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I admit, taking care of your kefir grains can be a lot like having a pet fish. You have to regularly change the water and you have to make sure to feed the little marine life at least once a day. Except with the kefir grains, you have to make sure to strain the grains [...]
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We have already heard and witnessed the power of oatmeal. It’s a healthy snack that helps you feel energized and it has natural skin-improving properties. That is why it is now used as an exfoliating agent in many skincare products.
But not only oatmeal can give you that smooth and soft skin. Here’s another wonder food [...]
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Probiotics has been marketed as the latest discovery in healthy eating. The hype is that it improves digestion and boosts the immune system. They have actually been present all along in yogurts and other fermented foods in Asian and European cultures like cottage cheese, kimchi, miso, tempeh and sauerkraut.
Probiotics are actually more commonly known as [...]
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You may have heard of the health benefits of kefir that come quite handy for the winter and flu season. It provides a natural way of boosting our immune system, protecting our health and enhancing the health of our skin. A great way to start your day loaded with nutrients and vitamins is with a [...]
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What’s the buzz about kefir lately? The USDA has recently decided to exempt kefir beverages from the Class I classification of milk. That goes for kefir and other drinkable yogurt products which contain at least 20% yogurt by weight and for meal replacement products as well.
This is just a reflection of the fact that kefir [...]
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Eating your way to a healthy body
If you’re a doctor, nutritionist or simply someone who is very conscious of their health, it comes as no surprise that the key to reducing and even preventing illnesses has to do a lot with what you eat.
According to specialists and experts in the field, what a person eats [...]
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A lot of people are interested in kefir and in fact drink this stuff for its health benefits. We know that the health benefits of kefir are a result of it being a probiotic beverage. Unfortunately, few realize just how this “probiotic” thing works.
The biggest misconception when it comes to probiotics is thinking that all [...]
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I’ve been getting a lot of emails on the topic of “How Safe Is Kefir?” so I’m dedicating this post to answering it.
If you’re new to kefir and haven’t consumed homemade kefir, much less made kefir from kefir grains at home yourself, you’re probably wondering as to how safe kefir is for yourself, for your [...]
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Kombucha is a cultured tea that cleanses your body and has been proven to get rid of a many of different health problems. At the same time, It is a delicious beverage and is easily made.
Similar to kefir, you will want to experiment with different recipes or ways of culturing it. The more you experiment, [...]
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Fermented foods have been around for centuries. The process of fermentation is called zymology. The process starts when sugar is converted to alcohol. To be more specific, the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohol.
Everybody knows about the fermented foods, but most don’t know they are. Some fermented foods are beer, wine, kimchi, yogurt and yes, Kefir [...]
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The nobel-prize winning biologist, Elie Metchnikoff, first suggested that lactobacilli might counteract the putrefactive effects of gastrointestinal metabolism in 1908.
People from the Caucasus Mountains generally had longer lifespans compared to others so he attributed this to the consumption of kefir. Nowadays, extensive research is being done to kefir.
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I always get asked how to make kefir. Sometimes just general information like is it really easy? Where do you get the kefir grains from? What container to use and so forth.
As a summary I’ve listed below some of my posts that are relevant to making kefir.
Making Kefir
Milk Kefir
Water Kefir
Taking Care Of Your Kefir Grains
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Kombucha (kom-boo-cha) mushroom tea is a cultured tea similar to Kefir. It is very easy to make and it is also very delicious for many.
Kombucha detoxifies your body. It cleanses your blood and intestinal tract. Like kefir, it helps you heal naturally. It also has bacteria that restores your intestinal flora to a proper balance.
For [...]
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Kefir can be made from all kinds of milk. This alone makes milk kefir grains so awesome. It’s is best to use raw and unpasteurized milk.
People from way back mainly use goat’s milk or even milk from sheep.
Here are some Kefir Milk combinations:
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I can’t believe it’s already been a couple of years since my very close friend introduced life changing kefir by giving me some of his kefir grains. Sometimes it’s hard to believe something so small and not that mainstream (yet) can be so good and healthy for you. Glad I took the jump and accepted [...]
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