Food and Microbiome. Traditional Foods from Different Cultures for Health and Well-being

An enlightening and witty culinary travelogue about how our gut microbiota is connected to our health and happiness.
This is a journey into the world of traditional food, as well as a fascinating story about how our gut microbes live, how they affect our health and longevity, how to change their composition and what to feed them to benefit us.
Science journalist Katherine Harmon Courage invites you to immerse yourself in the culinary traditions of different countries and the latest research in the field of gut microbiota. Her book is an opportunity to explore traditional ferments, pickles, and preserves, fermented drinks, and other naturally fermented products, to cook these dishes, enjoy new flavors, and at the same time feed your microbiota with beneficial substances.
This book is for everyone interested in evidence-based medicine, who wants to understand what healthy eating really is and why it is so important to befriend the microbes living in our intestines.