10 Raw and biotic
Established markets have started offering unpasteurised and pro-biotic foods. The latter is catching on in the region, but one would require courage to find the former — unpasteurised milk products are restricted by local regulation.

Gleeson says there’s little demand for the cutting edge of natural living.

“If anything, pregnant women and ill people are more petrified of bacteria in food than for them. My dad is adamant that we aren’t giving our immune system the chance to grow and fight off bacteria but, given what I know about food, I don’t always agree.”

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