Timmah! Posted April 30 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 474 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5990 Content Per Day: 2.51 Reputation: 10376 Achievement Points: 51239 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 118 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Share Posted April 30 (edited) Making Kefir Helps your gut microbiome, which affects the health of your immune system, where 70-80% of your immune system resides! Controls inflammation throughout your body. Also maintains your digestive health, which may help with IBS, among many other issues. Supports the health of your nervous system, improving mental health & resistance to stress. This is done through The Gut-Brain Axis. Anyways, it tastes like yogurt and has so many more types and amounts of active helpful bacteria & yeasts -Colony Forming Units- than just about any other probiitic food. Well tolerated by some Lactose Intolerant people, since the grains process the lactose when it ferments the milk.(There's also water Kefir for those who want to avoid milk). Simple to maintain, put 'em in a glass jar, cover with milk & let them do their thing on the counter for 24 hrs. Then strain the grains out, put them in the empty jar, & cover them with milk again. Place your finished Kefir in the fridge. This is what it looks like after the standard 24-hour ferment. The curds have just begun separating from the whey, which is optimal for creamy texture & mild tart flavor. Strain the Kefir to recover the Kefir grains. The curds remain with the liquid having drained through. I then wash the curds with the lstrained liquid while turning with the spatula to facilitate straining. The Kefir grains remain, ready to be placed back in the empty jar & covered with milk for another ferment. The grains have a protective white gel coating which should remain. If you washed them further, you would see the grains are an opaque yellow color with a spongy texture. These grains are a SCOBY- A Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria & Yeast, much like Kombucha. There's commonly over 50 strains of beneficial bacteria and Yeasts. The grains have been around for thousands of years, & the only way to grow grains is to get some from a friend or buy some. The strained Kefir is tangy & fizzy. finished Kefir on the right, ready for the fridge or a 2nd ferment, The milk-covered grains on the left, ready for another 24-hour ferment. Edited April 30 by Timmah! BlackRose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ALanHim Posted May 1 Member ID: 30793 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 18 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 358 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 254 Achievement Points: 2697 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/18/23 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 6 Device: Windows Share Posted May 1 Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade, or at least add to that mix. Great for the gut health. Great for deworming and preventing worms in dogs. There are countless uses for this stuff down to healthy hair and strong nails. Just make sure and drink enough water. And if new to this... start out slow, you detox when taking it so you might feel a bit ill the first few doses till you detox. Then you FEEL GREAT!!!!! Get some good Iodine as well. You need that to detox heavy metals and is VERY important in your health/energy level. If you think you are getting enough Iodine in your diet.. I call bullshit. Prove it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00025H2PY/ref=sspa_dk_offsite_brave_1?psc=1&aaxitk=00078813df1dbb5ac19391472723ee51 This is the best Iodide you can buy. Do the research and find out why. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KXFXJ2I?tag=bravesoftwa04-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMonk2 Posted May 1 Member ID: 214 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 93 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 107 Achievement Points: 884 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 08:56 PM Birthday: 08/13/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 1 Great Stuff! My wife has been making it for several years. We eat 2 meals a day with a Smoothie in between in which is the Kefir. Our gut health must be great and I have noticed one good thing... Farts Don't Stink! She adds it to our Akita's kibble in the morning and at near 14 she is doing great, and farts don't stink! Timmah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
sirtrojan Posted May 1 Member ID: 20868 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 104 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 79 Achievement Points: 767 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 2 Birthday: 09/20/1977 Device: Windows Share Posted May 1 Kefir is awesome as a drink to every dish with smashed potatos. Its a taste of my childhood. I bet you will find a qood quality kefirs in your local polish markets. Timmah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Timmah! Posted May 1 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 474 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5990 Content Per Day: 2.51 Reputation: 10376 Achievement Points: 51239 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 118 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Author Share Posted May 1 (edited) 4 hours ago, MadMonk2 said: Great Stuff! My wife has been making it for several years. We eat 2 meals a day with a Smoothie in between in which is the Kefir. Our gut health must be great and I have noticed one good thing... Farts Don't Stink! She adds it to our Akita's kibble in the morning and at near 14 she is doing great, and farts don't stink! Yes, I noticed my farts don't stink like they used to. I've also noticed the types of food U crave has changed; upon research, I found your gut microbiome influences what foods you crave. I give my cat a little every day. Reason farts don't stink is because the Kefir organisms already digested the compounds in the milk, like lactose, that other organisms in your gut would, causing the fart smell. Edited May 1 by Timmah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Timmah! Posted May 1 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 474 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5990 Content Per Day: 2.51 Reputation: 10376 Achievement Points: 51239 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 118 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Author Share Posted May 1 2 hours ago, sirtrojan said: Kefir is awesome as a drink to every dish with smashed potatos. Its a taste of my childhood. I bet you will find a qood quality kefirs in your local polish markets. Yes, mashed taters, smoothies, leavening bread... I make 16-32 fluid ounces every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
MadMonk2 Posted May 5 Member ID: 214 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 93 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 107 Achievement Points: 884 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 08:56 PM Birthday: 08/13/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 5 Timmah, have you ever looked into Kombucha Tea. Great stuff, my wife and I drink an 8oz glass at our evening meal. She makes it herself instead of buying the bottled version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Timmah! Posted May 5 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 474 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5990 Content Per Day: 2.51 Reputation: 10376 Achievement Points: 51239 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 118 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Author Share Posted May 5 9 minutes ago, MadMonk2 said: Timmah, have you ever looked into Kombucha Tea. Great stuff, my wife and I drink an 8oz glass at our evening meal. She makes it herself instead of buying the bottled version. Yes, I make that too...have a SCOBY hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
MadMonk2 Posted May 6 Member ID: 214 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 93 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 107 Achievement Points: 884 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 08:56 PM Birthday: 08/13/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 6 Scoby... yeah, My wife has 2 or three gallon jugs for the Kombucha and the Scoby. What we do is collect them for awhile and then take them out and put them on a double gill and place them in the sun and let them dry and get leathery. Some I have to cut in pieces, as they are large, and then give them to our Akita for a daily treat. She Loves them. My daughter has "6" Blood Hounds!!! and we give them to her for them as well. As they are getting Kefir and the occasional scoby, I think these dogs could digest cast iron! Timmah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Timmah! Posted May 6 Member ID: 26443 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 474 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 5990 Content Per Day: 2.51 Reputation: 10376 Achievement Points: 51239 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 118 Joined: 11/01/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 09/26/1971 Device: Android Author Share Posted May 6 4 hours ago, MadMonk2 said: Scoby... yeah, My wife has 2 or three gallon jugs for the Kombucha and the Scoby. What we do is collect them for awhile and then take them out and put them on a double gill and place them in the sun and let them dry and get leathery. Some I have to cut in pieces, as they are large, and then give them to our Akita for a daily treat. She Loves them. My daughter has "6" Blood Hounds!!! and we give them to her for them as well. As they are getting Kefir and the occasional scoby, I think these dogs could digest cast iron! Yeah, I give my cat a little kefir mixed-in with his food each day. Can't imagine the cost of maintaining 6 blood hounds. She could run a search & rescue business & security for prisons & airports with that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.