Kefir

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Nutritional Value.

 

If you 19re looking for a good probiotic supplement go for the best, Kefir.

Many manufacturers of probiotics claim that their pills contain 15 billion

bacteria at the time of processing. And that it would take tubs of yogurt or

gallons of kefir to receive the same amount of friendly bacteria.

 

First of all, lets not forget that these companies acquire their products

directly from these whole food fermented-milk products. As I mentioned

before, they pull nutrients out of whole foods and turn around and sell them

right back to you.

 

So for a fraction of the cost, you can have a more superior product. I paid a

dollar for my kefir grains, and if you take care of them properly they will

multiply and last forever!

 

Numbers don 19t lie

 

One capsule of man-made probiotics normally contains about 15 billion bacteria.

 

 

One small bowl of fresh yogurt (500 ml), contains about 1.5 trillion beneficial

organisms. 13 100 times more than a 15 billion capsule.

 

 

And one small bowl of fresh kefir (500 ml), contains as many as

5 trillion beneficial organisms. Almost 400 times more than a capsule.

 

Kefir and other fermented milk products contain buffering agents that nourish

and protect the lactobacillus from bile acids in the stomach. This way they can

make it into the intestines where they produce Vit. B-12 and help to breakdown

and package food for excretion. Milk products are such strong buffering agents

that even poison control centers recommend drinking milk when confronted with a

poison situation.

 

Bacteria in pill form are in a dormant cycle and the bacteria in kefir and

yogurt are alive and well, making them much more fit to adapt to sudden changes

in environment as they enter the body.

 

These fermented milk products are considered functional foods because they

function as health promoting foods. Probiotic pill supplements only offer one

thing, bacteria. Fermented Milk offers much more; minerals, vitamins, amino

acids, L-carnitine, good fats, antimicrobial agents and more.

 

Scientist tested the kefir in the Caucasus Mountains for any type of harmful

bacteria. But much to their surprise, they found nothing. Deep in the

mountains where sanitary conditions are much worse than ours, the scientist

refused to believe there was no harmful bacteria to be found. Creating a

possible scenario that a piece of animal fecal matter would fall into the milk,

they injected the E. Coli bacteria into the kefir. Within 24 hours the E. Coli

was destroyed by Kefir 19s benificial bacteria. Kefir has also demonstrated the

ability to kill H. pylori infections when bacteria alone could not. In

addition, the complex microflora of kefir has also shown a keen ability to

stimulate our immune system, ward off infections from salmonella, and in some

cases even fight cancer.

 

Fermented foods such as kefir, yogurt, and sauerkraut are once again superior to

pills in a bottle.