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Cultured : How Traditional Foods Feed Our Microbiome / Katherine Harmon Courage.

Summary:

The science journalist draws on ancient food traditions and the latest research on healthy gut maintenance to explain the role of the microbiome and how to adapt a diet to promote optimal microbiome balance.

Meet the 300 trillion microorganisms that keep us healthy-and the traditional foods that nourish them. Probiotic yogurt and other "gut-friendly" foods line supermarket shelves. But what's the best way to feed our all-important microbiome-and what exactly is a microbiome, anyway? Science journalist Katherine Harmon Courage investigates these questions, presenting a deep dive into the ancient and artisanal foods that feed a healthy gut, as well as the cutting-edge science that's catching up to these time-honored traditions.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101905289
ISBN: 110190528X
Physical Description: x, 273 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	We are not alone -- Microbes: in our guts and under fire -- What's in the gut -- Feeding the microbiome -- Quintessential culture: dairy -- Consider the pickle: produce -- Intoxicating ferments: grains -- Basic beans: legumes and seeds -- The undead: meat -- Bringing it home -- Conclusion. saving an invisible world.