I recently met a girl (for privacy sake, let’s call her Julie) that has Irritable bowel syndrome. She is really having trouble with the bloating part because she just can’t seem to get the flat stomach she wants because of it. No matter what she ate (OR didn’t) or did, she just couldn’t get that flat stomach because of the bloat from IBS.

IBS is scary, but can be treated to make it easier. Using natural treatments are always the best route.

I wasn’t sure how to help her so I asked her to try some of my kefir (from kefir grains) for the next 30 days. I have heard about the kefir health benefits and that it could somewhat help with IBS but I haven’t seen any proof yet.

We met again after 28 days and she told me that the kefir was actually helping. She lost a good part of the bloat for some reason.

She said it also helped her boost her energy and her workouts went smoother.

We just met again today, and it’s been 45 days since she started with kefir. She looks more toned now. The bloat is still there but not like before. It actually looks flat now! She also told me that she decided to buy live kefir grains online. I didn’t tell her that she bought from this site because I just found out now

I guess it worked! I’m so happy for her.

You can check out Wikipedia to see what Irritable bowel syndrome is.

Would you like some french Kefir with that?

During my last study tour in China, I met this girl from france while doing yoga. We got to talking about healthy living and healthy foods and she happens to bring up kefir. To my surprise she said kefir was really gaining popularity in France. Of course, I told her about my kefir story and how I’m also a kefir addict and she told me she’d send me some of her grains de Kefir. Exactly a year later today, I finally have my own grains de kefir.

Merci Sophie pour les grains de Kefir.

Read this lovely story about a girl, her love for coffee and some kefir.

“I love coffee. Black coffee. Not that light and sweet diner coffee that I used to drink in high school. The dark, rich coffee that I discovered during grad school. Freshly brewed at the Daily Grind in Baltimore, Maryland. I drank it every day until my stomach couldn’t take it anymore. That was ten years ago. Ever since then, I’ve dreamed of being able to drink black coffee again. Every few months, I would try just a little bit. I would roll that dark, rich coffee around in my mouth, savoring every drop. Without fail, the nausea would begin within the hour and my stomach would continue its complaining for the rest of the day. So disappointing.

So I complained. To anyone who would listen. Especially to anyone drinking the black coffee that I couldn’t have. Hoping that someone would know some secret remedy for a stomach damaged by the classic combination of coffee and stress. Friends were sympathetic. Some even had the same problem, but no one knew how to fix it. As the years went by, I resigned myself to drinking Coke with my eggs and toast.

Out of habit, I still complained to anyone drinking coffee. That included my friend’s husband Dan. My hero. The man who gave me back my coffee. He shared with me the advice that he received from his nutritionist. I wish I could remember her name so that I could give her credit here. She advised Dan to drink a little kefir every day. I had never heard of kefir. According to kefir.net, Kefir is a cultured, enzyme-rich food filled with friendly micro-organisms that help balance your “inner ecosystem”. More nutritious and therapeutic than yogurt, it supplies complete protein, essential minerals, and valuable B vitamins.

I was skeptical, but excited to try it. I drank some kefir right away. Just a little bit. Maybe two ounces. It tasted a lot like yogurt, but with a little bit of carbonation. Kinda weird, but not bad at all. The next morning, after my second shot of kefir, I put it to the test. I poured myself half a cup of black coffee, curled up in a comfy chair and sipped away. As always, the coffee was heavenly. As always, I was resigned to paying for it later. But the kefir had already worked its magic. No nausea. Not even a little bit. All day long, I felt just fine! I couldn’t believe it. But it was true. It worked again the next day. And the next…..”

It’s a very cool story and I just wanted to share.
Her site’s link is below so you can read more if you want.
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