Your post was music to my ears. I am getting a bit tired of hearing about how much kimchi and kefir I should be consuming. We live on a small holding and work with the land, chickens and horses, and I am thrilled to hear my micro biome is sorted through my way of life. We do eat very healthily, but not fussily.
Jane sounds like you have a dreamy set-up - I grew up in the countryside with horses, and it's one of the things I miss the most in city living. Eating healthily not fussily sounds perfect too, live is too short to stress about cake.
With regard to this: "people rubbing their hands in a bucketful of soil twice a day before main meals increased the diversity of their gut microbiome". . .would that be using cutlery to eat with or hands/fingers?
So they didn't specify in the study which makes me assume that they didn't change how they ate (therefore likely cutlery as usual?). Here's some more info from the study: " before breakfast, before dinner/evening snack and before going to bed. The participants were instructed to rub the material into their hands for 20 s after which they washed their hands with tap water, but without soap, for 5 s and dab their hands dry with a towel."
Q&A would definitely be interesting to read. I have a general question about plant alternatives to dairy and their nutritional value (comparatively and in general). My daughter has a dairy allergy and I’m always unsure which options are the better choice.
Your post was music to my ears. I am getting a bit tired of hearing about how much kimchi and kefir I should be consuming. We live on a small holding and work with the land, chickens and horses, and I am thrilled to hear my micro biome is sorted through my way of life. We do eat very healthily, but not fussily.
Jane sounds like you have a dreamy set-up - I grew up in the countryside with horses, and it's one of the things I miss the most in city living. Eating healthily not fussily sounds perfect too, live is too short to stress about cake.
Looking forward to reading your book.
Thank you Chris! it's been a whirlwind writing it - can't wait to share it with you in July
I don’t have a question right now but like the idea of a Q+A. Also, thank you for this article. What a great reminder to turn to nature!
This is great to hear Tommy! And comments always open for future qu if you have any.
With regard to this: "people rubbing their hands in a bucketful of soil twice a day before main meals increased the diversity of their gut microbiome". . .would that be using cutlery to eat with or hands/fingers?
So they didn't specify in the study which makes me assume that they didn't change how they ate (therefore likely cutlery as usual?). Here's some more info from the study: " before breakfast, before dinner/evening snack and before going to bed. The participants were instructed to rub the material into their hands for 20 s after which they washed their hands with tap water, but without soap, for 5 s and dab their hands dry with a towel."
I LOVE this.
It is further proof that modern society needs to rewind their behaviours across the board.
We need to get outside more into nature that's for sure!
Q&A would definitely be interesting to read. I have a general question about plant alternatives to dairy and their nutritional value (comparatively and in general). My daughter has a dairy allergy and I’m always unsure which options are the better choice.
This is a great question Victoria, thanks for sharing! Definitely can cover this!