Podcast Episode 90: How Many Cultured Foods Should You Eat in a Day?

You don't need to add tons of cultured foods to your diet to see benefits, and I am going to show you how easy it is. It might surprise you that small amounts can make a big difference.
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[@wayneyork6282]

And I am one more person that is very thankful that you shared your path to a more healthy life !

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Thank you for listening Wayne!!

[@ivormectin.3046]

I’m addicted to cultured foods... I’ve had the healing crisis it took 3 months 2weeks...and now feel great.. I drink 1pint of kefir everyday without fail.. I also eat cultured food combo meals... 👍... superb...

[@CulturedFoodLife]

I love this Frank! You hung in there and came out the other side!

[@sissamy1802]

Can you describe your healing crisis Alot of us are new to this lifestyle and dont know what to expect. Thank you

[@patrickmooney665]

COULD WE HAVE SOME BREAKFAST RESP

[@robinschroth7413]

Glad to hear it took you a while..I am doing the same..taking a while.

[@RB-rz3pj]

Everything she’s saying is so true ... I’m walking proof! Don’t give up on ur body!!!

[@terrietanner8503]

I am just finding your podcast! I’m going to share it on my FB page. Everyone needs to know this stuff!! 🤗 I’m fairly new to eating fermenting foods, & the more I eat, the more I like this way of eating!! 😋

[@advex4428]

I love that podcast. Thanks for all the good information. The one thing that unsettles me, is that all problems come back, when pausing the probiotics. That means to me that they don't bring total and real healing, but just form a shield.

[@cutiekay2128]

You need to look more into why they are transient. I don't care if I have to drink a little drink every day to feel absolutely amazing and to keep these little microbes in my body happy! 🤷‍♀️

[@JH-ls7pe]

Thank you for this! My husband and I (and our dog) are in the process of starting out with introducing real cultured foods to our diet. I was away for a work trip and when I got back my husband told me he experienced a very apparent connection between brain and gut health after drinking the kombucha I bought. He said after drinking, his body got angry and his mood changed completely. Apparently he missed my text reminder about taking it slow and drank 2, 16 oz bottles in 2 days instead of spacing one bottle out over 2-3 days to start out like I was doing LOL. Even in smaller amounts I feel some of the die off effects, usually a mild (but annoying) headache. I stumbled across your website after I started reading about the GAPS Diet and was on Pinterest looking at recipes for fermented foods. Talk about serious information about how much our gut health affects pretty much everything physically and mentally. We got the book in search of ways of encouraging our own health changes, but also for my stepson who was diagnosed with Asperger's as a child. Unfortunately he does not live with us so we don't have control over his diet. In the meantime, our way of eating is being switched over to more of a paleo style with fermented dairy being allowed and we have been starting to do more smoothies to increase those needed fibers to feed the good gut microbes. I usually add a scoop of acacia fiber and collagen peptides to it as well for an extra boost. Eventually we will get back into sourdoughs and kefir breads and such. We are learning all about the healing benefits of real meat broths and unless unavoidable, all soups and stews made in this home will never be from a store-bought broth ever again. I also just purchased some miso for adding to broths. We both love miso soup so why not make it at home. A few days a week, I also juice carrots, apples, ginger, and beets mixed with a small amount of kefir or full fat coconut milk (for absorption of the fat soluble vitamins) to aid the liver detox. It's probably about 10-12 oz, milk included. I have gallstones and this seems to help keep the colicky feeling at bay and prevent attacks while I am in the process of correcting everything. I greatly appreciate that your site and podcasts are a wealth of free information and while you do sell products, that's not what any of this is about for you. We need more people like you who are in it for truly helping people and not about making money. No matter what belief system a person follows, "what goes around comes around" is a pretty standard concept in all of them. I believe if people were more like you and focused more on getting the information out, the natural cycle would result in a successful business, or at least help cover the costs incurred from getting the info out to the world. Blessings to you, Miss Donna and your family. Shalom!

[@RunAMuckGirl2]

I'm glad I found your channel. What an inspiring podcast. Thank you! ✨😊✨ ♡🌹♡

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Welcome! Thank you so much for listening!

[@marlettaengland1513]

I’m blown away by your knowledge. I’m addicted to you channel. I’m eating kefir daily and just started my first batch of kefir soda. Next will be the l reuteri.

[@liibaanjamac2136]

god bless you dear donna

[@mauracruz6649]

Thank you wonderful woman for sharing a new episode 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👌

[@kentcountymassage9567]

My friend makes sourdough with Einkorn instead of wheat. It's much healthier and delicious

[@beehugger7998]

Thank you for your knowledge drops.....I'm Lovin the seasonal fruit in my kombucha and Kefir.....peaches this week, blackberries last week and my elderberry bushes are almost ripe! What do you think about elderberry kombucha? I hope it turns out as good as my others 😊

[@CulturedFoodLife]

I love elderberry kombucha! We have a recipe using dried elderberry's to make a syrup. I don't have access to fresh. But I bet that would be delicious!

[@d1950l1941]

Could a flair up of Rosacea be a healing crisis?

[@mothershelper1981]

This is good information. I have really been hitting the fermented foods recently and found I was having very loose stools and didn't know if this was normal or healthy. It sounds like it is. I don't know if it's my imagination or not but I actually feel a bit less bloated also.

[@liibaanjamac2136]

greeting you from as far as east africa

[@wendyreuther8974]

Thank you for all the helpful information! I have IBS, and really want to try to heal my gut, but it seems I cannot handle fermented foods. I stopped making kefir because I am sensitive to dairy, but I make sourdough and sauerkraut and kombucha. But the smallest amount of these (except for the bread ) give me terrible gas, and I have been this way for quite some time. Any suggestions?

