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Life In the Sanitized Bubble (Or Why Probiotics Are So Important)

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For the vast majority of human history (and prehistory), men, women, and children had near-constant contact with the natural world around them. They were walking on the ground. They were playing in the dirt. They were digging for roots and grubs. They were eating with their hands. They were field dressing animals and wiping their hands on the grass. Nothing was sterilized; the tools to sterilize the environment didn’t exist. You could boil water, but that was about it. Bacteria were everywhere, and humans were constantly ingesting it. Even as babies, preindustrial infants nursed for almost four years, so they were getting a steady source of breastmilk-based probiotic bacteria for a good portion of their early lives. The Agricultural Age: Farms and Fermented Foods After agriculture and animal husbandry hit the scene, human diets changed, but their environmental exposures didn’t so much. Every day they interacted closely with the soil and/or animals (and their respective bacteria). An

How To Grill Pizza

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Here’s our technique for making great grilled pizza at home on a gas grill and pizza stone! I’ve gotten so many requests for this how-to, and I finally took some photos the last time we had a pizza night! The Crust We buy our dough from Whole Foods pre-made. It saves time and is delicious! (You can obviously make it from scratch as well.) Start by covering the cutting board with lots of cornmeal. This keeps the dough from sticking when you’re ready to slide the prepared pizza off the board onto the stone. Equipment A grill A large cutting board or pizza peel A pizza stone (ours is a basic circle but they have kinds with handles that would make getting the pizza off easier!) The Technique Preheat Grill and Stone Heat the grill burners to high with the pizza stone inside. Ideal is up to 500-600 degrees. Prepare Crust Cover board with 75% all purpose flour and 25% cornmeal and push and stretch crust out into a big circle, incorporating some of the flour on the boar

Self Healing & Mind Body Books

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Good morning! I wanted to share some of the self-healing, mind/body books I’ve been reading lately. They’re all a little bit different and have really great information in the them. Let’s start with my favorite book… Brave New Medicine by Cynthia Li, MD This book was life-changing for me! I got an advanced copy from the author, but you can find it on Amazon. It’s written by a traditional western medicine doctor who is diagnosed with an automminue disease that knocks her down to the point where she can’t get off the couch. She shares how she totally changed her thinking to heal. It was really interesting to read about the mentality of a doctor’s point of view as she writes about the various elements to wellbeing. It’s a really good story, and I highly recommend this read if you’ve ever struggled with chronic disease. Self-Healing: Colitis & Crohn’s  by David Klein, Ph.D This book is all about food combining and is very pro-vegan diet. I’m just getting into it, but it’s al

Butternut Squash Lasagna Recipe (Dairy Free)

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This butternut squash lasagna recipe is perfect for special occasions! I don’t often make such decadent meals. But with the holidays soon to sneak up on us (yes, I said it), I wanted something I… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2MUpOyB