Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
We’re in trouble. Our over-reliance on fossil fuels and our taste for foods with a high carbon footprint is causing disruptive climate change. Our throwaway society has flooded the land and seas with plastic pollution. And we face a growing public health crisis triggered by the rise of disease-causing microbes that we cannot kill …
Viruses, or “Filterable Bacteria” before the 1960s because they were up to a thousand times smaller than bacteria, have been given a bad rap ever since Pasteur’s “Germ Theory” became the accepted thought over Bechamp’s “Terrain Theory” for the cause of all disease. BeChamp discovered the true reason that viruses …
How beneficial microbes in the soil, food and gut are interconnected and how agriculture can contribute to human health An excellent article by Heribert Hirt THE GUT MICROBIOME CHANGES OF THE MICROBIOTA IN HISTORICAL TIMES MICROBES ENHANCE FOOD QUALITY AND CONTENT WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME FROM? FOOD QUALITY BEYOND …
Microbes sustain life on earth and they have relationships we are just beginning to understand leading us to discover these smallest of small critters and animals are the basis of all life. The floriculture of microbes is called the soil microbiome and it is very similar to our humanbiome and …
I am not even sure we know what a virus is. No one has ever seen one. Despite their profound impact on life and their ubiquity in the natural world, we don’t really know what viruses are. This fundamental question continues to puzzle scientists, challenging our very definition of …
Are we smart enough to find our own solutions to the current problems we are all experiencing together and apply them? Those willing to look at the bigger picture and take “whole” with proactive and protective measures, will rise and survive. I think it is evident we need to become …
This word describes a process by which living things break down carbohydrates to make other molecules and provide energy to cells or organs. Carbohydrates are common compounds in food and include sugars and starches Some microbes use fermentation to get energy from carbohydrates. When people put those microbes to work, …
Candida Albicans is a type of fungus. Fungi possess a property that is strange when compared to all other micro-organisms: the ability to have a basic microscopic structure (the fiber-like hypha) with a simultaneous tendency to grow to remarkable dimensions (up to several kilograms), keeping unchanged the capacity to adapt …
Sourdough bread has been a cherished baking staple for centuries, captivating the hearts and taste buds of people around the world. At the core of this ancient culinary art lies the sourdough starter – a living culture of flour and water that harbors wild yeast and bacteria naturally present in …
This is an except from “The Art Of Fermentation eBook” that is part of the Human Microbiome & Kitchen Alchemy Course Fire Cider is a potent and flavorful tonic that has been passed down through generations of families, originating from the traditional recipe of a wise grandmother. This ancient remedy …