Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Articles exploring the microbial communities that live in and on the human body and the many ways food, environment, digestion and lifestyle influence them. This section also follows the connections between the human microbiome and the microbial life of soil.
I was reading about the latest dietary trend called “fiber maxxing,” where people deliberately try to push their fiber intake higher and higher, sometimes to 50 or 60 grams a day. I am certainly in favor of eating more fiber, especially when modern diets contain so little of it, but …
Magnesium is a funny mineral. It does not get the attention that calcium gets, and it certainly is not as glamorous as some of the supplements that come and go in popularity, yet quietly behind the scenes magnesium is involved in an extraordinary amount of what keeps us alive and …
Every meal sets in motion a carefully coordinated process involving the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, microbiome, and the production, storage, release, and transformation of bile. The liver produces much of the cholesterol the body needs by assembling it from nutrients and smaller compounds created during the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, …
What if I told you that your brain isn’t the only brain making decisions inside your body? It sounds impossible, yet hidden within the walls of your digestive tract is an intricate nervous system that is constantly gathering information, making adjustments, and communicating with your brain. Add trillions of microorganisms, …
One of the things I enjoy most about working with clients is that every person teaches me something new. Each case encourages me to ask more questions, read more research, and continue learning. I have never believed that we know everything there is to know about the human body. In …
I often wonder where my fascination with gardens, herbs, and growing food really began. Looking back, I think it started in my mother’s rose garden. I didn’t realize it then, but perhaps that was also the beginning of learning about self-reliance. As a little girl in England, I decided I …
There are times when we simply need to step away from everyday life. Away from the constant demands, the stress, and the routines that often keep us disconnected from our own health. A Private Terrain Immersion at Living Ground gives you the opportunity to do just that while spending several …
This past week, during the Live Blood workshop, we saw something again and again in the blood: the markers of a sluggish, congested, stagnated gallbladder. The marker is called a protrusion, and it is a type of poikilocyte. It can look like a small thumb-like projection coming out from the …
Preparing for Our First Living Ground Self-Reliance Education Retreat There is something beautiful about preparing for something that has not happened yet. For the past few weeks, we have been setting the stage for our very first Living Ground Self-Reliance Education Retreat, a seven-day Live Blood Immersion Workshop. The gardens …
Researchers in India found that tulsi may help reduce fluoride levels in water naturally. This article explores fluoride exposure, the pineal gland, the microbiome, and the deeper relationship between soil, plants, water, and human health.