Ready for your next project while waiting for warmer temps? Try the edible experiment that's trendy these days: fermentation. Bringing the magic of fermentation to your kitchen is a fantastic way to ...

These traditional staples have been around for centuries, yet modern science is finally catching up to their benefits.

A traditional technique, fermenting vegetables with salt can help prepare vegetables for flavorful fermentation. Removing water from vegetables you intend to ferment may seem counterintuitive if you ...

When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, the word “fermented” prompted scrunched noses, sickly frowns and gagging. Synonyms might as well have been “putrid” or “gross” — conjuring old, decaying food ...

It's no secret that what you eat significantly impacts your health. The Western diet, often characterized by high levels of ultra-processed foods, added sugars and unhealthy fats, has long been linked ...

Fermenting fruits and vegetables allow desirable microbial growth and enzymatic change of parts of each food. Sound interesting? You may already enjoy commercially fermented foods such as sauerkraut ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Fermented foods are ...

Fermentation is broken down into a few major categories. Lactic (or lacto) fermentation encompasses most of what you'll be attempting in your kitchen. In this form of fermentation, lactic acid is ...

Putney - In many countries, neighbors come together to harvest and process the fruits and vegetables of their labors. This tradition is alive and well in the hills of Vermont. There's a neighborhood ...

Gut microbiota is essential to induction and activity of adaptive and innate immune responses. Dysbiosis causes an imbalance of pathogenic and commensal bacteria in the gut, producing microbial ...