The Wheele of Five by Weston Price
There is a new ‘Food Guide’, in which the government and the Nutrition Centre set out their views on how the population ‘should or ought to eat’. It is a guide with a moral compass, as key drivers behind this …
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How many live bacteria does food contain?
Take home message Interest in live bacteria Is the die cast? If you believe the title of an article in the journal Trends in Food Science, it certainly seems so: ‘The future is fermented: Microbial diversity is an important source …
Reduce asthma – strengthe immunity
Forest soil is hot, but why? The Netherlands is going to copy Finland. Finland is already doing it, sending children into the forest. Dutch researchers would like to see children come into more contact with the soil (earth), to train …
The gut and ageing
Growing interest for the gut and its microbiome What is a healthy gut? What microbiome belongs to it? How do you steer health, and especially from what age? This kind of research is much needed, because the list of diseases of affluence is growing rapidly. Think of obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, but also the range of intestinal problems (irritable bowel, Crohn’s disease), or colon cancer. There is increasing evidence, that there is a causal relationship …
Ultra-processed food does not saturate
Take home message Ready-made meals Ultra-processed food (UPF) are the compound packages and sauces you buy ready-made in the supermarket. Not so much the tray of pre-cut and mixed salads, but the ready-to-eat meals; add a little water, just fry …
Natural cheese making
Take home message 5-day training course During the last week of May 2024, he taught a 5-day course at a Bio-Suisse farm in the Jura. In a tight program, one or two types of cheese were made daily. In addition, …
Defining food after the protein transition?
Susanne Prescott, immunologist, describes her viewpoint on the necessary reduction of meat consumption in a recent article. Too many people eat too much meat and the earth is going under. However, there is a huge world of interests behind our …
Yak in Asia
Take home message The habitat of the Yak In northern India, Butan and China (including Himalayas, Ladakh and Highlands of Tibet), nomads live up to high altitudes. They can only survive at this altitude (3000 to 5400 m) because of their Yak (Bos grunniens). Yak are larger ruminants, domesticated by humans like the cow (Auerochs). Yak selection started in India about 7,500 years ago, and there too, like in French Lascaux, one finds petroglyphs depicting …
The fatter the better?
This statement applies at least to the intake of milk fat-bound substances, such as the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. The University of Maastricht has measured the amounts of vitamin K1 and K2 in various cheeses consumed in …
Promote health or combat disease?
Care or cure? Treatment or resilience? The focus on either care or cure involves a fundamentally different view of health and health care. Tradition dating back to ancient China was that doctors were paid to keep the patient healthy. Naturally, …
