{"title":"Gut health basics","description":"\u003cp\u003eKombucha does a lot, but it can't do everything. These are the boring-but-brilliant basics I'd put next to it: good olive oil, fibre, creatine and proper apple cider vinegar. Nothing faddy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"honest-toil-high-polyphenol-greek-extra-virgin-olive-oil-500-ml","title":"Honest Toil High-Polyphenol Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500 ml)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE OIL THAT MEANS BUSINESS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Basically Goggins in a bottle – 540 mg\/kg of gut, brain \u0026amp; heart-loving gold.” \u003c\/em\u003e- Kev, Functional Drinks Club\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForget the cheap stuff that smells like wet cardboard.  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