Extra days off lead to excessive reading (a good thing)

** Originally written last week but only published on December 1st **

Yesterday was Thanksgiving day in the US, so I was off work and had lots of time to read. Some of the things I've been reading about food and nutrition lately talk about:

• the value of fermented food and drinks (pickles, sauerkraut, kefir)
• how the human gut is the second brain
• the importance of fiber in our diet
• the merits of intermittent fasting versus eating multiple smaller meals each day
• low carb diets, high in fats (like Paleo), with or without grains and gluten

I remember when I lost a lot of weight once before, when I was living in England back in 2006, I drank a little bottle of Yakult probiotic dairy (sugary) drink each day. I wouldn't do that now, but I would be okay with other fermented foods and drinks.