We tend to think of fermented foods as something humans invented and then chose to eat. But the evidence shows the opposite: fermented foods shaped human biology.
As a professional fermenter and microbiome fixer I rarely find an article that surprises me - but this one surely fits the bill! Would love to send you (the author) some of my wild fermented krauts because I always feel that studies done on inferior krauts, that are mass produced, leave so many benefits on the table. I work the same way my great-grand mother made her krauts (no added cultures, no plastic buckets, but fermented in glass barrels) and I think there are leagues between commercial fermentation, that claims to be authentic and actual handcrafted ferments. Please reach out so I could send you some of my proudest creation (in the legacy spirit of my family) and as a thank you for this article! superkrauts@gmail.com Thank you Moni Schifler
What’s striking here isn’t just that fermented foods affect the immune system. It’s that the body may have evolved expecting them. That flips the usual framing.
We don’t just “benefit” from fermented foods. We might be slightly mismatched without them.
I love evolutionary biology 🫶
As a professional fermenter and microbiome fixer I rarely find an article that surprises me - but this one surely fits the bill! Would love to send you (the author) some of my wild fermented krauts because I always feel that studies done on inferior krauts, that are mass produced, leave so many benefits on the table. I work the same way my great-grand mother made her krauts (no added cultures, no plastic buckets, but fermented in glass barrels) and I think there are leagues between commercial fermentation, that claims to be authentic and actual handcrafted ferments. Please reach out so I could send you some of my proudest creation (in the legacy spirit of my family) and as a thank you for this article! superkrauts@gmail.com Thank you Moni Schifler
What’s striking here isn’t just that fermented foods affect the immune system. It’s that the body may have evolved expecting them. That flips the usual framing.
We don’t just “benefit” from fermented foods. We might be slightly mismatched without them.
Wonderful article!!💌🧫🔬🧪
Great piece Rachel!!
shame you're shutting down (hope i misunderstood an email i received earlier today)
fascinating as always. thank you.
I wish they had written about kombucha.
wonderful article!!!