Resources
Here is a selection of the things I have read, browsed or watched that I think you might find useful. Whilst it might have been just one of nutrition, herbs or microbes that brought you here, it all overlaps, so please feel free to explore different sections.
Belly bugs
A fun and informative website that aims to teach children about their gut microbes.
Homebrewed vinegar
A creative and comprehensive book to guide you through making and flavouring your own vinegars.
Noma guide to fermentation
A recipe book that will take your fermenting practice well beyond sauerkraut and kimchi.
Tartine bread
Out of the many “how to” books and recipe books I have read on sourdough, this is the main one I still use on a regular basis.
The cultured club
A brilliant ferment recipe book exploding with ideas and down to earth advice.
Missing microbes
Far beneath our skin exists an unfathomable, ancient universe - an internal ecosystem that is critical to our health and this book takes us there.
The omnivore’s dilemma
The search for a perfect meal in a fast-food world. With this book, Pollan takes you on the full journey.
A world without microbes
Ed Yong and Jack Gilbert take us on a journey into a world without microbes. A thought-provoking video.
How the food you eat affects your gut
This video takes you on a journey to learn more about how what we eat affects our microbes, which affect our gut.
How gut microbes change your mind
Find out from this Ted Talk by Professor John Cryan how gut microbes affect your mind.
What is fermentation, anyway?
What is fermentation, anyway? This is the first of 9 video episodes from Sandor Katz.
How our microbes make us who we are
In this Ted Talk, Rob Knight (biologist) uncovers just how important the gut and gut microbiota are to who we are.
How what you eat affects your brain
In this video, find out how the food you eat affects your brain in more ways than you can imagine.
The gut stuff
The Mac Twins, with the help of various experts, provide straightforward information about gut health through this website.
I contain multitudes
The New York Times Best Selling book that anyone even slightly curious about microbes really must read.
The human super - organism
This book explores how the microbiome is revolutionising the pursuit of a healthy life.
Gut microbiota for health
An informative website for general information and research information on gut microbiota.