Gbiota Blog
How Urban Agriculture Can Combat Hidden Hunger
This article is a summary of Colin Austin’s 2014 Shanghai–Wuhan talk on wicking beds and why “more food” is not the same as “better food.” Modern agriculture can supply abundant calories, yet many diets remain short of minerals, vitamins, and plant compounds that…
Yangtou Village Diabetes Farm Stay: Operating Plan
Type 2 diabetes is now so common that the standard medical system is overloaded. A farm-stay retreat model can help by teaching people practical routines for food, movement, and stress reduction that support long-term remission. The retreat does not “fix diabetes in…
Gbiota Retreats for Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
A Gbiota retreat is a practical, education-first program that helps people with Type 2 diabetes reduce blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity using three levers: food quality, movement, and stress control. Guests stay for two to four weeks, use continuous glucose…
Wanted: Regenerative Farmers to Grow Food for Health, Soil, and Climate
This announcement is a call to regenerative farmers who want to grow food that supports real human health while restoring soil and ecosystems. It explains why modern industrial food systems create poor health outcomes, how traditional biologically rich farming avoided…
News from China: Scaling Wicking Beds for Food Security and Climate Action
This update explains the progress of international work to scale wicking bed technology as a practical response to food insecurity and climate change. It outlines collaboration with Australian and Chinese research institutions, early trial sites, and efforts to engage…
Eco-Village Accommodation In Queensland: Heritage Stay At Kookaburra Park
Looking for a slower, healthier way to live (even if only for a week)? Kookaburra Park Eco Village offers a calm heritage stay in the Queensland bush, just minutes from Gin Gin and under an hour to Bundaberg and the coast. You get your own private accommodation, while…
Join the Revolution: the Fight for Human Health
This article introduces what I believe is the next major revolution shaping human health and survival: gut biology. While technology has transformed manufacturing, transport, and communication, it has also created deep social and environmental stress. At the same…
GBiota Responses: Fermentation, Gut Health, and Diabetes FAQs
In this follow-up, I respond to the many replies to my article on gut bacteria and reversing diabetes. A clear theme emerged: people understand gut biology matters, but most prefer a reliable product rather than fermenting at home. I compare “pill thinking” with “food…
Pragging Diet and Diabetes: A Practical, Individual Path to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
This article explains why standard dietary advice has failed to stop the diabetes epidemic and why universal diet rules do not work. Using an engineering mindset, lived experience, and observation, it argues for a pragmatic, individual approach based on restoring gut…
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