Fermented Foods and Probiotics
Probiotics, cultured foods, and prebiotics
The Warrior diet was conceived by Ori Hofmekler, a former member of the Israeli Defense Force. This is one of the first fasting protocols, when nobody else was discussing intermittent fasting. The idea came as a result of Hofmekler’s personal experience in the army. He observed that when he ate only at night, when he … Read more
The “Every Other Day” diet, is as the name says it, a schedule where you fast one day, and you eat how much you want on the next day. The alternate-day diet protocol was conceived by Dr. Krista Varady, after getting a PhD on calorie restriction and fasting. She started the research on intermittent fasting, after … Read more
Michael Mosley’s fast diet is probably one of the least extreme schedules. This plan lets you eat normally for five days, and restricts your calorie intake for two days, hence the 5:2 fast diet name. The regimen allows 500 calories for women and 600 calories for men during the 2 fasting days. The FastDiet is one … Read more
The probiotic coffee “Cafe Viva” is a not only a great coffee, but it is loaded with 4 billion CFU of probiotics. This way you enjoy both the health benefits of the probiotics, and the great benefits of a great cup of Joe. So think about cafe Viva as a great supplement for your health, and … Read more
Illness, Health and the Politics of A1 and A2 Milk “The Devil in the Milk” talks about the milk produced by many cows in the US and Europe. This milk is generically called A1 milk, and it is linked to a range of serious medical problems including diabetes, autism, and heart disease. Milk that contains … Read more
Behind America’s Emerging Battle over Food Rights This book is an insight on the US federal campaign against the illegal sell of raw food, and the tactics used to discredit the raw milk movement, and instil fear in people. This is a great read, and if you are interested in the subject, you won’t be … Read more
Gum Arabic is probably one of the most underestimated foods. Maybe because we use it mostly as a stabilizer in the food industry, and we think that, as most of the stabilizer, it’s there only to enhance the final product, and it is not an essential food. This is so far from truth. Gum Arabic, or Acacia gum, as it is also known, or E414, as it appears on many product labels, is a great food, that can improve everyone’s life. It is one of the foods with the greatest content of soluble fiber, and is used by an increasing number of people to treat, IBS, diarrhea, constipation, reduce cholesterol, and even help with weight loss.