Author shares homemade probiotic yogurt recipe for gut healing. Gut health influences energy, mood, and digestion. Recipe uses traditional fermentation methods at 100°F for 36 hours
Sattvic diet is a plant-based diet within Ayurveda based on three yogic qualities. Food is categorized as tamasic (decreasing energy) or rajasic (increasing energy). Sattvic means pure, essential, natural, vital, energy-containing, clean, conscious
Weaning involves gradually introducing adult diet while withdrawing mother's milk. UK recommends solid foods at 6 months, US focuses on breastfeeding cessation. Premastication (prechewed food with breastfeeding) was historically important. Nutrition education about weaning practices improves baby development
Author visited La Paz market to try local vicuna fruit without sugar. Matt's Big Breakfast served crispy hash browns and homemade strawberry jam. Huas Murphy's German restaurant featured sweet and sour marinated beef
Raw milk is gaining popularity as a health-conscious food trend. Raw milk sales are prohibited in about 20 states due to safety concerns. Raw milk is 840 times riskier than pasteurized milk. CDC reports 96% of dairy product illnesses linked to raw milk
André and Gaston Durville founded naturiste-nudiste movement in 1920s Paris. Movement combined health, exercise, and nudity for holistic well-being. Physiopolis was established on Platais island in 1928. Island offered four interconnected "cures": food, skin, muscular, and moral