In this blog you can learn what seaweed is, where to find it, when and how to forage for it and how to use it, as well as two of Rachel Lambert's favourite edible seaweeds.

Bovine, Marine or Vegan - what’s the difference?

Want to take a deep dive into all things collagen? The benefits, uses and differences? Read on to learn more, and to understand what can work for you.

Collagen and Fertility

In this blog, Charlotte Grand, author of The Fertility Kitchen explores how and why collagen plays a role in fertility. Its number of benefits, ways you can include it in your diet and two delicious recipes for your to try out.

How To Incorporate Yoga into Your Day

Many of you will have felt the benefits yoga brings to every level of our being, strengthening our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. Read on for our top tips.

The Nature Pill

There is a growing body of evidence that backs up our ancient intuitive knowledge that connecting with the natural world has a beneficial effect on our wellbeing. Read on to find out why and how you can benefit from 'The Nature Pill'.

Ashwagandha and Men's Health

Ashwagandha is fairly well known for its positive effects on women’s health, but it also offers amazing benefits for men too. Read on to find out it's impressive benefits.

Foraging in Spring

Spring is full of fresh green growth, perfect for picking. Rachel Lambert takes us through her top tips for foraging in Spring. From what to pick, to how you can use it in some brilliant recipes.

Which type of fasting should you try?

With the rise of fad diets, it would be easy to dismiss intermittent fasting as a trend, but it has been shown that it has lots of great benefits. Read on to learn more.

How Collagen can ease Menopause symptoms

This blog explores how True Collagen can help make the transition into peri/menopause smoother, and ease the symptoms associated with it.

The Power of Ritual

From our ancient ancestors to the digital denizens of today’s secular society, humans have used rituals to motivate, move and connect us. This blog explores the benefits of daily rituals.