I had the pleasure of speaking with Katherine Courage. She is an English major by training and a journalist by day. She grew up in a science family and was the black sheep that went into the humanities graduating with a degree in journalism. The world around us is so complex and there is more information out there that anyone can sink their teeth into. I think that it is important for journalists to dive into these important matters and bring it to people in a simple way to understand it so people can make better decisions in their everyday life. Read on to learn about how different countries such as Japan, Switzerland, Korea, and Greece incorporate fermented foods, how your microbiome starts to form as soon as you are born, and how to boost your good gut bacteria.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Laszlo Boros today. He teaches biochemistry at UCLA and has been since 1998. He is a medical doctor by training. He grew up in a small town in Hungry and studied medicine in Germany. He eventually made his way to the United States. He was working for the department of paediatrics but his work was research-related, studying metabolism using glucose molecules. In 2002 he came across deuterium working with Dr Gabor Somlyai. Read on to learn about how deuterium can be detrimental to your health, how the ketogenic diet can help, why you shouldn’t drink excessive amounts of water, and why you need to get a good night's rest!
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Jason Bawden Smith. He is making waves in the mitochondria world. He is an environmental scientist with expertise in heavy metal toxicity, mostly lead poisoning. He started a company called JBS environmental and that has grown in 25 years to become the number 1 contaminated land toxicity company. He has also found a passion for mitochondrial health. Read on to learn about deuterium depleted water and how it can help you, why you should move near the equator if you have a chronic illness, how to scope out the safest spots with an EMF meter, and how blue-blocking glasses can boost your overall well being.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Jasmina Aganovic, the founder of “Mother Dirt.” She is a chemical and biological engineer who always had an ingrained interest in the personal care industry. She took her background and started pursuing a career in the skincare naturals category when brands were first trying to figure out what natural meant. Read on to learn about bacteria on our skin and why it's good for us, if David Whitlock smells after not showering for 15 years, P acne bacteria and if it causes acne all of the time, and Mother Dirt products that you can use to improve skin health.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Hannah Crum, the creator of Kombucha Kamp. She is the Kombucha mamma, the mother of a million bacteria around the world, and she is on a mission to help change the world one gut at a time.
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Kefir is a fermented drink similar to a slightly runnier version of yogurt with a sour taste and slight fizz. However, it is miles apart from yoghurt in terms of the sheer volume and variety of probiotics that it contains. Kefir is great as a stand-alone drink or, alternatively, it can be used as an ingredient in a range of tasty recipes. It is most commonly made with cows’ milk; however, it can be made with a range of other dairy-free milk such as coconut, almond and rice milk.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Maya Shetreat. She is a pediatric neurologist that applies integrative medicine techniques in her practice. She looks at health from a whole-person perspective and digs deep at the root cause. In her practice, she works on physical, emotional, and spiritual health and does a lot of work with nature and the earth. Read on to learn about food sensitivities and how severe they can actually be, how to treat anxiety and depression, how nature impacts our well-being, and how you can encourage your children to eat a healthy diet!
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Andy Mant. He is the founder of Blueblox Glasses. He was happy with the results from his nutrition and exercise but felt something was missing. His research led him to discover the impact of light on health. The effects of natural and artificial lights on wellbeing are huge and when you start to go down the rabbit hole of light you realize that light at the wrong time can make you fat!!
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Nowadays we know the harmful side effects of pesticides. The problem is that they help to yield a lot more crops. But what if there was something that could do this naturally? Read on to learn about bacteria and plants, gut bacteria and soil bacteria, mycorrhiza and how it helps your garden, and ways you can improve your garden so you can grow all of your own vegetables without any harmful side effects!
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An unhealthy Gut Microbiome is the leading cause of disease throughout our bodies. If we change our gut health, we can change our health overall. Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Peter Dingle.
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Fermentation has been around for thousands of years. Luckily, with the popularity of gut health, the art of fermentation is becoming more well known. I had the pleasure of speaking with Sandor Katz on all this fermentation.
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