One morning in my university dorm I woke up to the faint smell of pizza wafting from the kitchen, only to come out of my room and find my roommate downing a shot of oil of oregano with her breakfast. She swore the bitter herb would fend off the illness she felt she was coming …
I started this blog because I love reading scientific literature and I like to write about it. So, I thought, making a blog will be a piece of cake. Read evidence-based papers, get stoked on science, come up with analogy and BAM I’ve got myself a post! But, I learned very quickly that there is …
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Fats for life? Imagine the smell of a fresh loaf of still-warm sourdough bread wafting from your oven. You cut yourself a thick slice and dollop a generous piece of gooey, fresh brie cheese for the top, letting it melt down onto your fingers as you bring this culinary masterpiece to your mouth. For an …
Fermentation up close and personal Last week, I wrote about feeding your microbiome well. The verdict was that eating hearty fibres, called prebiotics, and foods that contain good living bacterial cultures, called probiotics, can contribute to good gut health! While scientists still don’t know much about which specific species bacteria are the most important, it …
The Beginner's Guide to the Microbiome These days you can’t escape fermented health foods. Kombucha is on tap at your local café, artisanal sauerkraut is sold in mason jars at the farmers’ market, there are kimchi how-to videos on your Instagram, and kefir muffins at the Thanksgiving potluck. What's the deal with this new trend? …
What the heck is the deal with CBD? I hadn’t even heard of CBD until about a year ago, and now I feel like it’s the talk of the town. Before beginning my research for this post, here’s the intel I had on CBD: It comes from the cannabis plant, but it doesn’t make you …
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