30 plants each week

There's a growing body of research that the best way to ensure a diverse microbiome is to eat many different plant foods each week. Recent research at the University of…

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Is Nature Enough?

The mainstream of Chinese medicine, as canonized in the Yellow Emperors classic, is largely about using nature as a guide to achieve excellent health and long life. The classical text…

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The Ecology of Health

There's a growing body of compelling evidence indicating that a healthy balance of microorganisms inside the human body is a major factor in health. There are strong associations with obesity,…

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Shen Nong was a Biohacker

Around 200 BC, a book was written that gathered together information about the most important Chinese herbs in use at the time. It was called the Divine Husbandman’s Classic of…

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