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I used to be ill all the time.  Nothing major, but every year from October to March, I’d be a sniffling wreck, with tonsillitis one week, bronchiti...

What kind of fermenter are you? What’s driven your interest ? I’d be very interested to find out, let me know below…

I’m Caroline. Once upon a time I was a microbiologist. Then life took me off in various directions until my scientific past was a mere dot upon the...

You could be forgiven for thinking that fermented foods like kefir, kombucha kimchi and sauerkraut are just the latest in a long line of “he...

A study of European diets in 2018 found that the average British diet contained more ultra-processed food than any other, accounting for over 50% o...

The Hadza tribe of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania have the most diverse microbiota in the world today. Their ancient and largely unaltered diet compr...

Probiotics are microbes that are beneficial to human health, (even sometimes even if they are no longer living), when consumed.  They are found in ...