[@caroline61804]

Is feta same as kefir cheese

[@caroline61804]

I’m starting vegie ferments and am cooking em w eggs. V yumm. I love kefir now but started by rubbing it on my hands then mouth then one day mouth and nose. I felt stronger but it’s sooo sour so only licks but oneday I got food poisoning tasting 6 day old meat I was cooking up trying to pinch Pennie’s Suddenly felt sharp pain in gut that was getting worse. I poured kefir into glass and water and chugged. Almost lost consciousness but when came back it was going away. Then so fatigued. Extreme. But since then I understood what kefir and fermented foods are for. I had some second ferm kefir today. Still so sour but I’m eating it and loving it😅

[@christinacastle7703]

Have you heard of someone getting headaches or flushed cheeks when starting to drink keifer about 4 oz., thank you new here love your videos

[@CulturedFoodLife]

hi, yes I have, this can be a healing crisis. I'm not a doctor. But this is my experience as kefir and all cultured foods are loaded with good bacteria and will help the body to detox excess bad bacteria and yeasts. you can learn about the healing crisis here: www.culturedfoodlife.com/the-healing-crisis-and-cultured-foods/

[@shilpareddyalladu9495]

I have started water kefir 2 days ago and I am having a little dizzy

[@ibnuslaykum]

Are raw or cooked veggies a better pre biotic !? I only ask because I thought veggies(raw) especially are hard on our digestive system ! Thanks 🙏

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Hi! Most prebiotics are higher in raw foods. But too much raw food can be hard on the digestive system and there are a lot of benefits in eating cooked foods as well. We try to balance it.

[@askaniuk]

Is the kefirko product /ecosystem worth buying into ...?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

I really love mine for making kefir cheese!

[@keinohrtini]

I tried to Culture my first sourdough starter, but I changed the feeding ratio at a time and it got all watery on top... I think I starved it :( . The thing I don‘t understand with sourdough, is the heating part. So all cultures die when they come in contact with too much heat but what makes sourdough special to be able to handle the heat? Or, is the important part of sourdough only to make the nutrients in the flour bioavailable and act as a rising agent to omit yeast? I already said it before, but say it again: I Love Your Podcasts!! Of course I am missing your videos where you show us things, but the podcasts are great!

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Hi Martina, if it got water on top this is ok! This called the hooch and just means it was time to feed it again. happens often with sourdough. Sourdough is the process of breaking down the grains during fermentation and making them more nutrient dense and easier to digest. However sourdough is not a probiotic food. The probiotics wont survive heat. So while the bread is fermented you get other benefits from it not probiotics. hope this helps!

[@keinohrtini]

@@CulturedFoodLife Thank you for taking the time and always answering questions!

[@CulturedFoodLife]

@@keinohrtini I do my best! Happy baking!

[@travelswithdebbierandy]

I love my kefir. I make sourdough kefir waffles

[@cindyshain3430]

I was listening to your podcast and I was wondering were you having issues before you started cultured foods? I am pretty healthy, i eat as clean and healthy as i can .. never done fermented foods except sauerkraut now an again. SO im wondering if I start doing fermented /cultured foods if I don't do it every day will i get sick?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Hi Cindy, Yes me and my family had some healing to do which is what led us to cultured foods. But even those that seem fairly healthy i recommend starting slower. I had a personal trainer who was in excellent shape and ate fairly clean and he still had a mini detox reaction. If you've never consumed probiotic foods before then introducing them can still cause a detox/healing crisis it's just different for everyone. I'm not a doctor so keep this in mind. But these foods are powerful and wonderful! www.culturedfoodlife.com/the-healing-crisis-and-cultured-foods/

[@cindyshain3430]

@@CulturedFoodLife thank you .. I also was wondering i want to make whey soda and was listing to several people but they all just store juice.. i dont want to do that , would rather use fresh fruit. with no sugar but maybe honey? any suggestions for that?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

@@cindyshain3430 Hi Cindy, I highly recommend using store bough juice. This is because fresh juice has added enzymes and can be harder to predict and become overly fizzy and not as flavorful when making kefir soda. Fermentation will greatly reduce the sugars in the juice and you'll really love it. You can use more fresh fruit or honey with kombucha as you only need a small amount to do a 2nd ferment. But with the kefir soda you need a larger amount of juice so using fresh juice or fresh fruit would be too much.

[@mindgains2463]

I have acne, i am 30yr old male. Is drinking kefir everyday will help with my acne?

[@GENERATIONALHEALTHLLC]

yes absolutely

[@darlarousch6339]

Yes Donna I meant chia seeds, sorry that's what happens when I write in a hurry. The idea I got from a drink I bought, called Mama Chia , I thought it was in kombucha but as far as I can see there isn't any in it all. However I found a recipe on KZbin where they put one tablespoon of chia gel in 8 ounces of kombucha. But I wanted to know if chia seeds are good for you? I am hoping you can guide me here.

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Hi Darla, "Good for you" is a loaded sentence. It's more a matter of opinion in a lot of ways. I do love chia seeds though and add them to my kefir often!

[@darlarousch6339]

@@CulturedFoodLife Another word everything in moderation? When you put them in with your kefir do you let them expand first?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

@@darlarousch6339 I like to make this overnight kefir pudding: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmS9fKVjrtukr7M

[@darlarousch6339]

@@CulturedFoodLife Thanks so much Donna!!! I will start making them right away. You are such an awesome woman.

[@madogblue]

Is there any way to get the full benefit of kefir without all the milk fat?

[@joannathesinger770]

Yes...use skim milk...but why would you want to?!? Cream is a healthy fat, and healthy fats are essential for brain health!!! By eating low fat, you are essentially starving not only your brain but the fats the body MUST make all its hormones from, particularly sex hormones.. Testosterone is made from the fats consumed in the diet.