A new study came out which looked at the impact of fermented foods on the mortality of those with COVID: For every _gram_ a day the risk of COVID death dropped 35.4%. This sort of things makes me extremely happy! https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200708/Study-links-fermented-vegetable-consumption-to-low-COVID-19-mortality.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0abu_prt51NiiEGx8A7_bkU2J8iGSPv7o5qdp1yz_yulfBYgQSJzktvIU Stay healthy, keep fermenting! <3
Category: gut flora
Ginger beer tutorial
Upon general request, we’ve made some low-grade videos on how to make a delicious ginger beer at home. We’ve split the process up in four simple steps: Prepare ginger bug Prepare ginger lemonade Combine and spice up Wait Feel free to share your experience(s) or contact us if you have any questions or need assistance.…Continue reading Ginger beer tutorial
Workshop Weil am Rhein – March 9-10th
This year our workshop in Weil-am-Rhein is taking place a lot earlier: in March already! If you want to learn the basics of easy home fermentation (mostly with Lactobacilli), come and join us on March 9th and 10th! Registration as usual on the VHS website, the deadline for registration is March 5th. The event is…Continue reading Workshop Weil am Rhein – March 9-10th
Fermentation event with Zero Waste Basel!
I’m extremely pleased to announce we are having an evening of tasting fermented brews as a Zero Waste Basel event! Yes! See our announcement below: Summer is here and it’s picnic time. If you are looking at ways to revolutionise your picnic basket and reduce your garbage, join Nancy and Danielle to learn about brewing…Continue reading Fermentation event with Zero Waste Basel!
Summer milk kefir ice cream treat
Summer’s here and what better time in a year to go for probiotic-based ice cream.. Indeed, it is possible to make your own ice cream (even without a machine) using probiotic cultures as a start. In the example above I used milk kefir (~250 mL), milk kefir cream (~150 mL), whipped cream (~250 mL), honey…Continue reading Summer milk kefir ice cream treat
Impact of chronic fatigue syndrome on gut microbiome diversity
Another study came out in which another syndrome is linked with a lower diversity of the gut microbiome. This time the syndrome is chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). CFS is a condition in which the individual experiences fatigue which cannot be alleviated by bed rest; even more, mental or physical activity will make it worse. Affected…Continue reading Impact of chronic fatigue syndrome on gut microbiome diversity
Start the mud fight !
Finally, someone who’s confirming the health benefits of outdoor play for children: Let the children play .. .. 🗻 Outside! 🌲 In Nature 🌲! in the dirt 🐷 ! Let them.. ..besmirch each other! Let them.. ..role in it! Let them.. .. eat it! Why, because in this way micro organisms get ingested, which help…Continue reading Start the mud fight !
Pro-probiotics scrutinized
The opinion piece by news.discovery.com about whether probiotics are beneficial for a healthy gut provides some interesting food for thought, based on a Danish study. The study found that while, an dysbalanced gut flora (irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis and travelers’ diarrhea) does benefit from probiotics treatment, the same could not be confirmed for individuals…Continue reading Pro-probiotics scrutinized
Probiotics and Post-traumatic stress disorder
I hate wars, I cannot understand people that volunteer to go fight in (someone else’s) wars and I cannot possibly fathom research that is being sponsored to help people who get PTSD because they volunteered to go to war and come back totally traumatized (what did they expect?). But.. There are lots of people who…Continue reading Probiotics and Post-traumatic stress disorder
The ‘autistic’ gut has less diversity in microorganisms
The Gut-Brain Axis is IN, big time.. A lot of recent research focuses on how the gut microbial flora changes during disease states and another team has now shown that individuals with autism have less diversity in terms of the microbes (bacteria of the genera Prevotella, Coprococcus, and unclassified Veillonellaceae involved in carbohydrate-degradation and/or fermentation)…Continue reading The ‘autistic’ gut has less diversity in microorganisms