home Such an attention-grabbing title, no? I can imagine the various thoughts going through the minds of those reading it: First, there are the keto folks, thinking, "It must be Swerve-sweetened coconut-oil, heavy-cream ice cream!" And then there are the carnivores, who may be thinking, "Well, as long as it's just frozen heavy cream, she can probably get away with it." The paleo folks may be wondering if it's more of a frozen berry sorbet. The WAPpers (my name for followers o

home By now you've likely read from several sources that diversity in gut microbiota = better health. The more variety of gut bacteria we have, the greater the variety of functions they can perform, which logically equates to better metabolism of the foods we eat; better gut, brain, endocrine, you-name-it function, and better detoxification. So, how do we diversify our gut microbiota? Different kinds of microbes prefer different kinds of food. The key to diversifying the micr

...and what's next. In April of this year, i set out to try different diets to see which one made me feel the best and had the most positive impact on my microbiome. When i started a high-fruit, (mostly) raw vegan cleanse, some friends were concerned about what would happen to my blood sugar because of the amount of sugar and carbs in fruit. Now, 6 months later, i can report that my fasting (first morning) blood sugar has gone down by about 10 points. It has been in the upper