Tag: nutrition

Home Fermentation
Soul + Body
Good Food

Home Fermentation

Fermented products – such as kombucha and kefir – are good for our health. What’s more, they can easily be made at home.
Monika Kucia
Fasting to Reach the Rainbow
Soul + Body
Good Food

Fasting to Reach the Rainbow

The Blackfoot people of the First Nations practise fasting. What are the benefits of their fast?
Monika Kucia
The War Between Lent and Carnival
Soul + Body
Good Food

The War Between Lent and Carnival

Fasting is said to have many benefits for both the body and mind – but it is also very hard work.
Ewa Pawlik
In Search of Wild Bliss
Soul + Body
Good Food

In Search of Wild Bliss

In contemporary society, we are increasingly disconnected from the origin of the food on our plates. But is it even possible to eat wild?
Paulina Wilk
Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon
Soul + Body
Good Food

Bringing Home the (Lab-Grown) Bacon

The mass farming of animals is proving to be destructive to our natural environment. What possibilities lie in lab-grown protein?
Jakub Bas
Sun in a Jar
Soul + Body
Good Food

Sun in a Jar

Kombucha is easy enough to make at home. All you need is to order a starter kit with a SCOBY, wait for it to ferment, and then experience a new, healthier life.
Maria Hawranek
Dr. Fungus, M.D.
Soul + Body, World + People
Good Food, Science

Dr. Fungus, M.D.

Mushrooms may hold the key to treating a number of diseases, including cancer. In Poland, mycologists are exploring the medicinal potential of fungi in Białowieża Forest.
Maria Hawranek
The Power of Fasting
Soul + Body
Good Food, Wellbeing

The Power of Fasting

For some (but not all) of us, intermittent fasting can have health benefits. We present four different fasting patterns.
Jakub Bas
Fasting to the Rescue
Soul + Body
Good Food

Fasting to the Rescue

Fasting might sound like a painful idea, but according to a recent MIT study, it can have serious health benefits.
Aleksandra Kozłowska
The ‘100-Mile’ Rule
Soul + Body
Good Food

The ‘100-Mile’ Rule

In our globalized world, the plethora of culinary choices is a wonderful thing… at least for those in the Global North. A switch to local food might benefit all of us.
Monika Kucia