Real Food for Health
Failing to feed your good bacteria properly can lead to them snacking on YOU, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School. Good bacteria in your gut, the kind that helps to stave off conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and diverticular…
I’ve written before about why kefir is a superfood. It is a rich source of vitamins and minerals and an easily digested and bioavailable source of protein. It is also a fantastic source of beneficial bacteria and yeasts making it a great probiotic. Considering the…
Part 1 of this post: I recently submitted a stool sample to uBiome which you can read more about here. Once you get your first uBiome results back I recommend selecting the ‘Download taxonamy’ link in the uBiome dashboard and then saving the page that…
Yacon syrup is extracted from the roots of the yacon plant in a chemical-free process similar to the way maple syrup is made. The yacon plant is a tuber indigenous to the Andes mountain and was used by the Incas. It is a sweet-tasting…
Is a “standard” paleo diet high enough in fibre to optimally feed the gut microbiota? This is the question I have been asking after reading a lot about gut health recently. Jeff Leach of www.humanfoodproject.com recently wrote an interesting article Paleo versus Vegetarian –…
Green banana flour is a grain and gluten-free flour made from green bananas that makes a good alternative to wheat flour. It has a very mild banana flavor when raw and when cooked it has an earthy non-banana flavor; it also has a texture reminiscent…
Recently I have been reading and researching gut health and wanted to put together a blog post of useful resources for anyone that wants to learn more. A great place to start is with any of these blogs: www.humanfoodproject.com – website of Jeff…