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Why is Miso a probiotic Food? Miso is produced by fermenting soybean, barley, brown rice, or other grains with a type of fungus known as koji (aspergillus oryzae). The fermentation process can take anywhere from a few days to a couple of years to complete and the end result is a red, white or dark […]

By Heather Plett, heatherplett.com When my mom was dying, my siblings and I gathered to be with her in her final days. None of us knew anything about supporting someone in her transition out of this life into the next, but we were pretty sure we wanted to keep her at home, so we did. […]

by Heather Plett of heatherplett.com This desire to hold space well for other people is vast and diverse. I have heard from the most fascinating range of people about how this post is being circulated and used. It’s showing up in home schooling forums, palliative and hospice care circles, art communities, spiritual retreat centres, universities, […]

It’s ironic but true. Even though more than two thirds of Americans over the age of 20 are overweight or obese and this percentage is on the rise, at the same time many of us are undernourished. The USDA reports that a large number of adults in the US are not obtaining sufficient amounts of […]

Around one or two people out of every 100 in the UK have a food allergy, but food intolerance is more common. Genuine food allergy is rare. About 2% of the population and 8% of children under the age of three are affected. What is a food allergy? A food allergy is a rapid and […]