[ad_1] It’s dark when I arrive at the Vivaana Culture Hotel in Churi Ajitgarh, 240 kilometres south-west of Delhi, headlights ricocheting off a wall painted with camels and elephants. The electricity is out and I’m led to my room by torchlight. Candles are lit and my guide leaves me to it. The historic painted Shekhawati […]
[ad_1] Three-year-old Pip pokes at the face of his not-quite-yet-one cousin. His cousin laughs with delight. Pip then demonstrates the excavation of a flowerpot in which the plant has died, dirt flying everywhere, his cousin following his lead, the two digging in the same mud. Pip’s cousin can’t quite walk, but he can follow his […]
[ad_1] How good are they for gut health? Margaret Morris, head of pharmacology at UNSW, says disruption of the gut microbiota through poor diet has been implicated in the development and progression of several diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, diabetes, some cancers, allergies, and asthma. To date, research on the effects of prebiotics on […]