Hannah Crum teaches workshops on Kombucha history, health benefits, how tos as well as
the health benefits of fermented foods.
If you want to know more about
the health benefits of fermented foods check out my Fermented Foods FAQ here.
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-LSB-...] followed the general formula from my fermented blueberry soda post which also discusses some of
the health benefits of fermented soda.
Knowing what I know now about
the health benefits of fermented foods, I'm certainly glad I started eating these «strange» foods.
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I've made no secret about the fact that I adore kimchi: I posted my go - to recipe some time ago and I've written extensively about
the health benefits of fermented foods.
The health benefits of fermented foods are seeing increasing awareness among western consumers.
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the health benefits of fermented foods.
There are various
health benefits of fermented foods, but most importantly they taste amazing.
The health benefits of fermented foods can not be overstated.
Not exact matches
I have written often in the last year about the powerful
benefits of fermented foods for our digestive
health, immune
health, and even brain
health (which is directly connected to the
health of our gut).
You know about good gut
health and the
benefits of fermented foods, but the idea
of making your own homemade sauerkraut seems just too deeply buried in the «too hard» basket.
Fermented foods such as kefir (both milk and water), buttermilk, sauerkraut, yogurt, and kimchi are easily incorporated into your weekly meal plans, and provide a number
of health benefits.
I kind
of love this trend, not just because kimchi doesn't require a special trip to an Asian market, but because
fermented food has some amazing
health benefits that more people are getting to experience.
Miso soup is a traditional Japanese meal that is used to heal, warm and nourish, and as Miso is naturally
fermented, it is packed with amazing
health benefits alongside all
of the nutritious veggies in this dish.
These ingredients not only enhance the flavor
of your dressing, but offer
fermented, probiotic boosting
benefits — that support immunity, and gut
health!
The
health benefits of consuming
fermented foods are somewhat endless and can improve the function
of almost every system in the body.
As someone who works in the
health and wellness field, I had often heard about all the amazing
benefits of this
fermented tea, including increased immunity, more energy, and better digestion.
The list
of health benefits associated with the consumption
of fermented veggies are seemingly endless: From digestive and skin
health to gut maintenance and nutrient absorption, fermentation is the new black in the wellness world, but in South Korea, it's a mainstay in cuisine and culture.
To read a little more about the
health benefits of lacto -
fermented sodas, check out my first ever post soda post for a lacto -
fermented blueberry soda.
which were the
fermented foods that had endotoxins — I eat a lot
of them for the
health benefits — so I guess these endotoxins mean not to eat the particular
fermented foods carrying them — therefore, important to know which ones to eliminate.
Unfortunately, in recent years, there has been some controversy around the subject
of fermented cod liver oil, which has caused some concern about its safety and
health benefits.
These
health benefits are made possible through the biotransformation
of the herbs by
fermenting agents, which results in herbal nutrients being more easily broken down (solubility) and more readily absorbed by the body (bioavailability).
Fermented foods and drinks that used to be «weird» like kombucha and sauerkraut are now «trendy» because
of their
health benefits.
The
benefits of healing your gut and
of fermented foods for mental
health is clear and I have written about it many times.
Ketchup is a great example
of a food that was formerly
fermented and therefore
health promoting, but whose
benefits were lost with large scale production (namely giving it a sweet flavor profile to mask what was lost — a very beautifully balanced sour and umami taste).
Sally Fallon Morell gives us a short and sweet history in Nourishing Traditions, «Ketchup provides us with an excellent example
of a condiment that was formerly
fermented and therefore
health promoting, but whose
benefits were lost with large scale canning methods and a reliance on sugar rather than lactic acid as a preservative.
Because
of this, commercial food processors ignore the
health benefits available to us from these
fermented foods, because they involve more time and labor.
In 2015, I started a project to learn more about making
fermented vegetables and was fascinated by the
health benefits and importance
of consuming
fermented foods.
Most
of us are probably not surprised that the modern day food manufacturing companies have traded the
health benefits that these naturally
fermented foods provide for the more convenient «mass - produced» food items that we are more familiar with.
That's exactly the kind
of classification Kombucha (and other
fermented drinks) needs: less than 2 % allows for
health benefits without buzz, IMHO.
Tracy's note: a lot
of people wonder if taking probiotic supplements and eating
fermented vegetables will give the same
health benefits.
The
fermenting process creates good bacteria and enzymes that provides the many
health benefits of vinegar.
As for gum
health, it's not yet clear how much yogurt (or other
fermented dairy foods) one needs to consume to reap the
benefits, says Yoshihiro Shimazaki, D.D.S., Ph.D.,
of Kyushu University, the study's lead author.
The bottom line is that gut
health and weight loss are directly linked to the awesome taste and
benefits of fermenting some
of the foods you like to eat.
There are
health benefits related to making your own
ferments,
of course (whether you're making mead, kombucha, sauerkraut, or kefir).
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There are
health benefits related to making your
ferments,
of course.
Boza is an amazing
fermented drink, which contains a lot
of probiotics, vitamins A, B, and E, in a highly bioavailable form, and it caries all the
health benefits of a probiotic drink.
Also, although agmatine and other polyamines found in
fermented meats, fish, and certain beverages have been shown to have a variety
of experimental
benefits related to brain
health [165, 166], a safe level
of intake remains unknown [165].
Sauerkraut and other raw lactic acid
fermented vegetable products such as kimchi offer a number
of health benefits.
We believe that these whole food - based forms
of soy stand in clear distinction to highly processed versions
of soy like soy protein concentrate or soy protein isolate.At the same time, we also believe that the research support for the
health benefits of soy foods is even stronger for
fermented versus non-
fermented soy foods.
From a
health benefits standpoint, we also like the
fermented nature
of tempeh.
Cultured (or
fermented) foods contain naturally occurring probiotics (good germs) that provide a wide variety
of health benefits.
But when the raw food movement took off a few years ago, even more people became aware
of the
health benefits of freshly made, naturally
fermented sauerkraut.
In addition to bone
health,
fermented foods have shown other
benefits in the areas
of digestion and overall immune
health.