"About 16 years ago I was diagnosed with hypoglycaemia or low blood sugar and advised to take sugar out of my diet. Anyone who has had to do this knows that it is not an easy task. Try and go down the supermarket aisles and find packaged or tinned food without sugar! One ends up in... the fresh food section every time.
Then, there was bread. It became difficult to find bread that was made without sugar.
We just could not find any decent bread.

An article about bread came to my attention and revolutionised our whole lives - and so began my search for a grain mill in Australia. We had never heard of such a thing as a kitchen mill - let alone find one... eventually I heard from my dentist’s wife about a little mill her mum had used for years. So, we found and purchased our first grain mill. What an exciting thing this was - we very quickly discovered that there is simply no comparison between freshly milled whole grain flour and the flour which is used in store bought bread. No comparison on taste and nutrition.
And of course, there were the immediate health benefits. Definitely no more constipation with very healthy and happy bowels plus a general sense of well being. Now in my mid 70's, fresh flour continues to be one of the most important parts of my diet." Joan McPhail.

I started milling in 1993 after being inspired by a girl friend who had an oat roller at home, and soon became addicted to the freshness and goodness of rolled oats muesli.
From there I started researching the beneficial properties of whole foods and fresh-ground flour which seek to minimise the oxidization process that takes place in processed foods; hence the notion of 'living' food. What started out as an experimentation of organic living food versus 'dead' food has become a way of living and my new life philosophy that can never again be supplanted with processed foods.

Since moving away from a western-wheat-dependent-processed diet and introducing the whole variety of grains available such as spelt, sorghum, millet, rye, barley, quinoa, mung and adzuki beans, the health effects have been monumental.
The switch to organic living foods (including home milling and flaking) has seen a number of health benefits including: the reduction of allergies; increased energy levels; calmer and clearer thought processes; longevity; and greater exercise endurance which I attribute to the increased levels of vitamins and minerals that you take in as part of enjoying such living food.
The other aspect which makes such a way of living viable, is the decreased impact it has on the environment and the supply of food available for human consumption. The use of home milling ensures that the resources used are minimised to satisfy the energy requirements of a human being. This, in addition to providing your body with the most essential needs of trace elements, vitamins, minerals and fibre make home milling the only choice.
Whilst the initial outlay may seem a large investment, the actual cost of purchasing grain and fresh fruit and vegetables is relatively inexpensive, meaning that home milling is not only affordable for everyone, but is the most affordable way to live. Karsten Kobbe.