Oestrogen & testosterone, our sex hormones, have qualities like yin & yang, a polarity completing each other. Both are steroids stemming from the same source: the neurotransmitter pregnenolone. Oestrogen creates the wish for mating, conception, as well as female traits to attract a partner: full hair, radiant skin, and subcutaneous fat that makes her look […]

I love to discover the transformative potential of microbes! Kombucha is a traditional fermented drink made with tea, sugar and the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) that transforms the sugar successively into vinegar and carbondioxide, the beverage containing proteins, vitamins from the B complex, vitamin C, enzymes, minerals and more. Besides being a […]

by Kora Klapp One of the hottest health topics is the increase of ASD (autism spectrum disorder), a broad range of neurological, social and physiological symptoms: 1. Huge need of structure and rituals, and often repetitive actions like when objects are lined up in straight order, and broken routines cause much distress. This seems to […]

The roles gut microbes play in health, disease and strategies Microorganisms are fascinating components in life on earth. Many functions that used to be attributed to bigger life forms or their organs, are actually performed by microorganisms that have adjusted to a specialized niche, and effectively have become part of that life form. When we […]

by Kora Klapp The META-Health and Permaculture concept of symbiosis into creation of an organism on micro- as on macro-levels is now being supported by the conclusion of new scientific research. Kiel University investigated how our microbiome development is controlled by the nervous system: During the development of the nervous system of a hydra from […]

Affections of the musculoskeletal system often don’t seem easy to deal with. They can include intense pain leading to progressive weakness and cutbacks in your life quality. META-Health understanding of the components of the locomotor system, their specific functions and metaphorical meanings, and when to expect and control what sort of pain, shines a light […]

by Kora Klapp META-Health uses cutting-edge scientific findings and models to explore and explain stress-related diseases and various symptoms in their social-emotional context. A base for this is the model of the 5 biological laws of nature which describes the dynamic process of self-healing after stress and trauma: the intelligent body adapts temporarily to exceptional […]

by Kora Klapp Obviously, I’m a bit of an „accident-person“ myself, meaning that I lived through several of them – which mercifully all had a happy ending 🙂 So I feel quite competent in observing the onset and the outcome of unexpected physical trauma, and today I allow myself to look into the often-heard question: […]

The media and discussions these days are filled with the preventive double mastectomy of Angelina Jolie. Comments range from acclaim for her courage and consistency, shock about voluntary self-mutilation with dubious sense, up to the representation of the famous actress as a pawn and figurehead for corporations who make money on such measures. In her […]