The Modern Health Crisis
Obesity and diabetes have become widespread in just the last fifty years. The cause lies in how our food and soils have changed. The gut brain is part of the body’s intelligent control system, and it depends on plants grown in biologically active soil.
When food came from living soil, chronic disease was rare.
Why Food Quality Changed
Food can be understood by what it does:
- Energy food – provides fuel
- Replacement food – rebuilds body tissue
- Gut-brain food – supports the microbes that regulate appetite
Soil microbes break down minerals and make them available to plants. When soil biology is lost, plant nutrients are lost. Modern food has become high in energy but low in complexity.
The Gut and Appetite Control
If we eat large amounts of sugar, we cultivate microbes that signal for more sugar. If we shift to plants grown in living soil, the gut can be restored. This usually takes around three weeks of consistency.
The issue is not willpower; it is which microbes are in charge.
How Industrial Farming Broke the System
Industrial agriculture prioritises yield and storage life. Chemical fertilisers and pesticides reduce soil biology. This weakens the natural nutrient cycle and disrupts the gut microbiome. As the gut weakens, appetite control breaks down, leading to overeating and metabolic disease.
The Social Challenge
The technical solutions already exist. Regenerative agriculture is proven. The difficulty is social and economic — the dominant food system places short-term profit ahead of long-term health and soil regeneration.
To restore health, we must restore soil.
A Practical Alternative
We cannot return to village farming, but communities can support regenerative growers directly. Shared distribution makes nutrient-rich food accessible and affordable. This site connects people with growers rebuilding soil through regenerative methods.
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