Tag Archives: microbiome

Very Small Significant Things

Each passing week brings more news that the biggest thing in your body that affects your health and wellbeing is also the smallest thing in your body. It is your micro biome. There are ten times more microbes living in … Continue reading

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Yeah, But, Zero Calories…..

I remember a couple of months ago I was going on about the bacteria that live in our guts. Some bacteria really thrive on stuff we eat, and usually, it’s things that we can’t digest. They can turn those foods … Continue reading

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Antibiotic Resistance

Frontline will be airing a program about antibiotic resistance in humans and sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in our food animals. Here is the trailer. According to the teaser trailer for the documentary, antibiotic resistance in humans is on the rise, as … Continue reading

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It’s Alive!

Did you ever wonder how people had food to eat before there was refrigeration and modern food preservation techniques? Once all the leaves are off of the trees and all of the food has been harvested in the garden, there … Continue reading

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The Soil and You

Have you heard about Omega 3? It is the good cop to Omega 6’s bad cop. What about sugar, did you know that there are different chemical types of sugars? Do you know the different effect the different sugars have … Continue reading

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Eat The Living

The best things to eat teem with life Cheeses that stink with the odor of decay Drinks that effervesce with gasses of digestion Leaves still firm and green with energy Fruits that beg us to carry their seeds within us … Continue reading

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Bear With Me, Gentle Reader

Today’s post will be long, because I have two post ideas that I am going to combine magically into one post. The transition will be so smooth you will think you are listening to a Dave Rawlings Machine medley. As … Continue reading

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Blowout!

Last meal of the 21 day sugar detox had zero sugar calories. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it was a 1200 calorie meal, all by itself. We went to Rancho Grande Cantina for dinner and I … Continue reading

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