Fermented Foods and Probiotics
Probiotics, cultured foods, and prebiotics
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
Does Fasting Have Any Effect on Our Microbiome? Why an article on intermittent fasting, you might ask. If you followed our website, you might know that our topics focus on the human microbiome, fermented foods, probiotics, and relates these to human health. You might be wondering what intermittent fasting has to do with microbiota? Well, … Read more
Gymnema sylvestre supplements from Source Naturals are among the best on the market. With 75% gymnemic acids per tablet, it is much more efficient than the leaf powder. The bottle contains 120 tablets, 550 mg each. Don’t expect it to work right away, it takes 2 to 4 weeks of consistent use to see differences. … Read more
A Miracle Herb that Can Make You Thin Gymnema Sylvestre can help lower blood sugar and manage your weight. This plant is a little miracle, and I’ll show why. I’ll also show you why many people don’t get consistent results with it, and how you can avoid it. Gymnema is a tropical herb which grows … Read more
We searched for the elusive miracle pill for weight loss for decades, more precisely since the industrialization of food. We looked for it, but we might have had it all along and overlooked. Probiotics are the answer to many of our modern health issues, and weight loss is one of them. Studies have shown taking … Read more