Article about Good Gut Health

[Zest]

Hi everyone,

I am just sharing an article by the Nutritionist Anita Bean entritled "Good Gut Health Can Improve Performance"

anitabean.co.uk/good-gut-he...

as I thought it might be of interest.

Zest

[BadHare]

Thanks Zest!

I'm far from athletic!

Of all the strange & ordinarily good foods I've tried or regularly added to my diet, kefir is outstandingly the very best with regard to improving my digestion & overall health! No idea why the reply function is turned off on this post as people have been interested. The links might be good read for folks wanting to know where to get the most effective probiotic boost : healthunlocked.com/healthye...

I'm having probiotic sourdough & tempeh for lunch, with prebiotic avocado & tomatoes,. But a with a glass of the fizzy stuff first.

Mx

[Zest in reply to BadHare]

Hi Mel,

I just tried to reply to your post, and was able to do so - and I couldn't see any indication of the reply function being turned off - it seems to be fine...?

I agree that Kefir is really great for gut health. I have it daily.

Zest

[Zest in reply to BadHare]

Your lunch sounds really lovely!

[BadHare in reply to Zest]

Tasty AND nutritious!

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I've just thrown kefir out after facing reality. It had resided in my fridge in almost pristine condition for 6 months.

Anyone ideas how to make it palatable?

[Zest in reply to Hidden]

I'm sure you'll get other suggestions, but I tend to drink mine with some Belgian chocolate protein powder mixed in - and I've recently discovered some Coconut Kefir too - which was delicious. However, I don't mind the taste of it unflavoured too.

Sorry to hear you ended up throwing your Kefir out, as you found it unpalatable.

Zest

[BadHare in reply to Hidden]

After 6 months it's unlikely it can be revived, but no harm trying. Give your grains a little rinse with fresh organic milk, & split them up before leaving them in a little more milk. This will expose the micro-organisms to food that have been protected by the surface layer. Try to keep them somewhere at an ambient/blood temperature for a day or so. If you put some cling film across the top of the glass, you can see if the kefir starts to ferment as well as watching out for bubbles. My son revived his after a month in his fridge, & I've accidentally frozen mine, with no harm done. I did an experiment with a batch last month, & left them in dried organic milk powder for 36 hours, to see if they'd be viable after posting. The dried milk made them taste odd for 3 subsequent fermentations, but it only took overnight in fresh milk to get back to full fermentation once I split them up.

By palatable, do you mean taste better? Make sure to use fresh organic wholemilk. If you dislike the taste of that. do a second fermentation with a little mashed fruit, then leave it for a few hours. it'll eat the fruit, so the taste won't be very strong. It also likes chopped nuts & seeds, & sometimes give it a few spoons of espresso. My first grains were unpalatable for three weeks, so it's a case of perseverance till they become healthy.