Who says fermenting is good for you?

Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2014 | By Alycia Lang |

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A Kickstarter backer to our Fermenting Set project recently posted that he'd like to see some links to articles claiming the health benefits of fermentation. Well, ask and you shall receive. Who thinks eating fermented food might be good for you? Apparently all these guys.... NPR:

• Gut bacteria may guide the working of our minds
• Less diverse gut populations linked to Crohn's disease
• Microbe transplants treat otherwise untreatable diseases
• A robust microbiome essential to health

The New York Times:

• Gut bacteria from slim humans can slim down mice
• Starving children may lack crucial gut bacteria
• Some of my best friends are germs by Michael Pollan

The Economist

• The prevalence and importance of human gut bacteria
• The link between gut flora and hypertension
• Gut bacteria lacking in the western diet

Mother Jones - this is your body on microbes Psychology Today - Proper gut bacteria may help reduce anxiety There are so many more but this gives you a good place to start. In the meantime, the FARMcurious Fermenting Set Kickstarter project ends today, June 16th at 2pm pacific so be sure to back it while it's still live!

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