Ever make a bad decision that you regret? Eat a cheeseburger that will make you sick. Get distracted by any shiny object that glints in the sun. Make a less-than-ideal choice that leads to a next-day walk of shame.… We’ve all been there. There’s a biological reason why we give into these things, and there…
We wouldn’t eat something that tasted like pond scum, would we? Let’s be realistic—you’re only going to eat it regularly if you like it! That’s the beauty of fermented veggies. . . they’re delicious! Personally I’m beside myself with all the crafty chefs who are making things like smoky kabocha squash kraut and kraut with…
Confession time, people. I’ve been a lifelong sugar addict. Recently I went on a 40 day no-sugar, no-alcohol diet to reset my body and re-train my taste buds. This extended “self-discovery session”—as I so lovingly call it—brought up questions about everything. Like whether coconut sugar is a good thing. Or if Paleo was helpful or…
If you’ve been eating super clean, making your own fermented foods, following special diets like the Specific Carbohydrate Diet or a gluten free diet, and taking supplements, but still have stayed stuck, I want you to know about something that could really help. The gut lining is fragile! There is only one layer of cells…
The 20,000 foot view of what I do is to teach people how to be in touch with their bodies. But recently I had an experience that tested my own abilities to trust myself. It totally took me down for a month. I have an extremely high tolerance for pain and I ended up taking…
Making probiotic rich kimchi at home is easy. A photo posted by Summer Bock (@fermentationist) on Apr 13, 2015 at 1:16pm PDT • cabbage • daikon root • onion • carrot (x3) • ginger (1 large toe) • garlic (3 cloves) • turmeric root (small toe) • red chili flakes (1.5 T) • sea…
The way I see it, all health and wellness practitioners are coaches: doctors, naturopaths, RNs, nutritionists, what have you—right down to those who, like me, actually call themselves coaches. This is because we must know how to: #1 Understand where a client is at, and #2 Be able to talk to them so that they…
My work centers around digestive health, but there’s another angle that may need your attention just as much—and for some people this will actually work better than improving your gut health. Hormones. Too much or too little could be slowing you down with an extra fifteen pounds of fat, exhaustion upon waking up, having…
Give me my grilled cheese sandwich or give me death! Sound dramatic? Or perhaps you can relate just a little too much… For a lot of people, this IS the reality they’re looking at. They’re dealing with the kind of fatigue where you don’t have the will to get off the couch. Yeah, they’re still…
I’m on DAY 36 of no alcohol, sugar (fruit is ok), caffeine, or chocolate. I can’t say I feel fantastic by any stretch of the imagination. But I do feel something. I feel different. I feel more calm, more clear, more inspired, more creative, more sure of myself, less indecisive, and overall more in touch…